You're not going to be here. Aldenile Maxwell called the chapters we are studying today the manual of discipleship.

Since Mormon could include only the hundredth part of the records he had available to him,

this may be the reason he zeroed right in on King Benjamin's address and gave us so much of it.

He knew we in the latter days would want to learn discipleship to.

Hello, we are Scott and Maureen Proctor and welcome to Meridian magazines

Come Follow Me podcast on the Book of Mormon.

Today our topic is filled with love towards God and all men, which covers

part of King Benjamin's address in Mosiah, chapters one through three. The transcripts for

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As our story begins, let's get some context.

Remember that in the days of King Benjamin, there had been a serious war with much

bloodshed between the Nephites and the Lamanites.

Nevertheless, the Nephites had won, and King Benjamin had driven the Lamanites out of the

land of Zarahamla.

The Nephites are now living in a time of continual peace and security, not a small thing

when they are in such a bad neighborhood with bloodthirsty foes.

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