Book of Mormon Trivia

[Vort]

Just trying to get this straight in my head.

So does that mean you are saying Helaman is the son of Helaman and Nephi the son of Nephi?

Yes, that's correct. The elder Helaman is the "father" of the "sons of Helaman", while his son Helaman took over the chief judgeship upon Pahoran's and Pacumeni's murders. Helaman the younger's son, Nephi, was the brother of Lehi, and one of the truly great and powerful prophets of the Book of Mormon. Nephi's son, Nephi, became one of the twelve Nephite "disciples" of Christ.

[pam]

Then I misunderstood the question. I thought you were looking for actual father and son who shared the same name.

[Vort]

Repeating the NEW QUESTION:

The central book of the Book of Mormon is Alma, and the central chapter of Alma is chapter 32. In this chapter, Alma invokes the familiar Book of Mormon imagery of a tree. This tree grows from a seed, which is mostly what Alma talks about. What does the seed represent?

[Vort]

Then I misunderstood the question. I thought you were looking for actual father and son who shared the same name.

I think you understood the question perfectly. Alma had a son named Alma, Helaman had a son named Helaman, and Nephi had a son named Nephi.

[pam]

Since the entire chapter appears to be about faith..I'm going to say faith.

[Vort]

Since the entire chapter appears to be about faith..I'm going to say faith.

Excellent guess! I suppose that probably 90% of Church membership who answered at all would say this same thing. We even have a Primary song about it: "Faith is like a little seed..."

Unfortunately, it is not correct.

Any other guesses?

(Pam, are you the only one playing?)

[pam]

Seriously Vort, I am enjoying this. I really am. It's increasing my knowledge in a fun way.

[pam]

Excellent guess! I suppose that probably 90% of Church membership who answered at all would say this same thing. We even have a Primary song about it: "Faith is like a little seed..."

Unfortunately, it is not correct.

Any other guesses?

(Pam, are you the only one playing?)

Is it the heart?

Henry B. Eyring

“Just as soil needs preparation for a seed, so does a human heart for the word of God to take root. Before he told the people to plant the seed, Alma told them that their hearts were prepared. They had been persecuted and cast out of their churches. Alma with his love and the circumstances of their lives, which led them to be humble, had prepared them. They were then ready to hear the word of God. If they chose to plant it in their hearts, the growth in their souls would surely follow, and that would increase their faith.” (To Draw Closer to God, p. 186)

[pam]

Or it could be the word of God..the heart being the soil.

[Vort]

Seriously Vort, I am enjoying this. I really am. It's increasing my knowledge in a fun way.

I am, too. Throw some questions my way!

[Vort]

Or it could be the word of God..the heart being the soil.

DINGDINGDINGDINGDING!!! We have a winnah!

Alma 32:28 "Now, we will compare the word unto a seed."

This is an important, though oft-overlooked, doctrinal point. Alma 32 does not tell us to "grow the seed of faith". Rather, it is the WORD of God (which, according to John, is Jesus Christ, and which I think is more generally understood as the preaching of the gospel) that must take root in our heart. Faith is the nurturing care we give to the seedling as it grows, until it becomes a mighty tree that can withstand the elements.

[Connie]

Ooooo, can i play?

[pam]

Besides Ether who were the last two survivors of the Jaredite Nation?

[pam]

Ooooo, can i play?

Of course Connie. :)

Now back to the question:

Besides Ether who were the last two survivors of the Jaredite Nation?

[Connie]

Coriantumr and Shiz?

[pam]

Correct!!!!

[Connie]

Woohoo!

What was the name of the mountain the brother of Jared moved?

[pam]

Zerin?

[Connie]

Yes! :)

[pam]

What event initiated the burning and destroying of the city of Kishkumen?

[Wingnut]

Well, the Index doesn't list a city of Kishkumen, so I'm just going to go with the obvious and guess "the crucifixion of the Savior."

[pam]

Correct.

The city of Kishkumen was one of the wicked cities burned in the destruction that accompanied the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The inhabitants had cast out and stoned the prophets and Saints.

3 Nephi 9:10-11

[Vort]

Welcome, Connie!

About how long after the crucifixion, destruction, and voice from heaven did Jesus Christ appear to the Nephites?

[Wingnut]

It was a few (or several?) months, wasn't it? It would have been at least 40 days, because He was with His Apostles in Judea for that long, right?

[Vort]

(The most literally correct answer to this is, of course, "We don't know because the Book of Mormon doesn't specify." I'm asking for the best estimate based on information given in the Book of Mormon.)

In establishing the answer to the above question, here is another, somewhat easier:

What was the exact offense involving the prophecies of Samuel for which the Lord chastised the Nephites at his appearance to them?