Category Archives: Alma

Alma 14:6-7, LeGrand Baker, sin is apostasy against Self 6  And it came to pass that Zeezrom was astonished at the words which had been spoken; and he also knew concerning the blindness of the minds, which he had caused … Continue reading →

Alma 14:10-13, LeGrand Baker, Comfort: The power to transcend sorrow Alma 14:10-13 10 And when Amulek saw the pains of the women and children who were consuming in the fire, he also was pained; and he said unto Alma: How … Continue reading →

Alma 14:17-29, LeGrand Baker, Veil to darkness 17  And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek answered him nothing; and he smote them again, and delivered them to the officers to be cast into prison. 18 And when they … Continue reading →

Alma 15:18 , LeGrand Baker, the integrity of Amulek Alma 15 is the winding up scene of the story that began in chapter 8 when Alma first went into the city of Ammonihah. Its surface text is the powerful story … Continue reading →

Alma 16:1-3, 9-11, LeGrand Baker, Cost of disobedience 1  And it came to pass in the eleventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, on the fifth day of the second month, there having been … Continue reading →

Alma 16:4-12, LeGrand Baker, The Negative Side of the Blessings of Abraham. Mormon is a great historian and a marvelous story teller. Like his other stories, this one has a good plot, and an obvious moral. In this case that … Continue reading →