Faith Matters
Scripture Stories for Little Saints
Chapter 28: The People With The Long Name (Alma 23-29)
0:00
-9:50

Paid episode

The full episode is only available to paid subscribers of Faith Matters

Chapter 28: The People With The Long Name (Alma 23-29)

Alma 23-29

Alma 26:37 Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth.

This is a story about the Lamanites who learned about God and were baptized. We told you how happy they were.

They woke up each morning, jumped out of bed, and said, “What a beautiful day. I am so excited.” And at the end of the day, they knelt on their knees and spoke to God. “God,” they said. “That was a really good day. You made the sun perfectly bright. And while it was hot, there was a breeze. And it cooled me down. And so we played and worked and we are now very tired.” And after their prayers, they fell asleep without even complaining or asking for another cup of water because they were content already.

But that was about to change because they were living next to a bunch of Lamanites who did not like them. Some did not understand. Some had other beliefs. And some just didn’t like the whole idea of a N…

Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Faith Matters to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.