A Study of the Book of Mormon

Alma 36:1-5 I'm working to put together the connection between being born again (spiritually reborn) and testimony, and I've think I've found it.  Spiritual knowledge, Alma doesn't take credit for the obtainment of spiritual knowledge. Rather he seems to regard it as a gift from God. ( see vs. 4-5 ) In these verse, Alma does verify that in order to obtain a knowledge of spiritual things, one must be born again. If I had not been born of God I should not have known these things. ( vs.5 ) Back in chapter 26, verse 21 & 22 , Ammon confirms this reality, that only those that have been spiritual born of God are those that are possessors of the knowledge that comes from God. This is also supported by what the Savior taught in John 3 . I finished this study over in Mosiah 4:13 . I have felt quite a bit of guilt in recent years with regards to my own children when I read the connection here between personal testimony and the family obligation to teach my children...

Alma 19:31-36 The king has now awoken from his trance and verse 31 says this: And he, immediately, seeing the contention among his people, went forth and began to rebuke them, and to teach them the words which he had heard from the mouth of Ammon; (emphasis added) This is reminiscent of Nephi's attitude towards and faith in the power of the word of God.  ...I, Nephi, did speak much unto my brethren... for they had humbled themselves because of my words; for I did say many things unto them in the energy of my soul. ( 1 Nephi 16:22,24 ) Mormon makes a similar observation about Alma's confidence in the word of God: And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God. ( Alma 31:5 ) Back to the account of king...