Following Our Liahona

Ponder or discuss Alma’s reminder to follow the words of Christ (Alma 37:38-46). Combine that discussion with any of these compass activities for Family Home Evening or use the scriptures for family study one day and follow it up with a family activity later in the week.

Scriptures

In Alma 37:38-46, Alma talks to his son Helman about their forefathers’ experience with the Liahona and how that is an analogy for us in our lives.

A few questions to ask while reading and discussing these scriptures:

• What is the Liahona? What did it do? How did it work?
• Nephi’s family had this compass that miraculously guided them. That seems like such an amazing and vital tool. How could those using the Liahona forget to do what they needed to do to make it work?
• What happened when they didn’t follow the compass?
• The word “easy” is used in vs 44 and vs 46. How is the way easy? What else could easy mean? (clearly marked, explained and defined; simple and repetitive; small actions that lead to big results)
• What things are like our Liahona, to guide us back to Heavenly Father? (Holy Ghost, scriptures, commandments, Prophets, etc)
• Where did the Liahona lead Nephi’s family?
• Where will the words of Christ lead us?
• Those with the Liahona didn’t always follow it. In what ways do we follow that same pattern? What choices can we make to change that?