Tag: Helaman
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21 December 2008
Helaman 9The Nephites presumed the five men were guilty when they found them fallen at the site of the murder of the chief judge. In truth they were not so concerned with finding the truth as with taking action and condemning someone for the act of murder. The five were spared because of the wicked…
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20 December 2008
Helaman 8The appearance of boldness among the wicked is generally a sham – in truth, the vast majority of wickedness is perpetrated as a matter of cowardice, either bowing to the pressure of those around them, or at least seeking some sign of approval or acceptance before leading the way into greater sin than is…
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19 December 2008
Helaman 7“Ye are amazed at my sorrow. Yea, ye ought to be amazed – ye ought to be amazed that ye have given yourselves so much to him who would destroy your souls.”
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18 December 2008
Helaman 6I forgot to mention that when there is more righteousness among those who had not previously been believers than there is among those who were historically Christian those newly converted peoples will share their new-found knowledge with those who have believed but become hardened. The essential element here is that there will be a…
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17 December 2008
Helaman 5Have our laws become so corrupted and our society so hardened that we cannot be governed by law or justice except to our destruction? (possibly but I hope not)It may be that we experience a great exodus of those who are proud and wish to alter our just laws who then seek to destroy…
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16 December 2008
Helaman 4Having identified our place in the time line, I am seeking to identify the pattern of wickedness and righteousness that the Nephites experienced before the coming of the Lord. I do not necessarily expect the same time frame but I do expect that we will have a similar pattern of belief and unbelief. For…
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15 December 2008
Helaman 3Helaman was the chief judge for 10 years. During that time there seemed to be 3 year cycles between contention and peace. The contention was never so bad as to destroy society, but that may be why the peace was short-lived. I feel as if World War II was the six year war with…
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14 December 2008
Helaman 2I had never connected before that Helaman was not only a prophet, but also a war hero. It was not unnatural that the people should turn to the son of Helaman after then sons of Pahoran had been exausted – especially considering that Moronihah, the son of Moroni, was already occupied as the leader…
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13 December 2008
Helaman 1I feel sorry for Pahoran the second and Pacumeni So far as we know they were not wicked and yet their time on the judgment seat sounds very much like many of the wicked kings of the Jaredites.Moronihah was not as forward thinking as his father had been, but he adapted when necessary.Lehi had…
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29 December 2007
Helaman 16The argument that the people were dependent on their leaders to teach them about the gospel means one of two things – either they could not make copies of the scriptures available to the people or else the people were not doing their own study (perhaps they were not willing to acquire a copy…