Words of Mormon, Mosiah

And it came to pass that King Benjamin consecrated his son Mosiah to be a ruler and a king over his people.

And it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.

And it came to pass that King Mosiah granted that sixteen of their strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi to inquire concerning their brethren.

And it came to pass that on the morrow they started to go up, having with them one Ammon, he being a strong and mighty man, and a descendant of Zarahemla; and he was also their leader.

And now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wilderness to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi; therefore they wandered many days in the wilderness, even forty days did they wander.

And when they had wandered forty days they came to a hill, which is north of the land of Shilom, and there they pitched their tents.

And Ammon took three of his brethren, and they went down into the land of Nephi. And behold, they met the King of the people who were in the land of Nephi, and in the land of Shilom.

And he said unto them; Behold, I am Limhi, the son of Noah, who came up out of the land of Zarahemla to inherit this land, which was the land of their fathers, who was made a king by the voice of the people. Mosiah 6:3; 7:1- 9

And Ammon said: I am Ammon, and am a descendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of the land of Zarahemla, to inquire concerning our brethren, who Zeniff brought up out of that land.

And now King Limhi commanded his guards that they should go to the hill which was north of Shilom, and bring their brethren into the city. Mosiah 7:12, 16

I, Zeniff, having been taught in all the language of the Nephites, and having had a knowledge of the land of Nephi, or of the land of our father’s first inheritance and having been sent as a spy among the Lamanites and yet, I being over zealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess the land, and started our journey into the wilderness to go up to the land; nevertheless, after many days wandering in the wilderness we pitched our tents in the place where our brethren were slain, (Mosiah 9:1-2) which was near the land of our fathers.

And it came to pass that I went with four of my men into the city, unto the king; that I might know of the disposition of the king, and that I might know if I might go in with my people and possess the land in peace.

And I went in unto the king, and he covenanted with me that I might possess that land of Lehi-Nephi, and the land of Shilom.

And he also commanded that his people should depart out of the land, and I and my people went into the land that we might possess it.

And we began to build buildings, and to repair the walls of the city, yea, even the walls of the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the City of Shilom.

Now it was the cunning and the craftiness of king Laman, to bring my people into bondage, that he yielded up the land that we might possess it. Mosiah 9:3-10

And it came to pass that we did inherit the land of our fathers for many years, yea, for the space of twenty and two years.

And now it cam to pass that Zeniff conferred the kingdom upon Noah, on of his sons; therefore Noah began to reign in his stead; and he did not walk in the ways of his father.

And it came to pass that he built a tower near the temple; yea, a very high tower, even so high that he could stand upon the top thereof and overlook the land of Shilom, and also the land of Shemlon, which was possessed by the Lamanites; and he could even look over all the land round about.

And it came to pass that he caused many buildings to be built in the land of Shilom; and he caused a great tower to be built on the hill north of the land Shilom, which had been a resort for the children of Nephi at the time they fled out of the land; and thus he did do with the riches which he obtained by the taxation of his people. Mosiah 10:3; 11:1-13

But there was one among them whose name was Alma, he also being a descendant of Nephi, and he was a young man, and he believed the words which Abinidi had spoken, but the king was more wroth, and caused that Alma should be cast out from among them, and sent his servants after him that they might slay him.

And now, it came to pass that as many as did believe him (Alma) did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having been infested, by times or at seasons by wild beasts. And these things were done in the borders of the land that they might not come to the knowledge of the king. Mosiah 17:2-3; 18:4, 31

And it came to pass that Alma and the people of the Lord took their tents and their families and departed into the wilderness. And they were in number about four hundred and fifty souls. Mosiah 18:34-35

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 course towards the land of Zarahemla, being led by Ammon and his brethren.

And after being many days in the wilderness they arrived in the land of Zarahemla and joined Mosiah’s people, and became his subjects.

And it came to pass when the Lamanites had found that the people of Limhi had departed out of the land 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. Mosiah 22:11-16

An account of Alma and the people of the Lord

Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the armies of King Noah would come upon them, and having made it known to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain, and departed into the wilderness before the armies of King Noah.

And they fled eight days journey into the wilderness. And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful and pleasant land, a land of pure water. And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in the land; and they called the land Helam.

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 the City of Helam. Mosiah 23:1-20

Now the armies of the Lamanites, which had followed after the people of king Limhi, had been lost in the wilderness for many days. And behold, they had found those priests of King Noah, in a place which they called Amulon; and they had begun to till the ground.

Now the name of the leader of those priests was Amulon. And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites; and he also sent forth their wives, who were the daughters of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they should not destroy their husbands.

And the Lamanites had compassion on Amulon and his brethren, and did not destroy them, because of their wives. And Amulon and his brethren did join the Lamanites, and they were traveling in the wilderness in search of the land of Nephi when they discovered the land of Helam, which was possessed by Alma and his brethren.

And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto Alma and his brethren, that if they would show them the way which led to the land of Nephi that they would grant unto them their lives and their liberty.

But after Alma had shown them the way that led to the land of Nephi, the Lamanites would not keep their promise but 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 who had been left in the land.

And the King of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon that he and his brethren should be a king and ruler over his people, who were in the land of Helam; nevertheless he should have no power to do anything contrary to the will of the King of the Lamanites. Mosiah 23:30-39

Now it came to pass that Alma and his people in the night-time gathered their flocks together, and also of their grain; yea, even all the night-time were they gathering their flocks together.

And Alma and his people departed into the wilderness; and when they had traveled all day they pitched their tents in a valley, and they called the valley Alma, because he led their way in the wilderness.

And it came to pass that they departed out of the valley, and took their journey into the wilderness. And after they had been in the wilderness twelve days they arrived in the land of Zarahemla; and King Mosiah did also receive them with joy. Mosiah 24: 18-25

And there began to be much peace again in the land; and the people began to be very numerous, and began to scatter abroad upon the face of the earth, yea, on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west, building large cities and villages in all quarters of the land.

And the Lord did visit them and prosper them, and they became a large and wealthy people. Mosiah 27:6-7