Zeniff was an inspiring leader with righteous goals, but he allowed his idealism to blind him to risks that he should have taken more seriously.
Two generations later, Zeniff’s grandson, King Limhi, provided steady leadership to his people during a period of captivity. Eventually, they were found and led to safety by a search party from Zarahemla, led by a man named Ammon.
This week, we are studying two chapters about King Limhi and Ammon (Mosiah 7-8) and then rewinding to hear the story of Zeniff (Mosiah 9-10). Here are some of the major themes from those chapters:
Limhi and Ammon
- Thoughtful obedience: What Does It Mean to Serve God “with All Diligence of Mind?”
- Why God sometimes withholds information from us: What Do We Know About the Jaredite Plates?
- Answering a distress call: What Does It Mean to “Succor” Someone?
- Overcoming discouragement: Why Is It Important to Lift Up Our Heads?
- Assuming positive intent: I Will Endeavor to Speak with Boldness – Mosiah 7:12-13
- Maintaining hope: Mosiah 7:18 An Effectual Struggle
- Tools which unlock revelation: What Is the Urim and Thummim?
- What is a prophet? A Seer Is a Revelator and a Prophet Also – Mosiah 8:16-18
Zeniff
- Moderating our enthusiasm: How Can I Avoid Overzealousness?
- Managing our mental models: When I Saw That Which Was Good Among Them – Mosiah 9:1-3
- Intentional remembering: We Were Awakened to a Remembrance – Mosiah 9:17
- Inspiring and energizing others: I Did Stimulate Them to Go to Battle with Their Might – Mosiah 10:19
- Overcoming anger: They Were Wroth – Mosiah 10:14-16
- Avoiding stereotypes: The Tradition of Their Fathers – Mosiah 10:12-13, 17
Blog Posts: April 24-May 3
“From Day to Day” – Mosiah 2:21, Mosiah 4:24, 26
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“I Will Cause That My People Shall Rejoice” – Mosiah 7:14
When King Limhi learned who Ammon was and why he had come, he immediately recognized the significance of Ammon’s arrival. Limhi and his people had been in bondage for years and had made multiple attempts to regain their freedom, with no success. But Limhi saw in Ammon’s arrival a ray of hope, an indication that…
Ammon Was a Mulekite.
Several hundred years after Nephi fled from his brothers “into the wilderness, with all those who would go with [him]” (2 Nephi 5:5), a man named Mosiah was warned by God to do the same. We don’t have a lot of details about him, but he lived in the land of Nephi, which had been…
Limhi and the Law of the Harvest – Mosiah 7:30-31
After enduring captivity for a long period of time, King Limhi received some hopeful news when a search party arrived from their homeland of Zarahemla. As he spoke to his people about these new developments, he encouraged them to turn to the Lord by reminding them that many of God’s blessings are conditional. Their current…
Speaking with the Voice of Hope – Mosiah 7:18-19
Soon after the search party led by Ammon arrived in the land of Lehi-Nephi, King Limhi understood the significance of the event. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to free themselves from captivity, his people had a renewed reason to be hopeful (Mosiah 7:1-15). As he gathered his people to share the good news, Limhi encouraged them…
“In the Strength of the Lord” -Mosiah 9:17, Mosiah 10:10
Zeniff made a significant miscalculation: He unwisely trusted the king of the Lamanites and placed his people in danger as a result. Having seen “that which was good among [the Lamanites]” (Mosiah 9:1), he failed to recognize and manage the risks of living in their land, vastly outnumbered by them. Then, one day, everything changed.…
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