"I Am Commanded to Stand and Testify Unto This People The Things Which Have Been Spoken By Our Fathers": Lehi's and Nephi's Influence on Alma 5.

The article explores the influence of Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision on Alma's sermon in Alma 5, drawing parallels between the symbolic imagery and narrative structure of the early revelations and Alma's address to the church in Zarahemla. The references to the "tree of life" and the "great and spacious building" in Alma's sermon echo the themes and symbols found in Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision. Through an intertextual analysis, the article suggests that Alma structures his sermon using the three-part pattern of the early revelations, inviting his people to repent, be born again, and partake of the redeeming love of Christ. [Extracted from the article]