Not On My Watch (Alma 13)

Not On My Watch (Alma 13)

“And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.” (Matthew 14:25) The above verse is part of the famous account of Jesus walking on the water to the ship where His disciples were trying to ride out a storm. Did you ever take...
Lying to God (Alma 12)

Lying to God (Alma 12)

In Alma 12, Alma calls out the lawyer Zeezrom for having lied to the Nephite people in Ammonihah. He goes on to say, “Thou hast not lied to men only but thou hast lied unto God; for behold, he knows all thy thoughts, and thou seest that thy thoughts are made...
How God Uses Money (Alma 11)

How God Uses Money (Alma 11)

Alma 11 is the chapter in which we learn how much each unit of Nephite money is worth, relative to other units of their money. For example, if you were living in Zarahemla at the time, you would want to know that a senum of silver is equivalent in value to a senine of...
Cross-Examination (Alma 10)

Cross-Examination (Alma 10)

You’re walking down the street, and you see a man bump into a woman, knock her down, and then steal her purse and run away. The man is eventually caught and put on trial for the crime. You are called as a witness and relate what you saw. Now, the defense...
You Should Know Better (Alma 9)

You Should Know Better (Alma 9)

If you were the older sibling growing up — as I was — you may have experienced occasions when you and your younger sibling(s) did something that got you in trouble with your parents. Even though you all participated in the same escapade, you as the oldest got in the...
Come to My House (Alma 8)

Come to My House (Alma 8)

Alma continues his evangelistic travels in Alma 8, eventually arriving at the city of Ammonihah. To put it mildly, he is not well received by the people of this city — they “reviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast out of their...