tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post4120062594392070221..comments2023-03-27T04:59:07.801-06:00Comments on My Soul Delighteth: The Title of Liberty and the Anti-Nephi-LehisBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667724269493668949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-18408232803334790072010-11-18T21:39:30.013-07:002010-11-18T21:39:30.013-07:00wow, I can't believe no one has commented on t...wow, I can't believe no one has commented on this yet. I just finished reading the book of alma, and I really enjoyed (again) Moroni's letter to Pahoran. In it Moroni talks about how he was commanded of God that if the government didn't shape up, he should go in there and cause an insurrection. Pahoran said he was glad Moroni wrote that because he had been questioning whether that was a righteous thing to do, but because Moroni had been "commanded" to do it, Pahoran knew it was the right thing. Ok,insurection? That sounds pretty bad. But I think the key, as you have also talked about, is what is guiding you in doing what you are doing. Is it God? If God is directing you, you're going to be ok. Thankfully, God doesn't often command us to kill or start an insurrection, but he does show us in the scriptures which battles are worth fighting - and fighting really really hard. Religion, Freedom, and Families. (all of which are under serious attack right now.) In the ANL case, I think they were also probably directed and inspired in their covenant to Heavenly Father. I just assume that. Helaman, the prophet, had to convince them that keeping their covenant with God was more important than their own lives. I think the point of their story is that keeping our covenants with God is more important than our physical lives, and maybe not so much the idea of passive resistance. Just thought of that now, but think about the covenants you make with God - not promises but the real temple covenants etc. They are all to help us through this life and also into the next one. Another thought, maybe breaking our covenants is so serious - has such a profound effect on our entire future existence, that it really does equal selling our birthright for a mess of pottage. Which, if you knew what you were really doing, why in the world would you EVER break a covenant. (If we really knew/understand what we were doing, I'm sure there would be a lot of things we wouldn't have done/wouldn't do)<br /><br />See, there is so much in this, I can't believe no one has commented yet. Good post. sorry I always forget to check this blog.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025438332402459232noreply@blogger.com