Helaman 11:24

And it came to pass that in the eightieth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi,

who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites,

and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites,

and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites,

being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters,

therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.

Helaman 11:25

And they did commit murder and plunder;

and then they would retreat back into the mountains,

and into the wilderness and secret places,

hiding themselves that they could not be discovered,

receiving daily an addition to their numbers,

inasmuch as there were dissenters that went forth unto them.

Helaman 11:26

And thus in time, yea, even in the space of not many years,

they became an exceedingly great band of robbers;

and they did search out all the secret plans of Gadianton;

and thus they became robbers of Gadianton.

Helaman 11:27

Now behold, these robbers did make great havoc,

yea, even great destruction among the people of Nephi,

and also among the people of the Lamanites.

Helaman 11:28

And it came to pass that it was expedient

that there should be a stop put to this work of destruction;

therefore they sent an army of strong men

into the wilderness and upon the mountains

to search out this band of robbers, and to destroy them.

Helaman 11:29

But behold, it came to pass that in that same year

they were driven back even into their own lands.

And thus ended the eightieth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Helaman 11:30

And it came to pass in the commencement of the eighty and first year

they did go forth again against this band of robbers, and did destroy many;

and they were also visited with much destruction.

Helaman 11:31

And they were again obliged to return

out of the wilderness and out of the mountains unto their own lands,

because of the exceeding greatness of the numbers of those robbers

who infested the mountains and the wilderness.

Helaman 11:32

And it came to pass that thus ended this year.

And the robbers did still increase and wax strong,

insomuch that they did defy the whole armies of the Nephites,

and also of the Lamanites;

and they did cause great fear to come unto the people

upon all the face of the land.

Helaman 11:33

Yea, for they did visit many parts of the land,

and did do great destruction unto them;

yea, did kill many, and did carry away others captive into the wilderness,

yea, and more especially their women and their children.

Helaman 11:34

Now this great evil, which came unto the people because of their iniquity,

did stir them up again in remembrance of the Lord their God.

Helaman 11:35

And thus ended the eighty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Helaman 11:36

And in the eighty and second year

they began again to forget the Lord their God.

And in the eighty and third year

they began to wax strong in iniquity.

And in the eighty and fourth year they did not mend their ways.

Helaman 11:37

And it came to pass in the eighty and fifth year

they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness;

and thus they were ripening again for destruction.

Helaman 11:38

And thus ended the eighty and fifth year.