The Book of Mormon

Alma 19:6

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~90 BC

1830 Edition

Now this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvellous light of his goodness; yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and the light of everlasting light was lit up in his soul; yea, he knew that this had overcame his natural frame, and he was carried away in God;

Influences

1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
Acts 13:46 (KJV)
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Changes

Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvellous light of his goodness; —yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting lightfe was lit up in his soul;, yea, he knew that this had overcaome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God;—

Simple English

This was what Ammon wanted. He knew that King Lamoni was under the power of God. He knew the dark cover of unbelief had been taken away from his mind. The light of God’s glory had lit up his mind. This was an amazing light of God’s goodness. This light filled his soul with joy. The cloud of darkness was gone. The light of life forever was lit up in his soul. He knew this had overcome the king’s body. He was carried away in God.

Paraphrase

This was exactly what Ammon had been hoping for. He knew King Lamoni was in God's power. He knew the dark curtain of unbelief had been pulled away from his mind. The light of God's glory—the marvelous light of his goodness—had filled Lamoni's mind. This light had flooded his soul with such joy that the darkness had been driven out. The light of eternal life had been lit in his soul. Ammon knew this experience had overwhelmed Lamoni's mortal body. He'd been carried away in God.