“Lesson 19: ‘None Could Deliver Them but the Lord’” Book of Mormon Class Member Study Guide (1999), 12–13
“Lesson 19,” Book of Mormon Class Member Study Guide, 12–13
Lesson 19
“None Could Deliver Them but the Lord”
Mosiah 18 contains an explanation of the baptismal covenant. Before you study this chapter, read the following statement by President Joseph Fielding Smith:
“A covenant is a contract and an agreement between at least two parties. In the case of gospel covenants, the parties are the Lord in heaven and men on earth. Men agree to keep the commandments and the Lord promises to reward them accordingly” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1970, 91; or Improvement Era, Dec. 1970, 26).
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What do we covenant to do when we are baptized? (See Mosiah 18:8–13; Moroni 6:2–3; D&C 20:37.) What does the Lord promise to do when we are baptized and keep our baptismal covenant? (See Mosiah 18:10, 12–13; see also 2 Nephi 31:17.)
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Why did the Lord bless Alma’s people while they were in bondage more quickly and abundantly than He blessed Limhi’s people? (Compare Mosiah 21:5–15 with Mosiah 23:26–27; 24:10–16.) How does this apply in our lives?
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Why are our burdens easier to bear when we “submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord”? (Mosiah 24:15). In what ways has the Lord strengthened you to help you “bear up [your] burdens with ease”?
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What can we learn from Limhi’s people and Alma’s people about receiving deliverance from the bondage of sin? (See Mosiah 7:33; 21:14; 23:23; 29:18–20; see also D&C 84:49–51.)
Suggestion for Family Discussion
Discuss the questions on the previous page about the baptismal covenant. Invite family members who have been baptized to share memories of when they were baptized.