Alma Ch24

Last chapter was a happy one, so I guess by default this next one has to start some problems because the Lamanites who didn't convert start harassing the people of God. Those Anti-Nephi-Lehies are blessed and visited by angels and choose to die rather than fight their brethren (which totally converts some more people).
The Amalekites and Amulonites were the main groups making everyone hate those who had converted and repented, so much so that they denounced the right the king had to rule just in time for the king to confer the kingdom to his son, Anti-Nephi-Lehi as the Lamanites were preparing for war (v1-4). As Ammon saw the preparations for battle, he counciled with his brothers, Lamoni, and Anti-Nephi-Lehi what they should do about it, and the result was that no one who had converted wanted to fight (v5-6). The king declared that they did not have to fight because of their change of heart being that they were now sickened by the thought of committing sin, were fully repented of those sins, and convinced that now that they were clean if they were to murder again, they might not receive forgiveness again (v7-13).
The Lord God in his goodness and mercy has given the people this knowledge and they are willing to bury their swords as to not be tempted to commit sin again even if they are threatened with death (v14-16). The king spoke such words of thankfulness to the Lord and all the people agreed, so they took their weapons of war and buried them deep in the earth as a physical testimony of the value of being clean (v17-19). The wicked Lamanites did come to try and over throw the king and started to attack the converts who were praying and as a result, 1,005 of them were killed as they praised the Lord, which basically means they are going straight to heaven to be with God (v20-22).
The Lamanites' hearts were softened as they were slaughtering their brethren and even more than were killed were converted after witnessing the strong testimony of those who sacrificed their lives for peace (v23-26). Oh, the Lord definitely works in mysterious ways sometimes, with this whole converting thousands of Lamanites and receiving 1,005 to his folds (v27). Not surprisingly though is the fact that there were not one Amalekite or Amulonite that was converted but do you know why (v28-29). They once knew about all the truths of the Spirit of the Lord and they rejected it, so they are more wicked and hardened than any Lamanite had been (v30).