“It is Better That We Be Slaves to the Nephites”

Alan C. Miner

When he started thinking about returning to the land of Zarahemla, King Limhi made a curious remark. He said, "it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites" (Mosiah 7:15). Did Limhi feel that if they went back to the land of Zarahemla they might be slaves of the Nephites? Why would he even bring up the idea? Had the people of Zeniff originally forsaken their loyalties to Mosiah1 and the Nephites in Zarahemla when they returned to Lehi-Nephi? Was slavery practiced in Nephite society? [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]

Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary

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