Tag: Alma

Alma 2The issue of Amlici being made king feels like the issue of gay marriage our nation is wrestling with now. Those who favor it will use any method they can, through legislation or force. Legislation has not favored them so they have turned to the use of judicial force to tilt the legislative field…

Alma 1At first I thought that Nehor committed the murder of Gideon because he did not believe that the law would be effectively enforced without a king. I now conclude that his was simply a crime of passion, he was not in control of his own actions because he – when he got angry he…

Alma 63I just realized how young Helaman likely was when he got the records. I have a hard time believing that Alma was a grandfather when he obtained the judgment seat. If he was not already a grandfather then Helaman, his grandson, would have less than 37 years old when he took charge of the…

Alma 62I love this story. The way that Moroni and Pahoran marched and took cities after “cleansing the inner vessel” was like a young lion among the goats. One of the great things is that they started releasing those who would be prisoners if they would promise to live peacefully among the people of Ammon.…

Alma 61I wonder what the rebels did to “daunt our freemen that they have not come to you.” Did they attempt to convince the people that the war was going well, or did they threaten that the safety of the families they left behind would be compromised if they went to fight? I wonder what…

Alma 60Moroni may well have believed that Pahoran was not as wicked as he suggested. His letter was addressed to all those leaders of the land and many of them were doubtless instrumental in creating the precarious position that Pahoran was in. I wonder if Moroni knew how close to the truth his words concerning…

Alma 59Having received Helaman’s letter, Moroni must have expected that the people in the city of Nephihah were very well protected. When that city fell he must have felt that none of the Nephite lands were safe (except perhaps those guarded by Helaman).

Alma 58It is important that Helaman report to Moroni about the lack of support, even when he did not wish to complain, so that Moroni could become aware of the situation and act accordingly. After four years of experience not only in battle, but with the strength of the Lord in battle, the sons of…

Alma 57I don’t know if I knew this before, or if I thought that I knew the opposite to be true, but it struck me that Ammoron offered an exchange for prisoners with Helaman before he made his offer to Moroni. He offered a city in exchange for prisoners but Helaman declined. In fact, Helaman’s…