Mosiah 23:39

1Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the armies of king

2And the Lord did strengthen them, that the people of king Noah

3And they fled eight days’ journey into the wilderness.

4And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful and pleasant

5And they pitched their tents, and began to till the ground, and

6And the people were desirous that Alma should be their king, for

7But he said unto them: Behold, it is not expedient that we should

8Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could always have just

9But remember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests; and I

10Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my cries,

11Nevertheless, in this I do not glory, for I am unworthy to glory

12And now I say unto you, ye have been oppressed by king Noah, and

13And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of

14And also trust no one to be your teacher nor your minister,

15Thus did Alma teach his people, that every man should love his

16And now, Alma was their high priest, he being the founder of

17And it came to pass that none received authority to preach or to

18Therefore they did watch over their people, and did nourish them

19And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in the

20And it came to pass that they did multiply and prosper

21Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he

22Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be

23For behold, I will show unto you that they were brought into

24And it came to pass that he did deliver them, and he did show

25For behold, it came to pass that while they were in the land of

26Now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled from their

27But Alma went forth and stood among them, and exhorted them that

28Therefore they hushed their fears, and began to cry unto the Lord

29And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the hearts of the

30Now the armies of the Lamanites, which had followed after the

31And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah, in a place

32Now the name of the leader of those priests was Amulon.

33And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites; and

34And the Lamanites had compassion on Amulon and his brethren, and

35And Amulon and his brethren did join the Lamanites, and they were

36And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto Alma and his

37But after Alma had shown them the way that led to the land of

38And the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi; and a part

39And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon that he