Miraculously delivered from prison. Created by Shem Atwater ⟶ Updated 4 months ago ⟶ List of edits . Instead of fearing the Lamanites and avoiding them at all costs, it seems like integration started to happen, and it all started with Alma Sr.’s decision to abjure to the Lamanite army and Alma the Younger’s eventual realization that this was the correct decision, despite all the personal pain it gave him in his childhood. No. Painful childhood experiences misdirected him, and it required horrible self-evaluation to the point of torture to see the light. Alma the Younger in his old age is proud to all but his youngest son Corianton. The idea of eternity can remind us that what we do here really does have consequences. Born Again – Along with deliverance is the repeated them of being born of God. Now consider how this led to Alma the Younger rebelling against his father and the church. Being taught by Amulon to persecute Alma’s people–especially in matters of faith and worship–would not easily be overcome through counseling. Record of any activity in ancient America is naturally scarce. Title of . Along with some choice words for his conduct and how it affected their missionary work, he also tells him that despite what he has done he can ask the Lord for forgiveness, and reaffirms that Corianton is … (Alma 31–35) 66. Alma Sr.’s counsel to his people would have struck Alma the Younger more than anyone: And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds; yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and his people, and also from the bonds of iniquity, even so I desire that ye should stand fast in this liberty wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king over you.”. But then, more massive change came as Mosiah had Alma organize the entire kingdom into local churches with local priests and teachers. And thus the Lamanites began to increase in riches, and began to trade one with another and wax great, and began to be a cunning and a wise people, as to the wisdom of the world, yea, a very cunning people, delighting in all manner of wickedness and plunder, except it were among their own brethren.”. Among the tribes, hostages were not generally returned to their original families, however. I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off. The Book of Alma is full of gospel principles: Shortly before handing over the plates to his son Helaman, Alma instructed his sons, Shiblon, Corianton, and Helaman on the subjects of death, resurrection, the unpardonable sin, chastity, and the plan of salvation. ... Alma the Younger is chosen to be Chief Judge and High Priest. Jehoiachin was held political hostage to Babylon. The sons of Mosiah were understandably uneasy about such a radical change to the kingdom–a guy shows up from Helam one day and decides he’s going to teach everybody his religious ideas–and when Alma’s own son who had been raised among the Lamanites cautioned that Alma was repeating the behavior of Amulon, his corrupt former colleague, this certainly would have confirmed their worst fears. To opt out of Google Analytics, visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Page. Is that how a slave would describe his oppressor? Alma is first mentioned as an unbeliever, engaged in persecuting and attempting to destroy the church. Enos prays. Maybe they were just misdirected and doing what they thought was right. ... Alma the Younger. The difficulty of this early experience and the life change of entering Zarahemla probably had something to do with it. (Mulekite history represented by light pink on the timeline). Liberty. 13 Around 148 BC Abinadi begins to prophesy. Search popularity. More Description Of Amulon Than Alma – The text’s description of the people’s “bondage” sounds like the experience of a child hostage. Joseph Smith. Why Latter-Day Saints Should Stop Using Google. The moment of their conversion was when Alma had preached to them and had baptized them in the waters of Mormon. I have to wonder what role a woman played in Alma the Younger’s life as well. Abinadi emphasized the Messiah and His atonement over following the law of Moses, and Alma further emphasized baptism, priesthood, and communal living. And Alma and his people departed into the wilderness; and when they had traveled all day they pitched their tents in a valley, and they called the valley Alma.”. Part II focuses on the First Vision, touches on the four first-hand accounts. He repeatedly implored the people to remember the Lord’s role in delivering them from Amulon and the Lamanites. But here, at the moment they fled from Lamanite bondage, who was it that experienced a change of heart? 100-92 BC Alma the Younger struck dumb by an angel. He did not need to be the saving hero, and he did not need to fight to extinguish evil, as Christ the true hero achieves these things. We don’t know when Alma had children, but if the youngest of his children started his mission at age 20, they would have been born around 95 BC, and Alma would have been 27 years old–a fitting age. There is both a positive and negative side to deliverance, as the Book of Mosiah earlier explained (Mosiah 2:31 vs. Mosiah 11:23-25), and both must happen. Amulon and his followers taught “the language of Nephi among all the people of the Lamanites,” we read. … 2000 stripling warriors. Also, the entire narrative of Amulon’s rule over Alma’s people is told from Amulon’s point of view. Perhaps they feared that such widespread religious education would make the people fanatical and superstitious, as atheist Humanists seem to think today. It would quite memorable for Alma the Younger to meet the priests’ biological children if he himself had been considered an adopted child, and their attitude about switching names would have greatly helped him in his transition to identifying as a Nephite and as Alma’s son. Relating to the Scripture. Timeline. 100. Who translated the Book of Mormon into English. This child hostage theory helps explain what Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah were doing to destroy the church of God and why it required them to travel. This page was last edited on 29 November 2011, at 20:32. They want to know what they can do to convince their children to see spiritual reality for what it is and have a change of heart. March 20 — Abinadi Testifies of Jesus Christ, Mosiah 11-18. Not when they fled away from Amulon. Why did he omit talk of being a child hostage? Alma Sr. no doubt observed this and applied it to a religious structure of education, resulting in a religious revival. Lds Primary Primary Lessons Primary Singing Time Family Home Evening Lds Church Circle Time Latter Day Saints God Is Good Scriptures. The people were going to do whatever Alma said–Amulon knew that–and what better way to influence Alma than holding his son hostage? The narrative goes on to expound on Amulon’s thought process and reasoning: This is the point where all of Alma’s people became literal slaves rather than a tributary state; but how did Alma the Younger know the specific reason for this happening unless he were close to Amulon and witness to the process behind it? Huge change for the kingdom likewise came in Alma’s time, and a great deal of it likely came from him. Look for little clues as you read along. “And they were a people friendly one with another; nevertheless they knew not God; neither did the brethren of Amulon teach them anything concerning the Lord their God, neither the law of Moses; nor did they teach them the words of Abinadi; “For Amulon knew Alma, that he had been one of the king’s priests, and that it was he that believed the words of Abinadi and was driven out before the king, and therefore he was wroth with him; for he was subject to king Laman, yet he exercised authority over them, and put tasks upon them, and put task-masters over them.”, “And Amulon commanded them that they should stop their cries; and he put guards over them to watch them, that whosoever should be found calling upon God should be put to death.”. 3 Nephi 8-10. That’s four years before the departure of Alma’s people from Helam, so if Alma the younger was ten when they left Helam, that would make him six when King Benjamin gave his address–indeed, too young to comprehend it. One burning question I’ve had over the years has been why Alma the Younger rebelled against his father and sought to destroy the church of God. His father and the entire kingdom prayed and fasted near to death for him. Alma the Younger repeatedly compared his experience to Moses and the children of Israel passing through the Red Sea (see Alma 29:12-13, 36:28, 33:19). Shortly thereafter, the Lamanites came upon the people of King Noah, and the latter fled in … He was able to convince the Lamanite king not just to forgive him for abducting Lamanite women and forcing them into marriage, but he also convinced them to make him ruler over an entire region of his kingdom. But Alma could be reached because he had good intentions and he was zealous to do what he thought was right. How would Alma the Younger know this unless he was there to observe the teaching in these other lands? 0 A.D. 100 200 300 400 A.D. People of Zarahemla How did Alma get his son back? For a long time Moses took part in persecuting his true kindred, the people of God, as Alma did. Jerusalem Ether Brother of Jared Coriantumr 600 B.C. Alma appointed “just” men through consecration to leadership, while Amulon appointed wicked men who loved to plunder. The Lord answered the faithful prayers of his people and Alma's father, and Alma was visited by an angel of the Lord who asked him “Why persecutest thou the church of God” (Mosiah 27:13)? As Alma had been. The Lamanite king had Amulon appoint local teachers throughout the kingdom to educate them on language, culture, and trade, and the purpose seemed to be primarily an economic one. March 27 — Alma the Younger is Converted unto the Lord, Mosiah 27; Alma 36. But was their religious ideas really the same? Returns to Zarahemla. Helaman. Amulon on the other hand sought only for power and represented the empty lust for power, like a lost wraith. One is just the right size to fit into the front of your scriptures. Young Alma would have had a front row seat to the education and that would have made him a prime candidate for chief judge later in life. 100. Timelines by Shem Atwater: 7 Apr 2019. It must have taken a lot of time for his father to “establish churches throughout all the land of Zarahemla” and “ordain priests and teachers over every church.” This is a difficultly children of Bishops and Stake Presidents tell me they have felt. And it came to pass that he did deliver them, and he did show forth his mighty power unto them, and great were their rejoicings.”. Your email address will not be published. And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Maybe he thought his father was becoming a corrupt apostate like his former colleague Amulon had become. He became leader of the barbarians and traveled around uniting Germany as one, until he was betrayed by a German who did not accept him as leader. 600 BC. Consider the timeline: There was at least 20 years between Alma’s departure from Helam until Alma the Younger’s experience with the angel. Today, we watch superhero movies and assume the wrong attitude toward doing righteousness. His son could be indoctrinated to Amulon’s favor, further increasing Amulon’s control, and the arrangement would satisfy whatever personal bitterness he felt toward Alma. Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah thenceforward seek to build up the church. These children also served as hostages to thwart, it was hoped, possible uprisings.”, “And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.”. (Alma 46:1–10) 69. Alma the Younger also persecuted the church, but there is no record of him murdering anyone. Gary L. Sturgess concludes that two major themes tell us the purpose of the book: the question of kingship and deliverance through the hand of the Messiah. It is believed that Alma the Elder was born in roughly 174 BC; his … Either way, young Alma’s situation as hostage was apparently the reason why they didn’t depart in the first place. In 219 B.C., the Achaean league of nations settled upon an alliance with the Greek city of Messene with the willful taking of “children of the Messenian ambassadors to the League be hostages in Sparta” as an arrangement between “creditors and debtors” to “quell the internal dissension” against the Achaeans. He “awoke unto God,” and even his name as “Alma” the younger reflects this just as the name of the valley they were in became named “Alma.” And then, we read, their children “lifted their voices unto God,” which included young Alma. “The most likely occasion for the writing of such a book was in the aftermath of Mosiah’s death when Alma the Younger needed to undermine the Amlicite bid to reestablish the monarchy.” Alma the Younger would have put the book together to unify the Nephites–with some later editing by Moroni. To schedule an evaluation, call us at 800-672-3103. But they were stopped by the angle and quickly realized they were sorely mistaken. Indeed, this perfectly describes the situation of Alma’s people. “And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters; “Behold, O ye wicked and perverse generation, how have ye forgotten the tradition of your fathers; yea, how soon ye have forgotten the commandments of God.”. Alma the younger and Amulek preach and are abused at the city of Ammonihah. 1. In the midst of being racked with torment, Alma said he longed to “also be born of God” (v. 24) as Lehi his forefather had been. Maybe this was something Alma told his son personally to comfort him. We want to feel like heroes and go around picking people up. Alma the Elder and Mosiah die. It is clearly written from the perspective of a child in Helam, and yet someone on the side of Amulon not Alma. The 63 chapters in Alma cover only 39 years (91 BC – 51 BC) The last 63 chapters we’ve studied (2 Nephi 10-Mosiah 29) covered 459 years. Pharaoh only became more wicked as Moses brought divine intervention. “Oh that I were an angel!” We want to stride up to the pulpit in fast and testimony meeting, give a stirring testimony that leaves not a dry seat in the house, and stop any evildoers in their tracks. We know that Alma Sr. kept a record because it was later read to the people in Zarahemla; this must have been from that record. Alma Wade was a young girl with pale skin, dark eyes, and dark brown hair. Alma rebuked their associating him with Lamanites by appealing to their forefathers. 0. “Nothing in the book of Mosiah would suggest that it was intended for Mormon’s latter-day readers,” Sturgess points out. Korihor. Two are bookmarks, and the last is a Word doc, so you can resize as needed. 145-121 BC Lamanites conquer the people of Alma. They entered into covenants with God and took upon themselves the name of the Lord. Amulek suggested they stretch their hands forth and use priesthood power to save them. This may have been Alma the Younger’s criticism anyone, and it may or may not have been valid. After all, didn’t Alma Sr. go down without a fight when the Lamanites invaded Helam? Amulon and his lackeys are foremost described as “teachers over his people, yea, even over the people who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the land of Shilom, and in the land of Amulon.” Educators? Alma the Younger, after whom the Book of Almawas named, was the son of a prophet of the same name in the Book of Mormon. Alma the Younger is forever changed by an overwhelming personal experience with God s mercy a mercy capable of overpowering justice and giving Alma the means to exercise faith unto repentance. Also, notice the subtle switch from plural to singular subject–from “Alma and his brethren” to “him.” Authority was exercised over “them”, but persecution was applied specifically to Alma Sr. Alma the Younger would be especially sensitive to pain inflicted on his biological father over anyone else, and clearly something was done to Alma Sr. that was not inflicted on the rest of the people at Helam. Alma 4- 16: Alma the Younger (Amulek & Zeezrom) Alma 17-29: Ammon & Aaron (Lamoni & Anti-Nephi Lehis) Alma 30-35: Mission to Zoramites (Korihor/Rameumptum) Alma 36-42: Alma councils his sons (Helaman, Shiblon, Corianton) Alma 43-63. The book of Mosiah mentions that the generation Alma fell in with in opposing the church were little children at the time of King Benjamin’s address and didn’t comprehend his spiritual messages, which happened in 124 BC. It seemed like the Nephites and Lamanites fought a lot more from here on out (or maybe that’s just because we don’t have specific records of earlier wars). Otherwise it would read “and Alma’s children were persecuted by Amulon’s children.” Perhaps young Alma was treated like an adopted son to Amulon, and perhaps to add insult to injury Amulon taught him to persecute his own kindred. Well, it wasn’t that severe, considering they had only broken off a few generations back and worshiped the same God. He notices that the text centers around three sacred ceremonies: Each assembly elicited a ceremonial response in the people, where at one point that shouted a lengthy paragraph in perfect unison, as if they previously had some idea of how to properly respond. Germany entirely transformed under him and the innovation brought from his Roman education. Alma the Younger became well acquainted with the sons of Mosiah in a short amount of time, and considering how closely Alma Sr. worked with Mosiah to reform the government and establish churches, it sounds like Alma the Younger was with him most of the time. This theory is possible, but to me it doesn’t really fit what I read in the text. This is further hinted in the next part of this sentence: “and cause that his children should persecute their children.” Why does the text add this bit about the children? Remember that it was faith in God, not strength of arms, that delivered them. But then Amulon’s actions in response are described in detail: Next, the Lord’s revelation to Alma in response to the prayers is written as a word-for-word prophetic message directly from the Lord. Yea, and thus it was with this people. Much like Amulon’s children were soon killed by the Lamanites. The persecution that Alma and his followers caused weighed on the church so much so that “the church began to murmur and complain...”. The nature of Alma’s apostasy allowed for a complete shift toward faith, and this would suggest that some life event of circumstance had made him resentful. The sons of Mosiah carried Alma immediately to his father when they found him comatose, and this would seem unlikely if they were greatly estranged. Abinadi and King Noah. A Manchurian candidate? Yet we are not actually told why Alma’s people “began to cry mightily to God”–we just assume it’s because of the tasks–or even what they said in these prayers. This means he was at least a few years old by the time they fled from Amulon, yet he did not consider himself part of that group until after they fled. I have always been fascinated by the many stories and subplots within the narrative of The Book of Mormon, where there are often multiple scenes of action happening simultaneously.Learning this chronology when I was young turned out to be a major milestone towards understanding and appreciating the book. Exodus does not say that Moses was physically taken away from his family by Pharaoh, but Pharaoh cause the circumstances that made Moses’ mother give him up. He is the primary writer. If he had been cast off, he would have been a “child of the devil” and it would have resulted in “death” (v. 41-42). Hostages were often “children of vanquished rulers that were used as pawns” in political arrangements. Totally ignorable molehills become mountains when projected on the eternal timeline. They had been tricked into settling the land of Nephi which was close to the Lamanite center of power, which made them easily controllable. It speaks of the people in third person “they,” and yet lyrically describes the place and event with a tone of passion. Ammon knew the customs and royal policies. Alma preaches and sets the Church in order at Zarahemla and at Gideon. https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alma_the_Younger&oldid=29643, Seeks to destroy the Church, chastened by an angel, and born of God. Alma the Younger does not talk about any of his experiences before his miraculous conversion story, but careful textual analysis suggests he may have been involved with the Lamanites through the Amulonites. 73 BC Alma’s children go on missions. MISSIONARY COMPANION TO ALMA. Fitting timing, as the text describes him as a “man” at this point. Preaches and is imprisoned at Ammoniah with Amulek. It took enormous acts of contrition and persistant displays of love from his father Alma and the entire community to finally bring about a change of heart, and change which only God can bring. Only when he gets to the point where they travel to Zarahemla does “they” become “we.” In the account of this journey in the Book of Mosiah, the text notes that as they left “all their children that could speak lifted their voices in the praises of their God.” Why include this detail? So we know Amulon’s reasoning. If Alma the Younger had a close-hand view of how Amulon had set up his “teachers,” he would certainly feel qualified to do it in Zarahemla. Alma + Helaman + 3 Nephi = 49% of the total pages in the Book of Mormon. Aztecs took hostages for human sacrifice, while other Native tribes used them to make smaller tribes subservient, exactly as the Egyptians, Babylonians, and Greeks did: Such may have been the case with Alma’s people, after they fled from Noah and were enslaved by the Lamanites. Did the people see that as evidence for his motives? There is the classic example of Pocahontas who mediated as hostage between Native Americans and European settlers. But why didn’t anyone else do this? Alma delivers the judgement seat to Nephihah and devotes himself to the ministry. To go from perdition to a promise of eternal life is quite a shift! Timeline: Year Event Age of Alma the Elder Age of Mosiah Age of Alma the Younger Around 160 BC Zeniff confers kingdom on his son, Noah. The taking of his son as hostage and indoctrination would certainly qualify as persecution. “I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me…” Etc. One of the Book of Mormon's greatest figures, he is sometimes referred to as Alma the Elder to avoid confusion with his son, also named Alma, who is often called Alma the Younger. It is recorded in Alma 2:31 , that he slew the wicked Amlici, but at that time he was the presiding high priest and the chief judge over the people, and he was acting in the office of a judge when he dispatched justice on Amlici. People must be free to commit wickedness and consign themselves to eternal misery. He took ownership of his rebellion and didn’t want to blame anyone else. 300. Who is Amulek? Alma. Isn’t this an important detail to include in the story of one’s life? She has the chance to be chosen for an elite summer tennis program, but her hopes are dashed unexpectedly by the one person no one likes - Colton. The Lord’s second revelation to Alma Sr. praised them for their “patience” since the first revelation, apparently because they couldn’t flee out of bondage until Alma’s son was returned. Well, Moses was in a way a child hostage as well, wasn’t he? The Book of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon is curious because it follows several different story-lines and does not provide an obvious author. 5-11. 120 BC Alma’s people depart to Zarahemla. Why else would they go along with Limhi and join the people of Zarahemla? The third grouping explores the book of Ether’s depiction of women, as it contains one of the most descriptive, yet ambivalent females in the Book of Mormon, both historically and in our contemporary era. Scholars have tackled the question of authorship by considering why it was written. “And now I say unto you, ye have been oppressed by king Noah, and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been brought into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the bands of iniquity. To me it sounds like how Alma the Younger felt about the waters of Mormon based on the descriptions of his father and brethren. He was voted chief judge very soon afterwards, after all. This worked to unify the people as one culture despite originating from separate tribes, and kicked off a religious reformation. When Alma the Younger described the degenerate and fierce nature of the Lamanites, it would have made them more fearful of their longtime enemies. Yet Alma’s story is greatly helpful to parents of apostate children who hold out hope for them. The title of liberty rallied freedom-loving Nephites. They realized the liberal new structure of church and state was good and that the Lamanites were not to be feared. The book of Alma is named after Alma the Younger. Torn from his chieftain parents at a very young age and given to the conquering Romans to be educated as a Roman soldier, Arminius identified with the Romans and fought as a Roman general. Finally, the book of Ether is reviewed via a teaching lens. In this same chapter, the description of Alma Sr.’s position of leadership is in marked contrast with Amulon’s. The book made a strong case that Alma was not seeking for power but for the people’s freedom–not just for the Nephites but for the Lamanites as well. He knew how to lead a small civilization but not educate a large kingdom. He was the son of Alma, not the Lamanites. “Arminius may not have been a radiant moral hero, but he was a military genius, a man torn between two cultures,” historians conclude. Roman writer Lactantius recorded how the Sassanians requested Roman emperor Valerian to negotiate terms of peace in person, and when he arrived they took him hostage and brutally killed him. 300. The … Moroni considered that the prophet Alma could “inquire of the Lord” for insight. They were already righteous followers of Christ at that point. It’s hard to believe that the Moses was ignorant of his true Hebrew origins like the movies portray. Under his leadership, they immediately “delivered themselves up into their hands,” and the Lamanites assumed control of the land. Our emotional reactions and moral outrages to things, carefully trained by media corporations, is often used against us–even faithful members of the church–to our undoing. Moses didn’t talk about his life before converting either. Amulon enslaved while Alma freed. He understood that being a priesthood leader was not about being a hero. This was the question with Arminius and Alma. So, we can look at the Nephite Timeline through this lens and divide it into 23 time periods and study each. Sara is at the top of her game. Again, it is written from a child’s point of view. As I pondered what may have happened in Helam to affect Alma the Younger so deeply, I struck upon a crazy theory. But they taught them that they should keep their record, and that they might write one to another. If you or a family member is a victim of a bus accident in Alma, the USAttorneys.com can help you file a claim. Compare. Alma preaches and sets the Church in order at Melek. Nephi builds a ship. Such was the case with Laman and Lemuel as they witnessed angels as well. They made Amulon, the wicked priest of Noah who had a personal vendetta against Alma, governor over them. 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