Alma the Younger

Alma
Alma is visible as a young man on a stretcher, his hair down about to his chin. He seems to wear a hat, and a blanket is thrown over his lower torso. His face looks a little gaunt. In the lower portion of the visible image, a friend of Alma (one of the sons of King Mosiah) kneels next to the stretcher and is leaning over by Alma's legs. In the background, the lower half of the body of Alma (the elder), the father of Alma (the younger) is visible.
From Alma Being Carried to His Father's House (October 1925)
Chief judge of the Nephites
Preceded by(Inaugurated position)
Succeeded byNephihah
High priest of the Church
Preceded byAlma the Elder
Succeeded byHelaman
Personal
Children
EraReign of the judges
Military service
CommandsNephite military
Battles/warsAmlicite Civil War
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In the Book of Mormon, Alma, the son of Alma (/ˈælmə/) is a Nephite prophet often referred to as Alma the Younger to distinguish him from his father, who is often referred to as Alma the Elder. These appellations, "the Younger" and "the Elder," are not used in the Book of Mormon; they are distinctions made by scholars, useful because both individuals were prominent during the same time period in the Book of Mormon's story and filled a similar cultural and religious role. Alma is the namesake of the Book of Alma.