Alma is the longest book in the book of mormon and consists of sixtythree chapters, taking up almost a third of. 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. The books central purpose, however, is found on its title page. 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.
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 latterday. 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. One of the favorite arguments deployed against the claims of the restoration by the evangels principal authors, pastor john l. 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.
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. The book of mormon is a forgery and thus the religion founded on it is a fraud. 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. 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. Those who were not so convinced insisted that it obviously read like anything but a hebrew text. The title refers to alma the younger, a prophet and chief judge of the nephites. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon.
Ammon serves and teaches king lamoni alma 1719 book of mormon. 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. 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. Alma the elder believes the prophet abinadi and teaches about the coming of jesus christ. Craig share messages of gratitude, honor, and love for all women in commemoration of mothers day on their. Alma the younger is converted unto the lord, mosiah 27. 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. The first videos from the book of mormon videos project will be released sept. 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. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1.
The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. To the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is. 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. Abinadi testifies of jesus christ mosiah 1118 latter. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos. 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.
I believe that he created all things which are in the air, but i do not know the heavens. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. 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. New trailer for season 3 of the book of mormon videos. The church released a trailer for i nephi thursday. Chiasmus in the book of mormon religious studies center. The book of alma as a prototype for teaching the word of. Actually, all that became obvious was the failure of both believers and unbelievers to cite much specific evidence. 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 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. 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. Deanna draper buck was a support specialist for seminaries and institutes of religion in louisville, kentucky when this was written. Does the name alma challenge the historicity of the book of.
The state of the soul between death and the resurrection. Does the name alma challenge the historicity of the book. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. 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. 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. 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 social media. Sep 05, 2019 the first videos from the book of mormon videos project will be released sept. 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. Internal evidence of widespread literacy in the book of mormon. A new behindthescenes video highlights the filming of season three of the book of mormon videos, from king benjamin to alma the younger. 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. Many people in gideon believe and are baptized by alma the younger. Eight new videos in the book of mormon videos series coming soon.
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. The topic of this chapter is almas teachings concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection alma 40. 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 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. Many people believe almas testimony and choose to repent and be baptized in the waters of mormon. The fact that alma 5 was clearly written by someone who knew and borrowed heavily from the new testament even while altering its teaching demonstrates that the story of the book of mormon isnt true. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos deseret. Alma and amulek are delivered by the power of god alma 815 book of mormon by book of mormon videos.
Deanna draper buck, internal evidence of widespread literacy in the book of mormon, religious educator 10, no. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1992, 12939. 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. 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. Mormon opens his account of the mission to the apostate zoramites by articulating the main theme of the book of alma. 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. King benjamin addresses his people mosiah 1 latterday saint blogs is a portal for mainstream blogs about the. God isnt expecting you to suddenly get up one morning and announce the book of mormon is true.
Book of mormon videos official trailer mosiah alma. 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. Alma the younger is converted unto the lord mosiah 27. Did you believe that our fathers would have been led away out of the hands of the egyptians if the lord. 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. Alma runs away because the king wants to kill him too. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible. When this lofty claim is probed, it generally comes down to a moment when they prayed. The book of alma as a prototype for teaching the word of god. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of.
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 the elder is converted and baptizes the people who believe the words of jesus christ. Alma the elder teaches and baptizes at the waters of mormon mosiah 15. In the book of mormon, alma the younger is a high priest and chief judge in zarahemla. He learns that many people in gods church have become prideful.
See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of mormon and book of mormon prophets. The book of alma in the book of mormon is made up of the records of three different writers. The record of alma in the book of alma is unique in that it comprises 22. 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. Alma is the longest book in the book of mormon and consists of sixtythree chapters, taking up almost a third of the volume. A followers view of alma 32, in the book of mormon. 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. 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. These writers use chiasms in practically every possible context, from passages of straight narration or argumentation to others of beautiful poetic eloquence. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne.
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