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talking scripture. I'm Mike and I'm Bryce and today we're going to be an

Alma 30 through 31. This is really big on the

anti-Christ and there's a couple groups of them and Alma's going

to contend with them. Alma chapter 30 is so applicable today isn't it rice?

Yes and that's the thing President Benson said that the Book of Mormon brings people to Christ in two ways.

First, it teaches about Christ all the goods. What do we need to do? The covenants. How do I tap into his grace?

But then President Benson said it exposes the enemies of Christ because the very enemies that they faced in the Book of Mormon are the enemies we face today and this is a very common one.

20 years ago if I had asked a group of Latter-day Saints, any age group,

how many of you know and love someone that has not only left the church

but is actively fighting against it trying to

destroy it trying to destroy faith raise your hand I wonder how many hands would go up

20 years ago but if I ask that question today, which I do, I frequently ask groups of Latter-day Saints,

how many of you know and love someone who has not only left the church but is actively

fighting against it, trying to destroy it trying to really do

damage to church beliefs and to destroy people's faith.

Almost every hand goes up. We all know someone and then on occasion I said can you tell me who it is not a name but a

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