Aaron travels to the land of Nephi to teach Lamoni’s father. He covers much the same content which Ammon covered when he taught Lamoni (see Alma 18:24-29), including God and His plan, the creation of the earth, and the Fall of Adam and Eve. Like Lamoni, the king prays and falls to the ground unconscious. When his wife, the queen, becomes frightened and angry, Aaron raises the king from the ground. He testifies to the multitude who has gathered, and they are “pacified” toward Aaron.
Chapter Outline
- Aaron teaches Lamoni’s father about God and the plan of redemption (v. 1-14)
- The king prays for forgiveness and falls to the ground unconscious (v. 15-18)
- The queen becomes angry; Aaron raises the king from the ground, who testifies to the people who have gathered (v. 19-26)
- Discussion of Lamanite geography, from a Nephite perspective (v. 27-35)
My Takeaways
- God has missions for each of us, so we shouldn’t be envious when someone else is called to serve in “another way.” One reason for this is that we may be uniquely positioned to connect with specific people.
- We don’t have to be sure that God exists before we begin praying to Him.
- Abandoning our sins may be harder than giving up possessions, but that is what we must do in order to receive God’s grace.
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I Will Believe – Alma 22:7-8
7 And Aaron answered him and said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God? And the king said: I know that the Amalekites say that there is a God, and I have granted unto them that they should build sanctuaries, that they may assemble themselves together to worship him. And if now thou…
❖ The king’s prayer – Alma 22:15-18
“Aaron Hath Told Me”
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If Thou Art God – Alma 22:18
18 O God, Aaron hath told me that there is a God; and if there is a God, and if thou art God, wilt thou make thyself known unto me, and I will give away all my sins to know thee, and that I may be raised from the dead, and be saved at the…
I Will Give Away All My Sins – Alma 22:18
18 O God, Aaron hath told me that there is a God; and if there is a God, and if thou art God, wilt thou make thyself known unto me, and I will give away all my sins to know thee, and that I may be raised from the dead, and be saved at the…
❖ The king’s testimony – Alma 22:19-26
The King Stood Forth, and Began to Minister unto Them – Alma 22:22-23
22 Now when Aaron saw the determination of the queen, he, also knowing the hardness of the hearts of the people, feared lest that a multitude should assemble themselves together, and there should be a great contention and a disturbance among them; therefore he put forth his hand and raised the king from the earth,…
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The Image of God
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:27 How much are we like God? We see daily evidence of how far we—and the people around us—fall short of perfection. So how can we think we have anything in common with a perfect Being?…
“Swallowed Up” – Alma 27:28
Isaiah prophesied that God would “swallow up death in victory” (Isaiah 25:8). Aaron borrowed this terminology when he taught the king of the Lamanites that Christ would “[break] the bands of death,,,and that the sting of death should be swallowed up in the hopes of glory” (Alma 22:14). This was more than a theoretical concept.…
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- I Will Give Away All My Sins – Alma 22:18 (1/13/2018)
- If Thou Wilt Bow Down Before God – Alma 22:15-16 (2/28/2017)
- If Thou Desirest This Thing – Alma 22:15-16 (10/13/2016)
- Swallowed Up in the Hopes of Glory – Alma 22:14 (3/12/2016)
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