“I Remembered Also to Have Heard My Father Prophesy Unto the People Concerning the Coming of One Jesus Christ”

Brant Gardner

The three days and three nights is reiterated for dramatic effect, and to centralized the symbolic death/resurrection sequence around Christ. While in the depths of despair, Alma remembers Jesus Christ. In an allegorical sense, the remembrance of the single individual stands for the Atonement of Christ for all. In the depths of the pains of hell, it is Christ who saves Alma.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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