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Chapter 31: Alma 36–39

TitleChapter 31: Alma 36–39
Publication TypeManual Lesson
Year of Publication2009
Corporate AuthorsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Manual TitleBook of Mormon Student Manual
Lesson31
Pagination232-241
PublisherThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Place PublishedSalt Lake City
KeywordsAlma the Younger; Chastity, Law of; Chiasmus; Conversion; Corianton (Son of Alma); Helaman (Son of Alma the Younger); Liahona; Parenthood; Shiblon
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.
URLhttps://www.lds.org/manual/book-of-mormon-student-manual/chapter-31-alma-36-39?lang=eng

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