Alma 30 – 31 – The Virtue of the Word of God

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance this week’s Book of Mormon Come, Follow Me reading of Alma 30-31.

EVERYONE

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

Video – Alma and His Brethren Preach the Word of God among the Zoramites – Book of Mormon Videos (Alma 31-32)

Video – Alma Teaches the Poor About Humility – Book of Mormon Videos (Alma 31-32)

Video – All Things Bright and Beautiful – Sing Along Video to go along with Alma’s teachings that all things denote there is a God.

Video – I Will Walk With Jesus – Sing Along Video.

Video – A Child’s Prayer – Sing Along video.

Video – I Pray in Faith – Sing Along Video

Video – Search, Ponder, and Pray – Sing Along Video.

CHILDREN

Activity – Jesus Taught Us to Pray – coloring page

Activity – Talking to Heavenly Father – This activity from the Friend can help you teach your children how to act during a prayer.

Activity – All Things Testify of God – coloring page

Article – Jesus Is Real – In this Friend story, Ismay finds the courage to speak up for what she believes.

Article – How to Pray – This child-friendly message from Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches us what we can talk to Heavenly Father about. (From the Friend).

Video – Korihor – Book of Mormon Scripture Reader

Video – Alma Teaches How to Pray – In this illustrated scripture story from Book of Mormon Stories for Young Readers, Alma teaches the Zoramites the correct way to pray. Includes a video reading of the story.

YOUTH

Article – Modern-Day Korihors – This New Era article points out the dangers of false teachers and how we can avoid their traps.

Article – The Rameumptom Conundrum – This New Era article helps us understand what we can learn from the Zoramites and the Rameumptom.

Article – Praying Like Alma for My Friend – A youth shares his experience of choosing to pray like Alma instead of the Zoramites. (From the New Era.)

YOUTH & ADULTS

Article – How Can We Withstand False Teachings? – Book of Mormon Insights from the Ensign

Article – Stand as Witnesses of God – As the “salt of the earth,” we Latter-day Saints must retain our savor by living our religion and by asserting ourselves as witnesses of God. From a BYU-I Devotional address by Dallin H. Oaks

Article – Korihor’s Charisma: The Philosophies of an Anti-Christ – This Ensign article describes how we can stay anchored to our testimonies when confronted with teachings that seek to weaken faith, just as Alma did in dealing with Korihor.

Article – Korihor: The Arguments of Apostasy – Korihor’s life teaches us that having the truths of the gospel and being a covenant servant of Christ are in nowise guarantees of salvation. We are also reminded that the most powerful opposition to the work of the Savior on this earth comes from those who know the truth and then deliberately turn from it and seek to destroy others.

Article – Countering Korihor’s Philosophy – What Korihor taught is as contemporary as today’s TV shows. Alma’s approach is still the right response.

Article – “Now Abideth These Three” – Three warmly intimate words—faith, hope, and charity—illuminate the last half of the Book of Mormon.

Article – The Lord Jesus Christ Teaches Us to Pray – In this general conference address, Juan A. Uceda teaches us to pray like Jesus Christ rather than just repeating the same words every time.

ADULTS

Article – An Anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon—The Face May Be Strange, but the Voice Is Familiar – BYU Religious Studies

Chart – The Teachings of Korihor – BYU Studies

Chart – Three Diverse Opponents of the Nephites – BYU Studies

Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: Alma 30 – Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture take an entire episode discussing a single chapter of the Book of Mormon: Alma 30. Hear their thoughts and insights about the anti-Christ Korihor and the power of the word of God. BYUtv.

Video – Discussion on the Book of Mormon: Alma 31-32 – Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss the efforts of the sons of Mosiah to reclaim the apostate Zoramites and their success among the poor of those people. BYUtv