Alma and Amulek continued to preach the gospel, with mixed success the people that were converted were great, but there was a pretty big group of people who didn’t like the words that were being taught.
“And it came to pass that after the more popular part of the Zoramites had consulted together concerning the words which had been preached unto them, they were angry because of the word, for it did destroy their craft; therefore they would not hearken unto the words” (Alma 35:3)
Aren’t we all a little like that? Sometimes you hear something that you know is true, but it means you’re needing to change. Our natural selves kind of fight against that, so we get angry or defensuve.
If we ever find ourselves feeling that way when someone is telling us something, it might serve us well to take a step back and really consider why it is we’re feeling that way. It could be that we don’t agree with what is being taught, but it seems just as likely that we agree but that we know it will require changes that need to be made, but we kind of don’t WANT to make that change yet. If we shift our minds just a little, we might find that to be a very good red flag to catch us from succumbing to the temptations of the devil. It could work like an extra tool in the toolbox. I would love to be able to recognize those signs and watch out for them because they can help me know what’s right.
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