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bands, and then we will believe that the

       Lord will destroy this people according to your words.

      Alma 14:25

       25 And it came to pass that they all went forth and smote them,

       saying the same words, even until the last; and when the last had

       spoken unto them the power of God was upon Alma and Amulek, and

       they rose and stood upon their feet.

      Alma 14:26

       26 And Alma cried, saying: How long shall we suffer these great

       afflictions, O Lord? O Lord, give us strength according to our

       faith which is in Christ, even unto deliverance. And they broke

       the cords with which they were bound; and when the people saw

       this, they began to flee, for the fear of destruction had come

       upon them.

      Alma 14:27

       27 And it came to pass that so great was their fear that they

       fell to the earth, and did not obtain the outer door of the

       prison; and the earth shook mightily, and the walls of the prison

       were rent in twain, so that they fell to the earth; and the chief

       judge, and the lawyers, and priests, and teachers, who smote upon

       Alma and Amulek, were slain by the fall thereof.

      Alma 14:28

       28 And Alma and Amulek came forth out of the prison, and they

       were not hurt; for the Lord had granted unto them power,

       according to their faith which was in Christ. And they

       straightway came forth out of the prison; and they were loosed

       from their bands; and the prison had fallen to the earth, and

       every soul within the walls thereof, save it were Alma and

       Amulek, was slain; and they straightway came forth into the city.

      Alma 14:29

       29 Now the people having heard a great noise came running

       together by multitudes to know the cause of it; and when they saw

       Alma and Amulek coming forth out of the prison, and the walls

       thereof had fallen to the earth, they were struck with great

       fear, and fled from the presence of Alma and Amulek even as a

       goat fleeth with her young from two lions; and thus they did flee

       from the presence of Alma and Amulek.

      Alma 15 Chapter 15

      Alma 15:1

       1 And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek were commanded to

       depart out of that city; and they departed, and came out even

       into the land of Sidom; and behold, there they found all the

       people who had departed out of the land of Ammonihah, who had

       been cast out and stoned, because they believed in the words of

       Alma.

      Alma 15:2

       2 And they related unto them all that had happened unto their

       wives and children, and also concerning themselves, and of their

       power of deliverance.

      Alma 15:3

       3 And also Zeezrom lay sick at Sidom, with a burning fever,

       which was caused by the great tribulations of his mind on account

       of his wickedness, for he supposed that Alma and Amulek were no

       more; and he supposed that they had been slain because of his

       iniquity. And this great sin, and his many other sins, did

       harrow up his mind until it did become exceedingly sore, having

       no deliverance; therefore he began to be scorched with a burning

       heat.

      Alma 15:4

       4 Now, when he heard that Alma and Amulek were in the land of

       Sidom, his heart began to take courage; and he sent a message

       immediately unto them, desiring them to come unto him.

      Alma 15:5

       5 And it came to pass that they went immediately, obeying the

       message which he had sent unto them; and they went in unto the

       house unto Zeezrom; and they found him upon his bed, sick, being

       very low with a burning fever; and his mind also was exceedingly

       sore because of his iniquities; and when he saw them he stretched

       forth his hand, and besought them that they would heal him.

      Alma 15:6

       6 And it came to pass that Alma said unto him, taking him by the

       hand: Believest thou in the power of Christ unto salvation?

      Alma 15:7

       7 And he answered and said: Yea, I believe all the words that

       thou hast taught.

      Alma 15:8

       8 And Alma said: If thou believest in the redemption of Christ

       thou canst be healed.

      Alma 15:9

       9 And he said: Yea, I believe according to thy words.

      Alma 15:10

       10 And then Alma cried unto the Lord, saying: O Lord our God,

       have mercy on this man, and heal him according to his faith which

       is in Christ.

      Alma 15:11

       11 And when Alma had said these words, Zeezrom leaped upon his

       feet, and began to walk; and this was done to the great

       astonishment of all the people; and the knowledge of this went

       forth throughout all the land of Sidom.

      Alma 15:12

       12 And Alma baptized Zeezrom unto the Lord; and he began from

       that time forth to preach unto the people.

      Alma 15:13

       13 And Alma established a church in the land of Sidom, and

       consecrated priests and teachers in the land, to baptize unto the

       Lord whosoever were desirous to be baptized.

      Alma 15:14

       14 And it came to pass that they were many; for they did flock

       in from all the region round about Sidom, and were baptized.

      Alma 15:15

       15 But as to the people that were in the land of Ammonihah, they

       yet remained a hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people; and they

       repented not of their sins, ascribing all the power of Alma and

       Amulek to the devil; for they were of the profession of Nehor,

       and did not believe in the repentance of their sins.

      Alma 15:16

       16 And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek, Amulek having

       forsaken all his gold, and silver, and his precious things, which

       were in the land of Ammonihah, for the word of God, he being

       rejected