Now, this story is a little different than the ones above. Jesus didn’t appear to King Lamoni’s wife in person, but His servant went, and sometimes that’s just how He works.
In Alma 18, Ammon bears his testimony of Jesus Christ and the atonement and King Lamoni believes his words, and “fell unto the earth, as if he were dead.” (42) In response his servants carried him away where he “lay as if he were dead for the space of two days and two nights.” (43) And his family grieved his loss.
In chapter 19, King Lamoni’s wife calls for Ammon, having heard of his “fame” and he goes to her. She tells him that some think her husband is not dead, while others say he is and should be placed in the sepulchre, but then says, “but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.” (5) Haha!
Alma 19:6 Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvelous light of his goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul, yea, he knew that this had overcome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God.
Isn’t that beautiful? “The dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind.” What a phenomenal description! I love this verse so much. While I’ve had moments in my life where I’ve felt this, felt light infusing my soul with joy, especially on my mission, I would certainly love to feel it more often.
Well, Ammon went in to see the King, and told the Queen that King Lamoni wasn’t dead, that he was just asleep. And then he said to her, “Blessed art thou because of thy exceeding faith; I say unto thee woman, there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites.” (10)
And the Nephites were those already converted to the Lord! Ammon, a servant of God, then tells her that her husband will wake up the next day. She watched over her husband’s form until he did, in fact, wake—I’m assuming taking great comfort in knowing he would.
And when King Lamoni awoke, what did he say?
“Blessed be the name of God, and blessed art thou. (The Queen.) For as sure as thou livest, behold, I have seen my Redeemer; and he shall come forth, and be born of a woman and he shall redeem all mankind who believe on his name.”
What an incredibly powerful, spiritual moment that must have been!
And all King Lamoni’s wife did was call for a servant of the Lord.
Other Examples
Of course there are many other examples of God coming to women. Coming to them in their sick beds, in their kitchens, at burials, and more!, that we could talk about, but I wanted to give you one more example from our own day.
This story comes from Meridian Magazine:
"Early one day, a woman was getting ready to exercise in the morning, when she had the strangest thought that she needed to make cinnamon rolls. She didn’t particularly want to make cinnamon rolls, or feel like she was very good at making them, and wondered who would possibly want them because of that, but the impression she had to make those rolls got stronger and more urgent until she could no longer deny it.
She hurried to make them, and while they were baking, quickly got ready for the day. When she pulled the rolls out of the oven, they were the most perfect rolls she’d ever made, and she was thrilled! She quickly put them in a box, as the Spirit urged her to hurry, and flew out her door.
As she was leaving, her kids pulled into her driveaway, and she had to ask them to move, and the feeling that she had to get out of there became even stronger. Her kids looked at her like she was crazy, but got out of the way. She proceeded to drive through her neighborhood, thinking the rolls must be for someone in her ward or stake, but she just kept driving farther and farther away. She felt like someone else was driving the car.
Finally, at a stop light, she noticed the car in front of her had California license plates, she was from California, and suddenly she knew the rolls were for whoever was in that car. She followed them until they stopped in front of a house. When they got out, she was surprised to see her visiting teacher from California, and her home teacher. She’d loved this couple, and their kindness, and had always wished she could do more for them.
They embraced, and she asked her friends what they were doing there. Turns out her friends’, the visiting teacher, mother had just passed away and they were there for the funeral.
Her friend told her that her dad was so distraught over his wife’s death, and that he’d been thinking about his wife’s cinnamon rolls and how he wished he had one to comfort him.
It was then that this faithful woman, sent by the Spirit of the Lord, to another woman and family in need, handed over the box of cinnamon rolls." Read the full story here.
: Heather F.
