Mosiah 9 – 10
It is amazing how many places the people could have chosen to return to the land of Zerahemla before being brought to bondage. They could ahve returned after they fought among themseves. They could have returned when they were plagued with famine in their journey the second time. They could have returned after their first battle with the Lamanites. Always they chose to stay rather than to return. With that stubborn independence we could hardly expect them to learn easily to follow the Lord.