I Will Make an Instrument of Thee
This is a companion piece to the Come, Follow Me lessons for week 26, Alma 17-22. I want to address this whole concept of being used by the Lord, and being an instrument in His hands. I wrote an article [...]
Alma 13-16 – Enter Into the Rest of the Lord
Week 25 is scheduled for study June 15-21, 2020. To find the Lord's rest means one thing to one person and something else to another person. But in any and all cases, the rest of the Lord is something that [...]
Alma 8-12 – Jesus Christ Will Come to Redeem His People
Week 24 is scheduled for study June 8-14, 2020. Christ came to redeem us. Alma refers to God's plan for the redemption of His children as the plan of redemption, or the plan of salvation, or the plan of happiness. [...]
The Beautiful “What If” Scenario in Alma 12
This is the only place I know of in all of the scriptures where the reason for the Plan of Salvation being the way it is is explained. To do that, Alma had to demonstrate what would happen if things [...]
Laws of Forgiveness From Mosiah 26
The doctrine for this article all comes from Mosiah 26:15-32. The fact that Jesus took upon himself the sins of the world is a doctrine that is pretty much universally preached and understood, at least superficially. But how personal that [...]
Alma 5-7 – Have Ye Experienced This Mighty Change?
Week 23 is scheduled for study June 1-7, 2020. The mighty change, when it comes, comes mostly in small doses of goodness and conversion. The question for this week's lessons is about whether or not we have kept that change [...]
Alma 5 Explained
Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash This article covers just the material for the first day's lesson for the Come, Follow Me lessons for week 23, Alma 5-7. I could see that there was too much in this [...]
Mosiah 29-Alma 4 – They were Steadfast and Immovable
Week 22 is scheduled for study May 25-31, 2020. If we want to be steadfast and immovable, like the title says, certain things need to be in place. First we need to know the doctrine God has given us then [...]
Why Does “Having All Things in Common” Work?
Photo by Max Böhme on Unsplash This article is based on the Come, Follow Me lesson for week 22 - Mosiah 29-Alma 4. Chapters 1 and 4 of Alma talk about how the church shared their resources one [...]
Mosiah 25-28 – They Were Called the People of God
Week 21 is scheduled for study May 18-24, 2020. What makes us the people of God? Is it solely the act of baptism? Might there be some expected behaviors in there that would more clearly set us apart as His [...]