Alma 53 to 63 – “Preserved by His Marvelous Power”
A chief characteristic of Helaman’s stripling warriors was their obedience to the commands of their leader, the prophet Helaman and their strict adherence to their mothers’ teachings. Because of their faithful actions, they were protected by the Lord.
“Nephi’s Freedom Thesis and the Sons of Helaman,” K. Douglas Bassett, The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word
Nephi’s “Freedom Thesis” refers to his teaching that “Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land; but inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from my presence” (2 Nephi 1:20). In the war chapters of Alma 43–63, it is referred to often. The stripling warriors witness that obedience in trying circumstances is necessary for deliverance.
“The Book of Alma as a Prototype for Teaching the Word of God,” Gerald Hansen Jr., The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word
The entire book of Alma emphasizes, in one way or another, the power of God’s word and thus becomes a prototype pattern in trusting in the power for good in teaching the word of God. One of the best indications of this emphasis is Mormon’s use of the theme “the word of God.”
“What Were the Ages of Helaman’s Stripling Warriors?,” John A. Tvedtnes, Ensign, September 1992
Tvedtnes answers a question about the Stripling Warriors’ ages by looking at Israelite war practices and an analysis of the textual clues. Tvedtnes concludes that the stripling warriors may have been from ages 21 to 26.
“Warfare in the Book of Mormon,” Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin
A symposium on warfare in the Book of Mormon resulted in this book’s 22 chapters. The Nephites did not dichotomize their world between church and state as we do. For the Nephites, God’s will was often revealed through the ordeal of battle. Several chapter, for example the chapter “Law and War in the Book of Mormon,” discuss the narrative of the stripling warriors and other topics of these war chapters.
“The Ammonites Were Not Pacifists,” Duane Boyce, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture
The Ammonites should not be considered pacifists, but rather fervent adherers to their sacred covenant with God. They considered breaking their oath; they did not suggest to Nephite leaders that killing in war was murder; and they sent their sons to war.
- Christmas – “He Shall Come into the World to Redeem His People”
- Moroni 10 – “Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him”
- Moroni 7 to 9 – “May Christ Lift Thee Up”
- Moroni 1 to 6 – “To Keep Them in the Right Way”
- Ether 12 to 15 – “By Faith All Things Are Fulfilled”
- Ether 6 to 11 – “That Evil May Be Done Away”
- Ether 1 to 5 – “Rend That Veil of Unbelief”
- Mormon 7 to 9 – “I Speak unto You As If Ye Were Present”
- Mormon 1 to 6 – “I Would That I Could Persuade All … to Repent”
- 3 Nephi 27 to 4 Nephi – “There Could Not Be a Happier People”
- 3 Nephi 20 to 26 – “Ye Are the Children of the Covenant”
- 3 Nephi 17 to 19 – “Behold, My Joy Is Full”
- 3 Nephi 12 to 16 – “I Am the Law, and the Light”
- 3 Nephi 8 to 11 – “Arise and Come Forth unto Me”
- 3 Nephi 1 to 7 – “Lift Up Your Head and Be of Good Cheer”
- Helaman 13 to 16 – “Glad Tidings of Great Joy”
- Helaman 7 to 12 – “Remember the Lord”
- Helaman 1 to 6 – “The Rock of Our Redeemer”
- Alma 53 to 63 – “Preserved by His Marvelous Power”
- Alma 43 to 52 – “Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ”
- Alma 39 to 42 – “The Great Plan of Happiness”
- Alma 36 to 38 – “Look to God and Live”
- Alma 32 to 35 – “Plant This Word in Your Hearts”
- Alma 30 to 31 – “The Virtue of the Word of God”
- Alma 23 to 29 – They “Never Did Fall Away”
- Alma 17 to 22 – “I Will Make an Instrument of Thee”
- Alma 13 to 16 – Enter into the Rest of the Lord
- Alma 8 to 12 – Jesus Christ Will Come to Redeem His People
- Alma 5 to 7 – “Have Ye Experienced This Mighty Change in Your Hearts?”
- Mosiah 29 to Alma 4 – “They Were Steadfast and Immovable”
- Mosiah 25 to 28 – “They Were Called the People of God”
- Mosiah 18 to 24 – “We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him”
- Mosiah 11 to 17 – “A Light … That Can Never Be Darkened”
- Mosiah 7 to 10 – “In the Strength of the Lord”
- Mosiah 4 to 6 – “A Mighty Change”
- Mosiah 1 to 3 – “Filled with Love towards God and All Men”
- Easter – “He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings” continued
- Easter – “He Shall Rise…with Healing in His Wings”
- Enos to Words of Mormon – “He Works in Me to Do His Will”
- Jacob 5 to 7 – “The Lord Labors with Us”
- Jacob 1 to 4 – “Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ”
- 2 Nephi 31 to 33 – “This Is the Way”
- 2 Nephi 26 to 30 – “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”
- 2 Nephi 11 to 19 – “His Name Shall Be Called . . . the Prince of Peace”
- 2 Nephi 6 to 10 – “O How Great the Plan of Our God”
- 2 Nephi 3 to 5 – “We Lived After the Manner of Happiness”
- 1 Nephi 16 to 22 – “I Will Prepare the Way Before You”
- 1 Nephi 11 to 15 – “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
- 1 Nephi 6 to 10 – “Come and Partake of the Fruit”
- 1 Nephi 1 to 5
- Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon – “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”
- 2 Nephi 1 to 2 – “Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life, through the Great Mediator”
- 2 Nephi 20 to 25 – “We Rejoice in Christ”
