Alma the younger was the son of the convert alma king noahs priest, and he rebelled against his fathers christian teachings and sought to destroy the church with king mosiahs four sons. Alma and amulek are delivered by the power of god alma 815 book of mormon by book of mormon videos. Alma is the longest book in the book of mormon and consists of sixtythree chapters, taking up almost a third of the volume. Alma and amulek teach about faith in jesus christ alma 34this weeks episode of the book of mormon videos is alma and amulek teach about faith in jesus christ alma 34. Alma and amulek are imprisoned and smittenthe believers and their holy scriptures are burned by firethese martyrs are received by the lord in glorythe prison walls are rent and fallalma and amulek are delivered and their persecutors are slain. Alma even saidyea, even if you can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of. A new behindthescenes video highlights the filming of season three of the book of mormon videos, from king benjamin to alma the younger. He learns that many people in gods church have become prideful. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. I propose to analyze the six verses in alma chapter 40 and, with the help of other passages from the book of mormon and explanations of latterday prophets of god, attempt to answer the above questions and to clarify any misunderstandings that may have arisen. Craig share messages of gratitude, honor, and love for all women in commemoration of mothers day on their social media. Chiasmus in the book of mormon religious studies center. When this lofty claim is probed, it generally comes down to a moment when they prayed. Its about 600 bc and the families that left jerusalem face loss and hardship as they travel toward a promised land, a challenging task from god building a ship tests, the families, faith based on actual events, as recorded in the book, mormon, another testament of jesus christ. Alma the younger wakes up and testifies to the people that the savior jesus christ has taken away his sins and he is a new person.
I believe that jesus has his own planet as well and i believe that the garden of eden was in jackson county, missouri if you believe, the lord will reveal it and youll know its all true, youll just feel it youll be a mormon and, by gosh, a mormon just believes a mormon just believes just believe, a mormon just believes oh, i believe. Alma heads a mission to reclaim the apostate zoramitesthe zoramites deny christ, believe in a false concept of election, and worship with set prayersthe missionaries are filled with the holy spirittheir afflictions are swallowed up in the joy of christ. As the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was justyea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto themtherefore alma thought it was expedient that they. The topic of this chapter is almas teachings concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection alma 40. God isnt expecting you to suddenly get up one morning and announce the book of mormon is true. Does the name alma challenge the historicity of the book of.
The books central purpose, however, is found on its title page. The record of alma in the book of alma is unique in that it comprises 22. Many people believe almas testimony and choose to repent and be baptized in the waters of mormon. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1992, 12939.
Mar 10, 2020 a new behindthescenes video highlights the filming of season three of the book of mormon videos, from king benjamin to alma the younger. The first videos from the book of mormon videos project will be released sept. Mormon opens his account of the mission to the apostate zoramites by articulating the main theme of the book of alma. Alma the elder is converted and baptizes the people who believe the words of jesus christ. Alma 5 and the book of mormons plagiarism of the new testament.
The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. Alma the elder teaches and baptizes at the waters of mormon mosiah 15. Sep 05, 2019 the first videos from the book of mormon videos project will be released sept. President nelson and other church leaders honor mothers through social media posts the church of jesus christ of latterday saints president russell m.
Over two thousand years ago, the prophet alma saw that it would go forth unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people alma 37. Abinadi testifies of jesus christ mosiah 1118 latter. The church released a trailer for i nephi thursday. The title refers to alma the younger, a prophet and chief judge of the nephites. Actually, all that became obvious was the failure of both believers and unbelievers to cite much specific evidence. Mar 12, 2020 alma even saidyea, even if you can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words. A followers view of alma 32, in the book of mormon. Did you believe that our fathers would have been led away out of the hands of the egyptians if the lord.
I believe that he created all things which are in the air, but i do not know the heavens. Alma the elder believes the prophet abinadi and teaches about the coming of jesus christ. Smith and robert mckay and, for that matter, one of their more serious arguments involved the book of mormon proper name alma, which belongs to two of the books most significant characters. The book of alma in the book of mormon is made up of the records of three different writers. New trailer for season 3 of the book of mormon videos. Deanna draper buck was a support specialist for seminaries and institutes of religion in louisville, kentucky when this was written. The book of alma as a prototype for teaching the word of god. Ammon serves king lamoni, protects his sheep, and teaches him to believe in god.
Alma the younger is born again and is converted unto the lord. Beginning march and recurring every friday except for conference weekend and easter weekend, new book of mormon videos covering the 221 pages of mosiah through alma will. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos. The book of mormon is an invitation to believe in jesus christ, the son of godthat he came to redeem all gods children, and that he suffered and died to atone for their sins. Alma the younger is converted unto the lord mosiah 27. King lamoni supposes that ammon is the great spiritammon teaches the king of the creation, of gods dealings with men, and of the redemption that comes through christlamoni believes and falls to the earth as if dead. Andrew rannells from the book of mormon performs i believe at the 2011 tony awards the book of mormon musical was created by the same people that create the show south park.
Book of mormon videos official trailer mosiah alma. Hundreds of actors, thousands of extras, set builds, and multiple locations went into filming the series, producer jaelan petrie says. Craig share messages of gratitude, honor, and love for all women in commemoration of mothers day on their. Alma and amulek teach about faith in jesus christ alma 34 by lds365 may 8, 2020. One of the favorite arguments deployed against the claims of the restoration by the evangels principal authors, pastor john l. Ammon serves and teaches king lamoni alma 1719 book of mormon. Mckay found it uproariously funny and patently ridiculous that two supposedly ancient and more or less semitic men bore what everybody knew to be a womans name with a latin. One of the things im excited for people to see is the messages of the book of mormon portrayed in season three that reflect the importance of sharing the gospel with others. Alma lived in the city of zarahemla, as recorded in the book of mormon, which contains the history of the lamanites who battled the nephites because. Book of mormon videos behind the scenes mosiahalma. Alma the younger is converted unto the lord, mosiah 27. Those who were not so convinced insisted that it obviously read like anything but a hebrew text. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne.
Watch king benjamins speech in the first book of mormon. One of the book of mormons greatest figures, he is sometimes referred to as alma the elder as seen on the website of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to avoid confusion with his son, also named alma. While there are many objective reasons to reject the book of mormon1 and joseph smiths claims to prophethood,2 most mormons would argue that they have a testimony directly from the holy spirit of god that supersedes any appeal to logic, reason, historical evidence, or even scripture. We decided that this great spirit who is god created all things to the heaven and in the earth. Young readers arent interested in carrying books around, small kids dont listen to scripture lessons, and adults spend the rest of book of mormon stories. The state of the soul between death and the resurrection. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos deseret. Alma is the longest book in the book of mormon and consists of sixtythree chapters, taking up almost a third of. Chiasms may appear anywhere in the book of mormon, although they primarily typify the style of only three of the numerous authorsnephi, benjamin, and alma the younger. Abinadi testifies of jesus christ mosiah 1118 latterday. Alma runs away because the king wants to kill him too. Book of mormon stories with a new way to feast on the scriptures because of the advancement of technology, many people have ignored the beauty of printed texts, hard bounds, and hundreds of pages. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. These writers use chiasms in practically every possible context, from passages of straight narration or argumentation to others of beautiful poetic eloquence.
The book of mormon is a forgery and thus the religion founded on it is a fraud. One of the favorite arguments deployed against the claims of the restoration involves the book of mormon proper name alma, which belongs to two of the books most significant characters. This weeks episode of the book of mormon videos is alma and amulek teach about faith in jesus christ alma 34. The nephites keep the law of moses, look forward to the coming of christ, and prosper in the landmany prophets labor to keep the people in the way of truth. One of the things i m excited for people to see is the messages of the book of mormon portrayed in season three that reflect the importance of sharing the gospel with others. See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of mormon and book of mormon prophets. Beginning march and recurring every friday except for conference weekend and easter weekend, new book of mormon videos covering the 221 pages of mosiah through alma will be released in the following order. Eight new videos in the book of mormon videos series coming soon. The illustration called alma baptizing in the waters of mormon was published in the book called cities in the sun, published by elizabeth rachel cannon in 1910.
Mar, 2020 president nelson and other church leaders honor mothers through social media posts the church of jesus christ of latterday saints president russell m. Deanna draper buck, internal evidence of widespread literacy in the book of mormon, religious educator 10, no. In the book of mormon, alma the younger is a high priest and chief judge in zarahemla. The book of alma as a prototype for teaching the word of. To the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is. Korihor, the antichrist, ridicules christ, the atonement, and the spirit of prophecyhe teaches that there is no god, no fall of man, no penalty for sin, and no christalma testifies that christ shall come and that all things denote there is a godkorihor demands a sign and is struck dumbthe devil had appeared to korihor as an angel and taught him what to sayhe is trodden down and. King benjamin addresses his people mosiah 1 latterday saint blogs is a portal for mainstream blogs about the. Does the name alma challenge the historicity of the book. From the day the book of mormon rolled off the press in 1830, those who gave it credence asserted that it obviously read like a hebrew text. Book of mormon videos official trailer mosiah alma these videos will transport you to the ancient americas, where gods prophets teach the gospel of jesus christ hundreds of years before his birth. Internal evidence of widespread literacy in the book of mormon.
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