Tag: Alma

Moroni was aware of his own situation but his understanding of the progress of the overall war was more complete after reading the epistle of Helaman. When the city of Nephihah fell he recognized another piece of information that he had been blind to. It was then that he could see the pattern of neglect…

We remember that the sons of Helaman were presented but we should not forget that they still received many wounds while keeping the covenant that had made.

When they were close to achieving their goals Helaman and his men found that they could gain no advantage over the final obstacle until the Spirit spoke peace to their hearts and they took a step forward in faith to finish the job.

Two descriptions of the sons of Helaman explain their miraculous preservation: 1) they did obey with exactness; 2) they did put their trust in God continually. If we can do those two things we can see miracles in our lives too.

Antipus sacrificed his men, pushing them hard in pursuit of the Lamanites to prevent them from overpowering Helaman and his stripling warriors. The sons of Helaman also choose to sacrifice in turning back on the Lamanites after they stopped without knowing whether they were walking into a trap.

When Helaman arrived to assist Antipus it initiated a stalemate between the Nephites and the Lamanites in that front of the war.

When Moroni decided that he would not accept the terms of exchange that Ammoron was open to he then began thinking of unconventional ways to change the situation in his favor. Instead of trading prisoners he liberated Nephite prisoners while gaining more Lamanite prisoners—all without losing any of his men.

I’m realizing how high a pedestal I have put Captain Moroni on. When it is recorded of him that “if all men had been, were, and ever would be like into Moroni the very foundations of hell would be shaken” it isn’t shocking for people to naively assume that everything he did was right and…

The Nephites could not confine themselves to only thinking of how to conduct battles, they also had to think about how best to maintain they prisoners, how to feed the non-combatants in the land, their women and children, and even how to support the people of Ammon in keeping the covenant of peace that they…

Moroni made use of all his men with each playing a specific part and none interested in trying to win the battle on their own. Teancum led the Lamanite army to the army of Lehi. Lehi made sure not to engage the Lamanites until they were met by the army of Moroni. Lehi and Moroni…