For nearly 480 years, the Nephites had been ruled by kings. When all of King Mosiah’s sons turned down
the opportunity to succeed him as king of the Nephites, Mosiah suggested a
different kind of government. He
reasoned that if a king causes people to sin, their iniquities are answered
upon the head of that king. But if there
is no king, every man is equal to every other.
And if that is the case, each person is responsible for his own actions
(see verses 30 – 32). Mosiah’s desire
was that his kingdom become a land of liberty, that everyone might “enjoy his rights
and privileges alike.” So King Mosiah
established an organization of judges to succeed him in leading the people.
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