I Strenuously Object (Helaman 1)
OK, we’re going back to the movies today. Here’s some dialogue from a popular movie from some years back. The scene takes place during a trial in a courtroom. Lawyer 1: “Your Honor, we renew our objection to this testimony, and ask that it be...
Enlarge My Coast (Alma 63)
Some years ago, there was a popular book called “The Prayer of Jabez” that focused on the short prayer recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:10: “And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and...
Carrot, Egg or Coffee Bean? (Alma 62)
In Alma 62, Moroni and Pahoran take back the city of Zarahemla. The united Nephites then defeat the Lamanites in a war. At the end of the war, the writer reflects on how different people were affected in different ways by the war: “Many had become hardened,...
Resist Evil and the Enemy Will Flee (Alma 61)
In Alma 61, Moroni finally receives a letter from the chief judge Pahoran, explaining why no supplies or reinforcements have been forthcoming for the Nephite army. He learns that continued in-fighting among the Nephites has resulted in Pahoran and his supporters being...
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