Alma 46:10 "Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly; yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of which God had granted unto them, or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land for the righteous' sake."
Hugh Nibley wrote "Stirring people up to anger is the specialty of the great trouble-makers in the Book of Mormon, who find it the surest road to personal prominence and power." (Italics added) Seems to me our times are not so different from that of Moroni and Amalickiah. Seems to me we still have dangerous men who do not love us as a people or as a country but who are seeking political power for their own personal prominence. My hope is that the American people will see through all the cunning device and flattering words of politicians and press alike and will make their choice this November based on the same important truths Moroni knew must be preserved in order to maintain their liberty. "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children". (From Alma 46: 12) I might add that it includes the freedom of our unborn children as well.
I hope we're all praying like Moroni did that the blessings of liberty will continue to rest upon us as a people.
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