Scripture Thought (What I Learned):
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Chapter 20: King Noah and his people come out from the wilderness and abduct Lamanite daughters. The lamanites retaliate by attacking the people of Limhi, which after some discussion on what had really happed, they decided to drop their weapons.
Chapter 21: The people of Limhi stir up in anger and try to fight to be freed of the bondage between them and the Lamanites, but they are shot down every time, losing many men in battle. This chapter continues on from Mosiah 7; where Ammon finds the land of Lehi-Nephi where Limhi is king.
After meeting Ammon, they decide that they want to humble themselves and become baptized, but it mentions something important: "...and many of his people (King Limhi) were desirous to be baptized; but there was none in the land that had authority from God..." (Mosiah 21:33) OR in other words only a baptism with the proper authority is valid.
Chapter 22: Ammon and Limhi start to discuss how they might get out of bondage from the Lamanites, and they decide from counsel of Gideon, that they send wine to the guards... so they will be drunk. Then all of the people of Limhi travel from the city of Lehi-Nephi and follow Ammon to the land of Zarahemla where they become under the rule of King Mosiah.
Chapter 23: In chapter 23 we see the continuance of Mosiah 18, where Alma leads people into the wilderness to teach them the words that Abinadi had spoken. The people desired that Alma be their king, but Alma refuses, saying: "...I desire that ye should stand fast in the liberty wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king over you. And also trust no one to be your teacher nor your minister, except he be a man of God, walking in the ways and keeping his commandments." (Mosiah 23:13-14) This is really important doctrine that we can apply to leaders in today's world. For example the U.S.A. The government and the president should not have much power, just enough to keep order, and leave the rest to the free world (liberty), and that you should never vote in any leader that does not worship God, fear him and follow his commandments.
The lamanites find the land of Helam and rule over the people there. Amulon, leader of King Noah's wicked priest becomes the Lamanite Monarch.
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