This chapter contains one of the most incredible stories of
fraud imaginable. It stars Amalikiah, a
Nephite who knew all the teachings of Helaman and his brethren. He knew about Christ and he knew the concept
of freedom. Being rich, he was also
greedy for power. First he thought he
could destroy the free government of the Nephites to get his power. Failing at that, he joined the Lamanites and
deceived his way into becoming their King.
Amalikiah then incited the Lamanites to go to war against the
Nephites. With disaffected Nephites at
their head, the Lamanites finally had a good chance to defeat their
enemies. They were being led by leaders
more hardened and impenitent, more wild, wicked and ferocious than they’d ever
known. These Nephite dissenters were cut
off from the Lord. That means they were fighting
and leading entirely on their own power.
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