Fervent convictions can be cultivated as we study these stirring Book of Mormon stories about building up the kingdom of God. Through the inspired teachings of Mosiah and Alma the Elder, many were brought into the fold. The power of the word and the Spirit was manifested in their preaching. The conversion of young Alma and the sons of Mosiah gives hope to all and verifies the principle of repentance, for they experienced a “mighty change.”