Read scripture in
context:
Alma and Amulek have success among the
Zoramites who are poor. He teaches them they don't need a synagogue
to worship the Lord and teaches them how faith is developed.
Scripture to Memorize:
Now, we will
compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may
be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good
seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist
the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your
breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to
say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or
that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it
beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be
delicious to me. Alma 32:28
The Meaning of Words:
true: Conformable to fact; being
in accordance with the actual state of things; Genuine; pure; real;
not counterfeit, adulterated or false;
resist: Literally, to stand
against; to withstand; hence, to act in opposition; to strive
against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat or frustrate.
swell: become or make greater in
intensity, number, amount, or volume; be intensely affected or filled
with a particular emotion.
motion: the action or process of
moving or being moved.
enlarge: To dilate; to expand;
as with joy or love. To expand; to make more comprehensive. To
increase in appearance; to magnify to the eye; To set at
liberty; to release from confinement or pressure.
enlighten: To make light; to
shed light on; to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun
enlightens the earth. To quicken in the faculty of vision; to enable
to see more clearly. To give light to; to give clearer views; to
illuminate; to instruct; to enable to see or comprehend truth; as,
to enlighten the mind or understanding. To illuminate with
divine knowledge, or a knowledge of the truth.
Questions to Discuss:
Why do prophets
often use the things found in nature to describe the things of the
spirit? Why must the Word be planted in my heart? Why must the soil
or the heart be soft in order to receive the Word? Where else in the
soul could the Word be planted? What is unbelief? How do I cast the
Word out by my unbelief? How do I resist the Spirit of the Lord? Why
do I resist the Spirit of the Lord? What does it feel like when the
Word swells within my breast? How is the soul enlarged? Is this joy
or love that is felt in my heart? How does the Word enlighten my
understanding? Is this pure intelligence that comes from the Holy
Ghost? When something is delicious, do I want more of it? Do I
hunger and thirst after righteousness because it is delicious? How
does Alma use the physical senses to help me understand the workings
of the Spirit of God?
Marking the Scripture:
- Underline all the “begin/beginneth”. How is planting the seed of faith a new beginning?
- Highlight the references to seed in green.
- Highlight what not to do in pink.
- Highlight in blue the references to word and the effects of the Word.
- Highligh behold in yellow.
Now,
we will compare the word
unto a seed. Now, if ye give
place, that a seed may be planted
in your heart, behold, if it
be a true seed, or a good
seed, if ye do not cast it
out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord,
behold, it will begin
to swell within your breasts;
and when you feel these swelling
motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It
must needs be that this is a good
seed, or that the word is
good, for it beginneth
to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth
to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth
to be delicious to me.
Scrapbook Copy of
Scripture:
After the children memorize the verse,
they can put this colored copy in their Book
of Mormon Scrapbook
.
If you want to memorize it for life,
you can use the chart at the end of the
Memorize
For Life
post.
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