The Prayers of the Righteous

In Alma 10:22-23 Amulek tells the people, "if it were not for the ^aprayers of the righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction; yet it would not be by ^bflood, as were the people in the days of ^cNoah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the ^dsword.

23 But it is by the ^aprayers of the righteous that ye are spared; now therefore, if ye will ^bcast out the righteous from among you then will not the Lord stay his hand; but in his fierce anger he will come out against you; then ye shall be smitten by famine, and by pestilence, and by the sword; and the ^ctime is soon at hand except ye repent.

The prayers of the righteous have a great effect in the land. In Alma 14:7 we see that prophecy fulfilled as the Ammonihahites cast out and burn the righteous. Soon after that, the city is destroyed by an army of Lamanites.

We sometimes feel helpless as we try to make a difference in our lands, by our actions and our prayers. Bit we need to remember that our prayers do have a great effect and sometimes can contribute to saving the land.