Category Archives: Alma

Alma 12:31 — LeGrand Baker — Atonement in linear time Alma 12:31 31 Wherefore, he gave commandments unto men, they having first transgressed the first commandments as to things which were temporal [“temporal” is time related, so he is talking … Continue reading →

Alma 12:34-37, LeGrand Baker, Alma’s invitation to enter into the rest of the Lord. Alma 12:34-37 34 Therefore, whosoever repenteth, and hardeneth not his heart, he shall have claim on mercy through mine Only Begotten Son, unto a remission of … Continue reading →

Alma 12: 28-34, LeGrand Baker, Alma’s review of Feast of Tabernacles drama The thing that strikes me as most extraordinary about Alma’s ‘private’ conversation with Zeezrom is that this is a kind of debate setting, and not the sort of … Continue reading →

Alma 13: 1, LeGrand Baker, “Forward” to “the first place.” Alma 13:1 1 And again, my brethren, I would cite your minds forward to the time when the Lord God gave these commandments unto his children; and I would that … Continue reading →

Alma 13:1-3, LeGrand Baker, The Council in Heaven in Alma 13. 1   And again, my brethren, I would cite your minds forward to the time when the Lord God gave these commandments unto his children; and I would that … Continue reading →

Alma 13:1-5, LeGrand Baker, about intelligences Following my discussion of the scriptures, I have attached a statement by B. H. Roberts, which I believe is the most intelligent analysis of the question of intelligences in Mormon literature. 1 And again, … Continue reading →