Amulek obeyed the angel, apparently breaking off his visit to his kinsman. He apparently turned promptly toward his house, meeting Alma on the way, whom he introduces to his listeners as the man designated by the angel. It is interesting that this description of Alma’s divine appointment comes only after the listeners have already rejected him. Perhaps the Lord wanted to give the people of Ammonihah the chance to repent without the greater burden of rejecting Yahweh’s declared and confirmed prophet.