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Alma 29
Alma desires to cry repentance with angelic zeal—The Lord grants teachers for all nations—Alma glories in the Lord's work and in the success of Ammon and his brethren. About 76 B.C.
O
that
I
were
an
angel,
and
could
have
the
wish
of
mine
heart,
that
I
might
go
forth
and
speak
with
the
a
trump
of
God,
with
a
voice
to
shake
the
earth,
and
cry
repentance
unto
every
people!
2 Yea,
I
would
declare
unto
every
soul,
as
with
the
voice
of
thunder,
repentance
and
the
plan
of
redemption,
that
they
should
repent
and
a
come
unto
our
God,
that
there
might
not
be
more
sorrow
upon
all
the
face
of
the
earth.
3 But
behold,
I
am
a
man,
and
do
sin
in
my
wish;
for
I
ought
to
be
content
with
the
things
which
the
Lord
hath
allotted
unto
me.
4 I
ought
not
to
harrow
up
in
my
desires
the
firm
decree
of
a
just
God,
for
I
know
that
he
granteth
unto
men
according
to
their
a
desire,
whether
it
be
unto
death
or
unto
life;
yea,
I
know
that
he
allotteth
unto
men,
yea,
decreeth
unto
them
decrees
which
are
unalterable,
according
to
their
b
wills,
whether
they
be
unto
salvation
or
unto
destruction.
5 Yea,
and
I
know
that
good
and
evil
have
come
before
all
men;
he
that
knoweth
not
good
from
evil
is
a
blameless;
but
he
that
b
knoweth
good
and
evil,
to
him
it
is
given
according
to
his
desires,
whether
he
desireth
good
or
evil,
life
or
death,
joy
or
remorse
of
c
conscience.
6 Now,
seeing
that
I
know
these
things,
why
should
I
desire
more
than
to
a
perform
the
work
to
which
I
have
been
called?
7 Why
should
I
desire
that
I
were
an
angel,
that
I
could
speak
unto
all
the
ends
of
the
earth?
8 For
behold,
the
Lord
doth
a
grant
unto
b
all
nations,
of
their
own
nation
and
c
tongue,
to
teach
his
word,
yea,
in
wisdom,
all
that
he
d
seeth
fit
that
they
should
have;
therefore
we
see
that
the
Lord
doth
counsel
in
wisdom,
according
to
that
which
is
just
and
true.
9 I
know
that
which
the
Lord
hath
commanded
me,
and
I
glory
in
it.
I
do
a
not
b
glory
of
myself,
but
I
glory
in
that
which
the
Lord
hath
commanded
me;
yea,
and
this
is
my
glory,
that
perhaps
I
may
be
an
instrument
in
the
hands
of
God
to
bring
some
soul
to
repentance;
and
this
is
my
joy.
10 And
behold,
when
I
see
many
of
my
brethren
truly
penitent,
and
coming
to
the
Lord
their
God,
then
is
my
soul
filled
with
joy;
then
do
I
remember
a
what
the
Lord
has
done
for
me,
yea,
even
that
he
hath
heard
my
prayer;
yea,
then
do
I
remember
his
merciful
arm
which
he
extended
towards
me.
11 Yea,
and
I
also
remember
the
captivity
of
my
fathers;
for
I
surely
do
know
that
the
a
Lord
did
deliver
them
out
of
bondage,
and
by
this
did
establish
his
church;
yea,
the
Lord
God,
the
God
of
Abraham,
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob,
did
deliver
them
out
of
bondage.
12 Yea,
I
have
always
remembered
the
captivity
of
my
fathers;
and
that
same
God
who
a
delivered
them
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Egyptians
did
deliver
them
out
of
b
bondage.
13 Yea,
and
that
same
God
did
establish
his
church
among
them;
yea,
and
that
same
God
hath
called
me
by
a
a
holy
calling,
to
b
preach
the
word
unto
this
people,
and
hath
given
me
much
success,
in
the
which
my
joy
is
full.
14 But
I
do
not
joy
in
my
own
a
success
alone,
but
my
joy
is
more
full
because
of
the
success
of
my
brethren,
who
have
been
up
to
the
land
of
Nephi.
15 Behold,
they
have
labored
exceedingly,
and
have
brought
forth
much
fruit;
and
how
great
shall
be
their
reward!
16 Now,
when
I
think
of
the
success
of
these
my
brethren
my
soul
is
carried
away,
even
to
the
separation
of
it
from
the
body,
as
it
were,
so
great
is
my
a
joy.
17 And
now
may
God
grant
unto
these,
my
brethren,
that
they
may
sit
down
in
the
kingdom
of
God;
yea,
and
also
all
those
who
are
the
fruit
of
their
labors
that
they
may
go
no
more
out,
but
that
they
may
praise
him
forever.
And
may
God
grant
that
it
may
be
done
according
to
my
words,
even
as
I
have
spoken.
Amen.
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