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Share The Following To Show That Repentance Is Real
And Even The Worst Can Become The Best
This Story Is From The Book Of Mormon From The
Books Of Alma And Mosiah.
The Story Takes Place Here On The American Continent 74 Years Before The
Birth Of Jesus Christ.
Alma The Younger Repents
“Alma
the
Younger
Repents,” Friend, Sept. 1991, 18
King Mosiah made Alma
the
leader of the
Church in Zarahemla.
Alma chose other men to help him teach the
Nephites.
Mosiah 25:19; Mosiah
26:8
Alma
and King Mosiah worried because the
unbelievers were
causing the
members of the
Church to suffer for their beliefs.
Mosiah 27:1
Alma
had a son named Alma.
Alma the
Younger
did not believe the
teachings of his father but became a wicked man.
Mosiah 27:8
Alma
the
Younger
and the
four sons of King Mosiah made trouble for the
Church.
They flattered the
people and tried to lead them away from the
truth.
Mosiah 27:8
Many people who heard them left the
Church and became wicked.
Alma prayed that his son would learn the
truth and repent.
Mosiah 27:9
Alma
the
Younger
and the
sons of King Mosiah were going around trying to destroy the
church.
Mosiah 27:10
One day an angel of the
Lord appeared to them.
The angel spoke to them in a loud voice that shook the
earth.
Mosiah 27:11
The
five young
men were so frightened that they fell to the
ground.
At first they could not understand what the
angel said.
Mosiah 27:12
The
angel asked Alma
the
Younger
why he was making trouble for the
Church.
Mosiah 27:13-14
The
angel had come in answer to the
prayers of the
Church members.
The earth shook as he told Alma
the
Younger
to stop trying to destroy the
Church.
Mosiah 27:14-17
Alma
the
Younger
and the
sons of Mosiah fell again to the
ground.
They had seen an angel of the
Lord, and they knew that the
power of God had shaken the
earth.
Mosiah 27:18
Alma
the
Younger
was so astonished that he could not open his mouth to speak.
He became so weak that he could not even move his hands.
Mosiah 27:19
The
sons of Mosiah carried Alma
the
Younger
to his
father and told him all that had happened to them.
Mosiah 27:20
Alma
the
Younger’s
father was happy, for he knew that the
power of
God had done this to his son and that God had answered his prayers.
Mosiah 27:20
Alma
the
Younger’s
father called many people together to see
what the
Lord had done for his son and for the
sons of Mosiah.
Mosiah 27:21
Alma
the
Younger’s
father, along with other church leaders, fasted and
prayed and asked God to help Alma
the
Younger
become strong again.
Mosiah 27:22
After two days and nights, Alma
the
Younger
received
his strength and was able to speak and move again.
Mosiah 27:23
He told the
people there that he had repented
of his sins and that God had forgiven him.
Mosiah 27:24
He said that everyone must become righteous in
order to enter God’s kingdom,
and he told them of the
great pain he had suffered because of his sins.
Mosiah 27:25-26, 28
After repenting, Alma
the
Younger
was happy because God had forgiven him.
He knew that God loved him.
Mosiah 27:29
Alma
the
Younger
and the
sons of King Mosiah began to teach the
truth
throughout the
land, telling everyone what they had heard and seen.
Mosiah 27:32
They tried to undo the
wrong that they had done.
They explained the
scriptures to the
people and taught them about Jesus Christ.
Mosiah 27:35
God blessed Alma
the
Younger
and the
sons of Mosiah in their teaching of the
gospel.
Many people listened to them and believed.
Mosiah 27:36-37
So, even though Alma The
Younger was a mighty missionary in defense of The Church Of Lucifer,
he was able to repent, turn his life around and become a great missionary
in defense of
The Church Of Jesus Christ, even unto a Prophet of this same church.
There is hope for us all if we but seek it.
