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Show $64 BOOK OF ALMA. 6% ALMA, OF BOOK pw because they belie- days, (anil if’ was on the twelfth day, in the tenth month, inthe vihab, who had been cast out and stoned, tenth year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Neptn,) sad in the words of Alma. that the Chief Judge over the land of Ammoniheh, and many also conthat had happened unto their wives and children, and of their teachers and their Lawyers, went in unto the prisor And the where Alma and Amulek was bound with cords. And cermme themselves, and of their power of deliverance. which lever, ng burni a with , Sidom at leo Zeezrom lay sick saith unto’'them, If ye have the power of God, deliver your ‘selves from these bands, and then we will believe that the ofhis wickedness, for he supposed that Alma and Amulek was nomore; and he supposed that they had been slain, by the cause of his iniquity. And this great sin, and his many other Chief Judge stood before them, and smote them again, and And Lora will destroy this people according to your words. it came to pass that they all went forth and smote them, saywords, ing the same until the last; even the last when and fad spoken unte them, the power of Go d was upon Alma and : 4 Amulek, and they arose and stood upon their teet; cried, saying, How long shall we su fer these great affiic QO Lord ? Q Lord, give us strength aecerding to which isifi Chtist, éven unto deliverance ; and they break the Cords with which they were bound; and when the people saw this, they began to flee, for the fear of destruction had come upon them. And it came to pass that so great was their fear, that they fell to: the earth, and did not obtain the outer door of the pris on; and the earth shook mightily, and the walls of the pr weve wrent in twain, so that they fell to the earth; and ' Chief Judge, and the Lawyers, and Priests, and teachers vi smote upon:-Alma and Amulek, were slain by the fall thereol. ¥Aud Almaend Amulek came forth out of the prison, and they wer" power, accor not hurt; for the Lord liad granted unto them faith which was in ding to their And Christ. they stramgi! from “Way came forth out of the prison ; and they were loosed “their batids; and the prison had fallen to the earth, and every 6" soul which was within the‘walls thereof, save it were Alma } forth into the and they straightway came were slam Tur le having heard a great noise, came city. Now the peop and 1; e oi caus the es, know to itud mult ning’ together by wien they saw Alnia land Amulek coming forth out of the pr Amulek, aot ’ . : : ’ ) . > ni on, and the walls thereof had fallen to the earth, they struck with great fear; and fled from the presence of Alma‘ Hon; Amulek, even as a goat fleeth with her young from twoAmules and Alina of presence the ae did fleé from an were comme came to"pass that Alma and Atulek it “And aT) ue ed to depart out Of that city; and they departed, was eaused by the great tribulations of his mind, on account sins, did harrow up his mind until it. did become exceeding sore, having no deliverance; therefore he began to be scerch- ed with a burning heat. Now when he heard that Alma and Amulek was in the land of Sidom, his heart began to take courage; and he sent a message immediately unto them, desting them to come unto: him. And it came to pass that they went immediately, obeyimg the message which he had sent unto them, and they went im into the house unto Zeezrom; and they foundbim upon bis bed sick, being very low witha burning fever; and his mind iso Was exceeding sore, because of his iniquities; anc hesaw them, he stretched forth his hand, and besougt that they would heal him. And it came to pass that Alma said unto him, taking hin by the hand, Believest thou in the power of Christ unto salvation ¢ And he answered and:said, Yea, I belive all the words that houhast ttught. And Alma saith, If thou believest in the re~< And he saith, Yea, demption of Christ, thou canst be healed. And then Alma cried unto Bt according to thy words. neLord, saying, O Lord our God, have mercy on this man, And and heal him according to his faith which is m Christ. ‘Tcame to pass that when Alma had said. these words, Zeezrom leaped upon his feet, and began to walk; that and this Was done to the ereat astonishment of all the people ; and the howledge of this went forte ont And Alma baptized Zeezrom on all the land of Sidom. unto-the Lord; and he began to baptize unto the Lord And Alma. time forth to preach unto the people. ane ablished a Church in the land of Sidom, and consécrated “hesis and teachers in the land, and cai there they fou out even into the land of Sidom; and behold, and of Amm the of out departed hadwhich ail the people And they related, unto them all bah ver were desirous to be baptized. Fit came to pas that they were many; for they did from all the region round about Sidom, and were hapet as to the people. that were in the land of Ammoni¥ yet-remained a hardhearted and a stiffaecked pea |