Ye Shall Prosper in the Land

Spoken Word Seen in Alma 47-53:
Alma 47:13- Amalickiah speaking with Antipus
Alma 47:25-27- Amalickiah raising havoc to believe servants slayed the king
Alma 47:34- Amalickiah and his men testifying to the queen
Alma 50:20- Lord blesses the Nephites
Alma 50:31- servant of Morianton telling Moroni of his plans to go northward
Alma 50:39- Pahoran's oath as chief judge
Alma 51:9- Amalickiah swears to drink the blood of Moroni
Alma 51:17- Moroni commands his army to go against the kingmen
Alma 52:3- Ammoron commands to take cities by bloodshed
Alma 52:19-Moroni and Teancum have a council of war
Alma 52:24-Moroni commands army to take possession of the city
Alma 52:19-Moroni commands army to fall upon the Lamanites until they yield
Alma 52:37 -Moroni tells the Lamanites to give up
Alma 53:14- Helaman persuades Anti-Nephi-Lehis to keep oath.

In almost every piece of literature, the most important words are written in dialogue or quotation.  These are the words to remember, these are the words worth emphasizing.  In analyzing spoken word in the sections above, I noticed that the words spoken in quotations (italicized) are the words that require particular attention.  In Alma chapter 50 verse 20, the Lord blesses the people of Lehi saying,

"Blessed art thou and thy children; and they shall be blessed; Inasmuch as they shall keep my commandments, they shall prosper in the land, but remember, inasmuch as they will not keep my commandments they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord."

Every instance of the Lord speaking to the people is found in quotations in the Book of Mormon.  This section even contains a parallel structure in the dialogue.  There are not too many instances of the Lord being quoted in the scriptures, only when it is necessary to speak directly to the people.  As a context, the Nephites were enjoying a short span of peace and prosperity.  Wars had just ended, the people became "exceedingly rich" and did "multiply and wax strong."  This is a cyclic pattern in the scriptures: a few years of peace lead to prosperity, which leads to pride and eventually a fall.  I think this is why the Lord spoke in parallel form.  He was promising and warning them after a pattern.