Tag: Alma

Moroni was given command at the age of 25 and i have to wonder if that was because he had shown his propensity for finding creative ways to give his men a tactical advantage. Had he looked a division and provided armor to them so that the political leaders recognized him as the man who…

It occurs to me that there are two types of law. One is natural law, such as the laws of physics, who simply is with no negotiation. All we can do is understand the law and work within its bounds. This is like the edge of a cliff—cross it and you fall. The other is…

I get the feeling that Corianton had come to believe that all would be saved (out something close to that) such that he could do as he pleased in life and ready assured of exaltation or glory in the next life—that his choices in mortality were without consequence beyond mortality (and often without consequence in…

Why is it important that there be a space between death and resurrection? (Especially in light of the doctrine that during the millennial reign of Christ some will be twinkled—passing from a mortal to an immortal/resurrected state—instantly.) Also, why is it important that we know about this intermediate state/period? Honest questions. What does this knowledge…

It is hard to find the right balance between emphasizing the seriousness of a sin and emphasizing the infinite nature of the Atonement and it’s cleansing power. We want people to feel that they can access the Atonement no matter their sin but at the same time we don’t want them to rationalize abusing the…

Sometimes we may expect that Shiblon felt overlooked that Alma said so little to him compared to both of his brothers but I see that brevity from Alma as a sign of his confidence in his middle son. He encouraged Shiblon for his history of faithfulness and counseled him in some potential pitfalls but nothing…

I can imagine that when Joseph translated this portion of the plates he recognized the words and intent of Alma from his own experience with receiving the plates under the direction of Moroni.

The message to Helaman could down to this: keep the commandments and remember the captivity of our fathers and their deliverance through Christ.

The leading Zoramites provided an ancient example of an approach to cheat people out of their legal right to choose on a subject. They found out who was in favor of the teaching of Alma and forcibly removed them from the land. If there was ever a legal vote on questions relating to the teachings…