Keeping Our Covenants
Richard J. Maynes October 2004 Sunday Afternoon Session
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In approximately 64 b.c., the Nephite nation was living in extremely perilous times.
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At this very critical point in time, after many Nephite cities had been lost and the balance of power seemed to be shifting toward the Lamanites, a miraculous thing took place.
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The fathers of these Ammonite families had previously made an oath to the Lord never to take up arms again.
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“And now it came to pass that Helaman did march at the head of his two thousand stripling soldiers, to the support of the people” (Alma 53:16–18, 20–22).
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“Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them” (Alma 56:45, 47).
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“Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them”
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Brothers and sisters, “they did not doubt, [and] God [did] deliver them.” In their first great battle, not one of the 2,000 was slain.
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“And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole army, yea, … and we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God, because of their exceeding faith” (Alma 57:25–26).
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Remember the admonition of James: “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only” (James 1:22).
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“If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments”
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All members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have made promises to the Lord.
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