King Noah almost listened to Abinadi. Then the voices around him drowned out the truth with exactly what he wanted to hear. His story raises an uncomfortable question for us: When God challenges what we already believe, are we willing to listen, or do we simply find more agreeable voices?
Tag: decision-making
Don’t Let Emotion Cloud Your Judgement
Zeniff is described a few times in Mosiah as overzealous–eager to excess. His objective was to regain the Land of Lehi-Nephi. Probably not a bad pursuit. But he wanted it so much that it seems to have clouded his judgement; he covenants with King Laman that he would be allowed to possess the land. But,…