The Amalekites and Amulonites were former believers who had turned away from God. Be wary of people who try to erode your faith. We love all of God's children, but we need to avoid the contagion of cynicism and not allow others' fears to shake our faith.
Reasonableness
As they grappled with "signs and wonders" which called into question their unbelief (Helaman 16:4, 23), many of the Nephites, and even some of the Lamanites, resorted to high-pressure arguments to rationalize their inflexibility. Here are some of those arguments: "Some things they may have guessed right, among so many" (Helaman 16:16). If you predict... Continue Reading →
We Do Not Believe That Thou Knowest Any Such Thing – Alma 21:7-8
7 Now Aaron said unto him: Believest thou that the Son of God shall come to redeem mankind from their sins? 8 And the man said unto him: We do not believe that thou knowest any such thing. We do not believe in these foolish traditions. We do not believe that thou knowest of things... Continue Reading →
Ye Need Not Any Longer Hiss, nor Spurn – 3 Nephi 29:8-9
8 Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn.9 Therefore ye need not suppose that... Continue Reading →
3 Nephi 1:22 Notwithstanding These Lyings and Deceivings…
22 And it came to pass that from this time forth there began to be lyings sent forth among the people, by Satan, to harden their hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those signs and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these lyings and deceivings the more part of the... Continue Reading →