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      Alma 18:43

       43 And it came to pass that his servants took him and carried

       him in unto his wife, and laid him upon a bed; and he lay as if

       he were dead for the space of two days and two nights; and his

       wife, and his sons, and his daughters mourned over him, after the

       manner of the Lamanites, greatly lamenting his loss.

      Alma 19 Chapter 19

      Alma 19:1

       1 And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they

       were about to take his body and lay it in a sepulchre, which they

       had made for the purpose of burying their dead.

      Alma 19:2

       2 Now the queen having heard of the fame of Ammon, therefore she

       sent and desired that he should come in unto her.

      Alma 19:3

       3 And it came to pass that Ammon did as he was commanded, and

       went in unto the queen, and desired to know what she would that

       he should do.

      Alma 19:4

       4 And she said unto him: The servants of my husband have made it

       known unto me that thou art a prophet of a holy God, and that

       thou hast power to do many mighty works in his name;

      Alma 19:5

       5 Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in

       and see my husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the

       space of two days and two nights; and some say that he is not

       dead, but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh, and

       that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself,

       to me he doth not stink.

      Alma 19:6

       6 Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni

       was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of

       unbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the light which

       did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God,

       which was a marvelous light of his goodness—yea, this light had

       infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been

       dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in

       his soul, yea, he knew that this had overcome his natural frame,

       and he was carried away in God—

      Alma 19:7

       7 Therefore, what the queen desired of him was his only desire.

       Therefore, he went in to see the king according as the queen had

       desired him; and he saw the king, and he knew that he was not

       dead.

      Alma 19:8

       8 And he said unto the queen: He is not dead, but he sleepeth in

       God, and on the morrow he shall rise again; therefore bury him

       not.

      Alma 19:9

       9 And Ammon said unto her: Believest thou this? And she said

       unto him: 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.

      Alma 19:10

       10 And Ammon said unto her: Blessed art thou because of thy

       exceeding faith; I say unto thee, woman, there has not been such

       great faith among all the people of the Nephites.

      Alma 19:11

       11 And it came to pass that she watched over the bed of her

       husband, from that time even until that time on the morrow which

       Ammon had appointed that he should rise.

      Alma 19:12

       12 And it came to pass that he arose, according to the words of

       Ammon; and as he arose, he stretched forth his hand unto the

       woman, and said: Blessed be the name of God, and blessed art

       thou.

      Alma 19:13

       13 For as sure as thou livest, behold, I have seen my Redeemer;

       and he shall come forth, and be born of a woman, and he shall

       redeem all mankind who believe on his name. Now, when he had

       said these words, his heart was swollen within him, and he sunk

       again with joy; and the queen also sunk down, being overpowered

       by the Spirit.

      Alma 19:14

       14 Now Ammon seeing the Spirit of the Lord poured out according

       to his prayers upon the Lamanites, his brethren, who had been the

       cause of so much mourning among the Nephites, or among all the

       people of God because of their iniquities and their traditions,

       he fell upon his knees, and began to pour out his soul in prayer

       and thanksgiving to God for what he had done for his brethren;

       and he was also overpowered with joy; and thus they all three had

       sunk to the earth.

      Alma 19:15

       15 Now, when the servants of the king had seen that they had

       fallen, they also began to cry unto God, for the fear of the Lord

       had come upon them also, for it was they who had stood before the

       king and testified unto him concerning the great power of Ammon.

      Alma 19:16

       16 And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the

       Lord, in their might, even until they had all fallen to the

       earth, save it were one of the Lamanitish women, whose name was

       Abish, she having been converted unto the Lord for many years, on

       account of a remarkable vision of her father—

      Alma 19:17

       17 Thus, having been converted to the Lord, and never having

       made it known, therefore, when she saw that all the servants of

       Lamoni had fallen to the earth, and also her mistress, the queen,

       and the king, and Ammon lay prostrate upon the earth, she knew

       that it was the power of God; 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 God, therefore she ran forth from house

       to house, making it known unto the people.

      Alma 19:18

       18 And they began to assemble themselves together unto the house

       of the king. And there came a multitude, and to their

       astonishment they beheld the king, and the queen, and their

       servants prostrate upon the earth, and they all lay there as