Helaman 3 In verse 15, amidst accounts of the growth and prosperity of the Nephite nation we get this short little verse that points out that the Nephites were they that kept records of all sorts. This little bit of insight comes to me at a time, when I’ve been contemplating records, and record-keeping. It […]
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This Was Their Secret Plan, and Their Combination
Helaman 2 Combination – an alliance of individuals, corporations, or states united to achieve a social, political, or economic end; two or more persons working as a team Combination, Merriam-Webster.com See also Moses 5:18-31 Helamán 2 (in Spanish) Al contemplar el propósito de convenios y pactos, es para fortalecernos en nuestros debilidades. También nos polariza […]
Notes 23 Jun 2019
Choices: beanboozal, choose the right. When making the wrong choice we chew for a moment before spitting it out.
Among the Number Who Where Slain
Helaman 1 This morning I’ve read the first 13 verses and am drawn to the fact that wickedness was protected by covenant or oath. But then I’m also asking the question, why do we see it as such as wrong thing (we = modern culture) to bind ourselves by covenant especially in matters of righteousness. […]
Into the Land Northward
Alma 63 This chapter has me puzzling quite a bit, because the spirit of the Lord is strong in these verses, but I am not seeing it. I’m not understanding why it is strong. This chapter gives several accounts of Nephite migrations into the lands that were beyond a narrow stretch of land north of […]
Según los deseos de Pahorán
Alma 62 (I didn’t make a post in English on this chapter, so I might mix it up here.) What does it mean to be a leader? Moroni in the beginning of this chapter it taking lead from the chief judge and acting according to the desires of the chief judge, Pahoran. So when leadership […]
Seekers of Truth
Three parts to this activity: A Question A Story A Game The Question Do -> Believe (we do what we believe) Know -> Done (we know what we’ve done.) So the question is what do we believe? Do we believe the lie or the truth? When we do a lie, or when we act on […]
El Espíritu de Dios… es el espíritu de la libertad
Alma 61 Se entiende las cosas diferentes y se justifica las acciones mucho más cuando entendemos la relación entre la libertad y el Espíritu de Dios. La libertad es un derecho que viene de Dios. Hallo este punto interesante porque no se puede justificar el pecado por medio de la libertad. Dios nos da la […]
My Soul Standeth Fast in That Liberty in the Which God Hath Made Us Free
Alma 61 (The end of verse 9 is quoted in the title) Pahoran understands the source, the terms and conditions of the freedom that he had been called upon to protect. (BT – There is more to be internalized from these verses, but the day requires my attentions elsewhere. I feel that I am understanding […]
Exaltation and the Family
We do because of what we believe. But we know because of what we have done. If we say that we believe, but we do not act, then we do not really believe the thing of which we claim to believe. If we do not act based on belief, then we either do not act […]