When You Assume (Mosiah 7)

When You Assume (Mosiah 7)

Assume: To accept as true without proof We all do it. We hear someone say something, and we fill in the blanks as to what the statement means, even though the additional words were not spoken. Or we observe someone do something, and we immediately think we know the...
Kingdom Accounting (Mosiah 6)

Kingdom Accounting (Mosiah 6)

In Mosiah 6, King Benjamin makes a request to all the people who agreed to enter into a covenant to serve God — to put their names on a list of believers. It is happily mentioned that the resulting list of servants of God (a precursor to the church’s RIP...
He Did It to Himself (Mosiah 4)

He Did It to Himself (Mosiah 4)

As King Benjamin concludes his address in Mosiah 4, he touches on the subject of providing assistance to the poor and needy. This is a familiar subject in scripture — Jesus taught the same thing — and it’s certainly consistent with the concept of...
Judgment Day (Mosiah 3)

Judgment Day (Mosiah 3)

The term “Judgment Day” generally conjures up an uncomfortable image of the end of the world or something similar. There have been several movies with this title and the idea is the same — the end is coming, prepare for the end, etc. If the term is...