Alma The Elder

Alma The Elder

According to the Book of Mormon, Alma ( /ˈælmə/; c. 173 BC – c. 91 BC) was a Nephite prophet who established the Church of Jesus Christ in the Americas during the reign of the wicked King Noah. One of the Book of Mormon's greatest figures, he is sometimes referred to as "Alma the Elder" to avoid confusion with his son, also named Alma, who is often called "Alma the Younger."

Read more about Alma The Elder:  Alma's Conversion, Alma's Followers, Return To Zarahemla, Descendants

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    Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep.
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