Tag: Mosiah

Here is a list of fruits that indicate someone’s conversion from Mosiah 4:12-16 (in the order they appear there):

They hardened their hearts, and understood not that the law of Moses availeth nothing except it were through the atonement of his blood. Moriah 3:15 This is the gap between works-based salvation and grace-based salvation. Salvation comes through Christ—even for those who die without the law—and the works of the covenant being is closer to…

Mosiah discussed the mission to the Lamanites that his sons proposed. The open ended mission they proposed would have caused him to talk with them about the succession which is why he knew that none of them were willing to be king after him. I wonder if part of their reluctance was the pride they…

In the case of Alma awakening from his coma we have two perspectives. We know the faith of his father and the priests who were fasting for him and praying that he would receive his strength. They represent the seen side of prayer. In this particular case we also have an account from Alma of…

For behold, in my name are they called; and if they know me they shall come forth, and shall have a place eternally at my right hand. Mosiah 26:24 If they know me they shall come forth (at the first call). If we didn’t develop a relationship with Christ so that we will recognize when…

When Alma organized the original 7 churches in Zerahemla it is interesting to wonder what he did to separate them logically while keeping them unified doctrinally. It would make sense to me if he divided them based on where they lived and it is clear that he maintained unity by centralizing the teaching of the…

I’m quite confident that among the “many more things” that Mosiah shared with his people to convince them to relinquish their desires for a king were examples from the record/history of the Jaredites of how people act under wicked kings as well as how wicked men act and inspire others to act when those wicked…

The people of Alma had a different experience of bondage than the people of Limhi. The people of Alma had already repented before they came into physical bondage and they had already developed their trust in the Lord before their bondage began. This allowed them to be more patient with the experience from the beginning.…

It just struck me that three different places settled by Nephites (not including Zerahemla) had 3 different experiences of the same time period. The people of Limhi were in bondage to the Lamanites as they lived in the land of Nephi. They suffered for their sinfulness through that bondage and were even punished for the…