In this part of the story, some of the Lamanites cease to kill the unarmed Anti-Nephi-Lehies. They were then also killed by the more hard-hearted of the Lamanites. The point here is to note that while there were many who had died, they were all redeemed. Those who had covenanted and kept their covenant, God would reward them. Others appeared to have become at least sympathetic, if not converted. Therefore, “we have no reason to doubt but what they were saved.” Even amidst the terrible carnage, “the Lord worketh in many ways to the salvation of his people.” Importantly, that salvation is ultimately eternal, rather than temporal.