King Benjamin

Every culture has a great leader or unifying symbol from the past that it looks to it seems. Moses is one of the most recognized of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition. Buddha and Confucius are noble leaders of redolent thought. Within Nephite society in ancient America, one of those great leaders is a king by the name of Benjamin. 

Through his teachings and sermons, he aided in a spiritual movement that set the course of the children of Lehi and laid the foundations for the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ among the Nephites and Lamanites. The links below direct the reader to his legacy as a person of history. Read and enjoy.

King Benjamin: the Man not the Money! - King Benjamin began his reign during a precarious time in Nephite history, one of transitions. His father King Mosiah had passed away during a great contention with the Lamanites, and Benjamin had to step into his role...

Doers of the Word - Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the...

Altruism in The Book of Mormon - How much greater a desire should humanity towards altruism seeing that God has provided all things! Are not all dependent on the grace of God in his kindness to provide the sphere called earth with an atmosphere...

Become like a Little Child - In order to become one of God's chosen people or a saint, Benjamin expresses that all MUST deny, put off, reject--or any other word of separation--the natural or basic man.