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I read this chapter about war and the ways the people mourned their losses, and it strikes me that Alma says the greatest inequality among humankind is not related to money or social status, but rather to our choices, and whether or not we live true to the light and knowledge we are given. I love how he uses this experience to emphasize the importance of missionary work.

When I saw the video (posted below) early this morning, it just seemed to fit perfectly with what I’d just read.

Book of Mormon, Alma 28

11 And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands are moldering in heaps upon the face of the earth; yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred, because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are consigned to a state of endless wo. 12 While many thousands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred, yet they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even know, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God, in a state of never-ending happiness. 13 And thus we see how great the inequality of man is because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil, which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men. 14 And thus we see the great call of diligence of men to labor in the vineyards of the Lord; and thus we see the great reason of sorrow, and also of rejoicing—sorrow because of death and destruction among men, and joy because of the light of Christ unto life.