Grandmas Scripture Stories

Jared wanted to be king.  His daughter showed her father the secret combinations in the ancient records and told her father to bring Akish and she would dance for him.  When he wanted her to be his wife, her father would say only after you bring me the head of my father the king (her grandfather).  Omer was wanted by God and all who believed in God fled with him to the seashore.  Akish then made a...

The Lord solves the prayer of the Jaredites by having them trust Him as He uses the wind to drive them across the Sea.  For 344 days the Lord steers the barges towards the promised land.  Winds blew furiously, storms came, sometimes the Jaredites were even buried in the waters.  The first thing the Jaredites did when they landed was to offer praises to the Lord for His guiding them.  

The brother of Jared was told it was time to build barges to cross the waters to the promised land.  The brother of Jared and his people had built barges before so they knew there were three things they needed help with.  The barges were tight…they didn’t let air or water in, they would need fresh air. The barges didn’t have any way to steer.  They were kind of like submarines.  The barges were al...

The Lord was upset with the wickedness of the earth.  The people were building a tower to get to heaven.  They did not want to obey God and follow His rules to get there.  God confused their languages so the people could no longer talk to each other.  The brother of Jared prayed and asked if God would allow their family and friends to still understand each other.  God answered their prayers.  

Moroni includes 2 letters from his father.  He teaches about faith, hope and charity.  Charity is the greatest of all the gifts of God!  

Mormon was a righteous Nephite and a great leader.  The Nephites were no longer righteous. They were not doing the things they had been taught.  Even though they were wicked Mormon loved them, because He knew Jesus Loved them.  He led them in battle and he watched as these people he loved died.  The last great battle 21 leaders of 10,000 warriors all died.  Mormon was devestated.  He knew if they...

Mormon was chosen at the age of 10 to be the next record keeper of the Nephites.  He was chosen because he was sober- quick to observe (thoughtful, serious, level headed, followed God).  When Mormon was about 15 he was visited by the Savior.  Mormon wanted to teach the people all the things He knew that made him so happy.  But the Lord warned him not to.  They were too wicked.  When he was 16 he w...

It was time to leave the Nephites.  Jesus had other work to do.  Jesus wanted to give each of His 12 disciples a gift. He asked them one by one what they most desired.  9 asked that after they lived to the age of man they might come speedily back to live with Christ in Heaven.  The other 3 wanted to stay just like John the Beloved did, until Jesus comes again for His 2nd coming.  They wanted to co...

We don’t  know when Christ will come back to the earth.  There are things that need to happen before He comes.  Temple work- sealing families together forever (that is happening), The scriptures restored!  (Aren’t we so grateful for the Book of Mormon).  The Gospel of Jesus Christ brought back to earth (that has happened), Missionary work (do you know any missionaries), Wickedness, war, turmoil, f...

Jesus has to leave.  The people go home to get some sleep and to spread the word far and wide so everyone they knew could come back the next day and be with Jesus.  When they came back the next day the 12 disciples divided them in groups and they began to pray.  They prayed for what they most wanted.  They wanted the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Their prayers were answered!  Fire encircled them and an...

Christ tells the people it is time for Him to return to His Father.  The people don’t want Him to leave.  They are so sad He says He will stay and He asks for all their sick or anyone who needs healing to be brought to HIm and He will heal them.  He then gathers their little children and blesses them.  Fire comes down from Heaven and surrounds their little children and angels minister to them.  

After Jesus Cruxifiction the earth was covered in darkness for 3 days.  Several Nephites had gathered to the temple remembering the prophecies of the prophets that Christ would come.  They heard the voice of Heavenly Father 3 times.  They felt it inside their hearts.  The Savior came down from Heaven.  They got to see Him and feel his hands and feet.  He then called 12 apostles and gave them power...

Samuel the Lamanite had prophecied of the signs of Jesus crucifiction and the believers watched and waited. Storms came, and earthquakes, great destruction, a mists of darkness. A voice came from heaven saying Wo unto the people.  It told the people He was Christ the Son of God that came to help us find the way to truth and happiness.  He told them I am the Light of the World.  He told them all wh...

Gadianhi was the leader of the Gadianton Robbers.  He wrote a letter to Lachoneus (the leader of the Nephites) demanding their lands, their animals, their food…everything!  He uses the devices Satan uses.  1-He flatters, 2-He lies, 3- He calls him foolish, 4- He threatens, 5-He says it is all theirs anyway, and 6-then he says if they don’t listen and agree they will come destroy them!  Lachoneus i...

It had been 600 years since Lehi left Jerusalem.  Many of the Nephites were not righteous anymore.  Samuel the Lamanite came to Zarahemla to preach to the people and prophecy of the signs of Jesus birth.  He said there would be a night a day and a night as bringt as noon day.  Some believed, but most did not and even tried to kill Samuel.  5 years passed and the unbelievers started to say the time...

Samuel the Lamanite was called to preach repentance to the Nephites who were not obeying God or following his teachings.  Some Nephites repented, most got angry and tried to hurt Samuel by shooting arrows at him or throwing rocks at him.  Samuel was not afraid, He was obeying God and that mattered most to him.  Samuel prophesied many things to the Nephites including the signs of his birth, which w...

Nephi pours out his heart to God.  The Nephites will not repent.  God tells Nephi he sees how valiantly he is serving.  He tells Nephi whatever he prays for He will do, because he knows Nephi will only ask what God himself would ask.  Nephi prays for a famine.  After 2 years the people repent and recognize Nephi is a prophet of God.  

The prophet Nephi is so heartbroken about the wickedness of the Nephites (the Gadianton Robbers had overtaken the government) that he goes out and prays on his garden tower.  Some people in the city stopped to listen.  When Nephi noticed a crowd gathered he started to teach the people and prophesy.  Telling them if they did not repent they would all be destroyed.  Nephi told them their Chief Judge...

After Pahoran’s death (remember that great leader who fought to retake the government with Moroni) he had 3 sons who each wanted to take his place as chief judge of the land.  There was an election and Pahoran Jr. was selected.  Paanchi, his brother was mad!  He got those who voted for him to rebel… they got Kishkumen to go and kill Pahoran the new chief Judge (his own brother).  Kiskumen made all...

Nephi and Lehi were the sons of Helaman.  They were brothers who taught the word of God.  They converted 8,000 Lamanites because the word of God was so powerful in them.  Some of the people did not believe and threw them in jail.  The guards came to take them and kill them.  Nephi and Lehi were surrounded by fire.  The fire did not burn them.  All 300 of the prisoners were astonished.  The prison...

Moroni accuses Pahoran of neglecting their armies, being lazy, and a selfish traitor.  Pahoran does not get angry.  He thanks Moroni for his letter and asks him to come help him get the government back from the King men so they can get sufficient supplies and armies to regain peace in the land. “Life is perfect for none of us!  Rather than being judgemental may we have the pure love of Christ for...

Moroni and his Nephite captains have been engaged in war against their enemies a long time.  They are short on supplies and are not getting additional soldiers for help.  They are in serious trouble.  Moroni is very upset with the government that they are not sending the additional help His men need.  In his anger he writes a mean letter to the Chief Judge, Pahoran.  He says some very unkind thing...

The Lamanites kept coming and attacking the people of Ammon.  The Anti Nephi Lehi’s were so sad to see the Nephites fight to protect them, often losing their lives.  They decided they could not watch anymore and were about to break their covenant.  But Helaman persuaded them not to, telling them God would continue to bless them, as He always had, if they were faithful to keeping their word.  The P...

Ammoron took over as King of the Lamanites after his brother Amalikiah was killed.  Moroni wanted to save his own people (many women, children, and men) who had been captured in war by the Lamanites.  The Nephites only captured men, letting the innocent women and children go free.  When Moroni requested an exchange of prisoners but he requested an entire family for one of the Lamanite prisoners.  ...

Teancum was a great military leader who worked for Captain Moroni.  Teancum had fought with the Nephites in many battles.  He had seen the heart ache and destruction war caused.  He was very upset with Amalikiah and all the destruction he had caused.  Amalikiah had been a Nephite and had left and joined with the Lamanites.  Late one night, after a full day of battle, Teancum snuck in Amalikiah’s t...