[6] In hiding, he writes down what Abinadi taught and propagates this gospel, organizing subsequent followers into a church that he founds.

[7] Alma gathers these followers to a place called the Waters of Mormon, where he secretly teaches them and baptizes them en masse.

[10] Knowing ahead of time about the impending attack, Alma and his followers flee, traveling into the wilderness, eventually settling in a land called Helam.

[12] As the years passed, Alma and his people were discovered by the Lamanites and enslaved, placed under the authority of Amulon—a former priest of King Noah now united with the Lamanites—who began to persecute Alma's people, “put[ting] tasks upon them, and put[ting] task-masters over them” (Mosiah 24:9).

Finally, Alma's people escaped the Lamanites and were led by God through the wilderness for twelve days until they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, then the chief Nephite population center.