Scripture Study

Scripture Study
"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." - John 5:39

Friday, October 26, 2012

Alma 28


Vs 1- What was established in the land of Jershon?
Who was set around the borders?
Who followed their brethren in the wilderness?
Vs 2- What kind of a battle was there?
How many Lamanites were slain?
Vs 3- What happened to the Lamanites?
Where did the Nephites go?
Vs 4- What was heard throughout the land?
Vs 5- Who was mourning?
Why? (Who were they mourning for)
Vs 6- What kind of a day and time was this?
Vs 7- What year of the reign of the judges ended?
Vs 8- Who’s account is this a record of?
What did they experience because of their journeyings in the land of Nephi?
Vs 9- What else is this an account of?
Vs 10- What has the first 15 years brought about?
Vs 11- Why are many thousands mourning for their kindred- What is their reason for fear?
Vs 12- Why do many thousands of others mourn yet still rejoice in hope- What do they know?
Vs 13- What causes great inequality among man?
What does the devil use cunning plans to do?
Vs 14- What are men called to diligently do?
What are the reasons for sorrow and rejoicing?

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Alma 27


Vs 1- What did the Lamanites find who were seeking to destroy the Nephites?
Where did they go/return to?
Vs 2- How did the Amalekites feel about their loss against the Nephites?
Who did they begin to stir them up in anger against?
Vs 3- What did this people again refuse to do?
What did they suffer to happen?
Vs 4- How did the Anti-Nephi-Lehi’s treat Ammon and his brethren?
How did Ammon and his brethren feel when they saw them being destroyed by the Lamanites?
Vs 5- Where did they want to take this people?
Vs 6- What did the king thing the Nephites would do to them?
Why?
Vs 7- What did Ammon say he would do?
Vs 8- What was the king willing to have his people be?
For how long?
Vs 9- What did Ammon say is against their law?
What did he want to rely upon?
Vs 10- What did the king tell him to do?
Vs 11-12 What did the Lord tell Ammon to do?
Why? (What does Satan have great hold on)
What does the Lord promise to do for this people in this generation?
Vs 13- What did Ammon tell the king?
Vs 14- Who did they gather together?
Where did they come near?
Vs 15- What did Ammon tell the people to do while he and his brethren go into the land of Zarahemla?
What are Ammon and his brethren going to do?
Vs 16- Who did Ammon meet?
What kind of a meeting was this?
Vs 17- What happened to Alma?
Why? (What caused it)
Vs 18- Who receives such exceeding joy?
Vs 19- Who else had great joy?
What did their joy not exceed?
Vs 20- Where did Alma conduct/take his brethren?
Who did they go talk to?
Vs 21- What did the chief judge do?
Why? (What did he desire to know)
Vs 22- What did the voice of the people say they would give their brethren?
Vs 23- What else did they say they would do for them?
Why are they willing to protect them? (on account of what)
Vs 24-On what condition will they give them the land and guard them?
Vs 25- Who returned with Ammon to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi?
What did he relate unto them?
Vs 26- What land did they go and possess?
What did the Nephites call them?
Vs 27- Who were they numbered with?
What were they distinguished for?
How were they in all things?
What were they firm in?
Vs 28- How did they look upon shedding blood?
What did they never look upon with terror?
Why? (What was it swallowed up in)
Vs 29- What were they willing to suffer rather than taking up the sword?
Vs 30- What kind of a people were they?

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Alma 26


Vs 1- What did Ammon and his brethren have great reason to do?
Vs 2- What has God bestowed upon them?
Vs 3- What were the Lamanites in and what have they now been brought to?
How have they helped God in his work? (What have they been in his hands)
Vs 4- What do thousands of them do?
What have they been brought to?
Vs 5- What was the field like?
What did they do?
How long did they labor?
What shall be gathered?
Why?
Vs 6- What shall they not be beaten down or harrowed up by?
Where shall they be when the storm comes?
Who will not be able to carry them away in the fierce winds?
Vs 7- Who’s hands are they in?
What will he do for them at the last day?
Vs 8- Who does he bless?
How does he want to praise him?
Who does he give thanks to?
Vs 9- If they had not come to the Lamanites, what would they still have and be?
Vs 10- What did Aaron do to Ammon?
Why? (what did he fear)
Vs 11- What is he not boasting of?
What is his heart full of?
Who does he rejoice in?
Vs 12- What does he know he is?
How can he do all things?
Who does he praise for the many miracles they have done?
Vs 13- What has God done for thousands of their brethren?
What have they been brought to sing?
Why? (Because of what power in them)
Vs 14- What are their reasons for praising God?
Vs 15- What were they encircled about with?
What has he brought them to?
What are they now encircled about with?
Vs 16- Who do they glory in?
What are they full of?
What can he not say too much of?
Vs 17- In what way did God show mercy unto them?
Vs 18- How did they go forth?
What did they threaten to do?
Vs 19- What did he not consign them to?
What did he not let fall upon them?
Vs 20- What did he exercise upon them?
What did he bring them over?
Vs 21- Who does not know these things?
Who does know these things?
Vs 22- Who is given to know the mysteries of God? (those who do what)
What else shall they be given?
What shall they be given power to do?
Vs 23- What did their brethren in Zarahemla do when they said they were going to preach to the Lamanites?
Vs 24- What did they not suppose they could convince them Lamanites of?
Why? (What kind of a people were they?)
What did they delight in?
How did they spend their days?
Vs 25- What did they want to do to the Lamanites?
Vs 26- What was their intent/purpose in going to the Lamanites?
Vs 27- What did the Lord do to them when they were depressed?
How did he tell them to bear their afflictions?
What did he promise to give them?
Vs 28- How were they in their sufferings?
What did they suffer?
Whose mercies did they rely on?
Vs 29- Where did they teach them? (name 5 places)
How were they treated? (What did the Lamanites do to them?)
How were they delivered?
Vs 30- Why did they suffer all these afflictions?
What did they suppose they would be full of if they saved some of them?
Vs 31- What can they look forth and see much of?
What witnesses of their sincerity?
Vs 32- What would they rather do than take the life of their enemy?
Why have they buried their weapons of war?
Vs 33- What do they have more of than anyone in the land?
Vs 34- Why were the Nephites willing to take up arms?
What did many of the Lamanite converts do?
Why do we know they have gone to their God?
Vs 35- What do they have more reason than anyone to do?
What does his joy carry him away to do?
Who is God merciful unto?
Vs 36- Who has God been mindful of?
Who are this people a branch of?
Where are they lost?
Vs 37- Who else is God mindful of?
Where are his bowels of mercy?
How long will he give thanks to God?

Friday, October 19, 2012

Alma 25


Vs 1- How did the Lamanites feel about slaying their brethren?
Who did they swear vengeance upon?
Vs 2- What city/people did they go destroy?
Vs 3- What happened to them in their many battles with the Nephites?
Vs 4- Who was mostly slain?
Vs 5- What did the remainder of them do to many of the Lamanites who believed?
Vs 6- What caused many of the Lamanites to remember the words of Aaron?
Where were many of them converted?
Vs 7- Who caused the believers to be put to death?
Vs 8- What did this martyrdom cause?
Who did the Lamanites begin to hunt and slay?
Vs 9- Who’s words were brought to pass concerning the priests?
Vs 10- What did he say was a type of things to come?
Vs 11- Who was the first to suffer death by fire?
Why was he killed?
What did he mean by saying it would be a type of things to come?
Vs 12- What did he tell Noah’s priests that their seed would do and become?
How were his words verified?
Vs 13- Where did the Lamanites return to?
Why?
Who did many of them join with?
Vs 14-What did they do with their weapons?
What kind of a people did they become?
Vs 15- What law did they keep?
What did they look forward to?
What was the law of Moses a type of?
How long did they believe they needed to keep those outward performances?
Vs 16- What did the law of Moses not bring?
What did it strengthen?
How did they retain a hope for salvation?
What did they rely on?
Vs 17- How did the Lord grant unto them success among the Lamanites? (according to what)
In what things had he verified his word unto them?

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Alma 24


Vs 1- Who were the Lamanites who were not converted stirred up to anger by?
Vs 2- What did their hatred cause them to do?
Why did they take up arms against the converted people? (What did they not want)
Vs 3- Who did the king confer the kingdom upon?
What did he call him?
Vs 4- What happened to the king that year?
Vs 5- What did Ammon and his brethren do with Lamoni and his brother?
Why? (What did they want to decide?)
Vs 6- How many of those who had been converted would take up arms against their brethren?
What else would they not do?
Who commanded them not to?
Vs 7- What did he say he was thankful God had done?
Vs 8- What has God given them?
What have they done with the Nephites?
Vs 9- What are they convinced of?
Vs 10-What has God granted unto them?
What has he forgiven them of?
What has he taken away from their hearts?
How?
Vs 11- What was all they could do for God to take away their stain?
Vs 12- What does he not to stain their swords any more with?
Vs 13- What might not happen if they stain their again?
Vs 14- Why has God made these things known unto them?
Who does God love?
How has he taught them the plan of salvation? (Who has he sent)
Vs 15- What does the king suggest they do with their swords?
Why? (What will their brightness stand as at the last day)
Vs 16- How does he suggest to hide them?
What shall happen to them if their brethren destroy them?
Vs 17- What did the people do with their swords and weapons?
Vs 18- Who was this a testimony to?
What did it show/testify of?
What would they rather do than shed the blood of their brethren?
What would they rather do than take away from their brother?
What would they rather do than be idle?
Vs 19- What were these believing Lamanites like?
What would they rather do than commit sin?
Vs 20- What did the Lamanites make?
Why did they come up to the land of Nephi? (name 3 reasons)
Vs 21- What did the converted people do when they saw that they were coming?
What did the Lamanites begin to do to them?
Vs 22- How many did they slay?
How were they blessed?
Vs 23- What would the converted Lamanites not do?
What did they do while they laid down to perish?
Vs 24- What did the Lamanites do when they saw this?
Why? (What did this do to their hearts?)
What did they repent of?
Vs 25- What did they do with their weapons?
Why would they not take them again?
Who did they rely upon?
Vs 26- How many Lamanites joined the people of God?
Why do we have no reason to doubt that those who were slain were saved?
Vs 27- How many were brought to the knowledge of the truth?
What does this show about how God works salvation for his people?
Vs 28- What were most of those Lamanites who slew their brethren?
What order were they after?
Vs 29- How many of them joined the people of the Lord?
Vs 30- Who is more hardened or in a worse state?

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Alma 23


Vs 1- What did the king send among all his people?
What did it say?
Vs 2- What should his people not do to Ammon and his brethren?
What should they have free access to?
Vs 3- How could they preach the word? (according to what)
Why did the king send a proclamation unto his peope?
What did he want them to be convinced of? (name 3 things)
Vs 4- What did Aaron and his brethren establish?
Who did they consecrate throughout the land?
Vs 5- How many were brought to the knowledge of the Lord?
What were they taught?
Vs 6- What did all those Lamanites who were converted never do?
Vs 7- What did they lay down?
Who did they no more fight against?
Vs 8-12 In what lands were the people converted unto the Lord?
Vs 13- What did those who were converted do?
What were they all?
Vs 14- How many Amalekites and Amulonites were converted?
What did they (and the Lamanites who dwelt with them) do?
Vs 15- What did the Lamanites who were converted do?
Vs 16- What did those who were converted desire to have?
Why?
Vs 17- What did they call themselves?
Vs 18- What kind of a people were they?
How were they with the Nephites?
What did not follow them?

Friday, October 12, 2012

Alma 22


Vs 1- Where was Aaron led to?
Vs 2- What did he do before the king?
Vs 3- What did he tell the king they would do?
What did the king insist that they do instead?
Why had his mind been troubled?
Vs 4- Why didn’t Ammon come with Aaron?
Vs 5- What is the thing that troubled the king?
Vs 6- What else did he ask about?
Vs 7- What did Aaron first ask the king if he believed?
What did the king say would make him believe?
Vs 8- How did Aaron feel?
What did Aaron tell him that there surely is?
Vs 9- What did the king call God?
Vs 10- What did Aaron tell him that God created?
Vs 11- What did the king desire?
What did he say he would believe?
Vs 12- What did Aaron begin teaching him?
Who did God create man to be like?
What did God give man?
How did man fall?
Vs 13- When was the plan of redemption prepared?
Who is the plan for?
Vs 14- What can man merit of himself?
What and who atone for their sins?
What did Christ break?
What swallows up the sting of death?
Vs 15- What does the king want to have and become?
What does he want to get rid of and what does he want to receive?
What does he want to be filled with?
What is he willing to give up to receive it?
Vs 16- What does Aaron tell him to do to receive the hope he desires?
Vs 17- What did the king do?
Vs 18- What did the king ask God to do?
Why will he give away all his sins? (name 3 reasons)
What happened to him after he said these words?
Vs 19- How did the queen feel when she saw her husband laying as if he were dead?
What did she command her servants to do?
Vs 20- Why didn’t the servants dare lay their hands on Aaron or his brethren?
What did they think would happen to them if they tried to slay these men?
Vs 21- Why did the queen begin to fear?
What did she command the servants to do?
Vs 22- What did Aaron do?
Why?
Vs 23- What did the king stand and begin to do?
Who was converted?
Vs 24- What did the multitude begin to do?
Vs 25- What did the king do?
How did that make the people feel towards Aaron and his brethren?
Vs 26- What did the king cause Aaron and his brethren to do?
Vs 27- Who did the king send a proclamation to?
Vs 28- Who lived in the wilderness?
What did they dwell in?
What land were they spread out in?
Vs 29- Who were the Nephites nearly surrounded by?
What part of the land had the Nephites taken possession of?
Vs 30- What was the most northern land?
What happened to the people in that land?
Who discovered it?
Vs 31- What was the land on the southward called?
What was it like and filled with?
Vs 32- How much time would it take a Nephite to journey their land of Zarahemla- from the land of Bountiful to Desolation?
What were both lands- Nephi and Zarahemla- nearly surrounded by?
What was between the lands?
Vs 33- Who inhabited the land of Bountiful?
What had they wisely done with their guards and armies?
Why? (What did they want to prevent the Lamanites from doing?)
Vs 34- What was the only land the Lamanites could possess?
What did this allow the Nephites to have?
Vs 35- Who’s account is he going to return to?