King Lamoni has heard of the amazing feats performed by
Ammon in defending his flocks. He is
astonished and wonders if Ammon is the Great Spirit. When Ammon and the king come back together,
Ammon asks the king, “what desirest thou?”
The king doesn’t answer, in fact, he stays quiet for an hour. Finally, Ammon discerns his thoughts, and asks
him if he wants to know how he was able to save his flocks? The king is amazed again because he reads his
thoughts and asks Ammon if he is the Great Spirit. Ammon commits the king to
listen to his words and the king accepts.
Ammon begins the discussion with the Creation, the Fall, and then the
Atonement, opening the scriptures to the king and unfolding the Plan of
Redemption. The king believed all of his
words.
King Lamoni never falls away. Because of his conversion, his wife and
family join the church. Many of his
people follow him into the waters of baptism.
They will be forced to leave their homes and travel down out of the
mountains to Zarahemla. They will live
the rest of their lives in righteousness as part of the people who reject their
Lamanite name and adopt the name Anti-Nephi-Lehi.
The basic doctrines of the gospel are true and powerful! I have also been converted, strengthened, and
blessed by the true word of God.
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