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Freedom! Lessons from the ‘war chapters’ of the Book of Mormon, Part 2

How Moroni, and the Nephite majority, responded to the power-seekers and Lamanite aggressions Motivations for fighting and other responses The Nephites (Ns) wanted to protect their liberties – their land, families, religion & civic freedoms (43: 9, 29 & 30) Ns knew that not stopping the Lamanites (Ls) would destroy these – and them. They … Continue reading Freedom! Lessons from the ‘war chapters’ of the Book of Mormon, Part 2

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Borrowed light

Laman and Lemuel constantly relied on others’ knowledge of spiritual things. So they never had enough to keep them consistently humble or righteous – to bind them to God, and allow their better natures to grow and win. Continue reading Borrowed light

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Poem I: Fear

I was looking through a folder (on my computer) of poems I’ve written, and have decided to share some of them here. Generally I keep them for myself – after all, I’m the person I really write them for, and the one who’s helped most by them. It’s a sort of therapy for difficult situations … Continue reading Poem I: Fear