Alma the Elder

Alma
From Alma Being Carried to His Father's House (October 1925)
High priest
Preceded by	(Inaugurates the position)
Succeeded by	Alma (his son)
Personal life
Known for	Founding a Christian church among the Nephites

Alma (/ˈælmə/) is a Nephite prophet^[1] in the Book of Mormon. Initially a priest who serves in the court of King Noah, when a prophet named Abinadi preaches to the court Alma concurs with Abinadi and affirms that what the prophet said is true. For this, Noah banishes Alma and tries to have him killed. After leaving the court, Alma goes on to found a church among Noah's subjects. He eventually leads these churchgoers out from Noah's lands, through a sojourn under Lamanite rule, and to the land of Zarahemla, where their ancestors had come from a few generations earlier, where Alma becomes high priest of the Nephites' church.

Alma is sometimes referred to as Alma the Elder^[2] to avoid confusion with his son, also named Alma, who is often called Alma the Younger.