Tag: Mosiah
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Judgement is universal
People today talk about death and taxes being universal. Judgement by the Savior is more universal than both of them.
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A righteous judge
Christ gave His life so that a righteous judgement could be given to men. Without His gift either men would be universally rejected from eternal life or they would be unfairly rewarded. Because of His intercession we can righteously be accepted into heaven.
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Why attack then?
I wonder about the status of the sons of Mosiah when the Lamanites attacked with the Amlicites. Were they already having good success among the Lamanites so that there was contention and animosity among the Lamanites?
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Unspoken reasons
When Mosiah said “if my son should turn to his wicked ways” he was thinking less of that possibility and more diverging the things he had read in the plates of Ether.
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Mission fallout
Because the sons of Mosiah desired to preach rather than lead the kingdom Mosiah had to find a new caretaker for the sacred records.
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Unnamed others
Alma and Ammon and Aaron and Omner and Him I we not the only ones there when the angel came. We aren’t told who the others were but I suspect some of them were invited by the sons of Mosiah to go with them among the Lamanites. We do know names for a couple of…
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Alma’s choice
Alma was told not to persecute the church even as he was given the agency to choose whether he would continue as an unbeliever.
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Sons of Alma
I never thought to wonder before what the other sons of Alma thought about the conversion and later prominence of Alma the younger. I would imagine they were happy with his conversation but I wonder if his late rise to prominence caused any of them (I don’t know how many there were but there was…
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In much want
When Alma taught that priests should support themselves except in cases of sickness or in much want, I’ve always wondered what “much want” included. I realized today that it indicates situations where the need exceeds the capacity for self reliance – like our family today. He wasn’t saying that they shouldn’t work in such circumstances,…
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Two Trumpets
When the first trump sounds, this who know the name to which they should answer will come forth. When the second trump sounds, all will be called forth and they will learn the name to which they should have been answering. They answer to Christ after they would not answer to His name.