Saturday, October 27, 2018

Serviceable?

Now behold, Helaman and his brethren were no less serviceable unto the people than was Moroni;

I was sort of nudged to relisten and ponder the end of Alma because it is found in the middle of the Book ofMormon and so I tend to rush through it and never even think about Amalickiah or hear stories about him which are real page turners (the stories about how he became a king, etc would make a great movie or serial).

Most specifically we have been asked to record things that strike us as noteworthy as we read. This passage and this word in particular stood out. Serviceable? Donot think I have evereven heard or said that word before, so maybe I ought to increase my vocabulary or atleast considerwhy it was chosen as it isnot commonly used...

Just this past week in our weekly church meetings missionaries spoke and expressed how significant love is in teaching the gospel. Service is an expression of Charity which is the true love of Christ. So, as the awesomeness of Moroni was expounded, the writer thought that one ought not forget the other great and wise men who "labored" (labor being synonomous with serve) among the Lamanite (contentious) people. So, it was mentioned that not only should we remember the great love Moroni had for his people, but Helaman and his brothers were also serviceable. A shorter way to put that the worked hard doing their part to serve and love their neighbors.

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