Just a warning: this blog may not make any sense at all this time.

As i've been reading more government and book of mormon, i keep drawing both connections and differences. One thing lately that has struck me is the difference in Kingship. We were assigned an article to read about the Revolution vs. the government structure in the Book of Mormon, and it keeps leading me back to the same ideas - the Revolution was to get rid of a King, while the Nephite citizens fully embraced one. I couldn't understand why the Nephites kept wanting a king. The prophets had warned against it, and kings had been proven many times to cause destruction - jsut check out the war chapters of Alma.

After puzzling for awhile, i began to wonder if the reason Nephites wanted a King is because we've been taught in the gospel to trust our leaders. A king provides a sense of comfort, knowing that there is someone out there watching out for you, much like God does. And then, that led me to start thinking about the future. It was prophesied that there shall never again be a King in the Americas, until Christ comes. When Christ comes, we will have a King. He will be our King - kings must not be so bad. Christ will be the ultimate king, and one that we can trust and follow. And that's a truly comforting thought - to have a leader to teach and lead the world, without fear of corruption. And then came my final thought - isn't that what our prophet is now? isn't he kind of like the 'king' of the church? A divinely appointed one, but a "supreme" ruler nonetheless. Except for one thing. he has to answer to the true king.

yep, this blog post makes no sense. maybe i'll revise it in a few days when i've had time to truly sort out what i was trying to say. Maybe i'll turn to my good friend John Bytheway - there was something in one of his books that i can't quite remember that i wanted to add. oh well...