6
Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni
was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was
being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his
mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvelous
light of his goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into his
soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of
everlasting life was lit up in his soul, yea, he knew that this had
overcome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God—
• • •
17
Thus, having been converted to the Lord, and never having made it known, therefore, when she saw that all the servants of Lamoni had fallen to the earth, and also her mistress, the queen, and the king, and Ammon
lay prostrate upon the earth, she knew that it was the power of God;
and supposing that this opportunity, by making known unto the people
what had happened among them, that by beholding this scene it would
cause them to believe in the power of God, therefore she ran forth from
house to house, making it known unto the people.
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33
And it came to pass that when Ammon arose he also administered unto them, and also did all the servants of Lamoni;
and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing—that their
hearts had been changed; that they had no more desire to do evil.
1
And it came to pass that when they had established a church in that land, that king Lamoni desired that Ammon should go with him to the land of Nephi, that he might show him unto his father.
• • •
3
Now it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this, he said unto Lamoni: Behold, my brother and brethren are in prison at Middoni, and I go that I may deliver them.
4
Now Lamoni said unto Ammon:
I know, in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things. But
behold, I will go with thee to the land of Middoni; for the king of the
land of Middoni, whose name is Antiomno, is a friend unto me; therefore I
go to the land of Middoni, that I may flatter the king of the land, and
he will cast thy brethren out of prison. Now Lamoni said unto him: Who told thee that thy brethren were in prison?
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8
And it came to pass that as Ammon and Lamoni were journeying thither, they met the father of Lamoni, who was king over all the land.
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14
Now the father of Lamoni commanded him that he should slay Ammon
with the sword. And he also commanded him that he should not go to the
land of Middoni, but that he should return with him to the land of
Ishmael.
15
But Lamoni said unto him: I will not slay Ammon, neither will I return to the land of Ishmael, but I go to the land of Middoni that I may release the brethren of Ammon, for I know that they are just men and holy prophets of the true God.
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24
Now when Ammon saw that he had wrought upon
the old king according to his desire, he said unto him: If thou wilt
grant that my brethren may be cast out of prison, and also that Lamoni
may retain his kingdom, and that ye be not displeased with him, but
grant that he may do according to his own desires in whatsoever thing he
thinketh, then will I spare thee; otherwise I will smite thee to the
earth.
• • •
26
And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him, and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni,
he was astonished exceedingly, and said: Because this is all that thou
hast desired, that I would release thy brethren, and suffer that my son Lamoni
should retain his kingdom, behold, I will grant unto you that my son
may retain his kingdom from this time and forever; and I will govern him
no more—
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28
And it came to pass that Ammon and Lamoni proceeded on their journey towards the land of Middoni. And Lamoni found favor in the eyes of the king of the land; therefore the brethren of Ammon were brought forth out of prison.
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30
And, as it happened, it was their lot to have fallen into the hands of a
more hardened and a more stiffnecked people; therefore they would not
hearken unto their words, and they had cast them out, and had smitten
them, and had driven them from house to house, and from place to place,
even until they had arrived in the land of Middoni; and there they were
taken and cast into prison, and bound with strong cords, and kept in
prison for many days, and were delivered by Lamoni and Ammon.
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