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Why Did Alma Teach His Opponents about the Temple?
“God conversed with men, and made known unto them the plan of redemption, which had been prepared from the foundation of the world”Alma 12:30The KnowUpon seeing that “the words of Amulek had silenced...
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Why Did Alma Talk about Melchizedek?
"Yea, humble yourselves even as the people in the days of Melchizedek, who was also a high priest after this same order which I have spoken, who also took upon him the high priesthood forever."Alma...
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What Kind of Earthquake Caused the Prison Walls to Fall?
“Now the people having heard a great noise came running together by multitudes to know the cause of it”Alma 14:29The KnowWhile Alma and Amulek were imprisoned in Ammonihah, “the earth shook mightily,”...
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Why Did the People of Sidom Go to the Altar for Deliverance?
“Therefore, after Alma having established the church at Sidom, … seeing that the people … began to humble themselves before God, and began to … worship God before the altar, watching and praying...
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Why Was the City of Ammonihah Destroyed and Left Desolate?
“And thus ended the eleventh year of the judges, … the people of Ammonihah were destroyed; yea, every living soul of the Ammonihahites was destroyed, and also their great city, which they said God...
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Why Did Alma and Amulek Preach in Synagogues?
“And Alma and Amulek went forth preaching repentance to the people in their temples, and in their sanctuaries, and also in their synagogues, which were built after the manner of the Jews.”Alma 16:13The...
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Why Did the Servants Present Lamoni with the Arms of His Enemies?
“[The servants] went in unto the king, bearing the arms which had been smitten off by the sword of Ammon, of those who sought to slay him; and they were carried in unto the king for a testimony of the...
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What is the Nature and Use of Chariots in the Book of Mormon?
“Now the king had commanded his servants, previous to the time of the watering of their flocks, that they should prepare his horses and chariots, and conduct him forth to the land of Nephi; for there...
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Why Was Abish Mentioned by Name?
“And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the Lord . . . save it were one of the Lamanitish women, whose name was Abish.”Alma 19:16The KnowThe book of Alma describes the profound faith of...
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Why Did Fasting and Prayer Accompany Nephite Mourning?
“And now surely this was a sorrowful day; yea, a time of solemnity, and a time of much fasting and prayer.”Alma 28:6The KnowTo shield the land of Zarahemla from Lamanite invasion, the Nephites settled...
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Why Did Alma Wish to Speak “with the Trump of God”?
“O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!”Alma...
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Why Was Alma’s Wish Sinful?
“But behold I am a man, and do sin in my wish”Alma 29:3The KnowAlma 29 famously begins, “Oh that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump...
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Why Was Korihor Cursed with Speechlessness?
“Now when Alma had said these words, Korihor was struck dumb, that he could not have utterance, according to the words of Alma”Alma 30:50The KnowAt the end of the seventeenth year of the reign of the...
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Why Did Alma Repeat the Lord’s Name Ten Times While in Prayer?
“And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to behold such gross wickedness among the children...
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Why Did Alma Use Creation Imagery in His Sermon on Faith?
“And thus, if ye will not nourish the word, looking forward with an eye of faith to the fruit thereof, ye can never pluck of the fruit of the tree of life.”Alma 32:40The KnowWhen Alma taught the gospel...
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What Are the Nephite Articles of Faith?
“Believe in the Son of God, that he will come to redeem his people, and that he shall suffer and die to atone for their sins”Alma 33:22The KnowAlma’s discourse on faith as recorded in Alma 32 is...
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Why Must There be an Infinite and Eternal Sacrifice?
“There can be nothing which is short of an infinite atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world”Alma 34:12The KnowThe Zoramites denied the need for the Atonement (Alma 31:16–17). Hence, when...
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Why Was the Zoramite Defection So Disastrous?
And thus the Zoramites and the Lamanites began to make preparations for war against the people of Ammon, and also against the Nephites.Alma 35:11The KnowAt the end of Alma 30, the Book of Mormon...
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Why Was Alma Converted?
“Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite...
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Why Was a Stone Used as an Aid in Translating the Book of Mormon?
“And the Lord said: I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem, a stone, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light”Alma 37:23The KnowAlma’s words to his son Helaman, as recorded in Alma 37, contain...
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