Alma the Younger Repents
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Teaching Children the Gospel “Lesson 14: Alma the Younger Repents”
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Repentance
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Scripture Stories Coloring Book—Book of Mormon “Alma the Younger”
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The gospel helps people change and become more like Jesus.
Help the children see the differences between what Alma and the sons of Mosiah were like before they repented and afterward. Invite the children to make a list of words from Mosiah 27:8–10 that describe what Alma and the sons of Mosiah were like before their conversion. Then ask them to make another list from Mosiah 27:32–37 that describe what they were like afterward. According to verses 24–29, what caused this great change in Alma?
To be forgiven, I must forgive.
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Mosiah 26:30–31 Mosiah 26:22–23, 29–30; 27:8–37
Ask a child to draw a bridge on the board, and share this statement quoted by President Thomas S. Monson: “He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need of forgiveness” (George Herbert, quoted in “Hidden Wedges,” Ensign, May 2002, 19). Erase part of the bridge, and ask the children to help you rebuild it, piece by piece, as they share ways they can extend forgiveness to others. Invite them to think of someone they need to forgive.
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I can pray and fast for God to bless those I love.
Share an experience in which you fasted and prayed for someone, and encourage the children to share their own experiences.
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I can share the gospel.
Sing together a song about sharing the gospel, such as “I Want to Be a Missionary Now” (Children’s Songbook, 168). Point out phrases in the song that suggest how we can share the gospel with others.
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