June 12

Gospel Doctrine Lesson 20: Word file

Gospel Doctrine:

BofM: L-20: My Soul Is Pained No More

Highlights: Alma and the sons of Mosiah teach us about a deeper level of conversion to the Lord. As a result of true conversion, the Nephites are able to absolve tensions and remain strong.

Scriptures:

• Mosiah 25: Limhi’s people baptized

• Mosiah 26-27:7 Some led away from the church

• Mosiah 27:8-31; 36: 3-23 Conversion of Alma and the four sons of Mosiah

• Mosiah 27:32-28:20 Alma and the sons of Mosiah dedicate themselves to missionary work.

à People of Nephi: Mulekites (Original residents of Zarahemla), Nephites who stayed in Zarahemla, people of Alma, people of Limhi

à How did the people respond when King Mosiah read the records of Alma and Limhi? (Mosiah 25: 7-11)

à Compare the feelings of Alma before and after his conversion. How is that meaningful for you?

Relief Society/Priesthood: Word file

Priesthood/Relief Society:

Teachings of Pres. Howard W. Hunter: Ch.11

 “True Greatness”

Highlights: “Realizing who we are and what we may become assures us that with God nothing is really impossible.”

A cerebral hemorrhage in 1981 left Claire unable to walk or speak. Nevertheless, President Hunter sometimes helped her out of her wheelchair and held her tightly so they could dance as they had done years earlier. Elder James E. Faust later said that President Hunter’s “tender loving care of his wife Claire for more than ten years while she was not well was the most noble devotion of a man to a woman that many of us have seen in our lives.”

Scripture: Matthew 25:21

His greatness emerged in periods of his life far from the spotlight as he made pivotal choices to work hard, to try again after failing, and to help his fellowman. Those attributes were reflected in his remarkable ability to succeed in endeavors as diverse as music, law, business, international relations, carpentry, and, above all, being a ‘good and faithful servant’ of the Lord.