“There Is No Other Way”

Brant Gardner

When Alma explains his personal experience to Shiblon, he extracts from it the lesson that he intends for Shiblon, that the only way is through the Christ. Alma’s summation for Helaman was slightly different, for while it emphasized the role of Christ, the specific summation ended with the remembrance of the grace of God to the fathers. It would appear that in addition to the role of Christ, Helaman was being instructed in the necessity of remembering the fathers, precursor to the charge to keep the records. Of course that is not the case for Shiblon, so the more simple lesson is the most important.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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