Alma - Softcover

H.B. Moore

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ISBN 10: 1598118641 ISBN 13: 9781598118643

Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc, 2009

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King Noah is thundering with rage. The former high priest Alma has vanished from the city of Nephi, and every night more of his believers manage to escape. The king blames Amulon and threatens certain punishment unless Amulon recaptures Alma a seemingly impossible task. But Amulon has a plan. An equally valuable prisoner is at his fingertips: Noah's wife, Maia, whose newfound faith means bitter humiliation for the king and an opportunity for Amulon to seize power. Amulon's disavowed daughter Raquel has plans of her own. Despite her grief, she is determined to begin a new life in the colony Alma and his followers are building. When Lamanites plunder and burn her settlement, Raquel and her young son are forced to flee to the waters of Mormon. Drama and danger escalate as Alma the Elder organizes the Lord's Church and baptizes its members, bringing an outpouring of divine grace and power. But even as they rejoice, the believers have profound and perilous trials to face, from the outward threat of Amulon's treachery to the inward threat of pride and disobedience. With poignant emotion, gripping suspense, and rich inspiration, this new epic story from H.B. Moore vividly brings the Book of Mormon to life.

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About the Author:

H.B. Moore is the award-winning author of the Out of Jerusalem series: Of Goodly Parents, A Light in the Wilderness, Towards the Promised Land, and Land of Inheritance. The fourth volume in the series, Land of Inheritance, won the 2007 Whitney Award for best historical fiction. Heather is also the author of the critically acclaimed novel Abinadi (2008), which won the 2008 Whitney Award for best historical fiction and the 2009 Best of State Award in Literary Arts for historical fiction.

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