There is a group of passages in Isaiah that causes a lot of speculation in LDS (and wider Christian) circles. In reality, there are many such passages, but here I’m referring to those relating to an end times servant, sometimes called the ‘Davidic servant’. Throughout Isaiah, the prophet uses a combination of King David, Moses, and the future Cyrus as types of the future end times servant. In…

This week, we turn our focus to Mosiah chapters 11-17, where the powerful theme "A Light ... That Can Never Be Darkened" resonates strongly.

Abinadi before King Noah. Created by Andrew Bosley. Having embarked on the Come Follow Me Book of Mormon study, you’re probably eager for new insights and deeper understanding. This week, we turn our focus to Mosiah chapters 11-17, where the powerful theme “A Light … That Can Never Be Darkened” resonates strongly. These chapters provide a compelling narrative of faith, resilience, and divine…

I love Abinadi’s testimony of Jesus Christ. I can just imagine the light--the light of Christ--that must have shone from him as he bore this testimony:

“He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is endless, that there can be no more death.”

Abinadi or the power of God in the language

I have always admired the words of Abinadi or the power of God in the language before King Noah. We read in Mosiah from 12 to 16, the strategy of his speech in a situation of great tension, surrounded by enemies, in an example of intelligence and planning. Few people can on the march so coherently and effectively spin the nearly three thousand five hundred words that Abinadi uses in his warning…