Tag: Alma

And they began to endeavor to establish Amlici to be a king over the people. Now this was alarming to the people of the church, and also to all those who had not been drawn away after the persuasions of Amlici. Alma 2:2-3 The parallels between Trump/MAGA and Amlici are undeniable. The people of the…

The doctrines which Nehor put forth walere on a shaky foundation from the start because they were based upon the existing belief system even as he was trying to refute the exercising belief system. It’s hard to say “what you have heard about the existence of God and the promise of a life after death…

I imagine that Alma was gratified in the land of Gideon to find a people who were excited to receive his message of the coming of the Savior.

He changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Alma 5:7 This is the message Laura needs to hear. She has been in a deep sleep just as I was in a deep sleep. The difference is that I have awakened and have taken steps to…

I have seen parallels or points of commonality between today and various points in neighbor history as well as analogues between figures in the Book of Mormon and prominent people today. It would not be the first time that I have compared Trump to a Book of Mormon villain or even to Amlici specifically but…

After years of turmoil and existential threat the people spent several years in peace just expanding and living without anyone trying to rock the boat.

Teancum seems to have been reckless when he went after Ammoron at the end of the war. When he had killed Teancum he was desperate to end the Lamanite advance while he had minimal support. In contrast, when he killed Ammoron the neighbors were firmly in control of their position and the momentum was in…

Once Moroni had all the information he changed the directions of his efforts and the tide of the war quickly shifted. There was new energy among the Nephites and the Lamanites were suddenly having to defend from new directions.

I’m confident that Moroni was surprised with the speed of the answer from Pahoran. (I expect that Gideon was closer to Moroni than Zerahemla was.) When he read the response he was likely first relieved that Pahoran was not a traitor and also that there were many fighting in defense of liberty with Pahoran but…

Moroni is not just accusing Pahoran of neglect, pride, etc, he is also looking to find some reason for the actions (or lack of actions) that were plaguing the military. He considers many options including malice, pride, and relatively benign thoughtlessness.