Come Follow Me - Alma 17-22 (part 3): "To Know Thee"

Part 3 of a 3-part verse-by-verse study of Alma 17-22, which recounts the mission of the sons of Mosiah among the Lamanites. Part 3 covers Alma 20-22 and examines mission interruptions, expectations, and obstacles; the influence of apostates; and vulnerable, honest prayer. Join Jared Halverson for your weekly Come Follow Me study of the Book of Mormon!
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[@elainejenksmerrell571]

Thank you for opening the scriptures to us in such a profound and powerful way. I especially appreciate how you compare the different doctrines taught by different missionaries in the scriptures. I also appreciate how you give examples of how to apply the principles we are studying to our lives in 2020. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is alive and vibrant. When we let it change us we become new creatures and grow to be more and more like Christ.

[@Unshaken]

Beautiful comment. "Alive and vibrant" describes the gospel so well. Thank you for sharing!

[@tmw7550]

I’m so glad I came across your lessons. I struggle to understand the scriptures in my own, but loving listening to these alongside reading my scriptures. A real answer to my prayer, Thankyou!

[@Unshaken]

I'm glad to hear these lessons are helping you deepen your understanding and love for the scriptures. Thanks for letting me be a part of your study!

[@judycook897]

Me too! Life is so much better now!

[@judiescott5087]

What an amazing blessing you have been for all of us by presenting the Book of Mormon in a beautiful teaching mode. Please don’t STOP! And please tell your family thank you for their sacrifices for this to happen ♥️

[@Unshaken]

Thanks for your support and encouragement! And thanks for thinking of my family--they put up with a lot from me!

[@sarahfierro8637]

Thanks for another wonderful lesson. You make it so easy to learn and understand.

[@Unshaken]

Glad to hear it! The Book of Mormon is worth it!

[@oscar_ampudia]

"Be yourself. Be the best version of yourself, but be you." Thank you for sharing that. Sometimes, in our effort to become better we try to become like others. The Lord needs us. Each one of us are unique and we can contribute in a way no one else can.

[@Unshaken]

Amen! I love how that principle is taught in D&C 46 - we all have gifts, but we don't individually have all the gifts, so we need each other. We need each others' gifts! The ones that make us who we are.

[@ccmars9315]

Something stood out to me that never really had before... Ammon rejected an earthly kingdom 3 times! What faith and stamina to keep going through his trials of missionary work instead of ‘kicking back’ in comfort. What an exemple of faith and enduring to the end for the cause of Christ!! Thank you bro Halverson!!!!

[@Unshaken]

"Stamina" is such a good word for these Book of Mormon missionaries! Their endurance is so inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

[@catherinebundy9334]

Thank you for the wonderful lessons. You make the Book of Mormon relevant to me!

[@Unshaken]

So glad to hear it! The scriptures are meant to be applicable!

[@elizabethwhipple314]

Your enthusiasm is contagious. I like your modern take on the scriptures. Bless you.

[@Unshaken]

Thank you! The scriptures are worth getting excited about :) I'm grateful we get to study them together!

[@lindaburns8226]

Really love your lessons! You have such insights and I truly enjoy them so much. May you be blessed for your service!

[@Unshaken]

Thank you! I'm just grateful to be able to spend time in the Book of Mormon with wonderful people who are eager to learn. Thanks for letting me be a part of your scripture study!

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

Thank you Jared...Thank you

[@mikelerios1392]

Just like the Lord prepares people to be taught by the missionaries, I was prepared to find your Unshaken channel and be taught by a great missionary!! Thank you for the great lessons and life changing blessings that you have helped me realize in my life.

[@Unshaken]

Thank you so much. I'm very grateful to still be able to teach the gospel, so long after my own full-time mission. Thanks for letting me be a part of your scripture study!

[@billiepardoe908]

Watched 2&3 this morning. A great friendship was created. A companionship that blessed thousands and blesses us today. Good to learn about Aaron and his experiences. Wonderful sons of Mosiah. Thank you for teaching us. You are a blessing in our lives. I am filling up pages of notes. Haha. My scriptures are a blessing in my life.

[@Unshaken]

Love it! I'm glad the scriptures are blessing you in powerful ways. That's what they're for!

[@annsilva1506]

Amen Judie, thankyou Jared you have a blessed gift of the Lord. Love the Spirit you deliver your message in. Love the comments from other class members, most of all love the source of your teaching. Love that the Lord blessed Aaron with the father of Lamoni as a convert. Love that Ammon prepared the way for that conversion. One day I felt the Spirit say that Lamoni's fathers desire to give away all his sins is a central purpose for our study of the Book of Mormon. I did a page count and found that his conversion is in the middle of the book, so I call the declaration, "I will give away all my sins to know God" the heart of the Book of Mormon message. In it I see Aaron as a type for Christ, the suffering servant who is chosen to give him that opportunity. Your lesson points brought out the latter. Thankyou so much.

[@Unshaken]

What a beautiful, insightful comment! Thank you for sharing that. You're so right--Aaron is a powerful type of Jesus, and I would agree that giving away our sins is one of the most central, foundational messages of the Book of Mormon. Thanks again for drawing our attention to that truth!

[@sssggg329]

Wow, powerful lesson! Very inspiring.

[@Unshaken]

Thanks, Stacey! I'm grateful you enjoyed it--and grateful for all you do to help spread the word! I want the whole world to know about the truths the Book of Mormon teaches!

[@reneesmith5619]

Thank you for yet another great lesson, some of your final comments really touched my heart, in more ways than one. You have been gifted to open our minds and hearts.

[@Unshaken]

Thank you for your kind words. I'm grateful the Spirit was able to touch you through these scriptures. It's what they're for!

[@dawnbassett9570]

Thank you for sharing your testimony during this time of temporary separation from our ward families and their testimonies.

[@Unshaken]

My pleasure! We need each others' faith, even from a distance. Thanks for letting me be a part of your scripture study!

[@juanitagutierez7455]

Thanks love these lessons

[@Unshaken]

I'm so glad you enjoy them! Thanks for letting me be a part of your scripture study!

[@veronicabishop895]

Thanks again for another lesson and yes, I can totally relate to the King’s supplication 🥺

[@Unshaken]

Good to hear! We all need to relate to that!

[@gailwatts1312]

Thank you you!

[@Unshaken]

You're welcome! Thanks for letting me be a part of your scripture study!

[@beau4307]

Hi brother do you ever plan to migrate these to podcast?

[@Unshaken]

I totally need to! I'm just barely keeping up with these videos as it is, so I haven't had the time yet. But I agree that it would be helpful. Thanks for nudge in the right direction!

[@billiepardoe908]

Why don’t we get name of King.....

[@Unshaken]

Great question! There's so much more I wish we knew!