son, Lamoni.
Ammon and Lamoni meet Lamoni's father (the king of the Lamanites) on
the road to Middoni where Ammon's brothers are imprisoned. Lamoni's
father orders him to kill Ammon, a Nephite, the traditional enemies of
the Lamanites. When Lamoni refuses, his father picks up the sword to
kill Ammon, but Ammon resists his blows. When the king sees Ammon
could kill him, he promises Ammon anything up to half his kingdom.
Alma 20: 26 And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him,
and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni, he was
astonished exceedingly, and said: Because this is all that thou hast
desired, that I would release thy brethren, and suffer that my son
Lamoni should retain his kingdom, behold, I will grant unto you that
my son may retain his kingdom from this time and forever; and I will
govern him no more—
27 And I will also grant unto thee that thy brethren may be cast out
of prison, and thou and thy brethren may come unto me, in my kingdom;
for I shall greatly desire to see thee. For the king was greatly
astonished at the words which he had spoken, and also at the words
which had been spoken by his son Lamoni, therefore he was desirous to
learn them.
Ammon's example again opens doors for him to teach the gospel.
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