Tag: Alma

None years into the reign of the judges is halfway through the mission of the sons of Mosiah. We know that the converts among the Lamanites opened correspondence with the Nephites. I wonder if Alma was aware of at least a portion of the success that Ammon and his brethren were having by that point.

Up to this point Alma has always worked in his own to preach to the people. In Ammonihah he faced a challenge to big for a single person. After meeting Amulek I’m not sure if Alma ever went on a solo mission again.

I wonder how completely confined to the judgement seat Alma had been. Had he been so busy with that job that he could not adequately minister to the church in Zerahemla? Was that how they had fallen into the level of pride and wickedness that convinced him to give up the judgement seat?

It would seem that a change in leadership is a natural byproduct of correcting a flaw in the status quo. Once Alma has addressed the price of the church in Zealand he ordained new leaders among them. (That’s not to say that the were no existing leaders who continued to lead.)

Alma is very direct in challenging the people of Zerahemla to consider if they are numbered among the wicked for being puffed up in pride or for being more concerned with the things of the world than the things of their souls. I wonder if his words drive any away who found themselves shaken from…

I hear what Alma experienced as many in the church were lifted up in price because if their prosperity and it makes me wonder if/when we will see that in the modern church. My next thought is to wonder if we have seen it or are seeing it and I’m just not aware. Certainly there…

I can’t read the story of Amlici and not see the MAGA movement of today—following a lie and convincing themselves that they are in the majority even when they aren’t and trying to take the power they seek by force. The most frightening parallel is how many people become convinced to join them even when…

The doctrines exposed by Nehor were desirable to those who did not wish to control themselves, that is, those who did not wish to follow doctrines designed to challenge and improve on human nature. For them his ready doctrines were preferable and comfortable and thus popular.

I suspect that Alma was voted as chief judge BECAUSE he was the high priest. That suggests that the members of the church had the majority vote which makes me wonder if many of the initial judges were also priests in the church. If that was the case, hopefully there was some solid divergence between…

I’ll always wonder why Helaman, Moroni, and Pahoran in so short a timeframe. On the other hand, I have now seen instances where we lose a rash of prominent people in quick succession. Sometimes it just happens but when it does it seems to make people introspective.