Tag: Helaman

Nephi choosing to step down as chief judge to dedicate his life to preaching showed where he places his primary citizenship—with his spiritual stewardship rather than his civic position.

When we are told that there was peace for three years and then told they’re was great contention the next year it should remind us that during the years if supposed peace there was tension and wickedness building out of sight among the people.

When the Nephites needed a new chief judge in a time of recent war when the sons of Pahoran had been slain we shouldn’t be surprised that they turned to Helaman who was the grandson of their first chief judge as well as the son of a war hero, not to mention the high priest…

I think that “spreading rumors and contentions” is a great description of how Satan is constantly working among the children of men. Sometimes he will have secret combinations to operate through and grand acts of destruction to encourage but always he will be pushing rumors and contentions to keep the children of men on edge…

The message of Samuel the Lamanite wasn’t foreign to the people of Zerahemla. Nephi had been consistently preaching similar things among them. That was why those who chose to believe Samuel and repent knew where to go to seek baptism.

Why is it that those who have lived without the gospel are able to come to it when they receive it and even, those who are simply good but without the gospel seem to gravitate towards living Christian principles more naturally than this who have been taught to live them? My best guess is that…

The darkness that covered the earth (at least in the Americas) while Christ was in the tomb should have reminded the righteous of their entombed Savior and helped them feel a connection to Him.

Even though Samuel was calling the people to repentance he was still offering a message of hope. He warns then to repent but then gives a sign of the birth of Christ and tells them why he gave the sign – so that they could know of his coming and have an opportunity to exercise…

As I read this warning from Samuel I am struck that we as a nation have set out hearts upon riches. Since pay lip service to helping the poor in one way and others in another way but few truly seek to learn how to effectively support the well-being of all people and pursue that.…

I never realized before that the curses Mormon warns about in Helaman 12 are the same curses that Samuel field to the people of Zerahemla in Helaman 13. Mormon was preparing the readers for the story he was about to record.