I am tackling the Book of Mormon in 60 days. My plan is to have the Book of Mormon studied by the end of 2011. During my challenge, I will post a daily blog of my reading, in this blog I will share with you... my thoughts, feelings, opinions and knowledge about the Book of Mormon. Do you have questions? Comments? Please... lets start a discussion. I would be more than happy to answer your questions, comments or concerns!
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Scripture Thought (What I Learned):
Chapter 19: King Lamoni goes into a sort of comma for a few days, because he was overwhelmed by the spirit of God. He sees the Redeemer and other angels. The wife of King Lamoni begins to worry about her husband (because people begin to say that he is dead and needs to be buried), she however believes that he is not dead. Ammon comes into see him and tells her that he will awake in the morning. King Lamoni does awake like Ammon had promised. Ammon establishes the church there, and begins to baptize the lamanites.
Chapter 20: The Lord speaks with Ammon and tells him that he must journey to the land of Middoni to deliver his imprisoned brethren. He travels with Lamoni, who on the journey run into Lamoni's father who is king over all the land. King Lamoni's father tells him that he should get away from the nephite (ammon), because he is a liar. Ammon however shows the old king his power from God, and in fear of his life, the old king grants Lamoni his freedom in his land and releases his brethren.
We learn that Ammon's brethren were hungered, thirsted and weak. But that they suffered in patience (Alma 20:29) - something that we should all remember.
Chapter 21: Aaron teaches the Amalekites about Christ and his atonement. Because of their teaching Aaron and his brethren are cast into prison. Later they are released from prison and teach in the land throughout the synagogues, converting many. King Lamoni grants religious freedom to all the people in the land of Ishmael.
Chapter 22: Today, I have dragged my feet a little with Chapters 19, 20 and 21. The interesting part of today's reading is chapter 22.
Aaron goes up to the land of Middoni to see the father of King Lamoni. The father of King Lamoni asks Aaron, why Ammon did not stay? And why he departed so quickly. Aaron responds by telling him that the Lord had sent Ammon a different way to the land of Ishmael to teach the people there.
Lamoni's father then asks Aaron "...What is this that ye have said concerning the Spirit of the Lord? ... Also, what is this that Ammon said - If ye will repent y shall be saved and shall not be cast off at the last day?" (Alma 22:5-6)
Aaron responds by asking him a question: "...Believest thou that there is a God?" (Alma 22:7)
Lamoni's father goes onto explain that he knows that the Amalekites believe in some sort of deity that they call "God", and how he gave them religious freedom.
Now, after Aaron had learned that Lamoni's father believed in his words and believed that there was in fact a God, he began teaching him about the creation of the world and the fall of Adam. He taught him that because of the fall of Adam, all mankind was doomed without a redeemer to save them. He expounded on all these things. Aaron then invites Lamoni's Father to ask God if these things are true and to ask God for forgiveness of his sins, that he might be delivered from the evil one. Lamoni's father is so overjoyed with the spirit that he falls into a trance. His wife commands that the guards slay Aaron because of what he did to the king. But the guards feared Aaron and seeing that contentions would rise, Aaron extends his arm and helps the king to stand. The king and all his household are converted.
Wow, this is an amazing challenge you're doing!
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