Alma the Youngers and

Repentance
Scripture
Print off the pictures and glue the corresponding numbered sentence to the
back of each picture. Then laminate and tell the story. Print of the picture
of the good and bad faces and laminate the picture. While you tell the story
make a list with a dry erase marker of all of the bad actions Alma did under
the bad face. At the end of the story explain that Alma repented and Heavenly
Father forgave. Erase all of the bad actions and explain how this can be done
when your child repents as well.

1 King Mosiah made Alma the leader of the

Church in Zarahemla. Alma chose other
men to help him teach the Nephites.
Mosiah 25:19; Mosiah 26:8
2 Alma and King Mosiah worried because
the unbelievers were causing the
members of the Church to suffer for
their beliefs. Mosiah 27:1
3 Alma and King Mosiah worried because
the unbelievers were causing the
members of the Church to suffer for
their beliefs. Mosiah 27:1
4 Alma the Younger and the four sons of
King Mosiah made trouble for the Church.
They flattered the people and tried to
lead them away from the truth. Mosiah
27:8
5 Many people who heard them left the
Church and became wicked. Alma prayed
that his son would learn the truth and
repent. Mosiah 27:9
6 Alma the Younger and the sons of King
Mosiah were going around trying to
destroy the church. Mosiah 27:10
7 One day an angel of the Lord appeared
to them. The angel spoke to them in a
loud voice that shook the earth. Mosiah
27:11
8 The five young men were so frightened
that they fell to the ground. At first
they could not understand what the
angel said. Mosiah 27:12
9 The angel asked Alma the Younger why
he was making trouble for the Church.
Mosiah 27:1314
10 The angel had come in answer to the
prayers of the Church members. The
earth shook as he told Alma the Younger
to stop trying to destroy the Church.
Mosiah 27:1417
11 Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah
fell again to the ground. They had seen
an angel of the Lord, and they knew that
the power of God had shaken the earth.
Mosiah 27:18
12 Alma the Younger was so astonished
that he could not open his mouth to
speak. He became so weak that he could
not even move his hands. Mosiah 27:19
13 The sons of Mosiah carried Alma the
Younger to his father and told him all
that had happened to them. Mosiah 27:20
14 Alma the Youngers father was happy,
for he knew that the power of God had
done this to his son and that God had
answered his prayers. Mosiah 27:20
15 Alma the Youngers father called many
people together to see what the Lord had
done for his son and for the sons of Mosiah.
Mosiah 27:21
16 Alma the Youngers father called many
people together to see what the Lord had
done for his son and for the sons of Mosiah.
Mosiah 27:21
17 After two days and nights, Alma the
Younger received his strength and was
able to speak and move again. Mosiah
27:23
18 He told the people there that he had
repented of his sins and that God had
forgiven him. Mosiah 27:24
19 He said that everyone must become
righteous in order to enter Gods kingdom,
and he told them of the great pain he
had suffered because of his sins. Mosiah
27:2526, 28
20 After repenting, Alma the Younger
was happy because God had forgiven him.
He knew that God loved him. Mosiah 27:29
21 Alma the Younger and the sons of King
Mosiah began to teach the truth
throughout the land, telling everyone
what they had heard and seen. Mosiah
27:32
22 They tried to undo the wrong that
they had done. They explained the
scriptures to the people and taught
them about Jesus Christ. Mosiah 27:35
23 God blessed Alma the Younger and the
sons of Mosiah in their teaching of the
gospel. Many people listened to them and
believed. Mosiah 27:3637
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Bad Actions Good Actions
Story
Grab some peanut butter for the story. Print of the boys face and make sure
you laminate it before starting.

Ben the Peanut Butter boy learns about repentance

This is ben. Once day bens mother told him to take the garbage
cans out to the curbs so the garbage man could empty them, and to
please remember to put the lids on tightly to make sure the dogs
didnt get into the trash. Ben took the cans out, but ran off the
play with his friends . . . never stopping to put the lids on tightly.
Later, when be came home, he found papers, rotten food, and other
trash all over the yard. How do you think ben felt?
Because he had disobeyed, ben felt unhappy. He knew that by doing
something wrong it was as if he had dirtied his spirit.
(smear some peanut butter on the picture of ben)
ben tried to help his mother around the house and be nice to his
brothers and sisters, but sometimes it was hard. Once time he and
his brother both wanted to play with the same toy. They yelled
at each other and hit each other. Ben won because he was bigger,
but he had hit his brother and hurt his arm. What did bed do that
was wrong?
What do you think happened to bens spirit when he did this?
(smear some more peanut butter)
ben left school late and as he was leaving he noticed how cold it
was getting. He saw a scarf hanging by the door. He knew it was
not his, but it would sure keep him warm until he walked home, so
he took the scarf thinking he would return it the next day. What
did ben do that was wrong? How did he feel now?
(smear some more peanut butter)
Uh oh! Look at what a mess ben is. He didnt really mean to do all
those wrong things. What should he do now? Discuss their answers
and relate it back to repentance.
What can ben do to repent for disobeying his mother?
(discuss and remove some of the peanut butter)
what can ben do to repent for being unkind to his brother?
(discuss and remove more peanut butter)
how can ben repent for borrowing the scarf without asking?
(Discuss and remove more peanut butter)
What should ben do to repent for not telling the truth?
(Discuss and remove the rest of the peanut butter)
Wow! Look at him now. Hes all clean. How do you think he feels
inside? How does his spirit look?
Use the opportunity to tell your family about what a wonderful
gift weve been given from our Savior to be able to repent.
Through his atonement we can truly be forgiven of our sins and help
us to be clean and happy again.
Activity
Make a lunch together and then go eat it on the buddy bench. The buddy bench
is a bench my dad made that is very small; it fits about two small bums on it!
When my sister and I werent getting along we had to go sit on the buddy bench
until we could hug each other. Worker miracles every time! While eating
lunch, Talk about repentance and the steps we need to take to repent. My
would like to paint on the earser below on the buddy bench. Talk about how the
buddy bench helps us accomplish those steps and how we need to pray after we
have done something wrong.