Tag: Mosiah

I feel like the situation with the rising generation who did not believe the words which had been spoken by King Benjamin is playing it again in our day—many of our rising generation are instructed by various philosophies of the world and can’t or won’t believe the doctrines taught by the church. Hopefully a good…

Not that it’s a competition but Alma the elder must hold the record (or be very close) for the most baptisms personally performed. He baptized at least 450 of his own people before they fled from the armies of Noah and I imagine he baptized more as they came of age before coming to the…

Amulon and his brethren were appointed as teachers among the Lamanites but they didn’t teach any spiritual truths. It sounds like they taught the landlord as well as they had taught the people of king Noah. The only difference was that asking the Lamanites they also taught record keeping so they actually provided some benefit.

After all their prideful attempts to throw off the yolk of bondage through force it arms, the people of Limhi knew better than to fight their way out after they received the hopeful knowledge that the land of Zerahemla was still inhabited to which they could flee for safety.

The people of Limhi began to prosper by degrees after they had become humble but theirs is clearly a story of being compelled to become humble.

It must have had a powerful impact on the incoming Lamanite army to see their king please on behalf of the Nephites. I imagine it would have looked much different to them if the Nephites had come with weapons while the landlord king pleaded for them—they would have believed the king was under threat rather…

I wonder how old Limhi was when he became king. I’ve never thought of Noah as being very old but Limhi was likely old enough to be married seeing as he started with this who would not leave their families and they deferred to his leadership.

It should have been no surprise that Noah would discover a movement among his people. With the way they looked after each other and watched it for the needs of others it would have been apparent that something was going on. I realized that having one protest for every 50 of their number would have…

It is notable that not only did Abinadi not recall his words, and not only did he seal his testimony with his death but he reiterated the testimony as he was being killed. It would be one thing to refuse to recant but it is another to repeat the testimony while enduring the pains of…

By nature all men are carnal and sinful. Look at any untrained child to know the truth of this. The work of this life is to train ourselves to be more than our basic nature would incline us toward. Those who persist in their carnal nature—rejecting any training that would lift them higher—live in opposition…