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THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL (THE LAMANITE)
Chapter 2
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After winter with the Nem in Mentina, Samuel journeys north and returns to the forests, lakes, and streams of his youth, arriving at the city of Corianton. Heralds at the gate proclaim his name, and his father Alma runs to embrace him, weeping, for neither had expected to see the other again. The reunion turns bitter when Alma reports that Samuel's mother and sister, traveling toward Mentina, were trampled to death by a stampeding herd of cattle.
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The people mourn these women as gifted healers and teachers, but Samuel grieves most deeply, feeling alone even among his own. He confesses that he considered withdrawing into the wilderness to die, as the earlier Alma had once done after misjudging Corianton and Isabel and supposing he had sent them to their deaths. Yet the Lord intervenes, speaking to Samuel on the Way and showing him the future of his people, including Christ's coming visit, which kindles fresh resolve to endure.
