Grandmas Scripture Stories

After Amalikiah gains control of the Lamanite armies he comes back to the Lamanite King and Amalikiah’s servants kill the king.  The kings servants flee. Amalikiah tells everyone the Kings own servants killed him. The queen is sad. Amalikiah uses flattery and convinces the queen he loves her, and marries her. He becomes King of the Lamanites. He now makes the Lamanite armies fight the Nephites.  M...

Amalikiah was a Nephite. He wanted to lead.  He started to use flattery (telling people nice things to get them to do what you want) to get people to follow him.  Moroni (the captain of the Nephite armies) was very concerned.  He made the title of Liberty to remind the Nephites to protect their homes, their families and the right to choose.  He then led a war against Amalikiah and his men.  Amalik...

Moroni was the Chief Commander of the Nephite Army.  Amalikiah was a Nephite that decided He no longer wanted to be a Nephite…He wanted to be incharge and He convinced many Nephites that if they put him incharge he would give them a position of honor.  He was so good at saying what the people wanted to hear, many Nephites stopped believing in the teachings of the church and started to follow Amali...

Moroni prepares the Nephites and their cities, to focus on God and their freedoms.  He built ditches, walls of dirt, walls of stones, towers to have look outs, armies to stand guard.  Amalikiah and the Lamanites were shocked the Nephite preperation.  The Lamanites armies did not dare attack.  The Nephites had all power over their enemies.  Moroni and the Nephites did never stop fortifying!  

Shiblon was a very righteous man.  He had served missions with his father.  He had been stoned for things he taught.  He never wavered in his testmiony of the truth.   Transcription

Corianton served a mission with his brothers Helaman and Shiblon, his father Alma, Amulek, and Zeezrom.  Corianton did not obey the mission rules.  He did not do the things he was supposed to, and because of that people did not want to know about the church or God.  Alma talked to Corianton.  He had to get upset with him to make him understand he needed to do better.  Sometimes our parents might g...

Alma tells of his experience with an Angel of God.  His agony for 3 days and then his joy when he called on Christ.  HE counsels Helaman to use the scriptures to instruct the people.  Helaman is called to replace his father.  

Alma teaches the poor Zoramites that to gain a testimony you have to plant the word of God and allow it to grow like a seed.  

Alma the prophet heard the Zoramites were no longer following the teachings of the church.  He took Amulek, Zeezrom, Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Corianton and Shiblon with him to serve a mission to them. He knew that preaching the word of God to them, and reminding them of the things they once knew was the greatest thing they could do.  They got to Antionum and found the people were praying one at a time...

Korihor was an anti-christ. He went around preaching there was no Christ.  He said the church was telling people false things to make them follow their leaders.  He said they did this so people would pay them.  Alma said he had never taken any money to lead the church and did it because the teachings of the church make people happy.  HE also said “i have all things that prove there is a god! the e...

Alma and Ammon and his brothers meet after serving their missions for 14 years.  Their joy is so great that Ammon passes out (that is great joy).  They catch each other up on what has happened for the past 14 years.  They are overjoyed that each of them has continued to center their lives on Christ.  

The Anti Nephi Lehi’s have burried their weapons of war.  They have repented and covenanted with God that they will never fight or break God’s commandments again.  They are so faithful that when the Lamanites come to fight them, they kneel down and pray instead of fighting back.  1,005 are killed before the Lamanites stop and realize they truly will not fight.  Many of the Lamanites are so sorry t...

Ammon and his brothers were given permission by Lamoni and his father to preach the gospel to all the Lamanites.  Many converted.  Once they learned the gospel they no longer wanted to be called Lamanites.  They wanted a new name that showed their faith.  They chose the name Anti Nephi Lehi’s – which means the mirror image (or like) Nephi and Lehi.  They choose to bury their weapons to show God th...

Ammon is going with King Lamoni to free his brothers from prison.  On the way, they meet King Lamoni’s father.  King Lamoni’s father has been taught, and taught his people his entire life, that the Nephites are their enemies.  He tells his son, King Lamoni to kill Ammon.  King Lamoni has been converted to God and he loves Ammon for bringing him to the truth.  He refuses to kill Ammon, even though...

Ammon rescues the kings flocks!  He slays 7 of the Lamanites trying to steal from the King.  The other servants and King Lamoni think Ammon is the Great Spirit?  Ammon teaches them all about God.  King Lamoni passes out and is converted! 

Ammon comes as a missionary to the Lamanites.  He tells King Lamoni he might live there the rest of his life.  Through his service and God’s help, He protects the kings flocks and the King and his servants come to know Ammon has the power of God.  

Ammon was one of King Mosiah’s sons.  He and his 3 brothers go on a 14 year mission to the Lamanites.  Ammon becomes King Lamoni’s servant.  He is able to show his love to the Lamanites and once they see his love they listen to his message and King Lamoni and his entire household are converted to the Gospel.

Ammon was one of King Mosiah’s sons.  He and his 3 brothers go on a 14 year mission to the Lamanites.  Ammon becomes King Lamoni’s servant.  He is able to show his love to the Lamanites and once they see his love they listen to his message and King Lamoni and his entire household are converted to the Gospel.

Zeezrom was a lawyer that loved money! He loved causing contention or fighting so he could earn money. He argued with Alma and Amulek and tried to get them to deny there was a Christ. He even said he would pay them to deny Him.  Alma and Amulek could not be tricked.  They worked for God and knew Zeezrom was a liar. As Alma and Amulek were teaching the people of Ammonihah, something they said about...

Alma, the prophet goes to Ammonihah to tell the wicked people to repent or their city will be destroyed.  Amulek takes Alma to his house and Alma teaches all of Amulek’s household.  Alma and Amulek then start to teach the people of Ammonihah.  Some people believe and repent.  Some people do not and are angry.  They want to kill Alma and Amulek.  They take those that believe and the scriptures and...

After years of peace, pride creeps into the church and the progress of the church is stopped.  Alma gives up being chief judge and dedicates his time full time to being prophet.  The preaching of the word had a greater effect than anything else on the minds and hearts of the people.  

A group of Nephites who no longer followed the teachings of the church, followed Amilici and wanted to change the government.  They wanted Amlici to be their king.  When the election results came back and he was not chosen king, they decided to make him their king anyway.  They fled and joined with the Lamanites and came to war against the Nephites.  Even though they outnumbered the Nephites, the...

Nehor used priestcraft to teach the people they didn’t need to repent.  He taught lies and the people paid him to teach what sounded easy, or pleasing to them.  Gideon used the word of God to withstand Nehor’s teachings.  Nehor was so angry he killed Gideon.  Nehor was taken before the chief judge and suffered an “ignomenous” (shameful) death because of the law of the land.  

Gideon may not have fled with Alma and the 450 believers, when they heard the Wicked King Noah was coming for them…but he was not a follower of the King.  He did all he could to help the people. When he was old, Nehor an anti-Christ, was teaching lies about God to the people.  Gideon was able to speak the words of God and defend the church.  Nehor was so angry he hit Gideon and killed him.  Just l...

King Mosiah’s sons are with Alma the Younger when the Angel comes and tells them they need to repent and stop rebelling against the church, and  god.  After they repent they have a great desire to teach others about the gospel and God’s love!  They ask their father if they can go on a mission to the Lamanites.  Their worst enemies who have come to war against them.  King Mosiah prays and the spiri...