Of course the conversion of the Lamanites had to be accomplished on an individual basis. The decree of the king did not allow anyone to be compelled to accept the teachings of the missionaries. Nevertheless, the process of conversion was so carefully nurtured among the people, and the spirit of revelation and prophecy so imbued the converts with such soul-stirring conviction that the record says of the thousands of Lamanites who were converted none were known to have fallen away.