“He Smote Them With His Hand Upon Their Cheeks”

References

• Alma 14:14–16

  Now it came to pass that when the bodies of those who had been cast into the fire were consumed, and also the records which were cast in with them, the chief judge of the land came and stood before Alma and Amulek, as they were bound; and he smote them with his hand upon their cheeks, and said unto them:

  “After what ye have seen, will ye preach again unto this people, that they shall be cast into a lake of fire and brimstone? Behold, ye see that ye had not power to save those who had been cast into the fire; neither has God saved them because they were of thy faith.”

  and the judge smote them again upon their cheeks, and asked:

  “What say ye for yourselves?”

  Now this judge was after the order and faith of Nehor, who slew Gideon.