“Helaman Went Forth Among the People to Declare the Word Unto Them”

Brant Gardner

We do not know the position of Helaman in the religious order of the Nephites, but it appears that he inherited the position of chief high priest. As we noted earlier in the discussion of the mechanism of the voice of the people, that mechanism did not preclude lineage positions in Nephite society, so it would not be unusual to have Helaman step into this position by right of inheritance.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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