Chapter 26: The Story of Ammon, The Good, Sneaky Missionary (Alma 17-18)

Alma 17:12 And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah, and also those who were with them, took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites to declare unto them the word of God.

Ammon was one of the sons of Mosiah. He was going to teach the Lamanites. But there was a problem. The Lamanites didn’t like the Nephites. And nobody wants to be told what’s what from somebody they don’t like. But Ammon really wanted to teach the Lamanites all the stuff he knew about God and so he came up with a plan. A sneaky plan.

First, he would trick the Lamanites into liking him. Then, once they liked him, they would listen to him. And once they listened to him, he could teach them all the stuff he knew. He would start by teaching them about why everyone was here on the earth and what would happen after they died. Ammon thought that if the Lamanites knew all of these facts about God, they were sure to believe in him. Because it all made so much sense. God was the reason for everything.

Now that Ammo…