Mon - Jul 06, 2009 : 09:53 pm
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Alma : 33
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Hmm... I really like when prophets, like Alma, quote other prophets to make a point. The best way to keep the doctrine pure is to look the reference up. Otherwise, it inevitably will be diluted down. Ain't no doctrine like pure doctrine.
Interesting that the quote from Zenos in verses 4-11 is paraphrased beautifully in Alm...
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Fri - Jun 19, 2009 : 11:25 am
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Alma : 32
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I wasn't in the best of moods while reading this, this morning, but I must say that it helped me gain a bit of focus for the job hunt this morning.
The principle that jumped out at me this time around was that of humility. Going through the pain that is sometimes required to bring about humility just might be the thing that saves your soul....
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Thu - Jun 18, 2009 : 07:42 pm
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Alma : 31
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Interesting Alma used the phrase "my heart began to sicken" when he heard about what the Zoramites were doing. That is such a descriptive word, and I can almost feel what he described as I read...
I also find verse 5 interesting at this point in my life. It seems that Alma confirms that sometimes, when moved upon by the spir...
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Mon - Jun 15, 2009 : 01:36 pm
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Alma 30 : Korihor
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Beginning this chapter, another testament to the correlation between peace and keeping God's commandments is apparent. Giving "strict" heed to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel undoubtedly brings peace.
Now, on a totally different note, I wonder where Korihor came from? It just says that he came into the land. Was ...
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Thu - Jun 11, 2009 : 09:52 am
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Alma 29
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Chapter 29 of Alma is such a good chapter - on so many levels, too.
How would it feel like to want the good of mankind so badly, that it caused you to take time to carve your feelings out in brass plates? Putting all the doctrine of this wonderful chapter aside, the beginning verses give me a tiny glimpse into the type of desires living a p...
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Tue - Jun 09, 2009 : 03:50 pm
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Source of Evil...
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Me and my good friend Scott chatted for far too long today about a very interesting subject. The subject was brought about by this article, which, in essence is just a conversation between an aethiestic professor and two of his students.
In a nutshell, the professor makes the claim of God creating Satan, and thus creating evil, and thereby ...
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Tue - Jun 09, 2009 : 09:40 am
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Alma 28
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Man... It's been months since I wrote about the Book of Mormon. I will finish it, though, and I will write about each and every chapter therein.
So, about this chapter.
Nothing really jumped out at me as being extraordinary, and I didn't expect it to be so short. It seemed like this chapter was just a wrap-up chapter for the a...
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Tue - Apr 28, 2009 : 01:03 pm
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Alma : 27
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What a great chapter this is. And what stupid people the Amalekites were. "Gee, we're having a hard time killing our enemies, so let's kill our own people instead. Yeah, that'll make us feel better." Freakin' idiots.
The parts I loved especially about this chapter were parts I've never noticed before, or at least...
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Mon - Apr 27, 2009 : 09:47 am
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Alma : 26 - Rejoicing
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Man... I can only imagine what Ammon's joy truly felt like. After reading D&C 18:15-16, I begin to see why Ammon fainted due to overwhelming joy so many times throughout his mission. Dedicating a full chapter to nothing but the rejoicing of Ammon seems perfectly reasonable.
I always thought his brothers were kind of rude to ...
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Mon - Apr 20, 2009 : 08:31 am
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Alma : 25
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After having killed one thousand and five of their own people, and having realized they didn't really want to be killing their own people, I imagine the anger of the Lamanites went to pretty extreme levels.
I can't imagine the scene which must have taken place at the city of Ammonihah. That has got to be one of my favorite "God's justi...
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Mon - May 16, 2011 : 03:03 pm
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Mormon : 8
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Figuring out the mood and temprament of Moroni while he writes this is tough. The things he writes about are horrific. The Lamanites have killed his entire race, his family, and his father. The "state of the union", as it were, was "continual warefare, bloodshed, and violence." He had to be depress...
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Tue - Sep 23, 2008 : 03:02 pm
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Mosiah : 13 - "Touch Me Not"
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Ya know... The first verses of this chapter brought back some well-known stories of Mormon culture. The most potent one being the experience Joseph Smith had in a Missouri jail surrounded by a mob of people cursing and glorying in their raping, murdering, and wickedness against the Mormon people.
Parley P. Pratt said the following in ...
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Fri - Sep 30, 2011 : 10:50 pm
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Moroni : 3
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Moroni 3. This one isn't speaking much to me, but I did find it interesting that only after they prayed, the disciples excercised their priesthood to ordain offices in the priesthood. ...and that it was done through endurance through faith on the name of Christ. Enduring to the end has always been pretty much the last key to...
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Mon - Aug 03, 2009 : 09:29 pm
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Alma : 37
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Man... I'm tired... I've got to see what I can make out of chapter 37 because I told myself today I would read and write about it. So here goes.
The first thing that comes to mind is that the popular verse 6 seems to come out of thin-air. The verse before it talks about the plates of brass retaining their "brightness",...
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Sun - Nov 08, 2009 : 01:46 pm
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Alma : 42
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Man.... I'm tired, but I felt I had to read and write about a scripture today.
Alma does a great job of answering his son's question. "Why should sinners be punished?" All sorts of nuggets of truth can be found in this chapter.
Another great chapter on the justice and mercy of God is found in Alma 34.
That's about it for...
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Tue - Oct 20, 2009 : 07:37 am
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Alma : 41
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My first question comes from the first verse. "Why would anyone be 'worried' about the law of restoration?" Well... Let's take it from the potential perspective of someone in Corianton's situation. I guess if I had sinned with a harlot while I was on my mission, I might be a bit worried that the whole "what ye...
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Tue - Jun 28, 2011 : 06:36 pm
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Ether 3 : Deep...
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So, before I even begin reading this chapter, I've gotta say that this is one of those chapters which is seriously deep in doctrine. I could probably spend the better portion of 2 or 3 days studying this one. That said, I don't have much time to spend now, so I'll get as far as I can.
Verse 1 : An "exceedingly high mountai...
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Mon - Feb 08, 2010 : 01:57 pm
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Alma : 58
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Hehe.... According to this verse, I guess even Lamanites can learn!
"Stand fast in the liberty wherewith God has made us free!"
Yeah... I think I'm gonna have that made into a poster, and hang it on my wall or something.
The big message of this chapter, and the few preceeding it, for me, would have to be "Rely on The Lord for y...
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Mon - Mar 23, 2009 : 10:00 am
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Alma : 17
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The beginning of this chapter is one of my favorites. I love verse 2 and 3.
True friendship, at least in my case, is always born of spiritual origin. The friends I've had that have lasted have always had a solid spiritual foundation. And yes... Finding that old friends have kept the faith and increased in the knowledge of the Lo...
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Tue - May 18, 2010 : 03:13 pm
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Helaman : 13
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Okay.. I've never thought of this before, but, how convenient do you think it was for Samuel to climb up on a wall, built around a city most likely to keep people out? Yeah, I don't think it could have been that easy. How often do we find any reason at all to get out of doing what God wants us to do? Well, God told Samuel he...
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Tue - Oct 04, 2011 : 12:43 pm
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Moroni : 6
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This was a good chapter. Starts out stating that worthiness is necessary in order for baptism into the Lord's church:
bringing forth fruit of worthiness (not entirely sure what this means, specifically)
having a broken heart and contrite spirit, showing a witness of true repentance
taking upon yourself the name of Chris...
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Wed - May 19, 2010 : 10:37 pm
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Helaman : 14
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This chapter was interesting. The first thing I noticed is that Samuel had some serious insight as to things of God. He prophesied of the destruction of the entire Nephite nation in the last chapter, and in this chapter, he details quite specifically, events which were to occur at both the birth and the death of Christ. Interestin...
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Tue - Feb 15, 2011 : 01:05 pm
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3 Nephi : 26
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Woo, baby, am I tired!
One thing that I often think about while pondering the Gospel is how blessed I am to live in a time where the fulness of the Gospel is available - and not only available, but I was born into a practicing family, and have made the life choices necessary for me to continue worthy to obtain the blessings given to God's c...
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Mon - Jul 06, 2009 : 09:53 pm
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Alma : 33
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Hmm... I really like when prophets, like Alma, quote other prophets to make a point. The best way to keep the doctrine pure is to look the reference up. Otherwise, it inevitably will be diluted down. Ain't no doctrine like pure doctrine.
Interesting that the quote from Zenos in verses 4-11 is paraphrased beautifully in Alm...
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Tue - Jan 26, 2010 : 06:45 pm
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Alma : 54 - Moroni's Anger
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Wow... Moroni doesn't mix words, does he... Reading this through as much of an objective filter as possible, I'd say there's some serious judgements going on. Moroni blatantly calls Ammoron a "child of hell", and tells him that his brother went to hell. heh... Pretty gutsy, if ya ask me. Going off of wh...
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Fri - Jul 23, 2010 : 05:13 pm
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3 Nephi : 7
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It's chapters like these that get me thinking about the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ and the "end of the world". Reason is, is that this chapter happens just a few years before the 1st coming of Christ. For some reason I analyze these chapters to death, and each time I do, I find more things that seem to parallel what may (or ma...
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Mon - May 16, 2011 : 03:03 pm
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Mormon : 8
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Figuring out the mood and temprament of Moroni while he writes this is tough. The things he writes about are horrific. The Lamanites have killed his entire race, his family, and his father. The "state of the union", as it were, was "continual warefare, bloodshed, and violence." He had to be depress...
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Mon - Apr 25, 2011 : 01:00 pm
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Mormon : 4
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Man... This chapter was brutal. Wars, wickedness, and death. Seems to me that this is the result of giving power to Satan, letting him run rampant. Hating your neighbor and wanting to kill him for the sake of being bloodthirsty. So terribly sad, and unfortunate.
Interesting in verse 5 that Mormon writes that the wick...
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Thu - Mar 04, 2010 : 02:40 pm
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Alma : 61, 62
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Reading through Alma 60 and 61, I can vividly imagine what it would be like to live in times like those. I imagine the cry for freedom being heard through the streets, as neighbors and friends decide to take up arms in defense of our right to worship how we want, and for the protection of our families, traditions, and way of life. Putti...
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Mon - Sep 22, 2008 : 08:40 am
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Mosiah : 12
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I wonder if Abinadi's disguise was due to him not being welcome in the city anymore, as in, he couldn't get in at all without it. Dunno... Just a thought.
Also, I find it quite prophetic for Abiniadi to be using the analogy of a piece of cloth in a hot furnace, as far as the worth of King Noah's life. He could have just as easily used...
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