Publishing Peace
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After Alma the Younger and the Sons of Mosiah were converted, they each set out to repair the damage they had caused to the Church. It just might be that as an instrument of their repentance, they started a magazine! Mosiah 27:35 explains that they were “publishing all the things which they had seen, and explaining the prophecies and scriptures to all who desired to hear them.” Could it be possible? What better way to get the word out quickly to large numbers than with a publication!
Mosiah 27: 37 further explains that “they did publish good tidings of good; and they did declare unto the people that the Lord reigneth.”
“For they did publish peace!”
Now, of course I kid. The printing press had not yet been invented in 100-90 B.C. Nor had the ability to mass distribute a magazine via subscriptions or Deseret Bookstore racks or digitally over the internet. But these young men needed a way to mass distribute their message; their “good tidings of good.” It would be interesting to know how they were able to accomplish this. Did they have a staff of writers handwriting their messages and passing them out at meetings and on street corners? Did they have people contributing ideas about what to communicate to their fellow Nephites? Did Father Alma manage the process? I wonder …
Mosiah 27:37 also exclaims “And how blessed are they!” Because they published peace. I can relate to that, what with both Alma the Younger and myself being fellow magazine publishers. For you see, we at The Arizona Beehive Magazine also “publish peace.”
We are often approached to publish content that is not so peaceful. The world, in case you have not noticed, is packed full of no-so-peaceful occurrences. Bad tidings of bad, if you will. People do not feel uplifted, but just the opposite, after consuming such content. So, we do not consider bad tidings of bad stories or content.
In the past we were known as “The Good News Newspaper.” After taking ownership of the Arizona Beehive, I altered the philosophical intent of the publication to be more about what is going to happen (magazine format) instead of what happened (newspaper format). Admittedly we often publish stories about past occurrences, but only do so if they proclaim “good tidings of good” that our LDS audience will enjoy. And we have been blessed for doing so. Thank you for reading.
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