You're not going to be here. In Helaman, Chapter 1 through 6, the Lamanites become the righteous and the Nephites the wicked. How does this switch come about?

And the new enemy are the Gaddyant and robbers who capture the allegiance of many of the Nephites.

Things happen fast in the Book of Worman, a roller coaster of righteousness

and wickedness. I used to think it was hard to imagine such reversals and drama in such a short period

of time until we all entered these tumultuous times in our own nation.

Hello friends, we're Scott and Maureen Proctor and this is Meridian magazine's Come Follow Me podcast.

This week looking at the first six chapters of Heelaman and called The Rock of our Redeemer.

Today we start the study of the book of Helaman. To remind you of this prophetic line

we have Alma who served in the court of King Noah, followed by Alma the younger

followed by his son Helaman and now his son Helaman whose record this is.

Sometimes you think you'd like to see the end of the Nephite contentions and issues, but

in these chapters they continue to spill out.

The Pahoran, who was the chief judge and wrote Moroni the forgiving letter,

now has passed away and as we open our story there is a hot contention about who will assume his place.

He has many sons but only three are interested and there are three contesting divisions

among the people about who should get the position. and

finally, Pahoran, his father's namesake, is appointed by the voice of the people.

And while the next son, Pekumanai, united with his brother, the third contender,

Paeonkai, did not, and raised up in rebellion and sought to destroy the liberty of the people.

Someone is always ready to pounce and steal liberty.

Through history, liberty is most precious and always up for grabs by the tyrants.

For leading a rebellion,

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