Limhi’s people went to battle three times against their Lamanite captors, losing badly each time. Finally, they humbled themselves, “subjecting themselves to the yoke of bondage” and praying for deliverance. Eventually, Ammon arrived with a search party from Zarahemla. (See Mosiah 7:1-7.)
Chapter Outline
- Three battles, three losses (v. 1-12)
- Limhi’s people humble themselves and pray (v. 13-22)
- Ammon arrives (v. 23-36)
My Takeaways
- Learn from your failures, and change your tactics as needed.
- Adversity can be a blessing but only if we choose to humble ourselves.
- God always hears us, even when He doesn’t immediately answer our prayers.
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❖ Three battles, three losses – Mosiah 21:1-12
They Went Again Even the Third Time – Mosiah 21:6-13
6 And it came to pass that the people began to murmur with the king because of their afflictions; and they began to be desirous to go against them to battle. And they did afflict the king sorely with their complaints; therefore he granted unto them that they should do according to their desires.7 And…
❖ Limhi’s people humble themselves – Mosiah 21:13-22
“They Did Humble Themselves” – Mosiah 21:13-14
I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable. —Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1929-1932 (1973),…
The Lord Did Hear Their Cries – Mosiah 21:15
15 And now the Lord was slow to hear their cry because of their iniquities; nevertheless the Lord did hear their cries, and began to soften the hearts of the Lamanites that they began to ease their burdens; yet the Lord did not see fit to deliver them out of bondage. (Mosiah 21:15) Sometimes the…
Prospering by Degrees
God was slow to hear the prayers of the people of Limhi, but they did begin “to prosper by degrees.” God’s blessings often come incrementally, so if we’re looking for the big blessing, we may miss the small ones that come along the way.
❖ Ammon arrives – Mosiah 21:23-36
They Were Desirous to Be Baptized – Mosiah 21:33-35
33 And it came to pass that king Limhi and many of his people were desirous to be baptized; but there was none in the land that had authority from God. And Ammon declined doing this thing, considering himself an unworthy servant.34 Therefore they did not at that time form themselves into a church, waiting…
Why Did Ammon Consider Himself Unworthy to Baptize?
One of my daughters asked me last week if Ammon had authority to baptize. Ammon was the leader of a search party sent by King Mosiah to find a group of people who had established a colony among their enemies many years earlier. When he found them, they were in bondage, forced to pay a…
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“I Will Not Hear”
The book of Isaiah opens dramatically. The Lord tells the children of Israel that they have forsaken Him, that they are damaging themselves by their actions, and that He doesn’t want to be a part of it any more. In words that must have been shocking to Isaiah’s listeners, the Lord tells them to stop…
All Posts Referencing Mosiah 21
- A Job Description for Servants of God (1/31/2025)
- How the Savior Succors Us (6/16/2024)
- The Immediate Goodness of God (5/28/2024)
- Captivity and Deliverance: Limhi and Alma (5/26/2024)
- Prospering by Degrees (5/24/2024)
- Bearing Burdens (5/22/2024)
- In the Wilderness (5/11/2024)
- Limhi’s Psalm (5/10/2024)
- That Space Between Naïveté and Paranoia (5/7/2024)
- “I Will Not Hear” (9/7/2022)
- Wrestling (3/1/2022)
- “Waiting Upon the Spirit of the Lord” – Mosiah 21:33-34 (12/8/2021)
- An Effectual Door (10/16/2021)
- Impart (9/14/2021)
- “They Shall Not Be Ashamed That Wait for Me” (1/24/2021)
- “They Did Humble Themselves” – Mosiah 21:13-14 (5/16/2020)
- Why Did Ammon Consider Himself Unworthy to Baptize? (12/18/2019)
- What Is Authority? (10/15/2019)
- What Does It Mean to Serve God “with All Diligence of Mind?” (7/8/2019)
- Nevertheless, the Lord Did Hear Their Cries – Mosiah 21:14-15 (1/16/2017)
- They Went Again Even the Third Time – Mosiah 21:6-13 (1/15/2017)
- They Were Desirous to Be Baptized – Mosiah 21:33-35 (5/16/2015)
- The Lord Did Hear Their Cries – Mosiah 21:15 (5/15/2015)