“They Themselves Had Entered into a Covenant”

Brant Gardner

Note that the reason that Limhi and his people would have joined Alma is not simply their desire to be out from under the oppression of the Lamanites as Alma's people were, but because Limhi and his people recognize that Alma's people have made a covenant with God, and are under God's protection. They now want that covenant from themselves.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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