2 Yea, I would declare unto every soul, as with the voice of thunder, repentance and the plan of redemption, that they should repent and acome unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth.
If we consider things that happened in Alma's life, I think we can better understand his feelings.
1) Ammon and his brethren had just returned with thousands of converted Lamanites.
2) The land had just been ravaged by a terrible was caused by those Lamanites who weren't converted and who were angry that the Nephites had converted their brethren.
3) Some of Alma's own Nephites hardened their hearts and refused to live the Gospel.
4) Alma, along with Ammon and the other sons of Mosiah, had been converted when an angel appeared to them and caused the ground to shake.
It grieved Alma to see any people suffer rather than to choose the joy of God's plan. But of course he acknowledges that all men have their agency and that all will be taught the Gospel, either in this life or the next.
Sometimes we wish that we could do things other than those which the Lord has assigned us. There are couples who have longed to go on a mission, but health or other problems prevented them from going. I believe that the Lord knows those righteous desires and will bless us in ways we can't imagine.
At other times, though, we wish for things that are good and righteous, but are not what is assigned for us. Alma tells us that he did sin in his wish. If our wishes prevent us from living fully in the minute, if we don't take advantage of what we DO have because we're wishing for what we DON'T have, then we need to learn from Alma. He said: I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it.
Let's glory in our assignments, whether they're mundane or impressive.
Sometimes we wish that we could do things other than those which the Lord has assigned us. There are couples who have longed to go on a mission, but health or other problems prevented them from going. I believe that the Lord knows those righteous desires and will bless us in ways we can't imagine.
At other times, though, we wish for things that are good and righteous, but are not what is assigned for us. Alma tells us that he did sin in his wish. If our wishes prevent us from living fully in the minute, if we don't take advantage of what we DO have because we're wishing for what we DON'T have, then we need to learn from Alma. He said: I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it.
Let's glory in our assignments, whether they're mundane or impressive.
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