Discussions on The Book of Mormon: Enos; Jarom; Omni
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Enos; Jarom; Omni
Originally aired: 7/11/2008
Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss 3 of the 14 books of the Book of Mormon, which covers about 400 years of the Book of Mormon timeline: Enos, Jarom, and Omni.
Presenters: Victor Ludlow, Charles Swift, Frank Judd, Jared Ludlow
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The dynamic between the Nephites and Lamanites seem to be an allegory for any difference in perspective where on view is generally more enlightened than the other creating peace and prosperity for one and resentment for the other. You can see this all the way back to Adam and Eve having resentment for God’s knowledge of good and evil; Cain’s resentment of Abel; Joseph’s brother’s resentment of Joseph. You can see the same dynamic today between classist and ideological disparity creating resentment.
The struggle between the Nephites and Lamanites seem to be an on going struggle, and one that Enos engaged passionately in his youth. In verse 3, when he says he was in the forest hunting “beasts,” I took that to mean those who cause pain, anger, and fear: the Lamanites. More broadly speaking, one’s “beasts” are those people who thoughtlessly or emotionally hurt us in some way. Like beasts, they do not have the benefit of enlightenment so it could be argued that it is not their fault for being that way. By lashing out at another in retaliation, you lose your grasp of the light that is Jesus’s teachings. This is why Jesus taught to hate the sin, and not the sinner.
“Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do.”
These were the teachings from his father that Enos was referring to. In his sin; in his failure to bring forth light into the world, he brought himself to the brink of damnation which would also damn his Lamanite brothers to the same fate. How could one save another from the darkness, when the one reaching out drops their illumination into the abyss.
It is this revelation that Enos wants saved in the records: his failure as a sinner, and his salvation through Jesus. Once he came back to the light after dropping to his knees in the forest, he wanted to atone. Instead of asking God to smite his wayward brethren, he instead asks that God preserve the record of his failure and subsequent redemption. Enos understands that anger and resentment are fleeting as compared to love and forgiveness, so he asks God, that even if the Nephites are destroyed, to preserve the record of their failure, repentance, and guilt for THEIR part in the war.
Ultimately, Enos wants the Laminites to come back to the light, and if they have to learn from the Nephite’s mistakes posthumously, then so be it. Let Enos’ record of love, repentance, and forgiveness outlast the anger and pain of today.
That’s a lesson for anybody today. We all make mistakes. We all lash out at the people who hurt us. However, we need to make those mistakes so we learn from them and become stronger. Overcoming struggle and learning from mistakes has another benefit besides the acquisition of personal strength. The wisdom and strength that we acquire from overcoming trials and tribulations are testimonials for others to learn from.
That’s the other reason Enos prayed to God to preserve his record: so the Laminites could learn from the Nephites failures and mistakes and see that the path to salvation is always open.
It would seem from the limited scripture of Enos he may have struggled with some things, in verse 2 he speaks about wrestling with the lord and in verse 7 he was surprised to hear the response from the saviour and he questioned the merited response from the Saviour.
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