Alma and his brethren were shocked with what they saw and heard. Here was an apostate church quite different from the ones that either Nehor or Korihor had developed. Nevertheless, these people had all heard the gospel preached to them in the past and had been members of the Church. Now they had developed a substitute religion with a political potential that could be extremely dangerous to the Nephites.
“After a Manner Which Alma and His Brethren Had Never Beheld”
Alma and his brethren were shocked with what they saw and heard. Here was an apostate church quite different from the ones that either Nehor or Korihor had developed. Nevertheless, these people had all heard the gospel preached to them in the past and had been members of the Church. Now they had developed a substitute religion with a political potential that could be extremely dangerous to the Nephites.