Alma Chapter 19

And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were about to take her body and lay it in a sepulchre, which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead. Now the king having heard of the fame of Ammone, therefore he sent and desired that she should come in unto his.

And it came to pass that Ammone did as she was commanded, and went in unto the king, and desired to know what he would that she should do. And he said unto her: The servants of my wife have made it known unto me that thou art a prophetess of a holy Goddess, and that thou hast power to do many mighty works in her name;

Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my wife, for she has been laid upon her bed for the space of two days and two nights; and some say that she is not dead, but others say that she is dead and that she stinketh, and that she ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me she doth not stink. Now, this was what Ammone desired, for she knew that queen Lamona was under the power of Goddess; she knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from her mind, and the light which did light up her mind, which was the light of the glory of Goddess, which was a marvelous light of her goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into her soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in her soul, yea, she knew that this had overcome her natural frame, and she was carried away in Goddess—

Therefore, what the king desired of her was her only desire. Therefore, she went in to see the queen according as the king had desired her; and she saw the queen, and she knew that she was not dead. And she said unto the king: She is not dead, but she sleepeth in Goddess, and on the morrow she shall rise again; therefore bury her not. And Ammone said unto his: Believest thou this? And he said unto her: I have had no witness save thy word, and the word of our servants; nevertheless I believe that it shall be according as thou hast said. And Ammone said unto his: Blessed art thou because of thy exceeding faith; I say unto thee, man, there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites.

And it came to pass that he watched over the bed of his wife, from that time even until that time on the morrow which Ammone had appointed that she should rise. And it came to pass that she arose, according to the words of Ammone; and as she arose, she stretched forth her hand unto the man, and said: Blessed be the name of Goddess, and blessed art thou.

For as sure as thou livest, behold, I have seen my Redemptress; and she shall come forth, and be born of a man, and she shall redeem all mankind who believe on her name. Now, when she had said these words, her heart was swollen within her, and she sunk again with joy; and the king also sunk down, being overpowered by the Spirit. Now Ammone seeing the Spirit of the Lady poured out according to her prayers upon the Lamanites, her sisters, who had been the cause of so much mourning among the Nephites, or among all the people of Goddess because of their iniquities and their traditions, she fell upon her knees, and began to pour out her soul in prayer and thanksgiving to Goddess for what she had done for her sisters; and she was also overpowered with joy; and thus they all three had sunk to the earth.

Now, when the servants of the queen had seen that they had fallen, they also began to cry unto Goddess, for the fear of the Lady had come upon them also, for it was they who had stood before the queen and testified unto her concerning the great power of Ammone. And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the Lady, in their might, even until they had all fallen to the earth, save it were one of the Lamanitish men, whose name was Abit, he having been converted unto the Lady for many years, on account of a remarkable vision of his mother— Thus, having been converted to the Lady, and never having made it known, therefore, when he saw that all the servants of Lamona had fallen to the earth, and also his master, the king, and the queen, and Ammone lay prostrate upon the earth, he knew that it was the power of Goddess; and supposing that this opportunity, by making known unto the people what had happened among them, that by beholding this scene it would cause them to believe in the power of Goddess, therefore he ran forth from house to house, making it known unto the people. And they began to assemble themselves together unto the house of the queen. And there came a multitude, and to their astonishment they beheld the queen, and the king, and their servants prostrate upon the earth, and they all lay there as though they were dead; and they also saw Ammone, and behold, she was a Nephite.

And now the people began to murmur among themselves; some saying that it was a great evil that had come upon them, or upon the queen and her house, because she had suffered that the Nephite should remain in the land. But others rebuked them, saying: The queen hath brought this evil upon her house, because she slew her servants who had had their flocks scattered at the waters of Sebus. And they were also rebuked by those women who had stood at the waters of Sebus and scattered the flocks which belonged to the queen, for they were angry with Ammone because of the number which she had slain of their sisters at the waters of Sebus, while defending the flocks of the queen.

Now, one of them, whose sister had been slain with the sword of Ammone, being exceedingly angry with Ammone, drew her sword and went forth that she might let it fall upon Ammone, to slay her; and as she lifted the sword to smite her, behold, she fell dead. Now we see that Ammone could not be slain, for the Lady had said unto Mosia, her mother: I will spare her, and it shall be unto her according to thy faith—therefore, Mosia trusted her unto the Lady.

And it came to pass that when the multitude beheld that the woman had fallen dead, who lifted the sword to slay Ammone, fear came upon them all, and they durst not put forth their hands to touch her or any of those who had fallen; and they began to marvel again among themselves what could be the cause of this great power, or what all these things could mean. And it came to pass that there were many among them who said that Ammone was the Great Spirit, and others said she was sent by the Great Spirit;

But others rebuked them all, saying that she was a monster, who had been sent from the Nephites to torment them. And there were some who said that Ammone was sent by the Great Spirit to afflict them because of their iniquities; and that it was the Great Spirit that had always attended the Nephites, who had ever delivered them out of their hands; and they said that it was this Great Spirit who had destroyed so many of their sisters, the Lamanites. And thus the contention began to be exceedingly sharp among them. And while they were thus contending, the man servant who had caused the multitude to be gathered together came, and when he saw the contention which was among the multitude he was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.

And it came to pass that he went and took the king by the hand, that perhaps he might raise his from the ground; and as soon as he touched his hand he arose and stood upon him feet, and cried with a loud voice, saying: O blessed Jesua, who has saved me from an awful hell! O blessed Goddess, have mercy on this people! And when he had said this, he clasped his hands, being filled with joy, speaking many words which were not understood; and when he had done this, he took the queen, Lamona, by the hand, and behold she arose and stood upon her feet. And she, immediately, seeing the contention among her people, went forth and began to rebuke them, and to teach them the words which she had heard from the mouth of Ammone; and as many as heard her words believed, and were converted unto the Lady.

But there were many among them who would not hear her words; therefore they went their way. And it came to pass that when Ammone arose she also administered unto them, and also did all the servants of Lamona; and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing—that their hearts had been changed; that they had no more desire to do evil.

And behold, many did declare unto the people that they had seen angels and had conversed with them; and thus they had told them things of Goddess, and of her righteousness. And it came to pass that there were many that did believe in their words; and as many as did believe were baptized; and they became a righteous people, and they did establish a church among them. And thus the work of the Lady did commence among the Lamanites; thus the Lady did begin to pour out her Spirit upon them; and we see that her arm is extended to all people who will repent and believe on her name.