18 Now as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.
Several things to point out in this one. First off this has to be one of Alma's first sincere prayers ever, and he acknowledges right off that Jesus is in fact the Son of God, and has the power to giver him mercy. How amazing is that?
Second notice how the steps to repentance are being laid out in this situation. In the last verse Alma felt Godly sorrow for his sin, which is step number one in the repentance process. Now he confesses and forsakes (steps two and three in True to the Faith) his sin to Christ. He spends the rest of his life trying to make restitution for his sins by serving as a missionary for much of his life. And he tries to live worthily from then on. Good path of repentance. This is where Alma's repentance for that sin really took place.
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