Day 57
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE
Use your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Alma 41
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Alma 32

To what does Alma liken the seed? Why is faith important for the seed to grow? How can you know if it is a good seed?


Day 58
Read: Alma 42-43

Day 56
Read: Alma 39-41

Mark: Alma 41:10

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible.”
President Ezra Taft Benson

Alma uses four chapters (39-42) to counsel his son Corianton to repent. How important is it to you to follow the counsel of your parents and other righteous priesthood leaders? Read Alma 36:20. During the time Alma was racked with torment for his sins whose words did he remember that caused him to cry out for forgiveness?


Day 57
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE

Day 55
Read: Alma 37-38

Mark: Alma 37:35-37

“I have little or no fear for the young man or the young woman, who honestly and conscientiously supplicate God twice a day for the guidance of His Spirit. I am sure that when the temptation comes they will have strength to overcome it by the inspiration that shall be given to them. Supplicating the Lord for the guidance of His Spirit places around us a safeguard, and if we….honestly seek the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord, I can assure you that we will receive it.”
~ President Heber J. Grant

What are some things you talk to the Lord about?
How does He direct you for good?


Day 56
Read: Alma 39-41

Day 54
Read: Alma 34-36

Mark: Alma 34:32-33

“The thought of intentionally committing serious sin now and repenting later is perilously wrong. Never do that. Many start that journey of intentional transgression and never make it back. Premeditated sin has greater penalties and is harder to overcome. If there is sin, repent now—while you can.”
~ Elder Richard G. Scott

What does Satan do to try to keep you from repenting?
How many reasons can you think of for why it’s important to repent now?


Day 55
Read: Alma 37-38

Day 53
Read: Alma 32-33

Mark: Alma 32:21

“Of all our needs, I think the greatest is an increase of faith.”
~ President Gordon B. Hinckley

How often do you exercise faith? What difference can “a particle of faith” make in our actions? (See Matthew 17:20.)



Day 54
Read: Alma 34-36

Day 52
Read: Alma 30-31

Mark: Alma 30:37-39

“Korihor’s arguments sound very contemporary to the modern reader, but Alma used a timeless and ultimately undeniable weapon in response—the power of a personal testimony.”
~ Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

How did Alma respond to Korihor’s claim that there is no God?


Day 53
Read: Alma 32-33

Day 51
Read: Alma 27-29

Mark: Alma 27:27

True converts are those who “listen to the teachings and testimonies of missionaries and change their lives, leaving the past behind them, and moving forward into a new life.”
~ President Hinckley

What is zeal? What difference does it make to have “zeal towards God”?



Day 52
Read: Alma 30-31

Day 50
GET BACK ON SCHEDULEUse your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Alma 26
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Alma 17

What are the things that made the sons of Mosiah successful missionaries? What is your duty in sharing the gospel now and preparing for future full-time missionary service?


Day 51
Read: Alma 27-29

Day 49
Read: Alma 24-26
Mark: Alma 26:11-12

“As children of God we are somebody. He will build us, mold us, and magnify us if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out, and walk with him. What a great blessing to be created in his image and know of our true potential in and through him! What a great blessing to know that in his strength
we can do all things!”
~ Elder Marvin J. Ashton

What do you think some of the “mighty miracles” may be that the Lord will work through you?


Day 50
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE
Use your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Alma 26
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Alma 17

Day 48
Read: Alma 21-23
Mark: Alma 22:15-18

“No part of walking by faith is more difficult than walking the road of repentance. However, with ‘faith unto repentance,’ we can push roadblocks out of the way, moving forward to beg God for mercy… One simply surrenders, caring only about what God thinks, not what ‘they’ think… Giving away all our sins is the only way we can come to know God.”
~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell

What are you willing to give to know Him?


Day 49
Read: Alma 24-26

Day 47
Read: Alma 19-20

Mark: Alma 20:17

“Anger is not an expression of strength. It is an indication of one’s inability to control his thoughts, words, his emotions… When the weakness of anger takes over,
the strength of reason leaves.”
~ President Gordon B. Hinckley

When is it most difficult to control your anger? Why is it important to stay in control of your thoughts, words, and actions?



Day 48
Read: Alma 21-23

Day 46
Read: Alma 17-18
Mark: Alma 17:2-3

“Fasting can help us overcome personal flaws and sins. It can help us overcome our weaknesses—help them become strengths. Fasting can help us become more humble, less prideful, less selfish, and more concerned about the needs of others. It can help us see more clearly our own mistakes and weaknesses and help us be less prone to criticize others…Throughout the scriptures the term fasting is usually combined with prayer… Fasting without prayer is just going hungry for 24 hours. But fasting combined with prayer brings increased spiritual power.”
~ Elder Carl B. Pratt

What experiences have you had with fasting?


Day 47
Read: Alma 19-20

Day 45
Read: Alma 14-16

Mark: Alma 14:10-11

“The right question to ask is not why good people have trials, but how shall good people respond when they are tried?”
~ Elder Marion D. Hanks

“Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long suffering and self-mastery. The sufferings of our Savior were part of his education.”
~ President Spencer W. Kimball

How do you respond to adversity?


Day 46
Read: Alma 17-18

Day 44
Read: Alma 12-13
Mark: Alma 13:2-4

“God has saved for the final inning some of His strongest and most valiant children…Make no mistake about it – you are a marked generation. There has never been more expected of the faithful in such a short period of time than there is of us…The final outcome is certain – the forces of righteousness will finally win. But what remains to be seen is where each of us personally, now and in the future, will stand in this battle – and how tall we will stand. Will we be true to…our foreordained mission?
~ President Ezra Taft Benson

To what callings do you think you’ve been foreordained?


Day 45
Read: Alma 14-16

Day 43
GET BACK ON SCHEDULEUse your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Alma 11
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Alma 5

What are some of the questions Alma asks in order to ponder the process of becoming converted or reborn?


Day 44
Read: Alma 12-13

Day 42
Read: Alma 10-11
Mark: Alma 11:42-44

“What a comfort to know that all who have been disadvantaged in life from birth defects, from mortal injuries, from disease, or from the natural deterioration of old age will be resurrected in ‘proper and perfect frame.’”
~ Elder Dallin H. Oaks

How does it bring you hope knowing that because of Christ we will all live again?


Day 43
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE
Use your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Alma 11
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Alma 5

Day 41
Read: Alma 7-9
Mark: Alma 7:11-12

“To succor means to ‘run to.’ I testify that in my fears and in my infirmities the Savior has surely run to me. I will never be able to thank Him enough for such personal kindness
and such loving care.”
~ Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Why is it helpful to remember that the Savior knows what it’s like to have your problems?


Day 42
Read: Alma 10-11

Day 40
Read: Alma 5-6
Mark: Alma 5:14, 26

“The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of people, and then they take themselves out of the slums. The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.”
~ President Ezra Taft Benson

What would someone see in your countenance?


Day 41
Read: Alma 7-9

Day 39
Read: Alma 2-4

Mark: Alma 2:18, 28

“Safety can’t be won by tanks and guns and airplanes and atomic bombs. There is only one place of safety and that is in the realm of the Almighty God that he gives to those who keep his commandments and listen to his voice.”
~ President Harold B. Lee

Why were the Nephites strengthened by the Lord? How can we receive the Lord’s help in the challenges we face?


Day 40
Read: Alma 5-6

Day 38
Read: Mosiah 29 – Alma 1

Mark: Alma 1:6, 16

“The Nephite prophets repeatedly identified the wearing of costly clothing with apostasy and failure
to live by gospel standards.”
~ Elder Bruce R. McConkie

What might your way of dressing say about you?


Day 39
Read: Alma 2-4

Day 37
Read: Mosiah 26-28
Mark: 26:29-30

“You always need to confess your sins to the Lord. If they are serious transgressions, such as immorality, they need to be confessed to a bishop or stake president. Please understand that confession is not repentance. It is an essential step, but is not of itself adequate. Partial confession by mentioning lesser mistakes will not help you resolve a more serious, undisclosed transgression. Essential to forgiveness is a willingness to fully disclose to the Lord and, where necessary, His priesthood judge all that you have done.”
~ Elder Richard G. Scott

Why is confession an essential part of repentance?


Day 38
Read: Mosiah 29 – Alma 1

Day 36
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE
Use your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Mosiah 25
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Mosiah 14-15

Abinadi quoted Isaiah to testify of the Savior. What did Isaiah teach about Christ? What can you learn about the Savior from Abinadi’s testimony?


Day 37
Read: Mosiah 26-28

Day 35
Read: Mosiah 24-25

Mark: Mosiah 24:14-15

“We should seek to be happy and cheerful and not allow Satan to overcome us with discouragement, despair, or depression.”
~ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

“The Lord…loves us…, comforts and strengthens us, and enables us to bear our afflictions with patience and fortitude.”
~ Elder George Q. Cannon

How can we submit more cheerfully to the will of the Lord?


Day 36
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE
Use your reading chart to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:
Mosiah 25
or

If you’re up to date with your reading,
take time to study:
Mosiah 14-15

Day 34
Read: Mosiah 21-23

Mark: Mosiah 23:21-22

“Life is full of difficulties, some minor and others of a more serious nature. There seems to be an unending supply of challenges for one and all. Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required.”
~ President Thomas S. Monson

When is it most difficult for you to be patient?
Why is patience important?


Day 35
Read: Mosiah 24-25

Day 33
Read: Mosiah 18-20

Mark: 18:8-10

“We show by our behavior what we believe. Surely we are standing as witnesses of God when we sustain his living prophets, especially when we know what it means to sustain. We will abide by the direction and counsel of the prophets. We indeed become witnesses when we make this solemn covenant.”
~ Sister Janette Hales Beckham

What commitments are part of our baptismal covenant?
In what ways do you try to keep those commitments?

Day 34
Read: Mosiah 21-23

Day 32
Read: Mosiah 15-17
Mark: Mosiah 17:11-12

“You don’t need to compromise your standards to be accepted by good friends. The more obedient you are…the more the Lord can help you overcome temptation. You can also help others because they will feel your strength. Let them know about your standards by consistently living them…No one intends to make serious mistakes. They come when you compromise your standards to be more accepted by others. You be the strong one. You be the leader. Choose good friends and resist peer pressure together.”
~ Elder Richard G. Scott

Why did King Noah not resist the pressure from the evil priests? What helps you to resist peer pressure?

Day 33
Read: Mosiah 18-20

Day 31

Read: Mosiah 12-14

Mark: Mosiah 13:15

“When I was a little boy… I came home from school one day, threw my books on the table, and took the name of the Lord in vain in expressing my relief that school was out for the day. My mother heard me. She was shocked. She took me by the hand and led me to the bathroom…then proceeded to wash my mouth out with that terrible soap…and then said, ‘Don’t let me ever hear such words from your lips again.’ The taste was terrible. The reprimand was worse. I have never forgotten it, and I hope that I have never used the Lord’s name in vain since that time.”
~ President Gordon B. Hinckley

How can we keep the Lord’s name sacred?


Day 32
Read: Mosiah 15-17

Day 30

Read: Mosiah 9-11

Mark: Mosiah 9:17, 10:10-11

“The enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity. I testify and witness that the enabling power of
the Savior’s Atonement is real.”
~ Elder David A. Bednar

In what ways do we depend on our own strength? How can we more fully receive the strength of the Lord?


Day 31
Read: Mosiah 12-14