Alma 44:16-24

I wonder if I would have been one of the Lamanite soldiers to leave in peace, or stay and get more riled up to fight. I am afraid I would be one who was in the fight to the death, because I struggle so much with anger and pride and not backing down.

Was it okay that Moroni was angry?

Once the people were getting slaughtered, Zaraheman was willing to make the covenant of peace Moroni had offered originally. There was such a huge cost and no gain because of his anger and pride and stubbornness. I can see that is the case with me a lot of the time, too. I get so angry and entrenched I end up saying this I don’t even mean, and taking a more extreme position than I really feel. And it causes wounds that never needed to be, and are hard to fix.

Again, though, here is an example of Moroni being a man of his word. Even though he was angry, he didn’t let that control his actions. Once the Lamanites were ready to stop fighting he stopped and let them go. His anger didn’t control his choices I guess. So what makes it possible for Moroni to keep seeing the big picture? What do I need to do differently to be more like him? I need to ponder and pray about this.

Alma 44:16-24