Alma 27:43 "Now I would that ye should remember that God hath said that the
inward vessel shall be cleansed first, And then shall the outer vessel be cleansed also.
Alma 27:44 "And now except ye do repent of that which ye have done and begin to be up and doing, And send forth food and men unto us, and also unto Helaman that he may support those parts of our country which he hath obtained, And that we may also recover the remainder of our possessions in these parts, Behold, it will be expedient that we contend no more with the Lamanites until we have first cleansed our
inward vessel, yea, even the great head of our government.
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