Finally, Alma reminded his son of his calling and encouraged him to go forth and declare the word that “the great plan of mercy may have claim upon them.” Given the gross sin of which Corianton was guilty—a missionary, a personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ, who had gone lusting and sinning with a harlot (Alma 39:3–5)—it might be supposed that he was unworthy to continue his mission. Judging from the words of his father, Alma, in this final verse, the mission call was still in effect, the misguided missionary could fully repent out in the mission field, and he had a solemn duty to go out and bring others to understand and live these saving principles that he now understood and had personal experience applying for his own rescue and redemption.
How did Corianton turn out? He repented, preached the word, and would have become the custodian of the sacred records had he not been away on a missionary welfare assignment (Alma 49:30; 63:10).