Resources to Help You Study Mosiah 18-24 "We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him" (May 11-17)
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In Come, Follow Me Mosiah 18-24 "We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him" (May 11-17), Alma baptizes many and flees to a new land. We get to see the hand of the Lord as both the people of Limhi and the people of Alma are freed from bondage but also as the Lord strengthens them to bear the trials that are put upon them.
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After Alma fled for his life, he was able to teach the gospel and baptize people while hiding out in the wilderness. Alma and his followers again had to flee and ended up under Lamanite oppression. King Limhi and his people also are under Lamanite oppression at this time. It’s interesting to compare these two groups and how they deal with their struggles. Both are freed through the power of the Lord eventually. Some lessons you can learn in these chapters are:
When we are baptized, we covenant with God. That covenant includes our promise to serve God, take upon us the name of Christ, obey the commandments, always remember Jesus, and stand as a witness at all times. We become members of Christ’s church when we are baptized (Mosiah 18:1-30).
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ, we should be united (Mosiah 18:17-30).
The words of the prophets will be fulfilled (Mosiah 19-20).
God can make our burdens light (Mosiah 21-24).
We can trust the Lord (Mosiah 23:21-24; 24:8-17).
We are introduced to Gideon in these chapters as well. Keep an eye on him as we’ll read more about him soon. He had a valley and a city named after him. If you want a more bedtime story version of Gideon, try Scriptural Giants: Gideon Part One and Part Two from The Friend July 1988.
Videos
Alma Teaches and Baptizes (about 2 minutes)- Illustrated scripture stories
Baptism (about 3 minutes)- Told by children
Bearing Our Burdens with Hope (about 9 minutes)
Lifting Burdens (about 3 1/2 minutes)
Alma the Elder Teaches and Baptizes at the Waters of Mormon (about 3 1/2 minutes)- New Book of Mormon video
Additional Study Suggestions
“The Power of Deliverance” by Elder L. Tom Perry
“Why the Church” by Elder D. Todd Christofferson
“We Have Great Reason to Rejoice” by Sister Carole M. Stephens
“We Never Walk Alone” by President Thomas S. Monson
“Our Hearts Knit as One” by President Henry B. Eyring
“‘I Will Not Fail Thee, nor Forsake Thee’” by President Thomas S. Monson
“The Power of Deliverance” by President Henry B. Eyring
“Alma the Elder” by Arthur R. Basset (Ensign 1977)
“The Covenant of Baptism: To Be in the Kingdom and of the Kingdom” by Elder Robert D. Hales
“The Gate Called Baptism” by Elder J. Devn Cornish
“The Lord Can Ease Our Burdens” by Elder Maury W. Schooff
“A Perfect Brightness of Hope” by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
“Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life” by Elder Ricardo P. Giménez
“United in Accomplishing God’s Work” by Sister Jean B. Bingham
“With One Accord” by Sister Reyna I. Aburto
“Apart, but Still One” by Elder Joni L. Koch
“Fulfillment of Prophecy” by Elder Ronald A. Rasband
“Trust in the Lord” by President Dallin H. Oaks
“Turn to the Lord” by Bishop W. Christopher Waddell
“Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good” by Elder Stanley G. Ellis
Remember, my activity ideas are meant to be combined with your study of the scriptures. Do an activity, read the scriptures, then show how they tie in together. Listen to the scriptures as you do one of the coloring activities. Read the scriptures earlier in the week then reemphasize points as you do activities throughout the week and ask meaningful discussion questions.
Baptism (Mosiah 18:1-30)
Use this fun Disappearing Sins Experiment to show how baptism washes us clean. When you immerse the baptism image in the water, the word “sins” disappears! It’s super cool (and not hard). You can see in the photo above only part of the word shows. The other part has disappeared as I sink it in. NOTE: I suggest two other experiments in this lesson. All the directions are in the one printable above.
Don’t want to mess with water? In the printable above, there is one page that has several images of Alma baptizing on it. Print that page and cut around the characters. Attach a straw or stick behind to make it like a puppet. Then poke a hole in the bottom of a plastic cup. You can add a little blue tissue paper to the top of your cup to look like water if you want as well. Slide the straw through the hole in the bottom of the cup so Alma sticks out at the top of the water. Then pull the straw down to see the people immersed in the water like baptism.
You can also do this where you immerse the characters inside the cup, quickly rip off the word “sins” then have it pop back up.
What can you learn about baptism from Alma? Fill out this fun activity sheet from The Friend May 2020 as you study Mosiah 18:7-11. You can also color this page of Alma teaching the people from the same magazine. How do we know the people were prepared for baptism? See Mosiah 18:1-7.
How did you prepare for your baptism? How did you feel when you were baptized? What do you remember about that day? How are you living your covenants? What commandments did Alma give his people to help them keep the baptismal covenants? How can you be like the people of Alma?
Remember to get my Golf the Mini Way Family Date Night Kit out too! It’s mini golfing with a fun twist AND you’ll learn all about baptism and the doctrine of Christ. Such a fun family date night!
There is a fun activity and coloring page from The Friend April 2016 of Alma baptizing.
As you talk about baptism, also talk about how we can prepare ourselves to make future covenants with this Q&A from the New Era July 2016.
- Write down the covenants we make at baptism on scraps of paper. Use them for a game of charades but instead of acting out the word, act out a way you can keep that covenant today.
- If your children like playing board games, check out When I Am Baptized Game by Latter-day Chatter.
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ, we should be united (Mosiah 18:17-30)
Play some unity games with your family. How can games help you become more united? What can you do to be united with your church family? Why is that important?
Weave! You can make a quick loom with cardboard or use a weaving loom. As you put each string through, think of one thing you can do to encourage unity within your family or ward. Give your finished product to someone who could use some extra love or hang it in your house as a reminder.
Since we are on an experiment kick this week, try this object lesson that uses plastic cups to help emphasize why we need one another.
Compare being unified and able to walk our different paths to a cookie dough recipe. We all add our own uniqueness to the recipe but our purpose is the same. In the end, it creates a delicious purpose but if an ingredient is left out, it's not nearly as good. All are needed. Make your own cookies and use them to create unity in your ward.
Print out my Unity Poster and see what you can do as you strive to be a united ward even when we can’t meet together. What else can you do to encourage unity?
The words of the prophets will be fulfilled (Mosiah 19-20)
One of the prophecies that were fulfilled was Noah dying as Abinadi did (see Mosiah 12:2-3 for a reminder of the prophecy). King Noah makes some bad choices. Gideon has had enough of King Noah and is about to slay him when they see the Lamanites coming. King Noah points this out, not for the purpose of saving others but to save his own skin. This saves him for the moment but then he encourages the men to leave their wives and children behind and flee into the wilderness. It doesn’t take too long for the men to realize how this wasn’t a smart move. They rebel against King Noah and kill him in a fire. King Noah put himself up on a pedestal throughout his life only to be knocked down. Use my fire printables to build your own tower of fire with Noah on the top. As your family answers questions about the lesson, they earn balls to throw at King Noah.
Enjoy drawing? Get out my comic book templates and draw what happens in these chapters! You can divide up the story between your family or each chooses something on their own to focus on. Share your work with each other when you are done!
Make a character sketch of Gideon. He is one of those people we only get a glimpse of but he is a great example. Keep it with your scriptures and pull it out again when we study Mosiah 29- Alma 4 to complete his story.
Other prophecies to note are Mosiah 12:1-8 and Mosiah 11:23-25. Compare these to what happens in Mosiah 21:1-3 and Mosiah 21:13-15 as well as Mosiah 23:21-24. Why did some of the escape attempts of people of Limhi fail? How many times did they try? Why did the last time work?
God can make our burdens light (Mosiah 21-24)
Be brave and try this fun Walking on Eggs Experiment! It’s a great way to tie in how the Lord can strengthen us and make our burdens seem light. Eggs are fragile! They crack easily. How in the world can they hold the weight of someone walking across them?! Yet, they can! We may feel that we aren’t up to the hard tasks ahead of us or the trials that weigh us down. However, as we turn the Lord, he can help us lift these burdens. For this experiment, try to keep most of your eggs somewhat equally shaped. For example, there was one egg that was more pointy than the rest so we exiled it. NOTE: The Experiment card printable above contains all the cards for the three experiments recommended for this lesson.
Use this coloring page for an example of how Jesus can help with your children’s burdens (The Friend October 2019).
Another neat example of how trials can actually help strengthen us as we trust in the Lord is this story of tying rocks to tree branches. You could try it too!
Make a bird craft! As the Lord helps our burdens seem light, it often feels so freeing that we feel we can fly! Make accordion paper wings, attach them to my bird printable, and hang it up in your home.
When has Christ eased your burdens or healed your wounds? How did that change your understanding of the Atonement? How can we find “rest in Christ” in our busy, scheduled lives? What could we change to allow Christ to be “a rest” when we feel heavy laden?
We can trust the Lord (Mosiah 23:21-24; 24:8-17)
Ready for one more experiment? This one focuses on trust. Remember, you need to use a glass container for this one to work. One way you can explain this experiment is when our worlds are shaken upside down, do we trust the Lord will help us from completely spilling out? If we turn to the Lord, He will help us.
Turn to the story of Peter walking on water (Matthew 14:23-33). When Peter starts to sink, he has a few choices. He can try to swim back to the boat or He can ask the Lord for help. He trusts that the Lord can save Him and immediately asks for His help. When we start sinking in our lives, what are we turning to? TV, books, etc. or do we turn to God? Where we turn in the midst of turmoil or in times of peace makes all the difference.
Use my printable trust in God sticky notes to help you remember this lesson throughout the week. Invite your family to finish filling them out then hang them on your bathroom mirrors, the fridge, the door you use the most, etc. It’s a helpful reminder and Proverbs 3:5-6 is a great cross-reference to use as you do my experiment above.
What does it mean to trust in the Lord? According to Proverbs 3:5-6, how do we acknowledge the Lord in all things? How do we find comfort in knowing we can put our trust in the Lord? When was the last time you trusted in the Lord? What did you learn from that experience? What can you do to make it easier to trust the Lord?
- The Red Headed Hostess has more printables that you can use. The great thing about visiting different sites is we often pull out different lessons. See what best fits your family this week.
- Love Pray Teach always has lots of fun helps too.
