Alma 39:12-

12  And now the Spirit of the Lord doth say unto me: Command thy children to do good, lest they lead away the hearts of many people to destruction; therefore I command you, my son, in the fear of God, that ye refrain from your iniquities;
13  That ye turn to the Lord with all your mind, might, and strength; that ye lead away the hearts of no more to do wickedly; but rather return unto them, and acknowledge your faults and that wrong which ye have done.

14  Seek not after riches nor the vain things of this world; for behold, you cannot carry them with you.

Alma 39:12-14 (Emphasis mine)

Alma(2) tells Corianton that, as his father, it is his responsibility to teach the gospel to his children and to call them to repent when they turn away from those teachings.   He does this very straight forwardly - "...I command you, my son, in the fear of God, that ye refrain from your iniquities;"  (v12)  He wanted to be sure that there was no misunderstanding on Corianton's part.  He needed to know that he sinned and it was time to "... acknowledge [his] faults and that wrong which [he] had done."  (v14)

John wrote about this about the Savior:

42  ¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
43  For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 12:42-43 (Emphasis mine)

Corianton apparently valued the attention he received form others.  As with the Pharisees, he was more interested in the "praise of men" than serving God and following the counsel of his father.

Paul understood this.

10  For do I now persuade men, or God?  or do I seek to please men?  for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Galatians 1:10 (Emphasis mine)

4  But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 2:4 (Emphasis mine)

Riches do us no good.  It's the old cliche - "You can't take it with you."  The only things that matter are the things that are eternal..

33  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 Emphasis mine)

15  And now, my son, I would say somewhat unto you concerning the coming of Christ.  Behold, I say unto you, that it is he that surely shall come to take away the sins of the world; yea, he cometh to declare glad tidings of salvation unto his people.
16  And now, my son, this was the ministry unto which ye were called, to declare these glad tidings unto this people, to prepare their minds; or rather that salvation might come unto them, that they may prepare the minds of their children to hear the word at the time of his coming.

Alma 39:14-16 (Emphasis mine)

Alma(2) testifies of Christ and his mission to "...take away the sins of the world..." (v15) This was his mission.  This was his calling.  It was his responsibility to preach the gospel of Christ and prepare their children for that day when He came. 

11  For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Matthew 18:11

17  And now I will ease your mind somewhat on this subject.  Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand.  Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming?
18  Is it not as necessary that the plan of redemption should be made known unto this people as well as unto their children?
19  Is it not as easy at this time for the Lord to send his angel to declare these glad tidings unto us as unto our children, or as after the time of his coming?

Alma 39:17-19 (Emphasis mine)

Once again, Corianton shows a lack of understanding of the gospel.  He cannot comprehend the fact that his father is able to teach things things "...so long beforehand." (v17)  He can't comprehend the fact that the Lord would speak to his father. 

I love Alma(2)'s words.  Why shouldn't we know this?  :Are we not as important to the Lord as those who will be living at the time of His coming?  Why wouldn't we know this?

The Lord loves us all, regardless of the time we live.  We have a prophet and inspired leaders, men and women called of God, to teach us and remind us that we are His children, and he loves us.  He gives us his word today just as he has through all time.  

Looking at the words of Alma(2), I can't understand why there are those who think we would be ignored today.  I'm so gratefully that I know His love for me is no different than it is for all of his children.