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The Lamanites destroy the people of Ammonihah—Zoram leads the Nephites to victory over the Lamanites—Alma and Amulek and many others preach the word—They teach that after His Resurrection Christ will appear to the Nephites. About 81–77 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
eleventh
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
Nephi,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
second
month,
there
having
been
much
peace
in
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
there
having
been
no
wars
nor
contentions
for
a
certain
number
of
years,
even
until
the
fifth
day
of
the
second
month
in
the
eleventh
year,
there
was
a
cry
of
war
heard
throughout
the
land.
2 For
behold,
the
armies
of
the
Lamanites
had
come
in
upon
the
wilderness
side,
into
the
borders
of
the
land,
even
into
the
city
of
a
Ammonihah,
and
began
to
slay
the
people
and
destroy
the
city.
3 And
now
it
came
to
pass,
before
the
Nephites
could
raise
a
sufficient
army
to
drive
them
out
of
the
land,
they
had
a
destroyed
the
people
who
were
in
the
city
of
Ammonihah,
and
also
some
around
the
borders
of
Noah,
and
taken
others
captive
into
the
wilderness.
4 Now
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Nephites
were
desirous
to
obtain
those
who
had
been
carried
away
captive
into
the
wilderness.
5 Therefore,
he
that
had
been
appointed
chief
captain
over
the
armies
of
the
Nephites,
(and
his
name
was
Zoram,
and
he
had
two
sons,
Lehi
and
Aha)—now
Zoram
and
his
two
sons,
knowing
that
Alma
was
high
priest
over
the
church,
and
having
heard
that
he
had
the
spirit
of
prophecy,
therefore
they
went
unto
him
and
desired
of
him
to
know
whither
the
Lord
would
that
they
should
go
into
the
wilderness
in
search
of
their
brethren,
who
had
been
taken
captive
by
the
Lamanites.
6 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Alma
a
inquired
of
the
Lord
concerning
the
matter.
And
Alma
returned
and
said
unto
them:
Behold,
the
Lamanites
will
cross
the
river
Sidon
in
the
south
wilderness,
away
up
beyond
the
borders
of
the
land
of
b
Manti.
And
behold
there
shall
ye
meet
them,
on
the
east
of
the
river
Sidon,
and
there
the
Lord
will
deliver
unto
thee
thy
brethren
who
have
been
taken
captive
by
the
Lamanites.
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Zoram
and
his
sons
crossed
over
the
river
Sidon,
with
their
armies,
and
marched
away
beyond
the
borders
of
Manti
into
the
south
wilderness,
which
was
on
the
east
side
of
the
river
Sidon.
8 And
they
came
upon
the
armies
of
the
Lamanites,
and
the
Lamanites
were
scattered
and
driven
into
the
wilderness;
and
they
took
their
brethren
who
had
been
taken
captive
by
the
Lamanites,
and
there
was
not
one
soul
of
them
had
been
lost
that
were
taken
captive.
And
they
were
brought
by
their
brethren
to
possess
their
own
lands.
9 And
thus
ended
the
eleventh
year
of
the
judges,
the
Lamanites
having
been
driven
out
of
the
land,
and
the
people
of
Ammonihah
were
a
destroyed;
yea,
b
every
living
soul
of
the
Ammonihahites
was
c
destroyed,
and
also
their
d
great
city,
which
they
said
God
could
not
destroy,
because
of
its
greatness.
10 But
behold,
in
a
one
day
it
was
left
desolate;
and
the
b
carcasses
were
mangled
by
dogs
and
wild
beasts
of
the
wilderness.
11 Nevertheless,
after
many
days
their
a
dead
bodies
were
heaped
up
upon
the
face
of
the
earth,
and
they
were
covered
with
a
shallow
covering.
And
now
so
great
was
the
scent
thereof
that
the
people
did
not
go
in
to
possess
the
land
of
Ammonihah
for
many
years.
And
it
was
called
Desolation
of
b
Nehors;
for
they
were
of
the
profession
of
Nehor,
who
were
slain;
and
their
lands
remained
desolate.
12 And
the
Lamanites
did
not
come
again
to
war
against
the
Nephites
until
the
fourteenth
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
Nephi.
And
thus
for
three
years
did
the
people
of
Nephi
have
continual
peace
in
all
the
land.
13 And
Alma
and
Amulek
went
forth
preaching
repentance
to
the
people
in
their
a
temples,
and
in
their
b
sanctuaries,
and
also
in
their
c
synagogues,
which
were
built
after
the
manner
of
the
Jews.
14 And
as
many
as
would
hear
their
words,
unto
them
they
did
impart
the
word
of
God,
without
any
a
respect
of
persons,
continually.
15 And
thus
did
Alma
and
Amulek
go
forth,
and
also
many
more
who
had
been
chosen
for
the
work,
to
preach
the
word
throughout
all
the
land.
And
the
establishment
of
the
church
became
general
throughout
the
land,
in
all
the
region
round
about,
among
all
the
people
of
the
Nephites.
16 And
there
was
a
no
inequality
among
them;
the
Lord
did
pour
out
his
Spirit
on
all
the
face
of
the
land
to
prepare
the
minds
of
the
children
of
men,
or
to
prepare
their
b
hearts
to
receive
the
word
which
should
be
taught
among
them
at
the
time
of
his
coming—
17 That
they
might
not
be
hardened
against
the
word,
that
they
might
not
be
unbelieving,
and
go
on
to
destruction,
but
that
they
might
receive
the
word
with
joy,
and
as
a
a
branch
be
grafted
into
the
true
vine,
that
they
might
enter
into
the
b
rest
of
the
Lord
their
God.
18 Now
those
a
priests
who
did
go
forth
among
the
people
did
preach
against
all
b
lyings,
and
c
deceivings,
and
d
envyings,
and
e
strifes,
and
malice,
and
revilings,
and
stealing,
robbing,
plundering,
murdering,
committing
adultery,
and
all
manner
of
lasciviousness,
crying
that
these
things
ought
not
so
to
be—
19 Holding
forth
things
which
must
shortly
come;
yea,
holding
forth
the
a
coming
of
the
Son
of
God,
his
sufferings
and
death,
and
also
the
resurrection
of
the
dead.
20 And
many
of
the
people
did
inquire
concerning
the
place
where
the
Son
of
God
should
come;
and
they
were
taught
that
he
would
a
appear
unto
them
b
after
his
resurrection;
and
this
the
people
did
hear
with
great
joy
and
gladness.
21 And
now
after
the
church
had
been
established
throughout
all
the
land—having
got
the
a
victory
over
the
devil,
and
the
word
of
God
being
preached
in
its
purity
in
all
the
land,
and
the
Lord
pouring
out
his
blessings
upon
the
people—thus
ended
the
fourteenth
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
Nephi.
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