Tag: Alma

Alma 11I love how directly Amulek recites and identifies the lies being told by Zeezrom. (I also love that Zeezrom later repents and becomes righteous.)

Alma 10It’s interesting to notice how short the testimony of Amulek was. He was not long-winded, but he verified the testimony of Alma with his own experience. After that he answered prophesied as they prepared to ask him questions to find accusation against him (and Alma).

Alma 9This is Alma’s record of this mission in his own words – sometimes I simply expect that it is Mormon telling the story, but here he simply copied Alma’s record. I wonder if Alma knew any of the people in Ammonihah or knew their parents. “He will visit you in His anger and in…

Alma 8I wonder why Alma tarried many days with Amulek before he started preaching – that seems to contrast with the way he immediately turned back to Ammonihah when the Angel told him to return. Perhaps he spent those many days teaching Amulek and preparing him to assist in testifying of the wickedness of the…

Alma 6 – 7Mormon says specifically that Alma declared the word unto the people of Gideon “according to the spirit of prophecy which was in him, according to the testimony of Jesus Christ.” I think that I would have fit comfortably among the people of Gideon based on what Alma felt about their diligence as…

Alma 5Alma starts his sermon by relating briefly the story of the captivity of the early church – then asks if the people have sufficiently retained that captivity in their memory. It reminds me of what I believe President Hinkley said – “remember is the most important word in scripture.”

Alma 4It appears that Alma had more work as the chief judge during the first five years of the judges than he did as the high priest. Starting in the sixth year he seems have more work as the high priest than as the chief judge. Maybe this helped him to see how much more…

Alma 3I think it is interesting that the Nephites are the ones who kept a true record of the Lamanites as well as a true record of themselves. I would have expected them to keep the true record of their own history, but not necessarily a good accounting of the history of the Lamanites.

Alma 2I wonder if the outcome of the battle with the Amlicites would have been different with Moroni or Teancum leading the army instead of Alma – would they have pursued the Amlicites further or faster and prevented them from joining the Lamanites? There’s no way to know, but I realize that the scriptures are…

Alma 1Interesting that Mosiah died within a year of giving control to the judges. The church began to be wealthy within a couple of years of living in harmony with the principles of welfare for others and sharing the means that they had.