Were these their wives? Alma 17:12

Were these their wives? Alma 17:12

The sons of Mosiah decide to go on a mission to the Lamanites.

I noticed on this read that the scriptures mention people going with the sons of Mosiah who were not the sons of Mosiah.

"And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah, and also those who were with them, took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites to declare unto them the word of God."

I wondered to myself if this meant their wives. I know that Ammon was willing to live the rest of his life with the Lamanites. It seems unlikely that he was married, unless this people practiced polygamy, because he was offered a Lamanite princess as a bride (yuck). But maybe the other sons of Mosiah were married?

Paul the Apostle has some really stern things to say about missionaries being married. These have been taken out of context by the Christian world in such drastic ways as to cause the institutionalization of sexism and permanently celibate clergy.

Answer:
It sure would be a different story to imagine that they were married. Since the sons of Mosiah were princes, maybe it is just referring to their servants or helpers or whatever. They might not have been used to "roughing it" with the Lamanites so much.