Unit 69

epistle

10 occurrences in 8 verses

Alma 54:4, 11, 14, 15, 24,

Alma 55:1, 2, 3

Alma 54:4

Therefore he wrote an epistle, and sent it by the servant of Ammoron,

the same who had brought an epistle to Moroni.

Now these are the words which he wrote unto Ammoron, saying:

Alma 54:11

But behold, it supposeth me that I talk to you concerning these things in vain;

or it supposeth me that thou art a child of hell;

therefore I will close my epistle by telling you

that I will not exchange prisoners, save it be on conditions

that ye will deliver up a man and his wife and his children, for one prisoner;

if this be the case that ye will do it, I will exchange.

Alma 54:14

Now I close my epistle.

I am Moroni;

I am a leader of the people of the Nephites.

Alma 54:15

Now it came to pass that Ammoron, when he had received this epistle,

was angry; and he wrote another epistle unto Moroni,

and these are the words which he wrote, saying:

Alma 54:24

And behold now, I am a bold Lamanite;

behold, this war hath been waged to avenge their wrongs,

and to maintain and to obtain their rights to the government;

and I close my epistle to Moroni.

Alma 55:1

Now it came to pass that when Moroni had received this epistle

he was more angry,

because he knew that Ammoron had a perfect knowledge of his fraud;

yea, he knew that Ammoron knew that it was not a just cause

that had caused him to wage a war against the people of Nephi.

Alma 55:2

And he said:

Behold, I will not exchange prisoners with Ammoron

save he will withdraw his purpose, as I have stated in my epistle;

for I will not grant unto him

that he shall have any more power than what he hath got.

Alma 55:3

Behold, I know the place where the Lamanites do guard my people

whom they have taken prisoners;

and as Ammoron would not grant unto me mine epistle,

behold, I will give unto him according to my words;

yea, I will seek death among them until they shall sue for peace.