Tag: Alma

Alma 2It amazes me that within 5 years of changing their government from being a monarchy that there were thousands of Nephites willing to follow Amlici in establishing a monarchy again. Of course with Mosiah as the last kind it would be much harder to argue about the pitfalls of such a government. I listen…

Alma 1I wonder what the church would be like if the members acted like the church in the early part of the reign of the judges, giving freely of their substance and not indulging in pride despite the ridicule of the world. I suspect that the result would be the same, the church would prosper.…

Alma 62 – 63Once Moroni and Pahoran had “cleansed the inner vessel” they took their army with fresh courage and determination and boldly began retaking cities from the Lamanites. The Lamanites generally fled before them until their were surrounded in one place by the Nephites. Teancum then got himself killed after he murdered Ammoron and…

Alma 61It is natural to think that Pahoran was initially upset by the accusations of Moroni, but I am convinced that his initial reaction was one of relief as the words of Moroni assured him that there were still those who would valiantly strive to preserve the liberty of the people even to the point…

Alma 59 – 60I had never thought before of the fact that Helaman, in his epistle to Moroni, covered 4 years worth of war. They had not been in regular communication during that time. The same is true of Pahoran and Moroni. None of the three of them knew what was happening in the other…

Alma 58Helaman and his men did not feel up to the task of taking the last Lamanite city in their area of command. When they felt the assurances of the spirit that the Lord was behind them in their struggles they took courage and executed a daring plan in which they were able to take…

Alma 57I forgot that Helaman offered to exchange prisoners for prisoners when he refused the prisoners for a city offer. I also forgot that he stated that they could take the city by their own strength. When he did, the people fled the city and Helaman took it without resistance. This enabled them to take…

Alma 56I had not considered before that when Antipas was using Helaman and his army to decoy the Lamanites out of a strong city it was nearly the same time that Moroni was employing a similar tactic in the other front of the war. Later we will see that Ammoron tries to induce Helaman to…

Alma 54 – 55We tend to assume that everything recorded in scripture – that was done by a righteous man – was acceptable to the Lord. I am not sure this is always true. The words of Moroni to Ammoron sound like the words of a man who was righteously angry, but still angry. I…

Alma 53The immediate need that the Sons of Helaman answered was caused by wickedness and dissensions among the Nephites. It is interesting to think that their valor and the necessity for it were brought about by the weakness of others.