Gather together to discuss a situation in love, or to try to get back on the right track as a family or spouses. The Lord advises us to be of “one accord”, to study, pray, and work together so that the family and/or marriage can be unified. In our homes, if we speak ill of others, or try and gain favor of family members, we too are setting the stage for contention. Here, it is clear that they had gathered together to get gain over one another. We have been advised to hold family council, to gather together in unity.
Funny lds scriptures free#
I, however, often look at these same chapters as warnings and guidance to keeping our homes, families, and marriages safe and free from the very same destruction the people faced back then.Īlma 2:5 the people assembled themselves together throughout all the land, every man according to his mind, whether it were for or against Amlici, in separate bodies, having much dispute and wonderful contentions one with another. It’s all rather scary, as we watch it unfold in front of our eyes. We see sides that choose to be vindictive and angry, and we see sides that seek the Lord’s direction. We see a strong division where everyone is forced to take sides.
We see the secret combinations take hold of our government. Taken at face value, we can see how the political world lays out. All throughout the Book of Mormon, we see wars, wars, and more wars. There’s that ever lurking question, “How do we keep the peace in our homes and marriages?” Alma 2 stood out as a great reference for keeping the peace. This can be a difficult situation when you are the one who is trying to keep the peace, but someone else is dishing out constant criticism. There can be complete peace, and then one bad day or one offense can send the mood into a whirlwind of negativity. Contention has a way of seeping into homes and marriages.
0 kommentar(er)
