David Journal

Tag: Alma

  • Confirming the words of Amulek

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    The fact that Alma repeats the message of Amulek about facing judgement after being resurrected confirms to me that this was the message which pricked the heart of Zeezrom. I love how Alma concludes by inviting Zeezrom to enter into the rest of God.

  • Zeezrom the Nihilist

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    I have the feeling that Zeezrom had adopted a nihilistic attitude that nothing he did mattered. “Every man prospereth according to his genius” and the worst case scenario if there were eternal laws that a person broke was that they would cease to exist after this life (or something along those lines). I have the…

  • A modern Amulek

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    As I read this initial exchange between Amulek and the lawyers it reminds me of the war of words between Liz Cheney and the GOP. Liz tells the plain truth and they twist her words and call her a traitor but like Amulek she stood and boldly called out their lies.

  • Many modern Zeezrom’s

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    Zeezrom was struck with the realization of just how much his words had influenced the people for evil. He had said those words in the short-sighted effort to gain power, money, and influence while imagining that the actual truth was a trivial thing. I have seen so many basically decent people who should know better…

  • Repentance is a joyful message

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    How often is the call to repentance presented as part of a joyful message? I’m realizing that it is much more often than we think—perhaps because of how often those hearing it treat it as if it weren’t joyful. While Alma told the people of Ammonihah “repent or you will face destruction” he also told…

  • A hard task

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    Alma knows how hard it is to preach to people who are set on not hearing the truth.

  • Did Alma need the rejection?

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    I wonder if Alma somehow needed the rejection from the land of Ammonihah to prepare him for the assurance from the angel that his efforts were acceptable to the Lord even as he was called to return to Ammonihah with a more direct and specific message.

  • Walk in His paths

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    I am so familiar with the phrase from Isaiah about preparing the way of the Lord and making his path straight but it is a fresh reminder to hear Alma phrase it as “walk in His paths, which are straight.” In other words, the pathway of the Lord is straight and the hope is that…

  • Ancient stake conference

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    As I think about it, the setting apart of priests and teachers to watch over and regulate the church in Zerahemla after Alma had preached to the people reminds me of a stage conference where a new stake presidency has been called.

  • What do you want to project?

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    It seems to me that the proud people who Alma is speaking about are focused on projecting their wealth, their righteousness, their superiority to the world while the humble people he is inviting them to be would focus on projecting the love of God to those around them, seeking out those who are oppressed or…