Chapter 31: Alma 36–39

Title

Chapter 31: Alma 36–39

Manual Title

Book of Mormon Student Manual

Publication Type

Manual Lesson

Lesson

31

Year of Publication

2009

Authors

Pagination

232-241

Publisher

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Place Published

Salt Lake City

Terms of use

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

Alma 36–39 contains Alma’s final counsel to his three sons: Helaman, Shiblon, and Corianton. The counsel given to faithful Helaman and Shiblon differed greatly from the counsel given to wayward Corianton. To a certain extent we determine what kind of counsel we might receive in our lives by how faithful we are to the counsel we have already been given (see Alma 12:9–11).

Alma’s conversion story provides one of the clearest examples of how we can know when we have been forgiven of our sins. Through Alma’s counsel to Shiblon, we learn the power and value of steadfastness in our lives. Finally, the poignant counsel given to Corianton teaches how serious and destructive sexual transgression is.

Liahona
Conversion
Chiasmus
Parenthood
Shiblon
Alma the Younger
Chastity, Law of
Corianton (Son of Alma the Younger)
Helaman (Son of Alma the Younger)

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