Alma 57

"And as the remainder of our army were about to give way before the Lamanites, behold, those two thousand and sixty were firm and undaunted.

"Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; and I did remember the words which they said unto me that their mothers had taught them" (20-21).

"And it came to pass that there were two hundred, out of my two thousand and sixty, who had fainted because of the loss of blood; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army, there was not one soul of them who did perish; yea, and neither was there one soul among them who had not received many wounds.

"And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole army, yea, that they should be spared while there was a thousand of our brethren who were slain. And we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God, because of their exceeding faith in that which they had been taught to believe—that there was a just God, and whosoever did not doubt, that they should be preserved by his marvelous power.

"Now this was the faith of these of whom I have spoken; they are young, and their minds are firm, and they do put their trust in God continually" (25-27).

Lessons to learn from the 2,060 stripling Ammonites:


Be firm and undaunted. Stand in what you know. Be firm. Don't be fearful. Stand firm in your testimony.

Obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness. We just had a General Conference. We were told to do a great many things. We should obey our prophets and the individuals God has called to lead his church. We should do are best to follow exactly what they ask us to do. Go above and beyond.

Have faith that there is a just God. We need to put our trust in God continually. We must be faithful. We will be blessed when we act in faith and trust in God. It will be amazing and miraculous to us all.