David Journal

Tag: Mosiah

  • Repentant Alma

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    I asked who wrote the history of Noah’s kingdom. The answer seems clear now. I’m sure there was some record from Limhi but obviously the detailed record of Abinadi in Noah’s court came from Alma and I expect that as part of that record which Alma made when he had chosen to repent he also…

  • Who made the record of Noah?

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    While Mormon is clearly writing the history of the reign of Noah in his own words as part of the abridgement I am left wondering who kept any record of the kingdom under Noah. He obviously shut his eyes to the actual danger of living near the Lamanites and I’m confident that he would have…

  • Why not leave?

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    I wonder why Zeniff didn’t choose to leave the land of Nephi after he finally realized that king Laman had tricked him and intended to conquer his people. That seems like it would have been the most prudent course of action.

  • Headstrong

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    How often do I act like Zeniff and go down the path of my choosing while ignoring any warning signs that would suggest that the path will not lead to the results I hoped for?

  • A wild flock

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    The description of men as a wild flock who flee from the guiding hand of wisdom is a reminder a flock can only be led as much as they allow. It is not enough to be in the care of a shepherd because the flock may refuse to follow even if the shepherd cares. Sometimes…

  • Choose your perspective

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    When Limhi recounted the suffering of his people it would be easy for them to be discouraged that they were in bondage and could make them feel that God had abandoned them. Even if they recognized that their bondage was earned they could have concluded that there was no path out of that bondage or…

  • Taking names

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    The principle of taking names and recording covenants seems to be natural among those who are following Christ. King Benjamin could have taken a sensus to record the people of his kingdom but that would have nothing to do with a sacred covenant. “If you live within our borders you are included in the sensus.”…

  • Reasoning away responsibility

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    There is an important pattern to notice in the logic of the Lamanites. In their thinking they were consistently victims and they always had someone else to blame. That mental process of assigning volition and responsibility to others provides the excuse to abandon moral boundaries. It is important to recognize two things about this pattern…

  • A missing history

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    We know that the Lord provided two seer stones for the brother of Jared and told him to seal them up with his writings to be used for their interpretation at the proper time (Ether 3:22-28). We also know that King Mosiah had something that he could look into to translate ancient records. While the…

  • Blotted out of your hearts

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    Benjamin cautions the people to take care let the name of Christ be blotted out of their hearts. It seems to me that the name gets blotted out when we choose to make other things preeminent in our priorities. That could be relatively neutral things such as trying to make a living or more destructive…