verse 5 - "...And there were great and marvelous works wrought by the disciples of Jesus, insomuch that they did heal the sick, and raise the dead, and cause the lame to walk, and the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear; and all manner of miracles did they work among the children of men; and in nothing did they work miracles save it were in the name of Jesus..."
Miracles do not come from us. We are the instruments in the hands of the Lord to accomplish them, but the power comes from Him. We are blessed to be instruments and chosen/asked to serve the Lord.
We need to be humble and grateful for that blessing that He has given us.
verse 15-18 - "...and surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God..."
The people were faithful in keeping the commandments, and the Lord poured out His blessings upon them.
If we are faithful, we will receive these blessings as well. We can be happy now - we don't have to wait until after this life to be happy.
verse 20 - "...there was still peace in the land, save it were a small part of the people who had revolted from the church and taken upon them the name of Lamanites; therefore there began to be Lamanites again in the land..."
A group revolted and took upon them the name of Lamanites. It's more a matter of belief rather than lineage because a lot of these people could have been Nephites by lineage but decided to call themselves Lamanites.
If we do not keep the commandments, we could technically be classified as "Lamanite."
We need to keep the commandments so we do not become somebody we don't want to become (Alma 43:4).
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