The son of alma usually referred to as the book of alma, is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. Come follow me book of mormon alma 14 ponderfun youtube. It is a record of gods dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the americas. Unfortunately for new students of the langauge, his site is all in. See more ideas about book of mormon, mormon, scripture study. When an ending is added, the accent shifts and the original a vowel of the segholate qatl form returns. Alma 1alma 2, helaman 1helaman 2, and nephi 2nephi 3. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. The book of alma is known for its account of wars between the lamanites and nephites.
October 2011 21 book of mormon time line illustrations by taia morley. Alma introduces us to the second antichrist in the book of mormonnehor. Alma, the testimony of the word collection religious educator john w. Alma 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22. This chart lists in three groups the first seventeen rhetorical questions alma asks the people of zarahemla in alma 5. Teaching the book of mormon, part 1 1 nephi alma 16 john s. Nine years after the execution of nehor and four years after almas military victory over amlici, who was an ardent follower of nehor alma 2. Now it was in the law of mosiah that every man who was a judge of the law, or those who were appointed to be judges, should receive wages according to the time which they labored to judge those who were brought before them to be judged. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth.
Nehor teaches false doctrines, establishes a church, introduces priestcraft, and slays gideonnehor is executed for his. Alma is based on scriptural accounts found in the book of mormon. The book of mormon was conceived by trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez. The form of alma in the book of mormon reflects the hebrew segholate noun form. Alma is the longest book in the book of mormon and consists of sixtythree chapters, taking up almost a third of the volume. Mosiah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29. One of the book of mormons greatest figures, he is sometimes referred to. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Ponderfun is a simple and easy to follow book of mormon overview drawn in a cartoonstyle whiteboard animation that is fun for the whole family. He sought for fame and riches by establishing religious position based on popularity. This is a presentation of the story of the book of alma in the book of mormon. This is a fairly significant part of the book of mormon, since alma the youngers conversion is first narrated in mosiah 27, and he is the dominant figure in mosiah 2729 and in alma 145.
The son of alma, usually referred to as the book of alma, is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. For that action, alma incurred royal vengeance, banishment, and threats upon his life. And alma, also, himself, could not a rest, and he also went forth 2 now a we shall say no more concerning their preaching, except that they preached the word, and the truth, according to the spirit of prophecy and revelation. For information about what the book of mormon is please click below.
Part 1 of alma chapters 144 is a record of preaching the atonement to people holding each of these different points of view. The literary preservation of almas autobiographical wordplay maxwell. The trial of alma and amulek book of mormon central. Alma 12 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. So an enos 1 enos 2 naming pattern would be consistent with other parts of the book of mormon. Nehor teaches false doctrines, establishes a church, introduces priestcraft, and slays gideonnehor is executed for his crimespriestcrafts and persecutions spread among the peoplethe priests support themselves, the people care for the poor, and the church prospers. Submission through surrendering weapons of war and covenanting peace. The book of alma is the ninth and longest book of the book of mormon, containing sixty three chapters. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. He was a descendant of nephi 1, son of lehi, and was the young priest in the court of king noah who attempted a peaceful release of the prophet abinadi. Audio chinese book of mormon a number of people have written me asking for help finding an audio version of the chinese book of mormon. Complete this handout as a group, and discuss your answers to the questions. She has published articles on alma, lds home literature fiction and poetry.
Discussions on the book of mormon alma 14 originally aired. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. When abridging the account of almas mission in ammonihah, mormon tangentially explains the legal system under the law of mosiah. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints 620,8 views. The only survivor, moroni, kept the nephite records and then buried them before. Book of mormon commentary alma 5 page 4 of 16 alma 5. Start studying book of mormon assessment 1 nephi alma 16. Why did alma ask about having gods image engraven upon ones countenance. Book of mormon commentary alma 4 page 3 of 6 president gordon b. Gradually wickedness returned, wars raged, and the nephites were destroyed.
Book of alma mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Amlici, a man after the order of nehor, made war against the newly elected government of judges after failing to obtain his desire to be king see alma 2 3. And also an account of a war between the nephites and the lamanites, according to the record of alma, the first and chief judge. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. As used in scriptures, converted generally implies not merely mental acceptance of jesus and his teachings, but also a motivating faith in him. Alma is an idolatrous manuntil an angels rebuke leads to repentance and two. The title refers to alma the younger, a prophet and chief judge of the nephites. Alma 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. According to the book of mormon, alma was a nephite prophet who established the church of jesus christ in the americas during the reign of the wicked king noah. For it is because that ye are cast out that ye are despised of your brethren because of your exceeding poverty, that ye are brought to a lowliness of heart. The church has plans to release an official audio version sometime soon, but until then a member in taiwan has been recording chapters himself from the new chinese book of mormon translation. Book of mormon charts charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. Mormon was one of the two abridgers of the numerous records that went into making up the book of mormon, the other being his son, moroni.
Update 04092009 note, by the way, that the fatherson name sharing pattern shows up later in the book of mormon. It is not surprising then that so many of the great atonement sermons in the book of mormon are contained in these chapters. It is well that ye are cast out of your synagogues, that ye may be humble and that ye may learn wisdom. Hopefully, serious students of the book of mormon will analyze carefully alma 22. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Alma a descendant of nephi alma alma 2 alma the younger sons of alma gideon mulek amulon leader of the priests of king noah alma son of alma nehor an antichrist amilici. Nehor undermined the church by using priestcraft to establish a religious movement and profession that attracted many see alma 1. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating.
The book was written by ancient prophets through the spirit of prophecy and revelation. His is the voice that narrates the story of the book of mormon. Amulek tells his story and his reasons for preaching. Start studying book of mormon assessment 1 nephialma 16. Fair study aidsbook of mormon resources by chapter and. Ammaron instructs mormon concerning the sacred recordswar commences between the nephites and the lamanitesthe three nephites are taken awaywickedness, unbelief, sorceries, and witchcraft prevail. Alma 14 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
Chapter 26 im not bragging, im just really happy about how awesome my god is ammon boasts about his godaaron rebukes him for itthe lamanites delight in the shedding of blood and spend their days in the grossest iniquitygods bowels of mercy are all over the earth. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible, used by latter day saints. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Discussions on the book of mormon joseph smithhistory. Teaching the book of mormon, part 1 1 nephi alma 16. The principle author of the book was alma the younger, from whom it gets its name. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. The enos problem in the book of mormon adventures in. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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