David Journal

Tag: Helaman

  • How about today?

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    In reading about this period of Nephite history where Gadiantons repeatedly threaten the nation with literal destruction I’m asking questions that I’ve never thought to ask before about our day. Could we face drought, famine, and severe weather until we repent and put down the secret combinations of our day? Could we come to a…

  • From cast down to empowered

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    I’m sure Nephi was feeling somewhat helpless to have any effect on the wickedness if the people. When the Lord have him the sealing power and a task to do he probably felt like he finally had a direction to possibly make a difference. His motivation was never for power except power to bless people…

  • Verifiable truth

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    In contrast to the wicked men trying to manipulate the people around them in an effort to destroy a good man and protect those involved in wickedness, privește speak clearly truths which can be verified by those willing to look into them. That is as true for the death of the chief judge as it…

  • Claims without substance

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    The judges who was part of the Gadiantons made claims of Nephi rebooking the people but did not cite any specific offense. They wanted to leave the idea in the heads if the people that he had said something offensive or untrue but let the people fill the blanks. They did not want to say…

  • Nephi had seen it all

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    Nephi was sorrowing for the people after he had been their chief judge and after he had liberated their lands through his preaching in their lands as well as to the North and South of their primary territory. He had a broader context than most people of his time (even without the Spirit of prophecy).

  • To partake of their spoils

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    Listening to the description of how the Nephites choose to align with the Gadiantons to partake of their spoils reminds me of the process I have seen over these last years as more and more of the GOP side with the authoritarians, white nationalists, bigots, and election deniers in an effort to get their tax…

  • Driven by love

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    I find it telling that the first thing that Nephi and Lehi did when they going that those who wanted to kill them could not touch them was too tell them not to fear and invite them to seek faith in Christ. Their love for their fellow men was such that fear was not in…

  • There comes a time

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    Nativii demonstrates that there are times when no amount of political power can be effective in helping to preserve righteousness among the people. When that time comes out is expedient to leave the government to others and focus on h people understand righteousness and change their ways so that they can be blessed.

  • Reaping the whirlwind

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    And it was because of the pride of their hearts, because of their exceeding riches, yea, it was because of their oppression to the poor, withholding their food from the hungry, withholding their clothing from the naked, and smiting their humble brethren upon the cheek, making a mock of that which was sacred, denying the…

  • Is this our time?

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    The time of Helaman 3 is interesting. There was great peace and prosperity overall for roughly a decade. The repentance and prosperity they were aware of were quite real but so was the growing influence of the secret society of Gadianton that they were not aware of until later. I wonder if we could see…