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Welcome to talking scripture. I'm Mike and I'm Bryce and today Mosiah 29 through

Alma 4 now we kind of did Mosiah 29 last time so I think we're going to start

We're not going to go sequentially I think we're going to start with talking about the

Amal sites. So aren't we Bryce? Yep. I want to jump right in there because my

There is very little in the Book of Mormon that is more applicable to

teenagers and young adults in this church than this story of the Amlissides and I

find myself referring to it no matter what block of scripture I happen to be teaching.

It comes up in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and then the doctrine and covenants.

It is very pivotal and to all the young people that might be listening and especially to their parents out there.

I just think this is such an applicable story and not only that but I can't think of a better example of how the Book of Mormon restores the plain and precious things lost in the Bible.

One of the most complicated things in the Bible is made so clear and so plain by the story of the Amlesides.

So let's just jump in. Alma Chapter 2 is kind of the

history and then Chapter 3 is the commentary. And so who would you even say the Amlesides are?

The Amlesides are kind of this monarch group. You know, we've just come

from a monarchy to a system of judges and there's always going to be defectors. There's always going

to be those that want to go back to the old ways and the glory of having a king and so

there's this group I don't know if Amlissai is promoting this or as people are

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