We are on Mosiah chapter 27 and boy oh boy, we're dragging dragging dragging with our reading. This past week it felt like the Plague has intruded in our house. Yes, almost every one was sick like a dog and Mahonrai starts it every single time. Except of course Mele Vasiti, Fusi, Leveni and Leli.. The rest of us were miserably sick.
At this point of our reading, Alma the younger and the sons of King Mosiah became hinderances to the church. They went about secretly persecuting the believers and the church. They led away many from the church. Alma the older spend unending hours on his knees and in his heart praying for his son. That God will bring him back to him. After much fasting and prayers from loving parents, the Lord finally send an angel to smite them down and to turn them around.
One of the words that the angel told Alma the younger to do, is to REMEMBER. The word brings back memories, thoughts of the past, a reminder and of being reminded. REMEMBER! When we remember who we are and our origins, then it will be easy for us to make the right choices. But when we forget, then we become thoughtless, self-centered and selfish simply because we indulge in our own fascinations and have forgotten things that we stand for. Our foundations and what makes us who we are.
The angel told Alma the younger to remember his father and everything that he went through in the city of Helam. How they were in bondage and the Lord delivered them from the Lamanites and also the hands of wicked Amulon, whose men, kidnapped the daughters of the Lamanites.
We need to remember who we are all the time.
REMEMBER is an important word.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Fair daughters of the Lamanites
So tired to-night. It's always so funny when I'm the one doing the reading. I'd read and all of a sudden I'd doze off while reading. I already know what to expect when I glance up. All their eyes are on me. One of them offers: "Do you want me to read mom?" That makes me more determined to finish at least the chapter I was reading. Sometimes, when this happens, they'd just sit and watch me and they'd giggle between them or laugh.
We finished chapter 20 of the book of Mosiah this morning. The unknown and false accusation of the Lamanites brought on full force wars after wars between them and King Limhi's people.
24 of the Lamanite's daughters gathered in their usual place to sing and to dance. The wicked priest of king Noah came and abducted them. The Lamanites thought that King Limhi's peol took their daughters. Without waiting to get to the truth, they came barging in and war began. Many were slaughtered and slain. King Limhi's people were driven back, beaten by the Lamanites but they had wounded the king of the Lamanites. King Limhi found out the reason behind their attack on them.
Gideon, his right hand man (King Limhis) suspected that the priest of the wicked King Noah were responsible for the kidnapping of the Lamanite's daughters.
It's a darn shame that these wicked priests did what they did. They created a war that took hundreds of lives.
We finished chapter 20 of the book of Mosiah this morning. The unknown and false accusation of the Lamanites brought on full force wars after wars between them and King Limhi's people.
24 of the Lamanite's daughters gathered in their usual place to sing and to dance. The wicked priest of king Noah came and abducted them. The Lamanites thought that King Limhi's peol took their daughters. Without waiting to get to the truth, they came barging in and war began. Many were slaughtered and slain. King Limhi's people were driven back, beaten by the Lamanites but they had wounded the king of the Lamanites. King Limhi found out the reason behind their attack on them.
Gideon, his right hand man (King Limhis) suspected that the priest of the wicked King Noah were responsible for the kidnapping of the Lamanite's daughters.
It's a darn shame that these wicked priests did what they did. They created a war that took hundreds of lives.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Fate of King Noah
Our reading last night took us to the fate of the wicked king Noah. As a man called Gideon was pursuing to slay him, he attempted escape by climbing a tower that was erected near the Temple. Having been able to view a great part of the land from the tower, he saw that the armies of the Lamanites were at the borders of their own land. King Noah begged for mercy so they can warn the people that the enemy was approaching.
Gideon spared his life and Noah commanded that his people should flee from the Lamanites. He was not so much concerned for his people. He was only concerned for his own life. As they fled, the wives and the children of the Nephites were slowing them down, so King Noah urged the men to leave their wives behind and children. Some of the men did as he asked but most of his men rather die with their own family.
As the Lamanites came upon them, the Nephites put their fair daughters to plead with the Lamanites to spare their lives. Having compassion upon the women, the Lamanites did spare the lives of the Nephites and took them back to the land of Nephi and made a bargain with the. That they would: "deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year."
Gideon sent men to search for King Noah and his priests. Upon their search they came upon some of King Noah's priest. They had already put King Noah to death by fire. Just like how Abinadi had predicted. That he would suffer the same death he himself suffered. King Noah's son Limhi, that was amongst those who were taken captive, became king of the land. He was a righteous man. The Lamanites however set their guards outside the city to keep King Limhi's people captive.
Gideon spared his life and Noah commanded that his people should flee from the Lamanites. He was not so much concerned for his people. He was only concerned for his own life. As they fled, the wives and the children of the Nephites were slowing them down, so King Noah urged the men to leave their wives behind and children. Some of the men did as he asked but most of his men rather die with their own family.
As the Lamanites came upon them, the Nephites put their fair daughters to plead with the Lamanites to spare their lives. Having compassion upon the women, the Lamanites did spare the lives of the Nephites and took them back to the land of Nephi and made a bargain with the. That they would: "deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year."
Gideon sent men to search for King Noah and his priests. Upon their search they came upon some of King Noah's priest. They had already put King Noah to death by fire. Just like how Abinadi had predicted. That he would suffer the same death he himself suffered. King Noah's son Limhi, that was amongst those who were taken captive, became king of the land. He was a righteous man. The Lamanites however set their guards outside the city to keep King Limhi's people captive.
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