It appears that Mormon, the abridger of Nephite history, intentionally framed the story of Alma the elder and his people onto Nephi’s vision of the tree of life using word links and other imagery.

“And he hath power given unto him from the Father to redeem them from their sins because of repentance; therefore he hath sent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions of repentance,which bringeth unto the power of the…

“To remember is to rescue the sacred from the vacuum of oblivion.” – The Crucible of Doubt by Terryl & Fiona Givens I would add, “so record to ensure that you can remember.” I’ve written several articles here on the…