What was the state of Nephite society at the time when the book of Mosiah ends and the book of Alma begins?

Thomas R. Valletta

“As the book of Mosiah concludes, the people of Nephi have been established under a government of elected judges. Alma, the son of Alma, has been named as the ‘first and chief judge.’ He is also the presiding officer of the Church.

“It is a good time. The great love felt by the people for King Mosiah has laid a strong foundation for the new government. The Church is well established, and the people rejoice ‘because of the liberty which had been granted unto them’ (Mosiah 29:39)” (Larsen, “Likening the Scriptures unto Us,” 2).

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