Alma 42: 8

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THE BOOK OF ALMA
THE SON OF ALMA

CHAPTER 42

8 Now behold, it was not expedient that man should be reclaimed from this ^atemporal death, for that would destroy the great ^bplan of happiness.

Footnotes

Gen. 3: 22 (22-24)

22 ¶ And the Lord God ^asaid, Behold, the ^bman is become as one of ^cus, to ^dknow good and ^eevil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Alma 12: 26 (22-33)

26 And now behold, if it were possible that our first parents could have gone forth and partaken of the ^atree of life they would have been forever miserable, having no preparatory state; and thus the ^bplan of redemption would have been frustrated, and the word of God would have been void, taking none effect.

Alma 34: 9 (8-16)

9 For it is expedient that an ^aatonement should be made; for according to the great ^bplan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are ^cfallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.

Moses 6: 62.

62 And now, behold, I say unto you: This is the ^aplan of salvation unto all men, through the ^bblood of mine ^cOnly Begotten, who shall come in the meridian of time.