Alma 37:38-44 (8/31/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  I Love to See the Temple
Prayer:  Mom

Alma 37:38-44

What we learned...

"The Liahona is like a temporal version of the word of Christ." (Shaylee)

"The Liahona to us today is the word of God through scriptures and church leaders." (Brandon)

"With both the word of God and the Liahona if you don't follow them you won't make it to the promised land." (Kenyon)

"The Liahona worked according to their faith." (Jaron)

"By not giving heed to the Liahona Lehi's family did not travel in a direct course, which caused them to experience hunger and affliction and it took them much longer to reach their destination. The same principle applies to us that if we don't give to the word of God that we will experience more afflictions and take longer to obtain eternal life, and we risk not reaching it at all." (Maycee & Dad)

Alma 37:31-37 (8/30/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  We'll Bring The World His Truth
Prayer:  Dad

Alma 37:31-37

What we learned...

"Alma taught Helaman to not give people the secret plans but to teach them to hate sin and iniquity." (Shaylee)

"People who are wicked and work in darkness will have their land cursed forever if they don't repent and become righteous." (Brandon)

"No one should ever be tired of doing good works." (Maycee)

"Alma taught Helaman to learn in thy youth to keep the commandments." (Jaron)

"Do not cease to do good works." (Kenyon)

"If we are praying and counseling with Him, He will be watching over us." (Mom)

"We will saved if we are counseling with the Lord each day on what He would have us do and then do it. That is the test of this life to see if we will do the will of the Lord instead of ours. The key is to make our will to do the Lord's will."  (Dad) 

Alma 37:24-30 (8/29/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  A Child's Prayer
Prayer:  Maycee

Alma 37:24-30

What we learned...

"Heavenly Father will bring unto light their secret works of darkness." (Maycee & Mom)

"The people murdered the prophets." (Jaron)

"Alma told Helaman to keep the secrets plans and covenants from the people and only bring their wickedness and abominations to light." (Kenyon)

"They did not want all of the secret codes and abominations to be revealed so that the people wouldn't be tempted to do them." (Brandon)

"Alma was telling Helman how destruction was coming upon the wicked for their works of darkness." (Shaylee)

"The interpreters, or Urim & Thumim, was prepared and given to the prophets in part to reveal to them the secret works of darkness of the wicked."  (Dad) 

Alma 37:17-23 (8/27/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  
Prayer:  Jaron

Alma 37:17-23

What we learned...

"If the people don't repent, they'll be destroyed." (Jaron)

"The people work beginning to work in darkness, and if they didn't repent they'd be destroyed." (Maycee & Mom)

"At this time in the scriptures the Lord already had fulfilled His promises for thousands of the Lamanites had been converted to the Gospel." (Brandon)

"Alma urged Helaman to heed his words and be diligent in keeping the commandments." (Kenyon)

"The Lord said to not tell anyone about the 24 plates that had been found because the people worked in darkness, and they might try to go after them." (Shaylee)

"The Lord will fulfill ALL of His promises or else He would cease to be God. So when it comes to a promise the Lord has made it's all a matter of when not if it will be fulfilled."  (Dad) 

Alma 37:10-16 (8/26/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  A Child's Prayer
Prayer:  Shaylee

Alma 37:10-16

What we learned...

"The Lord promised Helaman as long as he stayed faithful that they plates would be safe in his care." (Shaylee)

"The Lord's mysteries were not made known fully unto Alma." (Maycee & Dad)

"The plates are sacred, which means holy." (Jaron)

"The Lord promised Helaman that if he stayed true to the faith, and listened to what the Lord said that he would not have the scriptures stolen." (Kenyon)

"If Helaman broke the commandments then the plates would be taken away from him." (Brandon)

"Alma taught Helaman that whatever the Lord asks of us we should trust and do because the Lord does things for a wise purpose. We need to put our faith in God and do his will even when we don't understand why."  (Dad) 

Alma 37:4-9 (8/25/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  The Lord Is My Light
Prayer:  Kenyon

Alma 37:4-9

What we learned...

"If not for the records which were written in the scriptures a lot could not have happened such as the thousands of Lamanites that were converted." (Kenyon)

"The record had enlarged the memory of the people." (Jaron)

"The Lord can work in small ways not just big miracles." (Shaylee)

"The records have convinced many of the error of their ways." (Maycee & Mom)

"Alma told Helaman that the record which they kept would come forth one day and go to all nations of the world. So he saw the Book of Mormon flooding the earth in the last days."  (Dad) 

Alma 36:29-30, 37:1-3

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  I Love to See the Temple
Prayer:  Mom

Alma 36:29-30, 37:1-3

What we learned...

"If you keep the commandments of God, you'll prosper in the land." (Maycee)

"Alma commanded Helaman to keep the record of the people." (Jaron) 

"Alma passed down the plates to Helaman to keep the record of the people." (Shaylee)

"Alma was talking to Helaman to remember how their ancestors were captive for four hundred years by the Egyptians. So he should always remember that as Alma has to be righteous so that doesn't happen to his people." (Mom) 

"If you don't keep the commandments of God, you will be cut off from His presence, which on earth is to lose the Holy Ghost and be separated from Him in eternity if you don't repent."  (Dad) 

Alma 36:22-28 (8/23/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron, Maycee, Rian & Nora
Hymn:  Follow The Prophet
Prayer:  Dad

Alma 36:22-28

Alma 36:16-21 (8/22/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Gethsemane
Prayer:  Maycee

Alma 36:16-21

What we learned...

"Alma the younger remembered the atonement." (Maycee) 


"When Alma thought about the Atonement of Christ and prayed for Jesus's help he remembered his pains no more." (Jaron)

"Because Alma figured out that he wasn't going to be dead forever he was filled with as much joy as he was pain earlier." (Shaylee)

"Alma said to his son that when he went through this he was both pained and joyed." (Kenyon)

"It shows what happened to Alma the younger that anyone can have a change of heart because he was wicked and not a good person but he changed and had righteous desires. So someone who is wicked can become righteous." (Mom) 

"In order to experience joy we must also experience sorrow. That doesn't mean that we should be wicked because we will experience sorrow in this life no matter what, and by being wicked we will bring more sorrow upon ourselves and others. Jesus experienced the most sorrow of us all, and He was perfect. But the good news is that we all can be saved from our sins and iniquities if we will use the atonement in our lives like Alma did."  (Dad) 

Alma 36:8-15 (8/21/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron, Maycee & Nora
Hymn:  I Am a Child of God
Prayer:  Mom

Alma 36:8-15

What we learned...

"The angel told Alma to arise or stand up." (Nora) 

"Alma destroyed many souls that might not be able to restored." (Maycee) 

"Alma was unconscious for three days and nights but to Alma it seemed like an eternity." (Shaylee)

"When the wicked are before the judgement seat of God they will be reminded of all the things they've done and feel guilty and horrified." (Kenyon)

"Alma was reminded of all the horrible things he had done and wished he could cease to exist." (Brandon)

"Alma was blessed that he was blessed that he was able to see all of his sins before he died and was able to repent and change his ways." (Mom) 

"Alma's torment was so great that he would rather cease to exist than have to face God knowing of all of his sins and iniquities."  (Dad) 

Alma 36:1-7 (8/1/17)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  A Child's Prayer
Prayer:  Shaylee

Alma 36:1-7

What we learned...

"Alma was testifying to Helaman his son to trust in God through your afflictions." (Shaylee)

"Alma taught his son Helaman about his conversion and how he used to go around trying to destroy the church but after seeing an angel the truth was known to him." (Kenyon)

"If you trust in God He will give you the support you need in the trials of your faith, not that you won't have them." (Brandon)

"Alma was talking to Helman about trusting in God." (Maycee) 

 "If you keep the commandments, you shall prosper in the land." (Jaron) 

"Alma was telling Helaman how he went about with the sons of Mosiah doing the wrong things and how he was converted by the angel who came to stop him from seeking to destroy the church." (Mom) 

"If we put our trust in God we are not spared from troubles, trials and afflictions but rather God will help us through them and to use them to help us prosper spiritually."  (Dad)