Final Deck Flashcards
If you prayerfully study, daily immerse yourself in, and ponder what you study in the Book of Mormon…
You will make better decisions every day, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, and you will receive answers to your questions and direction for your life
Who said, “If you prayerfully study, daily immerse yourself in and ponder what you study in the Book of Mormon…”?
Russel M Nelson
Who said, “I told the bretheren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts than by any other book.”?
Joseph Smith
Who wrote the Books of Lehi, Alma, Helaman, 3 Nephi, 4 Nephi, and Mormon 1-7?
Mormon
Who said, “The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ… it shows us the evil designs, strategies, and doctrines of the devil in our day… God molded the Book of Mormon that we might see the error and know how to combat the false concepts of our time.”?
Ezra Taft Benson
Who said, “The Book of Mormon both illuminates the teachings of the Master and exposes the tactics of the adversary.”?
Russell M Nelson
Who said, “The Lord has embedded in the Book of Mormon his message to you.”?
Henry B Eyring
Who said, “you are bound down under a foolish and vain hope, the effect of a frenzied mind, foolish, silly, pretended”?
Korihor
What chapter has Korihor?
Alma 30
What did Korihor say to convince the people there was no Christ?
No man can know of anything which is to come… you cannot know there shall be a Christ. This derangement of your minds comes because of the traditions of your fathers. And whatsoever a man did is no crime.
What did Alma say to Korihor?
What evidence have ye that there is no God, or that Christ cometh not? Evidences: testimony of others, testimony of prophets, scriptures, and creation. All things denote there is a God.
What was Korihor’s backstory?
The devil hath deceived me… he appeared unot me in the form of an angel. I taught his words because they were pleasing unto the carnal mind…
What lesson did Mormon teach in Alma 30?
Verse 60 says Thus we see that the devil will not support his children at the last day
Alma 31-35
Alma’s mission to the Zoramites (with Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Shiblon, Corianton, Amulek and Zeezrom)
Alma 31-35 topics
Prayer, Faith, Atonement of Christ
Alma 31
Rameumptom prayer vs Alma’s prayer
Alma 32
Alma preaches on the process of gaining a testimony and becoming like Christ is like growing a tree from seed. “Give place” for the seed- desire to believe, if nourished it’ll grow
What chapter is related to Alma 32’s description of the fruit?
1 Nephi 8, Lehi’s dream
Compare Alma 32:42 to 1 Nephi 8:28
Those who had left the tree had “tasted” but Alma says “feast until ye are filled”.
Alma 33
The prayer of Zenos (Old testament prophet on brass plates), Zenos teaches that God hears and answers all prayers and is merciful because of his son (the Atonement)
Alma 32:22-23
The word/seed is Christ- his atonement and ressurrection
Alma 34
Amulek’s sermon on the Savior’s atonement, it will be infinite and eternal. The reality of the atonement and God’s mercy should lead us to cry unto him everywhere.
Alma 35
The believing Zoramites become refugees and are taken in by the people of Ammon (former refugees)
Alma 36-42
Alma’s council to his 3 sons: Helaman, Shiblon and Corianton
Alma 36-37
Alma to Helaman
What’s special about Alma 36?
It’s written in chiasmus, inverted parallelism, Hebrew technique
What story does Alma tell Helaman?
His experience with the angel and his conversion, this is the second time this story was told
When was the story of Alma’s conversion first told?
Mosiah 27
Mosiah 28 vs Alma 45
The vilest of sinners, vs, he was taken up by the spirit
Who said, “Alma the younger portrays the gospel’s beauty and power perhaps more than any other holy scripture.”?
Jeffery R Holland
“Ye may suppose this is foolishness in me but by small and simple things great things come to pass”
Alma 36-37
What example is shown for small means but big results?
Liahona (first time the name was used), because of it’s simplicity they were slothful
Alma 38
Alma to Shiblon
“I have had great joy in thee because of thy faithfulness, see that ye are not lifted up in pride, bridle your passions that ye may be filled with love. See that ye do not boast in your wisdom, nor of your much strength; use boldness but not overbearance”
Alma 38
Exegesis
greek: to lead out, what does the text actually say?
Eisegesis
greek: lead into, read in your own ideas into the text
Alma 39-42
Alma to Corianton
Alma 39
Alma confronts Corianton about his misconduct among the Zoramites (Alma 31-35)
These things are an abomination in the sight of the Lord, go no more after the lusts of your eyes, the Zoramites saw Corianton’s conduct and would not believe Alma
Alma 39
Alma 40
Spirit World: righteousness in state of happiness called paradise, wicked, state of awful, fearful looking for the indignation of the wrath of God
Alma 41
Resurrection: a restoration (to bring back), carnal to carnal, evil to evil, good to good. If their works are evil they shall be restored unto them for evil. You cannot be restored from sin to happiness.
Alma 42
The atonement of Christ, plan of salvation, the plan of happiness, the plan of mercy. The plan allows for repentance. Mercy claimeth all which is her own, the truly penitent are saved
Corianton’s future
Alma 48:18, Alma 49:30, a righteous man teaching the word of God to the people
“The intentionality implicit in the literal aspects of his history suggests that Mormon did not compose as he engraved… in Mormon’s eyes, history and theology are inseparable Mormon is not free to simply create stories; he is constrainted by the facts of history. But through his editing he often encourages readers to see events in a particular light.”
Dr. Hardy
Alma 43-63
War chapters, 3 main antagonists, Zerahemnah, Amalickiah, Ammoron
Alma 43-44
Zerahemnah (former nephite) vs Moroni
______ uses former nephites (amalekites and zoramites) as leaders because they have a more murderous disposition than the lamanites.
Zerahemnah, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause
Alma 24
After a people have been once enlightened by the Spirit of God… and then have fallen away…they become more hardened, and thus their state become worse than though they had never known these things
Alma 45-51
Amalickiah (former nephite) vs Moroni
Moroni creates the title of liberty in response to
Amalickiah’s desire to become king.
The title of liberty said
In memory of our god, religion, freedom, wives, and children
Alma 52-62
Moroni vs Ammoron
Moroni uses time of peace to
Prepare for future battle
Stripling Warriors
Alma 52-56
The sons of the people of Ammon covenant to fight for
the liberty of the nephites
They had been taught by their mothers, they did perform every word of command with exactness, they had received many wounds, they are strict to remember the Lord their God day to day
Alma 52-62
Moroni tells the people of Joseph’s coat being torn but a piece of it remained undecayed. This represented
the nephites staying true to god
Alma 60
an epistle from moroni to pahoran
“great has been your neglect towards us, can you sit upon your throne in a state of thoughtless stupor, you are slothful, wicked, traitors to your country, the Lord says to me”
Alma 60, Moroni to Pahoran
Alma 61
An epistle from Pahoran to Moroni
In your epistle you have censured me. It mattereth not. I an not angry. I do rejoice in the greatness of your heart.
Alma 61, Pahoran to Moroni
One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others
David A Bednar
Alma directs to keep the record of Ether (Jaredites) hidden away
Alma 37
Where does Alma teach: there is a space between death and the resurrection of the body… a state of the soul in happiness or in misery.”?
Alma 40
“What evidence have ye that there is no God, or that Christ cometh not?”
Alma 30, Alma
Where does Alma teach: Resurrection is a restoration (to bring back again); carnal to carnal, evil to evil, good to good?
Alma 41
Who wrote: “can you think to sit upon your thrones in a state of thoughtless stupor…” You are slothful, wicked, traitors to your country…”?
Alma 60, Moroni
He led a mission to the Zoramites hoping to reclaim them from apostacy
Alma, 31-35
He was told, “See that ye do not boast in your own wisdom, nor of your much strength, use boldness but not overbearance
Alma to Shiblon, Alma 38
True or False: Moroni creates the title of liberty in response to Amalickiah’s desire to become king
True, king over the nephites
Where in teh Book or Mormon do we find Korihor’s preachings and Alma’s response?
Alma 30
Where in the Book of Mormon does Alma teach “Ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst”
Alma 32
Alma 51
Teancum kills Amalickiah
Alma 62
Teancum “in his anger” kills Ammoron and is killed
The record of the Nephite history just prior to the Savior’s visit reveals many parallels to our own day as we anticipate the Savior’s second coming
Ezra Taft Benson
Pahoran, Paanchi, and Pacumeni all seek the judgement seat
Helaman 1-5