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Alma 5

Man I really dropped the ball on Friday, I totally forgot to do a blog post on Alma 3-4. I didn't realize my mistake until late Friday night and at that point I was just too lazy to fix it.  So we are just going to skip right along to Alma 5, a very long chapter that comes in just behind Jacob 5, the reining champion of longest chapter in The Book of Mormon.

According to the subscript (the little introduction that comes before the formal Chapter 5 heading and chapter summary) the teachings contained in Chapter 5 were delivered to all the people in all their cities and villages throughout all the land.  It must be pretty important if it applies to everyone.  Also as a side note the subscriptions that appear in the book of Alma were translated from the ancient record by the Prophet Joseph Smith, these are original. This means you should probably slow down, read them, and pay attention to them.....unlike the chapter headings/summaries I tend to gloss over.

If I were to give any direction to you as you study this it would be to underline every question Alma asks the people and truly take some time, it may take a day or two, to ask yourself the same questions.  All of these questions deal with matters of the heart and really have to do with our own personal conversion to the Savior, Jesus Christ, and His infinite Atonement. Conversion in the scripture usually means not only the mere mental acceptance of Christ and His gospel but a change in our understanding of life's meaning, our faith, allegiance to God, and ultimately our conduct. Are we a new person or not? Are we all in and continually striving to do so are have we become distracted with worldly pursuits or other temptations?

 Take the time to slow down and self evaluate today and respond to those promptings that come from the Holy Ghost that will come as a result of your effort to study the word of God.  Write them down, think about how you can follow through, and have the faith to act.

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