The Book of Mormon: Part 29 (Alma chapters 43-46)

This episode is part 29 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 43-46 of the book of Alma. The war mentioned in Alma chapter 35 now gets detailed. We meet a new character--Captain Moroni--who reminds me of William Wallace from Braveheart or Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.

After Captain Moroni leads the Nephites to victory, the sons of Alma try to reform the church. A suave strong guy named Amalickiah starts a faction in Zarahemla to make him king and corrupt the church. Captain Moroni goes all American patriot with flags and rallying troops to protect liberty. Alma chapter 46 even includes the phrase "the blessings of liberty" that comes from the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, and "land of liberty" which sounds like a familiar song. We have a little fun with the obvious patriotic references.

YouTube videos used for sound bites:

Braveheart (1995) - Best scene - William Wallace's speech (HD)

Famous Speeches: Aragorn at the Black Gate

United States of America National Anthem (Instrumental)

Home Free - My Country Tis of Thee

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 43, 44, 45, 46]

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