Comforted by the Lord, and sustained by His power, the missionaries, headed by Aaron, began to reap a plentiful harvest of them that loved the Lord. They labored unceasingly to bring souls to their Maker, and in following inspiration's lead they were able to make plain to the savage mind the unfathomable will of God. In humility, they guided the erring along the paths of justice and truth. Many of the Lamanites, because of the missionaries' long-suffering and self-abnegation, saw in the demeanor of the brethren proof of their worthy cause. Gradually the Spirit of the Lord brought many to see wherein the traditions handed down to them by their fathers had led them into sinful paths. They resolved that no longer would they be slaves of the unrestrained lives they had led, lives in which falsehood and deceit had been an important part in nourishing cleavage between them and their brethren, the Nephites.
A large number of the Lamanites saw and recognized their sins; they became convinced that the missionaries spoke the truth, and as future records make known, they, with great numbers of their dark-skinned brethren, never wavered in the knowledge of Christ which they had, even when death was their lot. They remained faithful to the end. (Alma 24:16-19)