The Lord has said, Thou shalt not kill; and he that kills shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to come (DC 42:18). Obviously, this means that an individual who commits murder can never receive forgiveness for that sin. Yet, Anti-Nephi-Lehi explains that he and his people had received remission of sins—even of the murders which we have committed. But how could they receive remission of sins for murder? Well it is helpful to understand what Anti-Nephi-Lehi is calling murder. He is referring to the warlike nature of his people, that as soldiers in the Lamanite armies, they had killed many Nephites. With the understanding that the Nephites were innocent, he is likening this military act to the crime of murder—although it is not exactly the same thing. It is much different to kill someone as a member of an army than it is to kill someone in cold blood, with premeditation. Thus we see that the king is using the word “murder” as a hyperbole. Had the people been guilty of murder as we understand the term, they could not have been forgiven.