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Mosiah 21
Limhi's people are smitten and defeated by the Lamanites—Limhi's people meet Ammon and are converted—They tell Ammon of the twenty-four Jaredite plates. About 122–121 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Limhi
and
his
people
returned
to
the
city
of
Nephi,
and
began
to
dwell
in
the
land
again
in
peace.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
after
many
days
the
Lamanites
began
again
to
be
stirred
up
in
anger
against
the
Nephites,
and
they
began
to
come
into
the
borders
of
the
land
round
about.
3 Now
they
durst
not
slay
them,
because
of
the
a
oath
which
their
king
had
made
unto
Limhi;
but
they
would
smite
them
on
their
b
cheeks,
and
exercise
authority
over
them;
and
began
to
put
heavy
c
burdens
upon
their
backs,
and
drive
them
as
they
would
a
dumb
ass—
4 Yea,
all
this
was
done
that
the
a
word
of
the
Lord
might
be
b
fulfilled.
5 And
now
the
afflictions
of
the
Nephites
were
great,
and
there
was
no
way
that
they
could
deliver
themselves
out
of
their
hands,
for
the
Lamanites
had
a
surrounded
them
on
every
side.
6 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
people
began
to
murmur
with
the
king
because
of
their
afflictions;
and
they
began
to
be
desirous
to
go
against
them
to
battle.
And
they
did
afflict
the
king
sorely
with
their
complaints;
therefore
he
granted
unto
them
that
they
should
do
according
to
their
desires.
7 And
they
gathered
themselves
together
again,
and
put
on
their
armor,
and
went
forth
against
the
Lamanites
to
drive
them
out
of
their
land.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Lamanites
did
beat
them,
and
drove
them
back,
and
a
slew
many
of
them.
9 And
now
there
was
a
great
a
mourning
and
lamentation
among
the
people
of
Limhi,
the
widow
mourning
for
her
husband,
the
son
and
the
daughter
mourning
for
their
father,
and
the
brothers
for
their
brethren.
10 Now
there
were
a
great
many
a
widows
in
the
land,
and
they
did
cry
mightily
from
day
to
day,
for
a
great
fear
of
the
Lamanites
had
come
upon
them.
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
their
continual
cries
did
stir
up
the
remainder
of
the
people
of
Limhi
to
anger
against
the
Lamanites;
and
they
went
again
to
battle,
but
they
were
driven
back
again,
suffering
much
loss.
12 Yea,
they
went
again
even
the
third
time,
and
suffered
in
the
like
manner;
and
those
that
were
not
slain
returned
again
to
the
city
of
Nephi.
13 And
they
did
humble
themselves
even
to
the
dust,
subjecting
themselves
to
the
a
yoke
of
bondage,
b
submitting
themselves
to
be
smitten,
and
to
be
driven
to
and
fro,
and
burdened,
according
to
the
desires
of
their
enemies.
14 And
they
did
a
humble
themselves
even
in
the
depths
of
humility;
and
they
did
cry
mightily
to
God;
yea,
even
all
the
day
long
did
they
cry
unto
their
God
that
he
would
b
deliver
them
out
of
their
afflictions.
15 And
now
the
Lord
was
a
slow
to
a
hear
their
cry
because
of
their
iniquities;
nevertheless
the
Lord
did
hear
their
b
cries,
and
began
to
soften
the
hearts
of
the
Lamanites
that
they
began
to
ease
their
burdens;
yet
the
Lord
did
not
see
fit
to
deliver
them
out
of
bondage.
16 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
began
to
prosper
by
degrees
in
the
land,
and
began
to
raise
grain
more
abundantly,
and
flocks,
and
herds,
that
they
did
not
suffer
with
hunger.
17 Now
there
was
a
great
number
of
women,
more
than
there
was
of
men;
therefore
king
Limhi
commanded
that
every
man
should
a
impart
to
the
support
of
the
b
widows
and
their
children,
that
they
might
not
perish
with
hunger;
and
this
they
did
because
of
the
greatness
of
their
number
that
had
been
slain.
18 Now
the
people
of
Limhi
kept
together
in
a
body
as
much
as
it
was
possible,
and
secured
their
grain
and
their
flocks;
19 And
the
king
himself
did
not
trust
his
person
without
the
walls
of
the
city,
unless
he
took
his
guards
with
him,
fearing
that
he
might
by
some
means
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
Lamanites.
20 And
he
caused
that
his
people
should
watch
the
land
round
about,
that
by
some
means
they
might
take
those
priests
that
fled
into
the
wilderness,
who
had
stolen
the
a
daughters
of
the
Lamanites,
and
that
had
caused
such
a
great
destruction
to
come
upon
them.
21 For
they
were
desirous
to
take
them
that
they
might
a
punish
them;
for
they
had
come
into
the
land
of
Nephi
by
night,
and
carried
off
their
grain
and
many
of
their
precious
things;
therefore
they
laid
wait
for
them.
22 And
it
came
to
pass
that
there
was
no
more
disturbance
between
the
Lamanites
and
the
people
of
Limhi,
even
until
the
time
that
a
Ammon
and
his
brethren
came
into
the
land.
23 And
the
king
having
been
without
the
gates
of
the
city
with
his
guard,
a
discovered
Ammon
and
his
brethren;
and
supposing
them
to
be
priests
of
Noah
therefore
he
caused
that
they
should
be
taken,
and
bound,
and
cast
into
b
prison.
And
had
they
been
the
priests
of
Noah
he
would
have
caused
that
they
should
be
put
to
death.
24 But
when
he
found
that
they
were
not,
but
that
they
were
his
brethren,
and
had
come
from
the
a
land
of
Zarahemla,
he
was
filled
with
exceedingly
great
joy.
25 Now
king
Limhi
had
sent,
previous
to
the
coming
of
Ammon,
a
a
small
number
of
men
to
b
search
for
the
land
of
Zarahemla;
but
they
could
not
find
it,
and
they
were
lost
in
the
wilderness.
26 Nevertheless,
they
did
find
a
land
which
had
been
peopled;
yea,
a
land
which
was
covered
with
dry
a
bones;
yea,
a
land
which
had
been
peopled
and
which
had
been
destroyed;
and
they,
having
supposed
it
to
be
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
returned
to
the
land
of
Nephi,
having
arrived
in
the
borders
of
the
land
not
many
days
before
the
b
coming
of
Ammon.
27 And
they
brought
a
a
record
with
them,
even
a
record
of
the
people
whose
bones
they
had
found;
and
it
was
engraven
on
plates
of
ore.
28 And
now
Limhi
was
again
filled
with
joy
on
learning
from
the
mouth
of
Ammon
that
king
Mosiah
had
a
a
gift
from
God,
whereby
he
could
b
interpret
such
engravings;
yea,
and
Ammon
also
did
rejoice.
29 Yet
Ammon
and
his
brethren
were
filled
with
sorrow
because
so
many
of
their
brethren
had
been
a
slain;
30 And
also
that
king
Noah
and
his
priests
had
caused
the
people
to
commit
so
many
sins
and
iniquities
against
God;
and
they
also
did
mourn
for
the
a
death
of
Abinadi;
and
also
for
the
b
departure
of
Alma
and
the
people
that
went
with
him,
who
had
formed
a
church
of
God
through
the
strength
and
power
of
God,
and
faith
on
the
words
which
had
been
spoken
by
Abinadi.
31 Yea,
they
did
mourn
for
their
departure,
for
they
knew
not
whither
they
had
fled.
Now
they
would
have
gladly
joined
with
them,
for
they
themselves
had
entered
into
a
a
covenant
with
God
to
serve
him
and
keep
his
commandments.
32 And
now
since
the
coming
of
Ammon,
king
Limhi
had
also
entered
into
a
covenant
with
God,
and
also
many
of
his
people,
to
serve
him
and
keep
his
commandments.
33 And
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Limhi
and
many
of
his
people
were
desirous
to
be
baptized;
but
there
was
none
in
the
land
that
had
a
authority
from
God.
And
Ammon
declined
doing
this
thing,
considering
himself
an
unworthy
servant.
34 Therefore
they
did
not
at
that
time
form
themselves
into
a
a
church,
waiting
upon
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord.
Now
they
were
desirous
to
become
even
as
Alma
and
his
brethren,
who
had
fled
into
the
wilderness.
35 They
were
desirous
to
be
baptized
as
a
witness
and
a
testimony
that
they
were
willing
to
serve
God
with
all
their
hearts;
nevertheless
they
did
prolong
the
time;
and
an
account
of
their
baptism
shall
be
a
given
hereafter.
36 And
now
all
the
study
of
Ammon
and
a
his
people,
and
king
Limhi
and
his
people,
was
to
deliver
themselves
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Lamanites
and
from
b
bondage.
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