King Benjamin leads a peaceful people all his days. He teaches his sons the language of his fathers;
2."...And he caused that they should be btaught in all the clanguage of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord.
3 "And he also taught them concerning the records which were engraven on the aplates of brass, saying: My sons, I would that ye should remember that were it not for these bplates, which contain these records and these commandments, we must have suffered in cignorance, even at this present time, not knowing the mysteries of God."
I think that the purpose of this is not just so that they can read and write and reason and understand and be smart, but so that they will not forget their fathers and their history. So they can teach it to their children and posterity. So their people can be guided by leaders who understand truth and who understand that truth will make them free.
7. "And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to asearch them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should bkeep the commandments of God, that ye may cprosper in the land according to the dpromises which the Lord made unto our fathers."(you get footnotes in that one!)
King Benjamin has 3 sons, Mosiah, Heloram, and Helaman. He appoints Mosiah to be the next king. I just had the thought that Heloram and Helaman are also in positions of leadership. I don't know if they are or not, but I just thought it could be so.
I guess that the main lesson we have to learn from this is we need to be literate in studying, knowing, learning, loving and living the word of the Lord, so that we can be a prosperous people. Our leaders need to make moral choices and lead in righteous ways that promote freedom and a happy people. Likewise, we need to lead in righteousness in our homes and neighborhoods. Our work places and volunteer places and churches and in public. If we know truth, we have a responsibility to not only live it, but to teach it. Sometimes, this may mean directly bearing witness of the truths that we know and sometimes it may mean indirectly bearing witness. Either way we do it, as we live according to our knowledge, we find peace, and happiness and we are able to share that with others.
To read or listen to the whole chapter go here:
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/1?lang=eng#listen=audio
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