Start 'em Young

The Content:
Alma 43
Verse 17

And Moroni took all the command, and the government of their wars. And he was only twenty and five years old when he was appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites.

The Content:

First off, I don't think many of us can fathom just how big of a responsibility it would be to be in command and in charge (governing) of a war in this environment.  They had no communications technology.  I'd venture to say they didn't even use smoke signals. So they were forced to rely on messages (written or oral) relayed by runners.

No phones, no satellite, no computers, no radios, not even a good aerial view map of the terrain.  Which, by the way, would drive me insane.  I love a good map.

Sure, this is the way they'd been fighting for generations, but it still couldn't be easy. Then they appoint a 25 year old man to be their leader.

For real?

I realize that people had to grow up faster back then, and that we don't really "get it," but how in the world did Moroni learn all he needed to know about running a HUGE war at the age of 25?  What if he didn't feel ready? Think of the faith he had to have had. It's no wonder that Alma 48:17 was written about him.

Take a minute to think about what the youth of our world today are being prepared for. Likely a group of them will be right in the heart of the spiritual battle that will rage as we get closer to the second coming of Christ.