Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. Mothers of the 2,060 stripling warriors women in the. The stripling warriors and the true source of bravery. Helamans stripling warriors the people of ammon, a group of lamanites, take an oath to never kill again. It seems that helaman is in awe of the two thousand stripling warriors. The book of mormon recounts the history of ancient people on the american continent. Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death. Why did the stripling warriors perform their duties with. Helamans stripling warriors chapter 2 hd restored youtube. It gets especially interesting when some critics point out that the late war mentions both strippling warriors and 2,000 soldiers, just like the 2,000 stripling warriors in the book. Come, follow me older children book of mormon 2020. Arte lds arrow of light ceremony book of mormon stories mormon book mormon quotes lds quotes mormon beliefs stripling warriors arrow of lights what others are saying this is the first part of a series of lessons to help young men and young women prepare to be missionaries. Introductory pages of the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ january 612.
Despite their youth helamans stripling warriors read more. As its title page proclaims, the book of mormon is a witness that jesus is the christ. Its true, sir, all present and accounted for, by clark kelley via. Stripling warriors of the latter days are in our homes. A forum for exmormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the mormon church. Some of the most exciting stories in this section of the book of mormon are about these 2,060 young men who conquered in every battle against all odds. Brian andersen is raising funds for stripling warrior the worlds first gay mormon superhero on kickstarter. Were all about creating products that carry a message and still look stylish enough to rock around your friends.
To do this, we need to put 6 seemingly unrelated pieces of information regarding book of mormon geography together. Depiction of a stripling warrior, who according to the book of mormon was member of the antinephilehi ethnic group according to the book of mormon, the antinephilehies. Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness. Their volunteering was remarkable in part because many. They did obey every word of command with exactness. This is a drawing i did while serving an lds mission. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other in the appendix of this manual. He delivered the stripling warriors more than 2,000 years ago. When joseph smith translated the book of mormon, the word stripling alma 53. There are two main groups of people in this history. Learning from the book of mormon monday, april 8, 20. Come, follow me younger children book of mormon 2020. Miraculously not one of the stripling warriors died in battle. Their sons, who had not taken the vow, volunteered to fight instead.
Stripling warriors the story of the 2,000 stripling warriors is by in large told in alma 56 in a letter from helaman to moroni. The stripling warriors knew that their mothers knew. These young men were the children of a group of repentant lamanites. Why did the stripling warriors perform their duties with exactness. Visualizing an army of adolescents, ranging from early teens, or even preteens, to about 20, adds emphasis to. Not enough time to flesh it out and make it nice, buy hope you enjoy it just the same. These soldiers are often referred to as the 2,000 stripling warriors. Who were the stripling warriors in the book of mormon. For your free copy of the bible, go to free holy bible and for a free book of mormon, go to free book of mormon. And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying. Two thousand stripling warriors religionwiki fandom. With socks that represent anything from modern stripling warriors and temple landscapes, to exciting mission.
So when critics pointed to a stripling parallel in the late war, that got my attention. If so, then you are a lot like the stripling warriors in the book of mormon. The priesthood can bless our lives priesthood preparation lesson. The nephites are hopelessly outnumbered by the evil lamanites, and one by one they are struck down to the earth. The end of the book of alma details a long and brutal war between the nephites and lamanites. We do not doubt our mothers knew it meridian magazine. For the most part, alma is a continuation of the nephitelamanite war provoked by amalickiah, a nephite traitor and apostate of the church of god.
The animated book of mormon helamans stripling warriors. Helamans 2000 stripling warriors book of mormon evidence. The book of mormon is a record of gods dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the americas and was written for our day. During a great war between the nephites and lamanites, those people of king lamoni who had been converted and promised never to take up arms again, were tempted to break their promise to help their protectors, the nephites. You can also click here to read the actual account from the book of mormon of helaman and his 2000 stripling warriors, beginning with chapter 53, verse 10. A fictitious account of the stripling warriors from the book of mormon. Helaman directly attributed his armys victory to the faithfulness of his stripling warriors. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints distributes free copies of the king james version of the bible and the book of mormon. But just when it seems like ammarons army is going to win, the two thousand stripling warriors rush into battle, armed with weapons and faith.
About a year into the great nephite and lamanite war, the sons of the antinephilehies, who had not entered into a covenant that they would not take their weapons of war instead entered into a covenant to fight for the liberty of the nephites. Stripling warrior the worlds first gay mormon superhero. Parallels for the 2,000 stripling warriors in the book of. Helaman and the 2,000 young warriors, book of mormon stories 1997, 9394 close video the people of ammon had promised god that they would never fight again. Russell ballard speaks about the stripling warriors and their valiant fight for liberty. The children of israel were promised that if they were. Interestingly, the answers to these prayers did not produce additional weapons or an increased number of troops. And if you would like to know more about the book of mormon, please first read my personal testimony about how this book has had a huge impact on my life. While the fathers of the stripling warriors were still under oath not to take up arms again, their sons were old enough to fight, but young enough. The nephites did not dichotomize their world between church and state as we do. While the fathers of the stripling warriors were still under oath not to take up arms again, their sons were old enough to fight, but young enough to have not made that oath themselves. See more ideas about stripling warriors, lds art and book of mormon.
The book of mormon introduces the lamanite stripling warriors also called the sons of helaman in alma 53. Make your sunday school, primary, or family home evening lesson on the book of mormon come alive with clipart of all of your favorite. The honest in heart, who feel that the true kingdom of god ought to have special and powerful credentials, and not just be another voice in the. They are portrayed as extremely valiant and loyal warriors. Yea, they the 2000 stripling warriors had been taught by their mothers that if they did not doubt, god would deliver them. Tvedtnes concludes that the stripling warriors may have been from ages 21 to 26. Bomsocks as in book of mormon socks is on a mission to share goodness through our faithbased apparel and to help those who wear it be proud of who they are. The two thousand stripling warriors, also known as the army of helaman, are an army of young men in the book of mormon, first mentioned in the book of alma. The story of the 2,000 stripling warriors is one of the great book of mormon stories. The language used to describe these sons of helaman hearkens back to the language of the israelite conquest of canaan as recorded in the book of joshua. Under the command of the prophet helaman, 2060 of them, referred to as the stripling warriors, went into battle. The two thousand stripling warriors, also known as the army of helaman, were an army of young men in the book of mormon, first mentioned in the book of alma they were extremely valiant and loyal warriors who were all reportedly wounded at one time, but none ever died from their wounds. The stripling warriors of the book of mormon are a band of 2,000 in later mentions 2,060 young men who volunteered to assist in the defense of the nephite people in the seventh decade bce.
It depicts lds missionaries with the stripling warriors mentioned in the book of mormon. It demonstrates the power of faith, and how god can bless and protect those that serve him. Instead, god granted these faithful warriors assurance that he. Another testament of jesus christ christmas lesson 47. The most important lesson we need to learn from the.
The text of the book of mormon notes that hundreds of the stripling warriors fainted because of blood. The book of alma offers mothers powerful motivation to make certain their children know their deepest beliefs. Stripling warrior is an exciting, fun new comic book about the worlds first gay mormon. Lesson 27 helaman and the stripling warriors preparation items needed. See more ideas about stripling warriors, book of mormon and scripture study. The stripling warriors in the book of mormon see alma 53. Yours is the grand tradition of mary, chosen and foreordained from before this world was, to conceive, carry, and bear the son of god himself. Book of mormon check out some of these book of mormon study guides, including understanding the house of israel, book of mormon map. Why is helaman in such awe of the stripling warriors. Over onehalf of all the verses in the book of mormon refer to our lord.
Surgeon robert patterson observed of the miracle that the epic tale of the stripling warriors and their miraculous recovery from lifethreatening trauma would appear, to the rational mind, highly unlikely or even outright impossible. Seely, stripling warriors, in book of mormon reference. Yours in the grand tradition of lois and eunice and the mothers of the 2,000 stripling warriors. Some form of christs name is mentioned more frequently per verse in the book of mormon than even in the new testament come unto christ, ensign, nov. They were young, inexperienced, and fought in several dangerous battles. Helaman convinced them to keep their promise not to fight but their young men had not made such a promise being too young at the time. The book of mormon is a witness of the resurrection of jesus christ easter lesson 46. When the young men took up arms, approximately 15 years had elapsed since their parents covenant. Hamblin a symposium on warfare in the book of mormon resulted in this book s 22 chapters on wideranging topics.