Mosiah 27
With the complete record before him, I wonder if Mormon saw something suggesting that the command of the king deterred, or caused Alma and the sons of Mosiah to consider halting, their efforts to destroy the church. That could explain why he would say that they went about destroying the church “contrary to the commandments of God, or even the king.” I can imagine the terrible persecutions that Alma must have faced from those who had formerly been his friends.