Helamans stripling warriors the people of ammon, a group of lamanites, take an oath to never kill again. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. Helamans stripling warriors are looked to by latterday saints, especially latterday saint youth, as examples of great faith and courage. The animated book of mormon helamans stripling warriors. The term is used in one of the chapter headings, but never in the actual scriptures. Its true, sir, all present and accounted for, by clark kelley via. Why is helaman in such awe of the stripling warriors. Follow us, because there is a lot of beauty to see in this world. Welch, law and war in the book of mormon, in warfare in the book of mormon, ed. Stripling warriors the story of the 2,000 stripling warriors is by in large told in alma 56 in a letter from helaman to moroni.
The prophet attributed this miracle to the faith, teachings, and examples of their mothers. Stripling warriors game august 2000 friend a simple board game based on the story of the stripling warriors. The stripling warriors missing fathers thus we see. They did obey every word of command with exactness.
The language used to describe these sons of helaman hearkens back to the language of the israelite conquest of canaan as recorded in the book of joshua. Helamans stripling warriors chapter 2 hd restored youtube. The children of israel were promised that if they were. The stripling warriors were described as young men. They were young, inexperienced, and fought in several dangerous battles. Why did the stripling warriors perform their duties with exactness. The 2,000 young men were taught to trust god and not one of them died. Helaman and the 2,000 young warriors, book of mormon stories 1997, 9394 close video the people of ammon had promised god that they would never fight again. As its title page proclaims, the book of mormon is a witness that jesus is the christ.
Stripling warrior is an exciting, fun new comic book about the worlds first gay mormon superhero. Helamans stripling warriors see more company credits. Though all 2,060 of helamans stripling warriors received many wounds in battle, none of them died. Come follow me the book of mormon 1 nephi 810 jan 19 duration. Oct 07, 2008 yours is the grand tradition of sarah and rebekah and rachel, without whom there could not have been those magnificent patriarchal promises to abraham, isaac and jacob which bless us all. Parallels for the 2,000 stripling warriors in the book of. Mothers of the 2,060 stripling warriors women in the. These soldiers are often referred to as the 2,000 stripling warriors. A retelling of helaman and the two thousand stripling warriors. They are portrayed as extremely valiant and loyal warriors. The honest in heart, who feel that the true kingdom of god ought to have special and powerful credentials, and not just be another voice in the. Many of the book of mormon stories make for a great opportunity to draw out whats happening.
Some form of christs name is mentioned more frequently per verse in the book of mormon than even in the new testament come unto christ, ensign, nov. Again, there will be a lot of overlap between this category and others. Apr 08, 20 the story of the 2,000 stripling warriors is by in large told in alma 56 in a letter from helaman to moroni. Mormon reaffirms this teaching in the very chapter he introduced the sons of helaman. That is the context that those who know the book of mormon think of when they hear stripling warriors. When the young men took up arms, approximately 15 years had elapsed since their parents covenant.
Mormon is very much aware of the freedom thesis and chooses to include it not only as a testimony to the story line he had just shared, but also as a preface to that which he is about to share. Brian andersen is raising funds for stripling warrior the worlds first gay mormon superhero on kickstarter. Come, follow me book of mormon 2020 older children. The two thousand stripling warriors, also known as the army of helaman, are an army of young men in the book of mormon, first mentioned in the book of alma. Nephis freedom thesis 18 and the sons of helaman religious. Jun 11, 2019 the stripling warriors of the book of mormon are a band of 2,000 in later mentions 2,060 young men who volunteered to assist in the defense of the nephite people in the seventh decade bce. Come, follow me younger children book of mormon 2020.
Come to better know and love sariah, the heroic daughters from the land zeniff, nephis wife, the maidservant spy, and other women from the book of mormon who chose god with all their might. Aug 15, 2016 helaman directly attributed his armys victory to the faithfulness of his stripling warriors. Visualizing an army of adolescents, ranging from early teens, or even preteens, to about 20, adds emphasis to. Mosiah book of mormon storybook my upside down umbrella. Helamans 2000 stripling warriors book of mormon evidence. See more ideas about stripling warriors, book of mormon and scripture study. Over onehalf of all the verses in the book of mormon refer to our lord. Pictures of christ, temple pictures, home decor and gifts from popular lds artists and photographers. Sep 17, 2011 stripling warriors this category will contain anything that specifically relates to the raising of stripling warriors. That is the content, the meat of an interesting story. Stripling warrior the worlds first gay mormon superhero by. Another testament of jesus christ christmas lesson 47.
Introductory pages of the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ january 612. Why did the stripling warriors perform their duties with. Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness. Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death. Tvedtnes, what were the ages of helamans stripling warriors. On a spiritual level, this portrayal of the sons of helaman may serve to reinforce an important doctrine in the book of mormon. Helaman s stripling warriors more than proved their combat effectiveness in their quick, decisive, and unflinching bravery and loyalty in the face of opposition. The book of mormon introduces the lamanite stripling warriors also called the sons of helaman in alma 53. Two thousand stripling warriors book of mormon translation challenge news and information about the lds church the church of jesus christ of latterday saints from the deseret news. Kids love it, and it is often seen as a straight forward story about faith. Craig of the young women general presidency tells about a boy in chile who was brave like the stripling warriors after his father died. They had no idea what they were up against, or what to expect going into battle against the lamanites, but that didnt matter to them. They are never called stripling warriors in the book of mormon. May be reproduced for noncommercial, personal or classroom use 8 the fathers of the stripling warriors covenant.
Their unflinching bravery and obedience saved the day at a crucial moment. Hamblin a symposium on warfare in the book of mormon resulted in this books 22 chapters on wideranging topics. It would be even more unreasonable to believe that all 2,060 were wounded in the same battle. Two thousand stripling warriors, young men of power and might. Helaman s stripling warriors the people of ammon, a group of lamanites, take an oath to never kill again. See more ideas about stripling warriors, lds art and book of mormon. As your family meets new characters in your study, let the kids imaginations come up with ideas of what those people might look like. Yours in the grand tradition of lois and eunice and the mothers of the 2,000 stripling warriors. Under the command of the prophet helaman, 2060 of them, referred to as the stripling warriors, went into battle. Arte lds arrow of light ceremony book of mormon stories mormon book mormon quotes lds quotes mormon beliefs stripling warriors arrow of lights what others are saying this is the first part of a series of lessons to help young men and young women prepare to be missionaries. A striplingwarrior family august 2019 liahona and friend sister michelle d. The priesthood can bless our lives priesthood preparation lesson. Aug 16, 2009 helamans 2000 stripling warriors book of mormon evidence.
Striplingwarrior search august 2019 friend find eight letters hidden in this picture of the stripling warriors, and unscramble them to decode a hidden message. Despite their youth helamans stripling warriors read more. The smoking gun of plagiarism gives us one word, stripling not even the phrase stripling warriorand theres just one, not 2,000. And if you would like to know more about the book of mormon, please first read my personal testimony about how this book has had a huge impact on my life. Those two thousand young men had never fought before. Tvedtnes concludes that the stripling warriors may have been from ages 21 to 26.
Not enough time to flesh it out and make it nice, buy hope you enjoy it just the same. Miraculously not one of the stripling warriors died in battle. Aug 09, 2016 while the fathers of the stripling warriors were still under oath not to take up arms again, their sons were old enough to fight, but young enough to have not made that oath themselves. Who were the stripling warriors in the book of mormon. Seely, stripling warriors, in book of mormon reference. When joseph smith translated the book of mormon, the word stripling alma 53. Make your sunday school, primary, or family home evening lesson on the book of mormon come alive with clipart of all of your favorite stories. Shining light on strong women from the book of mormon, this groundbreaking book shares wellknown stories alongside others that may be less familiar. The book of mormon is a witness of the resurrection of jesus christ easter lesson 46. You can also click here to read the actual account from the book of mormon of helaman and his 2000 stripling warriors, beginning with chapter 53, verse 10. Come, follow me older children book of mormon 2020. That moment made me think of the story of the stripling warriors.