Lamanite Queen¹

Lamoni's Mother

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Lamanite Queen¹

The Lamanite queen was the wife of the Lamanite king converted under the preaching of Aaron and his brethren. When her servants told her the king lay as if dead, with Aaron and his companions standing over him as though they had caused his fall, she grew angry and ordered her servants to kill them (Alma 22:19). The servants had seen the cause of the king’s fall and refused, saying one of the men was mightier than all of them (Alma 22:20). Seeing the servants’ fear, the queen herself feared and commanded them to call the people to slay Aaron and his brethren (Alma 22:21).

Aaron, expecting a multitude to gather, raised the king from the ground and told him to stand; the king rose and received his strength (Alma 22:22). This happened in the presence of the queen and many servants, who marveled and feared. The king then ministered to them, and his whole household was converted to the Lord (Alma 22:23).

The Lamanite converts were afterward named Anti-Nephi-Lehies and were no longer called Lamanites (Alma 23:17); they laid down the weapons of their rebellion and would not fight again (Alma 23:7). The sons of these converts later fought for the Nephites, obeying every command with exactness and acting on the faith their mothers had taught them (Alma 57:21).

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