Tag: Alma

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…

Before the coming of Christ the people were to offer sacrifice in anticipation of His sacrifice and look forward to the redeemer. After the death of Christ sacrifice was to end because the final sacrifice had been offered for justice and we are definitely supposed to look to Christ for redemption and salvation but I…

Alma’s words remind me how crucial prayer is to keeping us tethered to God —and mine have been suffering.

Alma makes a distinction between a bad seed and barren ground. After proving that the seed is good there is no guarantee of receiving the fruit. If your ground is barren the tree will die before you can taste the fruit. The interesting thing is your locus of control – you can’t control whether you…

Alma and his fellow missionaries were surprised by what they found among the Zoramites. They had heard if wickedness but we’re surprised to see synagogues. They were told that the people were viewing to idols but did not expect that they were praying blasphemy to the sky—having a form like worshipping God but with completely…

One of the first things Alma dealt with as the chef judge was an anti-Christ teacher named Nehor. When dealing with Korihor he had already heard the arguments generally.

I know that feeling of wanting to shake people out of their stupor – if only I could convey this important message on a way that they cannot ignore or misunderstand – but I’ve never realized before that this desire is that same as the one that drive Alma to write these inspired words.

If the armies of the landlord followed the people of Ammon into the wilderness i would have expected then to overtake the people of skin before they were settled among the Nephites. Did they wait to see if the neighbors would reject the people of Ammon? With the Lamanites attacking as soon as the people…

When Ammon suggests to the king (not clear if that is Lamoni or Anti-Nephi-Lehi) that they should go to Zerahemla to escape being butchered by the remaining Lamanites (under the influence of the Amalekites) his response is that without an answer from the Lord they will stay and perish in their own land. I realized…

When I read the words of Ammon prior to Aaron warning him against getting boastful All I hear is praise for what God has done. He mentions himself and his brethren only to say that they have been privileged to be instruments in the work. Even before the rebuke all the glory in his words…