Ammoron rejected the Nephite religion while he and his brother were still in the land of Zarahemla and were Nephites by name. Therefore, he easily rejects the Nephite God again. When Ammoron declares that he is a “bold Lamanite,” he is underscoring his shift in belief and allegiance away from the Nephite religion and government, and completely accepting the beliefs and government of the Lamanites. The original manuscript has the word now in a different position. In the original, this sentence read: “I am now a bold Lamanite.” That change in the position of now emphasizes the change from Nephite to Lamanite.