Tag: Alma

I wonder if the choosing of new judges after the war ended was due at least in part to many of the prior judges being among the king-men during the war.

It is amazing to me that none of Moroni’s men died in the battle for Nephihah considering that his men had stayed up all night making course and ladders and letting themselves into the city while the Lamanites slept. I would think that they would be enough fatigued that some would have been lost as…

The fact that Moroni and Pahoran we able to send two armies of six thousand each as soon as they dealt with the king-men indicates how effective the king-men had been in their efforts to thwart the Nephite efforts to defend themselves.

It is interesting how uneven the micro balance of power is. Evil can temporarily triumph when good people are ignorant of it or slothful/hesitant in their response to it. Destruction is much simpler/faster than building something. Thankfully on the micro scale the balance if reversed. Good will triumph eventually and order prevails despite the omnipresence…

I love that Pahoran is open enough with Moroni to admit the uncertainty that had hindered his decision making before Moroni cleared up his mind through his epistle.

Having received the harsh and accusatory epistle from Moroni, Pahoran wisely opened his epistle with an apologetic tone and then proceeded to acquaint Moroni with the facts of his precarious situation before assuring Moroni that he took no offence at the misplaced accusations Moroni had leveled.

Even as Moroni is directly threatening Pahoran because of the wickedness he thinks he sees he makes it clear that his focus is on liberating the Nephites and following God. It is no wonder that was encouraged by the threats.

While we are told that if all men were like Moroni the powers of hell would be shaken, if we pay attention we can see that he had his share of human faults, not the least of which was his tendency to rush to judgement and be demanding of others. He was humble enough to…

After receiving the epistle from Helaman, the fall of Nephihah told Moroni ask her needed to know to understand clearly that there were major support problems from the government of the Nephites. Armed with that knowledge, Moroni could note act clearly and decisively, as was his nature.

Moroni didn’t leave Helaman to fend for himself even though Helaman had succeeded in regaining all the cities on his front of the war. Instead he immediately asked for Helaman to receive more support. He knew that even after the Lord grants a miracle it is slothful to expect the Lord to continue to carry…