Tagged with "Sunday School"
Book of Mormon Lesson 22: "Have Ye Received His Image in Your Countenances?"
This discourse by Alma is like a pair of spiritual contact lenses. Looking through it we see the atonement of Jesus Christ more clearly than we have seen it before. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Like the Bible, [The Book of Mormon] is a volume of holy writ that speaks forth the mind and will of the...
Book of Mormon Lesson 21: "Alma ... Did Judge Righteous Judgments"
The need for good government is perhaps greater today than any other time in history. We find wonderful examples of good leaders in Mosiah and Alma, who fearlessly stood for the right. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: The Book of Mormon was written for us today. God is the author of that book....
Book of Mormon Lesson 20: "My Soul Is Pained No More"
Sometimes it's hard to forget our own mistakes - so it can be heard to believe God can fully forgive us if we repent. But Alma the Younger is a supreme example that God means it when He says "I will forgive." QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Like the Bible, [the Book of Mormon] is a volume of holy writ...
Book of Mormon Lesson 19: "None Could Deliver Them But the Lord"
The middle chapters of Mosiah are full of examples that God is perfectly reliable. We must know this for ourselves and trust in the promises of the Lord. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Few men on earth, either in or out of the Church, have caught the vision of what the Book of Mormon is all about....
Book of Mormon Lesson #18: “God Himself Shall Redeem His People,” Mosiah 12-17
We are saddled with the task of sorting out the whole of Abinadi’s speech in a single lesson. That’s devastatingly difficult, particularly because Abinadi’s speech marks the—and I mean the—turning point in the history of the Nephites, and in about a dozen ways. We’ve got to look very...
Book of Mormon Lesson #17: “A Seer Becometh a Great Benefit to His Fellow Beings,” Mosiah 7-11 (Sunday School)
Let’s say that this lesson serves as a kind of bridge between Benjamin and Abinadi. At least, that’s how I want to take it. There’s much to learn as we cross this bridge, but my principal aim will be to set up as well as possible Abinadi’s speech and circumstances. We’ll see why...
Book of Mormon Lesson 16: "Ye Shall Be Called the Children of Christ"
Every organization requires certain standards of its members, and in the conclusion of King Benjamin's sermon, he teaches us the requirements for becoming part of the family of Christ. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Suppose that in this community there are ten beggars who beg from door to door for...
Book of Mormon Lesson 15: "Eternally Indebted to Your Heavenly Father"
What we know of King Benjamin suggests he is one of the most righteous civic leaders that has existed. This lesson begins our discussion of his great and last sermon. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: The Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the everlasting Gospel - the record of the ancient Nephites,...
Book of Mormon Lesson #16: “Ye Shall Be Called the Children of Christ,” Mosiah 4-6 (Sunday School)
In my last post, I worked through Mosiah 1-3, the first “half” of Benjamin’s speech. Now we have the remainder—Mosiah 4-6—to work through. I’ve already commented in my previous post on the fact that Benjamin has taken us, thus far, through a discussion of the creation, then of the fall,...
Book of Mormon Lesson #15: “Eternally Indebted to Your Heavenly Father,” Mosiah 1-3 (Sunday School)
King Benjamin’s speech in two lessons? Well, it’s a bit slower than we’re usually forced to go, but there’s anything but the necessary space here to deal adequately with Benjamin’s pregnant words. In many ways, Benjamin’s sermon is the Sermon on the Mount of the Book of Mormon, the...
Book of Mormon Lesson 14: "For a Wise Purpose"
In the pages of the small books of the Book of Mormon, we watch multiple methods of revelation at work: Enos's prayers, Jarom's communion with the Holy Spirit, and Mosiah's warning from the Lord. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: A powerful testimony to the importance of the Book of Mormon is to note where...
Book of Mormon Lesson #14: “For a Wise Purpose,” Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon (Gospel Doctrine)
We’re on our way from the small plates to Mormon’s abridgement, and that way is paved by several short books. What I’ll do in this lesson, mostly, is attempt to set the stage for the Book of Mosiah. I’ll have relatively little to say about what’s usually talked about in Enos and Jarom,...
Book of Mormon Lesson 13: The Allegory of the Olive Trees
Jacob's recital of the allegory of the olive tree is by far the longest and probably most complex chapter in the Book of Mormon. Explore the chapter and symbols with me in this lesson aid, as well as Jacob's experience with the first major anti-Christ among the Nephites. QUOTE OF THE WEEK:...
Book of Mormon Lesson #13: “The Allegory of the Olive Trees,” Jacob 5-7 (Gospel Doctrine)
As I mentioned in last post, I’ll be tackling all of Jacob 4-7 in this post. I noted last time that chapters 1-3 form a unit, while chapters 4-6 form a distinct unit, and chapter 7 forms a unit all its own. So I’ll be addressing chapter 4 in connection with chapters 5-6. And I’ll add some...
Book of Mormon Lesson 12: "Seek Ye for the Kingdom of God"
The life of Jacob cannot have been easy, but he never faltered. These first chapters of his book and his discussion of love and family give a powerful example of the courage of a prophet. Quote of the Week: The Book of Mormon claims to be a divinely inspired record, written by a succession of...
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