Helaman sent a message to Moroni to describe how the battles had been going in his area, and to describe the experiences he'd had with his 2000 stripling warriors. He explains that they were in a pretty precarious situation, being chased by a large army of Lamanites, and that Antipus, another Nephite army leader, was chasing those Lamanites (this had been a strategy they had put in place). The Lamanites stopped, and they weren't sure why. Antipus might have caught up, or the Lamanites might have decided to spring a trap for them. Helaman discussed it with his stripling warriors.
"44 Therefore what say ye, my sons, will ye go against them to battle?
45 And now I say unto you, my beloved brother Moroni, that never had I seen so great courage, nay, not amongst all the Nephites.
46 For as I had ever called them my sons (for they were all of them very young) even so they said unto me: Father, behold our God is with us, and he will not suffer that we should fall; then let us go forth; we would not slay our brethren if they would let us alone; therefore let us go, lest they should overpower the army of Antipus.
47 Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them.
48 And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: We do not doubt our mothers knew it." (Alma 56:44-48)
I think they showed a lot of faith. This was their first real battle that we're aware of, and they were all very young men. They were truly putting their faith into action by being willing to go to battle to protect the Nephites, even if it meant losing their lives.
They had a huge battle, and as it turns out, Helaman had some good news to report:
"But behold, to my great joy, there had not one soul of them fallen to the earth; yea, and they had fought as if with the strength of God; yea, never were men known to have fought with such miraculous strength; and with such mighty power did they fall upon the Lamanites, that they did frighten them; and for this cause did the Lamanites deliver themselves up as prisoners of war." (Alma 56:56)
When you act in faith, the Lord blesses you.
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