What was the turning point in Alma’s conversion?

Thomas R. Valletta

“I am … impressed with the repetition of the name ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God’ at the very center of the chapter. This unquestionably had deep significance for Alma. It is one of the best examples of any ancient author succeeding in placing the most important concept at the central or turning point of his passage. … For the central turning point of his conversion came precisely when he called upon the name of Jesus Christ and asked for mercy. Nothing was more important than this in Alma’s conversion. … He makes it the center of this magnificent composition” (Welch, “Masterpiece,” 118).

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