Cutting off arms?
I've been thinking for a long time about the story in The Book of Mormon, Alma chapter 17, involving Ammon protecting King Lamoni's sheep. There's some detail in the story that has never made sense to me. If you have read this story before, you'll know that Ammon enters the land of Ishmael, which is not friendly territory for him, as the land is inhabited by the descendants of the sons of Ishmael, who became Lamanites. Ammon was a Nephite, and to say that the Lamanites and the Nephites didn't like each other would be an understatement. So when Ammon entered the land of Ishmael, the Lamanites captured him, bound him and took him before the King and the King then asked Ammon if he wished to dwell among them. Ammon must have made a very good impression by saying that he was happy to dwell among them, even till the day he died, because the king then offered Ammon one of his daughters as his wife. I don't really know why Ammon said no to this offer (maybe he'...