Pahoran
says “let us resist evil” and says that when we cannot resist evil with our words
we must fight. I think that there are two points here. One that fighting is
only for when words won’t work, but also, that there are some evils where words
are not the appropriate response. I suppose like not negotiating with
terrorists. It seems like words should always work, but sometimes hearts are
too hard, I suppose. Pure real evil is something I haven’t had a lot of
experience with, and sometimes I forget how real the power of evil is in the
world.
It’s
also interesting that he says that the Spirit of God is also the spirit of
freedom. That longing that all people have to be free comes from God. I also
love how the Nephite leaders, when they are righteous always recognize
constantly that their strength and power to overcome comes from God. I need to
be more constantly and consistently humble in my life, in my thoughts. And I
will always love how humble Pahoran was in his response. It would have been so
easy to let offense cloud his judgement and not be able to work with Moroni to
accomplish the good they did. It reminds
me of David
Bednar’s talk about how being offended is a choice. It really struck me at the
time, and has stayed with me. We often use it a sword to beat each other with
when someone else is offended and we don’t think they should be. But it is
useful if I really use to think about myself and my own reactions to things.
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