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• In verse 19, we learn that the righteous hide up their treasures unto the Lord. What does this mean? Is it a form of the law of consecration?

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The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 14

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• Verse 12: How does knowing about the signs of his coming help them believe on Christ's name? Does Samuel mean that by knowing of the signs it will help them believe on his name when they are fulfilled?
• Verse 13: Samuel tells the people that if they believe on Christ's name, they will repent. Is that meant to be causal? Could they believe but not repent? Is repentance simply part of what it means to believe on the name of Christ, at least in this context?

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The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 14

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Verse 25: Why is this happening and what is the significance? Are the "dead" saints teaching the people? In what form do they appear to them?

Verses 22-23: Is this a literal geological happening? Was there really a massive increase in seams and cracks in the earth, where before it was more solid and smooth?

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The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 15

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• vs 4: Why would Helaman use the word hate to describe how the Lord felt about the Lamanites, at the time they were wicked? Did the Lord really hate them?

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"the Lamanites hath [the Lord] hated"

• See other scriptures where the Lord's hatred is mentioned: Hosea 9:15.
• David Bokovoy discuss the meaning of this phrase in his short article on this subject.

The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 15

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• vv. 10-11: Is the Lord saying that although the Lamanites are righteous now, they will fall away later? When does this happen? He also says that although they are going to sin He is going to prolong their days because He knows that they will once be restored to the knowledge of the truth at the time of the restoration? Have their been other groups of people who have sinned yet their days have been prolonged?

• vv. 7-8: What is the relationship between a "change of heart" (v. 7, cf. Alma 5:26) and being "firm and steadfast in the faith" (v. 8)?

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• vv. 10-11: The Lord may extend this blessing to the Lamanites but not to the Nephites because of the greater light that the Nephites have been given relative to the Lamanites. (See also Alma 24:30, Hel 7:24, 3 Ne 6:18, and D&C 82:3.)

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The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 15

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• Where can we find the teachings of the prophet Zenos?

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The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 16

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• In verse 2, God protects Samuel the Lamanite from the stones and arrows of the Nephites. Why does God protect Samuel (who ultimately escapes unharmed), while allowing other prophets, like Abinidi, to be martyred?
• We know that at this time there was also the prophet Nephi working among the people. Why would God have two prophets speak to the same people?

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We can see that when the Lord spared Samuel and didn't let him get killed that more people were convinced of the truthfulness of his words and were converted. In this way the Lord used this miracle to help more people become converted.

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The Book of Mormon > Helaman > Chapter 16

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Verse 21

• "[F]or we depend upon them to teach us the word" What is the "word" that the unbelievers are concerned about? Why might these people have depended on those who spoke of Christ to teach them the word?

• Why are the Lamanites concerned about being kept in ignorance and yielding themselves unto their brethren? When should we trust and when should we distrust others?

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Verse 21

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