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Mosiah 19-20

There is a correlation that I notice over and over again within The Book of Mormon.  This correlation is that when the Nephite people are righteous, following prophets, striving their best to be good they treat their wives and children with respect.  They willingly go into battle to preserve them and are often preserved and protected.  On the other side, when Nephite or even Lamanite people stop listening to prophets and become prideful and disobedient they begin to treat their families poorly. A perfect illustration of this is found within the verses of Mosiah 19-20.

We see how King Noah and his priests feel about family. Mosiah 19:11 reads, "Now it came to pass that the king commanded them that all the men should leave their wives and their children, and flee before the Lamanites." These pansies, for lack of a better word, abandoned their wives and children and fled into the wilderness to avoid fighting the Lamanites and facing potential death.  These same priests would then go on to kidnap 24 of the beautiful Lamanite daughters to take them as wives in the wilderness in the subsequent chapter.

On the other hand you have a group who had started to rebel against King Noah Z(Mosiah 19:2) and wanted to stay (see Mosiah 19:12-13).  Now this group was not perfect, they had been around with Abinadi and had heard the underground rumblings of Alma and his people but hadn't done anything about it. However, I see this impending attack from the Lamanites, and the desire to stay with their families as a huge turning point.  There eyes and hearts suddenly realized, "okay, we got a problem here and King Noah isn't helping it, we have really lost our way." We then see this group face physical and spiritual bondage but over come both as the repent.



With all this close family time, like really close family time, I found myself reflecting on my attitude and treatment toward my family. Am I being patient when my kids lash out because of stress, change in routine, and all this uncertainty? Am I doing all I can to fight for their spiritual, physical, emotional and mental well being at this time? Are there things I can be doing that would better lift and support them, and help them feel loved and appreciated?  I feel like with this chapters and currently world climate it is a perfect time to evaluate our attitude, love, and concern for our family. Do your actions reflect the words of love you express?

I have included a copy of The Family-A Proclamation to the World or you can access it HERE  I feel like this is a good place to start as a reminder of why families are so important and what part we can play in helping them be successful.



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