How would one know if they continue to feel the change of heart? It is not in the feeling, but in the doing. Firstly, one must keep oneself blameless before God. That is one way of saying that we would need to continue to obey God’s covenants and laws. Importantly for the Nephites, Alma also declares that it is required that they have faith in the “blood of Christ.” Alma continues to remind the Nephites that having faith in the atoning mission of the coming Messiah is essential. King Benjamin had established a new covenant surrounding that belief: “And under this head ye are made free, and there is no other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no other name given whereby salvation cometh; therefore, I would that ye should take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenant with God that ye should be obedient unto the end of your lives” (Mosiah 5:8).
Also important is that they be “stripped of pride.” It was pride that created social divisions among the Nephites. It was antithetical to Nephite understanding of how one should be and act. Thus, this was a call to return to the desire to treat others as oneself, and to help those in need, and not to place oneself above another.