Mormon Dilemma 727

Grammar Problem in the BoM

Alma 26:9; “For if we had not come up out of the land of Zarahemla, these our dearly beloved brethren, who have so dearly beloved us, would still have been racked with hatred against us, yea, and they would also have been strangers to God.”

Matthew 10:30; “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”

If the very hairs on my head are numbered how could God keep making grammatical errors in “scripture”?

I took a new found interest in this verse from Matthew when I went through chemotherapy.  Each time I brushed my thick long black curly hair I saw more hair in the brush than I did on my head.  Although I didn’t lose all my hair in either of the intense chemo treatment periods the damage was done and I talked to the Lord about this verse in His word.

If He knew the number of every hair on my head then certainly He knew my grief in having just one more thing go wrong during my illness.  I needed to have someone I could always lean on that didn’t have any other agenda but me during those times and He was always there showing me more about Himself in His word and how He was watching over me.

Somehow in my self-centered vanity of not wanting to be bald, sweet Jesus comforted my concerns about every aspect of my illness and the worry I had for my young children.

If I hadn’t been able to rely upon His word during those intense times I wouldn’t have made it physically let alone emotionally. Being able to trust in His word and not getting sidetracked by the inept content in Alma is a relief now that I’m a Christian!  Thank You Jesus!