摩尔门经 · 第 12 个故事阿宾纳代与阿尔玛（约公元前 148–74 年）
艾蒙保护王的羊群
Ammon Defends the King's Flocks
一句话概要
摩赛亚的儿子艾蒙到拉曼人中传道，甘愿作拉摩那王的仆人；他勇敢地保护王的羊群，赢得王的信任，并教导王认识神和基督。
故事概要
摩赛亚王的儿子们归主后，放弃了王位，决定到敌视尼腓人的拉曼人中传道，出发前他们禁食祷告，主吩咐他们要忍耐，作好的榜样。艾蒙来到以实玛利地，被捆绑着带到拉摩那王面前；王想把女儿嫁给他，艾蒙却说，不，我愿意作你的仆人。他被派去看守王的羊群；在西巴士的水边，一群盗匪赶散了羊群，其他仆人害怕王会像从前一样杀掉失去羊群的仆人，都哭了起来。艾蒙鼓励他们把羊群聚拢，自己上前用机弦甩石头打盗匪，又用刀砍断举棍打他之人的手臂，盗匪就逃跑了。拉摩那王听说后非常惊奇，以为艾蒙是大灵；艾蒙便从创世讲起，一直讲到救赎计划和基督。王相信了，呼求主的怜悯，倒在地上像死了一样；后来王、王后和许多百姓都归主了。
在哪里读
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为什么重要
艾蒙先服务、后传道：他没有一开始就讲道，而是作仆人，用忠心赢得王的心。拉曼人原本是尼腓人的敌人，这个故事却显出福音能跨越仇恨。“我愿意作你的仆人”是这个故事的关键。
重点经文
And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls.
But Ammon said unto him: Nay, but I will be thy servant. Therefore Ammon became a servant to king Lamoni. And it came to pass that he was set among other servants to watch the flocks of Lamoni, according to the custom of the Lamanites.
Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvelous light of his goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul, yea, he knew that this had overcome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God—
读经之前
- 先读 17:1–18，看摩赛亚的儿子们为什么放弃王位去传道。
- 注意艾蒙怎样用问题引导拉摩那王（18:24–39）：先问王相信什么，再从那里讲起。
- 第19章王后和她的使女亚必施也很重要。
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