Talk:Alma 37:1-5

From Feast upon the Word (http://feastupontheword.org). Copyright, Feast upon the Word.

Amberdawnwp shares her thoughts about the following question.

What is Alma concerned with at the beginning of chapter 37?

In verse 1 Alma tells Helaman to take the records. In verse two he tells him to continue to keep a record of the people, just like he had done, upon the records of Nephi. He gives him several guidelines; he wants him to keep them safe and secure, to polish and preserve them, and to continue recording the history of the people on them. It is interesting that Alma gives instructions that are so specific--down to polishing them. It seems Alma wanted to impress upon Helaman how important Helaman's responsibilities toward the plates were. Alma is very concerned with the idea of "the word." "The word" being symbolic of three things: Christ, the gospel of Christ, and the records.