Tag: Mosiah

Zeniff learned to be more assumed to righteousness as he gets in wisdom so that in his old age he taught his people to rely on the Lord as they defended themselves.

In our day and age many people describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious.” This is meant to concert that they do not subscribe to the teachings of a particular church but that they believe in and are somewhat sensitive to a supernatural power of one kind or another. In many cases I think it…

There must be something cultural that makes some nations love to keep and review records. The Jews as a whole seem to have this trait. The Nephites in both Zerahemla and the land of Nephi had this trait. This the reason that Limhi shared his records with Ammon and preserved the records his people found…

The people of Limhi were hoping for a physical deliverance but that is a shadow of the plan of salvation where we all should be hoping for a spiritual deliverance through Christ.

At least where there is an organized religion when people make covenants with God they are recorded to ensure that there is order in His kingdom.

We are introduced to the words of King Benjamin before we learn about Abinadi and later the people of King are taught about the words of King Benjamin before they are delivered from bondage but when Benjamin speaks about this glad message being sent among all people that would include the fact that it had…

It occurs to me that the people of Zerahemla came joyfully to hear the words of King Benjamin. They were excited to listen to one they revered so much. In this general conference the surprise was that he was stepping down and having Mosiah take his place.

No matter how much good King Benjamin did for the population as a whole he knew that he must also performance his duty as a father to teach his children and acquaint then with the scriptures and the doctrine of Christ.

Mosiah had already considered the succession before he came before his people. He had almost certainly asked his sons about succeeding him before they left on their mission. When they declined he considered how to move forward. He decided to ask the people their opinion. When he did that he had already anticipated that they…

True conversion and dedicated discipleship lead people to do what the Lord leads them to do without any consideration of what others might have expected. The some of Mosiah, at least Aaron, could have hesitated to serve a mission to the Lamanites as people doubtless expected him to follow his father on the throne in…