“They had built a stand in the center of their synagogue”

AlmaChapter31

v1.10

Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor, Alma having received tidings that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people to bow down to dumb idols, his heart again began to sicken because of the iniquity of the people.

For it was the cause of great sorrow to Alma to know of iniquity among his people; therefore his heart was exceedingly sorrowful because of the separation of the Zoramites from the Nephites.

Now the Zoramites had gathered themselves together in a land which they called Antionum, which was east of the land of Zarahemla, which lay nearly bordering upon the seashore, which was south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered upon the wilderness south, which wilderness was full of the Lamanites.

Now the Nephites greatly feared that the Zoramites would enter into a correspondence with the Lamanites, and that it would be the means of great loss on the part of the Nephites.

And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.

Therefore he took Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner; and Himni he did leave in the church in Zarahemla; but the former three he took with him, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek; and he also took two of his sons.

Now the eldest of his sons he took not with him, and his name was Helaman; but the names of those whom he took with him were Shiblon and Corianton; and these are the names of those who went with him among the Zoramites, to preach unto them the word.

Now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites; therefore they had had the word of God preached unto them.

But they had fallen into great errors, for they would not observe to keep the commandments of God, and his statutes, according to the law of Moses.

Neither would they observe the performances of the church, to continue in prayer and supplication to God daily, that they might not enter into temptation.

Yea, in fine, they did pervert the ways of the Lord in very many instances; therefore, for this cause, Alma and his brethren went into the land to preach the word unto them.

Now, when they had come into the land, behold, to their astonishment they found that the Zoramites had built synagogues, and that they did gather themselves together on one day of the week, which day they did call the day of the Lord; and they did worship after a manner which Alma and his brethren had never beheld;

For they had a place built up in the center of their synagogue, a place for standing, which was high above the head, and the top thereof would only admit one person.

Therefore, whosoever desired to worship must go forth and stand upon the top thereof, and stretch forth his hands towards heaven, and cry with a loud voice, saying:

Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever.

Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren; and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers; but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children; and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ.

But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God.

And again we thank thee, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.

Now it came to pass that after Alma and his brethren and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure.

For behold, every man did go forth and offer up these same prayers.

Now the place was called by them Rameumptom, which, being interpreted, is the holy stand.

Now, from this stand they did offer up, every man, the selfsame prayer unto God, thanking their God that they were chosen of him, and that he did not lead them away after the tradition of their brethren, and that their hearts were not stolen away to believe in things to come, which they knew nothing about.

Now, after the people had all offered up thanks after this manner, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had assembled themselves together again to the holy stand, to offer up thanks after their manner.

Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved; for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people; yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine goods.

Yea, and he also saw that their hearts were lifted up unto great boasting, in their pride.

And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to behold such gross wickedness among the children of men?

Behold, O God, they cry unto thee, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. Behold, O God, they cry unto thee with their mouths, while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the vain things of the world.

Behold, O my God, their costly apparel, and their ringlets, and their bracelets, and their ornaments of gold, and all their precious things which they are ornamented with; and behold, their hearts are set upon them, and yet they cry unto thee and say—We thank thee, O God, for we are a chosen people unto thee, while others shall perish.

Yea, and they say that thou hast made it known unto them that there shall be no Christ.

O Lord God, how long wilt thou suffer that such wickedness and infidelity shall be among this people? O Lord, wilt thou give me strength, that I may bear with mine infirmities. For I am infirm, and such wickedness among this people doth pain my soul.

O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful; wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ. O Lord, wilt thou grant unto me that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience these afflictions which shall come upon me, because of the iniquity of this people.

O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul, and give unto me success, and also my fellow laborers who are with me—yea, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and also Amulek and Zeezrom and also my two sons—yea, even all these wilt thou comfort, O Lord. Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ.

Wilt thou grant unto them that they may have strength, that they may bear their afflictions which shall come upon them because of the iniquities of this people.

O Lord, wilt thou grant unto us that we may have success in bringing them again unto thee in Christ.

Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee.

Now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words, that he clapped his hands upon all them who were with him. And behold, as he clapped his hands upon them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

And after that they did separate themselves one from another, taking no thought for themselves what they should eat, or what they should drink, or what they should put on.

And the Lord provided for them that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst; yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith.

After the end of Korihor, Alma received news that the Zoramites were twisting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, their leader, was leading the people's hearts to bow down to mute idols. His heart sickened again over the wickedness of the people. It caused Alma great sorrow to know there was wickedness among his people, so he grieved deeply over the Zoramites' separation from the Nephites.

The Zoramites had gathered together in a land they called Antionum, east of the land of Zarahemla, lying nearly along the seashore, south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered the wilderness to the south. That wilderness was full of Lamanites. The Nephites were very afraid that the Zoramites would open communication with the Lamanites, and that this would cost them dearly.

Preaching the word had a strong tendency to lead people to do what was right. In fact, it had a more powerful effect on the people's minds than the sword or anything else that had happened to them. So Alma thought it was wise to try the power of the word of God.

So he took Ammon, Aaron, and Omner with him and left Himni with the church in Zarahemla. He also took Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek, and two of his sons. He didn't take his oldest son, Helaman; the two he took were Shiblon and Corianton. These are the ones who went with him among the Zoramites to preach the word to them.

The Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites, so they had already heard the word of God preached to them. But they had fallen into serious error because they refused to keep the commandments of God and his statutes, according to the law of Moses. They also refused to keep the practices of the church: praying and pleading with God daily so that they wouldn't fall into temptation. In short, they twisted the ways of the Lord in many, many instances. That is why Alma and his brothers went into the land to preach the word to them.

When they got there, they were astonished to find that the Zoramites had built synagogues, that they gathered on one day of the week, which they called the day of the Lord, and that they worshiped in a way Alma and his brothers had never seen. They had built a stand in the center of their synagogue, a place to stand on that rose high above their heads, and the top of it had room for only one person. So anyone who wanted to worship had to go up and stand on top of it, stretch out his hands toward heaven, and call out in a loud voice:

Holy, holy God, we believe that you are God, and we believe that you are holy, and that you were a spirit, and that you are a spirit, and that you will be a spirit forever. Holy God, we believe that you have separated us from our brothers. And we do not believe in the tradition of our brothers, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers. But we believe that you have chosen us to be your holy children, and you have also made it known to us that there will be no Christ. But you are the same yesterday, today, and forever. And you have chosen us to be saved, while everyone around us is chosen to be cast down to hell by your wrath. For that holiness, O God, we thank you. And we also thank you that you have chosen us, so that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brothers, which bind them down to a belief in Christ, which leads their hearts to wander far from you, our God. And again we thank you, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.

After Alma, his brothers, and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure. Every one of the Zoramites went up and offered these same prayers. They called the place Rameumptom, which means "the holy stand."

From this stand every one of them offered the very same prayer to God, thanking their God that they were chosen by him, that he didn't lead them away after the tradition of their brothers, and that their hearts weren't stolen away into believing in things to come, which they knew nothing about. After the people had all given thanks this way, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had gathered at the holy stand once more to give thanks in the same way.

When Alma saw this, his heart was grieved because he saw that they were a wicked and perverse people. He saw that their hearts were set on gold, silver, and every kind of fine goods. He also saw that they had grown so proud that their hearts were lifted up in great boasting.

And he lifted up his voice to heaven and cried out: O Lord, how long will you let your servants live here below in the flesh, to see such terrible wickedness among humankind? O God, they call out to you, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. O God, they call out to you with their mouths while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the empty things of the world.

O my God, look at their expensive clothes, ringlets, bracelets, gold ornaments, and all the precious things they decorate themselves with. Their hearts are set on these things, and yet they call out to you and say, "We thank you, O God, for we are a chosen people to you, while others will perish." And they say that you have made it known to them that there will be no Christ.

O Lord God, how long will you let such wickedness and unbelief be among them? O Lord, will you give me strength, that I may bear with my weaknesses? For I am weak, and wickedness like this pains my soul. O Lord, my heart is deeply sorrowful. Will you comfort my soul in Christ? O Lord, will you grant me strength, that I may patiently endure the afflictions that will come upon me because of their wickedness?

O Lord, will you comfort my soul and give success to me and to my fellow workers who are with me: Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Amulek, Zeezrom, and my two sons? Will you comfort them all, O Lord? Will you comfort their souls in Christ? Will you grant them strength, that they may bear the afflictions that will come upon them because of the wickedness of the Zoramites?

O Lord, will you grant us success in bringing them back to you in Christ? O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brothers. So give us power and wisdom, O Lord, that we may bring these, our brothers, back to you.

When Alma said this, he laid his hands on all those who were with him. And as he laid his hands on them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

After that they separated from one another, taking no thought for what they would eat, or drink, or wear. And the Lord provided for them so that they didn't go hungry or thirsty. He also gave them strength, so that they suffered no kind of affliction that wasn't swallowed up in the joy of Christ. This was according to Alma's prayer, and it happened because he prayed in faith.

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Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor, Alma having received tidings that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people to bow down to dumb idols, his heart again began to sicken because of the iniquity of the people.

After the end of Korihor, Alma received news that the Zoramites were twisting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, their leader, was leading the people's hearts to bow down to mute idols. His heart sickened again over the wickedness of the people.

For it was the cause of great sorrow to Alma to know of iniquity among his people; therefore his heart was exceedingly sorrowful because of the separation of the Zoramites from the Nephites.

It caused Alma great sorrow to know there was wickedness among his people, so he grieved deeply over the Zoramites' separation from the Nephites.

Now the Zoramites had gathered themselves together in a land which they called Antionum, which was east of the land of Zarahemla, which lay nearly bordering upon the seashore, which was south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered upon the wilderness south, which wilderness was full of the Lamanites.

The Zoramites had gathered together in a land they called Antionum, east of the land of Zarahemla, lying nearly along the seashore, south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered the wilderness to the south. That wilderness was full of Lamanites.

Now the Nephites greatly feared that the Zoramites would enter into a correspondence with the Lamanites, and that it would be the means of great loss on the part of the Nephites.

The Nephites were very afraid that the Zoramites would open communication with the Lamanites, and that this would cost them dearly.

And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.

Preaching the word had a strong tendency to lead people to do what was right. In fact, it had a more powerful effect on the people's minds than the sword or anything else that had happened to them. So Alma thought it was wise to try the power of the word of God.

Therefore he took Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner; and Himni he did leave in the church in Zarahemla; but the former three he took with him, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek; and he also took two of his sons.

So he took Ammon, Aaron, and Omner with him and left Himni with the church in Zarahemla. He also took Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek, and two of his sons.

Now the eldest of his sons he took not with him, and his name was Helaman; but the names of those whom he took with him were Shiblon and Corianton; and these are the names of those who went with him among the Zoramites, to preach unto them the word.

He didn't take his oldest son, Helaman; the two he took were Shiblon and Corianton. These are the ones who went with him among the Zoramites to preach the word to them.

Now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites; therefore they had had the word of God preached unto them.

The Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites, so they had already heard the word of God preached to them.

But they had fallen into great errors, for they would not observe to keep the commandments of God, and his statutes, according to the law of Moses.

But they had fallen into serious error because they refused to keep the commandments of God and his statutes, according to the law of Moses.

Neither would they observe the performances of the church, to continue in prayer and supplication to God daily, that they might not enter into temptation.

They also refused to keep the practices of the church: praying and pleading with God daily so that they wouldn't fall into temptation.

Yea, in fine, they did pervert the ways of the Lord in very many instances; therefore, for this cause, Alma and his brethren went into the land to preach the word unto them.

In short, they twisted the ways of the Lord in many, many instances. That is why Alma and his brothers went into the land to preach the word to them.

Now, when they had come into the land, behold, to their astonishment they found that the Zoramites had built synagogues, and that they did gather themselves together on one day of the week, which day they did call the day of the Lord; and they did worship after a manner which Alma and his brethren had never beheld;

When they got there, they were astonished to find that the Zoramites had built synagogues, that they gathered on one day of the week, which they called the day of the Lord, and that they worshiped in a way Alma and his brothers had never seen.

For they had a place built up in the center of their synagogue, a place for standing, which was high above the head, and the top thereof would only admit one person.

They had built a stand in the center of their synagogue, a place to stand on that rose high above their heads, and the top of it had room for only one person.

Therefore, whosoever desired to worship must go forth and stand upon the top thereof, and stretch forth his hands towards heaven, and cry with a loud voice, saying:

So anyone who wanted to worship had to go up and stand on top of it, stretch out his hands toward heaven, and call out in a loud voice:

Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever.

Holy, holy God, we believe that you are God, and we believe that you are holy, and that you were a spirit, and that you are a spirit, and that you will be a spirit forever.

Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren; and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers; but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children; and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ.

Holy God, we believe that you have separated us from our brothers. And we do not believe in the tradition of our brothers, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers. But we believe that you have chosen us to be your holy children, and you have also made it known to us that there will be no Christ.

But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God.

But you are the same yesterday, today, and forever. And you have chosen us to be saved, while everyone around us is chosen to be cast down to hell by your wrath. For that holiness, O God, we thank you. And we also thank you that you have chosen us, so that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brothers, which bind them down to a belief in Christ, which leads their hearts to wander far from you, our God.

And again we thank thee, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.

And again we thank you, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.

Now it came to pass that after Alma and his brethren and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure.

After Alma, his brothers, and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure.

For behold, every man did go forth and offer up these same prayers.

Every one of the Zoramites went up and offered these same prayers.

Now the place was called by them Rameumptom, which, being interpreted, is the holy stand.

They called the place Rameumptom, which means "the holy stand."

Now, from this stand they did offer up, every man, the selfsame prayer unto God, thanking their God that they were chosen of him, and that he did not lead them away after the tradition of their brethren, and that their hearts were not stolen away to believe in things to come, which they knew nothing about.

From this stand every one of them offered the very same prayer to God, thanking their God that they were chosen by him, that he didn't lead them away after the tradition of their brothers, and that their hearts weren't stolen away into believing in things to come, which they knew nothing about.

Now, after the people had all offered up thanks after this manner, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had assembled themselves together again to the holy stand, to offer up thanks after their manner.

After the people had all given thanks this way, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had gathered at the holy stand once more to give thanks in the same way.

Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved; for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people; yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine goods.

When Alma saw this, his heart was grieved because he saw that they were a wicked and perverse people. He saw that their hearts were set on gold, silver, and every kind of fine goods.

Yea, and he also saw that their hearts were lifted up unto great boasting, in their pride.

He also saw that they had grown so proud that their hearts were lifted up in great boasting.

And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to behold such gross wickedness among the children of men?

And he lifted up his voice to heaven and cried out: O Lord, how long will you let your servants live here below in the flesh, to see such terrible wickedness among humankind?

Behold, O God, they cry unto thee, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. Behold, O God, they cry unto thee with their mouths, while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the vain things of the world.

O God, they call out to you, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. O God, they call out to you with their mouths while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the empty things of the world.

Behold, O my God, their costly apparel, and their ringlets, and their bracelets, and their ornaments of gold, and all their precious things which they are ornamented with; and behold, their hearts are set upon them, and yet they cry unto thee and say—We thank thee, O God, for we are a chosen people unto thee, while others shall perish.

O my God, look at their expensive clothes, ringlets, bracelets, gold ornaments, and all the precious things they decorate themselves with. Their hearts are set on these things, and yet they call out to you and say, "We thank you, O God, for we are a chosen people to you, while others will perish."

Yea, and they say that thou hast made it known unto them that there shall be no Christ.

And they say that you have made it known to them that there will be no Christ.

O Lord God, how long wilt thou suffer that such wickedness and infidelity shall be among this people? O Lord, wilt thou give me strength, that I may bear with mine infirmities. For I am infirm, and such wickedness among this people doth pain my soul.

O Lord God, how long will you let such wickedness and unbelief be among them? O Lord, will you give me strength, that I may bear with my weaknesses? For I am weak, and wickedness like this pains my soul.

O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful; wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ. O Lord, wilt thou grant unto me that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience these afflictions which shall come upon me, because of the iniquity of this people.

O Lord, my heart is deeply sorrowful. Will you comfort my soul in Christ? O Lord, will you grant me strength, that I may patiently endure the afflictions that will come upon me because of their wickedness?

O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul, and give unto me success, and also my fellow laborers who are with me—yea, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and also Amulek and Zeezrom and also my two sons—yea, even all these wilt thou comfort, O Lord. Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ.

O Lord, will you comfort my soul and give success to me and to my fellow workers who are with me: Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Amulek, Zeezrom, and my two sons? Will you comfort them all, O Lord? Will you comfort their souls in Christ?

Wilt thou grant unto them that they may have strength, that they may bear their afflictions which shall come upon them because of the iniquities of this people.

Will you grant them strength, that they may bear the afflictions that will come upon them because of the wickedness of the Zoramites?

O Lord, wilt thou grant unto us that we may have success in bringing them again unto thee in Christ.

O Lord, will you grant us success in bringing them back to you in Christ?

Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee.

O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brothers. So give us power and wisdom, O Lord, that we may bring these, our brothers, back to you.

Now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words, that he clapped his hands upon all them who were with him. And behold, as he clapped his hands upon them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

When Alma said this, he laid his hands on all those who were with him. And as he laid his hands on them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

And after that they did separate themselves one from another, taking no thought for themselves what they should eat, or what they should drink, or what they should put on.

After that they separated from one another, taking no thought for what they would eat, or drink, or wear.

And the Lord provided for them that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst; yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith.

And the Lord provided for them so that they didn't go hungry or thirsty. He also gave them strength, so that they suffered no kind of affliction that wasn't swallowed up in the joy of Christ. This was according to Alma's prayer, and it happened because he prayed in faith.

OriginalModern English
Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor, Alma having received tidings that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people to bow down to dumb idols, his heart again began to sicken because of the iniquity of the people. For it was the cause of great sorrow to Alma to know of iniquity among his people; therefore his heart was exceedingly sorrowful because of the separation of the Zoramites from the Nephites.
After the end of Korihor, Alma received news that the Zoramites were twisting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, their leader, was leading the people's hearts to bow down to mute idols. His heart sickened again over the wickedness of the people. It caused Alma great sorrow to know there was wickedness among his people, so he grieved deeply over the Zoramites' separation from the Nephites.
Now the Zoramites had gathered themselves together in a land which they called Antionum, which was east of the land of Zarahemla, which lay nearly bordering upon the seashore, which was south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered upon the wilderness south, which wilderness was full of the Lamanites. Now the Nephites greatly feared that the Zoramites would enter into a correspondence with the Lamanites, and that it would be the means of great loss on the part of the Nephites.
The Zoramites had gathered together in a land they called Antionum, east of the land of Zarahemla, lying nearly along the seashore, south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered the wilderness to the south. That wilderness was full of Lamanites. The Nephites were very afraid that the Zoramites would open communication with the Lamanites, and that this would cost them dearly.
And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.
Preaching the word had a strong tendency to lead people to do what was right. In fact, it had a more powerful effect on the people's minds than the sword or anything else that had happened to them. So Alma thought it was wise to try the power of the word of God.
Therefore he took Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner; and Himni he did leave in the church in Zarahemla; but the former three he took with him, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek; and he also took two of his sons. Now the eldest of his sons he took not with him, and his name was Helaman; but the names of those whom he took with him were Shiblon and Corianton; and these are the names of those who went with him among the Zoramites, to preach unto them the word.
So he took Ammon, Aaron, and Omner with him and left Himni with the church in Zarahemla. He also took Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek, and two of his sons. He didn't take his oldest son, Helaman; the two he took were Shiblon and Corianton. These are the ones who went with him among the Zoramites to preach the word to them.
Now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites; therefore they had had the word of God preached unto them. But they had fallen into great errors, for they would not observe to keep the commandments of God, and his statutes, according to the law of Moses. Neither would they observe the performances of the church, to continue in prayer and supplication to God daily, that they might not enter into temptation. Yea, in fine, they did pervert the ways of the Lord in very many instances; therefore, for this cause, Alma and his brethren went into the land to preach the word unto them.
The Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites, so they had already heard the word of God preached to them. But they had fallen into serious error because they refused to keep the commandments of God and his statutes, according to the law of Moses. They also refused to keep the practices of the church: praying and pleading with God daily so that they wouldn't fall into temptation. In short, they twisted the ways of the Lord in many, many instances. That is why Alma and his brothers went into the land to preach the word to them.
Now, when they had come into the land, behold, to their astonishment they found that the Zoramites had built synagogues, and that they did gather themselves together on one day of the week, which day they did call the day of the Lord; and they did worship after a manner which Alma and his brethren had never beheld; For they had a place built up in the center of their synagogue, a place for standing, which was high above the head, and the top thereof would only admit one person. Therefore, whosoever desired to worship must go forth and stand upon the top thereof, and stretch forth his hands towards heaven, and cry with a loud voice, saying:
When they got there, they were astonished to find that the Zoramites had built synagogues, that they gathered on one day of the week, which they called the day of the Lord, and that they worshiped in a way Alma and his brothers had never seen. They had built a stand in the center of their synagogue, a place to stand on that rose high above their heads, and the top of it had room for only one person. So anyone who wanted to worship had to go up and stand on top of it, stretch out his hands toward heaven, and call out in a loud voice:
Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever. Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren; and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers; but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children; and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ. But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God. And again we thank thee, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.
Holy, holy God, we believe that you are God, and we believe that you are holy, and that you were a spirit, and that you are a spirit, and that you will be a spirit forever. Holy God, we believe that you have separated us from our brothers. And we do not believe in the tradition of our brothers, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers. But we believe that you have chosen us to be your holy children, and you have also made it known to us that there will be no Christ. But you are the same yesterday, today, and forever. And you have chosen us to be saved, while everyone around us is chosen to be cast down to hell by your wrath. For that holiness, O God, we thank you. And we also thank you that you have chosen us, so that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brothers, which bind them down to a belief in Christ, which leads their hearts to wander far from you, our God. And again we thank you, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.
Now it came to pass that after Alma and his brethren and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure. For behold, every man did go forth and offer up these same prayers. Now the place was called by them Rameumptom, which, being interpreted, is the holy stand.
After Alma, his brothers, and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure. Every one of the Zoramites went up and offered these same prayers. They called the place Rameumptom, which means "the holy stand."
Now, from this stand they did offer up, every man, the selfsame prayer unto God, thanking their God that they were chosen of him, and that he did not lead them away after the tradition of their brethren, and that their hearts were not stolen away to believe in things to come, which they knew nothing about. Now, after the people had all offered up thanks after this manner, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had assembled themselves together again to the holy stand, to offer up thanks after their manner.
From this stand every one of them offered the very same prayer to God, thanking their God that they were chosen by him, that he didn't lead them away after the tradition of their brothers, and that their hearts weren't stolen away into believing in things to come, which they knew nothing about. After the people had all given thanks this way, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had gathered at the holy stand once more to give thanks in the same way.
Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved; for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people; yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine goods. Yea, and he also saw that their hearts were lifted up unto great boasting, in their pride.
When Alma saw this, his heart was grieved because he saw that they were a wicked and perverse people. He saw that their hearts were set on gold, silver, and every kind of fine goods. He also saw that they had grown so proud that their hearts were lifted up in great boasting.
And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to behold such gross wickedness among the children of men? Behold, O God, they cry unto thee, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. Behold, O God, they cry unto thee with their mouths, while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the vain things of the world.
And he lifted up his voice to heaven and cried out: O Lord, how long will you let your servants live here below in the flesh, to see such terrible wickedness among humankind? O God, they call out to you, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. O God, they call out to you with their mouths while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the empty things of the world.
Behold, O my God, their costly apparel, and their ringlets, and their bracelets, and their ornaments of gold, and all their precious things which they are ornamented with; and behold, their hearts are set upon them, and yet they cry unto thee and say—We thank thee, O God, for we are a chosen people unto thee, while others shall perish. Yea, and they say that thou hast made it known unto them that there shall be no Christ.
O my God, look at their expensive clothes, ringlets, bracelets, gold ornaments, and all the precious things they decorate themselves with. Their hearts are set on these things, and yet they call out to you and say, "We thank you, O God, for we are a chosen people to you, while others will perish." And they say that you have made it known to them that there will be no Christ.
O Lord God, how long wilt thou suffer that such wickedness and infidelity shall be among this people? O Lord, wilt thou give me strength, that I may bear with mine infirmities. For I am infirm, and such wickedness among this people doth pain my soul. O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful; wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ. O Lord, wilt thou grant unto me that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience these afflictions which shall come upon me, because of the iniquity of this people.
O Lord God, how long will you let such wickedness and unbelief be among them? O Lord, will you give me strength, that I may bear with my weaknesses? For I am weak, and wickedness like this pains my soul. O Lord, my heart is deeply sorrowful. Will you comfort my soul in Christ? O Lord, will you grant me strength, that I may patiently endure the afflictions that will come upon me because of their wickedness?
O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul, and give unto me success, and also my fellow laborers who are with me—yea, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and also Amulek and Zeezrom and also my two sons—yea, even all these wilt thou comfort, O Lord. Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ. Wilt thou grant unto them that they may have strength, that they may bear their afflictions which shall come upon them because of the iniquities of this people.
O Lord, will you comfort my soul and give success to me and to my fellow workers who are with me: Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Amulek, Zeezrom, and my two sons? Will you comfort them all, O Lord? Will you comfort their souls in Christ? Will you grant them strength, that they may bear the afflictions that will come upon them because of the wickedness of the Zoramites?
O Lord, wilt thou grant unto us that we may have success in bringing them again unto thee in Christ. Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee.
O Lord, will you grant us success in bringing them back to you in Christ? O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brothers. So give us power and wisdom, O Lord, that we may bring these, our brothers, back to you.
Now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words, that he clapped his hands upon all them who were with him. And behold, as he clapped his hands upon them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.
When Alma said this, he laid his hands on all those who were with him. And as he laid his hands on them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.
And after that they did separate themselves one from another, taking no thought for themselves what they should eat, or what they should drink, or what they should put on. And the Lord provided for them that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst; yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith.
After that they separated from one another, taking no thought for what they would eat, or drink, or wear. And the Lord provided for them so that they didn't go hungry or thirsty. He also gave them strength, so that they suffered no kind of affliction that wasn't swallowed up in the joy of Christ. This was according to Alma's prayer, and it happened because he prayed in faith.

Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor, Alma having received tidings that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people to bow down to dumb idols, his heart again began to sicken because of the iniquity of the people.

After the end of Korihor, Alma received news that the Zoramites were twisting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, their leader, was leading the people's hearts to bow down to mute idols. His heart sickened again over the wickedness of the people.

For it was the cause of great sorrow to Alma to know of iniquity among his people; therefore his heart was exceedingly sorrowful because of the separation of the Zoramites from the Nephites.

It caused Alma great sorrow to know there was wickedness among his people, so he grieved deeply over the Zoramites' separation from the Nephites.

Now the Zoramites had gathered themselves together in a land which they called Antionum, which was east of the land of Zarahemla, which lay nearly bordering upon the seashore, which was south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered upon the wilderness south, which wilderness was full of the Lamanites.

The Zoramites had gathered together in a land they called Antionum, east of the land of Zarahemla, lying nearly along the seashore, south of the land of Jershon, which also bordered the wilderness to the south. That wilderness was full of Lamanites.

Now the Nephites greatly feared that the Zoramites would enter into a correspondence with the Lamanites, and that it would be the means of great loss on the part of the Nephites.

The Nephites were very afraid that the Zoramites would open communication with the Lamanites, and that this would cost them dearly.

And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.

Preaching the word had a strong tendency to lead people to do what was right. In fact, it had a more powerful effect on the people's minds than the sword or anything else that had happened to them. So Alma thought it was wise to try the power of the word of God.

Therefore he took Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner; and Himni he did leave in the church in Zarahemla; but the former three he took with him, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek; and he also took two of his sons.

So he took Ammon, Aaron, and Omner with him and left Himni with the church in Zarahemla. He also took Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek, and two of his sons.

Now the eldest of his sons he took not with him, and his name was Helaman; but the names of those whom he took with him were Shiblon and Corianton; and these are the names of those who went with him among the Zoramites, to preach unto them the word.

He didn't take his oldest son, Helaman; the two he took were Shiblon and Corianton. These are the ones who went with him among the Zoramites to preach the word to them.

Now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites; therefore they had had the word of God preached unto them.

The Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites, so they had already heard the word of God preached to them.

But they had fallen into great errors, for they would not observe to keep the commandments of God, and his statutes, according to the law of Moses.

But they had fallen into serious error because they refused to keep the commandments of God and his statutes, according to the law of Moses.

Neither would they observe the performances of the church, to continue in prayer and supplication to God daily, that they might not enter into temptation.

They also refused to keep the practices of the church: praying and pleading with God daily so that they wouldn't fall into temptation.

Yea, in fine, they did pervert the ways of the Lord in very many instances; therefore, for this cause, Alma and his brethren went into the land to preach the word unto them.

In short, they twisted the ways of the Lord in many, many instances. That is why Alma and his brothers went into the land to preach the word to them.

Now, when they had come into the land, behold, to their astonishment they found that the Zoramites had built synagogues, and that they did gather themselves together on one day of the week, which day they did call the day of the Lord; and they did worship after a manner which Alma and his brethren had never beheld;

When they got there, they were astonished to find that the Zoramites had built synagogues, that they gathered on one day of the week, which they called the day of the Lord, and that they worshiped in a way Alma and his brothers had never seen.

For they had a place built up in the center of their synagogue, a place for standing, which was high above the head, and the top thereof would only admit one person.

They had built a stand in the center of their synagogue, a place to stand on that rose high above their heads, and the top of it had room for only one person.

Therefore, whosoever desired to worship must go forth and stand upon the top thereof, and stretch forth his hands towards heaven, and cry with a loud voice, saying:

So anyone who wanted to worship had to go up and stand on top of it, stretch out his hands toward heaven, and call out in a loud voice:

Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever.

Holy, holy God, we believe that you are God, and we believe that you are holy, and that you were a spirit, and that you are a spirit, and that you will be a spirit forever.

Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren; and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers; but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children; and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ.

Holy God, we believe that you have separated us from our brothers. And we do not believe in the tradition of our brothers, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers. But we believe that you have chosen us to be your holy children, and you have also made it known to us that there will be no Christ.

But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God.

But you are the same yesterday, today, and forever. And you have chosen us to be saved, while everyone around us is chosen to be cast down to hell by your wrath. For that holiness, O God, we thank you. And we also thank you that you have chosen us, so that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brothers, which bind them down to a belief in Christ, which leads their hearts to wander far from you, our God.

And again we thank thee, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.

And again we thank you, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.

Now it came to pass that after Alma and his brethren and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure.

After Alma, his brothers, and his sons had heard these prayers, they were astonished beyond all measure.

For behold, every man did go forth and offer up these same prayers.

Every one of the Zoramites went up and offered these same prayers.

Now the place was called by them Rameumptom, which, being interpreted, is the holy stand.

They called the place Rameumptom, which means "the holy stand."

Now, from this stand they did offer up, every man, the selfsame prayer unto God, thanking their God that they were chosen of him, and that he did not lead them away after the tradition of their brethren, and that their hearts were not stolen away to believe in things to come, which they knew nothing about.

From this stand every one of them offered the very same prayer to God, thanking their God that they were chosen by him, that he didn't lead them away after the tradition of their brothers, and that their hearts weren't stolen away into believing in things to come, which they knew nothing about.

Now, after the people had all offered up thanks after this manner, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had assembled themselves together again to the holy stand, to offer up thanks after their manner.

After the people had all given thanks this way, they returned to their homes, never speaking of their God again until they had gathered at the holy stand once more to give thanks in the same way.

Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved; for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people; yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine goods.

When Alma saw this, his heart was grieved because he saw that they were a wicked and perverse people. He saw that their hearts were set on gold, silver, and every kind of fine goods.

Yea, and he also saw that their hearts were lifted up unto great boasting, in their pride.

He also saw that they had grown so proud that their hearts were lifted up in great boasting.

And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to behold such gross wickedness among the children of men?

And he lifted up his voice to heaven and cried out: O Lord, how long will you let your servants live here below in the flesh, to see such terrible wickedness among humankind?

Behold, O God, they cry unto thee, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. Behold, O God, they cry unto thee with their mouths, while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the vain things of the world.

O God, they call out to you, and yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride. O God, they call out to you with their mouths while they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the empty things of the world.

Behold, O my God, their costly apparel, and their ringlets, and their bracelets, and their ornaments of gold, and all their precious things which they are ornamented with; and behold, their hearts are set upon them, and yet they cry unto thee and say—We thank thee, O God, for we are a chosen people unto thee, while others shall perish.

O my God, look at their expensive clothes, ringlets, bracelets, gold ornaments, and all the precious things they decorate themselves with. Their hearts are set on these things, and yet they call out to you and say, "We thank you, O God, for we are a chosen people to you, while others will perish."

Yea, and they say that thou hast made it known unto them that there shall be no Christ.

And they say that you have made it known to them that there will be no Christ.

O Lord God, how long wilt thou suffer that such wickedness and infidelity shall be among this people? O Lord, wilt thou give me strength, that I may bear with mine infirmities. For I am infirm, and such wickedness among this people doth pain my soul.

O Lord God, how long will you let such wickedness and unbelief be among them? O Lord, will you give me strength, that I may bear with my weaknesses? For I am weak, and wickedness like this pains my soul.

O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful; wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ. O Lord, wilt thou grant unto me that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience these afflictions which shall come upon me, because of the iniquity of this people.

O Lord, my heart is deeply sorrowful. Will you comfort my soul in Christ? O Lord, will you grant me strength, that I may patiently endure the afflictions that will come upon me because of their wickedness?

O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul, and give unto me success, and also my fellow laborers who are with me—yea, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and also Amulek and Zeezrom and also my two sons—yea, even all these wilt thou comfort, O Lord. Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ.

O Lord, will you comfort my soul and give success to me and to my fellow workers who are with me: Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Amulek, Zeezrom, and my two sons? Will you comfort them all, O Lord? Will you comfort their souls in Christ?

Wilt thou grant unto them that they may have strength, that they may bear their afflictions which shall come upon them because of the iniquities of this people.

Will you grant them strength, that they may bear the afflictions that will come upon them because of the wickedness of the Zoramites?

O Lord, wilt thou grant unto us that we may have success in bringing them again unto thee in Christ.

O Lord, will you grant us success in bringing them back to you in Christ?

Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee.

O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brothers. So give us power and wisdom, O Lord, that we may bring these, our brothers, back to you.

Now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words, that he clapped his hands upon all them who were with him. And behold, as he clapped his hands upon them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

When Alma said this, he laid his hands on all those who were with him. And as he laid his hands on them, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

And after that they did separate themselves one from another, taking no thought for themselves what they should eat, or what they should drink, or what they should put on.

After that they separated from one another, taking no thought for what they would eat, or drink, or wear.

And the Lord provided for them that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst; yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith.

And the Lord provided for them so that they didn't go hungry or thirsty. He also gave them strength, so that they suffered no kind of affliction that wasn't swallowed up in the joy of Christ. This was according to Alma's prayer, and it happened because he prayed in faith.