Book of Mormon
Women Taken Prisoner by the Lamanites
Alma 54:3; 55:17-24; 58:30-31; 60:17
60:17 "but behold, not the Lamanites are coming upon us, taking possession of our lands, and they are murdering our people with the sword, yea, our women and our children, and also carrying them away captive, causing them that they should suffer all manner of afflictions, and this because of the great wickedness of those who are seeking for power and authority, yea, even those king-men."
These verses are just more evidence at how ruthless and bloodthirsty these Lamanites were. They didn't care who you were. If you were standing in their way, they were going to remove you. We know from Alma 54:3 that the Nephites did not take any women or children as prisoners. Their fight was not with them. To have been taken captive with your children, by an enemy that hated you, must have been so frightening.
As I have pondered these scriptures, I have wondered about how I could apply them into my own life. I pray I never have to experience what these women and their children went through on a physical level. On a spiritual level, however, we may not even know how captive we are. Being spiritually captive could have eternal consequences that effect generations. One of my favorites scriptures is Helaman 5:12 which says,
Satan's whole mission is to bring us down to misery. He is striving to hold us captive to his snares everyday. We, however, know where to put our faith. We must develop and strengthen our testimonies. This is how we avoid the eternal consequences of spiritual captivity.
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these are my own thoughts and opinions
60:17 "but behold, not the Lamanites are coming upon us, taking possession of our lands, and they are murdering our people with the sword, yea, our women and our children, and also carrying them away captive, causing them that they should suffer all manner of afflictions, and this because of the great wickedness of those who are seeking for power and authority, yea, even those king-men."
These verses are just more evidence at how ruthless and bloodthirsty these Lamanites were. They didn't care who you were. If you were standing in their way, they were going to remove you. We know from Alma 54:3 that the Nephites did not take any women or children as prisoners. Their fight was not with them. To have been taken captive with your children, by an enemy that hated you, must have been so frightening.
As I have pondered these scriptures, I have wondered about how I could apply them into my own life. I pray I never have to experience what these women and their children went through on a physical level. On a spiritual level, however, we may not even know how captive we are. Being spiritually captive could have eternal consequences that effect generations. One of my favorites scriptures is Helaman 5:12 which says,
Satan's whole mission is to bring us down to misery. He is striving to hold us captive to his snares everyday. We, however, know where to put our faith. We must develop and strengthen our testimonies. This is how we avoid the eternal consequences of spiritual captivity.
these are my own thoughts and opinions
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