Tag: Mosiah

I wonder if part of the reason the Spirit inspired the sons of Mosiah to go among the Lamanites was to set up easy conditions for the Nephites to transition away from a monarchy. I also wonder if our American democracy has served its most critical purpose in allowing for the restoration of the gospel…

Perhaps the reason that the sons of Mosiah actually believed that the Lamanites could be covered was that they had been more staunchly opposed to the gospel before their conversion than their between who thought that leaving to the Lamanites was a waste of effort. They considered that if the Lord could reach them He…

It feels like spiritual poetry that the people of Limhi were baptized by Alma just as the original converts who were baptized in the Waters of Mormon from among the people under king Noah. And now because of their unbelief they could not understand the word of God. Mosiah 26:3 Without a believing heart to…

When the people of Alma looked to him to be their ruler he taught them to jealously guard their right to make their own choices by not being ruled by someone else. Alma recognized the danger of turning our decision making over to another person. He knew that even if you have a good person…

Before the people of Limhi were delivered from bondage the Lord softened the hearts of their enemies after they humbled themselves to ease the burdens from their backs. I suspect that could have happened more quickly if they had humbled themselves before they tried and failed to free themselves through force of arms. Having attached…

I am impressed by the strength of character demonstrated by Limhi in choosing to talk to the king of the Lamanites rather than kill him and also the strength of character of the king of the Lamanites in believing Limhi without time for evidence regarding who was responsible for the loss of the daughters of…

It is interesting to think about Alma’s repentance. It is covered here in a verse or two but Alma certainly took some time recording the words of Abinadi and searching the scriptures to come to know for himself the truth of the prophecies that Abinadi has testified about. I’m sure it also took months or…

I never really thought about the fact that as he finished delivering his message Abonadi invited the priests of Noah to teach the people the truth about the law of Moses. Therefore, if ye teach the law of Moses, also teach that it is a shadow of those things which are to come—Teach them that…

After working many mighty miracles among the children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as Isaiah said, as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son…

When Abinadi prophesied that what Noah and his people finally did with him would be a shadow of things to come (Mosiah 13:10) we easily recognize that putting him to death by fire was a shadow of their wicked descendants putting other believers to death by fire for their belief in Christ. (Mormon made sure…