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

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Helaman 1


Vs 1- What was there among the Nephites in the 40th year of the reign of the judges?
Vs 2- Who had died?
What was there a contention about?
Vs 3- Who was contending for the judgement seat?
Vs 4- How many sons did Pahoran have?
How many divisions did this contention cause among the people?
Vs 5- Who was appointed to be chief judge?
How was he appointed?
Vs 6- What did Pacumeni do when he saw he could not be the chief judge?
Vs 7- How did Paanchi and his followers feel?
What was he about to flatter them to do?
Vs 8- When he was put on trial, what did they decide should be his consequence?
Why? (What had he done wrong)
Vs 9- How did his followers feel about this decision?
What did they send Kishkumen to do?
Vs 10-Why could no man overtake him?
Vs 11- What did those who sent him covenant/swear not to do?
Vs 12- Why wasn’t Kishkumen known among the Nephites?
What did his band do so they could not be found?
What happened to those who were found?
Vs 13- Who was appointed to be the chief judge and governor?
Vs 14- What did the Lamanites do in the 41st year?
Vs 15- Why did they come down again?
Who was their leader?
What was he a descendant of?
What was he like?
Vs 16- Who was the Lamanite king?
Why did he send Coriantumr to stand against the Nephites?
Vs 17- What did he stir his people to?
What did he cause them to do?
Vs 18- Why had they not kept sufficient guards in the Land of Zarahemla?
What had they supposed?
Vs 19- What was Coriantumr’s march like?
What did the Nephites not have time to do?
Vs 20- Where did Coriantumr march?
Who did they slay?
Vs 21- What did Pacumeni, the chief judge, do?
What happened to him?
Vs 22- How did Coriantumr feel after he took possession of Zarahemla?
What was he about to do?
Vs 23- What city did he march towards?
What was he determined to do?
Vs 24- What did he suppose?
What did the Nephites not have time to do?
Vs 25- What did this center march give Moronihah?
Vs 26- What had Moronihah supposed?
Where had he caused his strong armies to be?
Vs 27- What parts of the land were the Lamanites marching through?
What were they doing as they marched?
Vs 28- What did Moronihah do/send?
Vs 29- What did the Lamanites begin to do when they gave unto them battle?
Vs 30- Who headed them in their retreat?
What kind of a battle was it?
Who was among those who were slain?
Vs 31- Why couldn’t the Lamanites retreat any way/direction?
Vs 32- What did the Lamanites do?
Vs 33- What city did Moronihah take possession of again?
What did he cause the prisoners to do?
Vs 34- What year of the judges ended?

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Alma 63


Vs 1- Who took possession of the sacred things from Helaman?
Vs 2- What kind of a man was he?
What did he do continually?
Vs 3- Who else died?
Vs 4- How many departed out of the land of Zarahemla?
Where did they go?
Vs 5- What kind of a man was Hagoth?
What did he build?
Where did he launch it?
Vs 6- What did those who sailed forth take with them?
Where did they sail- on what course?
Vs 7- What else did this man build?
What happened to the first ship?
Vs 8- What supposedly happened to them?
Why do they suppose that?
Vs 9- What did many people do that year?
Vs 10- Who else died that year?
What did Corianton do?
Vs 11- Who did Shiblon confer the sacred things upon before he died?
Who was he named after?
Vs 12- What was done with those engravings?
Which parts were not sent forth?
Vs 13- What was done with these things?
Vs 14- Who had gone unto the Lamanites?
How did they feel towards the Nephites?
Vs 15- Who did they come war against?
What happened to them?
Vs 16- What year ended?
Vs 17- Whose account ended?

Monday, February 4, 2013

Alma 62


Vs 1- How did Moroni feel when he received this epistle?
Why was he filled with joy?
Vs 2- What else did he feel/do?
Why?
Vs 3- Where did Moroni and a small number of men march towards?
Vs 4- What did he do everywhere he went?
Vs 5- How many flocked/came to his standard?
What did they do?
Why?
Vs 6- Who did he unite his forces with in the land of Gideon?
Who were they stronger than?
Who is Pachus?
Vs 7- Where did Moroni and Pahoran go to?
Who did they meet and battle?
Vs 8- What happened to Pachus and his men?
What happened to Pahoran?
Vs 9- What did the men of Pachus receive?
What happened to the men of Pachus and the king-men who would not take up arms to defend their country?
Vs 10- Why did this law need to be strictly ovserved?
What happened to anyone who denied their freedom?
Vs 11- What had Moroni and Pahoran restored to the land?
Vs 12- What did Moroni cause to be sent unto Helaman?
Vs 13- What did he send to the armies of Lehi and Teancum?
Vs 14- Where did Moroni and Pahoran march towards?
What were they determined to do there?
Vs 15- On their march there, what did they do to the Lamanite men?
Vs 16- What did they make the rest of them covenant/promise?
Vs 17- Where did they send them to dwell?
How many were there who had not been slain?
Vs 18- Where did they march towards?
Where did they pitch their tents?
Vs 19- What did Moroni desire the Lamanites to do?
Why didn’t the Lamanites dare come out against them?
Vs 20- What did Moroni do when in the night?
Vs 21- What did he find/see that they were all doing?
What did he cause his army to do?
Vs 22-23- How did he get his men into the city?
Vs 24- How did the Lamanites feel when they woke up and saw them there?
What did they do?
Vs 25- What did Moroni cause his men to do to the fleeing Lamanites?
Vs 26- How many Nephites were lost while obtaining possession of the city of Nephihah?
Vs 27- What did the Lamanite prisoners desire to do and become?
Vs 28- Who was granted/allowed to do this?
Vs 29- Who did the all Lamanite prisoners join?
What did they begin to do?
What were the Nephites relieved of?
Vs 30- How did Moroni reduce the Lamanite armies?
How did he strengthen his won army?
What land did he go to next?
Vs 31- What did the Lamanites feel and do when they saw Moroni coming against them?
Vs 32- Who else did the Lamanites flee from?
Where did they flee to?
Vs 33- Who was gathered in the land of Moroni?
Who was with them?
Vs 34- Where did Moroni, Lehi, and Teancum camp their armies?
Vs 35- Who was angry with Ammoron?
Why?
Vs 36- What did he do in his anger?
What happened to him?
Vs 37- How did Lehi and Moroni feel when they found out Teancum was dead?
How had he fought for his country?
What had he been a true friend to?
Vs 38- What did Moroni do to the Lamanites the next day?
Vs 39- What had they had for the space of many years?
Vs 40- What else had there been among the people of Nephi?
Why were they spared?
Vs 41- What two different outcomes did the people become because of their afflictions?
Vs 42- What did Moroni do before he returned to Zarahemla?
What was established among the people of Nephi?
Vs 43- What did Moroni yield up to his son?
What did Moroni do the remainder of his days?
Vs 44- What did Pahoran and Helaman do?
Why was it expedient to make a regulation again in the church?
Vs 45- What did Helaman declare unto the people?
What did it cause them to do?
Vs 46- What did they establish again in the land?
Vs 47- What else did they make?
What was chosen?
Vs 48- What did the people of Nephi begin to do? (name 4 things)
Vs 49- What did they not become?
Why not? (Who did they remember and what did they do?)
Vs 50- What did they remember?
Vs 51- How often did they pray to the Lord?
How did the Lord bless them?
Vs 52- Who died in the 35th year of the judges?

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Alma 61


Vs 1- Who did Moroni receive an epistle from?
Vs 2- Who is Pahoran?
How does he feel about Moroni’s afflictions?
Vs 3- Who does joy in their afflictions?
How many have risen up?
Vs 4- What have they sought to take away?
How have they led away the hearts of many people?
Who have they daunted/frightened?
Vs 5- What have they done to Pahoran?
Where has he fled to?
Who went with him?
Vs 6- What did he send throughout that part of the land?
Why are the people flocking to him? 
Vs 7- How do those who have risen up in rebellion feel?
Vs 8- What do they have possession of?
What have they appointed over them?
Who have they joined an alliance with?
Why? (What does he suppose he shall be if the Lamanites conquer this people?)
Vs 9- How does Pahoran feel about being censured/scorned in Moroni’s epistle?
What does he seek to retain and preserve?
Vs 10- What will he resist?
Why do they shed the blood of the Lamanites?
Vs 11- Why do they shed the blood of their brethren?
Vs 12- What would they do if God required or commanded them to?
Vs 13- What has God commanded them to do?
Vs 14- What does he say to resist?
How does he say to resist it?
Why resist it? (To retain what?)
Vs 15- Where does he tell Moroni to come to?
Who does he say to give Lehi and Teancum power to do?
How should they conduct the war? (according to what)
Vs 16- What has he sent them?
Vs 17- Who will he and Moroni go fight against?
How will they go? (according to what)
Vs 18- What city will they take possession of?
What will they put an end to?
Vs 19- How did he feel about Moroni’s epistle?
Why? (What it teach him)
Vs 20- What hath the Lord commanded them Moroni to do if they don’t repent?
Vs 21- What does he tell Moroni to do to Lehi and Teancum?
How? (What should he tell them?)

Friday, January 25, 2013

Alma 60


Vs 1- Who did he again write an epistle to?
Who is Pahoran?
Vs 2- What have they been appointed to do?
Vs 3- In what ways have Moroni and Helaman and their men suffered?
Vs 4-5- How else have they suffered?
What have they neglected to do for them?
Vs 6- What does he desire to know?
Vs 7- What does he think they are doing while their enemies are murdering their brethren?
Vs 8- If they had sent armies to strengthen them, how many might have been saved?
Vs 9- What else did they withhold from them?
What did this almost cause them to perish/die from?
Vs 10- What shall come upon their heads because of their neglect?
What does God know?
Vs 11- What will God not do for those who do nothing?
Vs 12- Who will be condemned for those who have fallen by the sword?
Vs 13- Why does the Lord allow/suffer the righteous to be slain?
What do they enter into?
Vs 14- Why will the judgments of God come upon this people?
Who else has been slothful and neglectful towards their brethren?
Vs 15- Where did the wickedness commence at?
Vs 16- What did they have among themselves?
Who caused so much bloodshed among themselves?
What did the king-men desire?
What should they have been and done?
Vs 17- Why are they suffering all these afflictions?
Vs 18- Why might Pahoran and the other government leaders be?
Vs 19- Why else might they have neglected them?
Vs 20- What does he want them to not forget?
Vs 21- What does the Lord want us to do with our means?
Vs 22- How should we not sit?
Vs 23- What should we cleanse first?
Vs 24- What does he tell them to do?
What is not expedient right now?
Vs 25-27- What does he threaten to come and do if they do not strengthen and fortify their armies?
Vs 28- Who does he not fear and who does he fear?
Vs 29- What do they need to do to avoid being destroyed by the sword of justice?
Vs 30- What does he threaten to do if they don’t administer relief?
Why?  What does he want to stop them from doing?
Vs 31- What will the Lord not suffer them to do?
Vs 32- What has caused the Lamanite’s hatred?
Who has redoubled their hatred?
What is the cause or reason for the Nephite’s wickedness?
Vs 33- How do they treat God’s laws?
Who told Moroni to battle their leaders/governors if they don’t repent?
Vs 34- What has Moroni covenanted to do?
Vs 35- How will God not suffer them to perish?
Who’s food will they be given and how?
Vs 36- What does Moroni seek to do with power?
What does he seek for?

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Alma 59


Vs 1- How did Moroni feel after reading Helaman’s epistle?
Vs 2- Who did he make it known to?
Why?
Vs 3- Who did he send an epistle to?
What did he desire him to do?
Vs 4- What did Moroni begin planning for?
Vs 5- Who was attacked by the Lamanites?
What cities were they gathered from?
Vs 6- Who had joined the Lamanites?
Vs 7- Who was their commander?
How did they slay the people of Nephihah?
Vs 8- Who did the remainder of the people of Nephihah join?
Vs 9- What did Moroni suppose would be sent to the city?
What is easier than retaking a city?
Vs 10- What did he retain all his force to do?
Vs 11- How did Moroni feel about losing Nephihah?
What did he begin to do?
What might cause them to fall into the hands of the Lamanites?
Vs 12- Who else doubted and marveled?
Why?
Vs 13- Who was Moroni angry with?
Why?

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Alma 58


Vs 1- What was their next object?
What could they not do this time?
Vs 2- What else did they not dare do?
Why?
Vs 3- What did they need their men to do?
Why did they decide to wait?
Vs 4- Who did he send an embassy to?
Why?
Vs 5- What were the Lamanites also receiving?
Vs 6- What were the Lamanites strategizing to do?
Why couldn’t they go to battle against them?
Vs 7- How long did they wait in these circumstances?
Why were they about to perish?
Vs 8- What assistance did they receive?
How big was their enemy?
Vs 9- Why were they embarrassed? (What did they need more of?)
How else did they feel?
Why?
Vs 10- How did they pray?
What did they ask God for strength to do?
Vs 11- How did the Lord answer them? (visit & speak)
What did it cause them to do?
Vs 12- What did they have/take?
What were they determined to do?
Vs 13- How did they go forth against the Lamanites?
Where did they pitch their tents?
Vs 14- What did the Lamanites send out?
Why?
Vs 15- What did they fear?
What did they suppose they could do?
Vs 16- What did Gid and Teomner, each with a small number of men, do?
Vs 17- Where did Helaman remain?
Vs 18- When the Lamanites came out, what did Helaman cause his men to do?
Vs 19- How did the Lamanites follow them?
Who did they pass by without the Lamanites noticing?
Vs 20- What did Gid and Teomner do when the Lamanites passed by?
Vs 21- Where did they go and what did they do next?
Vs 22- Why could they do this? (Where was most of the Lamanite army)
Vs 23- Where did Helaman take their course?
Vs 24- Why were the Lamanites afraid?
What did they begin to do?
Vs 25- What did they Lamanites do since it was night?
What did they suppose?
What were they not thinking or concerned about?
Vs 26- What did Helaman cause his men to do at night?
Vs 27- Who did they arrive to Manti before?
Vs 28- Why did they not have to shed blood when they took possession of Manti?
Vs 29- When the Lamanites came to the city, how did they feel?
What did they do?
Vs 30- Who did they take/carry with them out of the land?
Vs 31- Which cities did they take back from the Lamanites?
Who returned to their homes?
Vs 32- What are their armies to small to do?
Vs 33- Who do they trust in?
Vs 34- What do they not know?
Vs 35- Why might their forces be in another part of the land?
Vs 36- What is Helaman afraid is the cause they have not sent him more assistance?
Vs 37- What do they trust God will do?
Vs 38- What are their circumstances at the end of the 29th year?
Vs 39- Where are the sons of the people of Ammon?
How many of them were slain?
Vs 40- What do they stand fast in?
What are they strict to do?
What do they keep continually?
What is their faith strong in?
Vs 41- What does Helaman hope God will do for Moroni?
What does he hope God will do for this people?