In Mosiah 24:9 we find that "Amulon knew Alma, that he had been one of the king's priests, and it was he who believed the words of Abinadi." In Mosiah 17:2 Alma1 was called a "young man" in the same year that Abinadi was jailed, tried, and burned. Under the Law of Moses and at the time of king David, thirty was the age at which men commenced "the service of the ministry" and "work in the tabernacle of the congregation," (Numbers 4:3, 23, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47; 1 Chronicles 23:3). Thus, we might surmise that very soon after he reached thirty years of age, the "young man" Alma was appointed to be one of king Noah's priests, and within a short time after that, Abinadi first came upon the scene. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes] [See Appendix A]