A little while ago I was reading in the Book of Mormon. And something struck me differently than it had in the multiples times I had read the same story before. The story recounts the struggle of the people of Limhi while they are in bondage to their enemies, the Lamanites. In years past, this group of people (or Nephites) left their homeland of Zarahemla to inhabit another part of the land. When their leader Zeniff dies, his son Noah becomes a wicked king, and likewise the people become wicked. The Lord sends Abinadi the prophet to them to tell them to repent. After King Noah and his priests kill him for prophesying against them, the Lamanites (enemies of the Nephites) come against them. His priests end up killing Noah, and his son Limhi becomes king. The people submit themselves to be the Lamanite's slaves rather than be killed. Limhi is a righteous king, and the people begin to turn away from their wickedness while they are in bondage. However, they suffer much in the years tha...