Alma 8 - 12

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Teachings relating to Judgement are outlined in Alma 11 and 12.

Alma 9 presents more of Alma's teachings on remembering, starting with a short story illustrating the principle of resisting valuable knowledge from a previous generation as the inhabitants of Ammoniah reject the knowledge and wisdom proposed by Alma and Amulek.

In Alma 9:9-13, Alma outlines 5 things that the society and generation of the day had forgotten:

• The traditions of their fathers;
• The commandments of God;
• Lehi being brought out of Jerusalem by the hand of God;
• The deliverance of their fathers from the hands of their enemies;
• The promise of God to Lehi that those who were obedient to the commandments would prosper.

What significant spiritual legacy of our forefathers have we FORGOTTEN?  How do we bring these things to our REMEMBRANCE?

In verses 20 - 22 Alma outlines the spiritual blessings which come from obedience:

• Being highly favoured of the Lord;
• Having "all things" about that which "has been, and which is, and which is to come" made known according to their desires, their faith and their prayers;
• Being visited by the Spirit of God and conversing with angels;
• Having the spirit of prophecy and of revelation and of many spiritual gifts;
• Being delivered by the hand of God;
• Being brought out of bondage "time after time" and "kept and preserved".

If you think about your family, which blessings have come to you from obedience?  Journal your thoughts, and reflect on why it is helpful to remember past spiritual experiences.

Further Resources

Wilford Woodruff  : Remembering our Spiritual Heritage

Loren C Dunn : Our Spiritual Heritage