Yea, and I will suffer even until death, and I will not recall my words, and they shall stand as a testimony against you. And if ye slay me ye will shed innocent blood, and this shall also stand as a testimony against you at the last day (Mosiah 17:10).Abinadi became a martyr. There has been so many martyrs in history. There was Joseph Smith, Jr. There was Stephen, Paul and Peter. Even the Savior, Jesus Christ.
Spencer W. Kimball gave a talk entitled "The Pattern of Martyrdom." Martyrs were for a great cause. They lived to complete their work. Their lives were given voluntarily. As Kimball said, "In every instance the martyr could have saved his life by renouncing his program." The testimony of those that died were sealed in blood.
And now, when Abinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire; yea, having been put to death because he would not deny the commandments of God, having sealed the truth of his words by his death (Mosiah 17:20)."But martyrs do not die. They live on and on," continues Kimball. "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church."
"And whoso layeth down his life in my cause, for my name’s sake, shall find it again, even life eternal" (D&C 98:13).
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