In Alma 6:6 Mormon notes that "the children of God were commanded that they should gather themselves together oft." According to McConkie and Millet, because both Adam and Eve rightfully claim God as their Father, and because we descend from them, we are spoken of in the scriptures as the "children of God" (Moses 6:8). In this instance of Alma 6:6, however, reference is to baptized members of the Church, those who by covenant have been born again and thereby have been received into the family of Jesus Christ (see Mosiah 5:1-7). [Joseph F. McConkie and Robert L. Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 3, p. 47]