It is always better to choose to be humble than to be compelled to do so because people honor and respect their decision more when they themselves choose to do something. When people are compelled to be humble they often get angry as did the Zoramites. In Alma 35:3 it reads, “[the Zoramites] were angry because of the word, for it did destroy their craft; therefore they would not hearken unto the words.” When people are compelled to do something opposite from what they are currently doing often human nature causes them to do the exact opposite because they do not want to be seen as weak. In the case of the Zoramites, they were being taught about humbling themselves to the teachings of the Lord. These teachings destroyed their “craft” thus they
