It was an eyesore and a health hazard. The pond of standing water in a low-lying area had become a mosquito factory, producing enough of these parasites to torment everyone in the leprosy colony. Several times ideas had been offered to drain it, but nothing ever came of them. Then someone came that saw the pond as a wonderful opportunity and everything changed.

The ten chapters that we look at today are about both the low and high points of the Nephite nation. This is a time of continual war, brought on in large part by iniquity. At the same time, just as the light shines more clearly in a darkened world, we see the power of goodness in Helaman’s 2060 stripling warriors.

I have been married for 23 years and during the first ten years my husband had three affairs (that I know of). I was devastated but we managed to stay together. I recently found out that the second affair went further than he had originally told me. This has completely destroyed me.

In the Book of Mormon, we see examples of men who exemplify the characteristics of chaplains, even if they do not bear that official title.