Alma’S People Depart into Wilderness

Event 59

Reference: Mosiah 18:30-35

And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon,yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was nearthe waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, thewaters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful arethey to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledgeof their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for theyshall sing to his praise forever. 31 And these things weredone in the borders of the land, that they might not come tothe knowledge of the king.MormonSee Isa. 53:1-12Waters ofMormon in land ofMormon280 to 121 B.C.32 But behold, it came to pass that the king, havingdiscovered a movement among the people, sent his servantsto watch them. Therefore on the day that they wereassembling themselves together to hear the word of theLord they were discovered unto the king. 33 And now theking said that Alma was stirring up the people to rebellionagainst him; therefore he sent his army to destroy them.34 And it came to pass that Alma and the people of the Lordwere apprised of the coming of the king’s army; thereforethey took their tents and their families and departed into thewilderness. 35 And they were in number about four hundredand fifty souls.Wilderness