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Show BOOK OF 300K MOSIAK per exceedingly in the land; and they called the lend Hela. And it came to pass that they did multiply and prosper exceedingly in the land of Helam; and they built a city, which they called Helam. Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to_chasten his peop; le Yea, he trieth their patience and their faith. Neve. theless, whosoever puteth his trust in him, the same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with this people, or behold, 1 will shew unto you that they were brought into bondage, and none could deliver them but the Lord their God; yea, even the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, andofJacob. Andi came to pass that he.did deliver them, and he did shew forth his mighty power unto them, and great was their rejoicings, For behold, it came to pass that while they were in the land of Helam, yea, in tlie city of Helam, while tilling the land round about, behold an army of the Lamanites were in the borders o the land. Now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled trom their fields, and gathered themselves together into the city of Helam; and they were much frightened because of the appeut ance of the Lamanites. But Alma went forth and stood among them, and exhorted them that they should not be frightene(, hut that they should remember the Lord their God, .and he would deliver them; therefore they hushed their fears, and began to cry unto the Lord, that he would soften the hearts of the Lamanites, that they would Spare them, and their wives, and their children. And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the hearts of the Lamanites. And Alma and his brethren wel! forth and delivered themselves upinto theirhands; and the La, Mani tes e took possessi : on of the land of Helam. mies of the Lamanites ‘ . ~ a q : . which had followed Now the al ‘after the people o 2 § king Limhi, had been lost in the wilderness for many days , And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah, in ® place which they called Amulon; and they had ee to pos sess the land of Amulon, and had began to tili the ground. Now the name of the leader of those priests was Amulon. And it Came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamamites; 2nd he also sent forth their wives, which was the daughte rs of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they should no destro y their husbands, And it came to pass’ that{ the Lama! ites had compassion on Amulon and his brethren, and did_n9’ destroy them, because of their wives. And Amulon and lls brethren did join the Lamanites and they were travelling in the wilderness Tf Séarch of the land of Nephi, when they discover the land of Helam, whieh was possessed by Alma and his breth rn, OF MOSIAH, 205 And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto {Ima and his brethren, that if they would shew them the way which led to the land of Neph, that they would grant unto them iheir lives and their liberty. But it came to pass that after Alma had shewn them the way that led to the land of Nephi, the Lamanites would not keep their promise; but they set guards round about the land of Helam, over Alma and his brethren. And ‘the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi; and a part of them returned to the land of Helam, and also brought | with them the wives and the children of the guards which had / been left nm the land. And the king of the Lamanites had: granted unto Amulon that he should be a king and a ruler over. his people, which was in the land of Helam; nevertheless hé should have no power to do gh hing contrary to the will of the king of the Lamanites. od ‘ a RA And it came to pass that/Amulon did gain favor in the eyes of the king of the Lamanités ;, therefore the king of the Laman- les granted unto him and his brethren, that they should be ap- pointed teachers over his people; yea, even over the people Wath was in the land of Shemlon, and in the land of Shilom, and inthe land of Amulon: for the Lamanites had taken pos“tssion of all these lands ; therefore the king of the Lamanites lad appointed kings over all these lands. And now the name ol tie king of the Lamanites was Laman, being called after the tame of his father ; and\therefore he was called king Laman. Ant he was king over a numerous people; and he appointed thers of the brethren of Amulon, in every land which was Possessed by his people: \and thus the language of Nephi besii to be taught among all the people of the Lamanites. And. es ste a people friendly one with another ; nevertheless them han God; neither did the brethren of Amulon teach of cay ing concerhing the Lord their God, neither the law hey . ony did they teagh them the words of Abinadi ; but hey an, ae 3 8 tem that théy should keep their record, and ‘that Write one to another. And thus the Lamanites be- rease in riehes,.and began to trade one with another ult Wax great, and began to bea cunning and a wise people, Seememicdom world; ys Nea, yea, aa- very very os idlightin 1, 7 of the BES yroRa cunningee people; ace pecenmer eo aN and plunder, except it gos, . own ROLANEM Sci Ny 3 Otity. over him, » ae to pass that Amufon began to exercise ma and his brethren, and began -au- to persecute: Use that his children should persecute their children: |