The most horrible thing any missionary could witness. Timeline. Awake From Deep Sleep – Alma the Younger experienced this “deep sleep” as well because he identified with Amulon, and then he was taken away and re-united with his father and away from Amulon’s influence. Alma considered himself a murderer (Alma 36:14) for leading people away in his rebellious stage, and if there was hope for him there surely was hope for the Ammonihahites. He did not need to be the saving hero, and he did not need to fight to extinguish evil, as Christ the true hero achieves these things. He convinced him to revise their entire economy and educate everyone in the kingdom whatever he wanted. Alma the Younger does not talk about any of his experiences before his miraculous conversion story, but careful textual analysis suggests he may have been involved with the Lamanites through the Amulonites. “Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith. One of the Book of Mormon's greatest figures, he is sometimes referred to as Alma the Elder to avoid confusion with his son, also named Alma, who is often called Alma the Younger. “As for compiling the book. Consider the timeline: There was at least 20 years between Alma’s departure from Helam until Alma the Younger’s experience with the angel. Mosiah has Alma the older organize seven churches. 145-121 BC Lamanites conquer the people of Alma. Alma is first mentioned as an unbeliever, engaged in persecuting and attempting to destroy the church. His father saved him from spiritual and physical death. (Alma 45:15–19) 68. 120 BC Alma’s people depart to Zarahemla. He notices that the text centers around three sacred ceremonies: Each assembly elicited a ceremonial response in the people, where at one point that shouted a lengthy paragraph in perfect unison, as if they previously had some idea of how to properly respond. This moment of deliverance was a major theme in Alma’s preaching. And it came to pass that he did deliver them, and he did show forth his mighty power unto them, and great were their rejoicings.”. Amulon on the other hand sought only for power and represented the empty lust for power, like a lost wraith. To ensure that the pricing on the website is the same as what is in your catalog or advertisement, please enter the catalog code provided. They sought to destroy the church of God (Mosiah 27:10). Read more Nephi builds a ship. To me it sounds like how Alma the Younger felt about the waters of Mormon based on the descriptions of his father and brethren. The text says: “Amulon began to exercise authority over Alma and his brethren and began to persecute him.” If he were alive and living with his father Alma, we would expect him to say it differently: “Alma began to be persecuted and subservient to Amulon.” We would expect it to be told from the point of view of Alma’s side. Painful childhood experiences misdirected him, and it required horrible self-evaluation to the point of torture to see the light. Pharaoh only became more wicked as Moses brought divine intervention. Why did the Brother of Jared ask God to touch stones? Again, it is written from a child’s point of view. The scheduled release dates, episode titles and chapters covered in the Book of Mormon are as follows: March 13 — King Benjamin Addresses His People, Mosiah 1-5. 300. Who is Amulek? “Nothing in the book of Mosiah would suggest that it was intended for Mormon’s latter-day readers,” Sturgess points out. It’s hard to believe that the Moses was ignorant of his true Hebrew origins like the movies portray. Modern historians recognize how self-serving Arminiu’s switch of alliance seemed. That’s what would have happened to Alma if his father hadn’t snatched him away. We should not be surprised that Alma the Younger didn’t want to talk about those personal issues later in life. In Alma 37, Alma the Younger explained the teaching value of the Jaredite records. Alma the Younger in his preaching says when Alma’s people had been delivered from Noah they were spiritually “born of God.” It recalls what Alma the Younger told everybody immediately after waking up from his comatose state: ”. But they taught them that they should keep their record, and that they might write one to another. Mosiah even relinquished his throne in favor of a new representative form of government. Begins reign as chief judge. Saved by Megan Shumway. But then Amulon’s actions in response are described in detail: Next, the Lord’s revelation to Alma in response to the prayers is written as a word-for-word prophetic message directly from the Lord. (Alma 31–35) 66. No. 25 6 124 BC King Benjamin addressed his people. He later recounted that he had e… Perhaps they feared that such widespread religious education would make the people fanatical and superstitious, as atheist Humanists seem to think today. They are merely instruments in the hands of the Lord, and it is God’s wisdom and God’s view that is required to save people. But why didn’t anyone else do this? Why Couldn’t Joseph Smith Re-Translate The Lost 116 Pages? Ammon. “The most likely occasion for the writing of such a book was in the aftermath of Mosiah’s death when Alma the Younger needed to undermine the Amlicite bid to reestablish the monarchy.” Alma the Younger would have put the book together to unify the Nephites–with some later editing by Moroni. In recounting the events in Helam, Alma said that in delivering Alma and his followers who were in “bondage by the hands of the Lamanites in the wilderness,” God “changed their hearts, yeah he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God.” Does this really describe Alma’s people? HELAMAN. The puts him in his twenties if he had left Helam as a young child. How did Alma get his son back? I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off. It must have taken a lot of time for his father to “establish churches throughout all the land of Zarahemla” and “ordain priests and teachers over every church.” This is a difficultly children of Bishops and Stake Presidents tell me they have felt. Amulon gloried in his power while Alma gloried only in being a humble instrument of the Lord. I like to think they were adults when Alma was translated from off the earth in 73 BC. His betrayal of Rome would “at one stroke bring Arminius enormous personal prestige, and power among the Germanic tribes so that he can rule them as their king.” This brings us back to the purpose of the book of Mosiah: to look for deliverance from a Messiah rather than a king. Remember the captivity of your fathers! Also, they were immigrants in a strange land with their own culture, and immigrants tend to be close to their families even if the father is away much of the time. “And when Amulek saw the pains of the women and children who were consuming in the fire, he also was pained; and he said unto Alma: How can we witness this awful scene? Alma the Younger in his old age is proud to all but his youngest son Corianton. But they were stopped by the angle and quickly realized they were sorely mistaken. Enos prays. “And it came to pass that those who were the children of Amulon and his brethren, who had taken to wife the daughters of the Lamanites, were displeased with the conduct of their fathers, and they would no longer be called by the names of their fathers, therefore they took upon themselves the name of Nephi, that they might be called the children of Nephi and be numbered among those who were called Nephites.”. Among the tribes, hostages were not generally returned to their original families, however. But the angel changed Alma the Younger’s mind. For example, does the book of Mosiah’s description of the waters of Mormon sound like someone who was there recording everything as it happened or a second-hand author describing what he heard from people who experienced it? Helaman. 5-11. Day 1: 3 Ne 11-18. While he was unconscious he saw the bitterness of hell; when he was spiritually rescued, he experienced joy equal to the sorrow that had harrowed him nearly to destruction. The Book of Alma is full of gospel principles: Shortly before handing over the plates to his son Helaman, Alma instructed his sons, Shiblon, Corianton, and Helaman on the subjects of death, resurrection, the unpardonable sin, chastity, and the plan of salvation. It is recorded in Alma 2:31 , that he slew the wicked Amlici, but at that time he was the presiding high priest and the chief judge over the people, and he was acting in the office of a judge when he dispatched justice on Amlici. But disciples of Christ must realize that they do not do the saving. Dec 7, 2014 - Here are four printable versions of my Book of Mormon Timeline. It also explains why Moroni went to Alma the Younger for advice on Lamanite battle strategies (Alma 43:23). An angel appears to Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah, telling them to "seek to destroy the church no more" (Mosiah 27:16). Did Alma do it to win the judgment seat a gain power? The sons of Mosiah carried Alma immediately to his father when they found him comatose, and this would seem unlikely if they were greatly estranged. Not when they fled away from Amulon. 100. Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah thenceforward seek to build up the church. Record of any activity in ancient America is naturally scarce. March 20 — Abinadi Testifies of Jesus Christ, Mosiah 11-18. Remember that it was faith in God, not strength of arms, that delivered them. Alma the Younger, after whom the Book of Alma was named, was the son of a prophet of the same name in the Book of Mormon. They feel neglected and look for some other source to teach them as a father ought to teach them, but these other sources poison them. King Benjamin's address. But then, more massive change came as Mosiah had Alma organize the entire kingdom into local churches with local priests and teachers. Now consider how this led to Alma the Younger rebelling against his father and the church. One is just the right size to fit into the front of your scriptures. And how did Alma know which lands Amulon had influence over? To schedule an evaluation, call us at 800-672-3103. After they were visited personally by an angel and rebuked for their actions, Alma fell into an unconscious state where for three days and three nights he lay unable to move until he felt within that he had been forgiven of his sins. Yet we are not actually told why Alma’s people “began to cry mightily to God”–we just assume it’s because of the tasks–or even what they said in these prayers. Better just to leave that minor detail out. That’s four years before the departure of Alma’s people from Helam, so if Alma the younger was ten when they left Helam, that would make him six when King Benjamin gave his address–indeed, too young to comprehend it. Alma the Younger awakes a new person, converted by the mercy of Jesus Christ. He was “wicked and an idolatrous,” but what specifically motivated him to fight against the church? Separated from his parents at birth, he was taken by the Egyptian king’s family, educated, and raised like one of the Egyptians. Moses experienced the same test of leadership as Arminius and Alma. “And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters; “Behold, O ye wicked and perverse generation, how have ye forgotten the tradition of your fathers; yea, how soon ye have forgotten the commandments of God.”. They fall to the earth. Also, notice the subtle switch from plural to singular subject–from “Alma and his brethren” to “him.” Authority was exercised over “them”, but persecution was applied specifically to Alma Sr. Alma the Younger would be especially sensitive to pain inflicted on his biological father over anyone else, and clearly something was done to Alma Sr. that was not inflicted on the rest of the people at Helam. The taking of his son as hostage and indoctrination would certainly qualify as persecution. 300. How would Alma the Younger know this unless he was there to observe the teaching in these other lands? Al ma the Younger would have realized with great shock what Amulon had done enslaving and persecuting them and what he had made young Alma do to his own kindred. So we know Amulon’s reasoning. We are told Alma presumably transfigured like Moses when he got old and time to die. His father snatched him from the confines of Amulon, and everyone endured a long period of slavery and pain for the chance for him to do it. Torn from his chieftain parents at a very young age and given to the conquering Romans to be educated as a Roman soldier, Arminius identified with the Romans and fought as a Roman general. This child hostage theory helps explain what Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah were doing to destroy the church of God and why it required them to travel. 100-92 BC Alma the Younger struck dumb by an angel. Alma presumably translated like Moses. How could people be sure his true motive for rebelling against Egypt? Amulek suggested they stretch their hands forth and use priesthood power to save them. 3 Nephi 8-10. Alma recognized that power corrupts and said the reason Noah’s priests were wicked people was because they had been corrupted by power (“remember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests; and I myself was caught in a snare, and did many things which were abominable”). Born Again – Along with deliverance is the repeated them of being born of God. Perhaps hell would have been more tolerable for him than for the followers of Nehor, considering, but the way to pull out of that situation is to take responsibility for yourself. They praised “their” God–not Amulon’s or the Lamanites’ God. Like Alma the Younger, we must at times be “harrowed up” by the idea of standing before God for eternal judgment. It’s one thing to leave the church, and it is another the travel around trying to destroy it. Why Latter-Day Saints Should Stop Using Google. Returns to Zarahemla. Such was the case with Laman and Lemuel as they witnessed angels as well. Alma Sr. no doubt observed this and applied it to a religious structure of education, resulting in a religious revival. We want to feel like heroes and go around picking people up. Amulon would certainly have no problem indoctrinating young Alma into hating and persecuting Christians. He was careful to start his sermons by declaring himself “consecrated by my father, Alma” which gave him “authority.” (Alma 5:3) But he pushed back on them by declaring that Amonihah’s judgement would be worse than for the Lamanites (v. 15), because they were willfully rebelling against the light while the Lamanites were born into their situation. If he had been cast off, he would have been a “child of the devil” and it would have resulted in “death” (v. 41-42). But it’s not every day that an angel violently slams apostates to the ground or that they devote the rest of their lives to missionary work. He repeatedly implored the people to remember the Lord’s role in delivering them from Amulon and the Lamanites. Liberty. It seemed like the Nephites and Lamanites fought a lot more from here on out (or maybe that’s just because we don’t have specific records of earlier wars). More Description Of Amulon Than Alma – The text’s description of the people’s “bondage” sounds like the experience of a child hostage. 73 BC Alma’s children go on missions. Yet Alma writes a lengthy paragraph about it. “And they were a people friendly one with another; nevertheless they knew not God; neither did the brethren of Amulon teach them anything concerning the Lord their God, neither the law of Moses; nor did they teach them the words of Abinadi; “For Amulon knew Alma, that he had been one of the king’s priests, and that it was he that believed the words of Abinadi and was driven out before the king, and therefore he was wroth with him; for he was subject to king Laman, yet he exercised authority over them, and put tasks upon them, and put task-masters over them.”, “And Amulon commanded them that they should stop their cries; and he put guards over them to watch them, that whosoever should be found calling upon God should be put to death.”. Their new structure of government came with a higher purpose as a nation, which included an obligation to the Lamanites to unite this entire branch of Israel under Christ. The third grouping explores the book of Ether’s depiction of women, as it contains one of the most descriptive, yet ambivalent females in the Book of Mormon, both historically and in our contemporary era. After all, didn’t Alma Sr. go down without a fight when the Lamanites invaded Helam? But Alma said unto him: The Spirit constraineth me that I must not stretch forth mine hand; for behold the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory; and he doth suffer that they may do this thing, or that the people may do this thing unto them, according to the hardness of their hearts, that the judgments which he shall exercise upon them in his wrath may be just; and the blood of the innocent shall stand as a witness against them, yea, and cry mightily against them at the last day.”. Alma is insensible for two days but awakens to tell of his conversion. If he had been a hardened man it would have made him even worse. Moses didn’t talk about his life before converting either. It seems like quite a dramatic shift of character for them to be rebellious one moment and then brave and faithful the next if they weren’t men of strong character beforehand. Is that how a slave would describe his oppressor? Alma and Amulek. The … Well, this idea was put to the test when Ammon’s converts knelt in prayer passively as the wicked Lamanites slew them in great wanton slaughter. As Isaiah 43:11 says: “I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no savior.” The only ‘mosia’ is Christ. The Lord answered the faithful prayers of his people and Alma's father, and Alma was visited by an angel of the Lord who asked him “Why persecutest thou the church of God” (Mosiah 27:13)? 1. Alma the Younger made it clear that the Lamanites were “cut off from the presence of the Lord” (v. 14) in God and he was not associated with them. Alma the Younger apparently did not like the direction his father took it. Maybe he thought his father was becoming a corrupt apostate like his former colleague Amulon had become. Why did he omit talk of being a child hostage? He knew who he was. He knew how to lead a small civilization but not educate a large kingdom. We can’t be sure that this indicates young Alma’s point of view, as it could be the result of Moroni or some other later author editing the text. Indeed, this perfectly describes the situation of Alma’s people. Recently, scientists have discovered that child hostages were “incorporated into the family” of of leaders in conquering nations, “and raised as warriors.” The leaders raised the foreign children “as their own.”. I was in the darkest abyss; but now I behold the marvelous light of God. The influx of many immigrants into the Mulekite land no doubt had a lot to do with the turmoil as well. Gary L. Sturgess concludes that two major themes tell us the purpose of the book: the question of kingship and deliverance through the hand of the Messiah. Created by Shem Atwater ⟶ Updated 4 months ago ⟶ List of edits . Why did God go to such great miraculous lengths to convert Alma the Younger? He would have been cast off but instead he was snatched and became a son of God… Like how he was snatched by his father Alma from Amulon? In another case, Alma the Younger watched as apostate Nephties threw his recent converts in Ammonihah in a fire to painfully die because they believed in God. As I pondered what may have happened in Helam to affect Alma the Younger so deeply, I struck upon a crazy theory. Catalog codes are on the back of the catalog, mail promotion, or within an advertisement. Today, isn’t this reason enough for plenty of apostates to fight against the church? But maybe they were questioning his origins and loyalties. Amulon and his followers taught “the language of Nephi among all the people of the Lamanites,” we read. To go from perdition to a promise of eternal life is quite a shift! Indeed, Alma St. was not nearly as effective as Amulon, as many people immediately apostatized. Consider that Alma the Younger was likely born and raised in the land of Helam under bondage to the Lamanites. Obviously, they knew who he was because he had been chief judge of the kingdom and wiped out their apostate leader Nehor. (BOOK OF FIRST NEPHI) LEHI'S FAMILY. Shortly thereafter, the Lamanites came upon the people of King Noah, and the latter fled in … Alma’s re-uniting with his father was like re-uniting with his Father in Heaven. To me, the flow and consistent style of the book of Mosiah, and how it effortlessly transitions into the book of Alma, suggests same authors, and Alma is clearly authored by Alma the Younger. Being taught by Amulon to persecute Alma’s people–especially in matters of faith and worship–would not easily be overcome through counseling. (Alma 43; Alma 44) 67. It seems like the foremost description would be of his tyrannical rule. If you or a family member is a victim of a bus accident in Alma, the USAttorneys.com can help you file a claim. Alma + Helaman + 3 Nephi = 49% of the total pages in the Book of Mormon. And Alma and his people departed into the wilderness; and when they had traveled all day they pitched their tents in a valley, and they called the valley Alma.”. 300. It is clearly written from the perspective of a child in Helam, and yet someone on the side of Amulon not Alma. Thutmose III of Egypt, the pharaoh from whom Moses and the Hebrews fled, conquered Syria and then “took their children as hostages back to Egypt to guarantee their good behavior.” The children received indoctrination in a school known as a “kap” in hopes that they would inspire the whole native tribe to swear fealty to Egypt. It’s the same reason Moses did not talk about anything he did in those 80 years as an Egyptian prince. Required fields are marked *, “Once conquest occurred, then came pacification. The point of view switches from Amulon back to Alma Sr. and his people. Keep in mind that Amulon was leader of Noah’s priests and very effective at leadership. She has the chance to be chosen for an elite summer tennis program, but her hopes are dashed unexpectedly by the one person no one likes - Colton. “And now I say unto you, ye have been oppressed by king Noah, and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been brought into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the bands of iniquity. There were plenty of times the Nephites were in a pinch and the prophet could have been consulted. Part II focuses on the First Vision, touches on the four first-hand accounts. He wanted to use Moses to make the Hebrews subservient to Egypt and unite the Hebrews under Egypt. The ancient practice of taking children of tribal leaders hostage to ensure that tribe’s subservience to a conquering nation was observed throughout the ancient world, including in ancient America. This page was last edited on 29 November 2011, at 20:32. Alma 4- 16: Alma the Younger (Amulek & Zeezrom) Alma 17-29: Ammon & Aaron (Lamoni & Anti-Nephi Lehis) Alma 30-35: Mission to Zoramites (Korihor/Rameumptum) Alma 36-42: Alma councils his sons (Helaman, Shiblon, Corianton) Alma 43-63. The Lamanites appointed loyal subjects to possess the land, and they allowed Alma to remain leader of the people. Alma's experience brought him near death. Alma the Elder Gadianton robbers Omni Jarom Nephi Jacob Laman Lemuel Lehi Enos Nephites Jerusalem *2300–2200 Captain Moroni Helaman *2300–2200 B.C. This worked to unify the people as one culture despite originating from separate tribes, and kicked off a religious reformation. It is believed that Alma the Elder was born in roughly 174 BC; his … Indeed, Alma the Younger’s role as chief judge sounds similar to Amulon’s role as “teacher,” except that it was non-religious education. The book of Mosiah mentions that the generation Alma fell in with in opposing the church were little children at the time of King Benjamin’s address and didn’t comprehend his spiritual messages, which happened in 124 BC. His father and the entire kingdom prayed and fasted near to death for him. ... Based on the story of Alma the Younger. Jerusalem Ether Brother of Jared Coriantumr 600 B.C. If Alma the Younger had a close-hand view of how Amulon had set up his “teachers,” he would certainly feel qualified to do it in Zarahemla. And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Alma the Elder and Mosiah die. Amulon taught written communication and revolutionized trade among the Lamanites, and a culture of corporate plunder. Hostages were often “children of vanquished rulers that were used as pawns” in political arrangements. 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