Their Mothers Knew It
READ Alma 53:10-15
What additional sacrifice, 15 years after they buried their swords
at the time of their conversion, did the Lord require at the hands of the
Lamanite-Ammonites and what can we learn from it?
READ Alma 53:16-22
What covenant did the stripling warriors make with the Nephites?
What advantages and disadvantages did the stripling warriors have?
READ Alma 56:47-48
Why were their mothers called out as teaching their sons such
faith?
How had these mothers gained such faith?
What happens when you offer your all in sacrifice to God?
How did the mothers know that God would deliver their sons when He
had not delivered their husbands?
READ Alma 56:55-56 and Alma 57:19-27
What was the result of the faith these mothers had in the covenant
they had received from God through Lehi?
The Covenant of the Vassal King & the Emperor
READ Alma 56:10, 44-46
Why did the stripling warriors call Helaman “father” and why did
he call them his “sons”?
How might one ascend or progress in this “father-son” spiritual
hierarchy?
What is implied about the Law that must be abided by as one
ascends through these kingdoms?
Why might the stripling warriors have selected Helaman to be their
leader and “father”?
What is the difference between a “son of a prophet” and a “son of
God”?
READ Alma 58:39-41
What did the tutelage of Helaman through the trials of the war
enable the stripling warriors to become?
Who is the “Emperor” who is bound to protect us if we keep our
covenant relationship with our “vassal” king?
Lessons in Leadership
READ Alma 60:1-10
Is Captain Moroni’s issue with Pahoran legitimate?
READ Alma 60:14, 17-21
What are the three possible explanations Moroni can think of for
Pahoran’s failure to perform his duty?
What feedback or coaching might you give Moroni regarding his
letter?
READ Alma 60:23-24, 30
What has Captain Moroni just done to Pahoran?
READ Alma 60:33-34
Given the actual reasons for Pahoran’s neglect of his duties (see
Alma 61:3-5), did the Lord really tell Moroni that Pahoran was a traitor who
needed to be destroyed?
What does this teach us about the nature of revelation?
READ Alma 61:2-5, 8
How would you interpret God’s revelation to Captain Moroni now?
READ Alma 60:36 and Alma 61:9, 19-21
What can we learn from Pahoran’s reaction to Moroni’s letter?
What can we learn from Moroni’s letter?
READ Alma 61:10-13
What principles of Christian warfare does Pahoran remind Captain
Moroni of?
Teancum: A Case Study in the Christian Principles of War
Who was Teancum?
READ Alma 62:30-34
Describe the current state of the war?
READ Alma 62: 35-37
What prompted Teancum’s attack on Ammoron?
Is Teancum’s attack justified by the Christian principles of war?
READ Alma 62:38
Given the situation described in the preceding verses, what were
the likely outcomes of the battle if Ammoron had lived through the night?
What was gained and lost by Teancum’s stratagem?
Because of the War…
READ Alma 62:39-41
If all the Nephites had been significantly affected by this long
war, why did some become hardened and some become softened?
READ Alma 62:50
Why does it say we should remember “how great things the Lord has
done” instead of “what great things the Lord has done”?
