Converted Lamanites Lay Down Arms

Event 136

Reference: Hel. 5:50-52; 6:1-5

And it came to pass that they did go forth, and did ministerunto the people, declaring throughout all the regions roundabout all the things which they had heard and seen,insomuch that the more part of the Lamanites wereconvinced of them, because of the greatness of theevidences which they had received. 51 And as many as wereconvinced did lay down their weapons of war, and also theirhatred and the tradition of their fathers.MormonLand of Nephi30 B.C.52 And it came to pass that they did yield up unto theNephites the lands of their possession.Nephite landsnear land ofZarahemla1 AND it came to pass that when the sixty and second yearof the reign of the judges had ended, all these things hadhappened and the Lamanites had become, the more part ofthem, a righteous people, insomuch that their righteousnessdid exceed that of the Nephites, because of their firmnessand their steadiness in the faith. 2 For behold, there weremany of the Nephites who had become hardened andimpenitent and grossly wicked, insomuch that they didreject the word of God and all the preaching andprophesying which did come among them. 3 Nevertheless,the people of the church did have great joy because of theconversion of the Lamanites, yea, because of the church ofGod, which had been established among them. And they didfellowship one with another, and did rejoice one withanother, and did have great joy.Land of Nephi29 B.C.4 And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did comedown into the land of Zarahemla, and did declare unto thepeople of the Nephites the manner of their conversion, anddid exhort them to faith and repentance. 5 Yea, and manydid preach with exceedingly great power and authority, untothe bringing down many of them into the depths ofhumility, to be the humble followers of God and the Lamb.Land ofZarahemla