Himni
Encyclopedia
According to the Book of Mormon
, Himni was a Nephite
missionary and one of the sons of King Mosiah. He was also brother to the prophet Ammon
. As related in the Book of Mormon narrative, Himni and his three brothers (Ammon, Omner
, and Aaron
), left their father, and his people, to travel to the land of the Lamanites in order to preach the gospel to them.
During their sojourn there, Himni was imprisoned and beaten, but eventually aided in the conversion of thousands of Lamanites, who later became the Anti-Nephi-Lehi
s.
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
, Himni was a Nephite
Nephite
According to the Book of Mormon, a Nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient Americas. The other three groups are the Lamanites, Jaredites and Mulekites. In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with Nephi, the...
missionary and one of the sons of King Mosiah. He was also brother to the prophet Ammon
Ammon (Book of Mormon)
This article is about the prominent Book of Mormon missionary. For the Book of Mormon explorer, see Ammon Ammon is a missionary in the Mormon religious text, Book of Mormon and a contemporary of Alma the Younger. The Book of Mosiah describes his original antipathy toward the Nephite Church of God...
. As related in the Book of Mormon narrative, Himni and his three brothers (Ammon, Omner
Omner
According to the Book of Mormon, Omner was a Nephite missionary and one of the sons of King Mosiah. He was also brother to the prophet Ammon. As related in the Book of Mormon narrative, Omner and his three brothers , left their father, and his people, to travel to the land of the Lamanites in...
, and Aaron
Aaron (Nephite)
According to the Book of Mormon, Aaron was a Nephite missionary and one of the sons of King Mosiah. He was also brother to the prophet Ammon. As related in the Book of Mormon narrative, Aaron and his three brothers , left their father, and his people, to travel to the land of the Lamanites in...
), left their father, and his people, to travel to the land of the Lamanites in order to preach the gospel to them.
During their sojourn there, Himni was imprisoned and beaten, but eventually aided in the conversion of thousands of Lamanites, who later became the Anti-Nephi-Lehi
Anti-Nephi-Lehi
According to the Book of Mormon, the Anti-Nephi-Lehies were a group of people who, after a significant religious conversion, made a covenant that they would not participate in war and buried their weapons....
s.