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THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL (THE LAMANITE)
Chapter 1
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I am Samuel, a youth and a Nem dedicated by my mother to the Lord's service. Before the Spirit sends me on missions to unknown peoples and to my brethren at Zarahemla, I record while still in my homeland the story of my grandparents. My grandfather Hemen and his brother Cumeni were Lamanite Healers who once fought Moroni but entered the covenant of the Ammonites, laying down their weapons.
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Journeying northward with Hagoth in Shiblon's day, they preserved the people through their knowledge of the great fish and of native plants, freely teaching their healing arts to all. Hemen's only child, Hementim, grew tall, fair, and unmatched in scripture and healing, even instructing the prophet Shiblon at times. When Hemen prepared to sail north, the Ammonites pleaded that he command her to stay, invoking the commandment to honor parents.
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She chose to go. Shiblon rebuked their possessiveness, declaring her a free woman led by God, and urged all Ammonite women to emulate her wisdom and adamant righteousness.
