return. King Noah objects and is killed by fire. All but the priests of Noah return. Limhi, son of Noah, becomes tributary monarch. Between 145 and 122 BC, land of Lehi-Nephi The people of Alma prosper in the land of Helam. Alma serves as high priest. The fugitive priests of King Noah kidnap several Lamanite women. The Lamanites, mistakenly blaming the people of Limhi, attack but withdraw when they see their error. The people of Limhi, having failed three times to overcome the Lamanites by force, become resigned to their tributary status. The priests of King Noah, with the Lamanite women, settle in a land they name after their leader, Amulon. Limhi sends a group to search for the land of Zarahemla. They discover instead the land formerly occupied by the Jaredites. They bring back a record on twenty-four plates but they are unable to read it. Between 130 and 121 BC, Zarahemla The Book of Mosiah begins. 124 BC: Benjamin addresses his people, exhorting them to serve one another and to take upon themselves the name of Christ. Benjamin records the names of his people who have "entered into a covenant with God to keep his commandments" (). Benjamin consecrates his son, Mosiah, to be king. 121 BC: Benjamin dies. Mosiah sends sixteen men, led by Ammon, to the land of Lehi-Nephi to discover the fate of Zeniff and his followers. About 121 BC, land of Lehi-Nephi Ammon discovers the people of Limhi and assists them in escaping from the Lamanites. The people of Limhi join Mosiah's people in Zarahemla. An army of Lamanites pursue the people of Limhi but become lost after two days. The Lamanite army discovers the land of Amulon. The people of Amulon join the Lamanites. Together the Lamanites and Amulonites discover the people of Alma and take possession of the land of Helam. Laman, king of the Lamanites, appoints Amulon and his brethren to instruct his people. The Lamanites "increase in riches" and become "a cunning and wise people, as to the wisdom of the world" (). Amulon begins to exercise authority over the people of Alma. Alma's people are persecuted and afflicted. About 120 BC, land of Lehi-Nephi The people of Alma miraculously escape and join the Nephites in Zarahemla (). About 120 BC, Zarahemla Mosiah addresses his people and rehearses the story of the people of Zeniff and their eventual deliverance. All