“As the book of Mosiah concludes, the people of Nephi have been established under a government of elected judges. Alma, the son of Alma, has been named as the ‘first and chief judge.’ He is also the presiding officer of the Church.
“It is a good time. The great love felt by the people for King Mosiah has laid a strong foundation for the new government. The Church is well established, and the people rejoice ‘because of the liberty which had been granted unto them’ (Mosiah 29:39)” (Larsen, “Likening the Scriptures unto Us,” 2).