A political statement with a different perspective

There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in aone, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God

What does the word –ites mean?

The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the American Indians.

Could Democrats, Repulicans, liberals, conservatives be the -ites of the nation today?

Who causes the contention in this country?

3rd Nephi 11: 29

29 For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.



When Christ came to visit the America’s. He brought peace to the land.

4th Nephi 1: 15-16

15 And it came to pass that there was no contention in the land, because of the love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people.

16 And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God.

Can you imagine a world with complete peace?

These people had it for about 200 years.

We can have it too! The Book of Mormon was written for our day. And it talks about situations that we live in.

Test it out. Read the stories of the Lamanites, the Nephites, and the rest. And see if you can’t find similarities in our world.

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