The problem with viewing Alma 32 as a scientific experiment

The experiment Alma the Younger suggests would actually be terrible science.
Here are a few encouraging verses to save for when you need a pick-me-up.
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Kuchad began carving storyboards while incarcerated as a young man. During those dark years, two young Latter-day Saint missionaries had come to visit the prison regularly.
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Kelly’s husband started hallucinating the day after their mission ended. She has since learned there is one thing dementia can’t take away.
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Elder Neil L. Andersen will dedicate the temple on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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July 22, 2025 03:01 PM MDT
This scripture from the Old Testament reminds us not to rush ahead of God’s timing.
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July 22, 2025 02:46 PM MDT
“To be here, and to be enveloped in the light and the love and the faith of these people, is just the most beautiful blessing,” said Elder Kearon.
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July 17, 2025 01:56 PM MDT
“We love you, we thank you, and we need you,” the Apostle told the cast and crew. “Don’t ever for a minute think that you are not appreciated.”
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July 16, 2025 01:31 PM MDT
“I know I’ve been blessed with this talent and ability from my Heavenly Father.”
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July 16, 2025 10:53 AM MDT
When her baby was hospitalized, Sethrina of Accra, Ghana, turned to the Book of Mormon.
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July 15, 2025 01:40 PM MDT
Alice Warner Johnson wrote the hymn while declining from a progressive form of multiple sclerosis.
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June 24, 2025 02:11 PM MDT
Elder Renlund first suggests making sure we are doing what God has asked of us and “not something extra that we impose on ourselves.”
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June 24, 2025 02:11 PM MDT
The composer based the song on a turning point in her experiences with anxiety.
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June 23, 2025 01:55 PM MDT
“The Savior sees beyond race, status, and language. He looks upon the heart.”
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June 23, 2025 01:54 PM MDT
This framework helps remind us that God is always reaching out to us.
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June 20, 2025 02:23 PM MDT
Around 4,000 people attended the program full of music, dances, and messages.
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June 20, 2025 02:13 PM MDT
These two suggestions can help you find more joy in your temple worship.
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June 18, 2025 03:45 PM MDT
Get behind the scenes of the ultimate dad joke.
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June 18, 2025 02:34 PM MDT
These questions will help you learn as much as possible.
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June 17, 2025 01:43 PM MDT
“This was a landmark realization for me.”
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