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Alma 15

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The Book of Alma the Son of Alma

Chapter 15

Alma and Amulek go to Sidom and establish a church—Alma heals Zeezrom, who joins the Church—Many are baptized, and the Church prospers—Alma and Amulek go to Zarahemla. About 81 B.C.

. http://feastupontheword.org/Alma_9:11-15

Alma 15	My Thoughts
1 And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek were commanded to depart out of that city; and they departed, and came out even into the land of Sidom; and behold, there they found all the people who had departed out of the land of aAmmonihah, who had been bcast out and stoned, because they believed in the words of Alma.  2 And they related unto them all that had happened unto theirawives and children, and also concerning themselves, and of theirbpower of deliverance.  3 And also Zeezrom lay sick at Sidom, with a burning fever, which was caused by the great tribulations of his mind on account of hisawickedness, for he supposed that Alma and Amulek were no more; and he supposed that they had been slain because of his iniquity. And this great sin, and his many other sins, did harrow up his mind until it did become exceedingly sore, having no deliverance; therefore he began to be scorched with a burning heat.  4 Now, when he heard that Alma and Amulek were in the land of Sidom, his heart began to take courage; and he sent a message immediately unto them, desiring them to come unto him.  5 And it came to pass that they went immediately, obeying the message which he had sent unto them; and they went in unto the house unto Zeezrom; and they found him upon his bed, sick, being very low with a burning fever; and his mind also was aexceedinglysore because of his iniquities; and when he saw them he stretched forth his hand, and besought them that they would heal him.  6 And it came to pass that Alma said unto him, taking him by the hand: aBelievest thou in the power of Christ unto salvation?  7 And he answered and said: Yea, I believe all the words that thou hast taught.  8 And Alma said: If thou believest in the redemption of Christ thou canst be ahealed.  9 And he said: Yea, I believe according to thy words.  10 And then Alma cried unto the Lord, saying: O Lord our God, have amercy on this man, and bheal him according to his faith which is in Christ.  11 And when Alma had said these words, aZeezrom leaped upon his feet, and began to walk; and this was done to the great astonishment of all the people; and the knowledge of this went forth throughout all the land of Sidom.  12 And Alma baptized Zeezrom unto the Lord; and he began from that time forth to preach unto the people.  13 And Alma established a church in the land of Sidom, and consecrated apriests and bteachers in the land, to baptize unto the Lord whosoever were desirous to be baptized.  14 And it came to pass that they were many; for they did flock in from all the region round about Sidom, and were baptized.  15 But as to the people that were in the land of Ammonihah, they yet remained a hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people; and they repented not of their sins, aascribing all the power of Alma and Amulek to the devil; for they were of the profession of bNehor, and did not believe in the repentance of their sins.  16 And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek, Amulek havingaforsaken all his gold, and silver, and his precious things, which were in the land of Ammonihah, for the word of God, he beingbrejected by those who were once his friends and also by his father and his kindred;  17 Therefore, after Alma having established the church at Sidom, seeing a great acheck, yea, seeing that the people were checked as to the pride of their hearts, and began to bhumble themselves before God, and began to assemble themselves together at theircsanctuaries to dworship God before the ealtar, fwatching and praying continually, that they might be delivered from Satan, and from gdeath, and from destruction—  18 Now as I said, Alma having seen all these things, therefore he took Amulek and came over to the land of Zarahemla, and took him to his aown house, and did administer unto him in his tribulations, and bstrengthened him in the Lord.  19 And thus ended the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.	Alma and Amulek obey God's command for them to leave. When they do, they find those that had been driven out.  They probably had no idea that they were still alive because they had been imprisoned.  As far as Alma and Amulek knew....everyone had been murdered.  I'm sure that their joy was great at finding survivors. I wonder if Amulek's family was among them? Alma and Amulek had to tell them about the deaths of their families. Zeezrom's guilt is making him physically ill.

Be faithful over a few things…from this I get the implication that it doesn’t matter how much we have or have not in mortality.  What matters is how we use what we have been given…how do we administer and/or magnify our stewardships?