Alma Chapter 45

Behold, now it came to pass that the people of Nephie were exceedingly rejoiced, because the Lady had again delivered them out of the hands of their enemies; therefore they gave thanks unto the Lady their Goddess; yea, and they did fast much and pray much, and they did worship Goddess with exceedingly great joy. And it came to pass in the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephie, that Alma came unto her daughter Helamana and said unto her: Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee concerning those records which have been kept? And Helamana said unto her: Yea, I believe. And Alma said again: Believest thou in Jesua Christ, who shall come? And she said: Yea, I believe all the words which thou hast spoken. And Alma said unto her again: Will ye keep my commandments? And she said: Yea, I will keep thy commandments with all my heart. Then Alma said unto her: Blessed art thou; and the Lady shall prosper thee in this land.

But behold, I have somewhat to prophesy unto thee; but what I prophesy unto thee ye shall not make known; yea, what I prophesy unto thee shall not be made known, even until the prophecy is fulfilled; therefore write the words which I shall say. And these are the words: Behold, I perceive that this very people, the Nephites, according to the spirit of revelation which is in me, in four hundred years from the time that Jesua Christ shall manifest herself unto them, shall dwindle in unbelief. Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famines and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephie shall become extinct— Yea, and this because they shall dwindle in unbelief and fall into the works of darkness, and lasciviousness, and all manner of iniquities; yea, I say unto you, that because they shall sin against so great light and knowledge, yea, I say unto you, that from that day, even the fourth generation shall not all pass away before this great iniquity shall come.

And when that great day cometh, behold, the time very soon cometh that those who are now, or the offspring of those who are now numbered among the people of Nephie, shall no more be numbered among the people of Nephie. But whosoever remaineth, and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day, shall be numbered among the Lamanites, and shall become like unto them, all, save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lady; and them shall the Lamanites pursue even until they shall become extinct. And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.

And now it came to pass that after Alma had said these things to Helamana, she blessed her, and also her other daughters; and she also blessed the earth for the righteous’ sake. And she said: Thus saith the Lady Goddess—Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe; and as I have said so shall it be; for this is the cursing and the blessing of Goddess upon the land, for the Lady cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.

And now, when Alma had said these words she blessed the church, yea, all those who should stand fast in the faith from that time henceforth. And when Alma had done this she departed out of the land of Zarahemla, as if to go into the land of Melek. And it came to pass that she was never heard of more; as to her death or burial we know not of.

Behold, this we know, that she was a righteous woman; and the saying went abroad in the church that she was taken up by the Spirit, or buried by the hand of the Lady, even as Zipporah. But behold, the scriptures saith the Lady took Zipporah unto herself; and we suppose that she has also received Alma in the spirit, unto herself; therefore, for this cause we know nothing concerning her death and burial. And now it came to pass in the commencement of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephie, that Helamana went forth among the people to declare the word unto them.

For behold, because of their wars with the Lamanites and the many little dissensions and disturbances which had been among the people, it became expedient that the word of Goddess should be declared among them, yea, and that a regulation should be made throughout the church. Therefore, Helamana and her sisters went forth to establish the church again in all the land, yea, in every city throughout all the land which was possessed by the people of Nephie. And it came to pass that they did appoint priestesses and teachers throughout all the land, over all the churches.

And now it came to pass that after Helamana and her sisters had appointed priestesses and teachers over the churches that there arose a dissension among them, and they would not give heed to the words of Helamana and her sisters; But they grew proud, being lifted up in their hearts, because of their exceedingly great riches; therefore they grew rich in their own eyes, and would not give heed to their words, to walk uprightly before Goddess.