![]() “And it came to pass that king Lamoni was much pleased with Ammon, and caused that his bands should be loosed and he would that Ammon should take one of his daughters to wife. “And Ammon said unto him: Yea, I desire to dwell among this people for a time yea, and perhaps until the day I die. “And the king inquired of Ammon if it were his desire to dwell in the land among the Lamanites, or among his people. “And thus Ammon was carried before the king who was over the land of Ishmael and his name was Lamoni … “And thus it was left to the pleasure of the king to slay them, or to retain them in captivity, or to cast them into prison, or to cast them out of his land, according to his will and pleasure. “And Ammon went to the land of Ishmael.” ( Alma 17:18–19.)Īnd you recall the Lamanites took him and bound him, as was their custom to bind all the Nephites who fell into their hands, and carried him before the king. “Now Ammon being the chief among them, … he departed from them, after having blessed them … , having imparted the word of God unto them … and thus they took their several journeys throughout the land. Now you recall they went forth to teach the Lamanites for the space of 14 years. “But this is not all they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.” ( Alma 17:2–3.) “They had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth for they were men of a sound understanding and they had searched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God. The scriptures describe the king’s sons in this way: After having had this great spiritual conversion, the king’s sons desired that they might go unto the Lamanites to be messengers of light to those people who walked in darkness. In the Book of Mormon, Ammon and three of his brethren, Aaron, Omner, and Himni, sons of Mosiah the king, were with Alma at the time when the angel first appeared unto him. Her lust grew until it could not be controlled, and finally, when Potiphar was away from his home, she approached Joseph and said, “Joseph, come and lie with me.” Joseph said to her, “How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” And he fled from her. As he went to and fro in the household of Potiphar, Potiphar’s wife began to lust. His cleanliness, his dedication to high principles, lifted him to a pinnacle far above all others with whom he worked and served. Joseph was fine and tall and strong and virile. The Lord blessed him through many trying experiences, and finally Joseph became second in command in the household of Potiphar, second only to Potiphar himself. The Lord was with Joseph, and he prospered. You recall that Joseph was sold by his brothers and taken into a foreign and distant land. But you Aaronic Priesthood bearers and Young Women are also born to be kings and queens, priests and priestesses.Īnother great son of a heavenly king was Joseph, the son of Jacob. ![]() Our Father is a king, and just as the king’s son was exposed to every vile and perverted thing in this life, so you will be exposed to much of the filth and degradation of our generation. We are all born to be kings in the kingdom of God. The boy said, “I cannot do what you ask for I was born to be a king.” Why had he not submitted himself to these things-why had he not partaken? These things would provide pleasure, satisfy his lusts, and were desirable they were all his. Finally, after intensive temptation, they questioned him. For over six months he had this treatment-but not once did the young lad buckle under pressure. He was surrounded 24 hours a day by everything that could drag the soul of a man as low as one could slip. They exposed him to dishonor and distrust. They exposed him to lewd and lusting women. They used vile language around him constantly. They exposed him to foods the richness of which would quickly make him a slave to appetite. They took him to a community far away, and there they exposed the lad to every filthy and vile thing that life could offer. They thought that inasmuch as the king’s son was heir to the throne, if they could destroy him morally, he would never realize the great and grand destiny that life had bestowed upon him. His young son, the prince, was taken by those who dethroned the king. King Louis had been taken from his throne and imprisoned. Many years ago I heard the story of the son of King Louis XVI of France.
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