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Alma 23
Religious freedom is proclaimed—The Lamanites in seven lands and cities are converted—They call themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies and are freed from the curse—The Amalekites and the Amulonites reject the truth. About 90–77 B.C.
Behold,
now
it
came
to
pass
that
the
king
of
the
Lamanites
sent
a
a
proclamation
among
all
his
people,
that
they
should
not
lay
their
hands
on
Ammon,
or
Aaron,
or
Omner,
or
Himni,
nor
either
of
their
brethren
who
should
go
forth
preaching
the
word
of
God,
in
whatsoever
place
they
should
be,
in
any
part
of
their
land.
2 Yea,
he
sent
a
decree
among
them,
that
they
should
not
lay
their
hands
on
them
to
bind
them,
or
to
cast
them
into
prison;
neither
should
they
spit
upon
them,
nor
smite
them,
nor
cast
them
out
of
their
a
synagogues,
nor
scourge
them;
neither
should
they
cast
stones
at
them,
but
that
they
should
have
free
access
to
their
houses,
and
also
their
temples,
and
their
b
sanctuaries.
3 And
thus
they
might
go
forth
and
preach
the
word
according
to
their
desires,
for
the
king
had
been
converted
unto
the
Lord,
and
a
all
his
b
household;
therefore
he
sent
his
proclamation
throughout
the
land
unto
his
people,
that
the
word
of
God
might
have
no
obstruction,
but
that
it
might
go
forth
throughout
all
the
land,
that
his
people
might
be
convinced
concerning
the
wicked
c
traditions
of
their
fathers,
and
that
they
might
be
convinced
that
they
were
all
brethren,
and
that
they
ought
not
to
murder,
nor
to
plunder,
nor
to
steal,
nor
to
commit
adultery,
nor
to
commit
any
manner
of
wickedness.
4 And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
when
the
king
had
sent
forth
this
proclamation,
that
Aaron
and
his
brethren
went
forth
from
a
city
to
city,
and
from
one
house
of
worship
to
another,
establishing
churches,
and
consecrating
b
priests
and
teachers
throughout
the
land
among
the
Lamanites,
to
preach
and
to
teach
the
word
of
God
among
them;
and
thus
they
began
to
have
great
success.
5 And
a
thousands
were
brought
to
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord,
yea,
thousands
were
brought
to
believe
in
the
b
traditions
of
the
Nephites;
and
they
were
taught
the
c
records
and
prophecies
which
were
handed
down
even
to
the
present
time.
6 And
as
sure
as
the
Lord
liveth,
so
sure
as
many
as
believed,
or
as
many
as
were
brought
to
the
knowledge
of
the
truth,
through
the
preaching
of
Ammon
and
his
brethren,
according
to
the
spirit
of
revelation
and
of
prophecy,
and
the
power
of
God
working
a
miracles
in
them—yea,
I
say
unto
you,
as
the
Lord
liveth,
as
many
of
the
Lamanites
as
believed
in
their
preaching,
and
were
b
converted
unto
the
Lord,
c
never
did
fall
away.
7 For
they
became
a
righteous
people;
they
did
lay
down
the
weapons
of
their
rebellion,
that
they
did
not
fight
against
God
any
more,
neither
against
any
of
their
brethren.
8 Now,
these
are
a
they
who
were
converted
unto
the
Lord:
9 The
people
of
the
Lamanites
who
were
in
the
land
of
Ishmael;
10 And
also
of
the
people
of
the
Lamanites
who
were
in
the
land
of
a
Middoni;
11 And
also
of
the
people
of
the
Lamanites
who
were
in
the
city
of
Nephi;
12 And
also
of
the
people
of
the
Lamanites
who
were
in
the
land
of
a
Shilom,
and
who
were
in
the
land
of
Shemlon,
and
in
the
city
of
Lemuel,
and
in
the
city
of
Shimnilom.
13 And
these
are
the
names
of
the
cities
of
the
Lamanites
which
were
a
converted
unto
the
Lord;
and
these
are
they
that
laid
down
the
weapons
of
their
rebellion,
yea,
all
their
weapons
of
war;
and
they
were
all
Lamanites.
14 And
the
Amalekites
were
not
a
converted,
save
only
one;
neither
were
any
of
the
b
Amulonites;
but
they
did
harden
their
hearts,
and
also
the
hearts
of
the
Lamanites
in
that
part
of
the
land
wheresoever
they
dwelt,
yea,
and
all
their
villages
and
all
their
cities.
15 Therefore,
we
have
named
all
the
cities
of
the
Lamanites
in
which
they
did
repent
and
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
truth,
and
were
converted.
16 And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
the
king
and
those
who
were
converted
were
desirous
that
they
might
have
a
name,
that
thereby
they
might
be
distinguished
from
their
brethren;
therefore
the
king
consulted
with
Aaron
and
many
of
their
priests,
concerning
the
name
that
they
should
take
upon
them,
that
they
might
be
distinguished.
17 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
called
their
names
a
Anti-Nephi-Lehies;
and
they
were
called
by
this
name
and
were
no
more
called
b
Lamanites.
18 And
they
began
to
be
a
very
a
industrious
people;
yea,
and
they
were
friendly
with
the
Nephites;
therefore,
they
did
b
open
a
correspondence
with
them,
and
the
c
curse
of
God
did
no
more
follow
them.
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