Mosiah 27: 1-2

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Mosiah 27:1-2 

1 And now it came to pass that the persecutions which were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers became so great that the church began to murmur, and complain to their leaders concerning the matter; and they did complain to Alma. And Alma laid the case before their king, Mosiah. And Mosiah consulted with his priests.

2 And it came to pass that king Mosiah sent a proclamation throughout the land round about that there should not any unbeliever persecute any of those who belonged to the church of God.

Quotes for Discussion

“Many students who enroll at LDS Church-owned universities and colleges are caught off guard when they discover opposition in what they believed would be a trouble-free environment. . . . But frequently, just when they believe they’ve left their opposition behind . . . these students discover that opposition has stowed away on board, for it crawls out of the closet when they have hardly unpacked their bags. There may be unstable roommates who have not yet made a genuine break from their habits of the past; there may be disappointments with what appeared to be ideal arrangements for housing or classes; or, surprisingly, there may be new forms of temptation to which the unsuspecting are especially vulnerable when they let down their normal guard. . . . But, if our Church campuses are the Garden of Eden, they unfortunately still have their share of serpents.”

Bruce C. Hafen (The Broken Heart, pp. 64-65)

“There was a time when we were driven by mobs, and our faith was tried in various ways. . . . There are no mobs now, we do not have our houses burnt down now, or our cattle shot down. But shall we be without trial? . . . It is necessary in the providence of God—that there should be liquor saloons, etc., so that Latter-day Saints . . . if they want to drink beer and get drunk, or go in and play billiards and gamble, or go to other places that are worse-can do so. ‘But,’ says one, ‘I thought in coming to Zion I was coming to a place of purity where none of these things existed.’ If that had been the case how would you have been tried?”

George Q. Cannon (Journal of Discourses 22:108)