Alma 15:6 – This reminds me of a very powerful experience I
had at Girls Camp at Mia Shalom many years ago. As stake YW Presidency, we had
a teaching moment where we taught something to the girls and then put something
in their hands as a reminder of the lesson. Truly, the lesson is not the focus
of this post. It was the way in which the item was given. The first group that
came through, things went well enough. I wasn’t unhappy with it, but it wasn’t
until the second group came through and I changed the method in which I handed
the item to the girls that things became spiritual. I held each of their hands
as I put the item in and closed their fingers around it. As I did so, I looked
into their eyes, The Spirit washed over me in a way that I will not forget.
I
believe this is probably what Alma experienced as he held the hands of Zeezrom
and asked him if he believed the power of Christ to heal him? Any time we are
serving the Lord, it might not be a bad idea to find a way to express His love
in any way we can. These experiences come through faith—faith in the giver and
in the recipient.
In
Alma 15:16 we are told Amulek has forsaken his gold, silver and basically his
family and friends for the word of God. Is this required in order to embrace
the Gospel of Jesus Christ? There are numerous places where Jesus tells people
to “leave their nets [their form of livelihood] and follow Him”. It may be
required of us, but we are here to build the Kingdom of God, and that takes
faith and works. Works in our education, and various forms of career. It is
those works that allow us to help build the kingdom. I’ve walked away from a
house. I know I can do that and would do it in a flash, if the Lord asked it of
me. For now, I’m being asked to be in my home and serve the people in the
valley who are unable to find resources for health care. Many times, I miss
activities with friends or family because of this service. I feel we are
blessed for it. The Lord needs us to be willing. Pres. Nelson told us “the Lord
loves effort”. Sometimes this is a lot of effort, but we both feel blessed
because of it.
In
Alma 16:16 it says “and there was no inequality among them”. Yes, I believe the
Lord equalizes his chosen people as they serve each other.
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