Lamoni

This article is about the Book of Mormon king. For the town in the United States, see Lamoni, Iowa.
Lamoni
Lamoni, king over land of Ishmael, 239-21; slays servants, 239-28; meets Ammon, 239-21; supposes Ammon to be the Great Spirit, 240-2; prayer of, 243-41; appears to be dead, 243-1, revives, and testifies of Christ, 244-12; overcome by joy, queen also, 244-13; multitude astonished over, 245-18; church organized among people of, 246-35; meets his father, king of the whole people, 247-8; returns to Ishmael, 251-18; causes synagogues to be built, 251-20; counsels with Anti-Nephi-Lehi, 256-5.
Index entry in the 1920 edition of the Book of Mormon
TitleKing
Personal
EraReign of the Judges
RegionLand of Ishmael
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Lehi (far right, bearded) bestowing a blessing on his family. At least 21 different figures are visible (inclusive of infants and children). There is a mix of men, women, and children. A man in blue appears to be writing, perhaps transcribing what Lehi is saying. One infant is nursing. Several men have beards. All but the children wear hats or scarf-like head coverings. The fashion and style is reminiscent of nineteenth-century Christian art of Old Testament scenes. There is a vibrancy of color, with clothing in blues, greens, whites, and reds. The family gather in something like a circle, on a green, grassy field. There are tents visible in the background. This is cropped from a full version of the scene.
Lehi Blessing His Posterity, C. C. A. Christensen (1890)
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In the Book of Mormon, Lamoni (/ləˈmoʊnaɪ/)[1] is king of the land of Ishmael, part of territory controlled by the Lamanites. Lamoni's father is king over all of the Lamanites. After initially having the Nephite missionary Ammon imprisoned, Lamoni later allows him to be his servant. After Ammon saves some of Lamoni's servants and animals in a seemingly miraculous way. Lamoni then believes that Ammon is the Great Spirit, but learns that he is only a servant of the Great Spirit, or God. After his conversion, Lamoni is traveling with Ammon when he encounters his father. At the peril of his life Lamoni defends Ammon. Eventually Lamoni helps gain freedom for Ammon and his fellow Nephite missionaries to preach freely in the Lamanite areas.

  1. ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «la-mō´nī»