፲፮ እንግዲህ፣ የተመደበ ቅጣት ከተመደበው የደስታ አላማ ጋር ተቃራኒ የሆነ፣ እንደ ነፍስ ህይወት ሀዘለአለማዊ የነበረው ቅጣት ከሌለ በስተቀር ለሰዎች ንሰሃ ሊመጣ አይችልም፤ የደስታ አላማም እንደ ነፍስ ህይወት ዘለዓለማዊ ነበር።
Alma 42:16 Now repentance could not come unto men except there were a punishment, which also was as eternal as the life of the soul, should be affixed opposite to the plan of happiness, which was as eternal also as the life of the soul.