Wickedness Attends A War of Carnage

Event 184

Reference: Morm. 4:10-23

And it came to pass that the three hundred and sixty andsixth year had passed away, and the Lamanites came againupon the Nephites to battle; and yet the Nephites repentednot of the evil they had done, but persisted in theirwickedness continually. 11 And it is impossible for thetongue to describe, or for man to write a perfect descriptionof the horrible scene of the blood and carnage which wasamong the people, both of the Nephites and of theLamanites; and every heart was hardened, so that theydelighted in the shedding of blood continually. 12 And therenever had been so great wickedness among all the childrenof Lehi, nor even among all the house of Israel, accordingto the words of the Lord, as was among this people.MormonCity of DesolationA.D. 367 to 37413 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did takepossession of the city Desolation, and this because theirnumber did exceed the number of the Nephites. 14 And theydid also march forward against the city Teancum, and diddrive the inhabitants forth out of her, and did take manyprisoners both women and children, and did offer them upas sacrifices unto their idol gods.City of Teancum15 And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixtyand seventh year, the Nephites being angry because theLamanites had sacrificed their women and their children,that they did go against the Lamanites with exceedinglygreat anger, insomuch that they did beat again theLamanites, and drive them out of their lands.Land ofDesolation16 And the Lamanites did not come again against theNephites until the three hundred and seventy and fifth year.17 And in this year they did come down against theNephites with all their powers; and they were not numberedbecause of the greatness of their number. 18 And from thistime forth did the Nephites gain no power over theLamanites, but began to be swept off by them even as a dewbefore the sun.A.D. 37519 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come downagainst the city Desolation; and there was an exceedinglysore battle fought in the land Desolation, in the which theydid beat the Nephites. 20 And they fled again from before them, and they came tothe city Boaz; and there they did stand against theLamanites with exceeding boldness, insomuch that theLamanites did not beat them until they had come again thesecond time. 21 And when they had come the second time,the Nephites were driven and slaughtered with anexceedingly great slaughter; their women and their childrenwere again sacrificed unto idols.MormonCity of BoazA.D. 37522 And it came to pass that the Nephites did again flee frombefore them, taking all the inhabitants with them, both intowns and villages.Land northward23 And now I, Mormon, seeing that the Lamanites wereabout to overthrow the land, therefore I did go to the hillShim, and did take up all the records which Ammaron hadhid up unto the Lord.Hill Shim in landnorthward