It was with great joy that King Mosiah and the people of Zarahemla received their brethren from Lehi-Nephi. They had thought that Zeniff and their friends and relatives who had accompanied him to the old homes of their fathers had been slain. They had heard nothing from them, and presumed that all of them had been destroyed. Now that they had become united and once again could dwell in peace, "songs of delight filled each grateful heart." We may imagine the deep sense of thankfulness that arose from their lips as their leaders proclaimed the goodness of God in delivering them from Lamanite bondage.
Another cause of rejoicing in Mosiah's heart was that the people from Lehi-Nephi had preserved their records. They also had in their possession the Gold Plates which had been found by the men King Limhi had sent to find Zarahemla. Altogether, and notwithstanding that their trials and afflictions had been great, they rejoiced that they were numbered among those who loved the Lord and sought to do His will.
When the Lamanites found, to their surprise, that their bond servants had escaped, they sent an army to pursue them. At the end of the second day this corps of armed men could no longer follow the Nephites' tracks, and they, themselves, became lost in the wilderness. They could not tell which way to go, or whence they came.
We now leave both the Nephites who were rescued by Ammon, and the Lamanites who dwelt in Lehi-Nephi, and return to the "account of Alma, and the people of the Lord, who were driven into the wilderness by the people of King Noah."
An account of Alma and the people of the Lord, who were driven into the wilderness by the people of King Noah,
Comprising chapters 23 and 24.