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Alma is preaching to the people of Ammonihah about people being foreordained to the priesthood because of their righteousness. Salem was a wicked city that became righteous largely through the faith, preaching and priesthood of one man, Melchizedek.
I like the story of Melchizedek because it is a reminder that one person can cause much good and cause a whole people to change and come to God. He accomplished this miracle through preaching with faith and with his authority. I don’t see any reason why a miracle like this should not occur again in our day. The person that could successfully make such a difference has to have a vision strong enough to overcome the common vision and way of thinking that a whole society shares.
Do you think that you could influence a whole society like this if you have faith, priesthood and preach with power?
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Thanks for your thoughts on this. I do not think anyone could have saved those in Ammonihah who perished. Destruction had been the warning if there was no repentance. Some who believed A&A left town before the destruction on 5 Feb 80 B.C.Alma 16:1) The leaders in Ammonihah were not just evil but they were evil organized against God, Christ and the plan of redemption. The spirit could not touch them because they had descended so low. They probably knew A&A were prophets of God but they hated God. They knew there was a God but they hated Him. They had already made a deal with Satan. They organized into the conspiracy of Nehor - a conspiracy against good. Alma 14:18, 15:15, 16:11. Same conspiracy exists today.
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