Zarahemla

Land of Nephi
(Lehi-Nephi

Land of First Inheritance

Helam

Waters of Mormon
Journey 1. Zeniff and other Nephites traveled from
Zarahemla to the land of Nephi (or Lehi-Nephi), which had
become occupied by Lamanites. They never made it to the
land of Nephi because they fought among themselves, and
the 50 survivors returned to Zarahemla. (See Omni 1:27–28;
Mosiah 9:1–2.)
Journey 2. Zeniff and others left Zarahemla again because
they really, really wanted to get back to their land of inher-
itance. They made it this time and settled in the land of
Nephi (see Omni 1:29–30; Mosiah 9:3–7).
Well, Zeniff died (draw a tombstone and write the letter Z
on it)
His son Noah became king. Draw a crown with the letter N
inside of it. He reigned in wickedness. We remember the
story of King Noah, right?
The Lord sent the prophet Abinadi to warn the people to
repent.
Alma, one of King Noah’s priests, obeyed Abinadi’s message
and taught it to others. (See Mosiah 11–18.)
Journey 3. Alma escaped to the Waters of Mormon (draw
an arrow to the Waters of Mormon) and later led a group of
believers to the land of Helam (see Mosiah 18:4–5, 32–35;
23:1–5, 19–20). Draw an arrow to the land of Helam.
Back where wicked King Noah lived in the land of Nephi, the
Lamanites attacked Noah’s people.
Noah was later killed (draw a tombstone with the letter N
on it), and his son Limhi reigned. Draw a crown with the
letter L on it.
The people of Limhi were now in bondage to the Lamanites.
(See Mosiah 19–20.)
Journey 4. Limhi sent a group of Nephites to find Zarahemla,
but they got lost and ended up discovering the ruins of a
destroyed nation and a record written on 24 gold plates.
(See Mosiah 8:7–9; 21:25–27.) Draw a line that shows that
they started out towards Zarahemla but got lost and ended
up in the Jaredite Ruins.
Journey 5. Back in Zarahemla, the king sent Ammon and
15 other strong men to find the people that Zeniff led out to
the land of Nephi (see Mosiah 7:1–6; 21:22–24). Ammon
finds Limhi and the people there who are in bondage to the
Lamanites.
Let’s stop here and talk about why Limhi’s people were
brought into bondage. Read Mosiah 7:20 and let’s find out
why there were in bondage.
Verses 30-32 tell us that if we are wicked, we will be
brought into bondage. What forms of bondage do we see
today when we sin?
Verse 30 is Limhi telling his people how to get out of bond-
age. Let’s read it and think about a bondage that you may
be in because of a bad choice that you have made.
What did Limhi tell his people to do:
turn to Lord with full purpose of heart
Trust in him
Serve with diligence
Journey 6. Let’s get back to our story map. Limhi and Am-
mon make a plan to escape and Ammon leads them to
Zarahemla (see Mosiah 22:10–13).
Journey 7. After Limhi’s people escaped, the Lamanites sent
an army after them. The army was lost in the wilderness and
then they discovered Alma and his people in the land of
Helam. Draw a line from the land of Nephi to the land of
Helam. The Lamanites brought them into bondage.
Alma’s people prayed to the Lord for support. (See Mosiah
22–24.)
Journey 8. The Lord delivered Alma and his people and guid-
ed them to Zarahemla (see Mosiah 24:20–25). Draw a line
from Helam to Zarahemla.
It is here in Zarahemla that King Mosiah is able to read the
records of the Jaredite people. We can read about the
Jaredites all the way in the back of the Book of Mormon in
the book of Ether. The book of Ether has a sad ending.
King Mosiah was a seer. Let’s read verses 16-18.
What can a seer do?
What truth can we learn from verse 18 about why the Lord
provides prophets, seers, and revelators? (Help students iden-
tify the following truth: The Lord provides prophets,
seers, and revelators to benefit mankind.)
How many seers do we have on the earth today? (Fifteen—
the members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles.)
What are some things that prophets, seers, and revelators
make known to us? (If students struggle to answer, ask what
seers have made known about topics such as marriage and
family, education, entertainment and media, or sexual puri-
ty.)
How has your life been blessed by modern-day prophets,
seers, and revelators?