{"product_id":"2940014084826","title":"The Record of Helaman: Book of Mormon Commentary, Volume 4","description":"Introduction\u003cbr\u003eThe title of this volume of the Book of Mormon commentary series\u003cbr\u003ewould more appropriately be called \"The Records of Helaman,\"\u003cbr\u003esince there are the two Helaman's whose records were abridged by\u003cbr\u003eMormon. The first record abridged consisted of Alma chapters 45\u003cbr\u003ethrough 63. The author was Helaman, the oldest son of Alma the\u003cbr\u003eyounger. He kept the record for twenty-one years, from 73 B.C. through\u003cbr\u003e51 B.C. These twenty-one years are known as the war years in the Book\u003cbr\u003eof Mormon, along with the previous year recorded in the book of Alma\u003cbr\u003e(Alma 43–44; 74 B.C.). These two chapters of Alma were included in\u003cbr\u003ethis volume since the primary subject was war. The law of war, the\u003cbr\u003ecause of war, the principles of war, and the results of war are all\u003cbr\u003eincluded in this section of the Book of Mormon, and are very applicable\u003cbr\u003eto our day which is the prophesied time \"of wars and rumors of\u003cbr\u003ewars\" in the latter days (JS–Matthew). These chapters of Alma also\u003cbr\u003einclude the abridged record of the two thousand stripling warriors,\u003cbr\u003eknown as \"the sons of Helaman.\" The young warriors set a wonderful\u003cbr\u003eexample to follow for the Latter-day Saints who presently serve in the\u003cbr\u003emilitary service.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe sixty-third chapter of Alma informs us of the people moving\u003cbr\u003einto the land northward, and one Hagoth, a Nephite man who built\u003cbr\u003eships and sailed away never to be heard of again. He is connected with\u003cbr\u003ethe Polynesians of our day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe second record of Helaman, abridged by Mormon, was kept\u003cbr\u003eby Helaman, son of Helaman, and his sons. Their abridged record is\u003cbr\u003ethe Book of Helaman in our present-day Book of Mormon. The first\u003cbr\u003esix chapters of Helaman were kept by Helaman and warn us of the\u003cbr\u003esecret combinations that do and will exist in the latter days. They also\u003cbr\u003etell us how to avoid those secret combinations. Helaman chapters 7\u003cbr\u003ethrough 12 are called the Prophecy of Helaman, the son of Helaman,\u003cbr\u003eand inform us of the relationship between God and man. Helaman\u003cbr\u003echapters 13 through 16 are called the Prophecy of Samuel the\u003cbr\u003eLamanite. These prophecies constitute his prophecies made from the\u003cbr\u003ewalls of Zarahemla, and the results of his prophecies. The prophecies\u003cbr\u003ewere basically about the destruction of the Nephites, and the coming\u003cbr\u003eof the Lord Jesus Christ in the Meridian of Time. The entire book of\u003cbr\u003eHelaman covers all but the last year of the fifty-two years preceding\u003cbr\u003ethe birth of Christ.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere are twenty-one chapters of Alma, and sixteen chapters of\u003cbr\u003eHelaman discussed in this volume of this work (vol. 4). The thirtyseven\u003cbr\u003echapters are again a light touch of history, as Nephi, son of Lehi,\u003cbr\u003ehad instructed his brother Jacob to keep the records (see Jacob 1:2–3).\u003cbr\u003eAlthough basically an historical account, the record includes much\u003cbr\u003e\"preaching which was sacred, or revelation which was great, or\u003cbr\u003eprophesying\" as Nephi also instructed (Jacob 1:4). These three categories\u003cbr\u003eare summarized at the end of each chapter. It is often difficult\u003cbr\u003eto determine whether it is Helaman, Nephi, Samuel the Lamanite, or\u003cbr\u003eMormon, as he is abridging, who inserts many precepts for the readers\u003cbr\u003eto apply to their lives. The Prophet Joseph Smith said, \"The Book of\u003cbr\u003eMormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone\u003cbr\u003eof our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its\u003cbr\u003eprecepts, than any other book\" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph\u003cbr\u003eSmith, 194; see also the Introduction to the Book of Mormon).\u003cbr\u003eAlthough there are many such precepts, the ones inserted by Helaman,\u003cbr\u003eNephi, Samuel the Lamanite or Mormon are usually introduced with\u003cbr\u003ephrases such as \"I will show unto you,\" or \"thus we see.\"\u003cbr\u003eThere are also many points of doctrine taught throughout the Book\u003cbr\u003eof Mormon. Isaiah foretold that when the Book of Mormon came forth,\u003cbr\u003e\"They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they\u003cbr\u003ethat murmured shall learn doctrine\" (Isaiah 29:24; 2 Nephi 27:35).\u003cbr\u003eIn a revelation given on the day the Church was established, the Lord\u003cbr\u003eenumerated many doctrines that are found in the Book of Mormon\u003cbr\u003e(see D\u0026amp;C 20:17–36). President Boyd K. Packer has often stressed the\u003cbr\u003eimportance of teaching doctrine to the Saints (see CR, Oct. 1986, 20;\u003cbr\u003eApril 1997, 8; and April 2004, 80). Therefore, the doctrines taught\u003cbr\u003ein each reading are summarized, along with helpful commentary by\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Authorities in the end of each chapter. Hopefully the analysis\u003cbr\u003eof the Book of Mormon that follows will enlarge the reader's understanding\u003cbr\u003eof the record of these ancient peoples.","brand":"Mary Ann Nyman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145998090480,"sku":"2940014084826","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014084826_p0.jpg?v=1763600296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014084826","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}