The character
traits of Noah’s wicked priests are despicable. It seems they are rewarded for cowardly and
lasciviousness behavior. Their abduction
of the Lamanite girls (after they have deserted their own wives and children) leads to an intense battle and loss of many lives on both
sides. Yet their leader, Amulon becomes a Lamanite chief through his marriage
to one of his abductees. In a twist of
bitter irony, Amulon enslaves Alma who repented along with his 450 followers. Yet, Alma and his people
endure the hardship of their slavery by remaining faithful to God. Eventually, they are freed by the Lord and
they escape to Zarahemla, thus uniting all of the Nephites (except the wicked
priests).
Sometimes it
seems that the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer. This perspective must be challenged through
the lens of the Plan of Happiness. The
Lord is the perfect administrator of agency.
He will guide us through our hardships and eventually we will see that
all these things give us experience.
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