BOM reflection

As I was reading through Alma chapters 60 and 61, there was something that really stood out to me about the way that Pahoran handles the accusations that Moroni writes to him in a letter.  In the letter to Pahoran, Moroni accuses him of using his position to get gain.  In Pahoran’s response he acknowledges that Moroni writes some strong accusations against Pahoran but instead of being upset with Moroni, he is not mad about it. 

When we were sitting in lecture, Bro. Griffin mentioned that Pahoran could have reacted in two different ways to the letter that Moroni wrote to him.  He could have used the experience to become bitter or he could become better from it.  I think that this is a really important concept to remember because every one of us faces this kind of choice many times.  Today when I went to the writing center, the girl who was helping me had an opinion almost completely contrary to mine.   She was quite combative when she was editing the ideas that I expressed in my paper.  I, like Pahoran, had two possible responses to her criticism.  I could have been bitter that she expressed her opposing point of view, or I could listen to her reasoning in order to strengthen my argument.  Since I have read the passage about Pahoran and saw his example in the way that he dealt with Moroni, I chose to listen to the criticism.  This helped me develop a better counterargument and rebuttal.