Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 56:37, 40, 54
"Yea, even to a considerable distance, insomuch that when they saw the army of Antipus pursuing them, with their might, they did not turn to the right nor to the left, but pursued their march in a straight course after us; and, as we suppose, it was their intent to slay us before Antipus should overtake them, and this that they might not be surrounded by our people.
Now they durst not turn to the right nor to the left lest they should be surrounded; neither would I turn to the right nor to the left lest they should overtake me, and we could not stand against them, but be slain, and they would make their escape; and thus we did flee all that day into the wilderness, even until it was dark.
And now it came to pass that we, the people of Nephi, the people of Antipus, and I with my two thousand, did surround the Lamanites, and did slay them; yea, insomuch that they were compelled to deliver up their weapons of war and also themselves as prisoners of war."
Twice in this chapter it mentions the tactic of turning neither to the left or to right. Both sides knew the moment they did that they would be surrounded and overcome. It made me think of the importance of staying in the mainstream of the church and not going into the fringes, to the far right or the far left. There are so many parallels in life that going to the extreme either way will cause you to become unbalanced and eventually overcome.
Eventually Antipus army in the rear caught up to and fell upon the Lamanites. While the Lamanites were trying to overpower the army of Antipus the army of Helaman turned with its 2000 stripling warriors and fell upon them. The Lamanites were now caught in the middle and overcome. Teaching me that if I am faithful and neither turn to the right or the left, that when the time comes that I must stand against evil I will win when the Lord is on my side.
"...Father, behold our God is with us, and he will not suffer that we should fall.." (Alma 56:46)
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