02 May 2011

Osama Bin Laban

My sister and I texted a bit today about the recent news of Osama Bin Laden's death. I sent to her "Well, I hate for life to be lost, but call him Laban..." I really do feel that way. (If your unfamiliar with who Laban is, refer to the chapters 3 and 4 of 1 Nephi in the Book of Mormon here). Then later today I was doing my Book of Mormon reading in Alma 46 and came across this scripture which I found very interesting.
"9 Yea, and we also see the great wickedness one very wicked man can cause to take place among the children of men."
1 Nephi 4:13
"13 Behold the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes. It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief."