Samuel the Lamanite finishes his message from the top of the Nephite city wall. The reaction from the Nephites to his preaching is mixed. Some of the Nephites “believed on his word [and] went forth and sought for Nephi… desiring that they might be baptized unto the Lord. But as many as there were who did not believe in the words of Samuel were angry with him; and they cast stones at him upon the wall, and also many shot arrows at him as he stood upon the wall; but the Spirit of the Lord was with him, insomuch that they could not hit him with their stones neither with their arrows. Now when they saw that they could not hit him, there were many more who did believe on his words, insomuch that they went away unto Nephi to be baptized.” (vs. 1-3)
I’ve always thought Samuel was cool. There’s a song for primary children called “Book of Mormon Stories” and the verse about Samuel says:
Samuel the Lamanite, high on the city wall,
Came to warn the people, and repentance was his call.
Arrows could not hit him, for a man of God was he,
And he taught in the land righteously.
I also like this poster that was made for teenagers from the picture above, which is a well-known classic in the church. The words might be hard to read -- it says "Popularity: It's Overrated. Sometimes the crowd is just plain wrong."
The End of Samuel’s story, and the end of the book of Helaman! On to the book of 3rd Nephi!
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