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Chapter 35: The Story of The Prison on Fire (Helaman 1-5)
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Chapter 35: The Story of The Prison on Fire (Helaman 1-5)

Helaman 1-5

Heleman 5:43 Behold, they saw that they were encircled about, yea every soul, by a pillar of fire.

Moroni and Pahoran would live the rest of their lives happy at home with their families. But they would sometimes remember the war and they would think to themselves, “That war was terrible, so terrible that no one will ever want to fight again. And for that alone, it will have been worth it. Our terrible memories, our injuries, and the people who died have all served a higher purpose. And that purpose is peace. And we will have peace, finally. After all these years.”

And Moroni and Pahoran will die believing they have established peace. A peace that will last a long time if not forever. But they will be wrong. And they die young from their injuries. And the peace they established also dies young. Only ten years later the fighting begins again.

The Lamanites take over the Nephite capital, Zarahemla. Brothers and sisters and family, fighting and fighting and fighting. And the fighting goes o…

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