Alma 32:21 21 And now as I said concerning faith—­faith is not to have a
perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope
for things which are not seen, which are true.

Alma 32:22 22 And now, behold, I say unto you, and I would that ye should
remember, that God is merciful unto all who believe on his name;
therefore he desireth, in the first place, that ye should
believe, yea, even on his word.

Alma 32:23 23 And now, he imparteth his word by angels unto men, yea, not
only men but women also.  Now this is not all; little children do
have words given unto them many times which confound the wise and
the learned.

Alma 32:24 24 And now, my beloved brethren, as ye have desired to know of
me what ye shall do because ye are afflicted and cast out—­now I
do not desire that ye should suppose that I mean to judge you
only according to that which is true—­

Alma 32:25 25 For I do not mean that ye all of you have been compelled to
humble yourselves; for I verily believe that there are some among
you who would humble themselves, let them be in whatsoever
circumstances they might.

Alma 32:26 26 Now, as I said concerning faith—­that it was not a perfect
knowledge—­even so it is with my words.  Ye cannot know of their
surety at first, unto perfection, any more than faith is a
perfect knowledge.

Alma 32:27 27 But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.

Alma 32:28 28 Now, we will compare the word unto a seed.  Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—­It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.

Alma 32:29 29 Now behold, would not this increase your faith?  I say unto
you, Yea; nevertheless it hath not grown up to a perfect
knowledge.

Alma 32:30 30 But behold, as the seed swelleth, and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow, then you must needs say that the seed is good; for behold it swelleth, and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow.  And now behold, will not this strengthen your faith?  Yea, it will strengthen your faith:  for ye will say I know that this is a good seed; for behold it sprouteth and beginneth to grow.

Alma 32:31 31 And now, behold, are ye sure that this is a good seed?  I say
unto you, Yea; for every seed bringeth forth unto its own
likeness.