Mosiah 23:25

For behold, it came to pass that

while they were in the land of Helam,

yea, in the city of Helam,

while tilling the land round about,

behold an army of the Lamanites was in the borders of the land.

Mosiah 23:26

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

and gathered themselves together in the city of Helam;

and they were much frightened because of the appearance of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 23:27

But Alma went forth and stood among them,

and exhorted them that they should not be frightened,

but that they should remember the Lord their God

and he would deliver them.

Mosiah 23:28

Therefore they hushed their fears,

and began to cry unto the Lord

that he would soften the hearts of the Lamanites,

that they would spare them, and their wives, and their children.

Mosiah 23:29

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

And Alma and his brethren went forth

and delivered themselves up into their hands;

and the Lamanites took possession of the land of Helam.

Mosiah 23:30

Now the armies of the Lamanites,

which had followed after the people of king Limhi,

had been lost in the wilderness for many days.

Mosiah 23:31

And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah,

in a place which they called Amulon;

and they had begun to possess the land of Amulon

and had begun to till the ground.

Mosiah 23:32

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

Mosiah 23:33

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.

Mosiah 23:34

And the Lamanites had compassion on Amulon and his brethren,

and did not destroy them, because of their wives.

Mosiah 23:35

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.

Mosiah 23:36

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.

Mosiah 23:37

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

the Lamanites would not keep their promise;

but they set guards round about the land of Helam, over Alma and his brethren.

Mosiah 23:38

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.

Mosiah 23:39

And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon

that he should be a king and a 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.