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King Lamoni supposes that Ammon is the Great Spirit—Ammon teaches the king about the Creation, God's dealings with men, and the redemption that comes through Christ—Lamoni believes and falls to the earth as if dead. About 90 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Lamoni
caused
that
his
a
servants
should
stand
forth
and
testify
to
all
the
things
which
they
had
seen
concerning
the
matter.
2 And
when
they
had
all
testified
to
the
things
which
they
had
seen,
and
he
had
learned
of
the
faithfulness
of
Ammon
in
preserving
his
flocks,
and
also
of
his
a
great
power
in
contending
against
those
who
sought
to
slay
him,
he
was
astonished
exceedingly,
and
said:
Surely,
this
is
more
than
a
man.
Behold,
is
not
this
the
Great
Spirit
who
doth
send
such
great
punishments
upon
this
people,
because
of
their
murders?
3 And
they
answered
the
king,
and
said:
Whether
he
be
the
Great
Spirit
or
a
man,
we
know
not;
but
this
much
we
do
know,
that
he
a
cannot
be
slain
by
the
enemies
of
the
king;
neither
can
they
b
scatter
the
king's
flocks
when
he
is
with
us,
because
of
his
expertness
and
c
great
strength;
therefore,
we
know
that
he
is
a
friend
to
the
king.
And
now,
O
king,
we
do
not
believe
that
a
man
has
such
great
power,
for
we
know
he
cannot
be
slain.
4 And
now,
when
the
king
heard
these
words,
he
said
unto
them:
Now
I
know
that
it
is
the
Great
Spirit;
and
he
has
come
down
at
this
time
to
preserve
your
lives,
that
I
might
not
a
slay
you
as
I
did
your
brethren.
Now
this
is
the
Great
Spirit
of
whom
our
fathers
have
spoken.
5 Now
this
was
the
a
tradition
of
Lamoni,
which
he
had
received
from
his
father,
that
there
was
a
b
Great
Spirit.
Notwithstanding
they
believed
in
a
Great
Spirit,
they
supposed
that
c
whatsoever
they
did
was
right;
nevertheless,
Lamoni
began
to
fear
exceedingly,
with
fear
lest
he
had
done
wrong
in
slaying
his
servants;
6 For
he
had
slain
many
of
them
because
their
brethren
had
scattered
their
flocks
at
the
place
of
water;
and
thus,
because
they
had
had
their
flocks
scattered
they
were
slain.
7 Now
it
was
the
practice
of
these
Lamanites
to
stand
by
the
a
waters
of
Sebus
to
scatter
the
flocks
of
the
people,
that
thereby
they
might
drive
away
many
that
were
scattered
unto
their
own
land,
it
being
a
practice
of
plunder
among
them.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Lamoni
inquired
of
his
servants,
saying:
Where
is
this
man
that
has
such
great
power?
9 And
they
said
unto
him:
Behold,
he
is
feeding
thy
a
horses.
Now
the
king
had
commanded
his
servants,
previous
to
the
time
of
the
watering
of
their
flocks,
that
they
should
prepare
his
horses
and
chariots,
and
conduct
him
forth
to
the
land
of
Nephi;
for
there
had
been
a
b
great
c
feast
appointed
at
the
land
of
Nephi,
by
the
father
of
Lamoni,
who
was
king
over
all
the
land.
10 Now
when
king
Lamoni
heard
that
Ammon
was
preparing
his
horses
and
his
a
chariots
he
was
more
astonished,
because
of
the
faithfulness
of
Ammon,
saying:
Surely
there
has
not
been
any
servant
among
all
my
servants
that
has
been
so
faithful
as
this
man;
for
even
he
doth
remember
all
my
commandments
to
execute
them.
11 Now
I
surely
know
that
this
is
the
Great
Spirit,
and
I
would
desire
him
that
he
come
in
unto
me,
but
I
durst
not.
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