Fair study aidsbook of mormon resources by chapter and versealma book of mormon on golden plates. And now, as i said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, i beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end. Discussion edit this section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. I believe that some of you would humble yourselves without being compelled to be humble alma 32. Book of mormontextual changeswords missing in alma 32. The videos will be available on a new book of mormon videos youtube channel, mormon channel platforms and existing book of mormon and gospel library apps for use in. The book of mormons most spectacular recorded event was a postresurrection appearance of jesus christ himself among the nephite people 3 nephi 11.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The title refers to alma the younger, a prophet and chief judge of the nephites. Ball was an associate professor of ancient scripture and associate chair of ancient scripture at byu when this was published. An account of the reign of the judges, and the wars and contentions among the people. Mormons map is revealing genuine book of mormon history as antiquities sustain it. It is almost impossible to read more than a page without encountering mormon. Wordprints and the book of mormon, by john hilton iii, in reexploring the book of mormon. Book of alma mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Apr 15, 2016 one of the most frequently cited evidences for the authenticity of the book of mormon as ancient literature and therefore as having been translated miraculously by joseph smith is the presence of a literary feature known as chiasmus or chiasm. No more beautiful discussion on the principle of faith is offered anywhere in scripture than in the thirtysecond chapter of alma in the book of mormon. Alma 32 35, book of mormon student manual 2009, 22231 chapter 30, book of mormon student manual, 22231.
Alma and amuleks sermon to the zoramites alma 3234. I believe ive ripped up pretty well the majority of the oftenquoted verses that most people claim as evidence or even proof of others. Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos. Critics scoffed at the use of the name alma in the book of mormon for a male prophet. Not unlike the book of mormon musical, andersens musings aim to initiate rather than alienate, to praise rather than punish. Ethan equates the whitebearded god, quetzalcoatl, with moses. Discussions on the book of mormon alma 31 32 episode info. Supplementing jeff lindsays book of mormon evidences page. Sep 01, 2009 this book was a good one, but i dont think it was as great as the one before abinadi. The book of mormon never mentions quetzalcoatl or any of ethans details of quetzalcoatls indian traditionssuch as bare feet, pierced ears, fieryflying serpents, green plumage, and more. The above donut chart shows percentages of the book of mormon section of letter to a ces director that fairmormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on if one assumes that fairmormons undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, fairmormon agrees with 62. It will come in a time that churches offer forgiveness in exchange for money.
Since the account was written from the perspective of this people actually, of its leaders, all other groups are understood and. May 16, 2014 discussions on the book of mormon alma 31 32 originally aired. The purports to be a digital version of the original 1830 book of mormon. Name the last nineteen early church books you read that number is not because shes been taking the softball projects, eithershes worked some of the most doorstopworthy volumes weve ever done, including scrap book of mormon literature vol.
It tells of hebrew tribes that walked in ancient america. Mcconkie and millet, doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, vol. I do not know what the printed version looks like, but the digital version is simply a reformatted copy of the current book of mormoncomplete with chapter headings, verse numbers each verse is in fact numbered twice. Discussions on the book of mormon alma 32 episode info. 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, who is often called alma the younger. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do. Mormon inserted his map in his account of the lamanite mission to reveal the lands of his record for future readers and missionaries. And it came to pass that they did go forth, and began to preach the word of god unto the people, entering into their synagogues, and into their houses. Book of mormon, writing on the wall and aminadi mormon quotes. Compass should not be confused with the magnetic compass which first came into use in the west generally in the middle ages. The text was restored in the 1981 edition of the book of mormon.
What did the book of mormon teach the early saints about enduring. To be poor in heart is essentially the same as to be poor in spirit. The account of alma, who was the son of alma, the first and chief judge over the people of nephi, and also the high priest over the church. And now, my son, i have somewhat to say concerning the thing which our fathers call a ball, or directoror our fathers called it liahona, which is, being interpreted, a compass.
The book of alma is the ninth and longest book of the book of mormon, containing sixty three chapters. Alma and his brethren preached the word of god to the zoramites, who were in a state of apostasy. Because of their trials, a group of zoramites were prepared to receive. Probably the example of book of mormon chiasmus most cited and most heralded is alma 36, a passage that reports a speech said to have been given by. Discussions on the book of mormon alma 32 originally aired. Fair study aidsbook of mormon resources by chapter and verse. Alma compares the word of god to a seed, in order to illustrate the principle of faith alma 32. Learn all about the tonywinning smash hit musical comedy thats one of broadways biggest blockbusters ever. Indeed, it camem to pass that the prophet joseph smith discovered the book of mormon on golden plates. How can the book of mormon provide peace and meaning to those in military service.
Alma 32 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Doing theology is different from weighing history, deciding. They fought many great battles, but then, just after his crucifixion, christ appeared. Discussions on the book of mormon testimony of the witnesses and general church history.
His is the voice that narrates the story of the book of mormon. The videos will be available on a new book of mormon videos youtube channel, mormon channel platforms and existing book of mormon and gospel library apps for use in church classrooms, in. Mormon was one of the two abridgers of the numerous records that went into making up the book of mormon, the other being his son, moroni. I believe ive ripped up pretty well the majority of the oftenquoted verses that most people claim as evidence or even proof of others in the book of mormon lands outside of the. The mission of byutv is to create purposeful, engaging viewing. The latter term is used in the beatitudes, blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven matt 5. A promised land is prepared and given, but its possession can only be maintained by righteousness. While it is possible that the magnetic compass was known in the east earlier, this cannot be assumed for the purpose of providing a denotation for the book of mormon name.
The book of alma is known for its account of wars between the lamanites and nephites. Thus the lds contends that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. And i looked and beheld the lamb of god, that he was taken by the people, yea. The book of mormona religiously oriented lineage historyis primarily a record of events kept by and centrally involving the nephites. Since its first publication in 1830, the book of moron has undergone thousands of changes. The mormon texts project free, highquality ebooks of. The book of mormon s most spectacular recorded event was a postresurrection appearance of jesus christ himself among the nephite people 3 nephi 11. The pinnacle event in the book of mormon is a visitation from christ, himself.
Today, mormons use the book of mormon in much the same way that christians use and study the bible. The overall message of the book of mormon is the same as the bibles. One of the book of mormon s 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, who is often called alma the younger. Where else does the book of mormon include a description of a tree with fruit that is sweet above all that is sweet. My book of mormon evidences page discusses the solid evidence for the accurate description of travel through the arabian peninsula in ways that nobody could have fabricated in 1830. Commandments are not given to creatures that do not have free will. Royal skousen, a professor of linguistics at byu and a recognized expert of the textual history of the book of mormon, has identified 5,280 variations in all editions of the book of mormon. Alma 32 alma 32 1 and it came to pass that they did go forth, and began to preach the word of god unto the people, entering into their synagogues, and into their houses. God wants you, first, to believe on his word alma 32. Alma reminds helaman of the liahona, and how it had guided lehis family.
Discussions on the book of mormon joseph smithhistory. For some this life is the time to meet god, but even for such, the are necessary preparations to be made. Websters 1828 second definition for real reads true. The principle author of the book was alma the younger, from whom it gets its name. Not unlike the book of mormon musical, andersens musings aim to initiate rather than alienate, to. If the book of mormon person name is analogous to this epithet, then alma would probably mean exactly what the ugaritic epithet meant, lad of god, a rather appropriate meaning for both book of mormon prophets who bear this name, especially since alma, when first introduced, is called a young man mosiah 17.
This article discusses the wordprint studies that have been done on the text of the book of mormon to demonstrate how multiple authorship can indeed be attested. The book of alma is known for its account of wars between the lamanites and. One of the most frequently cited evidences for the authenticity of the book of mormon as ancient literature and therefore as having been translated miraculously by joseph smith is the presence of a literary feature known as chiasmus or chiasm. Now if ye give place that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief that ye will resist the spirit of the lord behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts. Dec 05, 2009 this feature is not available right now. Alma teaches the zoramites using the new testament in 74 bce america. I do not know what the printed version looks like, but the digital version is simply a reformatted copy of the current book of mormon complete with chapter headings, verse numbers each verse is in fact numbered twice. It occurs nine times in the book of mormon, six of which are spoken by alma and tow other occurrences within a single sentence are in the words of his missionary companion amulek. The change is not a modification of josephs translation, but restores omitted text which joseph translated. Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos lds.
Alma teaches the poor whose afflictions had humbled themfaith is a hope in that which is not seen which is truealma testifies that angels. Mormon inserted his map in his account of the lamanite mission to reveal the. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in chapters 32 include. And the king spake and said unto daniel, art thou that daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of judah. Come unto me, and for your money you shall be forgiven of your sins. Alma teaches that they should center their faith in the son of god. Almas classic discussion on faith, as recorded in the 32nd chapter of alma in the book of mormon, is a series of choices to ensure the development and the. Alma is the longest book in the book of mormon and consists of sixtythree chapters, taking up almost a third of the volume. Mormon challenges could the book of mormon story have.
A central point of alma 32 is that of having faith in the word of god. As a seminary teacher, i had the opportunity one year to teach a class that consisted mostly of nonlatterday saint teenagers. Many of the expressions found in the book of mormon do not properly belong to the english language, but rather to the language from which the book was translated. Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be churches built up that shall say. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. They claim it was a stupid mistake by joe and is actually a spanish name for girls. Amulek testifies that the word is in christ unto salvationunless an atonement is made, all mankind must perishthe whole law of moses points toward the sacrifice of the son of godthe eternal plan of redemption is based on faith and repentancepray for temporal and spiritual blessingsthis life is the time for men to prepare to meet godwork out your salvation with. Dec 01, 2005 the purports to be a digital version of the original 1830 book of mormon. And behold, there cannot any man work after the manner of so curious a workmanship. Alma teaches the poor whose afflictions had humbled themfaith is a hope in that which is not seen which is true alma testifies that angels minister to men, women, and children alma compares the word unto a seedit must be planted and nourishedthen it grows into a tree from which the fruit of eternal life is picked. And there will be no more doctrine given until after that he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. Book of mormon 31 firm in the faith of christ alma 4352 by lenet hadley read here is inspirational background and physical evidence supporting book of mormon account i. Book of mormon, writing on the wall and aminadi mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.