“The prophet Alma encouraged his son Helaman to warn the Nephites of the sins, evils, and sufferings that attended secret combinations among their Jaredite predecessors. But he urged him to withhold any specific data about their oaths, covenants, and plans, evidently fearing their seductive power (Alma 37:21–27, 29–32; cf. Ether 8:17). Helaman obeyed (Alma 63:12)” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 709).