Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/29/alma-43-standing-for-truth/ Standing for Truth Alma 43 starts with the conflict in 74 B.C. between the Lamanites and the Nephites where many of the Zoramites defect to the Lamanite side. We read in Alma 43:8-9 the difference between the goals of the … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2014/01/pass-it-on-game.html This activity illustrates the importance of written records:I used it to reinforce how important it was that the words King Benjamin taught were written down and sent to those in the far areas who could not hear him as he spoke. What would have been the result had the people verbally passed the word?Use this activity any time you are teaching the blessing and importance of written…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/16/alma-1-3/ There is quite a bit going on in Alma 1-3. We are introduced to our second visible anti-Christ, as Nehor enters the stage (Sherem was the first- see Jacob 7). Following his death we read how the Nephites were able … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/14/mosiah-27-hope-for-parents-of-wayward-children/ Mosiah 27 usually causes young people to ask questions about those that they love who are not on the gospel path. I like to emphasize that the Lord does not judge us until the Final Judgment, and so it behooves … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/14/mosiah-29/ I appreciate the discussion Mosiah sets forth in Mosiah 29 regarding government, responsibility, and his opinion regarding kings and how they tend to limit liberty. In Mosiah 29:13 we read what I would term a fascinating verse: Therefore, if it … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/13/mosiah-25-29/ Mosiah 25-29 is a record of what happened in Zarahemla from approximately 120 to 91 B.C. The people of Zeniff’s colony, including Limhi’s people and Alma’s followers, had returned to Zarahemla and were united safely under King Mosiah’s rule. This … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/01/alma-1-2-nehor-was-popular.html what makes someone popular? A man by the name of Nehor became popular with the people in Zarahemla because he taught: Priests should not labor with their handsThe people should support themEveryone would be saved no matter what they did in lifeNeed not fearAll men are redeemed and will have eternal life So many people liked what they heard, they actually gave Nehor money and their support!…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/01/mosiah-29-freedom.html What does this picture represent?Freedom and LibertyIf you were a king, what benefits would you experience?King Mosiah was worried that the appointment of a new king would lead to contention, even war after he died. He proposed that the Nephite government should no longer be administered by a king but rather, a system of judges be put in place. Judges chosen by the voice of the people.
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/01/mosiah-27-repent-from-sin.html This wonderful talk by L. Tom Perry started off our lesson: I was on an airplane a few weeks ago on my way home. On the seat next to mine was a news magazine opened to an article which intrigued me. It was entitled “The Doubting American—A Growing Breed” (U.S. News and World Report, 26 Feb. 1979, p. 74). Its message was that belief, the energizer of progress…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/01/mosiah-26-sin.html What must we do in order to repent and seek forgiveness? Mosiah 26: 29-32Alma is taught by the Lord what those seeking forgiveness must do in order to repent.Confession of sins leads to forgivenessThe Lord will forgive those who repent in the sincerity of their heartsWe must forgive others to receive the Lord’s forgiveness I love what Elder Theodore M. Burton said in the Aug. 1988 Ensign…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/01/mosiah-26-testimonies.html When you think of something or hear something, you start to believe it can be true. This usually leads you to some sort of action that then allows you to achieve it.During King Mosiah’s reign, many of the “rising generation” (those that were little children during King Benjamin’s time) did not believe in the teachings of the church. They chose not to believe the traditions of their…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/08/mosiah-21-24-the-lord-will-strengthen-us/ Mosiah chapters 22 through 24 both illustrate how the Lord works in our lives to make us equal to our challenges. We read that the people of Limhi were in a tough situation in that “there was no way that they … Continue reading →
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