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 not in us, and we had become weak like our brethren, the Lamanites.

My heart sorrowed because of my people's great calamity, but we went against the Lamanites and Gadianton robbers again and again, until by 349 AD we had retaken our lands of inheritance.

In 350 AD we made a treaty with the Lamanites and Gadianton robbers to divide our lands of inheritance. The Lamanites gave us the northern land, all the way to the narrow passage that led into the southern land, and we gave them all the southern land.'

Another chance to repent... (compare Mormon, chapter 3)

The Lamanites did not come to battle again for ten years. During that time, employed my people, the Nephites, in preparing their lands and preparing weapons for the time of battle.

Then the Lord told to me to cry to this people,

“Repent and come to me. Be baptized and build up my church again. If you do this, you will be spared.”

I told this to my people, but it was in vain. My people did not realize it was the Lord their God who had spared them, giving them a chance to repent, so they hardened their hearts against Him.

Three hundred sixty years after the coming of Christ, the Lamanite king sent a letter to me, telling me that he and his people were preparing to come to battle against us again.

I had my people gather in the city of Desolation, which was on the border near the narrow pass that led to the southern land.