Helaman 13

This semester I am taking a class entitled Family & Community Relationships. I'll don't know much about the subject now as the semester has just begun. However, I do know some things.

Samuel the Lamanite speaks to the people of Zarahemla saying that it is because of those who are righteous that it is saved (12). In the Book of Mormon Student Manuel, it reads:

"There have been times when the wicked were spared from terrible destructions because there were righteous people living among them. The wicked people of Zarahemla had the righteous people to thank for their preservation from destruction, though, of course, they did not know it. In a few years Zarahemla lost this silent and unappreciated protection, and Samuel’s words were fulfilled (see 3 Nephi 9:3). Even Sodom and Gomorrah would have been spared if only 10 righteous people had lived there (see Genesis 18:23–33). 

"How we live really does make a difference. The personal righteousness of a few can become a great blessing to others, especially to those in our own family and local community."

We have a responsibility to live righteously and have a positive influence on our families and communities. We can bless others through our actions and words. We should make a stand for truth and righteousness and be a light to others.