“I Had Been Born of God”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
Alma’s conversion story, the account of his being “born of God,” is a scriptural classic. In it we find the elements that ought to characterize every conversion or rebirth. The story dramatically illustrates the following principles:

“Manifest Unto the People That I Had Been Born of God”

4. There is a power in Christ to bear the burden of our sins. We can no more remit our own sins than we can give birth to ourselves, resurrect ourselves, or create a place for ourselves in the celestial kingdom. Truly, we are saved by the grace of our God after all we can do (see 2 Nephi 25:23).

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 3

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