Monday, June 24, 2019

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 16:29 and Alma 37

Verse 29 has a "thus we see" statement about the director (Liahona):
29 ...And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things.
Alma 37 contains instructions given by Alma the Younger to his son Helaman as he is passing along the plates and other relics. Notice two similar statements he makes in that chapter as he gives Helaman the Liahona:
6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
7 And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.
And:
41 Nevertheless, because those miracles were worked by small means it did show unto them marvelous works.

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