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Alma 24
The Lamanites come against the people of God—The Anti-Nephi-Lehies rejoice in Christ and are visited by angels—They choose to suffer death rather than to defend themselves—More Lamanites are converted. About 90–77 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Amalekites
and
the
Amulonites
and
the
Lamanites
who
were
in
the
land
of
a
Amulon,
and
also
in
the
land
of
b
Helam,
and
who
were
in
the
land
of
c
Jerusalem,
and
in
fine,
in
all
the
land
round
about,
who
had
not
been
converted
and
had
not
taken
upon
them
the
name
of
d
Anti-Nephi-Lehi,
were
stirred
up
by
the
Amalekites
and
by
the
Amulonites
to
anger
against
their
brethren.
2 And
their
hatred
became
exceedingly
sore
against
them,
even
insomuch
that
they
began
to
rebel
against
their
king,
insomuch
that
they
would
not
that
he
should
be
their
king;
therefore,
they
took
up
arms
against
the
people
of
Anti-Nephi-Lehi.
3 Now
the
king
conferred
the
kingdom
upon
his
son,
and
he
called
his
name
Anti-Nephi-Lehi.
4 And
the
king
died
in
that
selfsame
year
that
the
Lamanites
began
to
make
preparations
for
war
against
the
people
of
God.
5 Now
when
Ammon
and
his
brethren
and
all
those
who
had
come
up
with
him
saw
the
preparations
of
the
Lamanites
to
destroy
their
brethren,
they
came
forth
to
the
land
of
Midian,
and
there
Ammon
met
all
his
brethren;
and
from
thence
they
came
to
the
land
of
Ishmael
that
they
might
hold
a
a
council
with
Lamoni
and
also
with
his
brother
Anti-Nephi-Lehi,
what
they
should
do
to
defend
themselves
against
the
Lamanites.
6 Now
there
was
not
one
soul
among
all
the
people
who
had
been
converted
unto
the
Lord
that
would
take
up
arms
against
their
brethren;
nay,
they
would
not
even
make
any
preparations
for
war;
yea,
and
also
their
king
commanded
them
that
they
should
not.
7 Now,
these
are
the
words
which
he
said
unto
the
people
concerning
the
matter:
I
thank
my
God,
my
beloved
people,
that
our
great
God
has
in
goodness
sent
these
our
brethren,
the
Nephites,
unto
us
to
preach
unto
us,
and
to
convince
us
of
the
a
traditions
of
our
wicked
fathers.
8 And
behold,
I
thank
my
great
God
that
he
has
given
us
a
portion
of
his
Spirit
to
soften
our
hearts,
that
we
have
a
opened
a
correspondence
with
these
brethren,
the
Nephites.
9 And
behold,
I
also
thank
my
God,
that
by
opening
this
correspondence
we
have
been
convinced
of
our
a
sins,
and
of
the
many
murders
which
we
have
committed.
10 And
I
also
thank
my
God,
yea,
my
great
God,
that
he
hath
granted
unto
us
that
we
might
repent
of
these
things,
and
also
that
he
hath
a
forgiven
us
of
those
our
many
sins
and
murders
which
we
have
committed,
and
taken
away
the
b
guilt
from
our
hearts,
through
the
merits
of
his
Son.
11 And
now
behold,
my
brethren,
since
it
has
been
all
that
we
could
do
(as
we
were
the
most
lost
of
all
mankind)
to
repent
of
all
our
sins
and
the
many
murders
which
we
have
committed,
and
to
get
God
to
a
take
them
away
from
our
hearts,
for
it
was
all
we
could
do
to
repent
sufficiently
before
God
that
he
would
take
away
our
stain—
12 Now,
my
best
beloved
brethren,
since
God
hath
taken
away
our
stains,
and
our
swords
have
become
bright,
then
let
us
stain
our
swords
no
more
with
the
blood
of
our
brethren.
13 Behold,
I
say
unto
you,
Nay,
let
us
retain
our
swords
that
they
be
not
stained
with
the
blood
of
our
brethren;
for
perhaps,
if
we
should
stain
our
swords
a
again
they
can
no
more
be
b
washed
bright
through
the
blood
of
the
Son
of
our
great
God,
which
shall
be
shed
for
the
atonement
of
our
sins.
14 And
the
great
God
has
had
mercy
on
us,
and
made
these
things
known
unto
us
that
we
might
not
perish;
yea,
and
he
has
made
these
things
known
unto
us
beforehand,
because
he
loveth
our
a
souls
as
well
as
he
loveth
our
children;
therefore,
in
his
mercy
he
doth
visit
us
by
his
angels,
that
the
b
plan
of
salvation
might
be
made
known
unto
us
as
well
as
unto
future
generations.
15 Oh,
how
merciful
is
our
God!
And
now
behold,
since
it
has
been
as
much
as
we
could
do
to
get
our
stains
taken
away
from
us,
and
our
swords
are
made
bright,
let
us
a
hide
them
away
that
they
may
be
kept
bright,
as
a
testimony
to
our
God
at
the
last
day,
or
at
the
day
that
we
shall
be
brought
to
stand
before
him
to
be
judged,
that
we
have
not
stained
our
swords
in
the
blood
of
our
brethren
since
he
imparted
his
word
unto
us
and
has
made
us
b
clean
thereby.
16 And
now,
my
brethren,
if
our
brethren
seek
to
destroy
us,
behold,
we
will
hide
away
our
swords,
yea,
even
we
will
bury
them
deep
in
the
earth,
that
they
may
be
kept
bright,
as
a
testimony
that
we
have
never
used
them,
at
the
last
day;
and
if
our
brethren
destroy
us,
behold,
we
shall
a
go
to
our
God
and
shall
be
saved.
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