As we observe these signs that prove the seed is good, our next step is to allow room for more of the gospel message. Remember that Alma explained faith began by giving room even to a portion of his words. The goodness of the seed is a reason to give place to a larger portion of his words, or perhaps even to all of them.
The converse occurs if there is no growth. If the seed does not grow, then it was bad and should be cast out. Whatever we were attempting to believe will not be true if it does not grow. Certainly, we have no reason to give a larger place to any more of those words.
Variant: Beginning with the 1830 edition, Alma 32:30 lost two sentences present in the original and printer’s manuscripts. They were restored to the text in the 1981 edition of the Book of Mormon. The text that was previously omitted in the process of typesetting from the printer’s manuscript is: “And now, behold, will not this strengthen your faith? Yea, it will strengthen your faith: for ye will say I know that this is a good seed; for behold it sprouteth and beginneth to grow.”