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Verse No. 949 in General Conference since 2000

Alma 34:34

Alma 34:34 is cited in 11 General Conference talks from 2000 to 2026, ranking No. 949 among the 4,428 verses cited in three or more talks. It was first cited in this period by Dallin H. Oaks in April 2000, and most recently by Dieter F. Uchtdorf in October 2026.

11talks cite it
No. 949of 4,428 verses
8 · 1 · 2talks in the 2000s · 2010s · 2020s
6+speakers, led by Dallin H. Oaks
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When speakers cited Alma 34:34

Number of talks citing the verse at each conference, April 2000 to October 2026. Hover for details.

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Talk topics it appears in

Repentance and Forgiveness (4)Jesus Christ and His Atonement (2)Plan of Salvation (2)Scripture Study and the Book of Mormon (1)

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Scholarship on Alma 34:34

Our own short summaries of research that discusses this verse, each linked to the original. 5 sources in the Alma 34 study view cite this verse.

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  • The State of the Soul between Death and the ResurrectionMonte S. Nyman · The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word, pp. 173–94 · 1992

    Explains that mortality is the time to prepare and repent; delaying repentance leaves people subject to the spirit that possessed them in life.

  • The Concept of HellLarry E. Dahl · A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, pp. 262–79 · 2003

    Explains Amulek’s warning against delaying repentance and argues that the night of darkness may refer to the inability to change one’s mortal conduct after death, not necessarily the end of all postmortal opportunity.

  • Do Not ProcrastinateBrant A. Gardner · Book of Mormon Minute, vol. 3: Alma · 2019

    Amulek warns against delaying repentance until death; the spirit developed in this life continues, and a person’s choices shape who they become.

  • Lecture 55: Alma 32–35, “Mission to the Zoramites”: Life prepares people to meet GodHugh Nibley · Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 2, pp. 348–360 · 1988

    Nibley emphasizes that this life is for preparation and labor, urges people not to procrastinate repentance, and says the spirit possessing the body at death will have power in the eternal world.

  • Do Not Delay RepentanceJohn W. Welch Notes, Alma 32–35, pp. 701–708 · 2020

    Amulek urges prompt repentance; Welch interprets the crisis and darkness as judgment after resurrection, while the spirit world remains part of probationary time.

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Parallelism: chiasmus (v. 34); simple alternate (v. 34)57 citations in the Scripture Citation Index9 Journal of Discourses sermonsPrinter’s manuscript pp. 256–259 · Oliver CowderyOriginal manuscript pp. 289–291

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All 11 talks that cite Alma 34:34

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