Tag: Alma

Alma 36“Remember” is an important gospel concept as Alma counsels Helaman to do as he has done by remembering the captivity of their fathers. On the other hand, I sometimes have a problem with the way the saints today sometimes remember the persecutions of their fathers and get a complex about it, always feeling like…

Alma 34 – 35Amulek teaches the people that they must exercise faith in the Son of God and that the way to do that is to pray continually. He then admonished them not to procrastinate and try to repent “tomorrow” thus cultivating a heart that is slow to heed the word of the Lord. I…

Alma 33When the people ask how to plant the seed, Alma tells them to pray and reminds them that they can pray anywhere but that their prayers and faith should be centered in the Son of God who will atone for the sins of men.

Alma 32Our level of humility will be crucial in determining our preparation to hear the word of the Lord on any given issue and at any given time. The more humble and prepared we are the easier it will be to receive the word and with increased sensitivity we will find that we can receive…

Alma 31The prayer of the Zoramites is not exactly foreign to the beliefs of various Christian denominations from the Catholic church onward.

Alma 30Alma was not debating a foolish or ignorant man who did not believe in God. Alma was debating a sinister, calculating man who had an agenda against the people of the Nephites. he lied about the priests getting gain for their work, he claimed that the teaching of the church were lies that brough…

Alma 28 – 29I had the feeling that Alma was writing the summary of the mission of the sons of Mosiah among the Lamanites (the style felt different from Mormon’s summaries throughout the book) and then as chapter 29 opens with the words of Alma I knew that he had written these two chapters together.…

Alma 27The Anti-Nephi-Lehi’s had been in correspondence with the Nephites so Ammon and his brethren probably had at least a good idea of what the new political order was among the Nephites. It is interesting to notice the pattern among the Lamanites of allowing foreigners to have positions of influence and authority over them. Somtimes…

Alma 25 – 26Interesting how the gospel message can sow the seeds of contention among wicked societies such that the people begin to be sifted as wheat. Until this point the Amulonites were accepted among Lamanite society after they had taught the Lamanites the knowledge and language of the Nephites (not including any spiritual knowledge)…

Alma 23 – 24I wonder why Ammon stayed among the people in the land of Ishmael while all his brethren went from land to land. Is it possible that Ishmael was among the largest subdivisions of the Lamanite kingdom controlled by Lamoni’s father? This great success among the Lamanites came partially because the Lamanites has…