Take Time out to Administer Those Who Might Not Think They Need It.

Alma and Amulek had been through a lot. They watched as people were stoned and burned alive. They were imprisoned, and along with that came the pretty consistent smiting and spitting on them. They had food and water withheld so they went hungry and thirsty. They were forced to sit in prison naked.

They escaped by the power of God. He destroyed those people who were treating them the worst, and broke them out of prison. They left town and went to a nearby town, Sidom. They were pleased to find that those believers who had been cast out of Ammonihah and stoned all made it to this town. This included Zeezrom, who had originally been one of their harshest critics. He now was very sick, and he took the blame of the wickedness of the people of Ammonihah upon himself. He even was assuming that Alma and Amulek, who he knew to be righteous men, had been killed. Zeezrom demonstrated his faith by being healed when he received the healing blessing from Alma and Amulek. In fact, as soon as they blessed him, "Zeezrom leaped upon his feet, and began to walk; and this was done to the great astonishment of all the people;"

Zeezrom was baptized. Alma established the church in that part of the land. It was good there. Then, when all this was done, something I think is very subtle but very cool happened.

"Now as I said, Alma having seen all these things, therefore he took Amulek and came over to the land of Zarahemla, and took him to his own house, and did administer unto him in his tribulations, and strengthened him in the Lord." (Alma 15:18)

Amulek was a strong, righteous individual. I think it would have been easy for Alma to just take Amulek to the next city that needed to hear the Gospel and continue to preach, but instead he took him to his home and administered to him.

I think sometimes it is easy to forget those people who are strong, and actively doing what they're supposed to do. We always focus on the weak, poor, and/or needy. These kinds of people are often easier to spot, and identify as needing our help.

Too often, though, it might be easy to overlook those faithful people who on the outside are doing great. They are very dedicated, and they a good people. They fulfill their church assignments and do what they are supposed to be doing.

 I think this  is a powerful message of home and visiting teaching. Even the people who seem the strongest can use some help sometimes, and this is one way the Lord takes care of those people too. I definitely need to keep this in mind as I try to take care of those people I home teach.