“I Am Born of the Spirit”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
As the man of sin is to die and be buried in the watery grave of baptism, thus allowing his spirit to come forth into a newness of life, so Alma came forth, as it were, from his own grave with a new spirit. Alma, whose life had been consumed with wickedness (verse 8), was as a prisoner released from prison seeking to right the wrongs of his life.

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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