A Genealogy of the Kings and Prophets : A Genealogy of the Kings and Prophets The time of the Kings
King Mosiah I-Omni, Words of Mormon
King Benjamin-Mosiah 1-6 (Son of King Mosiah I)
King Mosiah II-Mosiah 6-29 (Son of King Benjamin)
Alma I-Mosiah 17-29 (he was prophet at the same time as Mosiah, but they worked together. When Alma I and his people moved to Zarahemla, Mosiah gave him the or authority to be the prophet while Mosiah remained King) The time of the Judges
Alma II-Alma 1-44 (Son of Alma I, Chief Judge and Prophet)
Helaman I-Alma 44-62 (Son of Alma II)
Shiblon-Alma 63 (Son of Alma II, brother of Helaman I)
Helaman II-Helaman 1-4 (Son of Helaman I)
Nephi II-Helaman 4-15, maybe also 3 Nephi 1-5 (Son of Helaman II)
The Prayers of Prophets : Helaman The Prayers of Prophets Nephi I 2 Nephi 4:15-16
2 Nephi 4:17-18
2 Nephi 4:19-24 His prayer He delights in the scriptures & Lord
Nephi speaks of his frailty and temptations
He explains why he remains faithful
The Prayers of Prophets : Helaman The Prayers of Prophets Alma II Alma 29:1-2
Alma 29:3-8
Alma 29:8-9 His prayer Alma wishes to preach the Gospel
Alma speaks of the sinfulness of his wish
He explains why he remains faithful
The Prayers of Prophets : Helaman The Prayers of Prophets Nephi II Helaman 7:7-8
Helaman 7:9
Helaman 7:9 His prayer He wishes that more would follow the gospel
Nephi II speaks of the sinfulness of his wish
He explains why he is frustrated with the people
Slide 5 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle “I guess one of the greatest mysteries of mortality is why mankind fails to learn from ________”
(in Conference Report, Oct. 1992, 19; or Ensign, Nov. 1992, 16). Try to guess the missing word in this quote by Elder L. Tom Perry: history
Slide 6 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” (George Santayana, The Life of Reason; or the Phases of Human Progress, 5 vols. [1905], 1:284). What evidence can you think of that suggests that this statement is true?
Slide 7 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle 1. Blessings & Prosperity 2. Pride & Wickedness 3. Destruction & Suffering 4. Humility & Repentance The Nephites failed to learn from their history, and as a result they repeated a common process known as the Pride Cycle like the one below.
Slide 8 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle Read Helaman 12:1–6 and mark words that describe the cycle.
Slide 9 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle Where in the cycle do you think your country is right now?
Why?
Slide 10 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle Where in the cycle do you feel that you are right now?
Why?
Slide 11 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle Read Helaman 12:23–26 and identify Mormon’s counsel for avoiding this cycle.
Slide 12 : Helaman 12 The Pride Cycle 1. Blessings & Prosperity
Helaman 3:25-26, 32; 11:20-21; 3 Nephi 6:1-9 2. Pride & Wickedness
Helaman 3:33-36; 4:11-12; 6:16-17; 3 Nephi 6:13-18 3. Destruction & Suffering
Helaman 4:1-2 , 11, 13; 11:1-6; 3 Nephi 9:1-12 4. Humility & Repentance
Helaman 4:14-15, 20-26; 11:7-11, 15; 3 Nephi 5:1-6 The Cycle