12 And now the Spirit of the Lord doth say unto me: Command thy children to do good, lest they lead away the hearts of many people to destruction; therefore I command you, my son, in the fear of God, that ye refrain from your iniquities;
13 That ye turn to the Lord with all your mind, might, and strength; that ye lead away the hearts of no more to do wickedly; but rather return unto them, and acknowledge your faults and that wrong which ye have done.
14 Seek not after riches nor the vain things of this world; for behold, you cannot carry them with you.
15 And now, my son, I would say somewhat unto you concerning the coming of Christ. Behold, I say unto you, that it is he that surely shall come to take away the sins of the world; yea, he cometh to declare glad tidings of salvation unto his people.
16 And now, my son, this was the ministry unto which ye were called, to declare these glad tidings unto this people, to prepare their minds; or rather that salvation might come unto them, that they may prepare the minds of their children to hear the word at the time of his coming."
Here's an explanation from the Institute Manual: "In Alma 39:11–12, Alma explained to Corianton, his wayward son, the fact that our negative examples can lead others away from the gospel. President Joseph Fielding Smith (1876–1972) warned of the seriousness of leading people away from the truth: “I think the greatest crime in all this world is to lead men and women, the children of God, away from the true principles. We see in the world today philosophies of various kinds, tending to destroy faith, faith in God, faith in the principles of the gospel. What a dreadful thing that is. “The Lord says if we labor all our days and save but
one soul, how great will be our joy with him; on the other hand how great will be our sorrow and our condemnation if through our acts we have led one soul away from this truth.
“He who blinds one soul, he who spreads error, he who destroys, through his teachings, divine truth, truth that would lead a man to the kingdom of God and to its fullness, how great shall be his condemnation and his punishment in eternity. For the destruction of a soul is the destruction of the greatest thing that has ever been created” (Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie, 3 vols. [1954–56], 1:314).
Teaching Moral as a subject is indeed a great opportunity for me to instill in the minds of my students correct doctrines and principles of the gospel. I'm grateful for this privilege I've been given to teach this subject to the Thai children for already 7 years now. I do hope my students are able to remember our lessons. One of my old students told me one time that he could actually use in his life what he learned in Moral unlike the lessons in other subjects. I was so happy that he's able to recognize the value of Moral as a subject in school. I do hope all my students are able to appreciate this subject.
one soul, how great will be our joy with him; on the other hand how great will be our sorrow and our condemnation if through our acts we have led one soul away from this truth.
“He who blinds one soul, he who spreads error, he who destroys, through his teachings, divine truth, truth that would lead a man to the kingdom of God and to its fullness, how great shall be his condemnation and his punishment in eternity. For the destruction of a soul is the destruction of the greatest thing that has ever been created” (Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie, 3 vols. [1954–56], 1:314).
Teaching Moral as a subject is indeed a great opportunity for me to instill in the minds of my students correct doctrines and principles of the gospel. I'm grateful for this privilege I've been given to teach this subject to the Thai children for already 7 years now. I do hope my students are able to remember our lessons. One of my old students told me one time that he could actually use in his life what he learned in Moral unlike the lessons in other subjects. I was so happy that he's able to recognize the value of Moral as a subject in school. I do hope all my students are able to appreciate this subject.
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