Mosiah Ch7

In this chapter, we have some explores go looking for the group of people that separated years ago. They find the people in bondage to the Lamanites and we hear some of what happened. The people are told of their wickedness and to repent to be saved.

Remember those people who split away from the people back in Omni? After 3 years of peace, Mosiah is curious about what happened to them and granted that those who desired could go to look for them (v1-2). Ammon is the leader of the group of 16 men and ended up wandering around for 40 days until they forth a hill to pitch their tents (v3-5). A smaller group of 4 went down from there to the land of Nephi and were put in prison for two days before being brought to the king (v6-8).

The king is Limhi who is royal by blood and made king by voice of the people (v9). He inquires of the strangers why they came to the city and as answered by Ammon who gave his explaination of where he came from (v10-13). Learning the news about the survival of his brotheren, Limhi explained his situation to Ammon of being enslaved by the Lamanites (v14-15). He desires to be delivered out of bondage and would even rather be enslaved to Nephites. Ammon is set free and retrieves his other companions who did not come into the city (v16).

Limhi assembles his people to the temple to tell them of the good news and trust in God to deliver them from their bondage (v17-19). He explains that their wickedness has brought this hard affliction upon themselves and they need to remember God and trust Him (v20-25). They had been prideful and greedy and not listened to and killed the prophet that was sent to remind them (v26-28). The Lord only punishes the wicked and will not help them if they are transgressing (v29-30). Limhi ends by exhorting the people to be diligent in mind to change their heart to trusting God (v31-33).