Day 59 Alma 53-55

These Chapters talk of Strategy of War Moroni and the Nephites used against the Lamanites.

 In Alma Chapter 53, Moroni re-claimed Mulek and gave it to Lehi.  Captain Moroni continued to fortify cities to protect the people in them from Lamanite invasions.  The people of Ammon who promised to never take up weapons of war against other Lamanites, were protected in Zarahemla by the Nephites because they would not take up arms but would rather die than take a life.  They converted to The Church of God.

Helaman reminded the Lamanites of their oath to God not to take up arms and encouraged them to keep their covenant for the benefit of their souls.  Their children did not make the oath of their parents and were about to take up arms to fight.  Those Lamanite sons wanted to take up arms to defend themselves and the Nephites with them.  These young Helaman's Warriors were valiant and honest in all they did.  Helaman marched his 2,000 stripling warriors.

In Alma Chapter 54, Moroni wrote to Ammoron, he calls him to repentance and warns him of his destruction if he doesn't listen.  Ammoron responds to Moroni with anger and threatens him in return.  Although they spoke anger to each other, Ammoron agreed to trades of people in exchange for food to feed the Lamanites.  Moroni and Ammoron exchanged heated letters one to another.

In Alma Chapter 55,  Moroni withdrew his offer to trade prisoners with Ammoron unless Ammoron withdrew his threat to invade the Nephites.  He sent men and a man named Laman, to get the Lamanites in Gid drunk then snuck their weapons to every woman, child, and prisoner within the walls of Gid and fortified the outer walls with Nephites.  The Lamanites saw they were surrounded inside and outside of the city.  The Lamanites tried to poison the Nephites and the Nephites were not able to be tricked without first giving what the Lamanites gave them to drink, to the prisoners of the Lamanites.