Hello! Help Me Teach with Inspiration is one of the suggested songs for this week’s Come Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson studying Alma 8-12. In this arrangement, I slowed down the speed of the hymn significantly which gave me more time to play around with the melody and rhythm a bit. It isn’t an oft sung hymn, at least in my experience at Church, but actually has a really pretty melodic structure. It may be likely that all of us at one time or another will find ourselves in the roll of teacher. If you are a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, that is for sure going to happen. 🙂 Whether it is an assigned calling to teach a youth Sunday School class, our own children in the home, giving a talk or bearing testimony in Church… there are many opportunities when we can ask for help from the Holy Spirit to carry God’s message to the hearts of those listening.
When Alma first began to share the gospel, he was rejected by the people in the city of Ammonihah. He was kicked out of the city, and while feeling discouraged, an angel appeared to him and gave him the following instructions:
- 14 And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:
- 15 Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you.
- 16 And behold, I am sent to command thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will destroy them.
Alma’s response to the angel’s request was swift obedience. He met Amulek upon his return and they both together were able to bring many to Christ.
- 18 Now it came to pass that after Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord he returned speedily to the land of Ammonihah. And he entered the city by another way, yea, by the way which is on the south of the city of Ammonihah.
- 19 And as he entered the city he was an hungered, and he said to a man: Will ye give to an humble servant of God something to eat?
- 20 And the man said unto him: I am a Nephite, and I know that thou art a holy prophet of God, for thou art the man whom an angel said in a vision: Thou shalt receive. Therefore, go with me into my house and I will impart unto thee of my food; and I know that thou wilt be a blessing unto me and my house.
- 21 And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma.
- 27 And Alma tarried many days with Amulek before he began to preach unto the people.
- 29 And the word came to Alma, saying: Go; and also say unto my servant Amulek, go forth and prophesy unto this people, saying—Repent ye, for thus saith the Lord, except ye repent I will visit this people in mine anger; yea, and I will not turn my fierce anger away.
- 30 And Alma went forth, and also Amulek, among the people, to declare the words of God unto them; and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.
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Media sources: ChurchofJesusChrist.org (Film: “Alma and Amulek are Delivered by the Power of God”), Nature footage/images donated by Steve Pierce.
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Composer: Text and music: Lorin F. Wheelwright, 1909–1987
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Great job with the melody in this arrangement, Marilee. And you had one part when your voice sounded to me like old-school gospel. I liked that. Thanks as always.