Scripture Stories
Chapter 22: Alma’s Mission to Ammonihah


“Chapter 22: Alma’s Mission to Ammonihah,” Book of Mormon Stories (1997), 58–63

“Chapter 22,” Book of Mormon Stories, 58–63

Chapter 22

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Alma’s Mission to Ammonihah

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Alma and Nephihah

Alma worried about the Nephites’ wickedness, so he decided to spend all his time preaching the gospel. He chose Nephihah to replace him as chief judge.

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Alma sitting on ground

Alma taught the gospel throughout the land. When he tried to preach in Ammonihah, the people would not listen. They threw him out of the city.

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Alma

Alma was sad that the people of Ammonihah were so wicked. He left to go to another city.

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angel talking to Alma

An angel appeared and comforted Alma. The angel told him to go back to Ammonihah and preach again. Alma hurried back.

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Alma asking man for food

Alma was hungry. As he entered the city, he asked a man for some food. An angel had told the man that Alma would come and that Alma was a prophet of God.

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Amulek feeding Alma

This man, Amulek, took Alma to his home and fed him. Alma stayed with Amulek and his family for many days. He thanked God for Amulek’s family and blessed them.

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Alma and Amulek talking

Alma told Amulek about his calling to teach the people of Ammonihah. Amulek went with Alma to teach the people. The Holy Ghost helped them.

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Alma preaching

Alma told the people to repent or God would destroy them. He said Jesus Christ would come and save those who had faith in him and repented.

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people angry with Alma

The people of Ammonihah became angry. They tried to throw Alma into prison, but the Lord protected him.

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Amulek and Alma teaching

Then Amulek began to teach. Many of the people knew Amulek; he was not a stranger as Alma was. He told them about the angel he had seen.

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Amulek and Alma

Amulek said Alma was a prophet of God and spoke the truth. The people were surprised to hear Amulek’s testimony.

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Zeezrom with Amulek and Alma

Some of the people became angry, especially one wicked man named Zeezrom. They tried to trick Amulek with questions, but he told them he knew about their plan.

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Zeezrom talking to Alma

Zeezrom wanted to destroy everything that was good. He would cause problems, and then people would pay him money to solve the problems he had created.

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Zeezrom with Amulek and Alma

Zeezrom could not trick Amulek, so he offered him money to say there is no God. Amulek knew God lives and said Zeezrom knew it too but loved money more than God.

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Zeezrom and others

Then Amulek taught Zeezrom about Jesus and about the Resurrection and eternal life. The people were amazed. Zeezrom began to shake with fear.

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Alma teaching Zeezrom

Zeezrom knew that Alma and Amulek had the power of God because they knew his thoughts. Zeezrom asked questions and listened as Alma taught him the gospel.

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family reading scriptures

Some people believed Alma and Amulek and began to repent and study the scriptures.

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Alma and Amulek bound

But most of the people wanted to kill Alma and Amulek. They tied the two men up and took them to the chief judge.

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Zeezrom defending Alma and Amulek

Zeezrom was sorry he had been wicked and had taught the people lies. He begged the people to let Alma and Amulek go.

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believers being thrown out

Zeezrom and the other men who believed Alma and Amulek’s teachings were thrown out of the city. The wicked people threw rocks at them.

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men burning women and scriptures

Then the wicked people gathered the women and children who believed and threw them, along with their scriptures, into a fire.

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Alma and Amulek watching fire

Alma and Amulek were forced to watch the women and children die in the fire. Amulek wanted to use the power of God to save them.

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Alma talking to Amulek

But Alma told Amulek that he was not to stop the killing because the dying people would soon be with God and the wicked people would be punished.

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Alma getting slapped

The chief judge slapped Alma and Amulek several times and mocked them because they had not saved the burning women and children. Then he threw them into prison.

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Alma and Amulek in prison

Other evil men came to the prison and abused Alma and Amulek in many ways, including starving them and spitting on them.

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chief judge with Alma and Amulek

The chief judge said if Alma and Amulek used the power of God to free themselves, he would believe. He slapped them again.

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Alma and Amulek praying

Alma and Amulek stood up. Alma prayed and asked God to make them strong because of their faith in Christ.

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Alma and Amulek breaking ropes

The power of God filled Alma and Amulek, and they broke the ropes that held them. The evil men were scared and tried to run but fell down.

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prison walls falling down

The ground shook, and the prison walls fell on the wicked men. The Lord protected Alma and Amulek, and they were not hurt.

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Alma and Amulek walking out of crumbled prison

The people of Ammonihah came to see what was happening. When they saw Alma and Amulek walking out of the crumbled prison, they became scared and ran away.

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Alma and Amulek

The Lord told Alma and Amulek to go to Sidom. There they found the righteous people. Zeezrom was also there and was very sick.

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Alma blessing Zeezrom

Zeezrom was glad to see Alma and Amulek. He worried that they had been killed because of what he had done. He asked them to heal him.

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Zeezrom

Zeezrom believed in Jesus Christ and had repented of his sins. When Alma prayed for him, Zeezrom was immediately healed.

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Zeezrom being baptized

Zeezrom was baptized and began to preach the gospel. Many others were also baptized.

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dead people on street

The wicked people of Ammonihah were all killed by a Lamanite army, as Alma had prophesied.