The Lamanite lands encompassed the land of Nephi, the large land area abandoned by the Nephites when (the first) Mosiah moved his righteous followers to the land of Zarahemla, a land previously settled by the people of Zarahemla (the Mulekites) after a devastating war (Omni 1:12–30). The four sons of (the second) Mosiah left their home in Zarahemla and spent a 16-year mission among the Lamanites in the land of Nephi. Their missionary service led to the conversion of the King of the Lamanites. The King sent a proclamation allowing the missionaries to preach the gospel throughout his land and people. The description of the borders of the King’s land includes a sea west and a sea east, and a wilderness area dividing the land of Zarahemla from the land of Nephi, also bordered by the sea west and the sea east. Note on the map that the long dimension of this wilderness area extends north to south (up-down), like a man’s long neck tie, rather than east to west like a bow tie. The description positions a “round about,” a Lamanite-held cape area to the west of the land of Zarahemla and locates the river Sidon along the northern border of the Lamanite lands. This border region, in turn, also served as the southern limit of the Nephite lands.