Alma 44
Verse 2
Behold,
we have not come out to battle against you that we might shed your blood for
power; neither do we desire to bring any one to the yoke of bondage. But this is the very cause for which ye have come against us; yea, and ye are
angry with us because of our religion.
The Comments:
Moroni tells Zarahemnah
about the cause of the Nephites. He points out the differences between the motivations
of each side. He ends with the comment
that the Lamanites are angry with the Nephites because of their religion.
If you look back, you’ll
recall that this whole war started because the Lamanites want the people of
Ammon back. The people of Ammon converted and came to join the Nephites because
they couldn’t live in the lands of the Lamanites—the Lamanites were too wicked
and they wanted to kill the people of Ammon.
So all of this goes back
to religion, and more specifically, the choices that a group of people made
because they learned about Christ and His teachings.
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