30:8
Many people are in search of the “meaning of life.” Elon Musk, who has got to be one of the smartest, most accomplished people on the planet, talked about this question:
He wants to understand the meaning of life. He wants us to “expand our consciousness” so that we even know what questions to ask.
This question, for me, is already known. The meaning of this life is to “prove us.” As we read in Abraham, “And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them; And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.” In these verses, we get a succinct description of the meaning of life.
This life is meant to prove us. We are meant to experience good and bad. There are opportunities for sin and righteousness. If people build a character that is determined to repent and have faith in Jesus Christ throughout eternity, they “shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.”
Mormon includes a scripture from Joshua: “choose you this day whom ye will serve.” This life is about being given a choice. We have freedom to choose. We can choose God or the Devil. We have agency. There is risk in this journey. There is always risk when the reward is worthwhile.
30:12-18
In these verses, we read about the teachings of Korihor - the Anti-Christ. He was preaching to the people “that there should be no Christ.” In his preaching, we find the EXACT ARGUMENTS used by those who are critical of the church. We have heard that the Book of Mormon is written for our day - that isn’t any more true than in chapter 30 of Alma. Korihor’s arguments are almost verbatim what I can hear on any anti-Mormon podcast. Let’s go through some of them:
“O ye that are bound down under a foolish and a vain hope, why do ye yoke yourselves with such foolish things?” The words “bound down” and “yoke” are meant to suggest that the gospel is about restraining ourselves from doing what we want. It isn’t freedom because there are rules of conduct. We can’t be “true to ourselves” if we are following “such foolish things.” In this day, there is the growing belief that our lives are meant to be discovering who we really are and being true to that. So, a religion runs counter to that because it’s “putting you in a box” or keeping you from being yourself. While it sounds good to be true to yourself and discovering who you are and finding out “your truth,” it is not what this life is about. Rather, we are meant to discover what God wants us to do and live true to that. We aren’t meant to be disciples of ourselves but disciples of Jesus Christ.
“Why do ye look for a Christ? For no man can know of anything which is to come.” Those who criticize the church, especially those who have left the church, are often atheists. They often don’t leave the church and start attending another congregation. They lose faith in God and try to worship the “energy of the universe” while relaxing in nature. Their faith in any knowable supreme being is gone.
“Behold, these things which ye call prophecies, which ye say are handed down by holy prophets, behold, they are foolish traditions of your fathers.” I have heard, “since you were born into the church, you were brainwashed as a child.” Some assume that I have never questioned the truth of the gospel and the divinity that exists in the church organization. I have. I started investigating claims against the church in my twenties - beginning on my mission. I know all of their arguments. I am not simply living this way because of the traditions of my fathers. I’ve discovered that it’s actually all true!
“How do ye know of their surety? Behold, ye cannot know of things which ye do not see; therefore ye cannot know that there shall be a Christ.” Many have this “I’ll believe it when I see it” mentality. Scientists, of course, often feel this way. Unless there’s empirical evidence of something, we can never know of its existence. It’s true, there isn’t any empirical evidence of God - unless you consider everything. Unless you consider the abundance of life and could not have all come from nothing. Yet, if you ask a scientist what existed before the Big Bang, they will say “nothing.” The universe exclaims that there was a creator. This world is astoundingly beautiful. I recently heard that if you visited a restaurant and had the most delicious meal you’ve ever had, you would assume there was a chef. Common sense would tell you that the food didn’t assemble itself. There has to be a creator. Can we look at this world and say that there is no evidence of a creator??
“Ye look forward and say that ye see a remission of your sins. But behold, it is the effect of a frenzied mind; and this derangement of your minds comes because of the traditions of your fathers, which lead you away into a belief of things which are not so.” I’ve heard this argument against religion. There is the opinion that religion began because humans couldn’t accept that our lives ended with our death. That this this “fact” scared us that we invented a kaleidoscope of beliefs that gave us comfort. Our “frenzied minds” were put at ease. Now, critics of our church will say that we don’t use common sense because of the traditions of our fathers. We don’t apply rational thought. We don’t ask questions and just accept what we’ve been taught at face value. So, we are intellectually dense and gullible.
“And many more such things did he say unto them, telling them that there could be no atonement made for the sins of men, but every man fared in this life according to the management of the creature; therefore every man prospered according to his genius, and that every man conquered according to his strength; and whatsoever a man did was no crime.” This is a common belief. Many people, some in my own family, tell me that life is simply about being a good person. This is a focus on ourselves. We are meant to make the most of life. Our success is dependent on us. We only need to have faith in ourselves and take action. Mortal life is about what we can accomplish in this life and gain value according to what the world values. There certainly isn’t sin because all morals are relative. There are no ABSOLUTE, God-given morals. I often hear, “as long as you’re not hurting anyone and everyone involved is a consenting adult, anything goes.” Sounds like Korihor.
“…when a man was dead, that was the end thereof.” One of my sons truly believes this. This son is the smartest guy I know. He is a scientist. He sees no evidence of an afterlife so it must not exist.
30:22-24
The high priest, Giddonah, responded well. He asked three questions:
“Why do ye go about perverting the ways of the Lord?”
“Why do ye teach this people that there shall be no Christ, to interrupt their rejoicings?”
“Why do ye speak against all the prophecies of the holy prophets?”
From a communications standpoint, this is a great way to respond when you have a concern with what someone is doing. If you don’t like what’s being said or done by another, ask a sincere “why” question. If you do, you’ll get a lot clearer understanding of the person and their behavior. If they answer truthfully.
Korihor sort of answers but sort of doesn’t. He does what we see politicians do all of the time in debates. Rather than answer the question directly, they’ll turn their answer into one of their tried-and-true talking points that is meant to be convincing.
“Because I do not teach the foolish traditions of your fathers, and because I do not teach this people to bind themselves down under the foolish ordinances and performances which are laid down by ancient priests, to usurp power and authority over them, to keep them in ignorance, that they may not lift up their heads, but be brought down according to thy words.”
“Ye say that this people is a free people. Behold, I say they are in bondage. Ye say that those ancient prophecies are true. Behold, I say that ye do not know that they are true.”
He’s simply repeating his favorite talking points. These talking points are the same as what is used today. When critics of the church offer possible motivations for the church’s leaders, they talk about “usurping power and authority” over us. The leaders want to control us. They want to be above us. They want to “keep us in ignorance, that we may not lift up our heads, but be brought down according to their words.” They want to have control over us and so have instituted teachings and policies that control us.
Instead of us being members of the church that teaches the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, we are in bondage in this “high demand religion.” Right.
30:25
This verse is a great example of how enemies of the church will take a correct principle and twist it but add some truth that seems to make their point seem obvious. “Ye say that this people is a guilty and a fallen people, because of the transgression of a parent. Behold, I say that a child is not guilty because of its parents.” So, he’s taking the principle that, since the fall of Adam and Eve, we are a fallen people that need a redeemer to bring us back to the presence of God. This is a true teaching that emphasizes the essential need for Jesus Christ.
He takes that and replaces Adam and Eve with our individual parents and then adds the correct principle that a person cannot be guilty because of his or her parents. So, it’s taking a correct principle and twisting it and adding a dash of truth to make it sound convincing. If I would write a list of twisted teachings with a titch of truth that I have heard in the last year, it would be pages long.
Again, the Book of Mormon was written for our day!
30:27-28, 31
These verses also sound familiar. “And thus ye lead away this people after the foolish traditions of your fathers, and according to your own desires; and ye keep them down, even as it were in bondage, that ye may glut yourselves with the labors of their hands, that they durst not look up with boldness, and that they durst not enjoy their rights and privileges.” Recently, when the public became aware of how many billions the church has in reserve, the conspiracies about the wealth of church leaders became common. I think, in almost every case, church leaders could be making much more money if they just stayed in their jobs that they had when they were called. President Nelson was a world-renowned heart surgeon. How much of a pay-cut did he receive by accepting the call to be an apostle? Dallin Oaks was on the Utah Supreme Court. Elder Rasband was the CEO of Huntsman Chemical. While several were presidents of church schools, the majority were successful businessmen. They received severe pay cuts when accepting the call to the apostleship. They aren’t doing this for the money. In addition, they never retire! There is no emeritus status for an apostle. They serve full-time until the day they die. It’s a demanding life.
Again, there is a focus on the people being able to do what they want. Korihor paints the church as an oppressive, high-demand religion that prevents the people from enjoying “their rights and privileges.”
“Yea, they durst not make use of that which is their own lest they should offend their priests, who do yoke them according to their desires, and have brought them to believe, by their traditions and their dreams and their whims and their visions and their pretended mysteries, that they should, if they did not do according to their words, offend some unknown being, who they say is God—a being who never has been seen or known, who never was nor ever will be.” Again, this is a typical criticism of the church. I hear this said most commonly about the Prophet Joseph Smith. They see his revelations as self-serving and manipulative.
“And he did rise up in great swelling words before Alma, and did revile against the priests and teachers, accusing them of leading away the people after the silly traditions of their fathers, for the sake of glutting on the labors of the people.” Often, these critics are very articulate. They have a gift of speaking. They make very compelling arguments.
30:29
“Now when the high priest and the chief judge saw the hardness of his heart, yea, when they saw that he would revile even against God, they would not make any reply to his words.” This is often the correct technique to handling those who are extreme critics of the church. If someone’s heart is hardened sufficiently, no words that come out of your mouth are going to change their minds. If you start to actually make a point, they’ll change the topic immediately. I’ve tried.
30:34-35
Alma quickly removes the possible motives that he an other priests would have to promote a deception. “And now, if we do not receive anything for our labors in the church, what doth it profit us to labor in the church save it were to declare the truth, that we may have rejoicings in the joy of our brethren? Then why sayest thou that we preach unto this people to get gain, when thou, of thyself, knowest that we receive no gain? And now, believest thou that we deceive this people, that causes such joy in their hearts?” Korihor is suggesting that their motivation is money and power. Alma is saying they aren’t paid and their church members are experiencing joy rather than bondage.
30:39-42
Alma is an amazing communicator. It seems he makes some ground with Korihor. He starts by asking a series of questions and short testimonies:
“Now Alma said unto him: Will ye deny again that there is a God, and also deny the Christ? For behold, I say unto you, I know there is a God, and also that Christ shall come.” It’s very hard to out argue a good communicator. There exists too many points of arguments to go back and forth arguing two sides of an argument. A better plan is to follow Alma and ask good questions and bear testimony. The questions open up a spot in the listeners brain to consider the answer to the question. The only possible chance that a non-believer will start to believe is if their own thoughts consider it. People believe themselves usually. Also, you cannot argue with someone’s testimony. If someone says that they know or believe something, you can’t argue with that. It just is.
“And now what evidence have ye that there is no God, or that Christ cometh not? I say unto you that ye have none, save it be your word only. But, behold, I have all things as a testimony that these things are true; and ye also have all things as a testimony unto you that they are true; and will ye deny them?” Again, he starts with a question. I’d be curious to know how long his pause was after he asked the question. Again, nothing Alma says will convince Korihor. But, Korihor’s own thoughts might convince him. A question opens up the opportunity for someone’s self-talk to persuade themselves. Like I was saying earlier, the world itself is strong evidence that there is a God.
“Believest thou that these things are true? Behold, I know that thou believest, but thou art possessed with a lying spirit, and ye have put off the Spirit of God that it may have no place in you; but the devil has power over you, and he doth carry you about, working devices that he may destroy the children of God.” The Spirit revealed to Alma that Korihor also believed what Alma was saying. He had the gift of discernment given by the Holy Ghost. Of course, the Spirit can give us great wisdom and strength when we are interacting with doubters.
30:43-44
Of course, Korihor now wants a sign. “And now Korihor said unto Alma: If thou wilt show me a sign, that I may be convinced that there is a God, yea, show unto me that he hath power, and then will I be convinced of the truth of thy words. But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.” Alma clearly states the evidence of God.
On Alma’s side, there are the writings of prophets (who have prophesied many things that have come to pass). There is the world and its order and motion that clearly shows that there was a very intelligent design. All Korihor has is his opinion and his many swelling words.
30:46
Korihor is flirting with a really big, infinite problem for himself. “And now it came to pass that Alma said unto him: Behold, I am grieved because of the hardness of your heart, yea, that ye will still resist the spirit of the truth, that thy soul may be destroyed.” If we have received truth and then resist it, our potential is taken away. We are created to inherit all that God has. The Spirit will lead us through the process of progression. If we resist the Spirit of truth, all that progress goes away. We become damned. We choose to be so.
30:53-55
Finally, Korihor admits what has happened. “I always knew that there was a God. But behold, the devil hath deceived me; for he appeared unto me in the form of an angel, and said unto me: Go and reclaim this people, for they have all gone astray after an unknown God. And he said unto me: There is no God; yea, and he taught me that which I should say. And I have taught his words; and I taught them because they were pleasing unto the carnal mind; and I taught them, even until I had much success, insomuch that I verily believed that they were true; and for this cause I withstood the truth, even until I have brought this great curse upon me.” The “wisdom” of Satan can sound very compelling. We are fallen creatures in a fallen world, Satan’s path can sound appealing to the “carnal mind.” We naturally want to do what we want. If we hear supernatural teachings that match our own will, that feels pleasurable. Of course Satan’s words are pleasing to the carnal mind.
When we repeat an untruth enough, we actually start believing it. If that untruth brings us worldly success, we love it! Our pride is fed and it feels good in a carnal way. We can become addicted and dependent on lies that lift us above others. The truth, that would bring us down to earth, starts to sound unappealing.
Korihor, as a sign, is struck dumb. “Now when he had said this, he besought that Alma should pray unto God, that the curse might be taken from him.” Ironically, he’s asking Alma to pray to God to help him…
“But Alma said unto him: If this curse should be taken from thee thou wouldst again lead away the hearts of this people; therefore, it shall be unto thee even as the Lord will.” It’s interesting that Alma knows that Korihor would go right back to deceiving the people. He must have known how strong the natural man was in Korihor. Korihor had become addicted to the praise and respect and adoration that he was receiving from the people. He loved being popular. It felt so good to him and he would, again, reject God and preach Satan’s lies. Pretty lame.
30:58-59
The end of Korihor isn’t good. “And it came to pass that they were all convinced of the wickedness of Korihor; therefore they were all converted again unto the Lord; and this put an end to the iniquity after the manner of Korihor. And Korihor did go about from house to house, begging food for his support. And it came to pass that as he went forth among the people, yea, among a people who had separated themselves from the Nephites and called themselves Zoramites, being led by a man whose name was Zoram—and as he went forth amongst them, behold, he was run upon and trodden down, even until he was dead.” Korihor is then rejected by the people to the point that he is killed.
This doesn’t happen to the critics of the church. They get respect and appreciation and adoration and money. They experience success as they take advantage of those who have doubts. They make money and gain notoriety from sharing their views online. They enjoy having influence. They feel powerful. I don’t see them being ostracized. It’s likely not going to happen in this life.
But, there will come a day when they will have to face the consequences of their deeds - in this life or the next.
31:5,9-10
“And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.” As we are exposed to “preaching,” we are more likely to do what is right. In that day, the word of God was delivered mainly through teaching. Everyone didn’t have scriptures in their home or in their pocket. Our opportunities to be exposed to preaching is nearly limitless.
We can listen to preaching while we are doing yard work, or when we are getting ready, or when we are driving in the car, or when we are winding down for the day. I should take more advantage of all this opportunity. It is more likely that I will do “that which is just” if I do.
Frequent preaching is important. Human beings have short memories and are easily distracted. The Zoramites had “fallen into great errors.” Mormon calls them “dissenters.” We have latter-day dissenters. The verbiage that is often used is that members have fallen away. It’s an interesting phrase.
I visualize my testimony. It is like a tower. It’s strong but there is constant wind and rain working against it. It has to be kept up. Mold and decay and rust can appear over time if I’m not maintaining it. If I relax at the top of my testimony tower, this and that happens that grinds down the supports. It can get rickety. Pretty soon, my comfortable platform at the top becomes a swaying, unstable, contraption that is falling apart. Predictably, I will fall.
Or, my tower is like a big Jenga puzzle that has been hastily or thoughtlessly built. It looks kinda impressive but nothing is securely attached. There are a bunch of pieces that have just been placed on top of each other until it appears I have a testimony tower. There isn’t a sure foundation. There isn’t rebar or concrete supports. It’s just a bunch of things that are set on each other. I think it’s possible to grow up in this church and attend every week and get married in the temple and read the scriptures and pay tithing and have a calling and each of those things are just separate, little Jenga pieces. Our testimonies must be strengthened, continually, enduring to the end.
The Zoramites stopped doing the things that will maintain their testimonies. “Neither would they observe the performances of the church, to continue in prayer and supplication to God daily, that they might not enter into temptation.”
31:15
“Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever.” One of the key ways that Satan undercuts our understanding of the purpose of life is to make us believe that we cannot comprehend the nature of God. If God is a spirit, he doesn’t have a body. If he doesn’t have a body, then he was never a man who was resurrected and perfected. If he isn’t that, what does that say about our own path? What is our potential? Can we become like him? How does this life fit into that plan?
I truly this is very damaging. The belief that God is un-understandable is just confusing. The concept of a trinity is inherently meant to be beyond our ability to comprehend. Considering the Godhead as a triple-combination of the same being does not help us become closer to God, Jesus or the Holy Ghost. Seeing them as individuals with different roles in our immortality and eternal life gives us understanding of the eternities and our own future.
31:16-18, 22, 24-25
The heart of the problem with the Zoramites was pride. Pride feels so good. When we feel proud, endorphins are released that are addictive. The Zoramites are playing all of the greatest hits of pride:
“Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren.”
“…and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers.”
“…but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children.”
“We also thank thee that thou hast elected us.”
“…that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ.”
“And again we thank thee, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.”
Basically, they are grateful that God has chosen them to be smarter than their foolish brothers. The question is, do we ever believe that? Do we think we’re better than those who aren’t members of the church? Do we ever say, “thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell.” While it is true that we are a chosen people as members of the restored church, we are not better. We are not guaranteed a heavenly reward while others are destined for eternal mediocrity.
Because we are chosen, we have additional responsibility. We have a birthright - but with that comes a burden to gather Israel. Why? Because God loves all of his children EQUALLY. He doesn’t favor one person over another. Any non-member can be chosen. Remember that Joseph Smith was a non-member when he received the first vision. So was Alma and the sons of Mosiah. So was Saul. These are some of the greatest disciples of Jesus Christ ever recorded and every one of them began as a non-member. God will choose his elect from any place.
A big problem with those who are falling away are those who feel that they are more enlightened than the rest of us believers. The Zoramites were certainly intellectuals. “Now, from this stand they did offer up, every man, the selfsame prayer unto God, thanking their God that they were chosen of him, and that he did not lead them away after the tradition of their brethren, and that their hearts were not stolen away to believe in things to come, which they knew nothing about.” These people just felt that they were smarter and that their brethren had been fooled. How many ex-members believe that we are all a little dumb and misled? The answer is EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Of course, their pride led to a focus on wealth. “Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved; for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people; yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine goods. Yea, and he also saw that their hearts were lifted up unto great boasting, in their pride.” We all have eyes. We all see the good things that this world has to offer. We all know the difference between a broken down rusty car and a Ferrari. We would all agree that the Ferrari is better. We all know the difference between a really expensive meal and McDonalds. Most of us can discern expensive clothes vs. those from the Goodwill. Possessions are a convenient measuring stick of who is being successful in mortality. It’s SO EASY to become focused on “all manner of fine goods.” It’s because it’s what is in front of us. So much harder to focus on the eternally important, invisible things.
31:23, 27
“Now, after the people had all offered up thanks after this manner, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had assembled themselves together again to the holy stand, to offer up thanks after their manner.” The purpose of the Rameumptom was to be seen by others. It was not a piece of their spiritual effort.
They were already awesome so why would they need to work on becoming awesome during the week. They didn’t need God so why invite him into their lives at home where no one could see them? If they didn’t get public credit from their spiritual effort, what’s the point??
Again, it would be healthy for us to look inward to see if there is any amount of this in us. Are we more concerned about how we’re viewed in the congregation or how much spiritual progress we’re making week to week? If we care more about how our neighborhood feels about us than our personal relationship with God, we’ve got to reassess what we’re doing.
“Behold, O God, they cry unto thee, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. Behold, O God, they cry unto thee with their mouths, while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the vain things of the world.” Crying with our mouths in public is a prideful action. We are doing it to be heard. If we do that in public but our hearts are swallowed up in pride and seek after the vain things of the world, we can live an entire life without much progress.
This state of hypocrisy can be maintained for decades. Crying to the Lord in public but not thinking about him at home can be a comfortable condition for a lifetime. I think I’ve been in that condition for long stretches of years. I went to church, did home teaching, did my calling, went to the temple a few times a year but spent 99% of my personal time with work and leisure and naps. There wasn’t much personal prayer, personal study and looking for opportunities to serve. I wasn’t earnestly trying to refine myself and become more Christlike. I was just going through the motions and it was pretty dang comfortable. This is dangerous. This is being honorable but not valiant. It is a deceptive form of damnation - no progress is happening.
31:30-33, 38
In these verses, we read the type of help and blessing that the Lord will give us EVERY TIME WE ASK. We can’t say that about anything else. We can’t say that God will grant us blessings or remove our trials or fix our problems. But, if we ask what Alma asked, I can guarantee that God will do exactly what you’re earnestly looking for.
“O Lord, wilt thou give me strength, that I may bear with mine infirmities. For I am infirm, and such wickedness among this people doth pain my soul.”
“O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful; wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ.”
“O Lord, wilt thou grant unto me that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience these afflictions which shall come upon me, because of the iniquity of this people.”
“O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul, and give unto me success, and also my fellow laborers who are with me—yea, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, and also my two sons—yea, even all these wilt thou comfort, O Lord. Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ.”
“Wilt thou grant unto them that they may have strength, that they may bear their afflictions which shall come upon them because of the iniquities of this people.”
“O Lord, wilt thou grant unto us that we may have success in bringing them again unto thee in Christ.”
We may still experience trials. Alma and the sons of Mosiah would experience afflictions. But, the Lord “also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ.” Our afflictions can be made light in comparison to the “joy of Christ.”
Basically, if we ask for strength to bear our infirmities and comfort for our soul, we will ALWAYS receive that. God will ALWAYS strengthen us and comfort us. He might not remove our trials or grant us specific desires, but he will always strengthen and comfort us. But, we must ask for it. It is as it was with Alma. “Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith.” God grants these requests. But, they must be requested. It’s just the way it is.
31:35
If we see all of the random people in the world as our brothers and sisters, we’ll care about them more. It’s just natural. Alma certainly felt that way. “Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee.”
If we see them as our brothers and sisters and we believe the gospel is true, we will have a sincere desire to bring these precious souls unto Christ. It’s the bright side of human nature. When we care about someone and know how to help them, we have a desire to do just that.
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