3 Responses to “Helaman 5”

1. Tom Johnson
   August 26th, 2008 @ 9:48 pm

   This chapter has a lot of action, but the most noble, in my opinion, is Nephi leaving the judgment seat and going out among the people (with his brother Lehi) to try to correct what he perceives as a spiritually degenerating society. This act is similar to Moroni (in Alma 62) who also decided to go throughout the land to gather up people and go against the king-men dissenters who had besieged Pahoran’s government.

   Too frequently I slip into an attitude of insignificance, believing that I can have no impact. What can I really do, being just one person? The examples of Nephi and Moroni remind me that one person can have a tremendous influence.

   Another part of this chapter that I like is the still small voice. When the jail walls are shaking and the dark cloud covers the wicked, verse 30 explains that the voice they heard “was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul.”

   When I read that I think of all the loud, angry voices -– whether quarreling with a spouse, disciplining a child, or a zealous preacher sermonizing on TV, The loud angry voice isn’t a divine pattern. Piercing mildness is the model, but it’s tough to imitate.

2. jenni
   September 18th, 2008 @ 9:55 pm

   Hey Tom, I just found you on asoftanswer.com. This is a great idea! Thanks for starting this.

   Helaman 5 is one of my very favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon. I especially love verse 12. I like to look for ways I can personally build my foundation on Christ when I study the scriptures and watch conference. I am always comforted by the last line of verse 12, “a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.” I know that if I do everything I can to build my life on Christ, I cannot fall. Satan can then throw every thing he’s got at me, but I will make it.

3. Tom Johnson
   September 19th, 2008 @ 11:23 pm

   Jenni, welcome to the site. Thanks for leaving a comment. You are the very first one!

   I know the site will eventually take off. I get so much out of commenting on the chapters rather than just reading them.

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