Tag: Alma

Alma 12In the past I saw these words of Alma to Zeezrom as being spoken in a confrontational or condescending manner. Now I see that Alma spoke in a loving, concerned, and comforting manner. In effect, he was pointing out to Zeezrom and the people of Ammonihah that he was on their side and that…

Alma 11It is interesting that Amulek answered more than what Zeezrom asked when Zeezrom asked about doctrine but when Zeezrom asked not about doctrine Amulek did not answer the “question.”

Alma 10It appears that Amulek was the fist one to declare how the people would be destroyed (not by flood, but by famine, pestilence, and the sword) – I would have expected Alma to be the first to so prophesy.

Alma 9It often amazes me that the Lord allows the people to declare His truth even in their moments of wickedness. The first challenge that the people of Ammonihah gave to Alma was to declare that they would not believe one man even if he were to declare wondrous things such as the passing away…

Alma 8Ammonihah was like Gideon, in that they were both established during the years that Alma was chief judge. One had established themselves with a determination to be righteous and thus needed little to be reclaimed by Alma, the other had established themselves to be independent of the prudish rule of the society of Zerahemla…

Alma 7The people of the city of Gideon were separate as to their attitudes as a society from their brethren in Zerahemla. Those kinds of differences are to be found in any large society that is truly based upon freedom for people to make their own choices.

Alma 6After preaching the people to call them back to remembrance of the covenants they had made, Alma cleans up the records of the church and makes new appointments among their leaders. I wonder if we will see any of that in the aftermath of the elections this year. The church has plainly called on…

Alma 5Alma reminds the people to remember the captivity of their fathers. I have long recognized that message, but after talking to Laura about remembering her former captivity to depression I now recognize the message to those who have been born of God and had his image graven upon their countenances that they remember their…

Alma 4I have often heard people marvel that the Nephites could so quickly turn from righteousness and humility to wickedness and pride. Here there were humble in the sixth year and very proud by the eighth year. We seem to forget that we were humbled in 2000-2001 but by 2004 we were full of pride…

Alma 3I don’t think we consider this situation very often, but I am confident that there were regularly people of Nephite descent who were only loosely associated with the Nephite nation and who interacted casually with Lamanites who were similarly loosely affiliated and who subsequently intermarried. That would explain one of the reasons that the…