A Study of the Book of Mormon

Alma 5:20-25 In a more serious tone, Alma reminds his brethren of the need to be saved and the requirements of salvation. These verses pick up with the topic of purity and its necessity to enter into God's kingdom: ...For there can no man be saved except his garments are washed white ; yea, his garments must be purified until they are cleansed from all stain, through the blood of him of whom it has been spoken by our fathers, who should come to redeem his people from their sins. ( vs. 21 , emphasis added) Alma in verse 22 poses a question that causes me to consider my own personal worthiness. "How will any of you feel, if ye shall stand before the bar of God, having your garments stained with blood and all manner of filthiness?"   Alma then goes on to accuse them of having blood stained garments, calling them murderers and being guilty of all manner of wickedness. On the one hand, this seems like an extreme accusation.  Where these people of Zarahemla actually guilty ...

Ether 8 Shule (king) begat Omer (king), who begat Jared , rebelled against dad and went to the land Heth with 1/2 of the people. Jared fought Omer and took him captive. Omer in captivity begat Esrom and Coriantum .   Esrom & Coriantumr fought Jared , their brother and regained the kingdom. Vs. 9 ) The Jaredies had a scriptural account, record of everything from the beginning of the creation. This record also talks of secret plans and combinations. (BT- I understand now why the later prophets kept these things secret.) Jared was sorrowful because of the loss of the kingdom, it was not godly sorrow.  The daughter of Jared.  Vs. 10 ) What did she want to be loved, she cared for her father, though corrupt, she dug up those secret combinations. Vs. 13-15 ) Secret combinations were administered which came from Cain & the old serpent. There's a line: there nothing new about doing bad. Only the devil would have us believe there is.  Vs. 23 ) This is why the ...