Use in The Book of Mormon
Chiastic structures are present in The Book of Mormon. The most notable example is Alma chapter 36, in which a chiasm is laid out in ABCDEFG GFEDCBA fashion across thirty verses. At the center of the chiasm is Alma's recognition that only through Jesus can he be saved, followed by Alma's cry for salvation: "O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me."
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