Favorite Scripture Story

Last week I was asked about my favorite Scripture story: I'd like to share it before I get into the updates. :)

Once upon a time, there was this guy named Abinadi, he was a missionary, like me! Abinadi had an appointment with this big hot-shot named Noah.. There were lot's of other people there as well, but Noah was the one Abinadi was really trying to focus on and help. But from what I understand, Noah was kind of a jerk.. Turns out, when Abinadi got there, he began his simple teaching of Christ's coming and about the relationship between God and Christ, and I imagine it would've gone pretty well... But Noah was super prideful, and was closed to any talk of a so called "Savior" and thought Abinadi was a liar for claiming to know anything about Him.

Basically the minute Abinadi stopped talking, Noah was like: "Ok, you done? yeah? you sure? ok. now.... go stand in my fireplace."

So Abinadi was like: "I don't want to"

So Noah was all like: "yup."

And Abinadi was like: "Awkward..."

And so Noah said he could go home... but he would first have to take back everything he said about Christ and God and admit that he was lying and that they didn't exist.

meanwhile, there was this other dude, Alma, who was leaning up against the wall and he just kept thinking: "Dang. That was the best lesson I've ever heard. I hope Abinadi doesn't have to stand in Noah's fireplace so I can learn more from him."

long story short, Abinadi refused to deny the Christ. Noah got pretty angry at that fact!! Noah told his buddies to throw Abinadi into the fireplace and then Noah flipped the switch and turned it on. (he probably had some sort of evil laugh around this point, but it's not documented)

Alma on the other hand, knew that Abinadi was right. So after Abinadi got burnt to a crisp, Alma goes out and decides to start doing the same thing Abinadi did! Except Alma ends up baptizing 204 people in the waters of Mormon and decides to build 7 new churches in a city called Zarahemla! (GO ALMA!)

Abinadi was an awesome missionary, and even though he never got to see the effects of his teachings, his missionary work effected generations and generations of families because of ONE lesson that didn't even go very well. :)

"You can count the number of seeds in an apple, but you can't count the number of apples in a seed."

*(story found in Mosiah 17 and 18)

Elder Webster