Commentary: Alma 13 Introduction Nearly two years ago today marked a monumental day in my life. Up until that crucial moment, I read the Book of Mormon as if it were a novel. The spirit testified as I read, but an in depth analysis of the sacred writings I had previously skimmed through never took place. My second mission companion, Joe Hutchings, broke down scripture in a way I had never seen performed. One morning he …showed first 75 words of 2069 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2069 total…to study it in depth has also increased. I hope that this final commentary is not the final, but the beginning of commentaries made through years of scripture study in my life. Most of all, the intricacy of this chapter reminds me that the best we can do can only be achieved with help from on high. I have so much to do, and hopefully may enter into the rest of the Lord some day.