I added var_dump($formErrors); after the error checking, and it showed them, but for some reason 

else {
$errorsAndAlerts = $formErrors;
}

is not working, so I added. 

<?php if (@$errorsAndAlerts): ?>
<div class="alert"><?php echo $errorsAndAlerts; ?></div>
<?php endif ?>

<?php if (@$formErrors): ?>
<div class="alert"><?php echo $formErrors; ?></div>
<?php endif ?>

Everything sweet!  Thanks!

I'll try that!  Thanks

Nothing jumps out right now, but have you done a var_dump on the $_REQUEST array just after the form starts to process? You should also do the same to $formErrors after the script passes the error checks.

The message is displaying correct if everything works fine...

I've attached the complete file.