Zeniff recounts how they had many wars with the Lamanites having to send children and old men into battle because of their fewer numbers. The Lamanites have raised generation after generation on false traditions concerning how the Nephites and Lamanites became a separate people. To me, this demonstrates how important it is for parents to teach their children truth and correct principles. Lamanites feel they were dealt with unjustly by Nephi and Lehi. Had they taught their children to be just and fair, their children would have sought to find out what is right. At any rate, Zeniff and his people prevail because they are righteous and have the strength of the Lord on their side.
If Zeniff was a man of the Lord, and he appears to have been, I wonder why he conferred his kingdom on Noah. Was Noah the oldest and so by birthright given the right to rule? It was a bad choice for sure.
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