"6 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites found that their daughters had been missing, they were angry with the people of Limhi, for they thought it was the people of Limhi.
7 Therefore they sent their armies forth; yea, even the king himself went before his people; and they went up to the land of Nephi to destroy the people of Limhi." (Mosiah 20:6-7)
King Noah's wicked priests, who are still in hiding in the wilderness, kidnapped some of the Lamanites' daughters. When the Lamanites find this out, they assumed it was the people of Limhi, so the went to battle. Luckily, Limhi's people fought with courage, strength, and strategy, and won the battle. Another stroke of luck, the Lamanite king was left for dead on the battlefield, which gave Limhi the chance to find out why they had come to battle.
The king of the Lamanites believed what they said, and he placated his people, so they were no longer trying to come to battle against Limhi's people.
All of this because of some assumptions.
More often than not, our assumptions won't lead two groups of people into battle with one another, but when we just jump to conclusions, there are certainly consequences. Relationships suffer, people get hurt. We should try very hard not to assume things. We should do our best to find out the full story before we take action on something we hear or learn.
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