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Alma 8–12
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Monday
- Scripture: Alma 8:1-32
- Commentary: Remembering the Good with the Bad
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Additional Study
- KnoWhy: Why Did Alma Bless and Thank God After Eating?
- KnoWhy: Why Did an Angel Send Alma Back to Ammonihah?
- Commentary: A Blessing Following a Meal
- Commentary: Alma Was Rejected in Ammonihah
- Commentary: Alma 8:8-10
- Commentary: Alma 8:11-13
- Commentary: Alma 8:14-17
- Commentary: Alma 8:18-21
Tuesday
- Scripture: Alma 9:1-34
- Commentary: The Law of Witnesses
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Additional Study
- KnoWhy: What does it Mean to “Prosper in the Land”?
- Evidence: Contrasting Ideas
- Commentary: The Lord Commanded the People to Repent or Be Destroyed
- Commentary: The Lamanites Will Receive Mercy in Their Ignorance
- Commentary: Alma 9:1-3
- Commentary: Alma 9:7-11
- Commentary: Alma 9:12-14
- Commentary: Alma 9:18-19
Wednesday
- Scripture: Alma 10:1-32
- Commentary: Amulek Encountered an Angel
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Additional Study
- KnoWhy: Why is Amulek’s Household Significant?
- Evidence: Wordplay on Zeezrom
- Commentary: Amulek Establishes Credibility
- Commentary: The People of Ammonihah Were Astonished
- Commentary: Definition of "Lawyer" in Nephite Culture
- Commentary: Zeezrom
- Commentary: Alma 10:5-6
- Commentary: Alma 10:10-11
Thursday
- Scripture: Alma 11:1-20
- Commentary: Mosiah's System Compared with Those of Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Additional Study
- Evidence: Attestation of Shilum
- Commentary: King Mosiah Standardized Their Monetary System
- Commentary: Alma 11:1-4
- Commentary: Alma 11:5-19
- Commentary: Alma 11:20
- Evidence: Mosiah’s Elegant Monetary System
- Evidence: Monetary Systems of Mosiah and Eshnunna
- KnoWhy: Why You Should Care About the Nephite Weights and Measures System
Friday
- Scripture: Alma 11:21-46
- Commentary: Alma 11:40-41
- Commentary: Alma 11:42-44
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Additional Study
- Commentary: Zeezrom Attempts to Bribe Amulek
- Commentary: Zeezrom Questions Amulek
- Commentary: Alma 11:36-37
- Commentary: Alma 11:38-39
- Evidence: Alma and Amulek’s Trial
- KnoWhy: Why Would Zeezrom Attempt to Bribe Amulek?
Saturday
- Scripture: Alma 12:1-21
- Commentary: Alma 12:7-8
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Additional Study
- KnoWhy: Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife?
- Evidence: Pre-Columbian Lawyers
- Commentary: Alma Confounds the Nehorite Doctrine
- Commentary: How Can We Know the Mysteries of God?
- Commentary: Alma 12:9-11
- Commentary: Alma 12:12-14
- Commentary: Alma 12:16-18
- Commentary: Alma 12:19-21
Sunday
- Scripture: Alma 12:22-37
- Commentary: Alma 12:33-35
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Additional Study
- Evidence: Angels Ministered to Adam and Eve
- KnoWhy: Why Did Alma Teach His Opponents about the Temple?
- Commentary: Alma Taught the Creation Story Using Temple Themes
- Commentary: Alma 12:22-24
- Commentary: Alma 12:28-30
- Commentary: Alma 12:31-32
- Commentary: Alma 12:36-37
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- Life Spans of Mosiah's Lineage
- The Nephite Judges
- Alma as High Priest: Years 9–19 of the Reign of the Judges
- Nephihah as Chief Judge: Years 9–24 of the Reign of the Judges
- Key Doctrinal Chapters: Mosiah–Alma
- The Speeches of Alma
- Missionary Work
- King Mosiah's Monetary System
- The Utility of the Gold Antion
- The Utility of the Onti and Limnah
- Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Grain Measurement
- How Do You Say "Law" in Hebrew?
- The Law of Apostate Cities
- Nephite Cycles: Years 1–49 of the Reign of the Judges (90–40 B.C.)
- Alma's Journeys in the Land of Zarahemla
- Metals in the Book of Mormon
- Whose Words Are Found in the Book of Mormon?
- Number of Pages in Books of the Book of Mormon
- Average Number of Pages Covering One Nephite Year
- Nephite Books Compared by Length and Years Covered
- Nephite Books Listed Chronologically
- Names Used for Christ by Major Book of Mormon Authors
- Names and Concepts Associated with Christ by Major Book of Mormon Authors
- Number of Names Used for Christ by Major Book of Mormon Authors
- Number of Names for Christ Used Exclusively by Individual Authors
- Ten Essential Features of Book of Mormon Geography
- Geographical Names Listed Alphabetically
- Geographical Names Listed by Scripture Reference
Bibliography
Alma 8
Brown, S. Kent “Ammonihah: Measuring Mormon’s Purposes.” In A Witness for the Restoration: Essays in Honor of Robert J. Matthews, 165–175. Edited by Kent P. Jackson and Andrew C. Skinner. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Answering for His Order: Alma’s Clash with the Nehors.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 127–153.
Valetta, Thomas R. “Conflicting Orders: Alma and Amulek in Ammonihah.” In The Temple in Time and Eternity. Edited by Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
Swift, Charles. “When Less is More: The Reticent Narrator in the Story of Alma and Amulek.” Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 13, no. 1 (2012): 88–101.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Law of Apostate Cities.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 126.
Alma 8:6–7
(Ammonihah) Tvedtnes, John A., John Gee, and Matthew Roper. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9, no. 1 (2000): 40–51, 78–79.
Alma 8:9–10
Lindsay, Jeff. “The Possibility of Janus Parallelism in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 1–20.
Alma 8:14–18
Uchtdorf, Dieter F. “Learn from Alma and Amulek.” In The One-Hundredth and Eighty-Sixth Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
Alma 8:22
Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Alma Bless and Thank God After Eating? (Alma 8:22),” KnoWhy 115 (June 6, 2016).
Bokovoy, David E., and John A. Tvedtnes. “Blessing God After Eating One's Fill.” In Testaments: Links between the Book of Mormon and the Hebrew Bible, 161–165. Toelle, UT: Heritage Press, 2003.
Crowell, Angela M., and John A. Tvedtnes. “Blessing God after Eating One’s Fill.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 142–146. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.
Alma 9
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Answering for His Order: Alma’s Clash with the Nehors.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 127–153.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Law of Apostate Cities.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 126.
Alma 9:9–10
S. Kent Brown. “Sojourn, Dwell, and Stay: Terms of Servitude.” In From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon, 55–74. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.
Alma 9:13
Book of Mormon Central. “What does it Mean to “Prosper in the Land”? (Alma 9:13).” KnoWhy 116 (June 7, 2016).
Alma 10
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Answering for His Order: Alma’s Clash with the Nehors.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 127–153.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Law of Apostate Cities.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 126.
Alma 10:2–3
Bradley, Don. “Piercing the Veil: Temple Worship in the Lost 116 Pages.” In 2012 FAIR Conference. Sandy, UT: FairMormon, 2012.
Alma 10:7
Book of Mormon Central. “Why is Amulek’s Household Significant? (Alma 10:7).” KnoWhy 117 (June 8, 2016).
Alma 10:25
Calabro, David. “’Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy’: Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 21, no. 1 (2012): 46–59.
Alma 11
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Answering for His Order: Alma’s Clash with the Nehors.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 127–153.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Law of Apostate Cities.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 126.
Alma 11:1–11
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “King Mosiah's Monetary System.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 110.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Utility of the Onti and Limnah.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 112.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Utility of the Gold Antion.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 111.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Grain Measurement.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 113.
Alma 11:1
Welch, John W. “The Law of Mosiah.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch, 158–161. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: FARMS/Deseret Book, 1992.
Alma 11:2
Skousen, Royal. “Latest Findings in the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project.” Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 26, no. 3 (2006): 1, 4–5.
Alma 11:3
Welch, John W. “Weighing and Measuring in the Worlds of the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 2 (1999): 36–45, 86.
Smith, Robert F. “Table of Relative Values.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 2 (1999): 46.
Sorenson, John L. “A Mesoamerican System of Weights and Measures? Did the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica use a system of weights and scales in measuring goods and their values?” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 2 (1999): 47, 86–87.
Alma 11:3,7
Welch, John W. “The Laws of Eshnunna and Nephite Economics.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 147–149. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.
Book of Mormon Central. “Why You Should Care About the Nephite Weights and Measures System (Alma 11:7).” KnoWhy 322 (June 5, 2017).
Alma 11:21
Ricks, Stephen D. “A Nickname and a Slam Dunk: Notes on the Book of Mormon Names Zeezrom and Jershon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 8 (2014): 191–194.
Alma 11:22
Book of Mormon Central. “Why Would Zeezrom Attempt to Bribe Amulek? (Alma 11:22).” KnoWhy 118 (June 9, 2016).
Alma 11:39–41
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Consistent Elements in Nephite Declarations of Faith.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 43.
Alma 11:40–45
Smith, Joseph F. “Editor's Table: Redemption Beyond the Grave.” Improvement Era 5, no. 2 (1901): 145–147.
Thompson, A. Keith. “The Doctrine of Resurrection in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 16 (2015): 101–129.
Alma 12
Baker, LeGrand L., and Stephen D. Ricks. “Alma 12, The Universal Pattern of Apostasy.” In Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?: The Psalms in Israel’s Temple Worship in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, 538–540. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2011.
Baker, LeGrand L., and Stephen D. Ricks. “Alma 12, Review of the Feast of Tabernacles Drama.” In Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?: The Psalms in Israel’s Temple Worship in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, 556–558. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2011.
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Answering for His Order: Alma’s Clash with the Nehors.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 127–153.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Probationary Nature of Mortality.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma, The Testimony of the Word, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 47–60. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ: 2 Nephi 9.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, The Doctrinal Structure, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 177–199. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.
Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “The Law of Apostate Cities.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 126.
Alma 12:3
Baker, LeGrand L., and Stephen D. Ricks. “Alma 12:3, ‘But Thou Hast Lied unto God.’” In Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?: The Psalms in Israel’s Temple Worship in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, 541–543. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2011.
Alma 12:5–6
Baker, LeGrand L., and Stephen D. Ricks. “Alma 12:5-6, The Power of an Embrace.” In Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?: The Psalms in Israel’s Temple Worship in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, 544–546. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2011.
Alma 12:7–8
Baker, LeGrand L., and Stephen D. Ricks. “Alma 12:7-8, Zeezrom’s Response.” In Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?: The Psalms in Israel’s Temple Worship in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, 546–555. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2011.
Alma 12:30
Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Alma Teach His Opponents about the Temple? (Alma 12:30),” KnoWhy 119 (June 10, 2016).