Mosiah 23:3 3 And they fled eight days’ journey into the wilderness.

Mosiah 23:4 4 And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful and
pleasant land, a land of pure water.

Mosiah 23:5 5 And they pitched their tents, and began to till the ground,
and began to build buildings; yea, they were industrious, and did
labor exceedingly.

Mosiah 23:6 6 And the people were desirous that Alma should be their king,
for he was beloved by his people.

Mosiah 23:7 7 But he said unto them:  Behold, it is not expedient that we should have a king; for thus saith the Lord:  Ye shall not esteem one flesh above another, or one man shall not think himself above another; therefore I say unto you it is not expedient that ye should have a king.

Mosiah 23:8 8 Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could always have
just men to be your kings it would be well for you to have a
king.

Mosiah 23:9 9 But remember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests; and I
myself was caught in a snare, and did many things which were
abominable in the sight of the Lord, which caused me sore
repentance;

Mosiah 23:10 10 Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my
cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an instrument
in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his
truth.

Mosiah 23:11 11 Nevertheless, in this I do not glory, for I am unworthy to
glory of myself.

Mosiah 23:12 12 And now I say unto you, ye have been oppressed by king Noah,
and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been
brought into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the
bands of iniquity.

Mosiah 23:13 13 And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds; yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and his people, and also from the bonds of iniquity, even so I desire that ye should stand fast in this liberty wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king over you.

Mosiah 23:14 14 And also trust no one to be your teacher nor your minister,
except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and keeping his
commandments.

Mosiah 23:15 15 Thus did Alma teach his people, that every man should love
his neighbor as himself, that there should be no contention among
them.

Mosiah 23:16 16 And now, Alma was their high priest, he being the founder of
their church.

Mosiah 23:17 17 And it came to pass that none received authority to preach or
to teach except it were by him from God.  Therefore he
consecrated all their priests and all their teachers; and none
were consecrated except they were just men.

Mosiah 23:18 18 Therefore they did watch over their people, and did nourish
them with things pertaining to righteousness.

Mosiah 23:19 19 And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in
the land; and they called the land Helam.