Timothy B. Wilson

“ But there will be a redemption and a resurrection! The grave will not have the final victory because Christ will come. He is the light and life of the world, putting an end to darkness and death forever.
Because of Christ, all mortals will be resurrected and then brought to stand before the bar of God, to be judged by Him according to their good or evil works. If their works were good, they will be resurrected to endless life and happiness. If their works were evil, they will be resurrected to endless damnation, which is to become one of the devil's subjects. ”

“ Then one of the priests asked,
"What do these written words mean, that have been taught by our forefathers? 'How beautiful will be the sight of him among the nations--he who will bring good news, announcing peace and salvation, who will say to Zion, "Your God reigns." Your watchmen will sing aloud together, for they will be equal when the Lord establishes Zion. Break forth in joy, singing together, you who are in the war-ravished places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted His people and has redeemed you. ”

“ Thus saith the Lord, this generation will be brought into bondage because of their sins. They will be slapped in the face, driven by their enemies and killed. Vultures, dogs and wild animals will eat their carcasses. King Noah's life will be as worthless as an old coat that is burned in a furnace. And at that time, he will know that I am the Lord. Then I will afflict my people with drought, famine and pestilence, and they will suffer. ”

“ Can you, yourselves, say you are great? No, you are no greater than the dust of the earth, for it was the Creator's dust from which you were created.
Even I, whom you call your king, am no better than you, for I, too, am made from dust. ”

“ I have taught God's commandments to you as well as I possibly could in order to establish peace throughout the land, and to put an end to wars, stealing, plunder, murder and all types of sins. I have punished those who have sinned according to the law given to us by our forefathers.
Because not all leaders are just, it is not necessary for you to have a king, for one wicked king can be the cause of great sinfulness and destruction.
Always remember King Noah and his wicked people, and the great destruction and bondage that resulted from their sinfulness. ”

“ The Lord said to me,
'Do not wonder that all people in all nations must be born of God again. They must be changed from their carnal and fallen state to a state of righteousness--being redeemed by God--becoming His sons and daughters. All must become new creatures, and unless they do this, they cannot inherit God's kingdom.' Unless we change, we must be cast off from God's presence. ”

“ Because we have gone our own way, the Lord will take all our sins upon Himself. Oppressed and afflicted, He will not speak, but will be silent, like a lamb brought to the slaughter. He will not be put in prison nor receive a fair trial. And after He is dead, having been killed for my people's sins, who will be called His children? He will be buried among the wicked and the rich, even though He will do no evil nor speak deceitfully to anyone. ”

“ For how beautiful it will be to see the Lord among the nations, who will redeem His people, granting them salvation, and bringing good news as the founder of their peace.
Without the redemption of Christ, which was planned from the beginning of the world, everyone would die and never rise again. But the bands of death will be broken, and the Son will reign with power over the dead, bringing to pass their resurrection! ”

“ He will look like any other man, so the people will not accept Him as their Savior. He will be despised and rejected, and will become a man of sorrow, acquainted with grief. The people will turn away from Him, considering Him to be of little worth. Surely He will bear the grief and sorrow for our sins, but the people will think it is God who is smiting and afflicting Him. He will be wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our sins, chastised for our peace, and whipped that we might be healed. All of us are like sheep that have gone astray. ”

“ Lift up your heads, rejoice, and put your trust in that God who is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--the same God who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, to walk through the Red Sea on dry ground--He who fed them with manna in the wilderness, and did many more things for them. ”

“ The man who has this high gift from God is King Mosiah, king of the people of Zarahemla."
Limhi said, "A seer must be greater than a prophet!"
Ammon explained, "A seer is both a revelator and a prophet. No man can have a greater gift from God unless he possesses God's power, which no man can. But a man can be given great power from God. ”

“ Those who rejected God in the world will confess that their judgment of an everlasting punishment is just. They will quake, tremble and cower when He sees them in all their wickedness."
From that day forward, Alma and Mosiah's sons began to teach the people as they traveled throughout the land, telling of what they had seen and heard. They preached God's word in much tribulation, for they were greatly persecuted and even beaten by the unbelievers. ”

“ The covenant you have made is a righteous covenant. Because of the change made in your hearts through faith in His name, and because of the covenant you have made, you will be called The Children of Christ, for today you have been spiritually born of Him, and have become His sons and daughters. ”

“ They delighted in war because of their wicked king and his priests.
Then a man named Abinadi went among the people and began to prophesy,
"The Lord has commanded me to tell you that you are cursed, for He has seen your great sins, wickedness and immorality. Unless you repent, He will visit you in His anger. Unless you repent, and turn to the Lord your God, He will deliver you into the hands of your enemies, who will afflict you and bring you into bondage. Then you will know that the Lord is your God, that He demands loyalty, and that He punishes the sins of His people. ”

“ Until now, the sins of many people have been caused by the wickedness of their kings, who have had to answer for the sins of their people. This inequality should end in this land, especially among you, my people.
This land should be a land of liberty, where all people enjoy their rights and privileges equally, as long as the Lord sees fit for our descendants to remain upon it."
King Mosiah wrote many other things to his people, explaining the burden upon the soul of a righteous king on behalf of his people--of having to bear their lack of faith, their complaints and their sins. ”

“ But those who know God's laws and refuse to humble themselves as children damn their own souls, for they do not believe their salvation has always been through the atoning blood of Christ, who is Lord over all things.
Because of the fall of Adam and Eve, all of their descendants are born into a fallen, natural state. As mortals, with natural desires to serve themselves, they are enemies to God forever. But if they allow the Holy Spirit to guide them, rejecting their natural desires, then they become saints through the atonement of Christ the Lord. ”

“ The Lord said these words will stand as a bright testimony against this people on judgment day, when all will be judged according to the good or evil that they have done. If they have done evil, they will see their own guilt and sins, which will cause them to cower in the Lord's presence. They will be in a state of misery and endless torment from which they cannot return, having already damned their own souls. ”

“ A seer can know the past and the future. Through a seer, all things are revealed, secret things are shown, and hidden things come to light. God has provided this method for a man, through faith, to work mighty miracles and become a great benefit to his fellow beings."
King Limhi was overjoyed at hearing this news. He thanked God by saying, "No doubt a great mystery is contained within these plates. These interpreters must have been prepared for the purpose of unfolding all such mysteries to all people. ”

“ Because we first had faith in what you our king told us, we are now overjoyed to have a great knowledge of it ourselves!
We are willing to make a covenant with our God to do His will, and to be obedient to His commandments in all things for the rest of our lives!
We do not want to bring a never ending torment upon ourselves and experience God's wrath, as the angel described. ”

“ If you have a knowledge of God's laws and transgress them, choosing to obey the evil spirit, and then die in your sins, your souls will not progress (will be damned) .
All of you, except your little children, have been taught these things. You know that after you have given your Heavenly Father all the service and substance He requires, you will still owe Him, never being able to fully repay.
You have also been taught from the brass plates, which contain the ancient prophecies of the holy prophets down until the time our forefather, Lehi, left Jerusalem. ”

“ But the priests objected, accusing Abinadi by exclaiming, "He has reviled the king!" Then Noah became angry again and delivered Abinadi to the priests.
The priests took Abinadi, tied him, and burned him with dried wood. When the flames began to scorch him, Abinadi cried out, "Your children will burn others who believe in the salvation of the Lord their God. And you will be afflicted with all types of diseases because of your sinfulness.
You will be killed and scattered like a wild flock driven by wolves. ”

“ He will live in a mortal body, performing mighty miracles--healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, the deaf to hear, and curing all types of diseases. He will cast out the evil spirits that live in people's hearts. ”

“ Amulon was angry with Alma because he was subject to King Laman himself. In his anger, Amulon exercised authority over Alma's people and put taskmasters over them. Alma's people became so afflicted that they cried mightily to God.
Then Amulon ordered them to stop their cries. He put guards over them with orders to kill anyone found calling upon God. So Alma and his people stopped raising their voices to the Lord their God, but they still poured their hearts out to Him, and God knew the thoughts of their hearts. ”

“ Alma and the other priests and teachers were diligent in teaching God's word to the people of the church. They suffered all types of afflictions at the hands of all who did not belong to God's church.
Those who committed sins were counseled with God's word, and they were all commanded by God to always pray and give thanks to Him in all things.
Unbelievers persecute the believers... (compare Mosiah, chapter 27)
But the persecution of the people of the church by the unbelievers became so great that the church members began to lose faith and began to complain to their leaders. ”

“ They will be raised to live with their Redeemer and have eternal life through Christ's redemption.
Those who die in ignorance of Christ, who have not had salvation preached to them, will also be redeemed by the Lord and be a part of the first resurrection--have eternal life. And little children who die also have eternal life.
But you priests should be trembling before God, for since the world began the Lord has never redeemed those who have willfully rebelled against Him and died in their sins--those who knew His commandments but would not keep them. ”

“ If you do this, you will
1) always rejoice and be filled with God's love. 2) always retain a remission of your sins. 3) grow in the knowledge of justice and truth (the glory of your Creator) . 4) live in peace and deal justly with one another because you will lose your desire to hurt anyone. 5) not let your children go hungry or be ill-clothed. 6) teach your children to obey God's laws, that they may not serve the devil by fighting and arguing with one another. The devil is the master of sin, an enemy to all righteousness. He is the evil spirit, of whom our forefathers wrote. ”

“ All the holy prophets who have spoken of Christ since the world began are also His children, for they have published peace, bringing good news of salvation to Zion, saying, 'Your God reigns!'
The sight of them will be beautiful among the nations. Those who continue to publish peace will also be beautiful to see among the nations! ”

“ Even if they could sin, the law of Moses could not save them. Because Adam and Eve fell from God's presence, all their children are in an imperfect state. This is why Christ's blood will atone even for their little children. ”

“ And so he called for Mosiah, named after his grandfather, and said to him,
"My son, I want you to make a proclamation throughout all the land of Zarahemla. Tell the people to assemble tomorrow, when I will proclaim that you are now a king and ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God has given us.
Tomorrow I will also give this people a name to distinguish them from all the people the Lord God has brought out of Jerusalem. I will do this because they have been diligently keeping the Lord's commandments. It will always be their name unless they become sinful. ”

“ They become as submissive, meek, humble, patient and as full of love as children. They again become willing to learn all the lessons that the Lord sees fit to teach them, as if they were again children. ”