And it came to pass that he went in unto him into the king’s palace, with his brethren, and bowed himself before the king, and said unto him, behold, O king, we are the brethren of Ammon, whom thou hast delivered out of prison. And now, O king, if thou wilt spare our lives, we will be thy servants. And the king said unto them, arise, for I will grant unto you your lives, and I will not suffer that ye shall be my servants; but I will insist that ye shall administer unto me; for I have been somewhat troubled in mind, because of the generosity, and the greatness of the words of thy brother Ammon; and I desire to know the cause why he has not come up out of Middoni, with thee. And Aaron said unto the king, behold, the spirit of the Lord has called him another way: he has gone to the land of Ishmael, to teach the people of Lamoni. Now the king said unto them, what is this that ye have said concerning the spirit of the Lord?— Behold, this is the thing which doth trouble me.— And also, what is this that Ammon said—if ye will repent ye shall be saved, and if ye will not repent, ye shall be cast off at the last day? And Aaron answered him and said unto him, believest thou that there is a God? And the king said, I know that the Amalekites say that there is a God, and I have granted unto them that they should build sanctuaries, that they may assemble themselves together, to worship him. And if now thou sayest there is a God, behold, I will believe.

And now when Aaron heard this, his heart began to rejoice, and he said, behold, assuredly, as thou livest, O king, there is a God. And the king said, is God that great Spirit that brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem? And Aaron said unto him, yea, he is that great Spirit, and he created all things, both in heaven and in earth: believest thou this? And he said yea, I believe that the great Spirit created all [p. 302]