Alma 20

(April 1, 2014)
Like King Lamoni, there are those around us that we fear to offend.  Perhaps they, too, are family members and we worry about the effect of speaking certain things to them, and so we bite our tongues.  I think that this is, in general, a good thing.  But there comes a time when we need to overcome our fear of giving offense and speak boldly to those we fear.  King Lamoni set the example – he was afraid of his father, but in the moment of truth (when commanded to slay Ammon), Lamoni boldly told his father that he would do no such thing.  He testified to his father.

We must be willing to likewise boldly stand up for the truth at all times, and to speak up for the truth at the right times.  It is sometimes hard (for me, at least) to know those times.  But a determination to be ready is sufficient, I believe.