Alma 29:1
~87 BC
1830 Edition
O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people;
Influences
1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Changes
O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people;!
Simple English
I wish I were an angel. I wish I could travel everywhere and speak with God’s powerful voice. I would tell everyone to turn away from their sins.
Paraphrase
If I could have my deepest wish, I’d be an angel—able to speak with a voice like God’s trumpet, shaking the earth, calling every people to turn back to him.