[Teachldsseminary] Daniel and the Lions' Den

[margsem at juno.com]

Look in Mosiah 24

Alma and his group of righteous saints are in the land of Helam and they
are in bondage to the Lamanites.  Beginning in verse 8 the wicked Amulon
is put in charge of Alma and his brethren and begins to exercise
unrighteous dominion.  He persecutes the saints and they cry unto the
Lord.  

Then in verse 11 it says "And Amulon commanded them that they should stop
their cries; and he put guards over them to watch them, that whosoever
should be found calling upon God should be put to death"

So what did Alma do?  Verse 12: "And Alma and his people did not raise
their voice to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him;
and he did know the thoughts of their hearts"


On Tue, 6 May 2008 08:14:48 -0600 Nancy Decker <hotstuff0517 at hotmail.com>
writes:
I wanted to cover Daniel and the Lion's Den and noted there wasn't
anything in the manual. I was reading some suggestions regarding teaching
Daniel and they mentioned things like..."What would you do if you lived
in a country or time when it was against the law to pray in public and
private unless the prayers were printed in an official prayer book? 
Suppose you were asked to pray in Sacrament Meeting and two government
officials walked in just then.  How would you pray? 
The more I started thinking about it the more I realized we can't teach
this. We are asking our kids to go against the law and we as LDS obey the
law. It is what sets us apart.
 
What do you tell the kids when they ask about choosing between obeying
the law and not bowing down to the golden statue or King Neb?
 
Are you guys skipping Daniel and the Lion's Den? I could use some ideas.
 
Thanks, Nancy in Sicily
 
 




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