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Show cs more wine, as a present unto them: and they did drink freely of the wine which king Limhi did.send unto them. And it came to pass that the people of king Limhi did depart by night into the wilderness with their flocks and their herds; and they went round about the land of Shilom in the wilderness, and bent their eourse towards the land of Zarahemla, being led by Ammon and his brethren. And they had taken all their gold, - or one man shall- not think himself above another; therefore | say unto you, It is not expedient that ye should have a king. | Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could always haye just | men to be your.kings, it would be well for you to have a king: | ButTemember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests: and - } myself was caught in a snare, ang did many things which fvaz" abominable in the sight of the Lerd, which caused me sore Te- | and silyer, and their precious things, which they could carry; and also their provisions with them, into the wilderness; and they pursued their journey. And after being many days in the wilderness, they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined dus people, and became his subjects. And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with joy; and he also received their rec- pentance; nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lerd digs hear my cries, and did-answer my prayers, and hath made me an Instrument in his hands, in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his truth. Nevertheless, in this I do not glory, ords, and also the records which had been found by the people of Limhi. And now it came to pass when the Lamanites had As ye have been oppressed by king Noah, and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been brought into in- found that the people of Limhi had departed out of the lanc by night, that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them; and after they had pursued them two days, they could ‘no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the wilderness. | <. nee ior lam unworthy to glory of myself. a) And mow I say unto you, iquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the bands of mgtuty. And now as ye have been delivered, by the power 0} God, out of these bonds ; yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and his people, and also from the bonds of iniquity, even 80 I desire that ye should stand fast in this hberty wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king LE ver you; And also trusting no one to be your teachers hor you ov, et CHAPTER Xie CM X xi. » 1g and the people of the Lerd, driven tato. the wilderness by the people of ing which wa Noah. Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the armies of king Noah would come upon them, and had»made it know? Oat a a hal, Sat eat toee his people, therefore they S gathered together their. flocks, an® ! before s wildernes the into took of their grain, and departed And the Lord did strengthen them, tha: armies of king Noah. ees r % * fe . + : a j Lak Ss heen’ his commandments. J Thus did Alma teach his people, sonia ma should their hi ible contention Lule in account of Alma © wilisters, “except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and ly love Bis eeighiicn eee: Ae A among ee . them. ‘ o 2 ABE nor J re nee Aima was oe sa: , a igh priest, he being the founder of their Church. And fret i that none received authority to preach or to ont etl os fp Te os priests, ing . . Therefore he consehim from Godteac hers, and none were and all their excepfif were just men. Therefore they did watch gs pertaining people, and did nourish them with thin *tighteousness, © And it came to pase that they began to pros- j —" =. : ban = ‘ So s. * mei 2 eeePe ee ; — is if . came to pass that they pitched their tents, and began to till the sround, and began to build buildings, &c.; yea, they were And it came to pass industrious, and did labor exceedingly. that the people were desirous that Alma should be. their king, for he was beloved by his people. But he saith unto them, Behold, itis not expedient that we should have a king; tor.thus saith the Lord: Ye shall not esteem one flesh above another, cmnetedial a sed that his people should gather their flocks together; and he sent the tribute of wine to the Lamanites; and he also sent And A water. a land of pure land; pleasant beautiful and ae and we will travel around the land And it came nto the wilderness. . And they came toa land, yea, even a very x herds, into the wilderness; of: Shilom. And it came to pass that the king hearkened unio the words of Gideon. And it came to pass that king Limhi cav- ‘hem. eight days’ journey to pass that they fled &. drunken; and we will pass through the secret pass on the lef of the camp, when they are drunken and asleep: thus we will depart with our women and our children, our flocks and our to destroy the people of king Noah could not overtake them, Fs and pay they will be Fix and == to the Lamanites, Oo Se I will go according to thy commend, ihe last tribute of wine Ze MOSIAH. OF ey rere ae rng OE goes . BOOK rie And MOSIAH. 2G by night. OF 2 aes aoe BOOK ae 962 |