Buried all the Weapons?

Reading:   Alma 22-24

Okay, back to some great battles! Chapter 24 is the greatest onesided battle ever...

Aaron preaches to the Lamanites and they are converted much like the Lamanites converted by Ammon - the king even passes out in a dead-like state.  Anyway, the people lay down their weapons, actually bury them, so as not to be tempted to shed blood ever again, and saying, "... if our brethren destroy us, behold, we shall go to our God and shall be saved (Alma 24:16)."

A number of the Lamanites in surrounding regions (mostly Amalekites and Amulonites) are angry about their cousins new found love of God and decide to retaliate with war.  They come in hordes to destroy the people...who have changed their name to Anti-Nephi-Lehi...and find them on their knees, weapon less, on the battlefield praying....

ALMA 24:22-24, 26

22    And thus without meeting any resistance, they did slay a thousand and five of them; and we know that they are blessed, for they have gone to dwell with their God. 

23    Now when the Lamanites saw that their brethren would not flee from the sword, neither would they turn aside to the right hand or to the left, but that they would lie down and perish, and praised God even in the very act of perishing under the sword- 

24    Now when the Lamanites saw this they did forbear from slaying them; and there were many whose hearts had swollen in them for those of their brethren who had fallen under the sword, for they repented of the things which they had done. 

26   And it came to pass that the people of God were joined that day by more than the number who had been slain; and those who had been slain were righteous people, therefore we have no reason to doubt but what they were saved. 

What can be said other than, "Unbelievable!!"  Over a thousand murdered without giving up the least bit of fight and then over a thousand of the murderers repenting on the very site of the slaughter and converting to God's church.  Insane - I love it!  "...thus we see that the Lord worketh in many ways to the salvation of his people (Alma 24:27)."  Indeed...

~Kipling