The Book of Mormon

Alma 25:6

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for many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, they began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.

Influences

2 Peter 1:13 (KJV)
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

Changes

fFor many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, they began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.

Simple English

Many Lamanites had suffered a lot and lost much. They started to remember what Aaron and his brothers had taught them in their land. So they stopped believing the traditions their fathers had taught them. They began to believe in the Lord. They believed he gave great power to the Nephites. Many of them became believers in the wilderness.

Paraphrase

Many Lamanites, after suffering so much loss and hardship, started remembering what Aaron and his brothers had taught them years before. They began questioning the lies their ancestors had passed down, and they started believing in the Lord—believing he had given real power to the Nephites. Many were converted out there in the wilderness.