Alma 24

16. And now, my brethren, if our brethren seek to destroy us (disrupt our peace, disrespect our boundaries, meddle in our business, persecute), behold, we will hide away our swords (repent from our traditional weapon of retaliation [fight], or habits of wounded-ness [flight, fawn, or freeze]), yea, even we will bury them deep in the earth (covenant with God), that they may be kept bright, as a testimony that we have never used them, at the last day; and if our brethren destroy us (persist in their offenses), behold, we shall go to our God and shall be saved (be without sin being on our side).

17. And now it came to pass that the the king had made an end of these sayings, and all the people were assembled together, they took their swords, and all the weapons which were used for the shedding of man’s blood, and they did bury them up deep in the earth (Give my troubles to God and abandon old patterns).

18. And this they did, it being in their view a testimony to God, and also to men, that they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man’s blood (causing harm to or being guilty of disrupting another man’s chance to return to God’s presence); and this they did, vouching and covenanting with God, that rather then shed the blood of their brethren (persist in old patterns of sin and being their own Savior) they would give up their own lives (Trust in God and his care); and rather than take away from a brother (take their chaos [attitudes, worries, words, reliability, hurts, wounded-ness, difficulties, emotions, interpretations, energy, experience, problems, recognition, etc] away from them that are for their growth) they would give unto him (give back their issues with love); and rather than spend their days in idleness (Not attending to my own business - producing an idle mind) they would labor abundantly (fully focus on my issues that need repentance) with their hands (and serve others - without taking on their responsibilities).

19. And thus we see that, when these Lamanites were brought to believe and to know the truth, they were firm, and would suffer even unto death rather than commit sin; and thus we see that they buried their weapons of peace (weapons that prevented peace), or they buried the weapons of war, for peace (inner peace - despite circumstances).

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21. Now when the people saw that they were coming against them (providing triggers for old behavior patterns) they went out to meet them (they were prepared and unaffected), and prostrated themselves before them to the earth (humbly accepting without resistance and trusting we will be closer to Christ), and began to call on the name of the Lord (calling on the merits of Christ); and thus they were in this attitude when the Lamantes began to fall upon them (persist in the old ways), and began to slay them with the sword (allow me to dwell with and rely on God).

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23. Now when the laminates saw that their brethren would not flee from the sword (flight response), neither would they turn aside to the right hand or to the left (fight response), but that they would lie down and perish (long suffering, surrendering), and praised God even in the very act of perishing under the sword -

24. Now when the Laminates saw this they did forbear (stop antagonizing, reconsider their path) from slaying them; and there were many whose hearts had swollen in them for those of their brethren who had fallen under the sword (felt remorse), for they repented of the things which they had done.

25. And it came to pass that they threw down their weapons of war (followed the example), and they would not take them again (covenanted), for they stung for the murders which they had committed; and they came down even as their brethren, relying upon the mercies of those whose arms were lifted to slay them.