Questions for Review:

1. How did Gadianton gain supporters to his murderous secret combination? (Helaman 2:4-5)

2. Why did those Nephites in the land northward use cement? (Helaman 3:6-7,9)

3. Mormon wrote: "The gate of heaven is                 unto              , even unto those who will believe on                  " (Helaman 3:28)
 

Dissatisfaction with an election added to unbridled hunger for power leads to the formation of the most sinister and destructive of all works of darkness: a secret combination (1:3-12; 2:13-14)

• A band led by a man called Gadianton (2:4-5)
• Compare Mormon's description of Gadianton with Amalickiah's (see Alma chapter 46)
• The objectives of this secret combination (2:8)

Helaman, son of Helaman, and grandson of Alma, the younger, is elected the new chief judge (2:2)

A few insights into Nephite architecture and environmental concerns (7-12)

There are many records about the Nephite civilization (13-16)

The secret combination continues to cause trouble, but still in a small scale (23)

Great prosperity in the Church (24-26)

. Thousands of converts and great blessings over the people

The word of God will lead the man (or woman) of Christ (29-30)

Trouble once again: pride in the Church (33,36)

The "humble followers of Christ" are persecuted (34-35)

Helaman dies, and his son Nephi (Alma the younger's great-grandson) is elected chief judge (37)

More trouble: Lamanite armies with the help of Nephite dissenters obtain significant military victories (8)

Wickedness and pride cause Nephite downfall (11-13)

Laws of the country become corrupted (22)

The Church suffers with iniquity (23)

When in a state of iniquity, fear sets in (19-20, 24-26)

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