Tag: Helaman

As challenging as it is to stay on the straight and narrow path we have the promise that anyone who diligently sells to last hold of the word of God can successfully navigate the path across the eternal pit prepared for the wicked.

We sometimes forget that the record we have of the Nephites and Lamanites was written almost completely by the Nephites while the information we have about Native Americans is primarily compiled by archeologists and European settlers. It should be little wonder that we would have a difficult time reconciling the two perspectives and we should…

What did it take for the servant of Helaman to get into the band of Gadianton to find out their secret plans?

Because Coriantumr expected something different than Moronihah he was able to quickly capture the largest cities in the land (the internal different didn’t help). Also because they had different expectations Coriantumr was not prepared for the response by Moronihah.

Pahoran, who spent his life defending liberty for the Nephites, had three sons going to succeed him but one of them acted just like those who had been the greatest threat to his father. We have to take each person individually, we can’t make assumptions based on who raised them.

The ultimate support of individual agency is that Heavenly Father allows His children to choose what they will believe regardless of how much evidence He places before them.

I wonder if any of the Nephites heard the words of Samuel about the Nephites vs the Lamanites and we’re drawn to his description of the Nephites as a chosen and blessed people.

The Lord ensured that there would be no room for the neighbors to doubt regarding the signs of His birth and death. I wonder if there will be things in our modern day that will have undeniable signs—signs which can only be disbelieved through an open choice to disbelieve.

Samuel spent many days in Zerahemla trying to share his glad message before he was thrust out of the city. They couldn’t even recognize a message of gladness.

Have we turned to wickedness after being blessed, prospered, and protected? Perhaps it would be better to ask “how much have we turned to wickedness, and after how much of being blessed, prospered, and protected?”