Saturday, September 25, 2010

Alma 63

In this last chapter of Alma, there are three basic things that happen. Some dissenters of the faith and Nephite way of life join the Lamanites and help bring another war against the Nephites without success. The records pass from Helaman to Shiblon to Helaman's son who is also named Helaman who desires to see that all of the people have access to the records except those portions that the Lord had commanded Alma not share with everyone. These are the 24 plates that were brought to King Mosiah to be translated, the same 24 plates that Joseph Smith was commanded not to translate that were sealed. They evidently contain much sacred information but also contain the secret oaths and signs that are wicked and designed to destroy the people, the same ones that the Gadianton robbers use. Third, there are migrations north by some large groups of people. Some set sail into the western Pacific and no one knows what happened to them, and others go by land. Corianton, who I assume is the same Corianton that was the son of Alma, sails by ship northward to take supplies to the people who have migrated there.

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