David Journal

Tag: Alma

  • Testifying of Christ

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    As I read Alma testify of the doctrine of Christ to the Zoramites I keep thinking of ways to more effectively testify of the doctrine of Christ to my unbelieving children.

  • Barren ground

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    I look at our family and the number of children who have no faith and I realize that it is because our ground was basically barren—scorching in the heat of an extended drought. Thankfully we have been notifying it for a while already so I wouldn’t describe it as barren anymore but their ground is…

  • Korihor and the Zoramites

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    I wonder if Korihor sought out the Zoramites after he was struck dumb. It may be that he expected to be treated more kindly by a people who did not believe the things he had been preaching against. Of course his muteness would prevent him from joining with the Zoramite practice of proclaiming how uniquely…

  • Did we have too much peace?

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    The pattern is consistent that when people have peace for a while they begin to prosper economically and when they prosper economically some begin to forget the source of their blessings. America has long prospered enough that people began to forget God but sometime between 2010 and 2024 the prosperity (notwithstanding various downturns) had lasted…

  • Turning inward

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    After doing all he could to spread the message of repentance among the Nephites and seeing that they were becoming hardened, Alma turned his focus inward to his own children and sought to at least establish them in righteousness.

  • In a preparation to hear the word

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    How could Alma tell that this new group was truly prepared to receive the word? Was it in their expressions as they looked at him? Was there a difference in their time as they asked him questions? He already had a group listening but maybe they were only mildly curious rather than thirsting for answers.…

  • A hopeful voice of thunder

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    I’ve always thought of a powerful, overwhelming, or even frightening sound from the phrase “a voice of thunder.”it occurred to me today that Alma would have conceived of anything declaring the gospel of repentance to be a voice of hope. Upon reflection it occurred to me that while thunder might be loud and would be…

  • Godly inequality

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    After the realignment of the people of Ammon joining the Nephites Alma notes the one great inequality that heaven can’t interfere with—those who are righteous have the light of hope in Christ to temper the stories of loss while those who reject Christ have no such buffer.

  • Aligned with heaven

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    Ammon had already expressed to the king the very same message that he received in prayer. That is proof that his desires were already in alignment with God. Prayer is to bring us into alignment but sometimes that doesn’t take much work.

  • Ammon would not be silenced

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    Aaron expressed his concern that Ammon was boasting but Ammon’s “boasting” only increased because he would not hide his excitement and joy at the work of the Lord. Ammon repeatedly referenced the thousands of people who had been brought to repentance through their missionary labors but it is safe to say that the stories from…