“Amulek Testifies that the Word is in Christ,” Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual (2004), 301
“Amulek Testifies that the Word is in Christ,” Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual, 301
Amulek Testifies that the Word is in Christ
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Alma 34:1–3. Amulek reviews Alma’s discourse on developing a testimony of Christ. He reminds us that we must have and as we wait upon the Lord.
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Alma 34:4–5. “To plant the word in your hearts” means to ponder, pray, and experiment on the question at hand. What was “the great question”?
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Alma 34:6–8. What five witnesses testified that Jesus is the Son of God and would come to earth to redeem mankind?
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Alma 34:9. What would result if there were no Atonement?
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Alma 34:10–12. Amulek called the Savior’s Atonement and . No mortal could atone for the sins of any other mortal. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is an infinite and eternal being (see D&C 20:17, 28). His Atonement’s power extends to past, present, and future (see D&C 20:25–27). “Its effects cover all men, the earth itself and all forms of life thereon, and reach out into the endless expanses of eternity” (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 2nd ed. [1966], 64).
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Alma 34:13–14. How was the law of Moses affected by the Atonement?
What was the great and last sacrifice?
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Alma 34:15. What does the Savior’s sacrifice make possible for us?
What does His sacrifice give us the means to have?
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Alma 34:16. The expression “encircles them in the arms of safety” describes a blessing for those who exercise faith unto repentance. Describe how you would feel knowing that all your sins were forgiven.