“The events which transpired in regaining the city of Manti bore witness to the promise of deliverance made by the Lord. By once again drawing the Lamanites out of the city and then sending an army behind them into the defenseless city of Manti, ‘they did take possession of the city of Manti without the shedding of blood’ (Alma 58:28)” (Bassett, “Nephi’s Freedom Thesis and the Sons of Helaman,” 301).