Usurping Power

This week was awesome. We had a wonderful lesson, and one of our investigators started crying, and the spirit was there so strongly. It was incredible! I just absolutely love the mission. I'll never forget this time, and I'll always love the work.

I was reading in my scriptures recently, and I came across a really interesting verse, Alma 43:8:

For behold, his designs were to stir up the Lamanites to anger against the Nephites; this he did that he might usurp great power over them, and also that he might gain power over the Nephites by bringing them into bondage.

I think every time I read that verse, I thought it was to usurp great power over the Nephites, but he explicitly refers to the Nephites in the last part of the verse. Therefore, he stirs the Lamanites up to anger, so that he can usurp great power over the Lamanites! Anger then, is one of Satan's key tools to have power over us. If we can avoid anger, we can stay in control, and we can accomplish what we want. I know this is true, and I know that God and Christ live. I love you all!