Keywords

land of Jershon, classroom environment, Spiritual Refugees

Document Type

Article

Abstract

A powerful tool for recruiting students can be our classroom environment. The scriptures give us a wonderful example of this idea. After the people of Ammon are given the land of Jershon, they are soon joined by religious refugees from among the Zoramites (Alma 35:6–9), fugitives from among the Lamanites (Alma 47:29), and Lamanite wartime prisoners (Alma 62:17, 27–29). The people of Ammon accept all of these people as their own. But the question is this: what was it about the people of Ammon that attracted these societal refugees? As we examine the people of Ammon and how they cared for refugees, we will see how we can incorporate similar care for our students into our classrooms. We can cultivate an environment that is safe, welcoming, and edifying.