[Two thousand of these young men chose to defend their country]

[These young men kept the commandments]

[Helaman led his 2,000 young warriors into battle]

[Their mothers had taught them to have faith in God]

[Helaman and his army fought several battles]

[All his sons had been hurt but not one had been killed]

[The people of Ammon promised God not to fight]

[The people of Ammon wanted to break their promise]

[The leaders did not want them to break their promise]

[The sons of the people of Ammon had not made the promise]