፫ እኔ አልማ በአባቴ በአልማ በእግዚአብሔር ቤተክርስቲያን ላይ ሀሊቀ ካህን በመሆን ለበመቀባቴ፤ እርሱም ከእግዚአብሔር እነዚህን ነገሮች ለመፈፀም ኃይልና ሐስልጣን ስላለው፣ እነሆ፣ እላችኋላሁ፣ እርሱም በኔፊ መምድር ወሰን ላይ ቤተክርስቲያንን ማቋቋም ጀመረ፤ አዎን፣ የሞርሞን ምድር ተብላ በምትጠራው ምድር ላይ፤ አዎን፣ እናም በሞርሞን ውሃ ወንድሞቹን አጠመቃቸው።
3 I, Alma, having been consecrated by my father Alma, to be a High Priest over the Church of God, he having power and authority from God to do these things, behold, I say unto you, that he began to establish a Church in the land which was in the borders of Nephi; yea, the land which was called the land of Mormon; yea, and he did baptize his brethren in the waters of Mormon.