Alma 17-22 – I Will Make and Instrument of Thee

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance this week’s Book of Mormon Come, Follow Me reading of Alma 17-22. All links are to church websites.

EVERYONE

Activity – Let’s Put on a Pageant! Ammon and the Lamanite King – Use this script to act out the story of Ammon teaching the king and queen. (From the Friend.)

Activity – Scattered Flocks (scroll to the bottom) – Do this fun activity and talk about how Ammon agreed to serve King Lamoni.

Activity – Who Am I? – cards and game – Here’s a game to play with family or friends. How many people from the book of Alma can you identify?

Sing Along – Our Time to Shine – Gather the family to sing together.

Sing Along – I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Gather the family to sing together.

Sing Along – I Hope They Call Me on a Mission – Gather the family to sing together.

Video – Ammon Defends the King’s Flocks – Book of Mormon Video

Video – The Lamanite Queen Believes – Book of Mormon Video

Video – King Lamoni and His Household are Converted – Book of Mormon Videos

Video – Ammon Serves and Teaches King Lamoni – Book of Mormon Video (contains all three videos previously listed)

CHILDREN

Activity – Ammon, a Great Servant – Use these cutouts from the Friend to tell the story of Ammon teaching King Lamoni.

Activity – Abish Gathered the People – Print this activity page for your children to color. Can they help Abish find a path through the maze? (From the Scripture Stories Coloring Book series.)

Article – Abish Shared the Gospel – Book of Mormon Stories for Young Readers

Activity – Abish Had Faith in God – coloring page

Article – What Is True Conversion? – In this Friend article, Richard G. Scott defines conversion and what it means for us.

Scripture Hero Card – Abish was a Missionary – Cut out this card from the June 2016 Friend and invite your children to do the activities, encouraging them to make good choices like Abish did.

Video – Ammon’s Good Example – Book of Mormon Stories for Young Readers

Video – Ammon, a Great Servant – Book of Mormon Scripture Reader

Video – Ammon Meets King Lamoni’s Father – Book of Mormon Scripture Reader

YOUTH

Article – Ten Ways to Know You Are Converted – This New Era article breaks down what it means to be converted as well as discussing how we can become more converted.

Article – Abish and the Queen – This New Era article teaches us more about Abish and the things that we can learn from her life.

Article – 5 Lesser Known Heroes of the Book of Mormon – They may be overlooked or unnamed, but these people from the Book of Mormon are heroes nonetheless.

Poster – Abish – Hang this poster in your room to remind you to be like Abish.

Video – A Work of Love – A thought from Bonnie L. Oscarson about the joy of sharing the gospel with others.

Video – Sharing Your Beliefs – Use blogging, texting, and other forms of communication to share your testimony of the gospel to all the world.

Video – Value of a Full Time Mission – Missionaries from around the world share their testimonies of blessings received from choosing to serve a mission.

YOUTH & ADULTS

Article – How Can I Act Immediately With Faith? – Book of Mormon Insights into Abish.

Article – Converted unto the Lord – In this general conference address David A. Bednar teaches us how conversion is an ongoing process in our lives that happens as we strive to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ.

Article – Ordinary People in the Book of Mormon – This article from the Ensign uses the story of Abish to illustrate the idea that ordinary people can have substantive impact in the lives of others.

Article – Spiritual Gifts – An edited version of a talk by Dallin H. Oaks given at a BYU Women’s Conference which speaks of the spiritual gifts bestowed on each of us.

Article – Abish: A Common Servant, a True Testimony – Read this article from the Ensign to learn more about Abish and her role in the conversion of many Lamanites.

Article – The King’s Son – Using the example of Ammon, Vaughn J. Featherstone shows how we are all born to be kings and queens in the kingdom of God.

Video – True Conversion – Richard G. Scott tells what conversion is and how it can lead to aligning our views to the Lord’s. He teaches how to become truly converted.

ADULTS

Article – “Instruments in the Hands of God” – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Book of Mormon Student Manual: Alma 17-22 – Book of Mormon Student Manual

Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: Alma 17-21 – BYUtv. Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss the missionary account of the sons of Mosiah and their miraculous ministry to the Lamanites.

Video – Discussion on the Book of Mormon: Alma 20 – 24 – BYUtv. Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture continue to discuss the ministry of the sons of Mosiah, including the events following King Lamoni’s conversion.