This outpouring of emotion begins with the awful sadness of the destruction of war and the loss of husbands, fathers, and sons. It ends with the hope of the successes of the sons of Mosiah in the land of Nephi. While it might not appear that the two are linked, Alma makes the connection because many of the dead did not have the chance to learn of God, and, therefore, they faced a spiritual death after the temporal death. That is contrasted to the success in leading many of the Lamanites to God and, therefore, giving them the chance at spiritual life, even though some of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies also lost their lives.
The presence of the testificatory Amen brings this chapter to a close.