SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS
Chapter 1: nehor teaches false doctrine, establishes a church, introduces priestcraft and slays gideon, he is executed for his crime, priestcrafts and persecution spread among the people, the priest support themselves, the people care for the poor and the church prospers
Chapter 2: amlicki seeks to be king and is rejected by the voice of the people, his followers make him king , the amlickites make war on the nephites and are defeated, the amlikites and the lamanites join forces and are defeeted, alma slays amliki
Chapter 3: the amlicites had marked themselves according to the prophetic word, the lamanites had been cursed for the rebelion, men bring their own curses upon themselves, the nephites defeat another lamanite army
Chapter 4: alma baptizes thousands of converts, iniquity enters the church and the churches progress is hindered, nephihah is appointed chief judge, alma is high priest devotes himself to the ministry
Chapter 5: to gain salvation men must repent and keep the commandments, be born again, cleanse their garments throught the blood of Christ, be humble and strip themselves from pride and anvy, and do the works of righteousness, the good shepherd calleth his people, those who do evil works are children of the devil, alma testfies of the truth of his doctrine, and commands men to repent, names of the righteous shall be written in the book of life
Chapter 6: the church in zarahemla is cleansed and set in order, alma goes to gideon to preach
Chapter 7: Christ shall be born of mary, he shall loose the bands of death and bear the sins of his people, those who are baptized and keep the commandments shall have eternal life, filthiness cannot inherit the kingdom of God, humility, faith hope and charity are required
Chapter 8: alma preaches and baptizes in meleck, he is rejected in ammoniah and leaves, an angel commands him to return and cry repentence unto the people he is received by amulek and the two of them preach in ammoniah
The words of alma and also the words of amulek who were declared unto the people of ammonihah and also they are cast into prison and delivered by the miraculous power of God which was in them according to the record of alma comprising chapters 9 - 14 inclusive
Chapter 9: alma commands the people of ammonihah to repent, the lord will be merciful to the lamanites in the last days, if the nephites forsake the light they shall be destroyed by the lamanites, the son of God soon cometh, he shall redeem those who repent and are baptized in his name
Chapter 10: lehi decended from manasseh, amulek recounts the angelic command that he care for alma, the prayers of the righteous cause the people to be spared, unrighteous judges and lawyers lay the foundation for the destruction of the people
Chapter 11: nephite coinage set forth, amulek contends with zeezrom, Christ will not save people in their sins, only those who inherit the kingdom of heaven are saved, all men shall rise in immortality, their is no death after the resurection
Chapter 12: alma contends with zeezrom, the mysteries of God can be given only to the faithful, men are judged by their thoughts, beliefs, words and works, the wicked shall suffer a spiritual death, this mortal life is a probationary state, the plan of redemption brigs about the ressurection and through faith a remission of sins, the repentent have a claim on mercy through the only begotten son
Chapter 13: men are called as high priests because of their exceedingly good works, they are to teach the commandments, through righteousness they are sanctified and enter into the rest of the Lord, melchizedek was one of these, angels are declaring glad tidings throughout the land, they will reveal the actual coming of Christ
Chapter 14: alma and amulek are imprisoned and smitten, the believers and their holy scriptures are burned by fire, these marters are received by the Lord in glory, the prison walls are rent and fall, alma and amulek are delivered and their persecutors are slain
Chapter 15: alma and amulek go to sidom and establish a church, alma heels zeezrom who joins the church, many are baptized and the church prospers, alma and amulek go to zarahemla
Chapter 16: the lamanites destroy the people of ammonihah, zoram leads the nehites to victory over the lamanites, alma, amulek and many others preach the word, they teach that after the ressurection Christ will appear to the nephites
An account of the sons of mosiah who rejected their rights to the kingdom for the word of God, and went up to the land of nephi to preach to the lamanites, their sufferings and deliverance according to the record of alma, comprising chapters 17 - 26 inclusive
Chapter 17: the sons of mosiah have the spirit of prophecy and revelation, they go their several ways to declare their word to the lamanites, ammon goes to the land of ishmael, and becomes the servant of king lamoni, ammon saves the kings flocks, and slays his enemies at the waters of sivas
Chapter 18: king lamoni supposes that ammon is the great spirit, ammon teaches the king of the creation of Gods dealings with man, and the redemption that comes through Christ, lamoni believes and falls to the earth as if dead
Chapter 19: lamoni receives the light of everlasting life and sees the redeemer, his household falls into a transe, and some see angels, ammon is preserved miraculously, he baptizes many and establishes a church among them
Chapter 20: the Lord sends ammon to madoni to deliver his imprisoned brethren, ammon and lamoni meet lamoni father who is king over all the land, ammon compells the old king to approve the release of his brethren
An account of the preaching of aaron and muloki and their brethren to the lamanites comprising chapters 21 -26 inclusive
Chapter 21: aaron teches the amalakites about Christ and his atonement aaron and his brethren are imprisoned in midoni, after their deliverance they teach in the synogouges and make many converts, lamoni grants religious freedom to the people in the land of ishmael
Chapter 22: aaron teaches lamoni’s father about the creation, the fall of adam, the plan of redemption through Christ, the king and all his household are converted, how the land was divided betwen the nephites and the lamanites
Chapter 23: religious freedom is proclaimed, lamanites in seven lands and seven cities are converted, they call themselves anti-nephi lehies and are freed from the curse, the amalikites and amulonites reject the truth
Chapter 24: the lamanites come against the people of God the anti-nephi-lehies rejoice in Christ and are visited by angels, they choose to suffer death rather than to defend themselves, more lamanites are converted
Chapter 25: lamanite aggression spread, the seed of the the priest of noah perish as abinidi had profesied many lamanites are converted and join the people of anti-nephi lehi, believe in Christ and keep the law of moses
Chapter 26: ammon glories in the Lord the faithful are strengened in the Lord and are given knowledge, by faith man may bring thousands of souls unto repentance God has all power and comprehendeth all things
Chapter 27: the Lord commands ammon to lead the people of anti-nephi-lehi to safety, upon meeting alma ammons joy exhausts his strength, the nephites give them the land of jershon, they are called the people of ammon
Chapter 28: the lamanites are defeated in tremendous battle, tens of thousands are slain, the wicked are consigned to a state of endless woe, the righteous obtain a never ending happiness
Chapter 29: alma desires to cry repentance with an angelic zeal, the Lord grants teachers for all nations, alma glories in the Lords work and in the success of ammon and his brethren
Chapter 30: korihor the anti-christ ridicules Christ, the atonement, the spirit of prophecy, he teaches that there is no God, no fall of man , no penalty of sin and no Christ, alma testifies that Christ shall come that all things denote that there is a God, korihor demands a sign and is struck dumb, the devil appeared to korihor as an angel and taught him what to say he is trodden down and dies
Chapter 31: alma heads a mission to reclaim the apostate zoramites, zoramites deny Christ, believe in a false concept of election, and worship with set prayers, the missionaries are filled with the holy spirit, their afflictions are swallowed up in the joy of Christ
Chapter 32: alma teaches the poor whos afflictions had humbled them, faith is a hope in that which is not seen and is true, alma testifies that angels ministered to men women and children, alma compares the word to a seed that must be planted and nourished, then it grows into a tree from which eternal life is picked
Chapter 33: zenos taught that men should pray and worship in all places, and judgements are turned away because of the son, zenoch taught that mercy is bestowed because of the son, moses had lifted up in the wilderness a type of the son of God
Chapter 34: amulek testifies that the word is in Christ and into salvation, unless an atonement is made all mankind must perish, the whole law of moses points toward the sacrifice of the son of God, the eternal plan of salvation is based on faith and repentance, pray for temporal and spiritual blessings, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God, work out your salvation with fear and trembling
Chapter 35: the preaching of the word destroys the crafts of the zoramites, they expell the converts, who then join the peole of ammon in jershon, alma sorrows because of the wickedness of the people
The commandements of alma unto his son helaman comprising chapters 36 and 37
Chapter 36: alma testifies to helaman his conversion by an angel, he suffered the pains of a damned soul, he called upon the name of Jesus and was then born of God, sweet joy filled his soul, he saw concourses of angels praising God, his converts have tasted and seen as he did
Chapter 37: the plates of brass and other scripture are preserved to bring souls to salvation, the jartedites were destoyed because of their wickedness, their secret oaths and covenants should be kept from the people, counsel with the Lord in all thyh doings, as the liahone guided the nephites so the word of God leads men to eternal life
The commandments of alma to his son shiblon
Chapter 38: shiblon was persecuted for righteousnesses sake, salvation is in Christ who is the light and the life of the world, bridal all your passions
The commandments of alma to his son coriantun comprising chapters 39 - 42 inclusive
Chapter 39: sexual sin is an abomination, coriantun’s sins kept the zoramites from receiving the word, Christs redemption is retroactive in saving the faithful who preceeded it
Chapter 40: Christ bringeth to pass the ressurection of all men, the righteous dead go to paradise, and the wicked to outer darkness to await the day of the ressurection, all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame in the resurection
Chapter 41: In the ressurection men come forth with endless happiness or endless misery, wickedness never was happiness, carnal men are without God in the world, every person receives again in the restoration the characteristics and attributes aquired in mortality
Chapter 42: mortality is a probationary time to enable man to repent and serve God, the fall brought temporal and spiritual death upon all mankind, redemption comes through repentance, God himself atoneth for the sins of the world, mercy is for those who repent all others is subject to Gods’ justice, mercy cometh because of the atonement, only the truly penetant are saved
Chapter 43: alma and his sons preach the word, the zoramites and other nephite dissenters become lamanites, the lamanites come against the nephites in war, moroni arms the nephites with defensive armor, the Lord reveals to alma the strategy of the lamanites, the nephites defend their families, home, liberties, religion, the armies of moroni and lehi surround the lamanites
Chapter 44: moroni cammands the lamanites to make a covenant of peace or be destroyed, zarahemna rejects the offer and the battle resumes, moroni’s armies defeat the lamanites
The account of the people of nephi, and their wars and dissensions in the days of helaman according to the record of helaman which he kept in his days, comprising chapters 45 to 62 inclusive
Chapter 45: helaman believes the word of alma, alma prophecies the destruction of the nephites he blesses and curses the land, alma is taken up by the spirit even as moses, dissension grows in the church
Chapter 46: amalakiah conspires to be king, moroni raises the title of liberty, he rallies the people to defend their religion, beleivers are called christians, a remnant of joseph shall be preserved, amalkiah flee to the land of nephi, those who will not support the cause of freedom are put to death
Chapter 47: amalachia uses treachery, murder and intrigue to become king of the lamanites, the nephite dissenters are more ferocious and wicked than the lamanites
Chapter 48: amalikiah insites the lamanites against the nephites, moroni prepares his people to defend the cause of the christians, he rejoyced in liberty and freedom, he was a mighty man of God
Chapter 49: the invading lamanites are unable to take the fortified cities of ammonihah and noah, amalikiah curses God and swears to drink the blood of moroni, helaman and his brethren continue to strengthen the church
Chapter 50: moroni fortifes the lands of the nephites, they build many new cities, wars and destructions befell the nehpites in the days of their wickedness and abominations, moriantum and his descenters are defeated by teancum, nephihah dies and his son pahoran fills the judgement seat
Chapter 51: the kingmen seek to change the law and set up a king, pahoran and the freemen are supported by the voice of the people, moroni compells the kingmen to defend their liberty or be put to death, amalikiah and the lamanites capture many fortified cities, teacum repells the lamanite invasion and slays amalikiah in his tent.
Chapter 52: Ammoron succeeds amalikiah as king of the lamanites, moroni teancum and lehi lead the nehphites in a victorious war against the lamanites, the city of mulek is retaken, and jacob the lamanite is slain
Chapter 53: The lamanite prisoners are used to fortify the city bountiful, dissensions among the nephites give rise to lamanite victories, helaman takes command of the 2000 strippling sons of ammon
Chapter 54: Ammoron and moroni negotiayte for the exchange of prisoners, moroni demands that the lamanites withdraw and cease their murderous attacks, ammoron demands that the nephites lay down their arms and become subject to the lamanites
Chapter 55: Moroni refuses to exchange prisoners, the lamanite guards are enticed to become drunk and the nephite prisoners are freed, the city of gid is taken without bloodshed
Chapter 56: Helaman sends an epistle to moroni recounting the state of the war with the lamanites, antipus and helaman gain a great victory over the lamanites, helamans 2000 strippling warriors fight with miraculous power, and none of them are slain
Chapter 57: Helaman recounts the taking of antiparah, the surrender and later the defense of cumeni, his amoonite stripplings fight valiantly and all are wounded but none are slain, reports and the slaying and escape of the lamanite prisoners
Chapter 58: HELAMAN, GID AND Tiomner take the city of manti by a strategem, the lamanites withdraw the people of ammon are preserved as they stand fast in defense of their liberty and faith,
Chapter 59: Moroni asks pahoran to strengthen the forces of helaman, the lamanites take the city of nephihah, moroni is angry with the government
Chapter 60: Moroni complains to pahoran about the goverments neglect of the armies, the lord suffers the righteous to be slain, the nephites must use all their power and means to deliver themselves from their enemies, moroni threatens to fight against the government unless help is supplied to his armies
Chapter 61: Pahoran tells moroni of the insurections and rebellion s of the government, the king-men take zarahemla and are in league with the lamanites, pahoran asks for military aid against the rebels,
Chapter 62: Moroni marches to the aid of pahoran in the land of gideon, the king-men who refuse to defend their country are put to death, pahoran and moroni retake nephihah, many lamanites join the people of ammon, teancum slays ammoron and is in turn slain, the lamanites flea the land and in turn peace is established, helaman returns to the ministry and builds up the church
Chapter 63: Shiblon and later helaman take posesion of the sacred records, many nephites travel to the land northward, hagoth builds ships which sail forth in the west sea, moronihah defeats the lamanites in battle