Alma 8:1-6 Alma Preaches in Melek
Have students find verses that show why Alma had success among the people of Melek. What did Alma do? What did the people do? How are these things like the things people must do to have success in missionary work today?
Alma 8:7-13 Alma Preaches in Ammonihah
Compare the reaction of the people of Ammonihah to the reaction of the people in Melek (Alma 8:1-6). Why was the reaction different? What can missionaries do when Satan has a great hold upon the hearts of the people?
Alma 8:14-18 Alma Returns to Ammonihah
Have students list all the things they learn about angels from these verses. Cross-reference: 2 Nephi 32:3; Luke 1:11-38; D&C 49:26-27.
Alma 8:19-32 Amulek Joins Alma in the Ministry
Alma testified to Amulek concerning the mission the Lord had given him. What was Alma’s testimony? How did Amulek respond to that testimony? What power did they receive from God because of their faithfulness?
Alma 9:1-24 The Blessings of Heaven Forgotten
Alma tells the people of Ammonihah of the many ways the Lord has blessed them. List the blessings that have come from God to these people. What blessings have come from God in your generation that you may have forgotten or overlooked?
Alma 9:25-34 Alma’s Testimony of Christ
What things does Alma testify of concerning Christ? Why would people become angry at Alma for testifying of these things?
Alma 10:1-11 Amulek’s Testimony of Alma
Amulek testifies of Alma and his mission among the people of Ammonihah. What things does he say to try to persuade the people that Alma is a true messenger from God? How can you know if people are true messengers from God today?
Alma 10:12-16 Corrupt Lawyers
Find words that describe the lawyers mentioned in these verses. How are people today using the words that others speak to find fault with them and bring condemnation upon them? Cross-reference: 2 Nephi 28:8-10.
Alma 10:17-23 The Righteous Postpone Destruction
What does the Lord say by his own voice, by the voice of his angels and by the voice of prophets concerning the fate of the wicked? Why is it that the wicked are allowed to continue their existence on the earth? Why should we pray for wicked people?
Alma 10:24-31 The Influence of Corrupt Lawyers and Judges
A community or a nation does not go from righteousness to wickedness in a day. What is the foundation of the destruction of a community or nation? How is it built? Why will it ultimately fall? Cross-reference: Helaman 5:12.
Alma 11:1-20 The Money System of the People of Ammonihah
Mormon takes a great deal of space on the plates to describe the money system of the people of Ammonihah. Why would he do this?
Alma 11:21-22 Zeezrom’s Offer
Using the information found in Alma 11:1-20, what is Zeezrom offering Amulek if he will deny the existence of a Supreme Being?
Alma 11:23-37 Salvation in Sin?
Zeezrom asks Amulek several questions that have to do with the doctrines Amulek believes. He asks if there is a true and living God, if there is more than one God, how he knows these things, if the one who shall come is the Son of God, if the Son of God will save people in their sins. What are Amulek’s answers to these questions?
Alma 11:38-46 We Shall Be Brought to Stand Before God
What is there is Amulek’s words that would cause Zeezrom to tremble? What is there about the doctrine of Christ that would cause all people who are wicked to be afraid?
Alma 12:1-7 Zeezrom Trembled More Exceedingly
What does Alma say to Zeezrom that causes him to tremble more exceedingly? Why would wicked people, especially wicked judges and lawyers, be troubled by these words?
Alma 12:8-11 The Mysteries of God
How is it that a person can gain greater understanding of the mysteries of God? How is it that a person can lose what understanding of the mysteries of God he once had? How does Alma define the expression “the chains of hell”? What do people do today to bring upon themselves the chains of hell?
Alma 12:12-18 A Lake of Fire and Brimstone
What must a person do to take away the blessings of the Atonement of Christ? How is it that a person can stand before God as if there had not been an Atonement? Why would standing before God without the protection of the Atonement of Christ be like standing in a lake of fire and brimstone?
Alma 12:19-27 The Fall of Man
When Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden they could partake of the Tree of Life. They were commanded not to partake of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, but they were told they could choose for themselves (see Genesis 2:17; Moses 3:17; Abraham 5:13). Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. They could have lived forever if they had been allowed to partake of the Tree of Life. Why did God cut them off from that tree?
Alma 12:28-37 It Is Expedient that Men Should Know of God’s Plan
God cut off Adam and Eve from His presence and from the presence of the Tree of Life. What did He do, and what is He still doing, to help mankind come back into His presence? How can we take advantage of the effort God is making to bring us back to Him?
Sunday, July 13, 2008
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