,,the ,,book ,,of ,,mormon  ,an ,account
 ,written  ,,by ,,the ,,hand ,,of       
,,mormon  ,,upon ,,plates ,,taken ,,from
 ,,the ,,plates ,,of ,,nephi            
,wherefore1 it is an abridgment of the  
record of the people of ,nephi1 and also
 of the ,lamanites--,written to the     
,lamanites1 who are a remnant of the    
house of ,israel2 and also to ,jew and  
,gentile--,written by way of            
commandment1 and also by the spirit of  
prophecy and of revelation--,written and
 sealed up1 and hid up unto the ,lord1  
that they might not be destroyed--,to   
come forth by the gift and power of ,god
 unto the interpretation                
thereof--,sealed by the hand of ,moroni1
 and hid up unto the ,lord1 to come     
forth in due time by way of the         
,gentile--,the interpretation thereof by
 the gift of ,god4  ,an abridgment taken
 from the ,book of ,ether also1 which is
 a record of the people of ,jared1 who  
were scattered at the time the ,lord    
confounded the language of the people1  

when they were building a tower to get  
to heaven--,which is to show unto the   
remnant of the ,house of ,israel what   
great things the ,lord hath done for    
their fathers2 and that they may know   
the covenants of the ,lord1 that they   
are not cast off forever--,and also to  
the convincing of the ,jew and ,gentile 
that ,,jesus is the ,,christ1 the       
,,eternal ,,god1 manifesting himself    
unto all nations--,and now1 if there are
 faults they are the mistakes of men2   
wherefore1 condemn not the things of    
,god1 that ye may be found spotless at  
the judgment-seat of ,christ4           
,,translated ,,by ,,joseph ,,smith1     
,,jun4  ,,the ,,testimony ,,of ,,three  
,,witnesses  ,be it known unto all      
nations1 kindreds1 tongues1 and people1 
unto whom this work shall come3 ,that   
we1 through the grace of ,god the       
,father1 and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  
have seen the plates which contain this 
record1 which is a record of the people 
of ,nephi1 and also of the ,lamanites1  

their brethren1 and also of the people  
of ,jared1 who came from the tower of   
which hath been spoken4 ,and we also    
know that they have been translated by  
the gift and power of ,god1 for his     
voice hath declared it unto us2         
wherefore we know of a surety that the  
work is true4 ,and we also testify that 
we have seen the engravings which are   
upon the plates2 and they have been     
shown unto us by the power of ,god1 and 
not of man4 ,and we declare with words  
of soberness1 that an angel of ,god came
 down from heaven1 and he brought and   
laid before our eyes1 that we beheld and
 saw the plates1 and the engravings     
thereon2 and we know that it is by the  
grace of ,god the ,father1 and our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ1 that we beheld and bear
 record that these things are true4 ,and
 it is marvelous in our eyes4           
,nevertheless1 the voice of the ,lord   
commanded us that we should bear record 
of it2 wherefore1 to be obedient unto   
the commandments of ,god1 we bear       

testimony of these things4 ,and we know 
that if we are faithful in ,christ1 we  
shall rid our garments of the blood of  
all men1 and be found spotless before   
the judgment-seat of ,christ1 and shall 
dwell with him eternally in the heavens4
 ,and the honor be to the ,father1 and  
to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost1   
which is one ,god4 ,amen4  ,,oliver     
,,cowdery ,,david ,,whitmer ,,martin    
,,harris    ,,the ,,testimony ,,of      
,,eight ,,witnesses  ,be it known unto  
all nations1 kindreds1 tongues1 and     
people1 unto whom this work shall come3 
,that ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 the        
translator of this work1 has shown unto 
us the plates of which hath been spoken1
 which have the appearance of gold2 and 
as many of the leaves as the said ,smith
 has translated we did handle with our  
hands2 and we also saw the engravings   
thereon1 all of which has the appearance
 of ancient work1 and of curious        
workmanship4 ,and this we bear record   
with words of soberness1 that the said  

,smith has shown unto us1 for we have   
seen and hefted1 and know of a surety   
that the said ,smith has got the plates 
of which we have spoken4 ,and we give   
our names unto the world1 to witness    
unto the world that which we have seen4 
,and we lie not1 ,god bearing witness of
 it4  ,,christian ,,whitmer ,,jacob     
,,whitmer ,,peter ,,whitmer1 ,,jun4     
,,john ,,whitmer ,,hiram ,,page ,,joseph
 ,,smith1 ,,sen4 ,,hyrum ,,smith        
,,samuel ,h4 ,,smith   ,contents   ,,the
 ,,first ,,book ,,of ,,nephi ,,his      
,,reign ,,and ,,ministry  ,,the ,,second
 ,,book ,,of ,,nephi  ,,the ,,book ,,of 
,,jacob  ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,enos  ,,the
 ,,book ,,of ,,jarom  ,,the ,,book ,,of 
,,omni  ,,the ,,words ,,of ,,mormon     
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,mosiah  ,,the ,,book
 ,,of ,,alma  ,,the ,,book ,,of         
,,helaman  ,,third ,,book ,,of ,,nephi  
,,fourth ,,nephi  ,,the ,,book ,,of     
,,mormon  ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,ether     
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,moroni     ,,the    
,,first ,,book ,,of ,,nephi ,,his       

,,reign ,,and ,,ministry 7#a ,nephi7    
,an account of ,lehi and his wife       
,sariah and his four sons1 being called1
 7beginning at the eldest7 ,laman1      
,lemuel1 ,sam1 and ,nephi4 ,the ,lord   
warns ,lehi to depart out of the land of
 ,jerusalem1 because he prophesieth unto
 the people concerning their iniquity   
and they seek to destroy his life4 ,he  
taketh three days' journey into the     
wilderness with his family4 ,nephi      
taketh his brethren and returneth to the
 land of ,jerusalem after the record of 
the ,jews4 ,the account of their        
sufferings4 ,they take the daughters of 
,ishmael to wife4 ,they take their      
families and depart into the wilderness4
 ,their sufferings and afflictions in   
the wilderness4 ,the course of their    
travels4 ,they come to the large waters4
 ,nephi's brethren rebel against him4   
,he confoundeth them1 and buildeth a    
ship4 ,they call the name of the place  
,bountiful4 ,they cross the large waters
 into the promised land1 and so forth4  

,this is according to the account of    
,nephi2 or in other words1 ,i1 ,nephi1  
wrote this record4  #a ,nephi ,chapter  
#a  #a3a ,i1 ,nephi1 having been born of
 goodly parents1 therefore ,i was taught
 somewhat in all the learning of my     
father2 and having seen many afflictions
 in the course of my days1 nevertheless1
 having been highly favored of the ,lord
 in all my days2 yea1 having had a great
 knowledge of the goodness and the      
mysteries of ,god1 therefore ,i make a  
record of my proceedings in my days4    
#a3b ,yea1 ,i make a record in the      
language of my father1 which consists of
 the learning of the ,jews and the      
language of the ,egyptians4  #a3c ,and  
,i know that the record which ,i make is
 true2 and ,i make it with mine own     
hand2 and ,i make it according to my    
knowledge4  #a3d ,for it came to pass in
 the commencement of the first year of  
the reign of ,zedekiah1 king of ,judah1 
7my father1 ,lehi1 having dwelt at      
,jerusalem in all his days72 and in that

 same year there came many prophets1    
prophesying unto the people that they   
must repent1 or the great city          
,jerusalem must be destroyed4  #a3e     
,wherefore it came to pass that my      
father1 ,lehi1 as he went forth prayed  
unto the ,lord1 yea1 even with all his  
heart1 in behalf of his people4  #a3f   
,and it came to pass as he prayed unto  
the ,lord1 there came a pillar of fire  
and dwelt upon a rock before him2 and he
 saw and heard much2 and because of the 
things which he saw and heard he did    
quake and tremble exceedingly4  #a3g    
,and it came to pass that he returned to
 his own house at ,jerusalem2 and he    
cast himself upon his bed1 being        
overcome with the ,spirit and the things
 which he had seen4  #a3h ,and being    
thus overcome with the ,spirit1 he was  
carried away in a vision1 even that he  
saw the heavens open1 and he thought he 
saw ,god sitting upon his throne1       
surrounded with numberless concourses of
 angels in the attitude of singing and  

praising their ,god4  #a3i ,and it came 
to pass that he saw ,one descending out 
of the midst of heaven1 and he beheld   
that his luster was above that of the   
sun at noon-day4  #a3aj ,and he also saw
 twelve others following him1 and their 
brightness did exceed that of the stars 
in the firmament4  #a3aa ,and they came 
down and went forth upon the face of the
 earth2 and the first came and stood    
before my father1 and gave unto him a   
book1 and bade him that he should read4 
#a3ab ,and it came to pass that as he   
read1 he was filled with the ,spirit of 
the ,lord4  #a3ac ,and he read1 saying3 
,wo1 wo1 unto ,jerusalem1 for ,i have   
seen thine abominations6 ,yea1 and many 
things did my father read concerning    
,jerusalem--that it should be destroyed1
 and the inhabitants thereof2 many      
should perish by the sword1 and many    
should be carried away captive into     
,babylon4  #a3ad ,and it came to pass   
that when my father had read and seen   
many great and marvelous things1 he did 

exclaim many things unto the ,lord2 such
 as3 ,great and marvelous are thy works1
 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty6 ,thy throne is
 high in the heavens1 and thy power1 and
 goodness1 and mercy are over all the   
inhabitants of the earth1 and1 because  
thou art merciful1 thou wilt not suffer 
those who come unto thee that they shall
 perish6  #a3ae ,and after this manner  
was the language of my father in the    
praising of his ,god2 for his soul did  
rejoice1 and his whole heart was filled1
 because of the things which he had     
seen1 yea1 which the ,lord had shown    
unto him4  #a3af ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1 do
 not make a full account of the things  
which my father hath written1 for he    
hath written many things which he saw in
 visions and in dreams2 and he also hath
 written many things which he prophesied
 and spake unto his children1 of which  
,i shall not make a full account4  #a3ag
 ,but ,i shall make an account of my    
proceedings in my days4 ,behold1 ,i make
 an abridgment of the record of my      

father1 upon plates which ,i have made  
with mine own hands2 wherefore1 after ,i
 have abridged the record of my father  
then will ,i make an account of mine own
 life4  #a3ah ,therefore1 ,i would that 
ye should know1 that after the ,lord had
 shown so many marvelous things unto my 
father1 ,lehi1 yea1 concerning the      
destruction of ,jerusalem1 behold he    
went forth among the people1 and began  
to prophesy and to declare unto them    
concerning the things which he had both 
seen and heard4  #a3ai ,and it came to  
pass that the ,jews did mock him because
 of the things which he testified of    
them2 for he truly testified of their   
wickedness and their abominations2 and  
he testified that the things which he   
saw and heard1 and also the things which
 he read in the book1 manifested plainly
 of the coming of the ,messiah1 and also
 the redemption of the world4  #a3bj    
,and when the ,jews heard these things  
they were angry with him2 yea1 even as  
with the prophets of old1 whom they had 

cast out1 and stoned1 and slain2 and    
they also sought his life1 that they    
might take it away4 ,but behold1 ,i1    
,nephi1 will show unto you that the     
tender mercies of the ,lord are over all
 those whom he hath chosen1 because of  
their faith1 to make them mighty even   
unto the power of deliverance4  #a      
,nephi ,chapter #b  #b3a ,for behold1 it
 came to pass that the ,lord spake unto 
my father1 yea1 even in a dream1 and    
said unto him3 ,blessed art thou ,lehi1 
because of the things which thou hast   
done2 and because thou hast been        
faithful and declared unto this people  
the things which ,i commanded thee1     
behold1 they seek to take away thy life4
  #b3b ,and it came to pass that the    
,lord commanded my father1 even in a    
dream1 that he should take his family   
and depart into the wilderness4  #b3c   
,and it came to pass that he was        
obedient unto the word of the ,lord1    
wherefore he did as the ,lord commanded 
him4  #b3d ,and it came to pass that he 

departed into the wilderness4 ,and he   
left his house1 and the land of his     
inheritance1 and his gold1 and his      
silver1 and his precious things1 and    
took nothing with him1 save it were his 
family1 and provisions1 and tents1 and  
departed into the wilderness4  #b3e ,and
 he came down by the borders near the   
shore of the ,red ,sea2 and he traveled 
in the wilderness in the borders which  
are nearer the ,red ,sea2 and he did    
travel in the wilderness with his       
family1 which consisted of my mother1   
,sariah1 and my elder brothers1 who were
 ,laman1 ,lemuel1 and ,sam4  #b3f ,and  
it came to pass that when he had        
traveled three days in the wilderness1  
he pitched his tent in a valley by the  
side of a river of water4  #b3g ,and it 
came to pass that he built an altar of  
stones1 and made an offering unto the   
,lord1 and gave thanks unto the ,lord   
our ,god4  #b3h ,and it came to pass    
that he called the name of the river1   
,laman1 and it emptied into the ,red    

,sea2 and the valley was in the borders 
near the mouth thereof4  #b3i ,and when 
my father saw that the waters of the    
river emptied into the fountain of the  
,red ,sea1 he spake unto ,laman1 saying3
 ,o that thou mightest be like unto this
 river1 continually running into the    
fountain of all righteousness6  #b3aj   
,and he also spake unto ,lemuel3 ,o that
 thou mightest be like unto this valley1
 firm and steadfast1 and immovable in   
keeping the commandments of the ,lord6  
#b3aa ,now this he spake because of the 
stiffneckedness of ,laman and ,lemuel2  
for behold they did murmur in many      
things against their father1 because he 
was a visionary man1 and had led them   
out of the land of ,jerusalem1 to leave 
the land of their inheritance1 and their
 gold1 and their silver1 and their      
precious things1 to perish in the       
wilderness4 ,and this they said he had  
done because of the foolish imaginations
 of his heart4  #b3ab ,and thus ,laman  
and ,lemuel1 being the eldest1 did      

murmur against their father4 ,and they  
did murmur because they knew not the    
dealings of that ,god who had created   
them4 #b3ac ,neither did they believe   
that ,jerusalem1 that great city1 could 
be destroyed according to the words of  
the prophets4 ,and they were like unto  
the ,jews who were at ,jerusalem1 who   
sought to take away the life of my      
father4  #b3ad ,and it came to pass that
 my father did speak unto them in the   
valley of ,lemuel1 with power1 being    
filled with the ,spirit1 until their    
frames did shake before him4 ,and he did
 confound them1 that they durst not     
utter against him2 wherefore1 they did  
as he commanded them4  #b3ae ,and my    
father dwelt in a tent4  #b3af ,and it  
came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 being     
exceedingly young1 nevertheless being   
large in stature1 and also having great 
desires to know of the mysteries of     
,god1 wherefore1 ,i did cry unto the    
,lord2 and behold he did visit me1 and  
did soften my heart that ,i did believe 

all the words which had been spoken by  
my father2 wherefore1 ,i did not rebel  
against him like unto my brothers4      
#b3ag ,and ,i spake unto ,sam1 making   
known unto him the things which the     
,lord had manifested unto me by his     
,holy ,spirit4 ,and it came to pass that
 he believed in my words4  #b3ah ,but1  
behold1 ,laman and ,lemuel would not    
hearken unto my words2 and being grieved
 because of the hardness of their hearts
 ,i cried unto the ,lord for them4      
#b3ai ,and it came to pass that the     
,lord spake unto me1 saying3 ,blessed   
art thou1 ,nephi1 because of thy faith1 
for thou hast sought me diligently1 with
 lowliness of heart4  #b3bj ,and        
inasmuch as ye shall keep my            
commandments1 ye shall prosper1 and     
shall be led to a land of promise2 yea1 
even a land which ,i have prepared for  
you2 yea1 a land which is choice above  
all other lands4  #b3ba ,and inasmuch as
 thy brethren shall rebel against thee1 
they shall be cut off from the presence 

of the ,lord4  #b3bb ,and inasmuch as   
thou shalt keep my commandments1 thou   
shalt be made a ruler and a teacher over
 thy brethren4  #b3bc ,for behold1 in   
that day that they shall rebel against  
me1 ,i will curse them even with a sore 
curse1 and they shall have no power over
 thy seed except they shall rebel       
against me also4  #b3bd ,and if it so be
 that they rebel against me1 they shall 
be a scourge unto thy seed1 to stir them
 up in the ways of remembrance4  #a     
,nephi ,chapter #c  #c3a ,and it came to
 pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 returned from    
speaking with the ,lord1 to the tent of 
my father4  #c3b ,and it came to pass   
that he spake unto me1 saying3 ,behold  
,i have dreamed a dream1 in the which   
the ,lord hath commanded me that thou   
and thy brethren shall return to        
,jerusalem4  #c3c ,for behold1 ,laban   
hath the record of the ,jews and also a 
genealogy of my forefathers1 and they   
are engraven upon plates of brass4  #c3d
 ,wherefore1 the ,lord hath commanded me

 that thou and thy brothers should go   
unto the house of ,laban1 and seek the  
records1 and bring them down hither into
 the wilderness4  #c3e ,and now1 behold 
thy brothers murmur1 saying it is a hard
 thing which ,i have required of them2  
but behold ,i have not required it of   
them1 but it is a commandment of the    
,lord4  #c3f ,therefore go1 my son1 and 
thou shalt be favored of the ,lord1     
because thou hast not murmured4  #c3g   
,and it came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1   
said unto my father3 ,i will go and do  
the things which the ,lord hath         
commanded1 for ,i know that the ,lord   
giveth no commandments unto the children
 of men1 save he shall prepare a way for
 them that they may accomplish the thing
 which he commandeth them4  #c3h ,and it
 came to pass that when my father had   
heard these words he was exceedingly    
glad1 for he knew that ,i had been      
blessed of the ,lord4  #c3i ,and ,i1    
,nephi1 and my brethren took our journey
 in the wilderness1 with our tents1 to  

go up to the land of ,jerusalem4  #c3aj 
,and it came to pass that when we had   
gone up to the land of ,jerusalem1 ,i   
and my brethren did consult one with    
another4  #c3aa ,and we cast lots--who  
of us should go in unto the house of    
,laban4 ,and it came to pass that the   
lot fell upon ,laman2 and ,laman went in
 unto the house of ,laban1 and he talked
 with him as he sat in his house4  #c3ab
 ,and he desired of ,laban the records  
which were engraven upon the plates of  
brass1 which contained the genealogy of 
my father4  #c3ac ,and behold1 it came  
to pass that ,laban was angry1 and      
thrust him out from his presence2 and he
 would not that he should have the      
records4 ,wherefore1 he said unto him3  
,behold thou art a robber1 and ,i will  
slay thee4  #c3ad ,but ,laman fled out  
of his presence1 and told the things    
which ,laban had done1 unto us4 ,and we 
began to be exceedingly sorrowful1 and  
my brethren were about to return unto my
 father in the wilderness4  #c3ae ,but  

behold ,i said unto them that3 ,as the  
,lord liveth1 and as we live1 we will   
not go down unto our father in the      
wilderness until we have accomplished   
the thing which the ,lord hath commanded
 us4  #c3af ,wherefore1 let us be       
faithful in keeping the commandments of 
the ,lord2 therefore let us go down to  
the land of our father's inheritance1   
for behold he left gold and silver1 and 
all manner of riches4 ,and all this he  
hath done because of the commandments of
 the ,lord4  #c3ag ,for he knew that    
,jerusalem must be destroyed1 because of
 the wickedness of the people4  #c3ah   
,for behold1 they have rejected the     
words of the prophets4 ,wherefore1 if my
 father should dwell in the land after  
he hath been commanded to flee out of   
the land1 behold1 he would also perish4 
,wherefore1 it must needs be that he    
flee out of the land4  #c3ai ,and       
behold1 it is wisdom in ,god that we    
should obtain these records1 that we may
 preserve unto our children the language

 of our fathers2  #c3bj ,and also that  
we may preserve unto them the words     
which have been spoken by the mouth of  
all the holy prophets1 which have been  
delivered unto them by the ,spirit and  
power of ,god1 since the world began1   
even down unto this present time4  #c3ba
 ,and it came to pass that after this   
manner of language did ,i persuade my   
brethren1 that they might be faithful in
 keeping the commandments of ,god4      
#c3bb ,and it came to pass that we went 
down to the land of our inheritance1 and
 we did gather together our gold1 and   
our silver1 and our precious things4    
#c3bc ,and after we had gathered these  
things together1 we went up again unto  
the house of ,laban4  #c3bd ,and it came
 to pass that we went in unto ,laban1   
and desired him that he would give unto 
us the records which were engraven upon 
the plates of brass1 for which we would 
give unto him our gold1 and our silver1 
and all our precious things4  #c3be ,and
 it came to pass that when ,laban saw   

our property1 and that it was           
exceedingly great1 he did lust after it1
 insomuch that he thrust us out1 and    
sent his servants to slay us1 that he   
might obtain our property4  #c3bf ,and  
it came to pass that we did flee before 
the servants of ,laban1 and we were     
obliged to leave behind our property1   
and it fell into the hands of ,laban4   
#c3bg ,and it came to pass that we fled 
into the wilderness1 and the servants of
 ,laban did not overtake us1 and we hid 
ourselves in the cavity of a rock4      
#c3bh ,and it came to pass that ,laman  
was angry with me1 and also with my     
father2 and also was ,lemuel1 for he    
hearkened unto the words of ,laman4     
,wherefore ,laman and ,lemuel did speak 
many hard words unto us1 their younger  
brothers1 and they did smite us even    
with a rod4  #c3bi ,and it came to pass 
as they smote us with a rod1 behold1 an 
angel of the ,lord came and stood before
 them1 and he spake unto them1 saying3  
,why do ye smite your younger brother   

with a rod8 ,know ye not that the ,lord 
hath chosen him to be a ruler over you1 
and this because of your iniquities8    
,behold ye shall go up to ,jerusalem    
again1 and the ,lord will deliver ,laban
 into your hands4  #c3cj ,and after the 
angel had spoken unto us1 he departed4  
#c3ca ,and after the angel had departed1
 ,laman and ,lemuel again began to      
murmur1 saying3 ,how is it possible that
 the ,lord will deliver ,laban into our 
hands8 ,behold1 he is a mighty man1 and 
he can command fifty1 yea1 even he can  
slay fifty2 then why not us8  #a ,nephi 
,chapter #d  #d3a ,and it came to pass  
that ,i spake unto my brethren1 saying3 
,let us go up again unto ,jerusalem1 and
 let us be faithful in keeping the      
commandments of the ,lord2 for behold he
 is mightier than all the earth1 then   
why not mightier than ,laban and his    
fifty1 yea1 or even than his tens of    
thousands8  #d3b ,therefore let us go   
up2 let us be strong like unto ,moses2  
for he truly spake unto the waters of   

the ,red ,sea and they divided hither   
and thither1 and our fathers came       
through1 out of captivity1 on dry       
ground1 and the armies of ,pharaoh did  
follow and were drowned in the waters of
 the ,red ,sea4  #d3c ,now behold ye    
know that this is true2 and ye also know
 that an angel hath spoken unto you2    
wherefore can ye doubt8 ,let us go up2  
the ,lord is able to deliver us1 even as
 our fathers1 and to destroy ,laban1    
even as the ,egyptians4  #d3d ,now when 
,i had spoken these words1 they were yet
 wroth1 and did still continue to       
murmur2 nevertheless they did follow me 
up until we came without the walls of   
,jerusalem4  #d3e ,and it was by night2 
and ,i caused that they should hide     
themselves without the walls4 ,and after
 they had hid themselves1 ,i1 ,nephi1   
crept into the city and went forth      
towards the house of ,laban4  #d3f ,and 
,i was led by the ,spirit1 not knowing  
beforehand the things which ,i should   
do4  #d3g ,nevertheless ,i went forth1  

and as ,i came near unto the house of   
,laban ,i beheld a man1 and he had      
fallen to the earth before me1 for he   
was drunken with wine4  #d3h ,and when  
,i came to him ,i found that it was     
,laban4  #d3i ,and ,i beheld his sword1 
and ,i drew it forth from the sheath    
thereof2 and the hilt thereof was of    
pure gold1 and the workmanship thereof  
was exceedingly fine1 and ,i saw that   
the blade thereof was of the most       
precious steel4  #d3aj ,and it came to  
pass that ,i was constrained by the     
,spirit that ,i should kill ,laban2 but 
,i said in my heart3 ,never at any time 
have ,i shed the blood of man4 ,and ,i  
shrunk and would that ,i might not slay 
him4  #d3aa ,and the ,spirit said unto  
me again3 ,behold the ,lord hath        
delivered him into thy hands4 ,yea1 and 
,i also knew that he had sought to take 
away mine own life2 yea1 and he would   
not hearken unto the commandments of the
 ,lord2 and he also had taken away our  
property4  #d3ab ,and it came to pass   

that the ,spirit said unto me again3    
,slay him1 for the ,lord hath delivered 
him into thy hands2  #d3ac ,behold the  
,lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth 
his righteous purposes4 ,it is better   
that one man should perish than that a  
nation should dwindle and perish in     
unbelief4  #d3ad ,and now1 when ,i1     
,nephi1 had heard these words1 ,i       
remembered the words of the ,lord which 
he spake unto me in the wilderness1     
saying that3 ,inasmuch as thy seed shall
 keep my commandments1 they shall       
prosper in the land of promise4  #d3ae  
,yea1 and ,i also thought that they     
could not keep the commandments of the  
,lord according to the law of ,moses1   
save they should have the law4  #d3af   
,and ,i also knew that the law was      
engraven upon the plates of brass4      
#d3ag ,and again1 ,i knew that the ,lord
 had delivered ,laban into my hands for 
this cause--that ,i might obtain the    
records according to his commandments4  
#d3ah ,therefore ,i did obey the voice  

of the ,spirit1 and took ,laban by the  
hair of the head1 and ,i smote off his  
head with his own sword4  #d3ai ,and    
after ,i had smitten off his head with  
his own sword1 ,i took the garments of  
,laban and put them upon mine own body2 
yea1 even every whit2 and ,i did gird on
 his armor about my loins4  #d3bj ,and  
after ,i had done this1 ,i went forth   
unto the treasury of ,laban4 ,and as ,i 
went forth towards the treasury of      
,laban1 behold1 ,i saw the servant of   
,laban who had the keys of the treasury4
 ,and ,i commanded him in the voice of  
,laban1 that he should go with me into  
the treasury4  #d3ba ,and he supposed me
 to be his master1 ,laban1 for he beheld
 the garments and also the sword girded 
about my loins4  #d3bb ,and he spake    
unto me concerning the elders of the    
,jews1 he knowing that his master1      
,laban1 had been out by night among     
them4  #d3bc ,and ,i spake unto him as  
if it had been ,laban4  #d3bd ,and ,i   
also spake unto him that ,i should carry

 the engravings1 which were upon the    
plates of brass1 to my elder brethren1  
who were without the walls4  #d3be ,and 
,i also bade him that he should follow  
me4  #d3bf ,and he1 supposing that ,i   
spake of the brethren of the church1 and
 that ,i was truly that ,laban whom ,i  
had slain1 wherefore he did follow me4  
#d3bg ,and he spake unto me many times  
concerning the elders of the ,jews1 as  
,i went forth unto my brethren1 who were
 without the walls4  #d3bh ,and it came 
to pass that when ,laman saw me he was  
exceedingly frightened1 and also ,lemuel
 and ,sam4 ,and they fled from before my
 presence2 for they supposed it was     
,laban1 and that he had slain me and had
 sought to take away their lives also4  
#d3bi ,and it came to pass that ,i      
called after them1 and they did hear me2
 wherefore they did cease to flee from  
my presence4  #d3cj ,and it came to pass
 that when the servant of ,laban beheld 
my brethren he began to tremble1 and was
 about to flee from before me and return

 to the city of ,jerusalem4  #d3ca ,and 
now ,i1 ,nephi1 being a man large in    
stature1 and also having received much  
strength of the ,lord1 therefore ,i did 
seize upon the servant of ,laban1 and   
held him1 that he should not flee4      
#d3cb ,and it came to pass that ,i spake
 with him1 that if he would hearken unto
 my words1 as the ,lord liveth1 and as  
,i live1 even so that if he would       
hearken unto our words1 we would spare  
his life4  #d3cc ,and ,i spake unto him1
 even with an oath1 that he need not    
fear2 that he should be a free man like 
unto us if he would go down in the      
wilderness with us4  #d3cd ,and ,i also 
spake unto him1 saying3 ,surely the     
,lord hath commanded us to do this      
thing2 and shall we not be diligent in  
keeping the commandments of the ,lord8  
,therefore1 if thou wilt go down into   
the wilderness to my father thou shalt  
have place with us4  #d3ce ,and it came 
to pass that ,zoram did take courage at 
the words which ,i spake4 ,now ,zoram   

was the name of the servant2 and he     
promised that he would go down into the 
wilderness unto our father4 ,yea1 and he
 also made an oath unto us that he would
 tarry with us from that time forth4    
#d3cf ,now we were desirous that he     
should tarry with us for this cause1    
that the ,jews might not know concerning
 our flight into the wilderness1 lest   
they should pursue us and destroy us4   
#d3cg ,and it came to pass that when    
,zoram had made an oath unto us1 our    
fears did cease concerning him4  #d3ch  
,and it came to pass that we took the   
plates of brass and the servant of      
,laban1 and departed into the           
wilderness1 and journeyed unto the tent 
of our father4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #e   
#e3a ,and it came to pass that after we 
had come down into the wilderness unto  
our father1 behold1 he was filled with  
joy1 and also my mother1 ,sariah1 was   
exceedingly glad1 for she truly had     
mourned because of us4  #e3b ,for she   
had supposed that we had perished in the

 wilderness2 and she also had complained
 against my father1 telling him that he 
was a visionary man2 saying3 ,behold    
thou hast led us forth from the land of 
our inheritance1 and my sons are no     
more1 and we perish in the wilderness4  
#e3c ,and after this manner of language 
had my mother complained against my     
father4  #e3d ,and it had come to pass  
that my father spake unto her1 saying3  
,i know that ,i am a visionary man2 for 
if ,i had not seen the things of ,god in
 a vision ,i should not have known the  
goodness of ,god1 but had tarried at    
,jerusalem1 and had perished with my    
brethren4  #e3e ,but behold1 ,i have    
obtained a land of promise1 in the which
 things ,i do rejoice2 yea1 and ,i know 
that the ,lord will deliver my sons out 
of the hands of ,laban1 and bring them  
down again unto us in the wilderness4   
#e3f ,and after this manner of language 
did my father1 ,lehi1 comfort my mother1
 ,sariah1 concerning us1 while we       
journeyed in the wilderness up to the   

land of ,jerusalem1 to obtain the record
 of the ,jews4  #e3g ,and when we had   
returned to the tent of my father1      
behold their joy was full1 and my mother
 was comforted4  #e3h ,and she spake1   
saying3 ,now ,i know of a surety that   
the ,lord hath commanded my husband to  
flee into the wilderness2 yea1 and ,i   
also know of a surety that the ,lord    
hath protected my sons1 and delivered   
them out of the hands of ,laban1 and    
given them power whereby they could     
accomplish the thing which the ,lord    
hath commanded them4 ,and after this    
manner of language did she speak4  #e3i 
,and it came to pass that they did      
rejoice exceedingly1 and did offer      
sacrifice and burnt offerings unto the  
,lord2 and they gave thanks unto the    
,god of ,israel4  #e3aj ,and after they 
had given thanks unto the ,god of       
,israel1 my father1 ,lehi1 took the     
records which were engraven upon the    
plates of brass1 and he did search them 
from the beginning4  #e3aa ,and he      

beheld that they did contain the five   
books of ,moses1 which gave an account  
of the creation of the world1 and also  
of ,adam and ,eve1 who were our first   
parents2  #e3ab ,and also a record of   
the ,jews from the beginning1 even down 
to the commencement of the reign of     
,zedekiah1 king of ,judah2  #e3ac ,and  
also the prophecies of the holy         
prophets1 from the beginning1 even down 
to the commencement of the reign of     
,zedekiah2 and also many prophecies     
which have been spoken by the mouth of  
,jeremiah4  #e3ad ,and it came to pass  
that my father1 ,lehi1 also found upon  
the plates of brass a genealogy of his  
fathers2 wherefore he knew that he was a
 descendant of ,joseph2 yea1 even that  
,joseph who was the son of ,jacob1 who  
was sold into ,egypt1 and who was       
preserved by the hand of the ,lord1 that
 he might preserve his father1 ,jacob1  
and all his household from perishing    
with famine4  #e3ae ,and they were also 
led out of captivity and out of the land

 of ,egypt1 by that same ,god who had   
preserved them4  #e3af ,and thus my     
father1 ,lehi1 did discover the         
genealogy of his fathers4 ,and ,laban   
also was a descendant of ,joseph1       
wherefore he and his fathers had kept   
the records4  #e3ag ,and now when my    
father saw all these things1 he was     
filled with the ,spirit1 and began to   
prophesy concerning his seed--  #e3ah   
,that these plates of brass should go   
forth unto all nations1 kindreds1       
tongues1 and people who were of his     
seed4  #e3ai ,wherefore1 he said that   
these plates of brass should never      
perish2 neither should they be dimmed   
any more by time4 ,and he prophesied    
many things concerning his seed4  #e3bj 
,and it came to pass that thus far ,i   
and my father had kept the commandments 
wherewith the ,lord had commanded us4   
#e3ba ,and we had obtained the records  
which the ,lord had commanded us1 and   
searched them and found that they were  
desirable2 yea1 even of great worth unto

 us1 insomuch that we could preserve the
 commandments of the ,lord unto our     
children4  #e3bb ,wherefore1 it was     
wisdom in the ,lord that we should carry
 them with us1 as we journeyed in the   
wilderness towards the land of promise4 
#a ,nephi ,chapter #f  #f3a ,and now ,i1
 ,nephi1 do not give the genealogy of my
 fathers in this part of my record2     
neither at any time shall ,i give it    
after upon these plates which ,i am     
writing2 for it is given in the record  
which has been kept by my father2       
wherefore1 ,i do not write it in this   
work4  #f3b ,for it sufficeth me to say 
that we are descendants of ,joseph4     
#f3c ,and it mattereth not to me that ,i
 am particular to give a full account of
 all the things of my father1 for they  
cannot be written upon these plates1 for
 ,i desire the room that ,i may write of
 the things of ,god4  #f3d ,for the     
fulness of mine intent is that ,i may   
persuade men to come unto the ,god of   
,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and   

the ,god of ,jacob1 and be saved4  #f3e 
,wherefore1 the things which are        
pleasing unto the world ,i do not write1
 but the things which are pleasing unto 
,god and unto those who are not of the  
world4  #f3f ,wherefore1 ,i shall give  
commandment unto my seed1 that they     
shall not occupy these plates with      
things which are not of worth unto the  
children of men4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #g 
#g3a ,and now ,i would that ye might    
know1 that after my father1 ,lehi1 had  
made an end of prophesying concerning   
his seed1 it came to pass that the ,lord
 spake unto him again1 saying that it   
was not meet for him1 ,lehi1 that he    
should take his family into the         
wilderness alone2 but that his sons     
should take daughters to wife1 that they
 might raise up seed unto the ,lord in  
the land of promise4  #g3b ,and it came 
to pass that the ,lord commanded him    
that ,i1 ,nephi1 and my brethren1 should
 again return unto the land of          
,jerusalem1 and bring down ,ishmael and 

his family into the wilderness4  #g3c   
,and it came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1   
did again1 with my brethren1 go forth   
into the wilderness to go up to         
,jerusalem4  #g3d ,and it came to pass  
that we went up unto the house of       
,ishmael1 and we did gain favor in the  
sight of ,ishmael1 insomuch that we did 
speak unto him the words of the ,lord4  
#g3e ,and it came to pass that the ,lord
 did soften the heart of ,ishmael1 and  
also his household1 insomuch that they  
took their journey with us down into the
 wilderness to the tent of our father4  
#g3f ,and it came to pass that as we    
journeyed in the wilderness1 behold     
,laman and ,lemuel1 and two of the      
daughters of ,ishmael1 and the two sons 
of ,ishmael and their families1 did     
rebel against us2 yea1 against me1      
,nephi1 and ,sam1 and their father1     
,ishmael1 and his wife1 and his three   
other daughters4  #g3g ,and it came to  
pass in the which rebellion1 they were  
desirous to return unto the land of     

,jerusalem4  #g3h ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1  
being grieved for the hardness of their 
hearts1 therefore ,i spake unto them1   
saying1 yea1 even unto ,laman and unto  
,lemuel3 ,behold ye are mine elder      
brethren1 and how is it that ye are so  
hard in your hearts1 and so blind in    
your minds1 that ye have need that ,i1  
your younger brother1 should speak unto 
you1 yea1 and set an example for you8   
#g3i ,how is it that ye have not        
hearkened unto the word of the ,lord8   
#g3aj ,how is it that ye have forgotten 
that ye have seen an angel of the ,lord8
  #g3aa ,yea1 and how is it that ye have
 forgotten what great things the ,lord  
hath done for us1 in delivering us out  
of the hands of ,laban1 and also that we
 should obtain the record8  #g3ab ,yea1 
and how is it that ye have forgotten    
that the ,lord is able to do all things 
according to his will1 for the children 
of men1 if it so be that they exercise  
faith in him8 ,wherefore1 let us be     
faithful to him4  #g3ac ,and if it so be

 that we are faithful to him1 we shall  
obtain the land of promise2 and ye shall
 know at some future period that the    
word of the ,lord shall be fulfilled    
concerning the destruction of           
,jerusalem2 for all things which the    
,lord hath spoken concerning the        
destruction of ,jerusalem must be       
fulfilled4  #g3ad ,for behold1 the      
,spirit of the ,lord ceaseth soon to    
strive with them2 for behold1 they have 
rejected the prophets1 and ,jeremiah    
have they cast into prison4 ,and they   
have sought to take away the life of my 
father1 insomuch that they have driven  
him out of the land4  #g3ae ,now behold1
 ,i say unto you that if ye will return 
unto ,jerusalem ye shall also perish    
with them4 ,and now1 if ye have choice1 
go up to the land1 and remember the     
words which ,i speak unto you1 that if  
ye go ye will also perish2 for thus the 
,spirit of the ,lord constraineth me    
that ,i should speak4  #g3af ,and it    
came to pass that when ,i1 ,nephi1 had  

spoken these words unto my brethren1    
they were angry with me4 ,and it came to
 pass that they did lay their hands upon
 me1 for behold1 they were exceedingly  
wroth1 and they did bind me with cords1 
for they sought to take away my life1   
that they might leave me in the         
wilderness to be devoured by wild       
beasts4  #g3ag ,but it came to pass that
 ,i prayed unto the ,lord1 saying3 ,o   
,lord1 according to my faith which is in
 thee1 wilt thou deliver me from the    
hands of my brethren2 yea1 even give me 
strength that ,i may burst these bands  
with which ,i am bound4  #g3ah ,and it  
came to pass that when ,i had said these
 words1 behold1 the bands were loosed   
from off my hands and feet1 and ,i stood
 before my brethren1 and ,i spake unto  
them again4  #g3ai ,and it came to pass 
that they were angry with me again1 and 
sought to lay hands upon me2 but behold1
 one of the daughters of ,ishmael1 yea1 
and also her mother1 and one of the sons
 of ,ishmael1 did plead with my         

brethren1 insomuch that they did soften 
their hearts2 and they did cease        
striving to take away my life4  #g3bj   
,and it came to pass that they were     
sorrowful1 because of their wickedness1 
insomuch that they did bow down before  
me1 and did plead with me that ,i would 
forgive them of the thing that they had 
done against me4  #g3ba ,and it came to 
pass that ,i did frankly forgive them   
all that they had done1 and ,i did      
exhort them that they would pray unto   
the ,lord their ,god for forgiveness4   
,and it came to pass that they did so4  
,and after they had done praying unto   
the ,lord we did again travel on our    
journey towards the tent of our father4 
#g3bb ,and it came to pass that we did  
come down unto the tent of our father4  
,and after ,i and my brethren and all   
the house of ,ishmael had come down unto
 the tent of my father1 they did give   
thanks unto the ,lord their ,god2 and   
they did offer sacrifice and burnt      
offerings unto him4  #a ,nephi ,chapter 

#h  #h3a ,and it came to pass that we   
had gathered together all manner of     
seeds of every kind1 both of grain of   
every kind1 and also of the seeds of    
fruit of every kind4  #h3b ,and it came 
to pass that while my father tarried in 
the wilderness he spake unto us1 saying3
 ,behold1 ,i have dreamed a dream2 or1  
in other words1 ,i have seen a vision4  
#h3c ,and behold1 because of the thing  
which ,i have seen1 ,i have reason to   
rejoice in the ,lord because of ,nephi  
and also of ,sam2 for ,i have reason to 
suppose that they1 and also many of     
their seed1 will be saved4  #h3d ,but   
behold1 ,laman and ,lemuel1 ,i fear     
exceedingly because of you2 for behold1 
methought ,i saw in my dream1 a dark and
 dreary wilderness4  #h3e ,and it came  
to pass that ,i saw a man1 and he was   
dressed in a white robe2 and he came and
 stood before me4  #h3f ,and it came to 
pass that he spake unto me1 and bade me 
follow him4  #h3g ,and it came to pass  
that as ,i followed him ,i beheld myself

 that ,i was in a dark and dreary waste4
  #h3h ,and after ,i had traveled for   
the space of many hours in darkness1 ,i 
began to pray unto the ,lord that he    
would have mercy on me1 according to the
 multitude of his tender mercies4  #h3i 
,and it came to pass after ,i had prayed
 unto the ,lord ,i beheld a large and   
spacious field4  #h3aj ,and it came to  
pass that ,i beheld a tree1 whose fruit 
was desirable to make one happy4  #h3aa 
,and it came to pass that ,i did go     
forth and partake of the fruit thereof2 
and ,i beheld that it was most sweet1   
above all that ,i ever before tasted4   
,yea1 and ,i beheld that the fruit      
thereof was white1 to exceed all the    
whiteness that ,i had ever seen4  #h3ab 
,and as ,i partook of the fruit thereof 
it filled my soul with exceedingly great
 joy2 wherefore1 ,i began to be desirous
 that my family should partake of it    
also2 for ,i knew that it was desirable 
above all other fruit4  #h3ac ,and as ,i
 cast my eyes round about1 that perhaps 

,i might discover my family also1 ,i    
beheld a river of water2 and it ran     
along1 and it was near the tree of which
 ,i was partaking the fruit4  #h3ad ,and
 ,i looked to behold from whence it     
came2 and ,i saw the head thereof a     
little way off2 and at the head thereof 
,i beheld your mother ,sariah1 and ,sam1
 and ,nephi2 and they stood as if they  
knew not whither they should go4  #h3ae 
,and it came to pass that ,i beckoned   
unto them2 and ,i also did say unto them
 with a loud voice that they should come
 unto me1 and partake of the fruit1     
which was desirable above all other     
fruit4  #h3af ,and it came to pass that 
they did come unto me and partake of the
 fruit also4  #h3ag ,and it came to pass
 that ,i was desirous that ,laman and   
,lemuel should come and partake of the  
fruit also2 wherefore1 ,i cast mine eyes
 towards the head of the river1 that    
perhaps ,i might see them4  #h3ah ,and  
it came to pass that ,i saw them1 but   
they would not come unto me and partake 

of the fruit4  #h3ai ,and ,i beheld a   
rod of iron1 and it extended along the  
bank of the river1 and led to the tree  
by which ,i stood4  #h3bj ,and ,i also  
beheld a strait and narrow path1 which  
came along by the rod of iron1 even to  
the tree by which ,i stood2 and it also 
led by the head of the fountain1 unto a 
large and spacious field1 as if it had  
been a world4  #h3ba ,and ,i saw        
numberless concourses of people1 many of
 whom were pressing forward1 that they  
might obtain the path which led unto the
 tree by which ,i stood4  #h3bb ,and it 
came to pass that they did come forth1  
and commence in the path which led to   
the tree4  #h3bc ,and it came to pass   
that there arose a mist of darkness2    
yea1 even an exceedingly great mist of  
darkness1 insomuch that they who had    
commenced in the path did lose their    
way1 that they wandered off and were    
lost4  #h3bd ,and it came to pass that  
,i beheld others pressing forward1 and  
they came forth and caught hold of the  

end of the rod of iron2 and they did    
press forward through the mist of       
darkness1 clinging to the rod of iron1  
even until they did come forth and      
partake of the fruit of the tree4  #h3be
 ,and after they had partaken of the    
fruit of the tree they did cast their   
eyes about as if they were ashamed4     
#h3bf ,and ,i also cast my eyes round   
about1 and beheld1 on the other side of 
the river of water1 a great and spacious
 building2 and it stood as it were in   
the air1 high above the earth4  #h3bg   
,and it was filled with people1 both old
 and young1 both male and female2 and   
their manner of dress was exceedingly   
fine2 and they were in the attitude of  
mocking and pointing their fingers      
towards those who had come at and were  
partaking of the fruit4  #h3bh ,and     
after they had tasted of the fruit they 
were ashamed1 because of those that were
 scoffing at them2 and they fell away   
into forbidden paths and were lost4     
#h3bi ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1 do not speak 

all the words of my father4  #h3cj ,but1
 to be short in writing1 behold1 he saw 
other multitudes pressing forward2 and  
they came and caught hold of the end of 
the rod of iron2 and they did press     
their way forward1 continually holding  
fast to the rod of iron1 until they came
 forth and fell down and partook of the 
fruit of the tree4  #h3ca ,and he also  
saw other multitudes feeling their way  
towards that great and spacious         
building4  #h3cb ,and it came to pass   
that many were drowned in the depths of 
the fountain2 and many were lost from   
his view1 wandering in strange roads4   
#h3cc ,and great was the multitude that 
did enter into that strange building4   
,and after they did enter into that     
building they did point the finger of   
scorn at me and those that were         
partaking of the fruit also2 but we     
heeded them not4  #h3cd ,these are the  
words of my father3 ,for as many as     
heeded them1 had fallen away4  #h3ce    
,and ,laman and ,lemuel partook not of  

the fruit1 said my father4  #h3cf ,and  
it came to pass after my father had     
spoken all the words of his dream or    
vision1 which were many1 he said unto   
us1 because of these things which he saw
 in a vision1 he exceedingly feared for 
,laman and ,lemuel2 yea1 he feared lest 
they should be cast off from the        
presence of the ,lord4  #h3cg ,and he   
did exhort them then with all the       
feeling of a tender parent1 that they   
would hearken to his words1 that perhaps
 the ,lord would be merciful to them1   
and not cast them off2 yea1 my father   
did preach unto them4  #h3ch ,and after 
he had preached unto them1 and also     
prophesied unto them of many things1 he 
bade them to keep the commandments of   
the ,lord2 and he did cease speaking    
unto them4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #i  #i3a 
,and all these things did my father see1
 and hear1 and speak1 as he dwelt in a  
tent1 in the valley of ,lemuel1 and also
 a great many more things1 which cannot 
be written upon these plates4  #i3b ,and

 now1 as ,i have spoken concerning these
 plates1 behold they are not the plates 
upon which ,i make a full account of the
 history of my people2 for the plates   
upon which ,i make a full account of my 
people ,i have given the name of ,nephi2
 wherefore1 they are called the plates  
of ,nephi1 after mine own name2 and     
these plates also are called the plates 
of ,nephi4  #i3c ,nevertheless1 ,i have 
received a commandment of the ,lord that
 ,i should make these plates1 for the   
special purpose that there should be an 
account engraven of the ministry of my  
people4  #i3d ,upon the other plates    
should be engraven an account of the    
reign of the kings1 and the wars and    
contentions of my people2 wherefore     
these plates are for the more part of   
the ministry2 and the other plates are  
for the more part of the reign of the   
kings and the wars and contentions of my
 people4  #i3e ,wherefore1 the ,lord    
hath commanded me to make these plates  
for a wise purpose in him1 which purpose

 ,i know not4  #i3f ,but the ,lord      
knoweth all things from the beginning2  
wherefore1 he prepareth a way to        
accomplish all his works among the      
children of men2 for behold1 he hath all
 power unto the fulfilling of all his   
words4 ,and thus it is4 ,amen4  #a      
,nephi ,chapter #aj  #aj3a ,and now ,i1 
,nephi1 proceed to give an account upon 
these plates of my proceedings1 and my  
reign and ministry2 wherefore1 to       
proceed with mine account1 ,i must speak
 somewhat of the things of my father1   
and also of my brethren4  #aj3b ,for    
behold1 it came to pass after my father 
had made an end of speaking the words of
 his dream1 and also of exhorting them  
to all diligence1 he spake unto them    
concerning the ,jews--  #aj3c ,that     
after they should be destroyed1 even    
that great city ,jerusalem1 and many be 
carried away captive into ,babylon1     
according to the own due time of the    
,lord1 they should return again1 yea1   
even be brought back out of captivity2  

and after they should be brought back   
out of captivity they should possess    
again the land of their inheritance4    
#aj3d ,yea1 even six hundred years from 
the time that my father left ,jerusalem1
 a prophet would the ,lord ,god raise up
 among the ,jews--even a ,messiah1 or1  
in other words1 a ,savior of the world4 
#aj3e ,and he also spake concerning the 
prophets1 how great a number had        
testified of these things1 concerning   
this ,messiah1 of whom he had spoken1 or
 this ,redeemer of the world4  #aj3f    
,wherefore1 all mankind were in a lost  
and in a fallen state1 and ever would be
 save they should rely on this          
,redeemer4  #aj3g ,and he spake also    
concerning a prophet who should come    
before the ,messiah1 to prepare the way 
of the ,lord--  #aj3h ,yea1 even he     
should go forth and cry in the          
wilderness3 ,prepare ye the way of the  
,lord1 and make his paths straight2 for 
there standeth one among you whom ye    
know not2 and he is mightier than ,i1   

whose shoe's latchet ,i am not worthy to
 unloose4 ,and much spake my father     
concerning this thing4  #aj3i ,and my   
father said he should baptize in        
,bethabara1 beyond ,jordan2 and he also 
said he should baptize with water2 even 
that he should baptize the ,messiah with
 water4  #aj3aj ,and after he had       
baptized the ,messiah with water1 he    
should behold and bear record that he   
had baptized the ,lamb of ,god1 who     
should take away the sins of the world4 
#aj3aa ,and it came to pass after my    
father had spoken these words he spake  
unto my brethren concerning the gospel  
which should be preached among the      
,jews1 and also concerning the dwindling
 of the ,jews in unbelief4 ,and after   
they had slain the ,messiah1 who should 
come1 and after he had been slain he    
should rise from the dead1 and should   
make himself manifest1 by the ,holy     
,ghost1 unto the ,gentiles4  #aj3ab     
,yea1 even my father spake much         
concerning the ,gentiles1 and also      

concerning the house of ,israel1 that   
they should be compared like unto an    
olive-tree1 whose branches should be    
broken off and should be scattered upon 
all the face of the earth4  #aj3ac      
,wherefore1 he said it must needs be    
that we should be led with one accord   
into the land of promise1 unto the      
fulfilling of the word of the ,lord1    
that we should be scattered upon all the
 face of the earth4  #aj3ad ,and after  
the house of ,israel should be scattered
 they should be gathered together again2
 or1 in fine1 after the ,gentiles had   
received the fulness of the ,gospel1 the
 natural branches of the olive-tree1 or 
the remnants of the house of ,israel1   
should be grafted in1 or come to the    
knowledge of the true ,messiah1 their   
,lord and their ,redeemer4  #aj3ae ,and 
after this manner of language did my    
father prophesy and speak unto my       
brethren1 and also many more things     
which ,i do not write in this book2 for 
,i have written as many of them as were 

expedient for me in mine other book4    
#aj3af ,and all these things1 of which  
,i have spoken1 were done as my father  
dwelt in a tent1 in the valley of       
,lemuel4  #aj3ag ,and it came to pass   
after ,i1 ,nephi1 having heard all the  
words of my father1 concerning the      
things which he saw in a vision1 and    
also the things which he spake by the   
power of the ,holy ,ghost1 which power  
he received by faith on the ,son of     
,god--and the ,son of ,god was the      
,messiah who should come--,i1 ,nephi1   
was desirous also that ,i might see1 and
 hear1 and know of these things1 by the 
power of the ,holy ,ghost1 which is the 
gift of ,god unto all those who         
diligently seek him1 as well in times of
 old as in the time that he should      
manifest himself unto the children of   
men4  #aj3ah ,for he is the same        
yesterday1 to-day1 and forever2 and the 
way is prepared for all men from the    
foundation of the world1 if it so be    
that they repent and come unto him4     

#aj3ai ,for he that diligently seeketh  
shall find2 and the mysteries of ,god   
shall be unfolded unto them1 by the     
power of the ,holy ,ghost1 as well in   
these times as in times of old1 and as  
well in times of old as in times to     
come2 wherefore1 the course of the ,lord
 is one eternal round4  #aj3bj          
,therefore remember1 ,o man1 for all thy
 doings thou shalt be brought into      
judgment4  #aj3ba ,wherefore1 if ye have
 sought to do wickedly in the days of   
your probation1 then ye are found       
unclean before the judgment-seat of     
,god2 and no unclean thing can dwell    
with ,god2 wherefore1 ye must be cast   
off forever4  #aj3bb ,and the ,holy     
,ghost giveth authority that ,i should  
speak these things1 and deny them not4  
#a ,nephi ,chapter #aa  #aa3a ,for it   
came to pass after ,i had desired to    
know the things that my father had seen1
 and believing that the ,lord was able  
to make them known unto me1 as ,i sat   
pondering in mine heart ,i was caught   

away in the ,spirit of the ,lord1 yea1  
into an exceedingly high mountain1 which
 ,i never had before seen1 and upon     
which ,i never had before set my foot4  
#aa3b ,and the ,spirit said unto me3    
,behold1 what desirest thou8  #aa3c ,and
 ,i said3 ,i desire to behold the things
 which my father saw4  #aa3d ,and the   
,spirit said unto me3 ,believest thou   
that thy father saw the tree of which he
 hath spoken8  #aa3e ,and ,i said3 ,yea1
 thou knowest that ,i believe all the   
words of my father4  #aa3f ,and when ,i 
had spoken these words1 the ,spirit     
cried with a loud voice1 saying3        
,hosanna to the ,lord1 the most high    
,god2 for he is ,god over all the earth1
 yea1 even above all4 ,and blessed art  
thou1 ,nephi1 because thou believest in 
the ,son of the most high ,god2         
wherefore1 thou shalt behold the things 
which thou hast desired4  #aa3g ,and    
behold this thing shall be given unto   
thee for a sign1 that after thou hast   
beheld the tree which bore the fruit    

which thy father tasted1 thou shalt also
 behold a man descending out of heaven1 
and him shall ye witness2 and after ye  
have witnessed him ye shall bear record 
that it is the ,son of ,god4  #aa3h ,and
 it came to pass that the ,spirit said  
unto me3 ,look6 ,and ,i looked and      
beheld a tree2 and it was like unto the 
tree which my father had seen2 and the  
beauty thereof was far beyond1 yea1     
exceeding of all beauty2 and the        
whiteness thereof did exceed the        
whiteness of the driven snow4  #aa3i    
,and it came to pass after ,i had seen  
the tree1 ,i said unto the ,spirit3 ,i  
behold thou hast shown unto me the tree 
which is precious above all4  #aa3aj    
,and he said unto me3 ,what desirest    
thou8  #aa3aa ,and ,i said unto him3 ,to
 know the interpretation thereof--for ,i
 spake unto him as a man speaketh2 for  
,i beheld that he was in the form of a  
man2 yet nevertheless1 ,i knew that it  
was the ,spirit of the ,lord2 and he    
spake unto me as a man speaketh with    

another4  #aa3ab ,and it came to pass   
that he said unto me3 ,look6 ,and ,i    
looked as if to look upon him1 and ,i   
saw him not2 for he had gone from before
 my presence4  #aa3ac ,and it came to   
pass that ,i looked and beheld the great
 city of ,jerusalem1 and also other     
cities4 ,and ,i beheld the city of      
,nazareth2 and in the city of ,nazareth 
,i beheld a virgin1 and she was         
exceedingly fair and white4  #aa3ad ,and
 it came to pass that ,i saw the heavens
 open2 and an angel came down and stood 
before me2 and he said unto me3 ,nephi1 
what beholdest thou8  #aa3ae ,and ,i    
said unto him3 ,a virgin1 most beautiful
 and fair above all other virgins4      
#aa3af ,and he said unto me3 ,knowest   
thou the condescension of ,god8  #aa3ag 
,and ,i said unto him3 ,i know that he  
loveth his children2 nevertheless1 ,i do
 not know the meaning of all things4    
#aa3ah ,and he said unto me3 ,behold1   
the virgin whom thou seest is the mother
 of the ,son of ,god1 after the manner  

of the flesh4  #aa3ai ,and it came to   
pass that ,i beheld that she was carried
 away in the ,spirit2 and after she had 
been carried away in the ,spirit for the
 space of a time the angel spake unto   
me1 saying3 ,look6  #aa3bj ,and ,i      
looked and beheld the virgin again1     
bearing a child in her arms4  #aa3ba    
,and the angel said unto me3 ,behold the
 ,lamb of ,god1 yea1 even the ,son of   
the ,eternal ,father6 ,knowest thou the 
meaning of the tree which thy father    
saw8  #aa3bb ,and ,i answered him1      
saying3 ,yea1 it is the love of ,god1   
which sheddeth itself abroad in the     
hearts of the children of men2          
wherefore1 it is the most desirable     
above all things4  #aa3bc ,and he spake 
unto me1 saying3 ,yea1 and the most     
joyous to the soul4  #aa3bd ,and after  
he had said these words1 he said unto   
me3 ,look6 ,and ,i looked1 and ,i beheld
 the ,son of ,god going forth among the 
children of men2 and ,i saw many fall   
down at his feet and worship him4       

#aa3be ,and it came to pass that ,i     
beheld that the rod of iron1 which my   
father had seen1 was the word of ,god1  
which led to the fountain of living     
waters1 or to the tree of life2 which   
waters are a representation of the love 
of ,god2 and ,i also beheld that the    
tree of life was a representation of the
 love of ,god4  #aa3bf ,and the angel   
said unto me again3 ,look and behold the
 condescension of ,god6  #aa3bg ,and ,i 
looked and beheld the ,redeemer of the  
world1 of whom my father had spoken2 and
 ,i also beheld the prophet who should  
prepare the way before him4 ,and the    
,lamb of ,god went forth and was        
baptized of him2 and after he was       
baptized1 ,i beheld the heavens open1   
and the ,holy ,ghost come down out of   
heaven and abide upon him in the form of
 a dove4  #aa3bh ,and ,i beheld that he 
went forth ministering unto the people1 
in power and great glory2 and the       
multitudes were gathered together to    
hear him2 and ,i beheld that they cast  

him out from among them4  #aa3bi ,and ,i
 also beheld twelve others following    
him4 ,and it came to pass that they were
 carried away in the ,spirit from before
 my face1 and ,i saw them not4  #aa3cj  
,and it came to pass that the angel     
spake unto me again1 saying3 ,look6 ,and
 ,i looked1 and ,i beheld the heavens   
open again1 and ,i saw angels descending
 upon the children of men2 and they did 
minister unto them4  #aa3ca ,and he     
spake unto me again1 saying3 ,look6 ,and
 ,i looked1 and ,i beheld the ,lamb of  
,god going forth among the children of  
men4 ,and ,i beheld multitudes of people
 who were sick1 and who were afflicted  
with all manner of diseases1 and with   
devils and unclean spirits2 and the     
angel spake and showed all these things 
unto me4 ,and they were healed by the   
power of the ,lamb of ,god2 and the     
devils and the unclean spirits were cast
 out4  #aa3cb ,and it came to pass that 
the angel spake unto me again1 saying3  
,look6 ,and ,i looked and beheld the    

,lamb of ,god1 that he was taken by the 
people2 yea1 the ,son of the everlasting
 ,god was judged of the world2 and ,i   
saw and bear record4  #aa3cc ,and ,i1   
,nephi1 saw that he was lifted up upon  
the cross and slain for the sins of the 
world4  #aa3cd ,and after he was slain  
,i saw the multitudes of the earth1 that
 they were gathered together to fight   
against the apostles of the ,lamb2 for  
thus were the twelve called by the angel
 of the ,lord4  #aa3ce ,and the         
multitude of the earth was gathered     
together2 and ,i beheld that they were  
in a large and spacious building1 like  
unto the building which my father saw4  
,and the angel of the ,lord spake unto  
me again1 saying3 ,behold the world and 
the wisdom thereof2 yea1 behold the     
house of ,israel hath gathered together 
to fight against the twelve apostles of 
the ,lamb4  #aa3cf ,and it came to pass 
that ,i saw and bear record1 that the   
great and spacious building was the     
pride of the world2 and it fell1 and the

 fall thereof was exceedingly great4    
,and the angel of the ,lord spake unto  
me again1 saying3 ,thus shall be the    
destruction of all nations1 kindreds1   
tongues1 and people1 that shall fight   
against the twelve apostles of the      
,lamb4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #ab  #ab3a   
,and it came to pass that the angel said
 unto me3 ,look1 and behold thy seed1   
and also the seed of thy brethren4 ,and 
,i looked and beheld the land of        
promise2 and ,i beheld multitudes of    
people1 yea1 even as it were in number  
as many as the sand of the sea4  #ab3b  
,and it came to pass that ,i beheld     
multitudes gathered together to battle1 
one against the other2 and ,i beheld    
wars1 and rumors of wars1 and great     
slaughters with the sword among my      
people4  #ab3c ,and it came to pass that
 ,i beheld many generations pass away1  
after the manner of wars and contentions
 in the land2 and ,i beheld many cities1
 yea1 even that ,i did not number them4 
#ab3d ,and it came to pass that ,i saw a

 mist of darkness on the face of the    
land of promise2 and ,i saw lightnings1 
and ,i heard thunderings1 and           
earthquakes1 and all manner of          
tumultuous noises2 and ,i saw the earth 
and the rocks1 that they rent2 and ,i   
saw mountains tumbling into pieces2 and 
,i saw the plains of the earth1 that    
they were broken up2 and ,i saw many    
cities that they were sunk2 and ,i saw  
many that they were burned with fire2   
and ,i saw many that did tumble to the  
earth1 because of the quaking thereof4  
#ab3e ,and it came to pass after ,i saw 
these things1 ,i saw the vapor of       
darkness1 that it passed from off the   
face of the earth2 and behold1 ,i saw   
multitudes who had not fallen because of
 the great and terrible judgments of the
 ,lord4  #ab3f ,and ,i saw the heavens  
open1 and the ,lamb of ,god descending  
out of heaven2 and he came down and     
showed himself unto them4  #ab3g ,and ,i
 also saw and bear record that the ,holy
 ,ghost fell upon twelve others2 and    

they were ordained of ,god1 and chosen4 
#ab3h ,and the angel spake unto me1     
saying3 ,behold the twelve disciples of 
the ,lamb1 who are chosen to minister   
unto thy seed4  #ab3i ,and he said unto 
me3 ,thou rememberest the twelve        
apostles of the ,lamb8 ,behold they are 
they who shall judge the twelve tribes  
of ,israel2 wherefore1 the twelve       
ministers of thy seed shall be judged of
 them2 for ye are of the house of       
,israel4  #ab3aj ,and these twelve      
ministers whom thou beholdest shall     
judge thy seed4 ,and1 behold1 they are  
righteous forever2 for because of their 
faith in the ,lamb of ,god their        
garments are made white in his blood4   
#ab3aa ,and the angel said unto me3     
,look6 ,and ,i looked1 and beheld three 
generations pass away in righteousness2 
and their garments were white even like 
unto the ,lamb of ,god4 ,and the angel  
said unto me3 ,these are made white in  
the blood of the ,lamb1 because of their
 faith in him4  #ab3ab ,and ,i1 ,nephi1 

also saw many of the fourth generation  
who passed away in righteousness4       
#ab3ac ,and it came to pass that ,i saw 
the multitudes of the earth gathered    
together4  #ab3ad ,and the angel said   
unto me3 ,behold thy seed1 and also the 
seed of thy brethren4  #ab3ae ,and it   
came to pass that ,i looked and beheld  
the people of my seed gathered together 
in multitudes against the seed of my    
brethren2 and they were gathered        
together to battle4  #ab3af ,and the    
angel spake unto me1 saying3 ,behold the
 fountain of filthy water which thy     
father saw2 yea1 even the river of which
 he spake2 and the depths thereof are   
the depths of hell4  #ab3ag ,and the    
mists of darkness are the temptations of
 the devil1 which blindeth the eyes1 and
 hardeneth the hearts of the children of
 men1 and leadeth them away into broad  
roads1 that they perish and are lost4   
#ab3ah ,and the large and spacious      
building1 which thy father saw1 is vain 
imaginations and the pride of the       

children of men4 ,and a great and a     
terrible gulf divideth them2 yea1 even  
the word of the justice of the ,eternal 
,god1 and the ,messiah who is the ,lamb 
of ,god1 of whom the ,holy ,ghost       
beareth record1 from the beginning of   
the world until this time1 and from this
 time henceforth and forever4  #ab3ai   
,and while the angel spake these words1 
,i beheld and saw that the seed of my   
brethren did contend against my seed1   
according to the word of the angel2 and 
because of the pride of my seed1 and the
 temptations of the devil1 ,i beheld    
that the seed of my brethren did        
overpower the people of my seed4  #ab3bj
 ,and it came to pass that ,i beheld1   
and saw the people of the seed of my    
brethren that they had overcome my seed2
 and they went forth in multitudes upon 
the face of the land4  #ab3ba ,and ,i   
saw them gathered together in           
multitudes2 and ,i saw wars and rumors  
of wars among them2 and in wars and     
rumors of wars ,i saw many generations  

pass away4  #ab3bb ,and the angel said  
unto me3 ,behold these shall dwindle in 
unbelief4  #ab3bc ,and it came to pass  
that ,i beheld1 after they had dwindled 
in unbelief they became a dark1 and     
loathsome1 and a filthy people1 full of 
idleness and all manner of abominations4
  #a ,nephi ,chapter #ac  #ac3a ,and it 
came to pass that the angel spake unto  
me1 saying3 ,look6 ,and ,i looked and   
beheld many nations and kingdoms4  #ac3b
 ,and the angel said unto me3 ,what     
beholdest thou8 ,and ,i said3 ,i behold 
many nations and kingdoms4  #ac3c ,and  
he said unto me3 ,these are the nations 
and kingdoms of the ,gentiles4  #ac3d   
,and it came to pass that ,i saw among  
the nations of the ,gentiles the        
formation of a great church4  #ac3e ,and
 the angel said unto me3 ,behold the    
formation of a church which is most     
abominable above all other churches1    
which slayeth the saints of ,god1 yea1  
and tortureth them and bindeth them     
down1 and yoketh them with a yoke of    

iron1 and bringeth them down into       
captivity4  #ac3f ,and it came to pass  
that ,i beheld this great and abominable
 church2 and ,i saw the devil that he   
was the founder of it4  #ac3g ,and ,i   
also saw gold1 and silver1 and silks1   
and scarlets1 and fine-twined linen1 and
 all manner of precious clothing2 and ,i
 saw many harlots4  #ac3h ,and the angel
 spake unto me1 saying3 ,behold the     
gold1 and the silver1 and the silks1 and
 the scarlets1 and the fine-twined      
linen1 and the precious clothing1 and   
the harlots1 are the desires of this    
great and abominable church4  #ac3i ,and
 also for the praise of the world do    
they destroy the saints of ,god1 and    
bring them down into captivity4  #ac3aj 
,and it came to pass that ,i looked and 
beheld many waters2 and they divided the
 ,gentiles from the seed of my brethren4
  #ac3aa ,and it came to pass that the  
angel said unto me3 ,behold the wrath of
 ,god is upon the seed of thy brethren4 
#ac3ab ,and ,i looked and beheld a man  

among the ,gentiles1 who was separated  
from the seed of my brethren by the many
 waters2 and ,i beheld the ,spirit of   
,god1 that it came down and wrought upon
 the man2 and he went forth upon the    
many waters1 even unto the seed of my   
brethren1 who were in the promised land4
  #ac3ac ,and it came to pass that ,i   
beheld the ,spirit of ,god1 that it     
wrought upon other ,gentiles2 and they  
went forth out of captivity1 upon the   
many waters4  #ac3ad ,and it came to    
pass that ,i beheld many multitudes of  
the ,gentiles upon the land of promise2 
and ,i beheld the wrath of ,god1 that it
 was upon the seed of my brethren2 and  
they were scattered before the ,gentiles
 and were smitten4  #ac3ae ,and ,i      
beheld the ,spirit of the ,lord1 that it
 was upon the ,gentiles1 and they did   
prosper and obtain the land for their   
inheritance2 and ,i beheld that they    
were white1 and exceedingly fair and    
beautiful1 like unto my people before   
they were slain4  #ac3af ,and it came to

 pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 beheld that the  
,gentiles who had gone forth out of     
captivity did humble themselves before  
the ,lord2 and the power of the ,lord   
was with them4  #ac3ag ,and ,i beheld   
that their mother ,gentiles were        
gathered together upon the waters1 and  
upon the land also1 to battle against   
them4  #ac3ah ,and ,i beheld that the   
power of ,god was with them1 and also   
that the wrath of ,god was upon all     
those that were gathered together       
against them to battle4  #ac3ai ,and ,i1
 ,nephi1 beheld that the ,gentiles that 
had gone out of captivity were delivered
 by the power of ,god out of the hands  
of all other nations4  #ac3bj ,and it   
came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 beheld    
that they did prosper in the land2 and  
,i beheld a book1 and it was carried    
forth among them4  #ac3ba ,and the angel
 said unto me3 ,knowest thou the meaning
 of the book8  #ac3bb ,and ,i said unto 
him3 ,i know not4  #ac3bc ,and he said3 
,behold it proceedeth out of the mouth  

of a ,jew4 ,and ,i1 ,nephi1 beheld it2  
and he said unto me3 ,the book that thou
 beholdest is a record of the ,jews1    
which contains the covenants of the     
,lord1 which he hath made unto the house
 of ,israel2 and it also containeth many
 of the prophecies of the holy prophets2
 and it is a record like unto the       
engravings which are upon the plates of 
brass1 save there are not so many2      
nevertheless1 they contain the covenants
 of the ,lord1 which he hath made unto  
the house of ,israel2 wherefore1 they   
are of great worth unto the ,gentiles4  
#ac3bd ,and the angel of the ,lord said 
unto me3 ,thou hast beheld that the book
 proceeded forth from the mouth of a    
,jew2 and when it proceeded forth from  
the mouth of a ,jew it contained the    
fulness of the gospel of the ,lord1 of  
whom the twelve apostles bear record2   
and they bear record according to the   
truth which is in the ,lamb of ,god4    
#ac3be ,wherefore1 these things go forth
 from the ,jews in purity unto the      

,gentiles1 according to the truth which 
is in ,god4  #ac3bf ,and after they go  
forth by the hand of the twelve apostles
 of the ,lamb1 from the ,jews unto the  
,gentiles1 thou seest the formation of a
 great and abominable church1 which is  
most abominable above all other         
churches2 for behold1 they have taken   
away from the gospel of the ,lamb many  
parts which are plain and most precious2
 and also many covenants of the ,lord   
have they taken away4  #ac3bg ,and all  
this have they done that they might     
pervert the right ways of the ,lord1    
that they might blind the eyes and      
harden the hearts of the children of    
men4  #ac3bh ,wherefore1 thou seest that
 after the book hath gone forth through 
the hands of the great and abominable   
church1 that there are many plain and   
precious things taken away from the     
book1 which is the book of the ,lamb of 
,god4  #ac3bi ,and after these plain and
 precious things were taken away it     
goeth forth unto all the nations of the 

,gentiles2 and after it goeth forth unto
 all the nations of the ,gentiles1 yea1 
even across the many waters which thou  
hast seen with the ,gentiles which have 
gone forth out of captivity1 thou       
seest--because of the many plain and    
precious things which have been taken   
out of the book1 which were plain unto  
the understanding of the children of    
men1 according to the plainness which is
 in the ,lamb of ,god--because of these 
things which are taken away out of the  
gospel of the ,lamb1 an exceedingly     
great many do stumble1 yea1 insomuch    
that ,satan hath great power over them4 
#ac3cj ,nevertheless1 thou beholdest    
that the ,gentiles who have gone forth  
out of captivity1 and have been lifted  
up by the power of ,god above all other 
nations1 upon the face of the land which
 is choice above all other lands1 which 
is the land that the ,lord ,god hath    
covenanted with thy father that his seed
 should have for the land of their      
inheritance2 wherefore1 thou seest that 

the ,lord ,god will not suffer that the 
,gentiles will utterly destroy the      
mixture of thy seed1 which are among thy
 brethren4  #ac3ca ,neither will he     
suffer that the ,gentiles shall destroy 
the seed of thy brethren4  #ac3cb       
,neither will the ,lord ,god suffer that
 the ,gentiles shall forever remain in  
that awful state of blindness1 which    
thou beholdest they are in1 because of  
the plain and most precious parts of the
 gospel of the ,lamb which have been    
kept back by that abominable church1    
whose formation thou hast seen4  #ac3cc 
,wherefore saith the ,lamb of ,god3 ,i  
will be merciful unto the ,gentiles1    
unto the visiting of the remnant of the 
house of ,israel in great judgment4     
#ac3cd ,and it came to pass that the    
angel of the ,lord spake unto me1       
saying3 ,behold1 saith the ,lamb of     
,god1 after ,i have visited the remnant 
of the house of ,israel--and this       
remnant of whom ,i speak is the seed of 
thy father--wherefore1 after ,i have    

visited them in judgment1 and smitten   
them by the hand of the ,gentiles1 and  
after the ,gentiles do stumble          
exceedingly1 because of the most plain  
and precious parts of the gospel of the 
,lamb which have been kept back by that 
abominable church1 which is the mother  
of harlots1 saith the ,lamb--,i will be 
merciful unto the ,gentiles in that day1
 insomuch that ,i will bring forth unto 
them1 in mine own power1 much of my     
gospel1 which shall be plain and        
precious1 saith the ,lamb4  #ac3ce ,for1
 behold1 saith the ,lamb3 ,i will       
manifest myself unto thy seed1 that they
 shall write many things which ,i shall 
minister unto them1 which shall be plain
 and precious2 and after thy seed shall 
be destroyed1 and dwindle in unbelief1  
and also the seed of thy brethren1      
behold1 these things shall be hid up1 to
 come forth unto the ,gentiles1 by the  
gift and power of the ,lamb4  #ac3cf    
,and in them shall be written my gospel1
 saith the ,lamb1 and my rock and my    

salvation4  #ac3cg ,and blessed are they
 who shall seek to bring forth my ,zion 
at that day1 for they shall have the    
gift and the power of the ,holy ,ghost2 
and if they endure unto the end they    
shall be lifted up at the last day1 and 
shall be saved in the everlasting       
kingdom of the ,lamb2 and whoso shall   
publish peace1 yea1 tidings of great    
joy1 how beautiful upon the mountains   
shall they be4  #ac3ch ,and it came to  
pass that ,i beheld the remnant of the  
seed of my brethren1 and also the book  
of the ,lamb of ,god1 which had         
proceeded forth from the mouth of the   
,jew1 that it came forth from the       
,gentiles unto the remnant of the seed  
of my brethren4  #ac3ci ,and after it   
had come forth unto them ,i beheld other
 books1 which came forth by the power of
 the ,lamb1 from the ,gentiles unto     
them1 unto the convincing of the        
,gentiles and the remnant of the seed of
 my brethren1 and also the ,jews who    
were scattered upon all the face of the 

earth1 that the records of the prophets 
and of the twelve apostles of the ,lamb 
are true4  #ac3dj ,and the angel spake  
unto me1 saying3 ,these last records1   
which thou hast seen among the          
,gentiles1 shall establish the truth of 
the first1 which are of the twelve      
apostles of the ,lamb1 and shall make   
known the plain and precious things     
which have been taken away from them2   
and shall make known to all kindreds1   
tongues1 and people1 that the ,lamb of  
,god is the ,son of the ,eternal        
,father1 and the ,savior of the world2  
and that all men must come unto him1 or 
they cannot be saved4  #ac3da ,and they 
must come according to the words which  
shall be established by the mouth of the
 ,lamb2 and the words of the ,lamb shall
 be made known in the records of thy    
seed1 as well as in the records of the  
twelve apostles of the ,lamb2 wherefore 
they both shall be established in one2  
for there is one ,god and one ,shepherd 
over all the earth4  #ac3db ,and the    

time cometh that he shall manifest      
himself unto all nations1 both unto the 
,jews and also unto the ,gentiles2 and  
after he has manifested himself unto the
 ,jews and also unto the ,gentiles1 then
 he shall manifest himself unto the     
,gentiles and also unto the ,jews1 and  
the last shall be first1 and the first  
shall be last4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #ad  
#ad3a ,and it shall come to pass1 that  
if the ,gentiles shall hearken unto the 
,lamb of ,god in that day that he shall 
manifest himself unto them in word1 and 
also in power1 in very deed1 unto the   
taking away of their stumbling blocks-- 
#ad3b ,and harden not their hearts      
against the ,lamb of ,god1 they shall be
 numbered among the seed of thy father2 
yea1 they shall be numbered among the   
house of ,israel2 and they shall be a   
blessed people upon the promised land   
forever2 they shall be no more brought  
down into captivity2 and the house of   
,israel shall no more be confounded4    
#ad3c ,and that great pit1 which hath   

been digged for them by that great and  
abominable church1 which was founded by 
the devil and his children1 that he     
might lead away the souls of men down to
 hell--yea1 that great pit which hath   
been digged for the destruction of men  
shall be filled by those who digged it1 
unto their utter destruction1 saith the 
,lamb of ,god2 not the destruction of   
the soul1 save it be the casting of it  
into that hell which hath no end4  #ad3d
 ,for behold1 this is according to the  
captivity of the devil1 and also        
according to the justice of ,god1 upon  
all those who will work wickedness and  
abomination before him4  #ad3e ,and it  
came to pass that the angel spake unto  
me1 ,nephi1 saying3 ,thou hast beheld   
that if the ,gentiles repent it shall be
 well with them2 and thou also knowest  
concerning the covenants of the ,lord   
unto the house of ,israel2 and thou also
 hast heard that whoso repenteth not    
must perish4  #ad3f ,therefore1 wo be   
unto the ,gentiles if it so be that they

 harden their hearts against the ,lamb  
of ,god4  #ad3g ,for the time cometh1   
saith the ,lamb of ,god1 that ,i will   
work a great and a marvelous work among 
the children of men2 a work which shall 
be everlasting1 either on the one hand  
or on the other--either to the          
convincing of them unto peace and life  
eternal1 or unto the deliverance of them
 to the hardness of their hearts and the
 blindness of their minds unto their    
being brought down into captivity1 and  
also into destruction1 both temporally  
and spiritually1 according to the       
captivity of the devil1 of which ,i have
 spoken4  #ad3h ,and it came to pass    
that when the angel had spoken these    
words1 he said unto me3 ,rememberest    
thou the covenants of the ,father unto  
the house of ,israel8 ,i said unto him1 
,yea4  #ad3i ,and it came to pass that  
he said unto me3 ,look1 and behold that 
great and abominable church1 which is   
the mother of abominations1 whose       
founder is the devil4  #ad3aj ,and he   

said unto me3 ,behold there are save two
 churches only2 the one is the church of
 the ,lamb of ,god1 and the other is the
 church of the devil2 wherefore1 whoso  
belongeth not to the church of the ,lamb
 of ,god belongeth to that great church1
 which is the mother of abominations2   
and she is the whore of all the earth4  
#ad3aa ,and it came to pass that ,i     
looked and beheld the whore of all the  
earth1 and she sat upon many waters2 and
 she had dominion over all the earth1   
among all nations1 kindreds1 tongues1   
and people4  #ad3ab ,and it came to pass
 that ,i beheld the church of the ,lamb 
of ,god1 and its numbers were few1      
because of the wickedness and           
abominations of the whore who sat upon  
many waters2 nevertheless1 ,i beheld    
that the church of the ,lamb1 who were  
the saints of ,god1 were also upon all  
the face of the earth2 and their        
dominions upon the face of the earth    
were small1 because of the wickedness of
 the great whore whom ,i saw4  #ad3ac   

,and it came to pass that ,i beheld that
 the great mother of abominations did   
gather together multitudes upon the face
 of all the earth1 among all the nations
 of the ,gentiles1 to fight against the 
,lamb of ,god4  #ad3ad ,and it came to  
pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 beheld the power  
of the ,lamb of ,god1 that it descended 
upon the saints of the church of the    
,lamb1 and upon the covenant people of  
the ,lord1 who were scattered upon all  
the face of the earth2 and they were    
armed with righteousness and with the   
power of ,god in great glory4  #ad3ae   
,and it came to pass that ,i beheld that
 the wrath of ,god was poured out upon  
that great and abominable church1       
insomuch that there were wars and rumors
 of wars among all the nations and      
kindreds of the earth4  #ad3af ,and as  
there began to be wars and rumors of    
wars among all the nations which        
belonged to the mother of abominations1 
the angel spake unto me1 saying3        
,behold1 the wrath of ,god is upon the  

mother of harlots2 and behold1 thou     
seest all these things--  #ad3ag ,and   
when the day cometh that the wrath of   
,god is poured out upon the mother of   
harlots1 which is the great and         
abominable church of all the earth1     
whose founder is the devil1 then1 at    
that day1 the work of the ,father shall 
commence1 in preparing the way for the  
fulfilling of his covenants1 which he   
hath made to his people who are of the  
house of ,israel4  #ad3ah ,and it came  
to pass that the angel spake unto me1   
saying3 ,look6  #ad3ai ,and ,i looked   
and beheld a man1 and he was dressed in 
a white robe4  #ad3bj ,and the angel    
said unto me3 ,behold one of the twelve 
apostles of the ,lamb4  #ad3ba ,behold1 
he shall see and write the remainder of 
these things2 yea1 and also many things 
which have been4  #ad3bb ,and he shall  
also write concerning the end of the    
world4  #ad3bc ,wherefore1 the things   
which he shall write are just and true2 
and behold they are written in the book 

which thou beheld proceeding out of the 
mouth of the ,jew2 and at the time they 
proceeded out of the mouth of the ,jew1 
or1 at the time the book proceeded out  
of the mouth of the ,jew1 the things    
which were written were plain and pure1 
and most precious and easy to the       
understanding of all men4  #ad3bd ,and  
behold1 the things which this apostle of
 the ,lamb shall write are many things  
which thou hast seen2 and behold1 the   
remainder shalt thou see4  #ad3be ,but  
the things which thou shalt see         
hereafter thou shalt not write2 for the 
,lord ,god hath ordained the apostle of 
the ,lamb of ,god that he should write  
them4  #ad3bf ,and also others who have 
been1 to them hath he shown all things1 
and they have written them2 and they are
 sealed up to come forth in their       
purity1 according to the truth which is 
in the ,lamb1 in the own due time of the
 ,lord1 unto the house of ,israel4      
#ad3bg ,and ,i1 ,nephi1 heard and bear  
record1 that the name of the apostle of 

the ,lamb was ,john1 according to the   
word of the angel4  #ad3bh ,and behold1 
,i1 ,nephi1 am forbidden that ,i should 
write the remainder of the things which 
,i saw and heard2 wherefore the things  
which ,i have written sufficeth me2 and 
,i have written but a small part of the 
things which ,i saw4  #ad3bi ,and ,i    
bear record that ,i saw the things which
 my father saw1 and the angel of the    
,lord did make them known unto me4      
#ad3cj ,and now ,i make an end of       
speaking concerning the things which ,i 
saw while ,i was carried away in the    
spirit2 and if all the things which ,i  
saw are not written1 the things which ,i
 have written are true4 ,and thus it is4
 ,amen4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #ae  #ae3a  
,and it came to pass that after ,i1     
,nephi1 had been carried away in the    
spirit1 and seen all these things1 ,i   
returned to the tent of my father4      
#ae3b ,and it came to pass that ,i      
beheld my brethren1 and they were       
disputing one with another concerning   

the things my father had spoken unto    
them4  #ae3c ,for he truly spake many   
great things unto them1 which were hard 
to be understood1 save a man should     
inquire of the ,lord2 and they being    
hard in their hearts1 therefore they did
 not look unto the ,lord as they ought4 
#ae3d ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1 was grieved  
because of the hardness of their hearts1
 and also1 because of the things which  
,i had seen1 and knew they must         
unavoidably come to pass because of the 
great wickedness of the children of men4
  #ae3e ,and it came to pass that ,i was
 overcome because of my afflictions1 for
 ,i considered that mine afflictions    
were great above all1 because of the    
destruction of my people1 for ,i had    
beheld their fall4  #ae3f ,and it came  
to pass that after ,i had received      
strength ,i spake unto my brethren1     
desiring to know of them the cause of   
their disputations4  #ae3g ,and they    
said3 ,behold1 we cannot understand the 
words which our father hath spoken      

concerning the natural branches of the  
olive-tree1 and also concerning the     
,gentiles4  #ae3h ,and ,i said unto     
them3 ,have ye inquired of the ,lord8   
#ae3i ,and they said unto me3 ,we have  
not2 for the ,lord maketh no such thing 
known unto us4  #ae3aj ,behold1 ,i said 
unto them3 ,how is it that ye do not    
keep the commandments of the ,lord8 ,how
 is it that ye will perish1 because of  
the hardness of your hearts8  #ae3aa ,do
 ye not remember the things which the   
,lord hath said8--,if ye will not harden
 your hearts1 and ask me in faith1      
believing that ye shall receive1 with   
diligence in keeping my commandments1   
surely these things shall be made known 
unto you4  #ae3ab ,behold1 ,i say unto  
you1 that the house of ,israel was      
compared unto an olive-tree1 by the     
,spirit of the ,lord which was in our   
father2 and behold are we not broken off
 from the house of ,israel1 and are we  
not a branch of the house of ,israel8   
#ae3ac ,and now1 the thing which our    

father meaneth concerning the grafting  
in of the natural branches through the  
fulness of the ,gentiles1 is1 that in   
the latter days1 when our seed shall    
have dwindled in unbelief1 yea1 for the 
space of many years1 and many           
generations after the ,messiah shall be 
manifested in body unto the children of 
men1 then shall the fulness of the      
gospel of the ,messiah come unto the    
,gentiles1 and from the ,gentiles unto  
the remnant of our seed--  #ae3ad ,and  
at that day shall the remnant of our    
seed know that they are of the house of 
,israel1 and that they are the covenant 
people of the ,lord2 and then shall they
 know and come to the knowledge of their
 forefathers1 and also to the knowledge 
of the gospel of their ,redeemer1 which 
was ministered unto their fathers by    
him2 wherefore1 they shall come to the  
knowledge of their ,redeemer and the    
very points of his doctrine1 that they  
may know how to come unto him and be    
saved4  #ae3ae ,and then at that day    

will they not rejoice and give praise   
unto their everlasting ,god1 their rock 
and their salvation8 ,yea1 at that day1 
will they not receive the strength and  
nourishment from the true vine8 ,yea1   
will they not come unto the true fold of
 ,god8  #ae3af ,behold1 ,i say unto you1
 ,yea2 they shall be remembered again   
among the house of ,israel2 they shall  
be grafted in1 being a natural branch of
 the olive-tree1 into the true          
olive-tree4  #ae3ag ,and this is what   
our father meaneth2 and he meaneth that 
it will not come to pass until after    
they are scattered by the ,gentiles2 and
 he meaneth that it shall come by way of
 the ,gentiles1 that the ,lord may show 
his power unto the ,gentiles1 for the   
very cause that he shall be rejected of 
the ,jews1 or of the house of ,israel4  
#ae3ah ,wherefore1 our father hath not  
spoken of our seed alone1 but also of   
all the house of ,israel1 pointing to   
the covenant which should be fulfilled  
in the latter days2 which covenant the  

,lord made to our father ,abraham1      
saying3 ,in thy seed shall all the      
kindreds of the earth be blessed4       
#ae3ai ,and it came to pass that ,i1    
,nephi1 spake much unto them concerning 
these things2 yea1 ,i spake unto them   
concerning the restoration of the ,jews 
in the latter days4  #ae3bj ,and ,i did 
rehearse unto them the words of ,isaiah1
 who spake concerning the restoration of
 the ,jews1 or of the house of ,israel2 
and after they were restored they should
 no more be confounded1 neither should  
they be scattered again4 ,and it came to
 pass that ,i did speak many words unto 
my brethren1 that they were pacified and
 did humble themselves before the ,lord4
  #ae3ba ,and it came to pass that they 
did speak unto me again1 saying3 ,what  
meaneth this thing which our father saw 
in a dream8 ,what meaneth the tree which
 he saw8  #ae3bb ,and ,i said unto them3
 ,it was a representation of the tree of
 life4  #ae3bc ,and they said unto me3  
,what meaneth the rod of iron which our 

father saw1 that led to the tree8       
#ae3bd ,and ,i said unto them that it   
was the word of ,god1 and whoso would   
hearken unto the word of ,god1 and would
 hold fast unto it1 they would never    
perish2 neither could the temptations   
and the fiery darts of the adversary    
overpower them unto blindness1 to lead  
them away to destruction4  #ae3be       
,wherefore1 ,i1 ,nephi1 did exhort them 
to give heed unto the word of the ,lord2
 yea1 ,i did exhort them with all the   
energies of my soul1 and with all the   
faculty which ,i possessed1 that they   
would give heed to the word of ,god and 
remember to keep his commandments always
 in all things4  #ae3bf ,and they said  
unto me3 ,what meaneth the river of     
water which our father saw8  #ae3bg ,and
 ,i said unto them that the water which 
my father saw was filthiness2 and so    
much was his mind swallowed up in other 
things that he beheld not the filthiness
 of the water4  #ae3bh ,and ,i said unto
 them that it was an awful gulf1 which  

separated the wicked from the tree of   
life1 and also from the saints of ,god4 
#ae3bi ,and ,i said unto them that it   
was a representation of that awful hell1
 which the angel said unto me was       
prepared for the wicked4  #ae3cj ,and ,i
 said unto them that our father also saw
 that the justice of ,god did also      
divide the wicked from the righteous2   
and the brightness thereof was like unto
 the brightness of a flaming fire1 which
 ascendeth up unto ,god forever and     
ever1 and hath no end4  #ae3ca ,and they
 said unto me3 ,doth this thing mean the
 torment of the body in the days of     
probation1 or doth it mean the final    
state of the soul after the death of the
 temporal body1 or doth it speak of the 
things which are temporal8  #ae3cb ,and 
it came to pass that ,i said unto them  
that it was a representation of things  
both temporal and spiritual2 for the day
 should come that they must be judged of
 their works1 yea1 even the works which 
were done by the temporal body in their 

days of probation4  #ae3cc ,wherefore1  
if they should die in their wickedness  
they must be cast off also1 as to the   
things which are spiritual1 which are   
pertaining to righteousness2 wherefore1 
they must be brought to stand before    
,god1 to be judged of their works2 and  
if their works have been filthiness they
 must needs be filthy2 and if they be   
filthy it must needs be that they cannot
 dwell in the kingdom of ,god2 if so1   
the kingdom of ,god must be filthy also4
  #ae3cd ,but behold1 ,i say unto you1  
the kingdom of ,god is not filthy1 and  
there cannot any unclean thing enter    
into the kingdom of ,god2 wherefore     
there must needs be a place of          
filthiness prepared for that which is   
filthy4  #ae3ce ,and there is a place   
prepared1 yea1 even that awful hell of  
which ,i have spoken1 and the devil is  
the preparator of it2 wherefore the     
final state of the souls of men is to   
dwell in the kingdom of ,god1 or to be  
cast out because of that justice of     

which ,i have spoken4  #ae3cf           
,wherefore1 the wicked are rejected from
 the righteous1 and also from that tree 
of life1 whose fruit is most precious   
and most desirable above all other      
fruits2 yea1 and it is the greatest of  
all the gifts of ,god4 ,and thus ,i     
spake unto my brethren4 ,amen4  #a      
,nephi ,chapter #af  #af3a ,and now it  
came to pass that after ,i1 ,nephi1 had 
made an end of speaking to my brethren1 
behold they said unto me3 ,thou hast    
declared unto us hard things1 more than 
we are able to bear4  #af3b ,and it came
 to pass that ,i said unto them that ,i 
knew that ,i had spoken hard things     
against the wicked1 according to the    
truth2 and the righteous have ,i        
justified1 and testified that they      
should be lifted up at the last day2    
wherefore1 the guilty taketh the truth  
to be hard1 for it cutteth them to the  
very center4  #af3c ,and now my         
brethren1 if ye were righteous and were 
willing to hearken to the truth1 and    

give heed unto it1 that ye might walk   
uprightly before ,god1 then ye would not
 murmur because of the truth1 and say3  
,thou speakest hard things against us4  
#af3d ,and it came to pass that ,i1     
,nephi1 did exhort my brethren1 with all
 diligence1 to keep the commandments of 
the ,lord4  #af3e ,and it came to pass  
that they did humble themselves before  
the ,lord2 insomuch that ,i had joy and 
great hopes of them1 that they would    
walk in the paths of righteousness4     
#af3f ,now1 all these things were said  
and done as my father dwelt in a tent in
 the valley which he called ,lemuel4    
#af3g ,and it came to pass that ,i1     
,nephi1 took one of the daughters of    
,ishmael to wife2 and also1 my brethren 
took of the daughters of ,ishmael to    
wife2 and also ,zoram took the eldest   
daughter of ,ishmael to wife4  #af3h    
,and thus my father had fulfilled all   
the commandments of the ,lord which had 
been given unto him4 ,and also1 ,i1     
,nephi1 had been blessed of the ,lord   

exceedingly4  #af3i ,and it came to pass
 that the voice of the ,lord spake unto 
my father by night1 and commanded him   
that on the morrow he should take his   
journey into the wilderness4  #af3aj    
,and it came to pass that as my father  
arose in the morning1 and went forth to 
the tent door1 to his great astonishment
 he beheld upon the ground a round ball 
of curious workmanship2 and it was of   
fine brass4 ,and within the ball were   
two spindles2 and the one pointed the   
way whither we should go into the       
wilderness4  #af3aa ,and it came to pass
 that we did gather together whatsoever 
things we should carry into the         
wilderness1 and all the remainder of our
 provisions which the ,lord had given   
unto us2 and we did take seed of every  
kind that we might carry into the       
wilderness4  #af3ab ,and it came to pass
 that we did take our tents and depart  
into the wilderness1 across the river   
,laman4  #af3ac ,and it came to pass    
that we traveled for the space of four  

days1 nearly a south-southeast          
direction1 and we did pitch our tents   
again2 and we did call the name of the  
place ,shazer4  #af3ad ,and it came to  
pass that we did take our bows and our  
arrows1 and go forth into the wilderness
 to slay food for our families2 and     
after we had slain food for our families
 we did return again to our families in 
the wilderness1 to the place of ,shazer4
 ,and we did go forth again in the      
wilderness1 following the same          
direction1 keeping in the most fertile  
parts of the wilderness1 which were in  
the borders near the ,red ,sea4  #af3ae 
,and it came to pass that we did travel 
for the space of many days1 slaying food
 by the way1 with our bows and our      
arrows and our stones and our slings4   
#af3af ,and we did follow the directions
 of the ball1 which led us in the more  
fertile parts of the wilderness4  #af3ag
 ,and after we had traveled for the     
space of many days1 we did pitch our    
tents for the space of a time1 that we  

might again rest ourselves and obtain   
food for our families4  #af3ah ,and it  
came to pass that as ,i1 ,nephi1 went   
forth to slay food1 behold1 ,i did break
 my bow1 which was made of fine steel2  
and after ,i did break my bow1 behold1  
my brethren were angry with me because  
of the loss of my bow1 for we did obtain
 no food4  #af3ai ,and it came to pass  
that we did return without food to our  
families1 and being much fatigued1      
because of their journeying1 they did   
suffer much for the want of food4       
#af3bj ,and it came to pass that ,laman 
and ,lemuel and the sons of ,ishmael did
 begin to murmur exceedingly1 because of
 their sufferings and afflictions in the
 wilderness2 and also my father began to
 murmur against the ,lord his ,god2 yea1
 and they were all exceedingly          
sorrowful1 even that they did murmur    
against the ,lord4  #af3ba ,now it came 
to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 having been    
afflicted with my brethren because of   
the loss of my bow1 and their bows      

having lost their springs1 it began to  
be exceedingly difficult1 yea1 insomuch 
that we could obtain no food4  #af3bb   
,and it came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1   
did speak much unto my brethren1 because
 they had hardened their hearts again1  
even unto complaining against the ,lord 
their ,god4  #af3bc ,and it came to pass
 that ,i1 ,nephi1 did make out of wood a
 bow1 and out of a straight stick1 an   
arrow2 wherefore1 ,i did arm myself with
 a bow and an arrow1 with a sling and   
with stones4 ,and ,i said unto my       
father3 ,whither shall ,i go to obtain  
food8  #af3bd ,and it came to pass that 
he did inquire of the ,lord1 for they   
had humbled themselves because of my    
words2 for ,i did say many things unto  
them in the energy of my soul4  #af3be  
,and it came to pass that the voice of  
the ,lord came unto my father2 and he   
was truly chastened because of his      
murmuring against the ,lord1 insomuch   
that he was brought down into the depths
 of sorrow4  #af3bf ,and it came to pass

 that the voice of the ,lord said unto  
him3 ,look upon the ball1 and behold the
 things which are written4  #af3bg ,and 
it came to pass that when my father     
beheld the things which were written    
upon the ball1 he did fear and tremble  
exceedingly1 and also my brethren and   
the sons of ,ishmael and our wives4     
#af3bh ,and it came to pass that ,i1    
,nephi1 beheld the pointers which were  
in the ball1 that they did work         
according to the faith and diligence and
 heed which we did give unto them4      
#af3bi ,and there was also written upon 
them a new writing1 which was plain to  
be read1 which did give us understanding
 concerning the ways of the ,lord2 and  
it was written and changed from time to 
time1 according to the faith and        
diligence which we gave unto it4 ,and   
thus we see that by small means the     
,lord can bring about great things4     
#af3cj ,and it came to pass that ,i1    
,nephi1 did go forth up into the top of 
the mountain1 according to the          

directions which were given upon the    
ball4  #af3ca ,and it came to pass that 
,i did slay wild beasts1 insomuch that  
,i did obtain food for our families4    
#af3cb ,and it came to pass that ,i did 
return to our tents1 bearing the beasts 
which ,i had slain2 and now when they   
beheld that ,i had obtained food1 how   
great was their joy6 ,and it came to    
pass that they did humble themselves    
before the ,lord1 and did give thanks   
unto him4  #af3cc ,and it came to pass  
that we did again take our journey1     
traveling nearly the same course as in  
the beginning2 and after we had traveled
 for the space of many days we did pitch
 our tents again1 that we might tarry   
for the space of a time4  #af3cd ,and it
 came to pass that ,ishmael died1 and   
was buried in the place which was called
 ,nahom4  #af3ce ,and it came to pass   
that the daughters of ,ishmael did mourn
 exceedingly1 because of the loss of    
their father1 and because of their      
afflictions in the wilderness2 and they 

did murmur against my father1 because he
 had brought them out of the land of    
,jerusalem1 saying3 ,our father is dead2
 yea1 and we have wandered much in the  
wilderness1 and we have suffered much   
affliction1 hunger1 thirst1 and fatigue2
 and after all these sufferings we must 
perish in the wilderness with hunger4   
#af3cf ,and thus they did murmur against
 my father1 and also against me2 and    
they were desirous to return again to   
,jerusalem4  #af3cg ,and ,laman said    
unto ,lemuel and also unto the sons of  
,ishmael3 ,behold1 let us slay our      
father1 and also our brother ,nephi1 who
 has taken it upon him to be our ruler  
and our teacher1 who are his elder      
brethren4  #af3ch ,now1 he says that the
 ,lord has talked with him1 and also    
that angels have ministered unto him4   
,but behold1 we know that he lies unto  
us2 and he tells us these things1 and he
 worketh many things by his cunning     
arts1 that he may deceive our eyes1     
thinking1 perhaps1 that he may lead us  

away into some strange wilderness2 and  
after he has led us away1 he has thought
 to make himself a king and a ruler over
 us1 that he may do with us according to
 his will and pleasure4 ,and after this 
manner did my brother ,laman stir up    
their hearts to anger4  #af3ci ,and it  
came to pass that the ,lord was with us1
 yea1 even the voice of the ,lord came  
and did speak many words unto them1 and 
did chasten them exceedingly2 and after 
they were chastened by the voice of the 
,lord they did turn away their anger1   
and did repent of their sins1 insomuch  
that the ,lord did bless us again with  
food1 that we did not perish4  #a ,nephi
 ,chapter #ag  #ag3a ,and it came to    
pass that we did again take our journey 
in the wilderness2 and we did travel    
nearly eastward from that time forth4   
,and we did travel and wade through much
 affliction in the wilderness2 and our  
women did bear children in the          
wilderness4  #ag3b ,and so great were   
the blessings of the ,lord upon us1 that

 while we did live upon raw meat in the 
wilderness1 our women did give plenty of
 suck for their children1 and were      
strong1 yea1 even like unto the men2 and
 they began to bear their journeyings   
without murmurings4  #ag3c ,and thus we 
see that the commandments of ,god must  
be fulfilled4 ,and if it so be that the 
children of men keep the commandments of
 ,god he doth nourish them1 and         
strengthen them1 and provide means      
whereby they can accomplish the thing   
which he has commanded them2 wherefore1 
he did provide means for us while we did
 sojourn in the wilderness4  #ag3d ,and 
we did sojourn for the space of many    
years1 yea1 even eight years in the     
wilderness4  #ag3e ,and we did come to  
the land which we called ,bountiful1    
because of its much fruit and also wild 
honey2 and all these things were        
prepared of the ,lord that we might not 
perish4 ,and we beheld the sea1 which we
 called ,irreantum1 which1 being        
interpreted1 is many waters4  #ag3f ,and

 it came to pass that we did pitch our  
tents by the seashore2 and              
notwithstanding we had suffered many    
afflictions and much difficulty1 yea1   
even so much that we cannot write them  
all1 we were exceedingly rejoiced when  
we came to the seashore2 and we called  
the place ,bountiful1 because of its    
much fruit4  #ag3g ,and it came to pass 
that after ,i1 ,nephi1 had been in the  
land of ,bountiful for the space of many
 days1 the voice of the ,lord came unto 
me1 saying3 ,arise1 and get thee into   
the mountain4 ,and it came to pass that 
,i arose and went up into the mountain1 
and cried unto the ,lord4  #ag3h ,and it
 came to pass that the ,lord spake unto 
me1 saying3 ,thou shalt construct a     
ship1 after the manner which ,i shall   
show thee1 that ,i may carry thy people 
across these waters4  #ag3i ,and ,i     
said3 ,lord1 whither shall ,i go that ,i
 may find ore to molten1 that ,i may    
make tools to construct the ship after  
the manner which thou hast shown unto   

me8  #ag3aj ,and it came to pass that   
the ,lord told me whither ,i should go  
to find ore1 that ,i might make tools4  
#ag3aa ,and it came to pass that ,i1    
,nephi1 did make a bellows wherewith to 
blow the fire1 of the skins of beasts2  
and after ,i had made a bellows1 that ,i
 might have wherewith to blow the fire1 
,i did smite two stones together that ,i
 might make fire4  #ag3ab ,for the ,lord
 had not hitherto suffered that we      
should make much fire1 as we journeyed  
in the wilderness2 for he said3 ,i will 
make thy food become sweet1 that ye cook
 it not2  #ag3ac ,and ,i will also be   
your light in the wilderness2 and ,i    
will prepare the way before you1 if it  
so be that ye shall keep my             
commandments2 wherefore1 inasmuch as ye 
shall keep my commandments ye shall be  
led towards the promised land2 and ye   
shall know that it is by me that ye are 
led4  #ag3ad ,yea1 and the ,lord said   
also that3 ,after ye have arrived in the
 promised land1 ye shall know that ,i1  

the ,lord1 am ,god2 and that ,i1 the    
,lord1 did deliver you from destruction2
 yea1 that ,i did bring you out of the  
land of ,jerusalem4  #ag3ae ,wherefore1 
,i1 ,nephi1 did strive to keep the      
commandments of the ,lord1 and ,i did   
exhort my brethren to faithfulness and  
diligence4  #ag3af ,and it came to pass 
that ,i did make tools of the ore which 
,i did molten out of the rock4  #ag3ag  
,and when my brethren saw that ,i was   
about to build a ship1 they began to    
murmur against me1 saying3 ,our brother 
is a fool1 for he thinketh that he can  
build a ship2 yea1 and he also thinketh 
that he can cross these great waters4   
#ag3ah ,and thus my brethren did        
complain against me1 and were desirous  
that they might not labor1 for they did 
not believe that ,i could build a ship2 
neither would they believe that ,i was  
instructed of the ,lord4  #ag3ai ,and   
now it came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 was
 exceedingly sorrowful because of the   
hardness of their hearts2 and now when  

they saw that ,i began to be sorrowful  
they were glad in their hearts1 insomuch
 that they did rejoice over me1 saying3 
,we knew that ye could not construct a  
ship1 for we knew that ye were lacking  
in judgment2 wherefore1 thou canst not  
accomplish so great a work4  #ag3bj ,and
 thou art like unto our father1 led away
 by the foolish imaginations of his     
heart2 yea1 he hath led us out of the   
land of ,jerusalem1 and we have wandered
 in the wilderness for these many years2
 and our women have toiled1 being big   
with child2 and they have borne children
 in the wilderness and suffered all     
things1 save it were death2 and it would
 have been better that they had died    
before they came out of ,jerusalem than 
to have suffered these afflictions4     
#ag3ba ,behold1 these many years we have
 suffered in the wilderness1 which time 
we might have enjoyed our possessions   
and the land of our inheritance2 yea1   
and we might have been happy4  #ag3bb   
,and we know that the people who were in

 the land of ,jerusalem were a righteous
 people2 for they kept the statutes and 
judgments of the ,lord1 and all his     
commandments1 according to the law of   
,moses2 wherefore1 we know that they are
 a righteous people2 and our father hath
 judged them1 and hath led us away      
because we would hearken unto his words2
 yea1 and our brother is like unto him4 
,and after this manner of language did  
my brethren murmur and complain against 
us4  #ag3bc ,and it came to pass that   
,i1 ,nephi1 spake unto them1 saying3 ,do
 ye believe that our fathers1 who were  
the children of ,israel1 would have been
 led away out of the hands of the       
,egyptians if they had not hearkened    
unto the words of the ,lord8  #ag3bd    
,yea1 do ye suppose that they would have
 been led out of bondage1 if the ,lord  
had not commanded ,moses that he should 
lead them out of bondage8  #ag3be ,now  
ye know that the children of ,israel    
were in bondage2 and ye know that they  
were laden with tasks1 which were       

grievous to be borne2 wherefore1 ye know
 that it must needs be a good thing for 
them1 that they should be brought out of
 bondage4  #ag3bf ,now ye know that     
,moses was commanded of the ,lord to do 
that great work2 and ye know that by his
 word the waters of the ,red ,sea were  
divided hither and thither1 and they    
passed through on dry ground4  #ag3bg   
,but ye know that the ,egyptians were   
drowned in the ,red ,sea1 who were the  
armies of ,pharaoh4  #ag3bh ,and ye also
 know that they were fed with manna in  
the wilderness4  #ag3bi ,yea1 and ye    
also know that ,moses1 by his word      
according to the power of ,god which was
 in him1 smote the rock1 and there came 
forth water1 that the children of       
,israel might quench their thirst4      
#ag3cj ,and notwithstanding they being  
led1 the ,lord their ,god1 their        
,redeemer1 going before them1 leading   
them by day and giving light unto them  
by night1 and doing all things for them 
which were expedient for man to receive1

 they hardened their hearts and blinded 
their minds1 and reviled against ,moses 
and against the true and living ,god4   
#ag3ca ,and it came to pass that        
according to his word he did destroy    
them2 and according to his word he did  
lead them2 and according to his word he 
did do all things for them2 and there   
was not any thing done save it were by  
his word4  #ag3cb ,and after they had   
crossed the river ,jordan he did make   
them mighty unto the driving out of the 
children of the land1 yea1 unto the     
scattering them to destruction4  #ag3cc 
,and now1 do ye suppose that the        
children of this land1 who were in the  
land of promise1 who were driven out by 
our fathers1 do ye suppose that they    
were righteous8 ,behold1 ,i say unto    
you1 ,nay4  #ag3cd ,do ye suppose that  
our fathers would have been more choice 
than they if they had been righteous8 ,i
 say unto you1 ,nay4  #ag3ce ,behold1   
the ,lord esteemeth all flesh in one2 he
 that is righteous is favored of ,god4  

,but behold1 this people had rejected   
every word of ,god1 and they were ripe  
in iniquity2 and the fulness of the     
wrath of ,god was upon them2 and the    
,lord did curse the land against them1  
and bless it unto our fathers2 yea1 he  
did curse it against them unto their    
destruction1 and he did bless it unto   
our fathers unto their obtaining power  
over it4  #ag3cf ,behold1 the ,lord hath
 created the earth that it should be    
inhabited2 and he hath created his      
children that they should possess it4   
#ag3cg ,and he raiseth up a righteous   
nation1 and destroyeth the nations of   
the wicked4  #ag3ch ,and he leadeth away
 the righteous into precious lands1 and 
the wicked he destroyeth1 and curseth   
the land unto them for their sakes4     
#ag3ci ,he ruleth high in the heavens1  
for it is his throne1 and this earth is 
his footstool4  #ag3dj ,and he loveth   
those who will have him to be their     
,god4 ,behold1 he loved our fathers1 and
 he covenanted with them1 yea1 even     

,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob2 and he    
remembered the covenants which he had   
made2 wherefore1 he did bring them out  
of the land of ,egypt4  #ag3da ,and he  
did straiten them in the wilderness with
 his rod2 for they hardened their       
hearts1 even as ye have2 and the ,lord  
straitened them because of their        
iniquity4 ,he sent fiery flying serpents
 among them2 and after they were bitten 
he prepared a way that they might be    
healed2 and the labor which they had to 
perform was to look2 and because of the 
simpleness of the way1 or the easiness  
of it1 there were many who perished4    
#ag3db ,and they did harden their hearts
 from time to time1 and they did revile 
against ,moses1 and also against ,god2  
nevertheless1 ye know that they were led
 forth by his matchless power into the  
land of promise4  #ag3dc ,and now1 after
 all these things1 the time has come    
that they have become wicked1 yea1      
nearly unto ripeness2 and ,i know not   
but they are at this day about to be    

destroyed2 for ,i know that the day must
 surely come that they must be          
destroyed1 save a few only1 who shall be
 led away into captivity4  #ag3dd       
,wherefore1 the ,lord commanded my      
father that he should depart into the   
wilderness2 and the ,jews also sought to
 take away his life2 yea1 and ye also   
have sought to take away his life2      
wherefore1 ye are murderers in your     
hearts and ye are like unto them4       
#ag3de ,ye are swift to do iniquity but 
slow to remember the ,lord your ,god4   
,ye have seen an angel1 and he spake    
unto you2 yea1 ye have heard his voice  
from time to time2 and he hath spoken   
unto you in a still small voice1 but ye 
were past feeling1 that ye could not    
feel his words2 wherefore1 he has spoken
 unto you like unto the voice of        
thunder1 which did cause the earth to   
shake as if it were to divide asunder4  
#ag3df ,and ye also know that by the    
power of his almighty word he can cause 
the earth that it shall pass away2 yea1 

and ye know that by his word he can     
cause the rough places to be made       
smooth1 and smooth places shall be      
broken up4 ,o1 then1 why is it1 that ye 
can be so hard in your hearts8  #ag3dg  
,behold1 my soul is rent with anguish   
because of you1 and my heart is pained2 
,i fear lest ye shall be cast off       
forever4 ,behold1 ,i am full of the     
,spirit of ,god1 insomuch that my frame 
has no strength4  #ag3dh ,and now it    
came to pass that when ,i had spoken    
these words1 they were angry with me1   
and were desirous to throw me into the  
depths of the sea2 and as they came     
forth to lay their hands upon me ,i     
spake unto them1 saying3 ,in the name of
 the ,almighty ,god1 ,i command you that
 ye touch me not1 for ,i am filled with 
the power of ,god1 even unto the        
consuming of my flesh2 and whoso shall  
lay his hands upon me shall wither even 
as a dried reed2 and he shall be as     
naught before the power of ,god1 for    
,god shall smite him4  #ag3di ,and it   

came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 said unto 
them that they should murmur no more    
against their father2 neither should    
they withhold their labor from me1 for  
,god had commanded me that ,i should    
build a ship4  #ag3ej ,and ,i said unto 
them3 ,if ,god had commanded me to do   
all things ,i could do them4 ,if he     
should command me that ,i should say    
unto this water1 be thou earth1 it      
should be earth2 and if ,i should say   
it1 it would be done4  #ag3ea ,and now1 
if the ,lord has such great power1 and  
has wrought so many miracles among the  
children of men1 how is it that he      
cannot instruct me1 that ,i should build
 a ship8  #ag3eb ,and it came to pass   
that ,i1 ,nephi1 said many things unto  
my brethren1 insomuch that they were    
confounded and could not contend against
 me2 neither durst they lay their hands 
upon me nor touch me with their fingers1
 even for the space of many days4 ,now  
they durst not do this lest they should 
wither before me1 so powerful was the   

,spirit of ,god2 and thus it had wrought
 upon them4  #ag3ec ,and it came to pass
 that the ,lord said unto me3 ,stretch  
forth thine hand again unto thy         
brethren1 and they shall not wither     
before thee1 but ,i will shock them1    
saith the ,lord1 and this will ,i do1   
that they may know that ,i am the ,lord 
their ,god4  #ag3ed ,and it came to pass
 that ,i stretched forth my hand unto my
 brethren1 and they did not wither      
before me2 but the ,lord did shake them1
 even according to the word which he had
 spoken4  #ag3ee ,and now1 they said3   
,we know of a surety that the ,lord is  
with thee1 for we know that it is the   
power of the ,lord that has shaken us4  
,and they fell down before me1 and were 
about to worship me1 but ,i would not   
suffer them1 saying3 ,i am thy brother1 
yea1 even thy younger brother2          
wherefore1 worship the ,lord thy ,god1  
and honor thy father and thy mother1    
that thy days may be long in the land   
which the ,lord thy ,god shall give     

thee4  #a ,nephi ,chapter #ah  #ah3a    
,and it came to pass that they did      
worship the ,lord1 and did go forth with
 me2 and we did work timbers of curious 
workmanship4 ,and the ,lord did show me 
from time to time after what manner ,i  
should work the timbers of the ship4    
#ah3b ,now ,i1 ,nephi1 did not work the 
timbers after the manner which was      
learned by men1 neither did ,i build the
 ship after the manner of men2 but ,i   
did build it after the manner which the 
,lord had shown unto me2 wherefore1 it  
was not after the manner of men4  #ah3c 
,and ,i1 ,nephi1 did go into the mount  
oft1 and ,i did pray oft unto the ,lord2
 wherefore the ,lord showed unto me     
great things4  #ah3d ,and it came to    
pass that after ,i had finished the     
ship1 according to the word of the      
,lord1 my brethren beheld that it was   
good1 and that the workmanship thereof  
was exceedingly fine2 wherefore1 they   
did humble themselves again before the  
,lord4  #ah3e ,and it came to pass that 

the voice of the ,lord came unto my     
father1 that we should arise and go down
 into the ship4  #ah3f ,and it came to  
pass that on the morrow1 after we had   
prepared all things1 much fruits and    
meat from the wilderness1 and honey in  
abundance1 and provisions according to  
that which the ,lord had commanded us1  
we did go down into the ship1 with all  
our loading and our seeds1 and          
whatsoever thing we had brought with us1
 every one according to his age2        
wherefore1 we did all go down into the  
ship1 with our wives and our children4  
#ah3g ,and now1 my father had begat two 
sons in the wilderness2 the elder was   
called ,jacob and the younger ,joseph4  
#ah3h ,and it came to pass after we had 
all gone down into the ship1 and had    
taken with us our provisions and things 
which had been commanded us1 we did put 
forth into the sea and were driven forth
 before the wind towards the promised   
land4  #ah3i ,and after we had been     
driven forth before the wind for the    

space of many days1 behold1 my brethren 
and the sons of ,ishmael and also their 
wives began to make themselves merry1   
insomuch that they began to dance1 and  
to sing1 and to speak with much         
rudeness1 yea1 even that they did forget
 by what power they had been brought    
thither2 yea1 they were lifted up unto  
exceeding rudeness4  #ah3aj ,and ,i1    
,nephi1 began to fear exceedingly lest  
the ,lord should be angry with us1 and  
smite us because of our iniquity1 that  
we should be swallowed up in the depths 
of the sea2 wherefore1 ,i1 ,nephi1 began
 to speak to them with much soberness2  
but behold they were angry with me1     
saying3 ,we will not that our younger   
brother shall be a ruler over us4       
#ah3aa ,and it came to pass that ,laman 
and ,lemuel did take me and bind me with
 cords1 and they did treat me with much 
harshness2 nevertheless1 the ,lord did  
suffer it that he might show forth his  
power1 unto the fulfilling of his word  
which he had spoken concerning the      

wicked4  #ah3ab ,and it came to pass    
that after they had bound me insomuch   
that ,i could not move1 the compass1    
which had been prepared of the ,lord1   
did cease to work4  #ah3ac ,wherefore1  
they knew not whither they should steer 
the ship1 insomuch that there arose a   
great storm1 yea1 a great and terrible  
tempest1 and we were driven back upon   
the waters for the space of three days2 
and they began to be frightened         
exceedingly lest they should be drowned 
in the sea2 nevertheless they did not   
loose me4  #ah3ad ,and on the fourth    
day1 which we had been driven back1 the 
tempest began to be exceedingly sore4   
#ah3ae ,and it came to pass that we were
 about to be swallowed up in the depths 
of the sea4 ,and after we had been      
driven back upon the waters for the     
space of four days1 my brethren began to
 see that the judgments of ,god were    
upon them1 and that they must perish    
save that they should repent of their   
iniquities2 wherefore1 they came unto   

me1 and loosed the bands which were upon
 my wrist1 and behold they had swollen  
exceedingly2 and also mine ankles were  
much swollen1 and great was the soreness
 thereof4  #ah3af ,nevertheless1 ,i did 
look unto my ,god1 and ,i did praise him
 all the day long2 and ,i did not murmur
 against the ,lord because of mine      
afflictions4  #ah3ag ,now my father1    
,lehi1 had said many things unto them1  
and also unto the sons of ,ishmael2 but1
 behold1 they did breathe out much      
threatenings against anyone that should 
speak for me2 and my parents being      
stricken in years1 and having suffered  
much grief because of their children1   
they were brought down1 yea1 even upon  
their sick-beds4  #ah3ah ,because of    
their grief and much sorrow1 and the    
iniquity of my brethren1 they were      
brought near even to be carried out of  
this time to meet their ,god2 yea1 their
 grey hairs were about to be brought    
down to lie low in the dust2 yea1 even  
they were near to be cast with sorrow   

into a watery grave4  #ah3ai ,and ,jacob
 and ,joseph also1 being young1 having  
need of much nourishment1 were grieved  
because of the afflictions of their     
mother2 and also my wife with her tears 
and prayers1 and also my children1 did  
not soften the hearts of my brethren    
that they would loose me4  #ah3bj ,and  
there was nothing save it were the power
 of ,god1 which threatened them with    
destruction1 could soften their hearts2 
wherefore1 when they saw that they were 
about to be swallowed up in the depths  
of the sea they repented of the thing   
which they had done1 insomuch that they 
loosed me4  #ah3ba ,and it came to pass 
after they had loosed me1 behold1 ,i    
took the compass1 and it did work       
whither ,i desired it4 ,and it came to  
pass that ,i prayed unto the ,lord2 and 
after ,i had prayed the winds did cease1
 and the storm did cease1 and there was 
a great calm4  #ah3bb ,and it came to   
pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 did guide the     
ship1 that we sailed again towards the  

promised land4  #ah3bc ,and it came to  
pass that after we had sailed for the   
space of many days we did arrive at the 
promised land2 and we went forth upon   
the land1 and did pitch our tents2 and  
we did call it the promised land4       
#ah3bd ,and it came to pass that we did 
begin to till the earth1 and we began to
 plant seeds2 yea1 we did put all our   
seeds into the earth1 which we had      
brought from the land of ,jerusalem4    
,and it came to pass that they did grow 
exceedingly2 wherefore1 we were blessed 
in abundance4  #ah3be ,and it came to   
pass that we did find upon the land of  
promise1 as we journeyed in the         
wilderness1 that there were beasts in   
the forests of every kind1 both the cow 
and the ox1 and the ass and the horse1  
and the goat and the wild goat1 and all 
manner of wild animals1 which were for  
the use of men4 ,and we did find all    
manner of ore1 both of gold1 and of     
silver1 and of copper4  #a ,nephi       
,chapter #ai  #ai3a ,and it came to pass

 that the ,lord commanded me1 wherefore 
,i did make plates of ore that ,i might 
engraven upon them the record of my     
people4 ,and upon the plates which ,i   
made ,i did engraven the record of my   
father1 and also our journeyings in the 
wilderness1 and the prophecies of my    
father2 and also many of mine own       
prophecies have ,i engraven upon them4  
#ai3b ,and ,i knew not at the time when 
,i made them that ,i should be commanded
 of the ,lord to make these plates2     
wherefore1 the record of my father1 and 
the genealogy of his fathers1 and the   
more part of all our proceedings in the 
wilderness are engraven upon those first
 plates of which ,i have spoken2        
wherefore1 the things which transpired  
before ,i made these plates are1 of a   
truth1 more particularly made mention   
upon the first plates4  #ai3c ,and after
 ,i had made these plates by way of     
commandment1 ,i1 ,nephi1 received a     
commandment that the ministry and the   
prophecies1 the more plain and precious 

parts of them1 should be written upon   
these plates2 and that the things which 
were written should be kept for the     
instruction of my people1 who should    
possess the land1 and also for other    
wise purposes1 which purposes are known 
unto the ,lord4  #ai3d ,wherefore1 ,i1  
,nephi1 did make a record upon the other
 plates1 which gives an account1 or     
which gives a greater account of the    
wars and contentions and destructions of
 my people4 ,and this have ,i done1 and 
commanded my people what they should do 
after ,i was gone2 and that these plates
 should be handed down from one         
generation to another1 or from one      
prophet to another1 until further       
commandments of the ,lord4  #ai3e ,and  
an account of my making these plates    
shall be given hereafter2 and then1     
behold1 ,i proceed according to that    
which ,i have spoken2 and this ,i do    
that the more sacred things may be kept 
for the knowledge of my people4  #ai3f  
,nevertheless1 ,i do not write anything 

upon plates save it be that ,i think it 
be sacred4 ,and now1 if ,i do err1 even 
did they err of old2 not that ,i would  
excuse myself because of other men1 but 
because of the weakness which is in me1 
according to the flesh1 ,i would excuse 
myself4  #ai3g ,for the things which    
some men esteem to be of great worth1   
both to the body and soul1 others set at
 naught and trample under their feet4   
,yea1 even the very ,god of ,israel do  
men trample under their feet2 ,i say1   
trample under their feet but ,i would   
speak in other words--they set him at   
naught1 and hearken not to the voice of 
his counsels4  #ai3h ,and behold he     
cometh1 according to the words of the   
angel1 in six hundred years from the    
time my father left ,jerusalem4  #ai3i  
,and the world1 because of their        
iniquity1 shall judge him to be a thing 
of naught2 wherefore they scourge him1  
and he suffereth it2 and they smite him1
 and he suffereth it4 ,yea1 they spit   
upon him1 and he suffereth it1 because  

of his loving kindness and his          
long-suffering towards the children of  
men4  #ai3aj ,and the ,god of our       
fathers1 who were led out of ,egypt1 out
 of bondage1 and also were preserved in 
the wilderness by him1 yea1 the ,god of 
,abraham1 and of ,isaac1 and the ,god of
 ,jacob1 yieldeth himself1 according to 
the words of the angel1 as a man1 into  
the hands of wicked men1 to be lifted   
up1 according to the words of ,zenock1  
and to be crucified1 according to the   
words of ,neum1 and to be buried in a   
sepulchre1 according to the words of    
,zenos1 which he spake concerning the   
three days of darkness1 which should be 
a sign given of his death unto those who
 should inhabit the isles of the sea1   
more especially given unto those who are
 of the house of ,israel4  #ai3aa ,for  
thus spake the prophet3 ,the ,lord ,god 
surely shall visit all the house of     
,israel at that day1 some with his      
voice1 because of their righteousness1  
unto their great joy and salvation1 and 

others with the thunderings and the     
lightnings of his power1 by tempest1 by 
fire1 and by smoke1 and vapor of        
darkness1 and by the opening of the     
earth1 and by mountains which shall be  
carried up4  #ai3ab ,and all these      
things must surely come1 saith the      
prophet ,zenos4 ,and the rocks of the   
earth must rend2 and because of the     
groanings of the earth1 many of the     
kings of the isles of the sea shall be  
wrought upon by the ,spirit of ,god1 to 
exclaim3 ,the ,god of nature suffers4   
#ai3ac ,and as for those who are at     
,jerusalem1 saith the prophet1 they     
shall be scourged by all people1 because
 they crucify the ,god of ,israel1 and  
turn their hearts aside1 rejecting signs
 and wonders1 and the power and glory of
 the ,god of ,israel4  #ai3ad ,and      
because they turn their hearts aside1   
saith the prophet1 and have despised the
 ,holy ,one of ,israel1 they shall      
wander in the flesh1 and perish1 and    
become a hiss and a byword1 and be hated

 among all nations4  #ai3ae             
,nevertheless1 when that day cometh1    
saith the prophet1 that they no more    
turn aside their hearts against the     
,holy ,one of ,israel1 then will he     
remember the covenants which he made to 
their fathers4  #ai3af ,yea1 then will  
he remember the isles of the sea2 yea1  
and all the people who are of the house 
of ,israel1 will ,i gather in1 saith the
 ,lord1 according to the words of the   
prophet ,zenos1 from the four quarters  
of the earth4  #ai3ag ,yea1 and all the 
earth shall see the salvation of the    
,lord1 saith the prophet2 every nation1 
kindred1 tongue and people shall be     
blessed4  #ai3ah ,and ,i1 ,nephi1 have  
written these things unto my people1    
that perhaps ,i might persuade them that
 they would remember the ,lord their    
,redeemer4  #ai3ai ,wherefore1 ,i speak 
unto all the house of ,israel1 if it so 
be that they should obtain these things4
  #ai3bj ,for behold1 ,i have workings  
in the spirit1 which doth weary me even 

that all my joints are weak1 for those  
who are at ,jerusalem2 for had not the  
,lord been merciful1 to show unto me    
concerning them1 even as he had prophets
 of old1 ,i should have perished also4  
#ai3ba ,and he surely did show unto the 
prophets of old all things concerning   
them2 and also he did show unto many    
concerning us2 wherefore1 it must needs 
be that we know concerning them for they
 are written upon the plates of brass4  
#ai3bb ,now it came to pass that ,i1    
,nephi1 did teach my brethren these     
things2 and it came to pass that ,i did 
read many things to them1 which were    
engraven upon the plates of brass1 that 
they might know concerning the doings of
 the ,lord in other lands1 among people 
of old4  #ai3bc ,and ,i did read many   
things unto them which were written in  
the books of ,moses2 but that ,i might  
more fully persuade them to believe in  
the ,lord their ,redeemer ,i did read   
unto them that which was written by the 
prophet ,isaiah2 for ,i did liken all   

scriptures unto us1 that it might be for
 our profit and learning4  #ai3bd       
,wherefore ,i spake unto them1 saying3  
,hear ye the words of the prophet1 ye   
who are a remnant of the house of       
,israel1 a branch who have been broken  
off2 hear ye the words of the prophet1  
which were written unto all the house of
 ,israel1 and liken them unto           
yourselves1 that ye may have hope as    
well as your brethren from whom ye have 
been broken off2 for after this manner  
has the prophet written4  #a ,nephi     
,chapter #bj  #bj3a ,hearken and hear   
this1 ,o house of ,jacob1 who are called
 by the name of ,israel1 and are come   
forth out of the waters of ,judah1 or   
out of the waters of baptism1 who swear 
by the name of the ,lord1 and make      
mention of the ,god of ,israel1 yet they
 swear not in truth nor in              
righteousness4  #bj3b ,nevertheless1    
they call themselves of the holy city1  
but they do not stay themselves upon the
 ,god of ,israel1 who is the ,lord of   

,hosts2 yea1 the ,lord of ,hosts is his 
name4  #bj3c ,behold1 ,i have declared  
the former things from the beginning2   
and they went forth out of my mouth1 and
 ,i showed them4 ,i did show them       
suddenly4  #bj3d ,and ,i did it because 
,i knew that thou art obstinate1 and thy
 neck is an iron sinew1 and thy brow    
brass2  #bj3e ,and ,i have even from the
 beginning declared to thee2 before it  
came to pass ,i showed them thee2 and ,i
 showed them for fear lest thou shouldst
 say--mine idol hath done them1 and my  
graven image1 and my molten image hath  
commanded them4  #bj3f ,thou hast seen  
and heard all this2 and will ye not     
declare them8 ,and that ,i have showed  
thee new things from this time1 even    
hidden things1 and thou didst not know  
them4  #bj3g ,they are created now1 and 
not from the beginning1 even before the 
day when thou heardest them not they    
were declared unto thee1 lest thou      
shouldst say--,behold ,i knew them4     
#bj3h ,yea1 and thou heardest not2 yea1 

thou knewest not2 yea1 from that time   
thine ear was not opened2 for ,i knew   
that thou wouldst deal very             
treacherously1 and wast called a        
transgressor from the womb4  #bj3i      
,nevertheless1 for my name's sake will  
,i defer mine anger1 and for my praise  
will ,i refrain from thee1 that ,i cut  
thee not off4  #bj3aj ,for1 behold1 ,i  
have refined thee1 ,i have chosen thee  
in the furnace of affliction4  #bj3aa   
,for mine own sake1 yea1 for mine own   
sake will ,i do this1 for ,i will not   
suffer my name to be polluted1 and ,i   
will not give my glory unto another4    
#bj3ab ,hearken unto me1 ,o ,jacob1 and 
,israel my called1 for ,i am he2 ,i am  
the first1 and ,i am also the last4     
#bj3ac ,mine hand hath also laid the    
foundation of the earth1 and my right   
hand hath spanned the heavens4 ,i call  
unto them and they stand up together4   
#bj3ad ,all ye1 assemble yourselves1 and
 hear2 who among them hath declared     
these things unto them8 ,the ,lord hath 

loved him2 yea1 and he will fulfill his 
word which he hath declared by them2 and
 he will do his pleasure on ,babylon1   
and his arm shall come upon the         
,chaldeans4  #bj3ae ,also1 saith the    
,lord2 ,i the ,lord1 yea1 ,i have       
spoken2 yea1 ,i have called him to      
declare1 ,i have brought him1 and he    
shall make his way prosperous4  #bj3af  
,come ye near unto me2 ,i have not      
spoken in secret2 from the beginning1   
from the time that it was declared have 
,i spoken2 and the ,lord ,god1 and his  
,spirit1 hath sent me4  #bj3ag ,and thus
 saith the ,lord1 thy ,redeemer1 the    
,holy ,one of ,israel2 ,i have sent him1
 the ,lord thy ,god who teacheth thee to
 profit1 who leadeth thee by the way    
thou shouldst go1 hath done it4  #bj3ah 
,o that thou hadst hearkened to my      
commandments--then had thy peace been as
 a river1 and thy righteousness as the  
waves of the sea4  #bj3ai ,thy seed also
 had been as the sand2 the offspring of 
thy bowels like the gravel thereof2 his 

name should not have been cut off nor   
destroyed from before me4  #bj3bj ,go ye
 forth of ,babylon1 flee ye from the    
,chaldeans1 with a voice of singing     
declare ye1 tell this1 utter to the end 
of the earth2 say ye3 ,the ,lord hath   
redeemed his servant ,jacob4  #bj3ba    
,and they thirsted not2 he led them     
through the deserts2 he caused the      
waters to flow out of the rock for them2
 he clave the rock also and the waters  
gushed out4  #bj3bb ,and notwithstanding
 he hath done all this1 and greater     
also1 there is no peace1 saith the      
,lord1 unto the wicked4  #a ,nephi      
,chapter #ba  #ba3a ,and again3         
,hearken1 ,o ye house of ,israel1 all ye
 that are broken off and are driven out 
because of the wickedness of the pastors
 of my people2 yea1 all ye that are     
broken off1 that are scattered abroad1  
who are of my people1 ,o house of       
,israel4 ,listen1 ,o isles1 unto me1 and
 hearken ye people from far2 the ,lord  
hath called me from the womb2 from the  

bowels of my mother hath he made mention
 of my name4  #ba3b ,and he hath made my
 mouth like a sharp sword2 in the shadow
 of his hand hath he hid me1 and made me
 a polished shaft2 in his quiver hath he
 hid me2  #ba3c ,and said unto me3 ,thou
 art my servant1 ,o ,israel1 in whom ,i 
will be glorified4  #ba3d ,then ,i said1
 ,i have labored in vain1 ,i have spent 
my strength for naught and in vain2     
surely my judgment is with the ,lord1   
and my work with my ,god4  #ba3e ,and   
now1 saith the ,lord--that formed me    
from the womb that ,i should be his     
servant1 to bring ,jacob again to       
him--though ,israel be not gathered1 yet
 shall ,i be glorious in the eyes of the
 ,lord1 and my ,god shall be my         
strength4  #ba3f ,and he said3 ,it is a 
light thing that thou shouldst be my    
servant to raise up the tribes of       
,jacob1 and to restore the preserved of 
,israel4 ,i will also give thee for a   
light to the ,gentiles1 that thou mayest
 be my salvation unto the ends of the   

earth4  #ba3g ,thus saith the ,lord1 the
 ,redeemer of ,israel1 his ,holy ,one1  
to him whom man despiseth1 to him whom  
the nation abhorreth1 to servant of     
rulers3 ,kings shall see and arise1     
princes also shall worship1 because of  
the ,lord that is faithful4  #ba3h ,thus
 saith the ,lord3 ,in an acceptable time
 have ,i heard thee1 ,o isles of the    
sea1 and in a day of salvation have ,i  
helped thee2 and ,i will preserve thee1 
and give thee my servant for a covenant 
of the people1 to establish the earth1  
to cause to inherit the desolate        
heritages2  #ba3i ,that thou mayest say 
to the prisoners3 ,go forth2 to them    
that sit in darkness3 ,show yourselves4 
,they shall feed in the ways1 and their 
pastures shall be in all high places4   
#ba3aj ,they shall not hunger nor       
thirst1 neither shall the heat nor the  
sun smite them2 for he that hath mercy  
on them shall lead them1 even by the    
springs of water shall he guide them4   
#ba3aa ,and ,i will make all my         

mountains a way1 and my highways shall  
be exalted4  #ba3ab ,and then1 ,o house 
of ,israel1 behold1 these shall come    
from far2 and lo1 these from the north  
and from the west2 and these from the   
land of ,sinim4  #ba3ac ,sing1 ,o       
heavens2 and be joyful1 ,o earth2 for   
the feet of those who are in the east   
shall be established2 and break forth   
into singing1 ,o mountains2 for they    
shall be smitten no more2 for the ,lord 
hath comforted his people1 and will have
 mercy upon his afflicted4  #ba3ad ,but1
 behold1 ,zion hath said3 ,the ,lord    
hath forsaken me1 and my ,lord hath     
forgotten me--but he will show that he  
hath not4  #ba3ae ,for can a woman      
forget her sucking child1 that she      
should not have compassion on the son of
 her womb8 ,yea1 they may forget1 yet   
will ,i not forget thee1 ,o house of    
,israel4  #ba3af ,behold1 ,i have graven
 thee upon the palms of my hands2 thy   
walls are continually before me4  #ba3ag
 ,thy children shall make haste against 

thy destroyers2 and they that made thee 
waste shall go forth of thee4  #ba3ah   
,lift up thine eyes round about and     
behold2 all these gather themselves     
together1 and they shall come to thee4  
,and as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 thou  
shalt surely clothe thee with them all1 
as with an ornament1 and bind them on   
even as a bride4  #ba3ai ,for thy waste 
and thy desolate places1 and the land of
 thy destruction1 shall even now be too 
narrow by reason of the inhabitants2 and
 they that swallowed thee up shall be   
far away4  #ba3bj ,the children whom    
thou shalt have1 after thou hast lost   
the first1 shall again in thine ears    
say3 ,the place is too strait for me2   
give place to me that ,i may dwell4     
#ba3ba ,then shalt thou say in thine    
heart3 ,who hath begotten me these1     
seeing ,i have lost my children1 and am 
desolate1 a captive1 and removing to and
 fro8 ,and who hath brought up these8   
,behold1 ,i was left alone2 these1 where
 have they been8  #ba3bb ,thus saith the

 ,lord ,god3 ,behold1 ,i will lift up   
mine hand to the ,gentiles1 and set up  
my standard to the people2 and they     
shall bring thy sons in their arms1 and 
thy daughters shall be carried upon     
their shoulders4  #ba3bc ,and kings     
shall be thy nursing fathers1 and their 
queens thy nursing mothers2 they shall  
bow down to thee with their face towards
 the earth1 and lick up the dust of thy 
feet2 and thou shalt know that ,i am the
 ,lord2 for they shall not be ashamed   
that wait for me4  #ba3bd ,for shall the
 prey be taken from the mighty1 or the  
lawful captives delivered8  #ba3be ,but 
thus saith the ,lord1 even the captives 
of the mighty shall be taken away1 and  
the prey of the terrible shall be       
delivered2 for ,i will contend with him 
that contendeth with thee1 and ,i will  
save thy children4  #ba3bf ,and ,i will 
feed them that oppress thee with their  
own flesh2 they shall be drunken with   
their own blood as with sweet wine2 and 
all flesh shall know that ,i1 the ,lord1

 am thy ,savior and thy ,redeemer1 the  
,mighty ,one of ,jacob4  #a ,nephi      
,chapter #bb  #bb3a ,and now it came to 
pass that after ,i1 ,nephi1 had read    
these things which were engraven upon   
the plates of brass1 my brethren came   
unto me and said unto me3 ,what meaneth 
these things which ye have read8        
,behold1 are they to be understood      
according to things which are spiritual1
 which shall come to pass according to  
the spirit and not the flesh8  #bb3b    
,and ,i1 ,nephi1 said unto them3 ,behold
 they were manifest unto the prophet by 
the voice of the ,spirit2 for by the    
,spirit are all things made known unto  
the prophets1 which shall come upon the 
children of men according to the flesh4 
#bb3c ,wherefore1 the things of which ,i
 have read are things pertaining to     
things both temporal and spiritual2 for 
it appears that the house of ,israel1   
sooner or later1 will be scattered upon 
all the face of the earth1 and also     
among all nations4  #bb3d ,and behold1  

there are many who are already lost from
 the knowledge of those who are at      
,jerusalem4 ,yea1 the more part of all  
the tribes have been led away2 and they 
are scattered to and fro upon the isles 
of the sea2 and whither they are none of
 us knoweth1 save that we know that they
 have been led away4  #bb3e ,and since  
they have been led away1 these things   
have been prophesied concerning them1   
and also concerning all those who shall 
hereafter be scattered and be           
confounded1 because of the ,holy ,one of
 ,israel2 for against him will they     
harden their hearts2 wherefore1 they    
shall be scattered among all nations and
 shall be hated of all men4  #bb3f      
,nevertheless1 after they shall be      
nursed by the ,gentiles1 and the ,lord  
has lifted up his hand upon the         
,gentiles and set them up for a         
standard1 and their children have been  
carried in their arms1 and their        
daughters have been carried upon their  
shoulders1 behold these things of which 

are spoken are temporal2 for thus are   
the covenants of the ,lord with our     
fathers2 and it meaneth us in the days  
to come1 and also all our brethren who  
are of the house of ,israel4  #bb3g ,and
 it meaneth that the time cometh that   
after all the house of ,israel have been
 scattered and confounded1 that the     
,lord ,god will raise up a mighty nation
 among the ,gentiles1 yea1 even upon the
 face of this land2 and by them shall   
our seed be scattered4  #bb3h ,and after
 our seed is scattered the ,lord ,god   
will proceed to do a marvelous work     
among the ,gentiles1 which shall be of  
great worth unto our seed2 wherefore1 it
 is likened unto their being nourished  
by the ,gentiles and being carried in   
their arms and upon their shoulders4    
#bb3i ,and it shall also be of worth    
unto the ,gentiles2 and not only unto   
the ,gentiles but unto all the house of 
,israel1 unto the making known of the   
covenants of the ,father of heaven unto 
,abraham1 saying3 ,in thy seed shall all

 the kindreds of the earth be blessed4  
#bb3aj ,and ,i would1 my brethren1 that 
ye should know that all the kindreds of 
the earth cannot be blessed unless he   
shall make bare his arm in the eyes of  
the nations4  #bb3aa ,wherefore1 the    
,lord ,god will proceed to make bare his
 arm in the eyes of all the nations1 in 
bringing about his covenants and his    
gospel unto those who are of the house  
of ,israel4  #bb3ab ,wherefore1 he will 
bring them again out of captivity1 and  
they shall be gathered together to the  
lands of their inheritance2 and they    
shall be brought out of obscurity and   
out of darkness2 and they shall know    
that the ,lord is their ,savior and     
their ,redeemer1 the ,mighty ,one of    
,israel4  #bb3ac ,and the blood of that 
great and abominable church1 which is   
the whore of all the earth1 shall turn  
upon their own heads2 for they shall war
 among themselves1 and the sword of     
their own hands shall fall upon their   
own heads1 and they shall be drunken    

with their own blood4  #bb3ad ,and every
 nation which shall war against thee1 ,o
 house of ,israel1 shall be turned one  
against another1 and they shall fall    
into the pit which they digged to       
ensnare the people of the ,lord4 ,and   
all that fight against ,zion shall be   
destroyed1 and that great whore1 who    
hath perverted the right ways of the    
,lord1 yea1 that great and abominable   
church1 shall tumble to the dust and    
great shall be the fall of it4  #bb3ae  
,for behold1 saith the prophet1 the time
 cometh speedily that ,satan shall have 
no more power over the hearts of the    
children of men2 for the day soon cometh
 that all the proud and they who do     
wickedly shall be as stubble2 and the   
day cometh that they must be burned4    
#bb3af ,for the time soon cometh that   
the fulness of the wrath of ,god shall  
be poured out upon all the children of  
men2 for he will not suffer that the    
wicked shall destroy the righteous4     
#bb3ag ,wherefore1 he will preserve the 

righteous by his power1 even if it so be
 that the fulness of his wrath must     
come1 and the righteous be preserved1   
even unto the destruction of their      
enemies by fire4 ,wherefore1 the        
righteous need not fear2 for thus saith 
the prophet1 they shall be saved1 even  
if it so be as by fire4  #bb3ah ,behold1
 my brethren1 ,i say unto you1 that     
these things must shortly come2 yea1    
even blood1 and fire1 and vapor of smoke
 must come2 and it must needs be upon   
the face of this earth2 and it cometh   
unto men according to the flesh if it so
 be that they will harden their hearts  
against the ,holy ,one of ,israel4      
#bb3ai ,for behold1 the righteous shall 
not perish2 for the time surely must    
come that all they who fight against    
,zion shall be cut off4  #bb3bj ,and the
 ,lord will surely prepare a way for his
 people1 unto the fulfilling of the     
words of ,moses1 which he spake1 saying3
 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your ,god   
raise up unto you1 like unto me2 him    

shall ye hear in all things whatsoever  
he shall say unto you4 ,and it shall    
come to pass that all those who will not
 hear that prophet shall be cut off from
 among the people4  #bb3ba ,and now ,i1 
,nephi1 declare unto you1 that this     
prophet of whom ,moses spake was the    
,holy ,one of ,israel2 wherefore1 he    
shall execute judgment in righteousness4
  #bb3bb ,and the righteous need not    
fear1 for they are those who shall not  
be confounded4 ,but it is the kingdom of
 the devil1 which shall be built up     
among the children of men1 which kingdom
 is established among them which are in 
the flesh--  #bb3bc ,for the time       
speedily shall come that all churches   
which are built up to get gain1 and all 
those who are built up to get power over
 the flesh1 and those who are built up  
to become popular in the eyes of the    
world1 and those who seek the lusts of  
the flesh and the things of the world1  
and to do all manner of iniquity2 yea1  
in fine1 all those who belong to the    

kingdom of the devil are they who need  
fear1 and tremble1 and quake2 they are  
those who must be brought low in the    
dust2 they are those who must be        
consumed as stubble2 and this is        
according to the words of the prophet4  
#bb3bd ,and the time cometh speedily    
that the righteous must be led up as    
calves of the stall1 and the ,holy ,one 
of ,israel must reign in dominion1 and  
might1 and power1 and great glory4      
#bb3be ,and he gathereth his children   
from the four quarters of the earth2 and
 he numbereth his sheep1 and they know  
him2 and there shall be one fold and one
 shepherd2 and he shall feed his sheep1 
and in him they shall find pasture4     
#bb3bf ,and because of the righteousness
 of his people1 ,satan has no power2    
wherefore1 he cannot be loosed for the  
space of many years2 for he hath no     
power over the hearts of the people1 for
 they dwell in righteousness1 and the   
,holy ,one of ,israel reigneth4  #bb3bg 
,and now behold1 ,i1 ,nephi1 say unto   

you that all these things must come     
according to the flesh4  #bb3bh ,but1   
behold1 all nations1 kindreds1 tongues1 
and people shall dwell safely in the    
,holy ,one of ,israel if it so be that  
they will repent4  #bb3bi ,and now ,i1  
,nephi1 make an end2 for ,i durst not   
speak further as yet concerning these   
things4  #bb3cj ,wherefore1 my brethren1
 ,i would that ye should consider that  
the things which have been written upon 
the plates of brass are true2 and they  
testify that a man must be obedient to  
the commandments of ,god4  #bb3ca       
,wherefore1 ye need not suppose that ,i 
and my father are the only ones that    
have testified1 and also taught them4   
,wherefore1 if ye shall be obedient to  
the commandments1 and endure to the end1
 ye shall be saved at the last day4 ,and
 thus it is4 ,amen4      ,,the ,,second 
,,book ,,of ,,nephi   ,an account of the
 death of ,lehi4 ,nephi's brethren rebel
 against him4 ,the ,lord warns ,nephi to
 depart into the wilderness4 ,his       

journeyings in the wilderness1 and so   
forth4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #a  #a3a ,and
 now it came to pass that after ,i1     
,nephi1 had made an end of teaching my  
brethren1 our father1 ,lehi1 also spake 
many things unto them1 and rehearsed    
unto them1 how great things the ,lord   
had done for them in bringing them out  
of the land of ,jerusalem4  #a3b ,and he
 spake unto them concerning their       
rebellions upon the waters1 and the     
mercies of ,god in sparing their lives1 
that they were not swallowed up in the  
sea4  #a3c ,and he also spake unto them 
concerning the land of promise1 which   
they had obtained--how merciful the     
,lord had been in warning us that we    
should flee out of the land of          
,jerusalem4  #a3d ,for1 behold1 said he1
 ,i have seen a vision1 in which ,i know
 that ,jerusalem is destroyed2 and had  
we remained in ,jerusalem we should also
 have perished4  #a3e ,but1 said he1    
notwithstanding our afflictions1 we have
 obtained a land of promise1 a land     

which is choice above all other lands2 a
 land which the ,lord ,god hath         
covenanted with me should be a land for 
the inheritance of my seed4 ,yea1 the   
,lord hath covenanted this land unto me1
 and to my children forever1 and also   
all those who should be led out of other
 countries by the hand of the ,lord4    
#a3f ,wherefore1 ,i1 ,lehi1 prophesy    
according to the workings of the ,spirit
 which is in me1 that there shall none  
come into this land save they shall be  
brought by the hand of the ,lord4  #a3g 
,wherefore1 this land is consecrated    
unto him whom he shall bring4 ,and if it
 so be that they shall serve him        
according to the commandments which he  
hath given1 it shall be a land of       
liberty unto them2 wherefore1 they shall
 never be brought down into captivity2  
if so1 it shall be because of iniquity2 
for if iniquity shall abound cursed     
shall be the land for their sakes1 but  
unto the righteous it shall be blessed  
forever4  #a3h ,and behold1 it is wisdom

 that this land should be kept as yet   
from the knowledge of other nations2 for
 behold1 many nations would overrun the 
land1 that there would be no place for  
an inheritance4  #a3i ,wherefore1 ,i1   
,lehi1 have obtained a promise1 that    
inasmuch as those whom the ,lord ,god   
shall bring out of the land of          
,jerusalem shall keep his commandments1 
they shall prosper upon the face of this
 land2 and they shall be kept from all  
other nations1 that they may possess    
this land unto themselves4 ,and if it so
 be that they shall keep his            
commandments they shall be blessed upon 
the face of this land1 and there shall  
be none to molest them1 nor to take away
 the land of their inheritance2 and they
 shall dwell safely forever4  #a3aj ,but
 behold1 when the time cometh that they 
shall dwindle in unbelief1 after they   
have received so great blessings from   
the hand of the ,lord--having a         
knowledge of the creation of the earth1 
and all men1 knowing the great and      

marvelous works of the ,lord from the   
creation of the world2 having power     
given them to do all things by faith2   
having all the commandments from the    
beginning1 and having been brought by   
his infinite goodness into this precious
 land of promise--behold1 ,i say1 if the
 day shall come that they will reject   
the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 the true     
,messiah1 their ,redeemer and their     
,god1 behold1 the judgments of him that 
is just shall rest upon them4  #a3aa    
,yea1 he will bring other nations unto  
them1 and he will give unto them power1 
and he will take away from them the     
lands of their possessions1 and he will 
cause them to be scattered and smitten4 
#a3ab ,yea1 as one generation passeth to
 another there shall be bloodsheds1 and 
great visitations among them2 wherefore1
 my sons1 ,i would that ye would        
remember2 yea1 ,i would that ye would   
hearken unto my words4  #a3ac ,o that ye
 would awake2 awake from a deep sleep1  
yea1 even from the sleep of hell1 and   

shake off the awful chains by which ye  
are bound1 which are the chains which   
bind the children of men1 that they are 
carried away captive down to the eternal
 gulf of misery and woe4  #a3ad ,awake6 
and arise from the dust1 and hear the   
words of a trembling parent1 whose limbs
 ye must soon lay down in the cold and  
silent grave1 from whence no traveler   
can return2 a few more days and ,i go   
the way of all the earth4  #a3ae ,but   
behold1 the ,lord hath redeemed my soul 
from hell2 ,i have beheld his glory1 and
 ,i am encircled about eternally in the 
arms of his love4  #a3af ,and ,i desire 
that ye should remember to observe the  
statutes and the judgments of the ,lord2
 behold1 this hath been the anxiety of  
my soul from the beginning4  #a3ag ,my  
heart hath been weighed down with sorrow
 from time to time1 for ,i have feared1 
lest for the hardness of your hearts the
 ,lord your ,god should come out in the 
fulness of his wrath upon you1 that ye  
be cut off and destroyed forever2  #a3ah

 ,or1 that a cursing should come upon   
you for the space of many generations2  
and ye are visited by sword1 and by     
famine1 and are hated1 and are led      
according to the will and captivity of  
the devil4  #a3ai ,o my sons1 that these
 things might not come upon you1 but    
that ye might be a choice and a favored 
people of the ,lord4 ,but behold1 his   
will be done2 for his ways are          
righteousness forever4  #a3bj ,and he   
hath said that3 ,inasmuch as ye shall   
keep my commandments ye shall prosper in
 the land2 but inasmuch as ye will not  
keep my commandments ye shall be cut off
 from my presence4  #a3ba ,and now that 
my soul might have joy in you1 and that 
my heart might leave this world with    
gladness because of you1 that ,i might  
not be brought down with grief and      
sorrow to the grave1 arise from the     
dust1 my sons1 and be men1 and be       
determined in one mind and in one heart1
 united in all things1 that ye may not  
come down into captivity2  #a3bb ,that  

ye may not be cursed with a sore        
cursing2 and also1 that ye may not incur
 the displeasure of a just ,god upon    
you1 unto the destruction1 yea1 the     
eternal destruction of both soul and    
body4  #a3bc ,awake1 my sons2 put on the
 armor of righteousness4 ,shake off the 
chains with which ye are bound1 and come
 forth out of obscurity1 and arise from 
the dust4  #a3bd ,rebel no more against 
your brother1 whose views have been     
glorious1 and who hath kept the         
commandments from the time that we left 
,jerusalem2 and who hath been an        
instrument in the hands of ,god1 in     
bringing us forth into the land of      
promise2 for were it not for him1 we    
must have perished with hunger in the   
wilderness2 nevertheless1 ye sought to  
take away his life2 yea1 and he hath    
suffered much sorrow because of you4    
#a3be ,and ,i exceedingly fear and      
tremble because of you1 lest he shall   
suffer again2 for behold1 ye have       
accused him that he sought power and    

authority over you2 but ,i know that he 
hath not sought for power nor authority 
over you1 but he hath sought the glory  
of ,god1 and your own eternal welfare4  
#a3bf ,and ye have murmured because he  
hath been plain unto you4 ,ye say that  
he hath used sharpness2 ye say that he  
hath been angry with you2 but behold1   
his sharpness was the sharpness of the  
power of the word of ,god1 which was in 
him2 and that which ye call anger was   
the truth1 according to that which is in
 ,god1 which he could not restrain1     
manifesting boldly concerning your      
iniquities4  #a3bg ,and it must needs be
 that the power of ,god must be with    
him1 even unto his commanding you that  
ye must obey4 ,but behold1 it was not   
he1 but it was the ,spirit of the ,lord 
which was in him1 which opened his mouth
 to utterance that he could not shut it4
  #a3bh ,and now my son1 ,laman1 and    
also ,lemuel and ,sam1 and also my sons 
who are the sons of ,ishmael1 behold1 if
 ye will hearken unto the voice of      

,nephi ye shall not perish4 ,and if ye  
will hearken unto him ,i leave unto you 
a blessing1 yea1 even my first blessing4
  #a3bi ,but if ye will not hearken unto
 him ,i take away my first blessing1    
yea1 even my blessing1 and it shall rest
 upon him4  #a3cj ,and now ,zoram1 ,i   
speak unto you3 ,behold1 thou art the   
servant of ,laban2 nevertheless1 thou   
hast been brought out of the land of    
,jerusalem1 and ,i know that thou art a 
true friend unto my son1 ,nephi1        
forever4  #a3ca ,wherefore1 because thou
 hast been faithful thy seed shall be   
blessed with his seed1 that they dwell  
in prosperity long upon the face of this
 land2 and nothing1 save it shall be    
iniquity among them1 shall harm or      
disturb their prosperity upon the face  
of this land forever4  #a3cb ,wherefore1
 if ye shall keep the commandments of   
the ,lord1 the ,lord hath consecrated   
this land for the security of thy seed  
with the seed of my son4  #b ,nephi     
,chapter #b  #b3a ,and now1 ,jacob1 ,i  

speak unto you3 ,thou art my first-born 
in the days of my tribulation in the    
wilderness4 ,and behold1 in thy         
childhood thou hast suffered afflictions
 and much sorrow1 because of the        
rudeness of thy brethren4  #b3b         
,nevertheless1 ,jacob1 my first-born in 
the wilderness1 thou knowest the        
greatness of ,god2 and he shall         
consecrate thine afflictions for thy    
gain4  #b3c ,wherefore1 thy soul shall  
be blessed1 and thou shalt dwell safely 
with thy brother1 ,nephi2 and thy days  
shall be spent in the service of thy    
,god4 ,wherefore1 ,i know that thou art 
redeemed1 because of the righteousness  
of thy ,redeemer2 for thou hast beheld  
that in the fulness of time he cometh to
 bring salvation unto men4  #b3d ,and   
thou hast beheld in thy youth his glory2
 wherefore1 thou art blessed even as    
they unto whom he shall minister in the 
flesh2 for the ,spirit is the same1     
yesterday1 today1 and forever4 ,and the 
way is prepared from the fall of man1   

and salvation is free4  #b3e ,and men   
are instructed sufficiently that they   
know good from evil4 ,and the law is    
given unto men4 ,and by the law no flesh
 is justified2 or1 by the law men are   
cut off4 ,yea1 by the temporal law they 
were cut off2 and also1 by the spiritual
 law they perish from that which is     
good1 and become miserable forever4     
#b3f ,wherefore1 redemption cometh in   
and through the ,holy ,messiah2 for he  
is full of grace and truth4  #b3g       
,behold1 he offereth himself a sacrifice
 for sin1 to answer the ends of the law1
 unto all those who have a broken heart 
and a contrite spirit2 and unto none    
else can the ends of the law be         
answered4  #b3h ,wherefore1 how great   
the importance to make these things     
known unto the inhabitants of the earth1
 that they may know that there is no    
flesh that can dwell in the presence of 
,god1 save it be through the merits1 and
 mercy1 and grace of the ,holy ,messiah1
 who layeth down his life according to  

the flesh1 and taketh it again by the   
power of the ,spirit1 that he may bring 
to pass the resurrection of the dead1   
being the first that should rise4  #b3i 
,wherefore1 he is the first-fruits unto 
,god1 inasmuch as he shall make         
intercession for all the children of    
men2 and they that believe in him shall 
be saved4  #b3aj ,and because of the    
intercession for all1 all men come unto 
,god2 wherefore1 they stand in the      
presence of him to be judged of him     
according to the truth and holiness     
which is in him4 ,wherefore1 the ends of
 the law which the ,holy ,one hath      
given1 unto the inflicting of the       
punishment which is affixed1 which      
punishment that is affixed is in        
opposition to that of the happiness     
which is affixed1 to answer the ends of 
the atonement--  #b3aa ,for it must     
needs be1 that there is an opposition in
 all things4 ,if not so1 my first-born  
in the wilderness1 righteousness could  
not be brought to pass1 neither         

wickedness1 neither holiness nor misery1
 neither good nor bad4 ,wherefore1 all  
things must needs be a compound in one2 
wherefore1 if it should be one body it  
must needs remain as dead1 having no    
life neither death1 nor corruption nor  
incorruption1 happiness nor misery1     
neither sense nor insensibility4  #b3ab 
,wherefore1 it must needs have been     
created for a thing of naught2 wherefore
 there would have been no purpose in the
 end of its creation4 ,wherefore1 this  
thing must needs destroy the wisdom of  
,god and his eternal purposes1 and also 
the power1 and the mercy1 and the       
justice of ,god4  #b3ac ,and if ye shall
 say there is no law1 ye shall also say 
there is no sin4 ,if ye shall say there 
is no sin1 ye shall also say there is no
 righteousness4 ,and if there be no     
righteousness there be no happiness4    
,and if there be no righteousness nor   
happiness there be no punishment nor    
misery4 ,and if these things are not    
there is no ,god4 ,and if there is no   

,god we are not1 neither the earth2 for 
there could have been no creation of    
things1 neither to act nor to be acted  
upon2 wherefore1 all things must have   
vanished away4  #b3ad ,and now1 my sons1
 ,i speak unto you these things for your
 profit and learning2 for there is a    
,god1 and he hath created all things1   
both the heavens and the earth1 and all 
things that in them are1 both things to 
act and things to be acted upon4  #b3ae 
,and to bring about his eternal purposes
 in the end of man1 after he had created
 our first parents1 and the beasts of   
the field and the fowls of the air1 and 
in fine1 all things which are created1  
it must needs be that there was an      
opposition2 even the forbidden fruit in 
opposition to the tree of life2 the one 
being sweet and the other bitter4  #b3af
 ,wherefore1 the ,lord ,god gave unto   
man that he should act for himself4     
,wherefore1 man could not act for       
himself save it should be that he was   
enticed by the one or the other4  #b3ag 

,and ,i1 ,lehi1 according to the things 
which ,i have read1 must needs suppose  
that an angel of ,god1 according to that
 which is written1 had fallen from      
heaven2 wherefore1 he became a devil1   
having sought that which was evil before
 ,god4  #b3ah ,and because he had fallen
 from heaven1 and had become miserable  
forever1 he sought also the misery of   
all mankind4 ,wherefore1 he said unto   
,eve1 yea1 even that old serpent1 who is
 the devil1 who is the father of all    
lies1 wherefore he said3 ,partake of the
 forbidden fruit1 and ye shall not die1 
but ye shall be as ,god1 knowing good   
and evil4  #b3ai ,and after ,adam and   
,eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit
 they were driven out of the garden of  
,eden1 to till the earth4  #b3bj ,and   
they have brought forth children2 yea1  
even the family of all the earth4  #b3ba
 ,and the days of the children of men   
were prolonged1 according to the will of
 ,god1 that they might repent while in  
the flesh2 wherefore1 their state became

 a state of probation1 and their time   
was lengthened1 according to the        
commandments which the ,lord ,god gave  
unto the children of men4 ,for he gave  
commandment that all men must repent2   
for he showed unto all men that they    
were lost1 because of the transgression 
of their parents4  #b3bb ,and now1      
behold1 if ,adam had not transgressed he
 would not have fallen1 but he would    
have remained in the garden of ,eden4   
,and all things which were created must 
have remained in the same state in which
 they were after they were created2 and 
they must have remained forever1 and had
 no end4  #b3bc ,and they would have had
 no children2 wherefore they would have 
remained in a state of innocence1 having
 no joy1 for they knew no misery2 doing 
no good1 for they knew no sin4  #b3bd   
,but behold1 all things have been done  
in the wisdom of him who knoweth all    
things4  #b3be ,adam fell that men might
 be2 and men are1 that they might have  
joy4  #b3bf ,and the ,messiah cometh in 

the fulness of time1 that he may redeem 
the children of men from the fall4 ,and 
because that they are redeemed from the 
fall they have become free forever1     
knowing good from evil2 to act for      
themselves and not to be acted upon1    
save it be by the punishment of the law 
at the great and last day1 according to 
the commandments which ,god hath given4 
#b3bg ,wherefore1 men are free according
 to the flesh2 and all things are given 
them which are expedient unto man4 ,and 
they are free to choose liberty and     
eternal life1 through the great         
,mediator of all men1 or to choose      
captivity and death1 according to the   
captivity and power of the devil2 for he
 seeketh that all men might be miserable
 like unto himself4  #b3bh ,and now1 my 
sons1 ,i would that ye should look to   
the great ,mediator1 and hearken unto   
his great commandments2 and be faithful 
unto his words1 and choose eternal life1
 according to the will of his ,holy     
,spirit2  #b3bi ,and not choose eternal 

death1 according to the will of the     
flesh and the evil which is therein1    
which giveth the spirit of the devil    
power to captivate1 to bring you down to
 hell1 that he may reign over you in his
 own kingdom4  #b3cj ,i have spoken     
these few words unto you all1 my sons1  
in the last days of my probation2 and ,i
 have chosen the good part1 according to
 the words of the prophet4 ,and ,i have 
none other object save it be the        
everlasting welfare of your souls4      
,amen4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #c  #c3a ,and
 now ,i speak unto you1 ,joseph1 my     
last-born4 ,thou wast born in the       
wilderness of mine afflictions2 yea1 in 
the days of my greatest sorrow did thy  
mother bear thee4  #c3b ,and may the    
,lord consecrate also unto thee this    
land1 which is a most precious land1 for
 thine inheritance and the inheritance  
of thy seed with thy brethren1 for thy  
security forever1 if it so be that ye   
shall keep the commandments of the ,holy
 ,one of ,israel4  #c3c ,and now1       

,joseph1 my last-born1 whom ,i have     
brought out of the wilderness of mine   
afflictions1 may the ,lord bless thee   
forever1 for thy seed shall not utterly 
be destroyed4  #c3d ,for behold1 thou   
art the fruit of my loins2 and ,i am a  
descendant of ,joseph who was carried   
captive into ,egypt4 ,and great were the
 covenants of the ,lord which he made   
unto ,joseph4  #c3e ,wherefore1 ,joseph 
truly saw our day4 ,and he obtained a   
promise of the ,lord1 that out of the   
fruit of his loins the ,lord ,god would 
raise up a righteous branch unto the    
house of ,israel2 not the ,messiah1 but 
a branch which was to be broken off1    
nevertheless1 to be remembered in the   
covenants of the ,lord that the ,messiah
 should be made manifest unto them in   
the latter days1 in the spirit of power1
 unto the bringing of them out of       
darkness unto light--yea1 out of hidden 
darkness and out of captivity unto      
freedom4  #c3f ,for ,joseph truly       
testified1 saying3 ,a seer shall the    

,lord my ,god raise up1 who shall be a  
choice seer unto the fruit of my loins4 
#c3g ,yea1 ,joseph truly said3 ,thus    
saith the ,lord unto me3 ,a choice seer 
will ,i raise up out of the fruit of thy
 loins2 and he shall be esteemed highly 
among the fruit of thy loins4 ,and unto 
him will ,i give commandment that he    
shall do a work for the fruit of thy    
loins1 his brethren1 which shall be of  
great worth unto them1 even to the      
bringing of them to the knowledge of the
 covenants which ,i have made with thy  
fathers4  #c3h ,and ,i will give unto   
him a commandment that he shall do none 
other work1 save the work which ,i shall
 command him4 ,and ,i will make him     
great in mine eyes2 for he shall do my  
work4  #c3i ,and he shall be great like 
unto ,moses1 whom ,i have said ,i would 
raise up unto you1 to deliver my people1
 ,o house of ,israel4  #c3aj ,and ,moses
 will ,i raise up1 to deliver thy people
 out of the land of ,egypt4  #c3aa ,but 
a seer will ,i raise up out of the fruit

 of thy loins2 and unto him will ,i give
 power to bring forth my word unto the  
seed of thy loins--and not to the       
bringing forth my word only1 saith the  
,lord1 but to the convincing them of my 
word1 which shall have already gone     
forth among them4  #c3ab ,wherefore1 the
 fruit of thy loins shall write2 and the
 fruit of the loins of ,judah shall     
write2 and that which shall be written  
by the fruit of thy loins1 and also that
 which shall be written by the fruit of 
the loins of ,judah1 shall grow         
together1 unto the confounding of false 
doctrines and laying down of            
contentions1 and establishing peace     
among the fruit of thy loins1 and       
bringing them to the knowledge of their 
fathers in the latter days1 and also to 
the knowledge of my covenants1 saith the
 ,lord4  #c3ac ,and out of weakness he  
shall be made strong1 in that day when  
my work shall commence among all my     
people1 unto the restoring thee1 ,o     
house of ,israel1 saith the ,lord4      

#c3ad ,and thus prophesied ,joseph1     
saying3 ,behold1 that seer will the     
,lord bless2 and they that seek to      
destroy him shall be confounded2 for    
this promise1 which ,i have obtained of 
the ,lord1 of the fruit of my loins1    
shall be fulfilled4 ,behold1 ,i am sure 
of the fulfilling of this promise2      
#c3ae ,and his name shall be called     
after me2 and it shall be after the name
 of his father4 ,and he shall be like   
unto me2 for the thing1 which the ,lord 
shall bring forth by his hand1 by the   
power of the ,lord shall bring my people
 unto salvation4  #c3af ,yea1 thus      
prophesied ,joseph3 ,i am sure of this  
thing1 even as ,i am sure of the promise
 of ,moses2 for the ,lord hath said unto
 me1 ,i will preserve thy seed forever4 
#c3ag ,and the ,lord hath said3 ,i will 
raise up a ,moses2 and ,i will give     
power unto him in a rod2 and ,i will    
give judgment unto him in writing4 ,yet 
,i will not loose his tongue1 that he   
shall speak much1 for ,i will not make  

him mighty in speaking4 ,but ,i will    
write unto him my law1 by the finger of 
mine own hand2 and ,i will make a       
spokesman for him4  #c3ah ,and the ,lord
 said unto me also3 ,i will raise up    
unto the fruit of thy loins2 and ,i will
 make for him a spokesman4 ,and ,i1     
behold1 ,i will give unto him that he   
shall write the writing of the fruit of 
thy loins1 unto the fruit of thy loins2 
and the spokesman of thy loins shall    
declare it4  #c3ai ,and the words which 
he shall write shall be the words which 
are expedient in my wisdom should go    
forth unto the fruit of thy loins4 ,and 
it shall be as if the fruit of thy loins
 had cried unto them from the dust2 for 
,i know their faith4  #c3bj ,and they   
shall cry from the dust2 yea1 even      
repentance unto their brethren1 even    
after many generations have gone by     
them4 ,and it shall come to pass that   
their cry shall go1 even according to   
the simpleness of their words4  #c3ba   
,because of their faith their words     

shall proceed forth out of my mouth unto
 their brethren who are the fruit of thy
 loins2 and the weakness of their words 
will ,i make strong in their faith1 unto
 the remembering of my covenant which ,i
 made unto thy fathers4  #c3bb ,and now1
 behold1 my son ,joseph1 after this     
manner did my father of old prophesy4   
#c3bc ,wherefore1 because of this       
covenant thou art blessed2 for thy seed 
shall not be destroyed1 for they shall  
hearken unto the words of the book4     
#c3bd ,and there shall rise up one      
mighty among them1 who shall do much    
good1 both in word and in deed1 being an
 instrument in the hands of ,god1 with  
exceeding faith1 to work mighty wonders1
 and do that thing which is great in the
 sight of ,god1 unto the bringing to    
pass much restoration unto the house of 
,israel1 and unto the seed of thy       
brethren4  #c3be ,and now1 blessed art  
thou1 ,joseph4 ,behold1 thou art little2
 wherefore hearken unto the words of thy
 brother1 ,nephi1 and it shall be done  

unto thee even according to the words   
which ,i have spoken4 ,remember the     
words of thy dying father4 ,amen4  #b   
,nephi ,chapter #d  #d3a ,and now1 ,i1  
,nephi1 speak concerning the prophecies 
of which my father hath spoken1         
concerning ,joseph1 who was carried into
 ,egypt4  #d3b ,for behold1 he truly    
prophesied concerning all his seed4 ,and
 the prophecies which he wrote1 there   
are not many greater4 ,and he prophesied
 concerning us1 and our future          
generations2 and they are written upon  
the plates of brass4  #d3c ,wherefore1  
after my father had made an end of      
speaking concerning the prophecies of   
,joseph1 he called the children of      
,laman1 his sons1 and his daughters1 and
 said unto them3 ,behold1 my sons1 and  
my daughters1 who are the sons and the  
daughters of my first-born1 ,i would    
that ye should give ear unto my words4  
#d3d ,for the ,lord ,god hath said that3
 ,inasmuch as ye shall keep my          
commandments ye shall prosper in the    

land2 and inasmuch as ye will not keep  
my commandments ye shall be cut off from
 my presence4  #d3e ,but behold1 my sons
 and my daughters1 ,i cannot go down to 
my grave save ,i should leave a blessing
 upon you2 for behold1 ,i know that if  
ye are brought up in the way ye should  
go ye will not depart from it4  #d3f    
,wherefore1 if ye are cursed1 behold1 ,i
 leave my blessing upon you1 that the   
cursing may be taken from you and be    
answered upon the heads of your parents4
  #d3g ,wherefore1 because of my        
blessing the ,lord ,god will not suffer 
that ye shall perish2 wherefore1 he will
 be merciful unto you and unto your seed
 forever4  #d3h ,and it came to pass    
that after my father had made an end of 
speaking to the sons and daughters of   
,laman1 he caused the sons and daughters
 of ,lemuel to be brought before him4   
#d3i ,and he spake unto them1 saying3   
,behold1 my sons and my daughters1 who  
are the sons and the daughters of my    
second son2 behold ,i leave unto you the

 same blessing which ,i left unto the   
sons and daughters of ,laman2 wherefore1
 thou shalt not utterly be destroyed2   
but in the end thy seed shall be        
blessed4  #d3aj ,and it came to pass    
that when my father had made an end of  
speaking unto them1 behold1 he spake    
unto the sons of ,ishmael1 yea1 and even
 all his household4  #d3aa ,and after he
 had made an end of speaking unto them1 
he spake unto ,sam1 saying3 ,blessed art
 thou1 and thy seed2 for thou shall     
inherit the land like unto thy brother  
,nephi4 ,and thy seed shall be numbered 
with his seed2 and thou shalt be even   
like unto thy brother1 and thy seed like
 unto his seed2 and thou shalt be       
blessed in all thy days4  #d3ab ,and it 
came to pass after my father1 ,lehi1 had
 spoken unto all his household1         
according to the feelings of his heart  
and the ,spirit of the ,lord which was  
in him1 he waxed old4 ,and it came to   
pass that he died1 and was buried4      
#d3ac ,and it came to pass that not many

 days after his death1 ,laman and       
,lemuel and the sons of ,ishmael were   
angry with me because of the admonitions
 of the ,lord4  #d3ad ,for ,i1 ,nephi1  
was constrained to speak unto them1     
according to his word2 for ,i had spoken
 many things unto them1 and also my     
father1 before his death2 many of which 
sayings are written upon mine other     
plates2 for a more history part are     
written upon mine other plates4  #d3ae  
,and upon these ,i write the things of  
my soul1 and many of the scriptures     
which are engraven upon the plates of   
brass4 ,for my soul delighteth in the   
scriptures1 and my heart pondereth them1
 and writeth them for the learning and  
the profit of my children4  #d3af       
,behold1 my soul delighteth in the      
things of the ,lord2 and my heart       
pondereth continually upon the things   
which ,i have seen and heard4  #d3ag    
,nevertheless1 notwithstanding the great
 goodness of the ,lord1 in showing me   
his great and marvelous works1 my heart 

exclaimeth3 ,o wretched man that ,i am6 
,yea1 my heart sorroweth because of my  
flesh2 my soul grieveth because of mine 
iniquities4  #d3ah ,i am encompassed    
about1 because of the temptations and   
the sins which do so easily beset me4   
#d3ai ,and when ,i desire to rejoice1 my
 heart groaneth because of my sins2     
nevertheless1 ,i know in whom ,i have   
trusted4  #d3bj ,my ,god hath been my   
support2 he hath led me through mine    
afflictions in the wilderness2 and he   
hath preserved me upon the waters of the
 great deep4  #d3ba ,he hath filled me  
with his love1 even unto the consuming  
of my flesh4  #d3bb ,he hath confounded 
mine enemies1 unto the causing of them  
to quake before me4  #d3bc ,behold1 he  
hath heard my cry by day1 and he hath   
given me knowledge by visions in the    
nighttime4  #d3bd ,and by day have ,i   
waxed bold in mighty prayer before him2 
yea1 my voice have ,i sent up on high2  
and angels came down and ministered unto
 me4  #d3be ,and upon the wings of his  

,spirit hath my body been carried away  
upon exceedingly high mountains4 ,and   
mine eyes have beheld great things1 yea1
 even too great for man2 therefore ,i   
was bidden that ,i should not write     
them4  #d3bf ,o then1 if ,i have seen so
 great things1 if the ,lord in his      
condescension unto the children of men  
hath visited men in so much mercy1 why  
should my heart weep and my soul linger 
in the valley of sorrow1 and my flesh   
waste away1 and my strength slacken1    
because of mine afflictions8  #d3bg ,and
 why should ,i yield to sin1 because of 
my flesh8 ,yea1 why should ,i give way  
to temptations1 that the evil one have  
place in my heart to destroy my peace   
and afflict my soul8 ,why am ,i angry   
because of mine enemy8  #d3bh ,awake1 my
 soul6 ,no longer droop in sin4         
,rejoice1 ,o my heart1 and give place no
 more for the enemy of my soul4  #d3bi  
,do not anger again because of mine     
enemies4 ,do not slacken my strength    
because of mine afflictions4  #d3cj     

,rejoice1 ,o my heart1 and cry unto the 
,lord1 and say3 ,o ,lord1 ,i will praise
 thee forever2 yea1 my soul will rejoice
 in thee1 my ,god1 and the rock of my   
salvation4  #d3ca ,o ,lord1 wilt thou   
redeem my soul8 ,wilt thou deliver me   
out of the hands of mine enemies8 ,wilt 
thou make me that ,i may shake at the   
appearance of sin8  #d3cb ,may the gates
 of hell be shut continually before me1 
because that my heart is broken and my  
spirit is contrite6 ,o ,lord1 wilt thou 
not shut the gates of thy righteousness 
before me1 that ,i may walk in the path 
of the low valley1 that ,i may be strict
 in the plain road6  #d3cc ,o ,lord1    
wilt thou encircle me around in the robe
 of thy righteousness6 ,o ,lord1 wilt   
thou make a way for mine escape before  
mine enemies6 ,wilt thou make my path   
straight before me6 ,wilt thou not place
 a stumbling block in my way--but that  
thou wouldst clear my way before me1 and
 hedge not up my way1 but the ways of   
mine enemy4  #d3cd ,o ,lord1 ,i have    

trusted in thee1 and ,i will trust in   
thee forever4 ,i will not put my trust  
in the arm of flesh2 for ,i know that   
cursed is he that putteth his trust in  
the arm of flesh4 ,yea1 cursed is he    
that putteth his trust in man or maketh 
flesh his arm4  #d3ce ,yea1 ,i know that
 ,god will give liberally to him that   
asketh4 ,yea1 my ,god will give me1 if  
,i ask not amiss2 therefore ,i will lift
 up my voice unto thee2 yea1 ,i will cry
 unto thee1 my ,god1 the rock of my     
righteousness4 ,behold1 my voice shall  
forever ascend up unto thee1 my rock and
 mine everlasting ,god4 ,amen4  #b      
,nephi ,chapter #e  #e3a ,behold1 it    
came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 did cry   
much unto the ,lord my ,god1 because of 
the anger of my brethren4  #e3b ,but    
behold1 their anger did increase against
 me1 insomuch that they did seek to take
 away my life4  #e3c ,yea1 they did     
murmur against me1 saying3 ,our younger 
brother thinks to rule over us2 and we  
have had much trial because of him2     

wherefore1 now let us slay him1 that we 
may not be afflicted more because of his
 words4 ,for behold1 we will not have   
him to be our ruler2 for it belongs unto
 us1 who are the elder brethren1 to rule
 over this people4  #e3d ,now ,i do not 
write upon these plates all the words   
which they murmured against me4 ,but it 
sufficeth me to say1 that they did seek 
to take away my life4  #e3e ,and it came
 to pass that the ,lord did warn me1    
that ,i1 ,nephi1 should depart from them
 and flee into the wilderness1 and all  
those who would go with me4  #e3f       
,wherefore1 it came to pass that ,i1    
,nephi1 did take my family1 and also    
,zoram and his family1 and ,sam1 mine   
elder brother and his family1 and ,jacob
 and ,joseph1 my younger brethren1 and  
also my sisters1 and all those who would
 go with me4 ,and all those who would go
 with me were those who believed in the 
warnings and the revelations of ,god2   
wherefore1 they did hearken unto my     
words4  #e3g ,and we did take our tents 

and whatsoever things were possible for 
us1 and did journey in the wilderness   
for the space of many days4 ,and after  
we had journeyed for the space of many  
days we did pitch our tents4  #e3h ,and 
my people would that we should call the 
name of the place ,nephi2 wherefore1 we 
did call it ,nephi4  #e3i ,and all those
 who were with me did take upon them to 
call themselves the people of ,nephi4   
#e3aj ,and we did observe to keep the   
judgments1 and the statutes1 and the    
commandments of the ,lord in all things 
according to the law of ,moses4  #e3aa  
,and the ,lord was with us2 and we did  
prosper exceedingly2 for we did sow     
seed1 and we did reap again in          
abundance4 ,and we began to raise       
flocks1 and herds1 and animals of every 
kind4  #e3ab ,and ,i1 ,nephi1 had also  
brought the records which were engraven 
upon the plates of brass2 and also the  
ball1 or compass1 which was prepared for
 my father by the hand of the ,lord1    
according to that which is written4     

#e3ac ,and it came to pass that we began
 to prosper exceedingly1 and to multiply
 in the land4  #e3ad ,and ,i1 ,nephi1   
did take the sword of ,laban1 and after 
the manner of it did make many swords1  
lest by any means the people who were   
now called ,lamanites should come upon  
us and destroy us2 for ,i knew their    
hatred towards me and my children and   
those who were called my people4  #e3ae 
,and ,i did teach my people to build    
buildings1 and to work in all manner of 
wood1 and of iron1 and of copper1 and of
 brass1 and of steel1 and of gold1 and  
of silver1 and of precious ores1 which  
were in great abundance4  #e3af ,and ,i1
 ,nephi1 did build a temple2 and ,i did 
construct it after the manner of the    
temple of ,solomon save it were not     
built of so many precious things2 for   
they were not to be found upon the land1
 wherefore1 it could not be built like  
unto ,solomon's temple4 ,but the manner 
of the construction was like unto the   
temple of ,solomon2 and the workmanship 

thereof was exceedingly fine4  #e3ag    
,and it came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1   
did cause my people to be industrious1  
and to labor with their hands4  #e3ah   
,and it came to pass that they would    
that ,i should be their king4 ,but ,i1  
,nephi1 was desirous that they should   
have no king2 nevertheless1 ,i did for  
them according to that which was in my  
power4  #e3ai ,and behold1 the words of 
the ,lord had been fulfilled unto my    
brethren1 which he spake concerning     
them1 that ,i should be their ruler and 
their teacher4 ,wherefore1 ,i had been  
their ruler and their teacher1 according
 to the commandments of the ,lord1 until
 the time they sought to take away my   
life4  #e3bj ,wherefore1 the word of the
 ,lord was fulfilled which he spake unto
 me1 saying that3 ,inasmuch as they will
 not hearken unto thy words they shall  
be cut off from the presence of the     
,lord4 ,and behold1 they were cut off   
from his presence4  #e3ba ,and he had   
caused the cursing to come upon them1   

yea1 even a sore cursing1 because of    
their iniquity4 ,for behold1 they had   
hardened their hearts against him1 that 
they had become like unto a flint2      
wherefore1 as they were white1 and      
exceedingly fair and delightsome1 that  
they might not be enticing unto my      
people the ,lord ,god did cause a skin  
of blackness to come upon them4  #e3bb  
,and thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i will 
cause that they shall be loathsome unto 
thy people1 save they shall repent of   
their iniquities4  #e3bc ,and cursed    
shall be the seed of him that mixeth    
with their seed2 for they shall be      
cursed even with the same cursing4 ,and 
the ,lord spake it1 and it was done4    
#e3bd ,and because of their cursing     
which was upon them they did become an  
idle people1 full of mischief and       
subtlety1 and did seek in the wilderness
 for beasts of prey4  #e3be ,and the    
,lord ,god said unto me3 ,they shall be 
a scourge unto thy seed1 to stir them up
 in remembrance of me2 and inasmuch as  

they will not remember me1 and hearken  
unto my words1 they shall scourge them  
even unto destruction4  #e3bf ,and it   
came to pass that ,i1 ,nephi1 did       
consecrate ,jacob and ,joseph1 that they
 should be priests and teachers over the
 land of my people4  #e3bg ,and it came 
to pass that we lived after the manner  
of happiness4  #e3bh ,and thirty years  
had passed away from the time we left   
,jerusalem4  #e3bi ,and ,i1 ,nephi1 had 
kept the records upon my plates1 which  
,i had made1 of my people thus far4     
#e3cj ,and it came to pass that the     
,lord ,god said unto me3 ,make other    
plates2 and thou shalt engraven many    
things upon them which are good in my   
sight1 for the profit of thy people4    
#e3ca ,wherefore1 ,i1 ,nephi1 to be     
obedient to the commandments of the     
,lord1 went and made these plates upon  
which ,i have engraven these things4    
#e3cb ,and ,i engraved that which is    
pleasing unto ,god4 ,and if my people   
are pleased with the things of ,god they

 will be pleased with mine engravings   
which are upon these plates4  #e3cc ,and
 if my people desire to know the more   
particular part of the history of my    
people they must search mine other      
plates4  #e3cd ,and it sufficeth me to  
say that forty years had passed away1   
and we had already had wars and         
contentions with our brethren4  #b      
,nephi ,chapter #f  #f3a ,the words of  
,jacob1 the brother of ,nephi1 which he 
spake unto the people of ,nephi3  #f3b  
,behold1 my beloved brethren1 ,i1       
,jacob1 having been called of ,god1 and 
ordained after the manner of his holy   
order1 and having been consecrated by my
 brother ,nephi1 unto whom ye look as a 
king or a protector1 and on whom ye     
depend for safety1 behold ye know that  
,i have spoken unto you exceedingly many
 things4  #f3c ,nevertheless1 ,i speak  
unto you again2 for ,i am desirous for  
the welfare of your souls4 ,yea1 mine   
anxiety is great for you2 and ye        
yourselves know that it ever has been4  

,for ,i have exhorted you with all      
diligence2 and ,i have taught you the   
words of my father2 and ,i have spoken  
unto you concerning all things which are
 written1 from the creation of the      
world4  #f3d ,and now1 behold1 ,i would 
speak unto you concerning things which  
are1 and which are to come2 wherefore1  
,i will read you the words of ,isaiah4  
,and they are the words which my brother
 has desired that ,i should speak unto  
you4 ,and ,i speak unto you for your    
sakes1 that ye may learn and glorify the
 name of your ,god4  #f3e ,and now1 the 
words which ,i shall read are they which
 ,isaiah spake concerning all the house 
of ,israel2 wherefore1 they may be      
likened unto you1 for ye are of the     
house of ,israel4 ,and there are many   
things which have been spoken by ,isaiah
 which may be likened unto you1 because 
ye are of the house of ,israel4  #f3f   
,and now these are the words3 ,thus     
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold1 ,i will  
lift up mine hand to the ,gentiles1 and 

set up my standard to the people2 and   
they shall bring thy sons in their arms1
 and thy daughters shall be carried upon
 their shoulders4  #f3g ,and kings shall
 be thy nursing fathers1 and their      
queens thy nursing mothers2 they shall  
bow down to thee with their faces       
towards the earth1 and lick up the dust 
of thy feet2 and thou shalt know that ,i
 am the ,lord2 for they shall not be    
ashamed that wait for me4  #f3h ,and now
 ,i1 ,jacob1 would speak somewhat       
concerning these words4 ,for behold1 the
 ,lord has shown me that those who were 
at ,jerusalem1 from whence we came1 have
 been slain and carried away captive4   
#f3i ,nevertheless1 the ,lord has shown 
unto me that they should return again4  
,and he also has shown unto me that the 
,lord ,god1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel1  
should manifest himself unto them in the
 flesh2 and after he should manifest    
himself they should scourge him and     
crucify him1 according to the words of  
the angel who spake it unto me4  #f3aj  

,and after they have hardened their     
hearts and stiffened their necks against
 the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 behold the  
judgments of the ,holy ,one of ,israel  
shall come upon them4 ,and the day      
cometh that they shall be smitten and   
afflicted4  #f3aa ,wherefore1 after they
 are driven to and fro1 for thus saith  
the angel1 many shall be afflicted in   
the flesh1 and shall not be suffered to 
perish1 because of the prayers of the   
faithful2 they shall be scattered1 and  
smitten1 and hated2 nevertheless1 the   
,lord will be merciful unto them1 that  
when they shall come to the knowledge of
 their ,redeemer1 they shall be gathered
 together again to the lands of their   
inheritance4  #f3ab ,and blessed are the
 ,gentiles1 they of whom the prophet has
 written2 for behold1 if it so be that  
they shall repent and fight not against 
,zion1 and do not unite themselves to   
that great and abominable church1 they  
shall be saved2 for the ,lord ,god will 
fulfil his covenants which he has made  

unto his children2 and for this cause   
the prophet has written these things4   
#f3ac ,wherefore1 they that fight       
against ,zion and the covenant people of
 the ,lord shall lick up the dust of    
their feet2 and the people of the ,lord 
shall not be ashamed4 ,for the people of
 the ,lord are they who wait for him2   
for they still wait for the coming of   
the ,messiah4  #f3ad ,and behold1       
according to the words of the prophet1  
the ,messiah will set himself again the 
second time to recover them2 wherefore1 
he will manifest himself unto them in   
power and great glory1 unto the         
destruction of their enemies1 when that 
day cometh when they shall believe in   
him2 and none will he destroy that      
believe in him4  #f3ae ,and they that   
believe not in him shall be destroyed1  
both by fire1 and by tempest1 and by    
earthquakes1 and by bloodsheds1 and by  
pestilence1 and by famine4 ,and they    
shall know that the ,lord is ,god1 the  
,holy ,one of ,israel4  #f3af ,for shall

 the prey be taken from the mighty1 or  
the lawful captive delivered8  #f3ag    
,but thus saith the ,lord3 ,even the    
captives of the mighty shall be taken   
away1 and the prey of the terrible shall
 be delivered2 for the ,mighty ,god     
shall deliver his covenant people4 ,for 
thus saith the ,lord3 ,i will contend   
with them that contendeth with thee--   
#f3ah ,and ,i will feed them that       
oppress thee1 with their own flesh2 and 
they shall be drunken with their own    
blood as with sweet wine2 and all flesh 
shall know that ,i the ,lord am thy     
,savior and thy ,redeemer1 the ,mighty  
,one of ,jacob4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #g  
#g3a ,yea1 for thus saith the ,lord3    
,have ,i put thee away1 or have ,i cast 
thee off forever8 ,for thus saith the   
,lord3 ,where is the bill of your       
mother's divorcement8 ,to whom have ,i  
put thee away1 or to which of my        
creditors have ,i sold you8 ,yea1 to    
whom have ,i sold you8 ,behold1 for your
 iniquities have ye sold yourselves1 and

 for your transgressions is your mother 
put away4  #g3b ,wherefore1 when ,i     
came1 there was no man2 when ,i called1 
yea1 there was none to answer4 ,o house 
of ,israel1 is my hand shortened at all 
that it cannot redeem1 or have ,i no    
power to deliver8 ,behold1 at my rebuke 
,i dry up the sea1 ,i make their rivers 
a wilderness and their fish to stink    
because the waters are dried up1 and    
they die because of thirst4  #g3c ,i    
clothe the heavens with blackness1 and  
,i make sackcloth their covering4  #g3d 
,the ,lord ,god hath given me the tongue
 of the learned1 that ,i should know how
 to speak a word in season unto thee1 ,o
 house of ,israel4 ,when ye are weary he
 waketh morning by morning4 ,he waketh  
mine ear to hear as the learned4  #g3e  
,the ,lord ,god hath opened mine ear1   
and ,i was not rebellious1 neither      
turned away back4  #g3f ,i gave my back 
to the smiter1 and my cheeks to them    
that plucked off the hair4 ,i hid not my
 face from shame and spitting4  #g3g    

,for the ,lord ,god will help me1       
therefore shall ,i not be confounded4   
,therefore have ,i set my face like a   
flint1 and ,i know that ,i shall not be 
ashamed4  #g3h ,and the ,lord is near1  
and he justifieth me4 ,who will contend 
with me8 ,let us stand together4 ,who is
 mine adversary8 ,let him come near me1 
and ,i will smite him with the strength 
of my mouth4  #g3i ,for the ,lord ,god  
will help me4 ,and all they who shall   
condemn me1 behold1 all they shall wax  
old as a garment1 and the moth shall eat
 them up4  #g3aj ,who is among you that 
feareth the ,lord1 that obeyeth the     
voice of his servant1 that walketh in   
darkness and hath no light8  #g3aa      
,behold all ye that kindle fire1 that   
compass yourselves about with sparks1   
walk in the light of your fire and in   
the sparks which ye have kindled4 ,this 
shall ye have of mine hand--ye shall lie
 down in sorrow4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #h 
#h3a ,hearken unto me1 ye that follow   
after righteousness4 ,look unto the rock

 from whence ye are hewn1 and to the    
hole of the pit from whence ye are      
digged4  #h3b ,look unto ,abraham1 your 
father1 and unto ,sarah1 she that bare  
you2 for ,i called him alone1 and       
blessed him4  #h3c ,for the ,lord shall 
comfort ,zion1 he will comfort all her  
waste places2 and he will make her      
wilderness like ,eden1 and her desert   
like the garden of the ,lord4 ,joy and  
gladness shall be found therein1        
thanksgiving and the voice of melody4   
#h3d ,hearken unto me1 my people2 and   
give ear unto me1 ,o my nation2 for a   
law shall proceed from me1 and ,i will  
make my judgment to rest for a light for
 the people4  #h3e ,my righteousness is 
near2 my salvation is gone forth1 and   
mine arm shall judge the people4 ,the   
isles shall wait upon me1 and on mine   
arm shall they trust4  #h3f ,lift up    
your eyes to the heavens1 and look upon 
the earth beneath2 for the heavens shall
 vanish away like smoke1 and the earth  
shall wax old like a garment2 and they  

that dwell therein shall die in like    
manner4 ,but my salvation shall be      
forever1 and my righteousness shall not 
be abolished4  #h3g ,hearken unto me1 ye
 that know righteousness1 the people in 
whose heart ,i have written my law1 fear
 ye not the reproach of men1 neither be 
ye afraid of their revilings4  #h3h ,for
 the moth shall eat them up like a      
garment1 and the worm shall eat them    
like wool4 ,but my righteousness shall  
be forever1 and my salvation from       
generation to generation4  #h3i ,awake1 
awake6 ,put on strength1 ,o arm of the  
,lord2 awake as in the ancient days4    
,art thou not he that hath cut ,rahab1  
and wounded the dragon8  #h3aj ,art thou
 not he who hath dried the sea1 the     
waters of the great deep2 that hath made
 the depths of the sea a way for the    
ransomed to pass over8  #h3aa           
,therefore1 the redeemed of the ,lord   
shall return1 and come with singing unto
 ,zion2 and everlasting joy and holiness
 shall be upon their heads2 and they    

shall obtain gladness and joy2 sorrow   
and mourning shall flee away4  #h3ab ,i 
am he2 yea1 ,i am he that comforteth    
you4 ,behold1 who art thou1 that thou   
shouldst be afraid of man1 who shall    
die1 and of the son of man1 who shall be
 made like unto grass8  #h3ac ,and      
forgettest the ,lord thy maker1 that    
hath stretched forth the heavens1 and   
laid the foundations of the earth1 and  
hast feared continually every day1      
because of the fury of the oppressor1 as
 if he were ready to destroy8 ,and where
 is the fury of the oppressor8  #h3ad   
,the captive exile hasteneth1 that he   
may be loosed1 and that he should not   
die in the pit1 nor that his bread      
should fail4  #h3ae ,but ,i am the ,lord
 thy ,god1 whose waves roared2 the ,lord
 of ,hosts is my name4  #h3af ,and ,i   
have put my words in thy mouth1 and have
 covered thee in the shadow of mine     
hand1 that ,i may plant the heavens and 
lay the foundations of the earth1 and   
say unto ,zion3 ,behold1 thou art my    

people4  #h3ag ,awake1 awake1 stand up1 
,o ,jerusalem1 which hast drunk at the  
hand of the ,lord the cup of his        
fury--thou hast drunken the dregs of the
 cup of trembling wrung out--  #h3ah    
,and none to guide her among all the    
sons she hath brought forth2 neither    
that taketh her by the hand1 of all the 
sons she hath brought up4  #h3ai ,these 
two sons are come unto thee1 who shall  
be sorry for thee--thy desolation and   
destruction1 and the famine and the     
sword--and by whom shall ,i comfort     
thee8  #h3bj ,thy sons have fainted1    
save these two2 they lie at the head of 
all the streets2 as a wild bull in a    
net1 they are full of the fury of the   
,lord1 the rebuke of thy ,god4  #h3ba   
,therefore hear now this1 thou          
afflicted1 and drunken1 and not with    
wine3  #h3bb ,thus saith thy ,lord1 the 
,lord and thy ,god pleadeth the cause of
 his people2 behold1 ,i have taken out  
of thine hand the cup of trembling1 the 
dregs of the cup of my fury2 thou shalt 

no more drink it again4  #h3bc ,but ,i  
will put it into the hand of them that  
afflict thee2 who have said to thy soul3
 ,bow down1 that we may go over--and    
thou hast laid thy body as the ground   
and as the street to them that went     
over4  #h3bd ,awake1 awake1 put on thy  
strength1 ,o ,zion2 put on thy beautiful
 garments1 ,o ,jerusalem1 the holy city2
 for henceforth there shall no more come
 into thee the uncircumcised and the    
unclean4  #h3be ,shake thyself from the 
dust2 arise1 sit down1 ,o ,jerusalem2   
loose thyself from the bands of thy     
neck1 ,o captive daughter of ,zion4  #b 
,nephi ,chapter #i  #i3a ,and now1 my   
beloved brethren1 ,i have read these    
things that ye might know concerning the
 covenants of the ,lord that he has     
covenanted with all the house of        
,israel--  #i3b ,that he has spoken unto
 the ,jews1 by the mouth of his holy    
prophets1 even from the beginning down1 
from generation to generation1 until the
 time comes that they shall be restored 

to the true church and fold of ,god2    
when they shall be gathered home to the 
lands of their inheritance1 and shall be
 established in all their lands of      
promise4  #i3c ,behold1 my beloved      
brethren1 ,i speak unto you these things
 that ye may rejoice1 and lift up your  
heads forever1 because of the blessings 
which the ,lord ,god shall bestow upon  
your children4  #i3d ,for ,i know that  
ye have searched much1 many of you1 to  
know of things to come2 wherefore ,i    
know that ye know that our flesh must   
waste away and die2 nevertheless1 in our
 bodies we shall see ,god4  #i3e ,yea1  
,i know that ye know that in the body he
 shall show himself unto those at       
,jerusalem1 from whence we came2 for it 
is expedient that it should be among    
them2 for it behooveth the great        
,creator that he suffereth himself to   
become subject unto man in the flesh1   
and die for all men1 that all men might 
become subject unto him4  #i3f ,for as  
death hath passed upon all men1 to      

fulfil the merciful plan of the great   
,creator1 there must needs be a power of
 resurrection1 and the resurrection must
 needs come unto man by reason of the   
fall2 and the fall came by reason of    
transgression2 and because man became   
fallen they were cut off from the       
presence of the ,lord4  #i3g ,wherefore1
 it must needs be an infinite           
atonement--save it should be an infinite
 atonement this corruption could not put
 on incorruption4 ,wherefore1 the first 
judgment which came upon man must needs 
have remained to an endless duration4   
,and if so1 this flesh must have laid   
down to rot and to crumble to its mother
 earth1 to rise no more4  #i3h ,o the   
wisdom of ,god1 his mercy and grace6    
,for behold1 if the flesh should rise no
 more our spirits must become subject to
 that angel who fell from before the    
presence of the ,eternal ,god1 and      
became the devil1 to rise no more4  #i3i
 ,and our spirits must have become like 
unto him1 and we become devils1 angels  

to a devil1 to be shut out from the     
presence of our ,god1 and to remain with
 the father of lies1 in misery1 like    
unto himself2 yea1 to that being who    
beguiled our first parents1 who         
transformeth himself nigh unto an angel 
of light1 and stirreth up the children  
of men unto secret combinations of      
murder and all manner of secret works of
 darkness4  #i3aj ,o how great the      
goodness of our ,god1 who prepareth a   
way for our escape from the grasp of    
this awful monster2 yea1 that monster1  
death and hell1 which ,i call the death 
of the body1 and also the death of the  
spirit4  #i3aa ,and because of the way  
of deliverance of our ,god1 the ,holy   
,one of ,israel1 this death1 of which ,i
 have spoken1 which is the temporal1    
shall deliver up its dead2 which death  
is the grave4  #i3ab ,and this death of 
which ,i have spoken1 which is the      
spiritual death1 shall deliver up its   
dead2 which spiritual death is hell2    
wherefore1 death and hell must deliver  

up their dead1 and hell must deliver up 
its captive spirits1 and the grave must 
deliver up its captive bodies1 and the  
bodies and the spirits of men will be   
restored one to the other2 and it is by 
the power of the resurrection of the    
,holy ,one of ,israel4  #i3ac ,o how    
great the plan of our ,god6 ,for on the 
other hand1 the paradise of ,god must   
deliver up the spirits of the righteous1
 and the grave deliver up the body of   
the righteous2 and the spirit and the   
body is restored to itself again1 and   
all men become incorruptible1 and       
immortal1 and they are living souls1    
having a perfect knowledge like unto us 
in the flesh1 save it be that our       
knowledge shall be perfect4  #i3ad      
,wherefore1 we shall have a perfect     
knowledge of all our guilt1 and our     
uncleanness1 and our nakedness2 and the 
righteous shall have a perfect knowledge
 of their enjoyment1 and their          
righteousness1 being clothed with       
purity1 yea1 even with the robe of      

righteousness4  #i3ae ,and it shall come
 to pass that when all men shall have   
passed from this first death unto life1 
insomuch as they have become immortal1  
they must appear before the             
judgment-seat of the ,holy ,one of      
,israel2 and then cometh the judgment1  
and then must they be judged according  
to the holy judgment of ,god4  #i3af    
,and assuredly1 as the ,lord liveth1 for
 the ,lord ,god hath spoken it1 and it  
is his eternal word1 which cannot pass  
away1 that they who are righteous shall 
be righteous still1 and they who are    
filthy shall be filthy still2 wherefore1
 they who are filthy are the devil and  
his angels2 and they shall go away into 
everlasting fire2 prepared for them2 and
 their torment is as a lake of fire and 
brimstone1 whose flame ascendeth up     
forever and ever and has no end4  #i3ag 
,o the greatness and the justice of our 
,god6 ,for he executeth all his words1  
and they have gone forth out of his     
mouth1 and his law must be fulfilled4   

#i3ah ,but1 behold1 the righteous1 the  
saints of the ,holy ,one of ,israel1    
they who have believed in the ,holy ,one
 of ,israel1 they who have endured the  
crosses of the world1 and despised the  
shame of it1 they shall inherit the     
kingdom of ,god1 which was prepared for 
them from the foundation of the world1  
and their joy shall be full forever4    
#i3ai ,o the greatness of the mercy of  
our ,god1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel6    
,for he delivereth his saints from that 
awful monster the devil1 and death1 and 
hell1 and that lake of fire and         
brimstone1 which is endless torment4    
#i3bj ,o how great the holiness of our  
,god6 ,for he knoweth all things1 and   
there is not anything save he knows it4 
#i3ba ,and he cometh into the world that
 he may save all men if they will       
hearken unto his voice2 for behold1 he  
suffereth the pains of all men1 yea1 the
 pains of every living creature1 both   
men1 women1 and children1 who belong to 
the family of ,adam4  #i3bb ,and he     

suffereth this that the resurrection    
might pass upon all men1 that all might 
stand before him at the great and       
judgment day4  #i3bc ,and he commandeth 
all men that they must repent1 and be   
baptized in his name1 having perfect    
faith in the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 or  
they cannot be saved in the kingdom of  
,god4  #i3bd ,and if they will not      
repent and believe in his name1 and be  
baptized in his name1 and endure to the 
end1 they must be damned2 for the ,lord 
,god1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 has    
spoken it4  #i3be ,wherefore1 he has    
given a law2 and where there is no law  
given there is no punishment2 and where 
there is no punishment there is no      
condemnation2 and where there is no     
condemnation the mercies of the ,holy   
,one of ,israel have claim upon them1   
because of the atonement2 for they are  
delivered by the power of him4  #i3bf   
,for the atonement satisfieth the       
demands of his justice upon all those   
who have not the law given to them1 that

 they are delivered from that awful     
monster1 death and hell1 and the devil1 
and the lake of fire and brimstone1     
which is endless torment2 and they are  
restored to that ,god who gave them     
breath1 which is the ,holy ,one of      
,israel4  #i3bg ,but wo unto him that   
has the law given1 yea1 that has all the
 commandments of ,god1 like unto us1 and
 that transgresseth them1 and that      
wasteth the days of his probation1 for  
awful is his state6  #i3bh ,o that      
cunning plan of the evil one6 ,o the    
vainness1 and the frailties1 and the    
foolishness of men6 ,when they are      
learned they think they are wise1 and   
they hearken not unto the counsel of    
,god1 for they set it aside1 supposing  
they know of themselves1 wherefore1     
their wisdom is foolishness and it      
profiteth them not4 ,and they shall     
perish4  #i3bi ,but to be learned is    
good if they hearken unto the counsels  
of ,god4  #i3cj ,but wo unto the rich1  
who are rich as to the things of the    

world4 ,for because they are rich they  
despise the poor1 and they persecute the
 meek1 and their hearts are upon their  
treasures2 wherefore1 their treasure is 
their ,god4 ,and behold1 their treasure 
shall perish with them also4  #i3ca ,and
 wo unto the deaf that will not hear2   
for they shall perish4  #i3cb ,wo unto  
the blind that will not see2 for they   
shall perish also4  #i3cc ,wo unto the  
uncircumcised of heart1 for a knowledge 
of their iniquities shall smite them at 
the last day4  #i3cd ,wo unto the liar1 
for he shall be thrust down to hell4    
#i3ce ,wo unto the murderer who         
deliberately killeth1 for he shall die4 
#i3cf ,wo unto them who commit          
whoredoms1 for they shall be thrust down
 to hell4  #i3cg ,yea1 wo unto those    
that worship idols1 for the devil of all
 devils delighteth in them4  #i3ch ,and1
 in fine1 wo unto all those who die in  
their sins2 for they shall return to    
,god1 and behold his face1 and remain in
 their sins4  #i3ci ,o1 my beloved      

brethren1 remember the awfulness in     
transgressing against that ,holy ,god1  
and also the awfulness of yielding to   
the enticings of that cunning one4      
,remember1 to be carnally-minded is     
death1 and to be spiritually-minded is  
life eternal4  #i3dj ,o1 my beloved     
brethren1 give ear to my words4         
,remember the greatness of the ,holy    
,one of ,israel4 ,do not say that ,i    
have spoken hard things against you2 for
 if ye do1 ye will revile against the   
truth2 for ,i have spoken the words of  
your ,maker4 ,i know that the words of  
truth are hard against all uncleanness2 
but the righteous fear them not1 for    
they love the truth and are not shaken4 
#i3da ,o then1 my beloved brethren1 come
 unto the ,lord1 the ,holy ,one4        
,remember that his paths are righteous4 
,behold1 the way for man is narrow1 but 
it lieth in a straight course before    
him1 and the keeper of the gate is the  
,holy ,one of ,israel2 and he employeth 
no servant there2 and there is none     

other way save it be by the gate2 for he
 cannot be deceived1 for the ,lord ,god 
is his name4  #i3db ,and whoso knocketh1
 to him will he open2 and the wise1 and 
the learned1 and they that are rich1 who
 are puffed up because of their         
learning1 and their wisdom1 and their   
riches--yea1 they are they whom he      
despiseth2 and save they shall cast     
these things away1 and consider         
themselves fools before ,god1 and come  
down in the depths of humility1 he will 
not open unto them4  #i3dc ,but the     
things of the wise and the prudent shall
 be hid from them forever--yea1 that    
happiness which is prepared for the     
saints4  #i3dd ,o1 my beloved brethren1 
remember my words4 ,behold1 ,i take off 
my garments1 and ,i shake them before   
you2 ,i pray the ,god of my salvation   
that he view me with his all-searching  
eye2 wherefore1 ye shall know at the    
last day1 when all men shall be judged  
of their works1 that the ,god of ,israel
 did witness that ,i shook your         

iniquities from my soul1 and that ,i    
stand with brightness before him1 and am
 rid of your blood4  #i3de ,o1 my       
beloved brethren1 turn away from your   
sins2 shake off the chains of him that  
would bind you fast2 come unto that ,god
 who is the rock of your salvation4     
#i3df ,prepare your souls for that      
glorious day when justice shall be      
administered unto the righteous1 even   
the day of judgment1 that ye may not    
shrink with awful fear2 that ye may not 
remember your awful guilt in            
perfectness1 and be constrained to      
exclaim3 ,holy1 holy are thy judgments1 
,o ,lord ,god ,almighty--but ,i know my 
guilt2 ,i transgressed thy law1 and my  
transgressions are mine2 and the devil  
hath obtained me1 that ,i am a prey to  
his awful misery4  #i3dg ,but behold1 my
 brethren1 is it expedient that ,i      
should awake you to an awful reality of 
these things8 ,would ,i harrow up your  
souls if your minds were pure8 ,would ,i
 be plain unto you according to the     

plainness of the truth if ye were freed 
from sin8  #i3dh ,behold1 if ye were    
holy ,i would speak unto you of         
holiness2 but as ye are not holy1 and ye
 look upon me as a teacher1 it must     
needs be expedient that ,i teach you the
 consequences of sin4  #i3di ,behold1 my
 soul abhorreth sin1 and my heart       
delighteth in righteousness2 and ,i will
 praise the holy name of my ,god4  #i3ej
 ,come1 my brethren1 every one that     
thirsteth1 come ye to the waters2 and he
 that hath no money1 come buy and eat2  
yea1 come buy wine and milk without     
money and without price4  #i3ea         
,wherefore1 do not spend money for that 
which is of no worth1 nor your labor for
 that which cannot satisfy4 ,hearken    
diligently unto me1 and remember the    
words which ,i have spoken2 and come    
unto the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 and     
feast upon that which perisheth not1    
neither can be corrupted1 and let your  
soul delight in fatness4  #i3eb ,behold1
 my beloved brethren1 remember the words

 of your ,god2 pray unto him continually
 by day1 and give thanks unto his holy  
name by night4 ,let your hearts rejoice4
  #i3ec ,and behold how great the       
covenants of the ,lord1 and how great   
his condescensions unto the children of 
men2 and because of his greatness1 and  
his grace and mercy1 he has promised    
unto us that our seed shall not utterly 
be destroyed1 according to the flesh1   
but that he would preserve them2 and in 
future generations they shall become a  
righteous branch unto the house of      
,israel4  #i3ed ,and now1 my brethren1  
,i would speak unto you more2 but on the
 morrow ,i will declare unto you the    
remainder of my words4 ,amen4  #b ,nephi
 ,chapter #aj  #aj3a ,and now ,i1       
,jacob1 speak unto you again1 my beloved
 brethren1 concerning this righteous    
branch of which ,i have spoken4  #aj3b  
,for behold1 the promises which we have 
obtained are promises unto us according 
to the flesh2 wherefore1 as it has been 
shown unto me that many of our children 

shall perish in the flesh because of    
unbelief1 nevertheless1 ,god will be    
merciful unto many2 and our children    
shall be restored1 that they may come to
 that which will give them the true     
knowledge of their ,redeemer4  #aj3c    
,wherefore1 as ,i said unto you1 it must
 needs be expedient that ,christ--for in
 the last night the angel spake unto me 
that this should be his name--should    
come among the ,jews1 among those who   
are the more wicked part of the world2  
and they shall crucify him--for thus it 
behooveth our ,god1 and there is none   
other nation on earth that would crucify
 their ,god4  #aj3d ,for should the     
mighty miracles be wrought among other  
nations they would repent1 and know that
 he be their ,god4  #aj3e ,but because  
of priestcrafts and iniquities1 they at 
,jerusalem will stiffen their necks     
against him1 that he be crucified4      
#aj3f ,wherefore1 because of their      
iniquities1 destructions1 famines1      
pestilences1 and bloodshed shall come   

upon them2 and they who shall not be    
destroyed shall be scattered among all  
nations4  #aj3g ,but behold1 thus saith 
the ,lord ,god3 ,when the day cometh    
that they shall believe in me1 that ,i  
am ,christ1 then have ,i covenanted with
 their fathers that they shall be       
restored in the flesh1 upon the earth1  
unto the lands of their inheritance4    
#aj3h ,and it shall come to pass that   
they shall be gathered in from their    
long dispersion1 from the isles of the  
sea1 and from the four parts of the     
earth2 and the nations of the ,gentiles 
shall be great in the eyes of me1 saith 
,god1 in carrying them forth to the     
lands of their inheritance4  #aj3i ,yea1
 the kings of the ,gentiles shall be    
nursing fathers unto them1 and their    
queens shall become nursing mothers2    
wherefore1 the promises of the ,lord are
 great unto the ,gentiles1 for he hath  
spoken it1 and who can dispute8  #aj3aj 
,but behold1 this land1 said ,god1 shall
 be a land of thine inheritance1 and the

 ,gentiles shall be blessed upon the    
land4  #aj3aa ,and this land shall be a 
land of liberty unto the ,gentiles1 and 
there shall be no kings upon the land1  
who shall raise up unto the ,gentiles4  
#aj3ab ,and ,i will fortify this land   
against all other nations4  #aj3ac ,and 
he that fighteth against ,zion shall    
perish1 saith ,god4  #aj3ad ,for he that
 raiseth up a king against me shall     
perish1 for ,i1 the ,lord1 the king of  
heaven1 will be their king1 and ,i will 
be a light unto them forever1 that hear 
my words4  #aj3ae ,wherefore1 for this  
cause1 that my covenants may be         
fulfilled which ,i have made unto the   
children of men1 that ,i will do unto   
them while they are in the flesh1 ,i    
must needs destroy the secret works of  
darkness1 and of murders1 and of        
abominations4  #aj3af ,wherefore1 he    
that fighteth against ,zion1 both ,jew  
and ,gentile1 both bond and free1 both  
male and female1 shall perish2 for they 
are they who are the whore of all the   

earth2 for they who are not for me are  
against me1 saith our ,god4  #aj3ag ,for
 ,i will fulfil my promises which ,i    
have made unto the children of men1 that
 ,i will do unto them while they are in 
the flesh--  #aj3ah ,wherefore1 my      
beloved brethren1 thus saith our ,god3  
,i will afflict thy seed by the hand of 
the ,gentiles2 nevertheless1 ,i will    
soften the hearts of the ,gentiles1 that
 they shall be like unto a father to    
them2 wherefore1 the ,gentiles shall be 
blessed and numbered among the house of 
,israel4  #aj3ai ,wherefore1 ,i will    
consecrate this land unto thy seed1 and 
them who shall be numbered among thy    
seed1 forever1 for the land of their    
inheritance2 for it is a choice land1   
saith ,god unto me1 above all other     
lands1 wherefore ,i will have all men   
that dwell thereon that they shall      
worship me1 saith ,god4  #aj3bj ,and    
now1 my beloved brethren1 seeing that   
our merciful ,god has given us so great 
knowledge concerning these things1 let  

us remember him1 and lay aside our sins1
 and not hang down our heads1 for we are
 not cast off2 nevertheless1 we have    
been driven out of the land of our      
inheritance2 but we have been led to a  
better land1 for the ,lord has made the 
sea our path1 and we are upon an isle of
 the sea4  #aj3ba ,but great are the    
promises of the ,lord unto them who are 
upon the isles of the sea2 wherefore as 
it says isles1 there must needs be more 
than this1 and they are inhabited also  
by our brethren4  #aj3bb ,for behold1   
the ,lord ,god has led away from time to
 time from the house of ,israel1        
according to his will and pleasure4 ,and
 now behold1 the ,lord remembereth all  
them who have been broken off1 wherefore
 he remembereth us also4  #aj3bc        
,therefore1 cheer up your hearts1 and   
remember that ye are free to act for    
yourselves--to choose the way of        
everlasting death or the way of eternal 
life4  #aj3bd ,wherefore1 my beloved    
brethren1 reconcile yourselves to the   

will of ,god1 and not to the will of the
 devil and the flesh2 and remember1     
after ye are reconciled unto ,god1 that 
it is only in and through the grace of  
,god that ye are saved4  #aj3be         
,wherefore1 may ,god raise you from     
death by the power of the resurrection1 
and also from everlasting death by the  
power of the atonement1 that ye may be  
received into the eternal kingdom of    
,god1 that ye may praise him through    
grace divine4 ,amen4  #b ,nephi ,chapter
 #aa  #aa3a ,and now1 ,jacob spake many 
more things to my people at that time2  
nevertheless only these things have ,i  
caused to be written1 for the things    
which ,i have written sufficeth me4     
#aa3b ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1 write more of
 the words of ,isaiah1 for my soul      
delighteth in his words4 ,for ,i will   
liken his words unto my people1 and ,i  
will send them forth unto all my        
children1 for he verily saw my          
,redeemer1 even as ,i have seen him4    
#aa3c ,and my brother1 ,jacob1 also has 

seen him as ,i have seen him2 wherefore1
 ,i will send their words forth unto my 
children to prove unto them that my     
words are true4 ,wherefore1 by the words
 of three1 ,god hath said1 ,i will      
establish my word4 ,nevertheless1 ,god  
sendeth more witnesses1 and he proveth  
all his words4  #aa3d ,behold1 my soul  
delighteth in proving unto my people the
 truth of the coming of ,christ2 for1   
for this end hath the law of ,moses been
 given2 and all things which have been  
given of ,god from the beginning of the 
world1 unto man1 are the typifying of   
him4  #aa3e ,and also my soul delighteth
 in the covenants of the ,lord which he 
hath made to our fathers2 yea1 my soul  
delighteth in his grace1 and in his     
justice1 and power1 and mercy in the    
great and eternal plan of deliverance   
from death4  #aa3f ,and my soul         
delighteth in proving unto my people    
that save ,christ should come all men   
must perish4  #aa3g ,for if there be no 
,christ there be no ,god2 and if there  

be no ,god we are not1 for there could  
have been no creation4 ,but there is a  
,god1 and he is ,christ1 and he cometh  
in the fulness of his own time4  #aa3h  
,and now ,i write some of the words of  
,isaiah1 that whoso of my people shall  
see these words may lift up their hearts
 and rejoice for all men4 ,now these are
 the words1 and ye may liken them unto  
you and unto all men4  #b ,nephi        
,chapter #ab  #ab3a ,the word that      
,isaiah1 the son of ,amoz1 saw          
concerning ,judah and ,jerusalem3  #ab3b
 ,and it shall come to pass in the last 
days1 when the mountain of the ,lord's  
house shall be established in the top of
 the mountains1 and shall be exalted    
above the hills1 and all nations shall  
flow unto it4  #ab3c ,and many people   
shall go and say1 ,come ye1 and let us  
go up to the mountain of the ,lord1 to  
the house of the ,god of ,jacob2 and he 
will teach us of his ways1 and we will  
walk in his paths2 for out of ,zion     
shall go forth the law1 and the word of 

the ,lord from ,jerusalem4  #ab3d ,and  
he shall judge among the nations1 and   
shall rebuke many people3 and they shall
 beat their swords into plow-shares1 and
 their spears into pruning-hooks--nation
 shall not lift up sword against nation1
 neither shall they learn war any more4 
#ab3e ,o house of ,jacob1 come ye and   
let us walk in the light of the ,lord2  
yea1 come1 for ye have all gone astray1 
every one to his wicked ways4  #ab3f    
,therefore1 ,o ,lord1 thou hast forsaken
 thy people1 the house of ,jacob1       
because they be replenished from the    
east1 and hearken unto soothsayers like 
the ,philistines1 and they please       
themselves in the children of strangers4
  #ab3g ,their land also is full of     
silver and gold1 neither is there any   
end of their treasures2 their land is   
also full of horses1 neither is there   
any end of their chariots4  #ab3h ,their
 land is also full of idols2 they       
worship the work of their own hands1    
that which their own fingers have made4 

#ab3i ,and the mean man boweth not down1
 and the great man humbleth himself not1
 therefore1 forgive him not4  #ab3aj ,o 
ye wicked ones1 enter into the rock1 and
 hide thee in the dust1 for the fear of 
the ,lord and the glory of his majesty  
shall smite thee4  #ab3aa ,and it shall 
come to pass that the lofty looks of man
 shall be humbled1 and the haughtiness  
of men shall be bowed down1 and the     
,lord alone shall be exalted in that    
day4  #ab3ab ,for the day of the ,lord  
of ,hosts soon cometh upon all nations1 
yea1 upon every one2 yea1 upon the proud
 and lofty1 and upon every one who is   
lifted up1 and he shall be brought low4 
#ab3ac ,yea1 and the day of the ,lord   
shall come upon all the cedars of       
,lebanon1 for they are high and lifted  
up2 and upon all the oaks of ,bashan2   
#ab3ad ,and upon all the high mountains1
 and upon all the hills1 and upon all   
the nations which are lifted up1 and    
upon every people2  #ab3ae ,and upon    
every high tower1 and upon every fenced 

wall2  #ab3af ,and upon all the ships of
 the sea1 and upon all the ships of     
,tarshish1 and upon all pleasant        
pictures4  #ab3ag ,and the loftiness of 
man shall be bowed down1 and the        
haughtiness of men shall be made low2   
and the ,lord alone shall be exalted in 
that day4  #ab3ah ,and the idols he     
shall utterly abolish4  #ab3ai ,and they
 shall go into the holes of the rocks1  
and into the caves of the earth1 for the
 fear of the ,lord shall come upon them 
and the glory of his majesty shall smite
 them1 when he ariseth to shake terribly
 the earth4  #ab3bj ,in that day a man  
shall cast his idols of silver1 and his 
idols of gold1 which he hath made for   
himself to worship1 to the moles and to 
the bats2  #ab3ba ,to go into the clefts
 of the rocks1 and into the tops of the 
ragged rocks1 for the fear of the ,lord 
shall come upon them and the majesty of 
his glory shall smite them1 when he     
ariseth to shake terribly the earth4    
#ab3bb ,cease ye from man1 whose breath 

is in his nostrils2 for wherein is he to
 be accounted of8  #b ,nephi ,chapter   
#ac  #ac3a ,for behold1 the ,lord1 the  
,lord of ,hosts1 doth take away from    
,jerusalem1 and from ,judah1 the stay   
and the staff1 the whole staff of bread1
 and the whole stay of water--  #ac3b   
,the mighty man1 and the man of war1 the
 judge1 and the prophet1 and the        
prudent1 and the ancient2  #ac3c ,the   
captain of fifty1 and the honorable man1
 and the counselor1 and the cunning     
artificer1 and the eloquent orator4     
#ac3d ,and ,i will give children unto   
them to be their princes1 and babes     
shall rule over them4  #ac3e ,and the   
people shall be oppressed1 every one by 
another1 and every one by his neighbor2 
the child shall behave himself proudly  
against the ancient1 and the base       
against the honorable4  #ac3f ,when a   
man shall take hold of his brother of   
the house of his father1 and shall say3 
,thou hast clothing1 be thou our ruler1 
and let not this ruin come under thy    

hand--  #ac3g ,in that day shall he     
swear1 saying3 ,i will not be a healer2 
for in my house there is neither bread  
nor clothing2 make me not a ruler of the
 people4  #ac3h ,for ,jerusalem is      
ruined1 and ,judah is fallen1 because   
their tongues and their doings have been
 against the ,lord1 to provoke the eyes 
of his glory4  #ac3i ,the show of their 
countenance doth witness against them1  
and doth declare their sin to be even as
 ,sodom1 and they cannot hide it4 ,wo   
unto their souls1 for they have rewarded
 evil unto themselves6  #ac3aj ,say unto
 the righteous that it is well with     
them2 for they shall eat the fruit of   
their doings4  #ac3aa ,wo unto the      
wicked1 for they shall perish2 for the  
reward of their hands shall be upon     
them6  #ac3ab ,and my people1 children  
are their oppressors1 and women rule    
over them4 ,o my people1 they who lead  
thee cause thee to err and destroy the  
way of thy paths4  #ac3ac ,the ,lord    
standeth up to plead1 and standeth to   

judge the people4  #ac3ad ,the ,lord    
will enter into judgment with the       
ancients of his people and the princes  
thereof2 for ye have eaten up the       
vineyard and the spoil of the poor in   
your houses4  #ac3ae ,what mean ye8 ,ye 
beat my people to pieces1 and grind the 
faces of the poor1 saith the ,lord ,god 
of ,hosts4  #ac3af ,moreover1 the ,lord 
saith3 ,because the daughters of ,zion  
are haughty1 and walk with              
stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes1  
walking and mincing as they go1 and     
making a tinkling with their feet--     
#ac3ag ,therefore the ,lord will smite  
with a scab the crown of the head of the
 daughters of ,zion1 and the ,lord will 
discover their secret parts4  #ac3ah ,in
 that day the ,lord will take away the  
bravery of their tinkling ornaments1 and
 cauls1 and round tires like the moon2  
#ac3ai ,the chains and the bracelets1   
and the mufflers2  #ac3bj ,the bonnets1 
and the ornaments of the legs1 and the  
headbands1 and the tablets1 and the     

ear-rings2  #ac3ba ,the rings1 and nose 
jewels2  #ac3bb ,the changeable suits of
 apparel1 and the mantles1 and the      
wimples1 and the crisping-pins2  #ac3bc 
,the glasses1 and the fine linen1 and   
hoods1 and the veils4  #ac3bd ,and it   
shall come to pass1 instead of sweet    
smell there shall be stink2 and instead 
of a girdle1 a rent2 and instead of well
 set hair1 baldness2 and instead of a   
stomacher1 a girding of sackcloth2      
burning instead of beauty4  #ac3be ,thy 
men shall fall by the sword and thy     
mighty in the war4  #ac3bf ,and her     
gates shall lament and mourn2 and she   
shall be desolate1 and shall sit upon   
the ground4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #ad     
#ad3a ,and in that day1 seven women     
shall take hold of one man1 saying3 ,we 
will eat our own bread1 and wear our own
 apparel2 only let us be called by thy  
name to take away our reproach4  #ad3b  
,in that day shall the branch of the    
,lord be beautiful and glorious2 the    
fruit of the earth excellent and comely 

to them that are escaped of ,israel4    
#ad3c ,and it shall come to pass1 they  
that are left in ,zion and remain in    
,jerusalem shall be called holy1 every  
one that is written among the living in 
,jerusalem--  #ad3d ,when the ,lord     
shall have washed away the filth of the 
daughters of ,zion1 and shall have      
purged the blood of ,jerusalem from the 
midst thereof by the spirit of judgment 
and by the spirit of burning4  #ad3e    
,and the ,lord will create upon every   
dwelling-place of mount ,zion1 and upon 
her assemblies1 a cloud and smoke by day
 and the shining of a flaming fire by   
night2 for upon all the glory of ,zion  
shall be a defence4  #ad3f ,and there   
shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in   
the daytime from the heat1 and for a    
place of refuge1 and a covert from storm
 and from rain4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #ae 
#ae3a ,and then will ,i sing to my      
well-beloved a song of my beloved1      
touching his vineyard4 ,my well-beloved 
hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill4

  #ae3b ,and he fenced it1 and gathered 
out the stones thereof1 and planted it  
with the choicest vine1 and built a     
tower in the midst of it1 and also made 
a wine-press therein2 and he looked that
 it should bring forth grapes1 and it   
brought forth wild grapes4  #ae3c ,and  
now1 ,o inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and  
men of ,judah1 judge1 ,i pray you1      
betwixt me and my vineyard4  #ae3d ,what
 could have been done more to my        
vineyard that ,i have not done in it8   
,wherefore1 when ,i looked that it      
should bring forth grapes it brought    
forth wild grapes4  #ae3e ,and now go   
to2 ,i will tell you what ,i will do to 
my vineyard--,i will take away the hedge
 thereof1 and it shall be eaten up2 and 
,i will break down the wall thereof1 and
 it shall be trodden down2  #ae3f ,and  
,i will lay it waste2 it shall not be   
pruned nor digged2 but there shall come 
up briers and thorns2 ,i will also      
command the clouds that they rain no    
rain upon it4  #ae3g ,for the vineyard  

of the ,lord of ,hosts is the house of  
,israel1 and the men of ,judah his      
pleasant plant2 and he looked for       
judgment1 and behold1 oppression2 for   
righteousness1 but behold1 a cry4  #ae3h
 ,wo unto them that join house to house1
 till there can be no place1 that they  
may be placed alone in the midst of the 
earth6  #ae3i ,in mine ears1 said the   
,lord of ,hosts1 of a truth many houses 
shall be desolate1 and great and fair   
cities without inhabitant4  #ae3aj ,yea1
 ten acres of vineyard shall yield one  
bath1 and the seed of a homer shall     
yield an ephah4  #ae3aa ,wo unto them   
that rise up early in the morning1 that 
they may follow strong drink1 that      
continue until night1 and wine inflame  
them6  #ae3ab ,and the harp1 and the    
viol1 the tabret1 and pipe1 and wine are
 in their feasts2 but they regard not   
the work of the ,lord1 neither consider 
the operation of his hands4  #ae3ac     
,therefore1 my people are gone into     
captivity1 because they have no         

knowledge2 and their honorable men are  
famished1 and their multitude dried up  
with thirst4  #ae3ad ,therefore1 hell   
hath enlarged herself1 and opened her   
mouth without measure2 and their glory1 
and their multitude1 and their pomp1 and
 he that rejoiceth1 shall descend into  
it4  #ae3ae ,and the mean man shall be  
brought down1 and the mighty man shall  
be humbled1 and the eyes of the lofty   
shall be humbled4  #ae3af ,but the ,lord
 of ,hosts shall be exalted in judgment1
 and ,god that is holy shall be         
sanctified in righteousness4  #ae3ag    
,then shall the lambs feed after their  
manner1 and the waste places of the fat 
ones shall strangers eat4  #ae3ah ,wo   
unto them that draw iniquity with cords 
of vanity1 and sin as it were with a    
cart rope2  #ae3ai ,that say3 ,let him  
make speed1 hasten his work1 that we may
 see it2 and let the counsel of the     
,holy ,one of ,israel draw nigh and     
come1 that we may know it4  #ae3bj ,wo  
unto them that call evil good1 and good 

evil1 that put darkness for light1 and  
light for darkness1 that put bitter for 
sweet1 and sweet for bitter6  #ae3ba ,wo
 unto the wise in their own eyes and    
prudent in their own sight6  #ae3bb ,wo 
unto the mighty to drink wine1 and men  
of strength to mingle strong drink2     
#ae3bc ,who justify the wicked for      
reward1 and take away the righteousness 
of the righteous from him6  #ae3bd      
,therefore1 as the fire devoureth the   
stubble1 and the flame consumeth the    
chaff1 their root shall be rottenness1  
and their blossoms shall go up as dust2 
because they have cast away the law of  
the ,lord of ,hosts1 and despised the   
word of the ,holy ,one of ,israel4      
#ae3be ,therefore1 is the anger of the  
,lord kindled against his people1 and he
 hath stretched forth his hand against  
them1 and hath smitten them2 and the    
hills did tremble1 and their carcasses  
were torn in the midst of the streets4  
,for all this his anger is not turned   
away1 but his hand is stretched out     

still4  #ae3bf ,and he will lift up an  
ensign to the nations from far1 and will
 hiss unto them from the end of the     
earth2 and behold1 they shall come with 
speed swiftly2 none shall be weary nor  
stumble among them4  #ae3bg ,none shall 
slumber nor sleep2 neither shall the    
girdle of their loins be loosed1 nor the
 latchet of their shoes be broken2      
#ae3bh ,whose arrows shall be sharp1 and
 all their bows bent1 and their horses' 
hoofs shall be counted like flint1 and  
their wheels like a whirlwind1 their    
roaring like a lion4  #ae3bi ,they shall
 roar like young lions2 yea1 they shall 
roar1 and lay hold of the prey1 and     
shall carry away safe1 and none shall   
deliver4  #ae3cj ,and in that day they  
shall roar against them like the roaring
 of the sea2 and if they look unto the  
land1 behold1 darkness and sorrow1 and  
the light is darkened in the heavens    
thereof4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #af  #af3a 
,in the year that king ,uzziah died1 ,i 
saw also the ,lord sitting upon a       

throne1 high and lifted up1 and his     
train filled the temple4  #af3b ,above  
it stood the seraphim2 each one had six 
wings2 with twain he covered his face1  
and with twain he covered his feet1 and 
with twain he did fly4  #af3c ,and one  
cried unto another1 and said3 ,holy1    
holy1 holy1 is the ,lord of ,hosts2 the 
whole earth is full of his glory4  #af3d
 ,and the posts of the door moved at the
 voice of him that cried1 and the house 
was filled with smoke4  #af3e ,then said
 ,i3 ,wo is unto me6 for ,i am undone2  
because ,i am a man of unclean lips2 and
 ,i dwell in the midst of a people of   
unclean lips2 for mine eyes have seen   
the ,king1 the ,lord of ,hosts4  #af3f  
,then flew one of the seraphim unto me1 
having a live coal in his hand1 which he
 had taken with the tongs from off the  
altar2  #af3g ,and he laid it upon my   
mouth1 and said3 ,lo1 this has touched  
thy lips2 and thine iniquity is taken   
away1 and thy sin purged4  #af3h ,also  
,i heard the voice of the ,lord1 saying3

 ,whom shall ,i send1 and who will go   
for us8 ,then ,i said3 ,here am ,i2 send
 me4  #af3i ,and he said3 ,go and tell  
this people--,hear ye indeed1 but they  
understood not2 and see ye indeed1 but  
they perceived not4  #af3aj ,make the   
heart of this people fat1 and make their
 ears heavy1 and shut their eyes--lest  
they see with their eyes1 and hear with 
their ears1 and understand with their   
heart1 and be converted and be healed4  
#af3aa ,then said ,i3 ,lord1 how long8  
,and he said3 ,until the cities be      
wasted without inhabitant1 and the      
houses without man1 and the land be     
utterly desolate2  #af3ab ,and the ,lord
 have removed men far away1 for there   
shall be a great forsaking in the midst 
of the land4  #af3ac ,but yet there     
shall be a tenth1 and they shall return1
 and shall be eaten1 as a teil-tree1 and
 as an oak whose substance is in them   
when they cast their leaves2 so the holy
 seed shall be the substance thereof4   
#b ,nephi ,chapter #ag  #ag3a ,and it   

came to pass in the days of ,ahaz the   
son of ,jotham1 the son of ,uzziah1 king
 of ,judah1 that ,rezin1 king of ,syria1
 and ,pekah the son of ,remaliah1 king  
of ,israel1 went up toward ,jerusalem to
 war against it1 but could not prevail  
against it4  #ag3b ,and it was told the 
house of ,david1 saying3 ,syria is      
confederate with ,ephraim4 ,and his     
heart was moved1 and the heart of his   
people1 as the trees of the wood are    
moved with the wind4  #ag3c ,then said  
the ,lord unto ,isaiah3 ,go forth now to
 meet ,ahaz1 thou and ,shearjashub thy  
son1 at the end of the conduit of the   
upper pool in the highway of the        
fuller's field2  #ag3d ,and say unto    
him3 ,take heed1 and be quiet2 fear not1
 neither be faint-hearted for the two   
tails of these smoking firebrands1 for  
the fierce anger of ,rezin with ,syria1 
and of the son of ,remaliah4  #ag3e     
,because ,syria1 ,ephraim1 and the son  
of ,remaliah1 have taken evil counsel   
against thee1 saying3  #ag3f ,let us go 

up against ,judah and vex it1 and let us
 make a breach therein for us1 and set a
 king in the midst of it1 yea1 the son  
of ,tabeal4  #ag3g ,thus saith the ,lord
 ,god3 ,it shall not stand1 neither     
shall it come to pass4  #ag3h ,for the  
head of ,syria is ,damascus1 and the    
head of ,damascus1 ,rezin2 and within   
three score and five years shall        
,ephraim be broken that it be not a     
people4  #ag3i ,and the head of ,ephraim
 is ,samaria1 and the head of ,samaria  
is ,remaliah's son4 ,if ye will not     
believe surely ye shall not be          
established4  #ag3aj ,moreover1 the     
,lord spake again unto ,ahaz1 saying3   
#ag3aa ,ask thee a sign of the ,lord thy
 ,god2 ask it either in the depths1 or  
in the heights above4  #ag3ab ,but ,ahaz
 said3 ,i will not ask1 neither will ,i 
tempt the ,lord4  #ag3ac ,and he said3  
,hear ye now1 ,o house of ,david2 is it 
a small thing for you to weary men1 but 
will ye weary my ,god also8  #ag3ad     
,therefore1 the ,lord himself shall give

 you a sign--,behold1 a virgin shall    
conceive1 and shall bear a son1 and     
shall call his name ,immanuel4  #ag3ae  
,butter and honey shall he eat1 that he 
may know to refuse the evil and to      
choose the good4  #ag3af ,for before the
 child shall know to refuse the evil and
 choose the good1 the land that thou    
abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her 
kings4  #ag3ag ,the ,lord shall bring   
upon thee1 and upon thy people1 and upon
 thy father's house1 days that have not 
come from the day that ,ephraim departed
 from ,judah1 the king of ,assyria4     
#ag3ah ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day that the ,lord shall hiss for  
the fly that is in the uttermost part of
 ,egypt1 and for the bee that is in the 
land of ,assyria4  #ag3ai ,and they     
shall come1 and shall rest all of them  
in the desolate valleys1 and in the     
holes of the rocks1 and upon all thorns1
 and upon all bushes4  #ag3bj ,in the   
same day shall the ,lord shave with a   
razor that is hired1 by them beyond the 

river1 by the king of ,assyria1 the     
head1 and the hair of the feet2 and it  
shall also consume the beard4  #ag3ba   
,and it shall come to pass in that day1 
a man shall nourish a young cow and two 
sheep2  #ag3bb ,and it shall come to    
pass1 for the abundance of milk they    
shall give he shall eat butter2 for     
butter and honey shall every one eat    
that is left in the land4  #ag3bc ,and  
it shall come to pass in that day1 every
 place shall be1 where there were a     
thousand vines at a thousand            
silverlings1 which shall be for briers  
and thorns4  #ag3bd ,with arrows and    
with bows shall men come thither1       
because all the land shall become briers
 and thorns4  #ag3be ,and all hills that
 shall be digged with the mattock1 there
 shall not come thither the fear of     
briers and thorns2 but it shall be for  
the sending forth of oxen1 and the      
treading of lesser cattle4  #b ,nephi   
,chapter #ah  #ah3a ,moreover1 the word 
of the ,lord said unto me3 ,take thee a 

great roll1 and write in it with a man's
 pen1 concerning ,maher-shalal-hash-baz4
  #ah3b ,and ,i took unto me faithful   
witnesses to record1 ,uriah the priest1 
and ,zechariah the son of ,jeberechiah4 
#ah3c ,and ,i went unto the prophetess2 
and she conceived and bare a son4 ,then 
said the ,lord to me3 ,call his name1   
,maher-shalal-hash-baz4  #ah3d ,for     
behold1 the child shall not have        
knowledge to cry1 ,my father1 and my    
mother1 before the riches of ,damascus  
and the spoil of ,samaria shall be taken
 away before the king of ,assyria4      
#ah3e ,the ,lord spake also unto me     
again1 saying3  #ah3f ,forasmuch as this
 people refuseth the waters of ,shiloah 
that go softly1 and rejoice in ,rezin   
and ,remaliah's son2  #ah3g ,now        
therefore1 behold1 the ,lord bringeth up
 upon them the waters of the river1     
strong and many1 even the king of       
,assyria and all his glory2 and he shall
 come up over all his channels1 and go  
over all his banks4  #ah3h ,and he shall

 pass through ,judah2 he shall overflow 
and go over1 he shall reach even to the 
neck2 and the stretching out of his     
wings shall fill the breadth of thy     
land1 ,o ,immanuel4  #ah3i ,associate   
yourselves1 ,o ye people1 and ye shall  
be broken in pieces2 and give ear all ye
 of far countries2 gird yourselves1 and 
ye shall be broken in pieces2 gird      
yourselves1 and ye shall be broken in   
pieces4  #ah3aj ,take counsel together1 
and it shall come to naught2 speak the  
word1 and it shall not stand2 for ,god  
is with us4  #ah3aa ,for the ,lord spake
 thus to me with a strong hand1 and     
instructed me that ,i should not walk in
 the way of this people1 saying3  #ah3ab
 ,say ye not1 ,a confederacy1 to all to 
whom this people shall say1 ,a          
confederacy2 neither fear ye their fear1
 nor be afraid4  #ah3ac ,sanctify the   
,lord of ,hosts himself1 and let him be 
your fear1 and let him be your dread4   
#ah3ad ,and he shall be for a sanctuary2
 but for a stone of stumbling1 and for a

 rock of offense to both the houses of  
,israel1 for a gin and a snare to the   
inhabitants of ,jerusalem4  #ah3ae ,and 
many among them shall stumble and fall1 
and be broken1 and be snared1 and be    
taken4  #ah3af ,bind up the testimony1  
seal the law among my disciples4  #ah3ag
 ,and ,i will wait upon the ,lord1 that 
hideth his face from the house of       
,jacob1 and ,i will look for him4       
#ah3ah ,behold1 ,i and the children whom
 the ,lord hath given me are for signs  
and for wonders in ,israel from the     
,lord of ,hosts1 which dwelleth in      
,mount ,zion4  #ah3ai ,and when they    
shall say unto you3 ,seek unto them that
 have familiar spirits1 and unto wizards
 that peep and mutter--should not a     
people seek unto their ,god for the     
living to hear from the dead8  #ah3bj   
,to the law and to the testimony2 and if
 they speak not according to this word1 
it is because there is no light in them4
  #ah3ba ,and they shall pass through it
 hardly bestead and hungry2 and it shall

 come to pass that when they shall be   
hungry1 they shall fret themselves1 and 
curse their king and their ,god1 and    
look upward4  #ah3bb ,and they shall    
look unto the earth and behold trouble1 
and darkness1 dimness of anguish1 and   
shall be driven to darkness4  #b ,nephi 
,chapter #ai  #ai3a ,nevertheless1 the  
dimness shall not be such as was in her 
vexation1 when at first he lightly      
afflicted the land of ,zebulun1 and the 
land of ,naphtali1 and afterwards did   
more grievously afflict by the way of   
the ,red ,sea beyond ,jordan in ,galilee
 of the nations4  #ai3b ,the people that
 walked in darkness have seen a great   
light2 they that dwell in the land of   
the shadow of death1 upon them hath the 
light shined4  #ai3c ,thou hast         
multiplied the nation1 and increased the
 joy--they joy before thee according to 
the joy in harvest1 and as men rejoice  
when they divide the spoil4  #ai3d ,for 
thou hast broken the yoke of his burden1
 and the staff of his shoulder1 the rod 

of his oppressor4  #ai3e ,for every     
battle of the warrior is with confused  
noise1 and garments rolled in blood2 but
 this shall be with burning and fuel of 
fire4  #ai3f ,for unto us a child is    
born1 unto us a son is given2 and the   
government shall be upon his shoulder2  
and his name shall be called1           
,wonderful1 ,counselor1 ,the ,mighty    
,god1 ,the ,everlasting ,father1 ,the   
,prince of ,peace4  #ai3g ,of the       
increase of government and peace there  
is no end1 upon the throne of ,david1   
and upon his kingdom to order it1 and to
 establish it with judgment and with    
justice from henceforth1 even forever4  
,the zeal of the ,lord of ,hosts will   
perform this4  #ai3h ,the ,lord sent his
 word unto ,jacob and it hath lighted   
upon ,israel4  #ai3i ,and all the people
 shall know1 even ,ephraim and the      
inhabitants of ,samaria1 that say in the
 pride and stoutness of heart3  #ai3aj  
,the bricks are fallen down1 but we will
 build with hewn stones2 the sycamores  

are cut down1 but we will change them   
into cedars4  #ai3aa ,therefore the     
,lord shall set up the adversaries of   
,rezin against him1 and join his enemies
 together2  #ai3ab ,the ,syrians before 
and the ,philistines behind2 and they   
shall devour ,israel with open mouth4   
,for all this his anger is not turned   
away1 but his hand is stretched out     
still4  #ai3ac ,for the people turneth  
not unto him that smiteth them1 neither 
do they seek the ,lord of ,hosts4       
#ai3ad ,therefore will the ,lord cut off
 from ,israel head and tail1 branch and 
rush in one day4  #ai3ae ,the ancient1  
he is the head2 and the prophet that    
teacheth lies1 he is the tail4  #ai3af  
,for the leaders of this people cause   
them to err2 and they that are led of   
them are destroyed4  #ai3ag ,therefore  
the ,lord shall have no joy in their    
young men1 neither shall have mercy on  
their fatherless and widows2 for every  
one of them is a hypocrite and an       
evildoer1 and every mouth speaketh      

folly4 ,for all this his anger is not   
turned away1 but his hand is stretched  
out still4  #ai3ah ,for wickedness      
burneth as the fire2 it shall devour the
 briers and thorns1 and shall kindle in 
the thickets of the forests1 and they   
shall mount up like the lifting up of   
smoke4  #ai3ai ,through the wrath of the
 ,lord of ,hosts is the land darkened1  
and the people shall be as the fuel of  
the fire2 no man shall spare his        
brother4  #ai3bj ,and he shall snatch on
 the right hand and be hungry2 and he   
shall eat on the left hand and they     
shall not be satisfied2 they shall eat  
every man the flesh of his own arm--    
#ai3ba ,manasseh1 ,ephraim2 and         
,ephraim1 ,manasseh2 they together shall
 be against ,judah4 ,for all this his   
anger is not turned away1 but his hand  
is stretched out still4  #b ,nephi      
,chapter #bj  #bj3a ,wo unto them that  
decree unrighteous decrees1 and that    
write grievousness which they have      
prescribed2  #bj3b ,to turn away the    

needy from judgment1 and to take away   
the right from the poor of my people1   
that widows may be their prey1 and that 
they may rob the fatherless6  #bj3c ,and
 what will ye do in the day of          
visitation1 and in the desolation which 
shall come from far8 to whom will ye    
flee for help8 and where will ye leave  
your glory8  #bj3d ,without me they     
shall bow down under the prisoners1 and 
they shall fall under the slain4 ,for   
all this his anger is not turned away1  
but his hand is stretched out still4    
#bj3e ,o ,assyrian1 the rod of mine     
anger1 and the staff in their hand is   
their indignation4  #bj3f ,i will send  
him against a hypocritical nation1 and  
against the people of my wrath will ,i  
give him a charge to take the spoil1 and
 to take the prey1 and to tread them    
down like the mire of the streets4      
#bj3g ,howbeit he meaneth not so1       
neither doth his heart think so2 but in 
his heart it is to destroy and cut off  
nations not a few4  #bj3h ,for he saith3

 ,are not my princes altogether kings8  
#bj3i ,is not ,calno as ,carchemish8 ,is
 not ,hamath as ,arpad8 ,is not ,samaria
 as ,damascus8  #bj3aj ,as my hand hath 
founded the kingdoms of the idols1 and  
whose graven images did excel them of   
,jerusalem and of ,samaria2  #bj3aa     
,shall ,i not1 as ,i have done unto     
,samaria and her idols1 so do to        
,jerusalem and to her idols8  #bj3ab    
,wherefore it shall come to pass that   
when the ,lord hath performed his whole 
work upon ,mount ,zion and upon         
,jerusalem1 ,i will punish the fruit of 
the stout heart of the king of ,assyria1
 and the glory of his high looks4       
#bj3ac ,for he saith3 ,by the strength  
of my hand and by my wisdom ,i have done
 these things2 for ,i am prudent2 and ,i
 have moved the borders of the people1  
and have robbed their treasures1 and ,i 
have put down the inhabitants like a    
valiant man2  #bj3ad ,and my hand hath  
found as a nest the riches of the       
people2 and as one gathereth eggs that  

are left have ,i gathered all the earth2
 and there was none that moved the wing1
 or opened the mouth1 or peeped4  #bj3ae
 ,shall the ax boast itself against him 
that heweth therewith8 ,shall the saw   
magnify itself against him that shaketh 
it8 ,as if the rod should shake itself  
against them that lift it up1 or as if  
the staff should lift up itself as if it
 were no wood6  #bj3af ,therefore shall 
the ,lord1 the ,lord of ,hosts1 send    
among his fat ones1 leanness2 and under 
his glory he shall kindle a burning like
 the burning of a fire4  #bj3ag ,and the
 light of ,israel shall be for a fire1  
and his ,holy ,one for a flame1 and     
shall burn and shall devour his thorns  
and his briers in one day2  #bj3ah ,and 
shall consume the glory of his forest1  
and of his fruitful field1 both soul and
 body2 and they shall be as when a      
standard-bearer fainteth4  #bj3ai ,and  
the rest of the trees of his forest     
shall be few1 that a child may write    
them4  #bj3bj ,and it shall come to pass

 in that day1 that the remnant of       
,israel1 and such as are escaped of the 
house of ,jacob1 shall no more again    
stay upon him that smote them1 but shall
 stay upon the ,lord1 the ,holy ,one of 
,israel1 in truth4  #bj3ba ,the remnant 
shall return1 yea1 even the remnant of  
,jacob1 unto the mighty ,god4  #bj3bb   
,for though thy people ,israel be as the
 sand of the sea1 yet a remnant of them 
shall return2 the consumption decreed   
shall overflow with righteousness4      
#bj3bc ,for the ,lord ,god of ,hosts    
shall make a consumption1 even          
determined in all the land4  #bj3bd     
,therefore1 thus saith the ,lord ,god of
 ,hosts3 ,o my people that dwellest in  
,zion1 be not afraid of the ,assyrian2  
he shall smite thee with a rod1 and     
shall lift up his staff against thee1   
after the manner of ,egypt4  #bj3be ,for
 yet a very little while1 and the       
indignation shall cease1 and mine anger 
in their destruction4  #bj3bf ,and the  
,lord of ,hosts shall stir up a scourge 

for him according to the slaughter of   
,midian at the rock of ,oreb2 and as his
 rod was upon the sea so shall he lift  
it up after the manner of ,egypt4       
#bj3bg ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day that his burden shall be taken 
away from off thy shoulder1 and his yoke
 from off thy neck1 and the yoke shall  
be destroyed because of the anointing4  
#bj3bh ,he is come to ,aiath1 he is     
passed to ,migron2 at ,michmash he hath 
laid up his carriages4  #bj3bi ,they are
 gone over the passage2 they have taken 
up their lodging at ,geba2 ,ramath is   
afraid2 ,gibeah of ,saul is fled4       
#bj3cj ,lift up the voice1 ,o daughter  
of ,gallim2 cause it to be heard unto   
,laish1 ,o poor ,anathoth4  #bj3ca      
,madmenah is removed2 the inhabitants of
 ,gebim gather themselves to flee4      
#bj3cb ,as yet shall he remain at ,nob  
that day2 he shall shake his hand       
against the mount of the daughter of    
,zion1 the hill of ,jerusalem4  #bj3cc  
,behold1 the ,lord1 the ,lord of ,hosts 

shall lop the bough with terror2 and the
 high ones of stature shall be hewn     
down2 and the haughty shall be humbled4 
#bj3cd ,and he shall cut down the       
thickets of the forests with iron1 and  
,lebanon shall fall by a mighty one4  #b
 ,nephi ,chapter #ba  #ba3a ,and there  
shall come forth a rod out of the stem  
of ,jesse1 and a branch shall grow out  
of his roots4  #ba3b ,and the ,spirit of
 the ,lord shall rest upon him1 the     
spirit of wisdom and understanding1 the 
spirit of counsel and might1 the spirit 
of knowledge and of the fear of the     
,lord2  #ba3c ,and shall make him of    
quick understanding in the fear of the  
,lord2 and he shall not judge after the 
sight of his eyes1 neither reprove after
 the hearing of his ears4  #ba3d ,but   
with righteousness shall he judge the   
poor1 and reprove with equity for the   
meek of the earth2 and he shall smite   
the earth with the rod of his mouth1 and
 with the breath of his lips shall he   
slay the wicked4  #ba3e ,and            

righteousness shall be the girdle of his
 loins1 and faithfulness the girdle of  
his reins4  #ba3f ,the wolf also shall  
dwell with the lamb1 and the leopard    
shall lie down with the kid1 and the    
calf and the young lion and fatling     
together2 and a little child shall lead 
them4  #ba3g ,and the cow and the bear  
shall feed2 their young ones shall lie  
down together2 and the lion shall eat   
straw like the ox4  #ba3h ,and the      
suckling child shall play on the hole of
 the asp1 and the weaned child shall put
 his hand on the cockatrice's den4      
#ba3i ,they shall not hurt nor destroy  
in all my holy mountain1 for the earth  
shall be full of the knowledge of the   
,lord1 as the waters cover the sea4     
#ba3aj ,and in that day there shall be a
 root of ,jesse1 which shall stand for  
an ensign of the people2 to it shall the
 ,gentiles seek2 and his rest shall be  
glorious4  #ba3aa ,and it shall come to 
pass in that day that the ,lord shall   
set his hand again the second time to   

recover the remnant of his people which 
shall be left1 from ,assyria1 and from  
,egypt1 and from ,pathros1 and from     
,cush1 and from ,elam1 and from ,shinar1
 and from ,hamath1 and from the islands 
of the sea4  #ba3ab ,and he shall set up
 an ensign for the nations1 and shall   
assemble the outcasts of ,israel1 and   
gather together the dispersed of ,judah 
from the four corners of the earth4     
#ba3ac ,the envy of ,ephraim also shall 
depart1 and the adversaries of ,judah   
shall be cut off2 ,ephraim shall not    
envy ,judah1 and ,judah shall not vex   
,ephraim4  #ba3ad ,but they shall fly   
upon the shoulders of the ,philistines  
towards the west2 they shall spoil them 
of the east together2 they shall lay    
their hand upon ,edom and ,moab2 and the
 children of ,ammon shall obey them4    
#ba3ae ,and the ,lord shall utterly     
destroy the tongue of the ,egyptian sea2
 and with his mighty wind he shall shake
 his hand over the river1 and shall     
smite it in the seven streams1 and make 

men go over dry shod4  #ba3af ,and there
 shall be a highway for the remnant of  
his people which shall be left1 from    
,assyria1 like as it was to ,israel in  
the day that he came up out of the land 
of ,egypt4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #bb      
#bb3a ,and in that day thou shalt say3  
,o ,lord1 ,i will praise thee2 though   
thou wast angry with me thine anger is  
turned away1 and thou comfortedst me4   
#bb3b ,behold1 ,god is my salvation2 ,i 
will trust1 and not be afraid2 for the  
,lord ,,jehovah is my strength and my   
song2 he also has become my salvation4  
#bb3c ,therefore1 with joy shall ye draw
 water out of the wells of salvation4   
#bb3d ,and in that day shall ye say3    
,praise the ,lord1 call upon his name1  
declare his doings among the people1    
make mention that his name is exalted4  
#bb3e ,sing unto the ,lord2 for he hath 
done excellent things2 this is known in 
all the earth4  #bb3f ,cry out and      
shout1 thou inhabitant of ,zion2 for    
great is the ,holy ,one of ,israel in   

the midst of thee4  #b ,nephi ,chapter  
#bc  #bc3a ,the burden of ,babylon1     
which ,isaiah the son of ,amoz did see4 
#bc3b ,lift ye up a banner upon the high
 mountain1 exalt the voice unto them1   
shake the hand1 that they may go into   
the gates of the nobles4  #bc3c ,i have 
commanded my sanctified ones1 ,i have   
also called my mighty ones1 for mine    
anger is not upon them that rejoice in  
my highness4  #bc3d ,the noise of the   
multitude in the mountains like as of a 
great people1 a tumultuous noise of the 
kingdoms of nations gathered together1  
the ,lord of ,hosts mustereth the hosts 
of the battle4  #bc3e ,they come from a 
far country1 from the end of heaven1    
yea1 the ,lord1 and the weapons of his  
indignation1 to destroy the whole land4 
#bc3f ,howl ye1 for the day of the ,lord
 is at hand2 it shall come as a         
destruction from the ,almighty4  #bc3g  
,therefore shall all hands be faint1    
every man's heart shall melt2  #bc3h    
,and they shall be afraid2 pangs and    

sorrows shall take hold of them2 they   
shall be amazed one at another2 their   
faces shall be as flames4  #bc3i        
,behold1 the day of the ,lord cometh1   
cruel both with wrath and fierce anger1 
to lay the land desolate2 and he shall  
destroy the sinners thereof out of it4  
#bc3aj ,for the stars of heaven and the 
constellations thereof shall not give   
their light2 the sun shall be darkened  
in his going forth1 and the moon shall  
not cause her light to shine4  #bc3aa   
,and ,i will punish the world for evil1 
and the wicked for their iniquity2 ,i   
will cause the arrogancy of the proud to
 cease1 and will lay down the           
haughtiness of the terrible4  #bc3ab ,i 
will make a man more precious than fine 
gold2 even a man than the golden wedge  
of ,ophir4  #bc3ac ,therefore1 ,i will  
shake the heavens1 and the earth shall  
remove out of her place1 in the wrath of
 the ,lord of ,hosts1 and in the day of 
his fierce anger4  #bc3ad ,and it shall 
be as the chased roe1 and as a sheep    

that no man taketh up2 and they shall   
every man turn to his own people1 and   
flee every one into his own land4       
#bc3ae ,every one that is proud shall be
 thrust through2 yea1 and every one that
 is joined to the wicked shall fall by  
the sword4  #bc3af ,their children1 also
 shall be dashed to pieces before their 
eyes2 their houses shall be spoiled and 
their wives ravished4  #bc3ag ,behold1  
,i will stir up the ,medes against them1
 which shall not regard silver and gold1
 nor shall they delight in it4  #bc3ah  
,their bows shall also dash the young   
men to pieces1 and they shall have no   
pity on the fruit of the womb2 their    
eyes shall not spare children4  #bc3ai  
,and ,babylon1 the glory of kingdoms1   
the beauty of the ,chaldees' excellency1
 shall be as when ,god overthrew ,sodom 
and ,gomorrah4  #bc3bj ,it shall never  
be inhabited1 neither shall it be dwelt 
in from generation to generation3       
neither shall the ,arabian pitch tent   
there2 neither shall the shepherds make 

their fold there4  #bc3ba ,but wild     
beasts of the desert shall lie there2   
and their houses shall be full of       
doleful creatures2 and owls shall dwell 
there1 and satyrs shall dance there4    
#bc3bb ,and the wild beasts of the      
islands shall cry in their desolate     
houses1 and dragons in their pleasant   
palaces2 and her time is near to come1  
and her day shall not be prolonged4 ,for
 ,i will destroy her speedily2 yea1 for 
,i will be merciful unto my people1 but 
the wicked shall perish4  #b ,nephi     
,chapter #bd  #bd3a ,for the ,lord will 
have mercy on ,jacob1 and will yet      
choose ,israel1 and set them in their   
own land2 and the strangers shall be    
joined with them1 and they shall cleave 
to the house of ,jacob4  #bd3b ,and the 
people shall take them and bring them to
 their place2 yea1 from far unto the    
ends of the earth2 and they shall return
 to their lands of promise4 ,and the    
house of ,israel shall possess them1 and
 the land of the ,lord shall be for     

servants and handmaids2 and they shall  
take them captives unto whom they were  
captives2 and they shall rule over their
 oppressors4  #bd3c ,and it shall come  
to pass in that day that the ,lord shall
 give thee rest1 from thy sorrow1 and   
from thy fear1 and from the hard bondage
 wherein thou wast made to serve4  #bd3d
 ,and it shall come to pass in that day1
 that thou shalt take up this proverb   
against the king of ,babylon1 and say3  
,how hath the oppressor ceased1 the     
golden city ceased6  #bd3e ,the ,lord   
hath broken the staff of the wicked1 the
 scepters of the rulers4  #bd3f ,he who 
smote the people in wrath with a        
continual stroke1 he that ruled the     
nations in anger1 is persecuted1 and    
none hindereth4  #bd3g ,the whole earth 
is at rest1 and is quiet2 they break    
forth into singing4  #bd3h ,yea1 the    
fir-trees rejoice at thee1 and also the 
cedars of ,lebanon1 saying3 ,since thou 
art laid down no feller is come up      
against us4  #bd3i ,hell from beneath is

 moved for thee to meet thee at thy     
coming2 it stirreth up the dead for     
thee1 even all the chief ones of the    
earth2 it hath raised up from their     
thrones all the kings of the nations4   
#bd3aj ,all they shall speak and say    
unto thee3 ,art thou also become weak as
 we8 ,art thou become like unto us8     
#bd3aa ,thy pomp is brought down to the 
grave2 the noise of thy viols is not    
heard2 the worm is spread under thee1   
and the worms cover thee4  #bd3ab ,how  
art thou fallen from heaven1 ,o         
,lucifer1 son of the morning6 ,art thou 
cut down to the ground1 which did weaken
 the nations6  #bd3ac ,for thou hast    
said in thy heart3 ,i will ascend into  
heaven1 ,i will exalt my throne above   
the stars of ,god2 ,i will sit also upon
 the mount of the congregation1 in the  
sides of the north2  #bd3ad ,i will     
ascend above the heights of the clouds2 
,i will be like the ,most ,high4  #bd3ae
 ,yet thou shalt be brought down to     
hell1 to the sides of the pit4  #bd3af  

,they that see thee shall narrowly look 
upon thee1 and shall consider thee1 and 
shall say3 ,is this the man that made   
the earth to tremble1 that did shake    
kingdoms8  #bd3ag ,and made the world as
 a wilderness1 and destroyed the cities 
thereof1 and opened not the house of his
 prisoners8  #bd3ah ,all the kings of   
the nations1 yea1 all of them1 lie in   
glory1 every one of them in his own     
house4  #bd3ai ,but thou art cast out of
 thy grave like an abominable branch1   
and the remnant of those that are slain1
 thrust through with a sword1 that go   
down to the stones of the pit2 as a     
carcass trodden under feet4  #bd3bj     
,thou shalt not be joined with them in  
burial1 because thou hast destroyed thy 
land and slain thy people2 the seed of  
evil-doers shall never be renowned4     
#bd3ba ,prepare slaughter for his       
children for the iniquities of their    
fathers1 that they do not rise1 nor     
possess the land1 nor fill the face of  
the world with cities4  #bd3bb ,for ,i  

will rise up against them1 saith the    
,lord of ,hosts1 and cut off from       
,babylon the name1 and remnant1 and son1
 and nephew1 saith the ,lord4  #bd3bc ,i
 will also make it a possession for the 
bittern1 and pools of water2 and ,i will
 sweep it with the besom of destruction1
 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4  #bd3bd ,the
 ,lord of ,hosts hath sworn1 saying3    
,surely as ,i have thought1 so shall it 
come to pass2 and as ,i have purposed1  
so shall it stand--  #bd3be ,that ,i    
will bring the ,assyrian in my land1 and
 upon my mountains tread him under foot2
 then shall his yoke depart from off    
them1 and his burden depart from off    
their shoulders4  #bd3bf ,this is the   
purpose that is purposed upon the whole 
earth2 and this is the hand that is     
stretched out upon all nations4  #bd3bg 
,for the ,lord of ,hosts hath purposed1 
and who shall disannul8 ,and his hand is
 stretched out1 and who shall turn it   
back8  #bd3bh ,in the year that king    
,ahaz died was this burden4  #bd3bi     

,rejoice not thou1 whole ,palestina1    
because the rod of him that smote thee  
is broken2 for out of the serpent's root
 shall come forth a cockatrice1 and his 
fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent4  
#bd3cj ,and the first-born of the poor  
shall feed1 and the needy shall lie down
 in safety2 and ,i will kill thy root   
with famine1 and he shall slay thy      
remnant4  #bd3ca ,howl1 ,o gate2 cry1 ,o
 city2 thou1 whole ,palestina1 art      
dissolved2 for there shall come from the
 north a smoke1 and none shall be alone 
in his appointed times4  #bd3cb ,what   
shall then answer the messengers of the 
nations8 ,that the ,lord hath founded   
,zion1 and the poor of his people shall 
trust in it4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #be    
#be3a ,now ,i1 ,nephi1 do speak somewhat
 concerning the words which ,i have     
written1 which have been spoken by the  
mouth of ,isaiah4 ,for behold1 ,isaiah  
spake many things which were hard for   
many of my people to understand2 for    
they know not concerning the manner of  

prophesying among the ,jews4  #be3b ,for
 ,i1 ,nephi1 have not taught them many  
things concerning the manner of the     
,jews2 for their works were works of    
darkness1 and their doings were doings  
of abominations4  #be3c ,wherefore1 ,i  
write unto my people1 unto all those    
that shall receive hereafter these      
things which ,i write1 that they may    
know the judgments of ,god1 that they   
come upon all nations1 according to the 
word which he hath spoken4  #be3d       
,wherefore1 hearken1 ,o my people1 which
 are of the house of ,israel1 and give  
ear unto my words2 for because the words
 of ,isaiah are not plain unto you1     
nevertheless they are plain unto all    
those that are filled with the spirit of
 prophecy4 ,but ,i give unto you a      
prophecy1 according to the spirit which 
is in me2 wherefore ,i shall prophesy   
according to the plainness which hath   
been with me from the time that ,i came 
out from ,jerusalem with my father2 for 
behold1 my soul delighteth in plainness 

unto my people1 that they may learn4    
#be3e ,yea1 and my soul delighteth in   
the words of ,isaiah1 for ,i came out   
from ,jerusalem1 and mine eyes hath     
beheld the things of the ,jews1 and ,i  
know that the ,jews do understand the   
things of the prophets1 and there is    
none other people that understand the   
things which were spoken unto the ,jews 
like unto them1 save it be that they are
 taught after the manner of the things  
of the ,jews4  #be3f ,but behold1 ,i1   
,nephi1 have not taught my children     
after the manner of the ,jews2 but      
behold1 ,i1 of myself1 have dwelt at    
,jerusalem1 wherefore ,i know concerning
 the regions round about2 and ,i have   
made mention unto my children concerning
 the judgments of ,god1 which hath come 
to pass among the ,jews1 unto my        
children1 according to all that which   
,isaiah hath spoken1 and ,i do not write
 them4  #be3g ,but behold1 ,i proceed   
with mine own prophecy1 according to my 
plainness2 in the which ,i know that no 

man can err2 nevertheless1 in the days  
that the prophecies of ,isaiah shall be 
fulfilled men shall know of a surety1 at
 the times when they shall come to pass4
  #be3h ,wherefore1 they are of worth   
unto the children of men1 and he that   
supposeth that they are not1 unto them  
will ,i speak particularly1 and confine 
the words unto mine own people2 for ,i  
know that they shall be of great worth  
unto them in the last days2 for in that 
day shall they understand them2         
wherefore1 for their good have ,i       
written them4  #be3i ,and as one        
generation hath been destroyed among the
 ,jews because of iniquity1 even so have
 they been destroyed from generation to 
generation according to their           
iniquities2 and never hath any of them  
been destroyed save it were foretold    
them by the prophets of the ,lord4      
#be3aj ,wherefore1 it hath been told    
them concerning the destruction which   
should come upon them1 immediately after
 my father left ,jerusalem2             

nevertheless1 they hardened their       
hearts2 and according to my prophecy    
they have been destroyed1 save it be    
those which are carried away captive    
into ,babylon4  #be3aa ,and now this ,i 
speak because of the spirit which is in 
me4 ,and notwithstanding they have been 
carried away they shall return again1   
and possess the land of ,jerusalem2     
wherefore1 they shall be restored again 
to the land of their inheritance4       
#be3ab ,but1 behold1 they shall have    
wars1 and rumors of wars2 and when the  
day cometh that the ,only ,begotten of  
the ,father1 yea1 even the ,father of   
heaven and of earth1 shall manifest     
himself unto them in the flesh1 behold1 
they will reject him1 because of their  
iniquities1 and the hardness of their   
hearts1 and the stiffness of their      
necks4  #be3ac ,behold1 they will       
crucify him2 and after he is laid in a  
sepulchre for the space of three days he
 shall rise from the dead1 with healing 
in his wings2 and all those who shall   

believe on his name shall be saved in   
the kingdom of ,god4 ,wherefore1 my soul
 delighteth to prophesy concerning him1 
for ,i have seen his day1 and my heart  
doth magnify his holy name4  #be3ad ,and
 behold it shall come to pass that after
 the ,messiah hath risen from the dead1 
and hath manifested himself unto his    
people1 unto as many as will believe on 
his name1 behold1 ,jerusalem shall be   
destroyed again2 for wo unto them that  
fight against ,god and the people of his
 church4  #be3ae ,wherefore1 the ,jews  
shall be scattered among all nations2   
yea1 and also ,babylon shall be         
destroyed2 wherefore1 the ,jews shall be
 scattered by other nations4  #be3af    
,and after they have been scattered1 and
 the ,lord ,god hath scourged them by   
other nations for the space of many     
generations1 yea1 even down from        
generation to generation until they     
shall be persuaded to believe in        
,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 and the      
atonement1 which is infinite for all    

mankind--and when that day shall come   
that they shall believe in ,christ1 and 
worship the ,father in his name1 with   
pure hearts and clean hands1 and look   
not forward any more for another        
,messiah1 then1 at that time1 the day   
will come that it must needs be         
expedient that they should believe these
 things4  #be3ag ,and the ,lord will set
 his hand again the second time to      
restore his people from their lost and  
fallen state4 ,wherefore1 he will       
proceed to do a marvelous work and a    
wonder among the children of men4       
#be3ah ,wherefore1 he shall bring forth 
his words unto them1 which words shall  
judge them at the last day1 for they    
shall be given them for the purpose of  
convincing them of the true ,messiah1   
who was rejected by them2 and unto the  
convincing of them that they need not   
look forward any more for a ,messiah to 
come1 for there should not any come1    
save it should be a false ,messiah which
 should deceive the people2 for there is

 save one ,messiah spoken of by the     
prophets1 and that ,messiah is he who   
should be rejected of the ,jews4  #be3ai
 ,for according to the words of the     
prophets1 the ,messiah cometh in six    
hundred years from the time that my     
father left ,jerusalem2 and according to
 the words of the prophets1 and also the
 word of the angel of ,god1 his name    
shall be ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of    
,god4  #be3bj ,and now1 my brethren1 ,i 
have spoken plainly that ye cannot err4 
,and as the ,lord ,god liveth that      
brought ,israel up out of the land of   
,egypt1 and gave unto ,moses power that 
he should heal the nations after they   
had been bitten by the poisonous        
serpents1 if they would cast their eyes 
unto the serpent which he did raise up  
before them1 and also gave him power    
that he should smite the rock and the   
water should come forth2 yea1 behold ,i 
say unto you1 that as these things are  
true1 and as the ,lord ,god liveth1     
there is none other name given under    

heaven save it be this ,jesus ,christ1  
of which ,i have spoken1 whereby man can
 be saved4  #be3ba ,wherefore1 for this 
cause hath the ,lord ,god promised unto 
me that these things which ,i write     
shall be kept and preserved1 and handed 
down unto my seed1 from generation to   
generation1 that the promise may be     
fulfilled unto ,joseph1 that his seed   
should never perish as long as the earth
 should stand4  #be3bb ,wherefore1 these
 things shall go from generation to     
generation as long as the earth shall   
stand2 and they shall go according to   
the will and pleasure of ,god2 and the  
nations who shall possess them shall be 
judged of them according to the words   
which are written4  #be3bc ,for we labor
 diligently to write1 to persuade our   
children1 and also our brethren1 to     
believe in ,christ1 and to be reconciled
 to ,god2 for we know that it is by     
grace that we are saved1 after all we   
can do4  #be3bd ,and1 notwithstanding we
 believe in ,christ1 we keep the law of 

,moses1 and look forward with           
steadfastness unto ,christ1 until the   
law shall be fulfilled4  #be3be ,for1   
for this end was the law given2         
wherefore the law hath become dead unto 
us1 and we are made alive in ,christ    
because of our faith2 yet we keep the   
law because of the commandments4  #be3bf
 ,and we talk of ,christ1 we rejoice in 
,christ1 we preach of ,christ1 we       
prophesy of ,christ1 and we write       
according to our prophecies1 that our   
children may know to what source they   
may look for a remission of their sins4 
#be3bg ,wherefore1 we speak concerning  
the law that our children may know the  
deadness of the law2 and they1 by       
knowing the deadness of the law1 may    
look forward unto that life which is in 
,christ1 and know for what end the law  
was given4 ,and after the law is        
fulfilled in ,christ1 that they need not
 harden their hearts against him when   
the law ought to be done away4  #be3bh  
,and now behold1 my people1 ye are a    

stiffnecked people2 wherefore1 ,i have  
spoken plainly unto you1 that ye cannot 
misunderstand4 ,and the words which ,i  
have spoken shall stand as a testimony  
against you2 for they are sufficient to 
teach any man the right way2 for the    
right way is to believe in ,christ and  
deny him not2 for by denying him ye also
 deny the prophets and the law4  #be3bi 
,and now behold1 ,i say unto you that   
the right way is to believe in ,christ1 
and deny him not2 and ,christ is the    
,holy ,one of ,israel2 wherefore ye must
 bow down before him1 and worship him   
with all your might1 mind1 and strength1
 and your whole soul2 and if ye do this 
ye shall in nowise be cast out4  #be3cj 
,and1 inasmuch as it shall be expedient1
 ye must keep the performances and      
ordinances of ,god until the law shall  
be fulfilled which was given unto       
,moses4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #bf  #bf3a  
,and after ,christ shall have risen from
 the dead he shall show himself unto    
you1 my children1 and my beloved        

brethren2 and the words which he shall  
speak unto you shall be the law which ye
 shall do4  #bf3b ,for behold1 ,i say   
unto you that ,i have beheld that many  
generations shall pass away1 and there  
shall be great wars and contentions     
among my people4  #bf3c ,and after the  
,messiah shall come there shall be signs
 given unto my people of his birth1 and 
also of his death and resurrection2 and 
great and terrible shall that day be    
unto the wicked1 for they shall perish2 
and they perish because they cast out   
the prophets1 and the saints1 and stone 
them1 and slay them2 wherefore the cry  
of the blood of the saints shall ascend 
up to ,god from the ground against them4
  #bf3d ,wherefore1 all those who are   
proud1 and that do wickedly1 the day    
that cometh shall burn them up1 saith   
the ,lord of ,hosts1 for they shall be  
as stubble4  #bf3e ,and they that kill  
the prophets1 and the saints1 the depths
 of the earth shall swallow them up1    
saith the ,lord of ,hosts2 and mountains

 shall cover them1 and whirlwinds shall 
carry them away1 and buildings shall    
fall upon them and crush them to pieces 
and grind them to powder4  #bf3f ,and   
they shall be visited with thunderings1 
and lightnings1 and earthquakes1 and all
 manner of destructions1 for the fire of
 the anger of the ,lord shall be kindled
 against them1 and they shall be as     
stubble1 and the day that cometh shall  
consume them1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4
  #bf3g ,o the pain1 and the anguish of 
my soul for the loss of the slain of my 
people6 ,for ,i1 ,nephi1 have seen it1  
and it well nigh consumeth me before the
 presence of the ,lord2 but ,i must cry 
unto my ,god3 ,thy ways are just4  #bf3h
 ,but behold1 the righteous that hearken
 unto the words of the prophets1 and    
destroy them not1 but look forward unto 
,christ with steadfastness for the signs
 which are given1 notwithstanding all   
persecution--behold1 they are they which
 shall not perish4  #bf3i ,but the ,son 
of righteousness shall appear unto them2

 and he shall heal them1 and they shall 
have peace with him1 until three        
generations shall have passed away1 and 
many of the fourth generation shall have
 passed away in righteousness4  #bf3aj  
,and when these things have passed away 
a speedy destruction cometh unto my     
people2 for1 notwithstanding the pains  
of my soul1 ,i have seen it2 wherefore1 
,i know that it shall come to pass2 and 
they sell themselves for naught2 for1   
for the reward of their pride and their 
foolishness they shall reap destruction2
 for because they yield unto the devil  
and choose works of darkness rather than
 light1 therefore they must go down to  
hell4  #bf3aa ,for the ,spirit of the   
,lord will not always strive with man4  
,and when the ,spirit ceaseth to strive 
with man then cometh speedy destruction1
 and this grieveth my soul4  #bf3ab ,and
 as ,i spake concerning the convincing  
of the ,jews1 that ,jesus is the very   
,christ1 it must needs be that the      
,gentiles be convinced also that ,jesus 

is the ,christ1 the ,eternal ,god2      
#bf3ac ,and that he manifesteth himself 
unto all those who believe in him1 by   
the power of the ,holy ,ghost2 yea1 unto
 every nation1 kindred1 tongue1 and     
people1 working mighty miracles1 signs1 
and wonders1 among the children of men  
according to their faith4  #bf3ad ,but  
behold1 ,i prophesy unto you concerning 
the last days2 concerning the days when 
the ,lord ,god shall bring these things 
forth unto the children of men4  #bf3ae 
,after my seed and the seed of my       
brethren shall have dwindled in         
unbelief1 and shall have been smitten by
 the ,gentiles2 yea1 after the ,lord    
,god shall have camped against them     
round about1 and shall have laid siege  
against them with a mount1 and raised   
forts against them2 and after they shall
 have been brought down low in the dust1
 even that they are not1 yet the words  
of the righteous shall be written1 and  
the prayers of the faithful shall be    
heard1 and all those who have dwindled  

in unbelief shall not be forgotten4     
#bf3af ,for those who shall be destroyed
 shall speak unto them out of the       
ground1 and their speech shall be low   
out of the dust1 and their voice shall  
be as one that hath a familiar spirit2  
for the ,lord ,god will give unto him   
power1 that he may whisper concerning   
them1 even as it were out of the ground2
 and their speech shall whisper out of  
the dust4  #bf3ag ,for thus saith the   
,lord ,god3 ,they shall write the things
 which shall be done among them1 and    
they shall be written and sealed up in a
 book1 and those who have dwindled in   
unbelief shall not have them1 for they  
seek to destroy the things of ,god4     
#bf3ah ,wherefore1 as those who have    
been destroyed have been destroyed      
speedily2 and the multitude of their    
terrible ones shall be as chaff that    
passeth away--yea1 thus saith the ,lord 
,god3 ,it shall be at an instant1       
suddenly--  #bf3ai ,and it shall come to
 pass1 that those who have dwindled in  

unbelief shall be smitten by the hand of
 the ,gentiles4  #bf3bj ,and the        
,gentiles are lifted up in the pride of 
their eyes1 and have stumbled1 because  
of the greatness of their stumbling     
block1 that they have built up many     
churches2 nevertheless1 they put down   
the power and miracles of ,god1 and     
preach up unto themselves their own     
wisdom and their own learning1 that they
 may get gain and grind upon the face of
 the poor4  #bf3ba ,and there are many  
churches built up which cause envyings1 
and strifes1 and malice4  #bf3bb ,and   
there are also secret combinations1 even
 as in times of old1 according to the   
combinations of the devil1 for he is the
 founder of all these things2 yea1 the  
founder of murder1 and works of         
darkness2 yea1 and he leadeth them by   
the neck with a flaxen cord1 until he   
bindeth them with his strong cords      
forever4  #bf3bc ,for behold1 my beloved
 brethren1 ,i say unto you that the     
,lord ,god worketh not in darkness4     

#bf3bd ,he doeth not anything save it be
 for the benefit of the world2 for he   
loveth the world1 even that he layeth   
down his own life that he may draw all  
men unto him4 ,wherefore1 he commandeth 
none that they shall not partake of his 
salvation4  #bf3be ,behold1 doth he cry 
unto any1 saying3 ,depart from me8      
,behold1 ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 but he  
saith3 ,come unto me all ye ends of the 
earth1 buy milk and honey1 without money
 and without price4  #bf3bf ,behold1    
hath he commanded any that they should  
depart out of the synagogues1 or out of 
the houses of worship8 ,behold1 ,i say  
unto you1 ,nay4  #bf3bg ,hath he        
commanded any that they should not      
partake of his salvation8 ,behold ,i say
 unto you1 ,nay2 but he hath given it   
free for all men2 and he hath commanded 
his people that they should persuade all
 men to repentance4  #bf3bh ,behold1    
hath the ,lord commanded any that they  
should not partake of his goodness8     
,behold ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 but all  

men are privileged the one like unto the
 other1 and none are forbidden4  #bf3bi 
,he commandeth that there shall be no   
priestcrafts2 for1 behold priestcrafts  
are that men preach and set themselves  
up for a light unto the world1 that they
 may get gain and praise of the world2  
but they seek not the welfare of ,zion4 
#bf3cj ,behold1 the ,lord hath forbidden
 this thing2 wherefore1 the ,lord ,god  
hath given a commandment that all men   
should have charity1 which charity is   
love1 and except they should have       
charity they were nothing4 ,wherefore1  
if they should have charity they would  
not suffer the laborer in ,zion to      
perish4  #bf3ca ,but the laborer in     
,zion shall labor for ,zion2 for if they
 labor for money they shall perish4     
#bf3cb ,and again1 the ,lord ,god hath  
commanded that men should not murder2   
that they should not lie2 that they     
should not steal2 that they should not  
take the name of the ,lord their ,god in
 vain2 that they should not envy2 that  

they should not have malice2 that they  
should not contend one with another2    
that they should not commit whoredoms2  
and that they should do none of these   
things2 for whoso doeth them shall      
perish4  #bf3cc ,for none of these      
iniquities come of the ,lord2 for he    
doeth that which is good among the      
children of men2 and he doeth nothing   
save it be plain unto the children of   
men2 and he inviteth them all to come   
unto him and partake of his goodness2   
and he denieth none that come unto him1 
black and white1 bond and free1 male and
 female2 and he remembereth the heathen2
 and all are alike unto ,god1 both ,jew 
and ,gentile4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #bg   
#bg3a ,but1 behold1 in the last days1 or
 in the days of the ,gentiles--yea1     
behold all the nations of the ,gentiles 
and also the ,jews1 both those who shall
 come upon this land and those who shall
 be upon other lands1 yea1 even upon all
 the lands of the earth1 behold1 they   
will be drunken with iniquity and all   

manner of abominations--  #bg3b ,and    
when that day shall come they shall be  
visited of the ,lord of ,hosts1 with    
thunder and with earthquake1 and with a 
great noise1 and with storm1 and with   
tempest1 and with the flame of devouring
 fire4  #bg3c ,and all the nations that 
fight against ,zion1 and that distress  
her1 shall be as a dream of a night     
vision2 yea1 it shall be unto them1 even
 as unto a hungry man which dreameth1   
and behold he eateth but he awaketh and 
his soul is empty2 or like unto a       
thirsty man which dreameth1 and behold  
he drinketh but he awaketh and behold he
 is faint1 and his soul hath appetite2  
yea1 even so shall the multitude of all 
the nations be that fight against ,mount
 ,zion4  #bg3d ,for behold1 all ye that 
doeth iniquity1 stay yourselves and     
wonder1 for ye shall cry out1 and cry2  
yea1 ye shall be drunken but not with   
wine1 ye shall stagger but not with     
strong drink4  #bg3e ,for behold1 the   
,lord hath poured out upon you the      

spirit of deep sleep4 ,for behold1 ye   
have closed your eyes1 and ye have      
rejected the prophets2 and your rulers1 
and the seers hath he covered because of
 your iniquity4  #bg3f ,and it shall    
come to pass that the ,lord ,god shall  
bring forth unto you the words of a     
book1 and they shall be the words of    
them which have slumbered4  #bg3g ,and  
behold the book shall be sealed2 and in 
the book shall be a revelation from     
,god1 from the beginning of the world to
 the ending thereof4  #bg3h ,wherefore1 
because of the things which are sealed  
up1 the things which are sealed shall   
not be delivered in the day of the      
wickedness and abominations of the      
people4 ,wherefore the book shall be    
kept from them4  #bg3i ,but the book    
shall be delivered unto a man1 and he   
shall deliver the words of the book1    
which are the words of those who have   
slumbered in the dust1 and he shall     
deliver these words unto another2       
#bg3aj ,but the words which are sealed  

he shall not deliver1 neither shall he  
deliver the book4 ,for the book shall be
 sealed by the power of ,god1 and the   
revelation which was sealed shall be    
kept in the book until the own due time 
of the ,lord1 that they may come forth2 
for behold1 they reveal all things from 
the foundation of the world unto the end
 thereof4  #bg3aa ,and the day cometh   
that the words of the book which were   
sealed shall be read upon the house     
tops2 and they shall be read by the     
power of ,christ2 and all things shall  
be revealed unto the children of men    
which ever have been among the children 
of men1 and which ever will be even unto
 the end of the earth4  #bg3ab          
,wherefore1 at that day when the book   
shall be delivered unto the man of whom 
,i have spoken1 the book shall be hid   
from the eyes of the world1 that the    
eyes of none shall behold it save it be 
that three witnesses shall behold it1 by
 the power of ,god1 besides him to whom 
the book shall be delivered2 and they   

shall testify to the truth of the book  
and the things therein4  #bg3ac ,and    
there is none other which shall view it1
 save it be a few according to the will 
of ,god1 to bear testimony of his word  
unto the children of men2 for the ,lord 
,god hath said that the words of the    
faithful should speak as if it were from
 the dead4  #bg3ad ,wherefore1 the ,lord
 ,god will proceed to bring forth the   
words of the book2 and in the mouth of  
as many witnesses as seemeth him good   
will he establish his word2 and wo be   
unto him that rejecteth the word of     
,god6  #bg3ae ,but behold1 it shall come
 to pass that the ,lord ,god shall say  
unto him to whom he shall deliver the   
book3 ,take these words which are not   
sealed and deliver them to another1 that
 he may show them unto the learned1     
saying3 ,read this1 ,i pray thee4 ,and  
the learned shall say3 ,bring hither the
 book1 and ,i will read them4  #bg3af   
,and now1 because of the glory of the   
world and to get gain will they say     

this1 and not for the glory of ,god4    
#bg3ag ,and the man shall say3 ,i cannot
 bring the book1 for it is sealed4      
#bg3ah ,then shall the learned say3 ,i  
cannot read it4  #bg3ai ,wherefore it   
shall come to pass1 that the ,lord ,god 
will deliver again the book and the     
words thereof to him that is not        
learned2 and the man that is not learned
 shall say3 ,i am not learned4  #bg3bj  
,then shall the ,lord ,god say unto him3
 ,the learned shall not read them1 for  
they have rejected them1 and ,i am able 
to do mine own work2 wherefore thou     
shalt read the words which ,i shall give
 unto thee4  #bg3ba ,touch not the      
things which are sealed1 for ,i will    
bring them forth in mine own due time2  
for ,i will show unto the children of   
men that ,i am able to do mine own work4
  #bg3bb ,wherefore1 when thou hast read
 the words which ,i have commanded thee1
 and obtained the witnesses which ,i    
have promised unto thee1 then shalt thou
 seal up the book again1 and hide it up 

unto me1 that ,i may preserve the words 
which thou hast not read1 until ,i shall
 see fit in mine own wisdom to reveal   
all things unto the children of men4    
#bg3bc ,for behold1 ,i am ,god2 and ,i  
am a ,god of miracles2 and ,i will show 
unto the world that ,i am the same      
yesterday1 today1 and forever2 and ,i   
work not among the children of men save 
it be according to their faith4  #bg3bd 
,and again it shall come to pass that   
the ,lord shall say unto him that shall 
read the words that shall be delivered  
him3  #bg3be ,forasmuch as this people  
draw near unto me with their mouth1 and 
with their lips do honor me1 but have   
removed their hearts far from me1 and   
their fear towards me is taught by the  
precepts of men--  #bg3bf ,therefore1 ,i
 will proceed to do a marvelous work    
among this people1 yea1 a marvelous work
 and a wonder1 for the wisdom of their  
wise and learned shall perish1 and the  
understanding of their prudent shall be 
hid4  #bg3bg ,and wo unto them that seek

 deep to hide their counsel from the    
,lord6 ,and their works are in the dark2
 and they say3 ,who seeth us1 and who   
knoweth us8 ,and they also say3 ,surely1
 your turning of things upside down     
shall be esteemed as the potter's clay4 
,but behold1 ,i will show unto them1    
saith the ,lord of ,hosts1 that ,i know 
all their works4 ,for shall the work say
 of him that made it1 he made me not8   
,or shall the thing framed say of him   
that framed it1 he had no understanding8
  #bg3bh ,but behold1 saith the ,lord of
 ,hosts3 ,i will show unto the children 
of men that it is yet a very little     
while and ,lebanon shall be turned into 
a fruitful field2 and the fruitful field
 shall be esteemed as a forest4  #bg3bi 
,and in that day shall the deaf hear the
 words of the book1 and the eyes of the 
blind shall see out of obscurity and out
 of darkness4  #bg3cj ,and the meek also
 shall increase1 and their joy shall be 
in the ,lord1 and the poor among men    
shall rejoice in the ,holy ,one of      

,israel4  #bg3ca ,for assuredly as the  
,lord liveth they shall see that the    
terrible one is brought to naught1 and  
the scorner is consumed1 and all that   
watch for iniquity are cut off2  #bg3cb 
,and they that make a man an offender   
for a word1 and lay a snare for him that
 reproveth in the gate1 and turn aside  
the just for a thing of naught4  #bg3cc 
,therefore1 thus saith the ,lord1 who   
redeemed ,abraham1 concerning the house 
of ,jacob3 ,jacob shall not now be      
ashamed1 neither shall his face now wax 
pale4  #bg3cd ,but when he seeth his    
children1 the work of my hands1 in the  
midst of him1 they shall sanctify my    
name1 and sanctify the ,holy ,one of    
,jacob1 and shall fear the ,god of      
,israel4  #bg3ce ,they also that erred  
in spirit shall come to understanding1  
and they that murmured shall learn      
doctrine4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #bh  #bh3a
 ,and now1 behold1 my brethren1 ,i have 
spoken unto you1 according as the       
,spirit hath constrained me2 wherefore1 

,i know that they must surely come to   
pass4  #bh3b ,and the things which shall
 be written out of the book shall be of 
great worth unto the children of men1   
and especially unto our seed1 which is a
 remnant of the house of ,israel4  #bh3c
 ,for it shall come to pass in that day 
that the churches which are built up1   
and not unto the ,lord1 when the one    
shall say unto the other3 ,behold1 ,i1  
,i am the ,lord's2 and the others shall 
say3 ,i1 ,i am the ,lord's2 and thus    
shall every one say that hath built up  
churches1 and not unto the ,lord--      
#bh3d ,and they shall contend one with  
another2 and their priests shall contend
 one with another1 and they shall teach 
with their learning1 and deny the ,holy 
,ghost1 which giveth utterance4  #bh3e  
,and they deny the power of ,god1 the   
,holy ,one of ,israel2 and they say unto
 the people3 ,hearken unto us1 and hear 
ye our precept2 for behold there is no  
,god today1 for the ,lord and the       
,redeemer hath done his work1 and he    

hath given his power unto men2  #bh3f   
,behold1 hearken ye unto my precept2 if 
they shall say there is a miracle       
wrought by the hand of the ,lord1       
believe it not2 for this day he is not a
 ,god of miracles2 he hath done his     
work4  #bh3g ,yea1 and there shall be   
many which shall say3 ,eat1 drink1 and  
be merry1 for tomorrow we die2 and it   
shall be well with us4  #bh3h ,and there
 shall also be many which shall say3    
,eat1 drink1 and be merry2 nevertheless1
 fear ,god--he will justify in          
committing a little sin2 yea1 lie a     
little1 take the advantage of one       
because of his words1 dig a pit for thy 
neighbor2 there is no harm in this2 and 
do all these things1 for tomorrow we    
die2 and if it so be that we are guilty1
 ,god will beat us with a few stripes1  
and at last we shall be saved in the    
kingdom of ,god4  #bh3i ,yea1 and there 
shall be many which shall teach after   
this manner1 false and vain and foolish 
doctrines1 and shall be puffed up in    

their hearts1 and shall seek deep to    
hide their counsels from the ,lord2 and 
their works shall be in the dark4       
#bh3aj ,and the blood of the saints     
shall cry from the ground against them4 
#bh3aa ,yea1 they have all gone out of  
the way2 they have become corrupted4    
#bh3ab ,because of pride1 and because of
 false teachers1 and false doctrine1    
their churches have become corrupted1   
and their churches are lifted up2       
because of pride they are puffed up4    
#bh3ac ,they rob the poor because of    
their fine sanctuaries2 they rob the    
poor because of their fine clothing2 and
 they persecute the meek and the poor in
 heart1 because in their pride they are 
puffed up4  #bh3ad ,they wear stiff     
necks and high heads2 yea1 and because  
of pride1 and wickedness1 and           
abominations1 and whoredoms1 they have  
all gone astray save it be a few1 who   
are the humble followers of ,christ2    
nevertheless1 they are led1 that in many
 instances they do err because they are 

taught by the precepts of men4  #bh3ae  
,o the wise1 and the learned1 and the   
rich1 that are puffed up in the pride of
 their hearts1 and all those who preach 
false doctrines1 and all those who      
commit whoredoms1 and pervert the right 
way of the ,lord1 wo1 wo1 wo be unto    
them1 saith the ,lord ,god ,almighty1   
for they shall be thrust down to hell6  
#bh3af ,wo unto them that turn aside the
 just for a thing of naught and revile  
against that which is good1 and say that
 is of no worth6 ,for the day shall come
 that the ,lord ,god will speedily visit
 the inhabitants of the earth2 and in   
that day that they are fully ripe in    
iniquity they shall perish4  #bh3ag ,but
 behold1 if the inhabitants of the earth
 shall repent of their wickedness and   
abominations they shall not be          
destroyed1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4   
#bh3ah ,but behold1 that great and      
abominable church1 the whore of all the 
earth1 must tumble to the earth1 and    
great must be the fall thereof4  #bh3ai 

,for the kingdom of the devil must      
shake1 and they which belong to it must 
needs be stirred up unto repentance1 or 
the devil will grasp them with his      
everlasting chains1 and they be stirred 
up to anger1 and perish2  #bh3bj ,for   
behold1 at that day shall he rage in the
 hearts of the children of men1 and stir
 them up to anger against that which is 
good4  #bh3ba ,and others will he       
pacify1 and lull them away into carnal  
security1 that they will say3 ,all is   
well in ,zion2 yea1 ,zion prospereth1   
all is well--and thus the devil cheateth
 their souls1 and leadeth them away     
carefully down to hell4  #bh3bb ,and    
behold1 others he flattereth away1 and  
telleth them there is no hell2 and he   
saith unto them3 ,i am no devil1 for    
there is none--and thus he whispereth in
 their ears1 until he grasps them with  
his awful chains1 from whence there is  
no deliverance4  #bh3bc ,yea1 they are  
grasped with death1 and hell2 and death1
 and hell1 and the devil1 and all that  

have been seized therewith must stand   
before the throne of ,god1 and be judged
 according to their works1 from whence  
they must go into the place prepared for
 them1 even a lake of fire and          
brimstone1 which is endless torment4    
#bh3bd ,therefore1 wo be unto him that  
is at ease in ,zion6  #bh3be ,wo be unto
 him that crieth3 ,all is well6  #bh3bf 
,yea1 wo be unto him that hearkeneth    
unto the precepts of men1 and denieth   
the power of ,god1 and the gift of the  
,holy ,ghost6  #bh3bg ,yea1 wo be unto  
him that saith3 ,we have received1 and  
we need no more6  #bh3bh ,and in fine1  
wo unto all those who tremble1 and are  
angry because of the truth of ,god6 ,for
 behold1 he that is built upon the rock 
receiveth it with gladness2 and he that 
is built upon a sandy foundation        
trembleth lest he shall fall4  #bh3bi   
,wo be unto him that shall say3 ,we have
 received the word of ,god1 and we need 
no more of the word of ,god1 for we have
 enough6  #bh3cj ,for behold1 thus saith

 the ,lord ,god3 ,i will give unto the  
children of men line upon line1 precept 
upon precept1 here a little and there a 
little2 and blessed are those who       
hearken unto my precepts1 and lend an   
ear unto my counsel1 for they shall     
learn wisdom2 for unto him that         
receiveth ,i will give more2 and from   
them that shall say1 ,we have enough1   
from them shall be taken away even that 
which they have4  #bh3ca ,cursed is he  
that putteth his trust in man1 or maketh
 flesh his arm1 or shall hearken unto   
the precepts of men1 save their precepts
 shall be given by the power of the     
,holy ,ghost4  #bh3cb ,wo be unto the   
,gentiles1 saith the ,lord ,god of      
,hosts6 ,for notwithstanding ,i shall   
lengthen out mine arm unto them from day
 to day1 they will deny me2             
nevertheless1 ,i will be merciful unto  
them1 saith the ,lord ,god1 if they will
 repent and come unto me2 for mine arm  
is lengthened out all the day long1     
saith the ,lord ,god of ,hosts4  #b     

,nephi ,chapter #bi  #bi3a ,but behold1 
there shall be many--at that day when ,i
 shall proceed to do a marvelous work   
among them1 that ,i may remember my     
covenants which ,i have made unto the   
children of men1 that ,i may set my hand
 again the second time to recover my    
people1 which are of the house of       
,israel2  #bi3b ,and also1 that ,i may  
remember the promises which ,i have made
 unto thee1 ,nephi1 and also unto thy   
father1 that ,i would remember your     
seed2 and that the words of your seed   
should proceed forth out of my mouth    
unto your seed2 and my words shall hiss 
forth unto the ends of the earth1 for a 
standard unto my people1 which are of   
the house of ,israel2  #bi3c ,and       
because my words shall hiss forth--many 
of the ,gentiles shall say3 ,a ,bible6  
,a ,bible6 ,we have got a ,bible1 and   
there cannot be any more ,bible4  #bi3d 
,but thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,o      
fools1 they shall have a ,bible2 and it 
shall proceed forth from the ,jews1 mine

 ancient covenant people4 ,and what     
thank they the ,jews for the ,bible     
which they receive from them8 ,yea1 what
 do the ,gentiles mean8 ,do they        
remember the travails1 and the labors1  
and the pains of the ,jews1 and their   
diligence unto me1 in bringing forth    
salvation unto the ,gentiles8  #bi3e ,o 
ye ,gentiles1 have ye remembered the    
,jews1 mine ancient covenant people8    
,nay2 but ye have cursed them1 and have 
hated them1 and have not sought to      
recover them4 ,but behold1 ,i will      
return all these things upon your own   
heads2 for ,i the ,lord have not        
forgotten my people4  #bi3f ,thou fool1 
that shall say3 ,a ,bible1 we have got a
 ,bible1 and we need no more ,bible4    
,have ye obtained a ,bible save it were 
by the ,jews8  #bi3g ,know ye not that  
there are more nations than one8 ,know  
ye not that ,i1 the ,lord your ,god1    
have created all men1 and that ,i       
remember those who are upon the isles of
 the sea2 and that ,i rule in the       

heavens above and in the earth beneath2 
and ,i bring forth my word unto the     
children of men1 yea1 even upon all the 
nations of the earth8  #bi3h ,wherefore 
murmur ye1 because that ye shall receive
 more of my word8 ,know ye not that the 
testimony of two nations is a witness   
unto you that ,i am ,god1 that ,i       
remember one nation like unto another8  
,wherefore1 ,i speak the same words unto
 one nation like unto another4 ,and when
 the two nations shall run together the 
testimony of the two nations shall run  
together also4  #bi3i ,and ,i do this   
that ,i may prove unto many that ,i am  
the same yesterday1 today1 and forever2 
and that ,i speak forth my words        
according to mine own pleasure4 ,and    
because that ,i have spoken one word ye 
need not suppose that ,i cannot speak   
another2 for my work is not yet         
finished2 neither shall it be until the 
end of man1 neither from that time      
henceforth and forever4  #bi3aj         
,wherefore1 because that ye have a      

,bible ye need not suppose that it      
contains all my words2 neither need ye  
suppose that ,i have not caused more to 
be written4  #bi3aa ,for ,i command all 
men1 both in the east and in the west1  
and in the north1 and in the south1 and 
in the islands of the sea1 that they    
shall write the words which ,i speak    
unto them2 for out of the books which   
shall be written ,i will judge the      
world1 every man according to their     
works1 according to that which is       
written4  #bi3ab ,for behold1 ,i shall  
speak unto the ,jews and they shall     
write it2 and ,i shall also speak unto  
the ,nephites and they shall write it2  
and ,i shall also speak unto the other  
tribes of the house of ,israel1 which ,i
 have led away1 and they shall write it2
 and ,i shall also speak unto all       
nations of the earth and they shall     
write it4  #bi3ac ,and it shall come to 
pass that the ,jews shall have the words
 of the ,nephites1 and the ,nephites    
shall have the words of the ,jews2 and  

the ,nephites and the ,jews shall have  
the words of the lost tribes of ,israel2
 and the lost tribes of ,israel shall   
have the words of the ,nephites and the 
,jews4  #bi3ad ,and it shall come to    
pass that my people1 which are of the   
house of ,israel1 shall be gathered home
 unto the lands of their possessions2   
and my word also shall be gathered in   
one4 ,and ,i will show unto them that   
fight against my word and against my    
people1 who are of the house of ,israel1
 that ,i am ,god1 and that ,i covenanted
 with ,abraham that ,i would remember   
his seed forever4  #b ,nephi ,chapter   
#cj  #cj3a ,and now behold1 my beloved  
brethren1 ,i would speak unto you2 for  
,i1 ,nephi1 would not suffer that ye    
should suppose that ye are more         
righteous than the ,gentiles shall be4  
,for behold1 except ye shall keep the   
commandments of ,god ye shall all       
likewise perish2 and because of the     
words which have been spoken ye need not
 suppose that the ,gentiles are utterly 

destroyed4  #cj3b ,for behold1 ,i say   
unto you that as many of the ,gentiles  
as will repent are the covenant people  
of the ,lord2 and as many of the ,jews  
as will not repent shall be cast off2   
for the ,lord covenanteth with none save
 it be with them that repent and believe
 in his ,son1 who is the ,holy ,one of  
,israel4  #cj3c ,and now1 ,i would      
prophesy somewhat more concerning the   
,jews and the ,gentiles4 ,for after the 
book of which ,i have spoken shall come 
forth1 and be written unto the          
,gentiles1 and sealed up again unto the 
,lord1 there shall be many which shall  
believe the words which are written2 and
 they shall carry them forth unto the   
remnant of our seed4  #cj3d ,and then   
shall the remnant of our seed know      
concerning us1 how that we came out from
 ,jerusalem1 and that they are          
descendants of the ,jews4  #cj3e ,and   
the gospel of ,jesus ,christ shall be   
declared among them2 wherefore1 they    
shall be restored unto the knowledge of 

their fathers1 and also to the knowledge
 of ,jesus ,christ1 which was had among 
their fathers4  #cj3f ,and then shall   
they rejoice2 for they shall know that  
it is a blessing unto them from the hand
 of ,god2 and their scales of darkness  
shall begin to fall from their eyes2 and
 many generations shall not pass away   
among them1 save they shall be a pure   
and delightsome people4  #cj3g ,and it  
shall come to pass that the ,jews which 
are scattered also shall begin to       
believe in ,christ2 and they shall begin
 to gather in upon the face of the land2
 and as many as shall believe in ,christ
 shall also become a delightsome people4
  #cj3h ,and it shall come to pass that 
the ,lord ,god shall commence his work  
among all nations1 kindreds1 tongues1   
and people1 to bring about the          
restoration of his people upon the      
earth4  #cj3i ,and with righteousness   
shall the ,lord ,god judge the poor1 and
 reprove with equity for the meek of the
 earth4 ,and he shall smite the earth   

with the rod of his mouth2 and with the 
breath of his lips shall he slay the    
wicked4  #cj3aj ,for the time speedily  
cometh that the ,lord ,god shall cause a
 great division among the people1 and   
the wicked will he destroy2 and he will 
spare his people1 yea1 even if it so be 
that he must destroy the wicked by fire4
  #cj3aa ,and righteousness shall be the
 girdle of his loins1 and faithfulness  
the girdle of his reins4  #cj3ab ,and   
then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb2
 and the leopard shall lie down with the
 kid1 and the calf1 and the young lion1 
and the fatling1 together2 and a little 
child shall lead them4  #cj3ac ,and the 
cow and the bear shall feed2 their young
 ones shall lie down together2 and the  
lion shall eat straw like the ox4       
#cj3ad ,and the sucking child shall play
 on the hole of the asp1 and the weaned 
child shall put his hand on the         
cockatrice's den4  #cj3ae ,they shall   
not hurt nor destroy in all my holy     
mountain2 for the earth shall be full of

 the knowledge of the ,lord as the      
waters cover the sea4  #cj3af           
,wherefore1 the things of all nations   
shall be made known2 yea1 all things    
shall be made known unto the children of
 men4  #cj3ag ,there is nothing which is
 secret save it shall be revealed2 there
 is no work of darkness save it shall be
 made manifest in the light2 and there  
is nothing which is sealed upon the     
earth save it shall be loosed4  #cj3ah  
,wherefore1 all things which have been  
revealed unto the children of men shall 
at that day be revealed2 and ,satan     
shall have power over the hearts of the 
children of men no more1 for a long     
time4 ,and now1 my beloved brethren1 ,i 
make an end of my sayings4  #b ,nephi   
,chapter #ca  #ca3a ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1
 make an end of my prophesying unto you1
 my beloved brethren4 ,and ,i cannot    
write but a few things1 which ,i know   
must surely come to pass2 neither can ,i
 write but a few of the words of my     
brother ,jacob4  #ca3b ,wherefore1 the  

things which ,i have written sufficeth  
me1 save it be a few words which ,i must
 speak concerning the doctrine of       
,christ2 wherefore1 ,i shall speak unto 
you plainly1 according to the plainness 
of my prophesying4  #ca3c ,for my soul  
delighteth in plainness2 for after this 
manner doth the ,lord ,god work among   
the children of men4 ,for the ,lord ,god
 giveth light unto the understanding2   
for he speaketh unto men according to   
their language1 unto their              
understanding4  #ca3d ,wherefore1 ,i    
would that ye should remember that ,i   
have spoken unto you concerning that    
prophet which the ,lord showed unto me1 
that should baptize the ,lamb of ,god1  
which should take away the sins of the  
world4  #ca3e ,and now1 if the ,lamb of 
,god1 he being holy1 should have need to
 be baptized by water1 to fulfil all    
righteousness1 ,o then1 how much more   
need have we1 being unholy1 to be       
baptized1 yea1 even by water6  #ca3f    
,and now1 ,i would ask of you1 my       

beloved brethren1 wherein the ,lamb of  
,god did fulfil all righteousness in    
being baptized by water8  #ca3g ,know ye
 not that he was holy8 ,but             
notwithstanding he being holy1 he       
showeth unto the children of men that1  
according to the flesh he humbleth      
himself before the ,father1 and         
witnesseth unto the ,father that he     
would be obedient unto him in keeping   
his commandments4  #ca3h ,wherefore1    
after he was baptized with water the    
,holy ,ghost descended upon him in the  
form of a dove4  #ca3i ,and again1 it   
showeth unto the children of men the    
straightness of the path1 and the       
narrowness of the gate1 by which they   
should enter1 he having set the example 
before them4  #ca3aj ,and he said unto  
the children of men3 ,follow thou me4   
,wherefore1 my beloved brethren1 can we 
follow ,jesus save we shall be willing  
to keep the commandments of the ,father8
  #ca3aa ,and the ,father said3 ,repent 
ye1 repent ye1 and be baptized in the   

name of my ,beloved ,son4  #ca3ab ,and  
also1 the voice of the ,son came unto   
me1 saying3 ,he that is baptized in my  
name1 to him will the ,father give the  
,holy ,ghost1 like unto me2 wherefore1  
follow me1 and do the things which ye   
have seen me do4  #ca3ac ,wherefore1 my 
beloved brethren1 ,i know that if ye    
shall follow the ,son1 with full purpose
 of heart1 acting no hypocrisy and no   
deception before ,god1 but with real    
intent1 repenting of your sins1         
witnessing unto the ,father that ye are 
willing to take upon you the name of    
,christ1 by baptism--yea1 by following  
your ,lord and your ,savior down into   
the water1 according to his word1       
behold1 then shall ye receive the ,holy 
,ghost2 yea1 then cometh the baptism of 
fire and of the ,holy ,ghost2 and then  
can ye speak with the tongue of angels1 
and shout praises unto the ,holy ,one of
 ,israel4  #ca3ad ,but1 behold1 my      
beloved brethren1 thus came the voice of
 the ,son unto me1 saying3 ,after ye    

have repented of your sins1 and         
witnessed unto the ,father that ye are  
willing to keep my commandments1 by the 
baptism of water1 and have received the 
baptism of fire and of the ,holy ,ghost1
 and can speak with a new tongue1 yea1  
even with the tongue of angels1 and     
after this should deny me1 it would have
 been better for you that ye had not    
known me4  #ca3ae ,and ,i heard a voice 
from the ,father1 saying3 ,yea1 the     
words of my ,beloved are true and       
faithful4 ,he that endureth to the end1 
the same shall be saved4  #ca3af ,and   
now1 my beloved brethren1 ,i know by    
this that unless a man shall endure to  
the end1 in following the example of the
 ,son of the living ,god1 he cannot be  
saved4  #ca3ag ,wherefore1 do the things
 which ,i have told you ,i have seen    
that your ,lord and your ,redeemer      
should do2 for1 for this cause have they
 been shown unto me1 that ye might know 
the gate by which ye should enter4 ,for 
the gate by which ye should enter is    

repentance and baptism by water2 and    
then cometh a remission of your sins by 
fire and by the ,holy ,ghost4  #ca3ah   
,and then are ye in this strait and     
narrow path which leads to eternal life2
 yea1 ye have entered in by the gate2 ye
 have done according to the commandments
 of the ,father and the ,son2 and ye    
have received the ,holy ,ghost1 which   
witnesses of the ,father and the ,son1  
unto the fulfilling of the promise which
 he hath made1 that if ye entered in by 
the way ye should receive4  #ca3ai ,and 
now1 my beloved brethren1 after ye have 
gotten into this strait and narrow path1
 ,i would ask if all is done8 ,behold1  
,i say unto you1 ,nay2 for ye have not  
come thus far save it were by the word  
of ,christ with unshaken faith in him1  
relying wholly upon the merits of him   
who is mighty to save4  #ca3bj          
,wherefore1 ye must press forward with a
 steadfastness in ,christ1 having a     
perfect brightness of hope1 and a love  
of ,god and of all men4 ,wherefore1 if  

ye shall press forward1 feasting upon   
the word of ,christ1 and endure to the  
end1 behold1 thus saith the ,father3 ,ye
 shall have eternal life4  #ca3ba ,and  
now1 behold1 my beloved brethren1 this  
is the way2 and there is none other way 
nor name given under heaven whereby man 
can be saved in the kingdom of ,god4    
,and now1 behold1 this is the doctrine  
of ,christ1 and the only and true       
doctrine of the ,father1 and of the     
,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost1 which is 
one ,god1 without end4 ,amen4  #b ,nephi
 ,chapter #cb  #cb3a ,and now1 behold1  
my beloved brethren1 ,i suppose that ye 
ponder somewhat in your hearts          
concerning that which ye should do after
 ye have entered in by the way4 ,but1   
behold1 why do ye ponder these things in
 your hearts8  #cb3b ,do ye not remember
 that ,i said unto you that after ye had
 received the ,holy ,ghost ye could     
speak with the tongue of angels8 ,and   
now1 how could ye speak with the tongue 
of angels save it were by the ,holy     

,ghost8  #cb3c ,angels speak by the     
power of the ,holy ,ghost2 wherefore1   
they speak the words of ,christ4        
,wherefore1 ,i said unto you1 feast upon
 the words of ,christ2 for behold1 the  
words of ,christ will tell you all      
things what ye should do4  #cb3d        
,wherefore1 now after ,i have spoken    
these words1 if ye cannot understand    
them it will be because ye ask not1     
neither do ye knock2 wherefore1 ye are  
not brought into the light1 but must    
perish in the dark4  #cb3e ,for behold1 
again ,i say unto you that if ye will   
enter in by the way1 and receive the    
,holy ,ghost1 it will show unto you all 
things what ye should do4  #cb3f        
,behold1 this is the doctrine of        
,christ1 and there will be no more      
doctrine given until after he shall     
manifest himself unto you in the flesh4 
,and when he shall manifest himself unto
 you in the flesh1 the things which he  
shall say unto you shall ye observe to  
do4  #cb3g ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1 cannot  

say more2 the ,spirit stoppeth mine     
utterance1 and ,i am left to mourn      
because of the unbelief1 and the        
wickedness1 and the ignorance1 and the  
stiffneckedness of men2 for they will   
not search knowledge1 nor understand    
great knowledge1 when it is given unto  
them in plainness1 even as plain as word
 can be4  #cb3h ,and now1 my beloved    
brethren1 ,i perceive that ye ponder    
still in your hearts2 and it grieveth me
 that ,i must speak concerning this     
thing4 ,for if ye would hearken unto the
 ,spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye
 would know that ye must pray2 for the  
evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray1 
but teacheth him that he must not pray4 
#cb3i ,but behold1 ,i say unto you that 
ye must pray always1 and not faint2 that
 ye must not perform any thing unto the 
,lord save in the first place ye shall  
pray unto the ,father in the name of    
,christ1 that he will consecrate thy    
performance unto thee1 that thy         
performance may be for the welfare of   

thy soul4  #b ,nephi ,chapter #cc  #cc3a
 ,and now ,i1 ,nephi1 cannot write all  
the things which were taught among my   
people2 neither am ,i mighty in writing1
 like unto speaking2 for when a man     
speaketh by the power of the ,holy      
,ghost the power of the ,holy ,ghost    
carrieth it unto the hearts of the      
children of men4  #cc3b ,but behold1    
there are many that harden their hearts 
against the ,holy ,spirit1 that it hath 
no place in them2 wherefore1 they cast  
many things away which are written and  
esteem them as things of naught4  #cc3c 
,but ,i1 ,nephi1 have written what ,i   
have written1 and ,i esteem it as of    
great worth1 and especially unto my     
people4 ,for ,i pray continually for    
them by day1 and mine eyes water my     
pillow by night1 because of them2 and ,i
 cry unto my ,god in faith1 and ,i know 
that he will hear my cry4  #cc3d ,and ,i
 know that the ,lord ,god will          
consecrate my prayers for the gain of my
 people4 ,and the words which ,i have   

written in weakness will be made strong 
unto them2 for it persuadeth them to do 
good2 it maketh known unto them of their
 fathers2 and it speaketh of ,jesus1 and
 persuadeth them to believe in him1 and 
to endure to the end1 which is life     
eternal4  #cc3e ,and it speaketh harshly
 against sin1 according to the plainness
 of the truth2 wherefore1 no man will be
 angry at the words which ,i have       
written save he shall be of the spirit  
of the devil4  #cc3f ,i glory in        
plainness2 ,i glory in truth2 ,i glory  
in my ,jesus1 for he hath redeemed my   
soul from hell4  #cc3g ,i have charity  
for my people1 and great faith in       
,christ that ,i shall meet many souls   
spotless at his judgment-seat4  #cc3h ,i
 have charity for the ,jew--,i say ,jew1
 because ,i mean them from whence ,i    
came4  #cc3i ,i also have charity for   
the ,gentiles4 ,but behold1 for none of 
these can ,i hope except they shall be  
reconciled unto ,christ1 and enter into 
the narrow gate1 and walk in the strait 

path which leads to life1 and continue  
in the path until the end of the day of 
probation4  #cc3aj ,and now1 my beloved 
brethren1 and also ,jew1 and all ye ends
 of the earth1 hearken unto these words 
and believe in ,christ2 and if ye       
believe not in these words believe in   
,christ4 ,and if ye shall believe in    
,christ ye will believe in these words1 
for they are the words of ,christ1 and  
he hath given them unto me2 and they    
teach all men that they should do good4 
#cc3aa ,and if they are not the words of
 ,christ1 judge ye--for ,christ will    
show unto you1 with power and great     
glory1 that they are his words1 at the  
last day2 and you and ,i shall stand    
face to face before his bar2 and ye     
shall know that ,i have been commanded  
of him to write these things1           
notwithstanding my weakness4  #cc3ab    
,and ,i pray the ,father in the name of 
,christ that many of us1 if not all1 may
 be saved in his kingdom at that great  
and last day4  #cc3ac ,and now1 my      

beloved brethren1 all those who are of  
the house of ,israel1 and all ye ends of
 the earth1 ,i speak unto you as the    
voice of one crying from the dust3      
,farewell until that great day shall    
come4  #cc3ad ,and you that will not    
partake of the goodness of ,god1 and    
respect the words of the ,jews1 and also
 my words1 and the words which shall    
proceed forth out of the mouth of the   
,lamb of ,god1 behold1 ,i bid you an    
everlasting farewell1 for these words   
shall condemn you at the last day4      
#cc3ae ,for what ,i seal on earth1 shall
 be brought against you at the judgment 
bar2 for thus hath the ,lord commanded  
me1 and ,i must obey4 ,amen4      ,,the 
,,book ,,of ,,jacob  ,,the ,,brother    
,,of ,,nephi  ,the words of his         
preaching unto his brethren4 ,he        
confoundeth a man who seeketh to        
overthrow the doctrine of ,christ4 ,a   
few words concerning the history of the 
people of ,nephi4  ,jacob ,chapter #a   
#a3a ,for behold1 it came to pass that  

fifty and five years had passed away    
from the time that ,lehi left           
,jerusalem2 wherefore1 ,nephi gave me1  
,jacob1 a commandment concerning the    
small plates1 upon which these things   
are engraven4  #a3b ,and he gave me1    
,jacob1 a commandment that ,i should    
write upon these plates a few of the    
things which ,i consider to be most     
precious2 that ,i should not touch1 save
 it were lightly1 concerning the history
 of this people which are called the    
people of ,nephi4  #a3c ,for he said    
that the history of his people should be
 engraven upon his other plates1 and    
that ,i should preserve these plates and
 hand them down unto my seed1 from      
generation to generation4  #a3d ,and if 
there were preaching which was sacred1  
or revelation which was great1 or       
prophesying1 that ,i should engraven the
 heads of them upon these plates1 and   
touch upon them as much as it were      
possible1 for ,christ's sake1 and for   
the sake of our people4  #a3e ,for      

because of faith and great anxiety1 it  
truly had been made manifest unto us    
concerning our people1 what things      
should happen unto them4  #a3f ,and we  
also had many revelations1 and the      
spirit of much prophecy2 wherefore1 we  
knew of ,christ and his kingdom1 which  
should come4  #a3g ,wherefore we labored
 diligently among our people1 that we   
might persuade them to come unto        
,christ1 and partake of the goodness of 
,god1 that they might enter into his    
rest1 lest by any means he should swear 
in his wrath they should not enter in1  
as in the provocation in the days of    
temptation while the children of ,israel
 were in the wilderness4  #a3h          
,wherefore1 we would to ,god that we    
could persuade all men not to rebel     
against ,god1 to provoke him to anger1  
but that all men would believe in       
,christ1 and view his death1 and suffer 
his cross and bear the shame of the     
world2 wherefore1 ,i1 ,jacob1 take it   
upon me to fulfil the commandment of my 

brother ,nephi4  #a3i ,now ,nephi began 
to be old1 and he saw that he must soon 
die2 wherefore1 he anointed a man to be 
a king and a ruler over his people now1 
according to the reigns of the kings4   
#a3aj ,the people having loved ,nephi   
exceedingly1 he having been a great     
protector for them1 having wielded the  
sword of ,laban in their defence1 and   
having labored in all his days for their
 welfare--  #a3aa ,wherefore1 the people
 were desirous to retain in remembrance 
his name4 ,and whoso should reign in his
 stead were called by the people1 second
 ,nephi1 third ,nephi1 and so forth1    
according to the reigns of the kings2   
and thus they were called by the people1
 let them be of whatever name they      
would4  #a3ab ,and it came to pass that 
,nephi died4  #a3ac ,now the people     
which were not ,lamanites were          
,nephites2 nevertheless1 they were      
called ,nephites1 ,jacobites1           
,josephites1 ,zoramites1 ,lamanites1    
,lemuelites1 and ,ishmaelites4  #a3ad   

,but ,i1 ,jacob1 shall not hereafter    
distinguish them by these names1 but ,i 
shall call them ,lamanites that seek to 
destroy the people of ,nephi1 and those 
who are friendly to ,nephi ,i shall call
 ,nephites1 or the people of ,nephi1    
according to the reigns of the kings4   
#a3ae ,and now it came to pass that the 
people of ,nephi1 under the reign of the
 second king1 began to grow hard in     
their hearts1 and indulge themselves    
somewhat in wicked practices1 such as   
like unto ,david of old desiring many   
wives and concubines1 and also ,solomon1
 his son4  #a3af ,yea1 and they also    
began to search much gold and silver1   
and began to be lifted up somewhat in   
pride4  #a3ag ,wherefore ,i1 ,jacob1    
gave unto them these words as ,i taught 
them in the temple1 having first        
obtained mine errand from the ,lord4    
#a3ah ,for ,i1 ,jacob1 and my brother   
,joseph had been consecrated priests and
 teachers of this people1 by the hand of
 ,nephi4  #a3ai ,and we did magnify our 

office unto the ,lord1 taking upon us   
the responsibility1 answering the sins  
of the people upon our own heads if we  
did not teach them the word of ,god with
 all diligence2 wherefore1 by laboring  
with our might their blood might not    
come upon our garments2 otherwise their 
blood would come upon our garments1 and 
we would not be found spotless at the   
last day4  ,jacob ,chapter #b  #b3a ,the
 words which ,jacob1 the brother of     
,nephi1 spake unto the people of ,nephi1
 after the death of ,nephi3  #b3b ,now1 
my beloved brethren1 ,i1 ,jacob1        
according to the responsibility which ,i
 am under to ,god1 to magnify mine      
office with soberness1 and that ,i might
 rid my garments of your sins1 ,i come  
up into the temple this day that ,i     
might declare unto you the word of ,god4
  #b3c ,and ye yourselves know that ,i  
have hitherto been diligent in the      
office of my calling2 but ,i this day am
 weighed down with much more desire and 
anxiety for the welfare of your souls   

than ,i have hitherto been4  #b3d ,for  
behold1 as yet1 ye have been obedient   
unto the word of the ,lord1 which ,i    
have given unto you4  #b3e ,but behold1 
hearken ye unto me1 and know that by the
 help of the all-powerful ,creator of   
heaven and earth ,i can tell you        
concerning your thoughts1 how that ye   
are beginning to labor in sin1 which sin
 appeareth very abominable unto me1 yea1
 and abominable unto ,god4  #b3f ,yea1  
it grieveth my soul and causeth me to   
shrink with shame before the presence of
 my ,maker1 that ,i must testify unto   
you concerning the wickedness of your   
hearts4  #b3g ,and also it grieveth me  
that ,i must use so much boldness of    
speech concerning you1 before your wives
 and your children1 many of whose       
feelings are exceedingly tender and     
chaste and delicate before ,god1 which  
thing is pleasing unto ,god2  #b3h ,and 
it supposeth me that they have come up  
hither to hear the pleasing word of     
,god1 yea1 the word which healeth the   

wounded soul4  #b3i ,wherefore1 it      
burdeneth my soul that ,i should be     
constrained1 because of the strict      
commandment which ,i have received from 
,god1 to admonish you according to your 
crimes1 to enlarge the wounds of those  
who are already wounded1 instead of     
consoling and healing their wounds2 and 
those who have not been wounded1 instead
 of feasting upon the pleasing word of  
,god have daggers placed to pierce their
 souls and wound their delicate minds4  
#b3aj ,but1 notwithstanding the         
greatness of the task1 ,i must do       
according to the strict commands of     
,god1 and tell you concerning your      
wickedness and abominations1 in the     
presence of the pure in heart1 and the  
broken heart1 and under the glance of   
the piercing eye of the ,almighty ,god4 
#b3aa ,wherefore1 ,i must tell you the  
truth according to the plainness of the 
word of ,god4 ,for behold1 as ,i        
inquired of the ,lord1 thus came the    
word unto me1 saying3 ,jacob1 get thou  

up into the temple on the morrow1 and   
declare the word which ,i shall give    
thee unto this people4  #b3ab ,and now  
behold1 my brethren1 this is the word   
which ,i declare unto you1 that many of 
you have begun to search for gold1 and  
for silver1 and for all manner of       
precious ores1 in the which this land1  
which is a land of promise unto you and 
to your seed1 doth abound most          
plentifully4  #b3ac ,and the hand of    
providence hath smiled upon you most    
pleasingly1 that you have obtained many 
riches2 and because some of you have    
obtained more abundantly than that of   
your brethren ye are lifted up in the   
pride of your hearts1 and wear stiff    
necks and high heads because of the     
costliness of your apparel1 and         
persecute your brethren because ye      
suppose that ye are better than they4   
#b3ad ,and now1 my brethren1 do ye      
suppose that ,god justifieth you in this
 thing8 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 ,nay4 
,but he condemneth you1 and if ye       

persist in these things his judgments   
must speedily come unto you4  #b3ae ,o  
that he would show you that he can      
pierce you1 and with one glance of his  
eye he can smite you to the dust6  #b3af
 ,o that he would rid you from this     
iniquity and abomination4 ,and1 ,o that 
ye would listen unto the word of his    
commands1 and let not this pride of your
 hearts destroy your souls6  #b3ag      
,think of your brethren like unto       
yourselves1 and be familiar with all and
 free with your substance1 that they may
 be rich like unto you4  #b3ah ,but     
before ye seek for riches1 seek ye for  
the kingdom of ,god4  #b3ai ,and after  
ye have obtained a hope in ,christ ye   
shall obtain riches1 if ye seek them2   
and ye will seek them for the intent to 
do good--to clothe the naked1 and to    
feed the hungry1 and to liberate the    
captive1 and administer relief to the   
sick and the afflicted4  #b3bj ,and now1
 my brethren1 ,i have spoken unto you   
concerning pride2 and those of you which

 have afflicted your neighbor1 and      
persecuted him because ye were proud in 
your hearts1 of the things which ,god   
hath given you1 what say ye of it8      
#b3ba ,do ye not suppose that such      
things are abominable unto him who      
created all flesh8 ,and the one being is
 as precious in his sight as the other4 
,and all flesh is of the dust2 and for  
the selfsame end hath he created them1  
that they should keep his commandments  
and glorify him forever4  #b3bb ,and now
 ,i make an end of speaking unto you    
concerning this pride4 ,and were it not 
that ,i must speak unto you concerning a
 grosser crime1 my heart would rejoice  
exceedingly because of you4  #b3bc ,but 
the word of ,god burdens me because of  
your grosser crimes4 ,for behold1 thus  
saith the ,lord3 ,this people begin to  
wax in iniquity2 they understand not the
 scriptures1 for they seek to excuse    
themselves in committing whoredoms1     
because of the things which were written
 concerning ,david1 and ,solomon his    

son4  #b3bd ,behold1 ,david and ,solomon
 truly had many wives and concubines1   
which thing was abominable before me1   
saith the ,lord4  #b3be ,wherefore1 thus
 saith the ,lord1 ,i have led this      
people forth out of the land of         
,jerusalem1 by the power of mine arm1   
that ,i might raise up unto me a        
righteous branch from the fruit of the  
loins of ,joseph4  #b3bf ,wherefore1 ,i 
the ,lord ,god will not suffer that this
 people shall do like unto them of old4 
#b3bg ,wherefore1 my brethren1 hear me1 
and hearken to the word of the ,lord3   
,for there shall not any man among you  
have save it be one wife2 and concubines
 he shall have none2  #b3bh ,for ,i1 the
 ,lord ,god1 delight in the chastity of 
women4 ,and whoredoms are an abomination
 before me2 thus saith the ,lord of     
,hosts4  #b3bi ,wherefore1 this people  
shall keep my commandments1 saith the   
,lord of ,hosts1 or cursed be the land  
for their sakes4  #b3cj ,for if ,i will1
 saith the ,lord of ,hosts1 raise up    

seed unto me1 ,i will command my people2
 otherwise they shall hearken unto these
 things4  #b3ca ,for behold1 ,i1 the    
,lord1 have seen the sorrow1 and heard  
the mourning of the daughters of my     
people in the land of ,jerusalem1 yea1  
and in all the lands of my people1      
because of the wickedness and           
abominations of their husbands4  #b3cb  
,and ,i will not suffer1 saith the ,lord
 of ,hosts1 that the cries of the fair  
daughters of this people1 which ,i have 
led out of the land of ,jerusalem1 shall
 come up unto me against the men of my  
people1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4      
#b3cc ,for they shall not lead away     
captive the daughters of my people      
because of their tenderness1 save ,i    
shall visit them with a sore curse1 even
 unto destruction2 for they shall not   
commit whoredoms1 like unto them of old1
 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4  #b3cd ,and 
now behold1 my brethren1 ye know that   
these commandments were given to our    
father1 ,lehi2 wherefore1 ye have known 

them before2 and ye have come unto great
 condemnation2 for ye have done these   
things which ye ought not to have done4 
#b3ce ,behold1 ye have done greater     
iniquities than the ,lamanites1 our     
brethren4 ,ye have broken the hearts of 
your tender wives1 and lost the         
confidence of your children1 because of 
your bad examples before them2 and the  
sobbings of their hearts ascend up to   
,god against you4 ,and because of the   
strictness of the word of ,god1 which   
cometh down against you1 many hearts    
died1 pierced with deep wounds4  ,jacob 
,chapter #c  #c3a ,but behold1 ,i1      
,jacob1 would speak unto you that are   
pure in heart4 ,look unto ,god with     
firmness of mind1 and pray unto him with
 exceeding faith1 and he will console   
you in your afflictions1 and he will    
plead your cause1 and send down justice 
upon those who seek your destruction4   
#c3b ,o all ye that are pure in heart1  
lift up your heads and receive the      
pleasing word of ,god1 and feast upon   

his love2 for ye may1 if your minds are 
firm1 forever4  #c3c ,but1 wo1 wo1 unto 
you that are not pure in heart1 that are
 filthy this day before ,god2 for except
 ye repent the land is cursed for your  
sakes2 and the ,lamanites1 which are not
 filthy like unto you1 nevertheless they
 are cursed with a sore cursing1 shall  
scourge you even unto destruction4  #c3d
 ,and the time speedily cometh1 that    
except ye repent they shall possess the 
land of your inheritance1 and the ,lord 
,god will lead away the righteous out   
from among you4  #c3e ,behold1 the      
,lamanites your brethren1 whom ye hate  
because of their filthiness and the     
cursing which hath come upon their      
skins1 are more righteous than you2 for 
they have not forgotten the commandment 
of the ,lord1 which was given unto our  
father--that they should have save it   
were one wife1 and concubines they      
should have none1 and there should not  
be whoredoms committed among them4  #c3f
 ,and now1 this commandment they observe

 to keep2 wherefore1 because of this    
observance1 in keeping this commandment1
 the ,lord ,god will not destroy them1  
but will be merciful unto them2 and one 
day they shall become a blessed people4 
#c3g ,behold1 their husbands love their 
wives1 and their wives love their       
husbands2 and their husbands and their  
wives love their children2 and their    
unbelief and their hatred towards you is
 because of the iniquity of their       
fathers2 wherefore1 how much better are 
you than they1 in the sight of your     
great ,creator8  #c3h ,o my brethren1 ,i
 fear that unless ye shall repent of    
your sins that their skins will be      
whiter than yours1 when ye shall be     
brought with them before the throne of  
,god4  #c3i ,wherefore1 a commandment ,i
 give unto you1 which is the word of    
,god1 that ye revile no more against    
them because of the darkness of their   
skins2 neither shall ye revile against  
them because of their filthiness2 but ye
 shall remember your own filthiness1 and

 remember that their filthiness came    
because of their fathers4  #c3aj        
,wherefore1 ye shall remember your      
children1 how that ye have grieved their
 hearts because of the example that ye  
have set before them2 and also1 remember
 that ye may1 because of your           
filthiness1 bring your children unto    
destruction1 and their sins be heaped   
upon your heads at the last day4  #c3aa 
,o my brethren1 hearken unto my words2  
arouse the faculties of your souls2     
shake yourselves that ye may awake from 
the slumber of death2 and loose         
yourselves from the pains of hell that  
ye may not become angels to the devil1  
to be cast into that lake of fire and   
brimstone which is the second death4    
#c3ab ,and now ,i1 ,jacob1 spake many   
more things unto the people of ,nephi1  
warning them against fornication and    
lasciviousness1 and every kind of sin1  
telling them the awful consequences of  
them4  #c3ac ,and a hundredth part of   
the proceedings of this people1 which   

now began to be numerous1 cannot be     
written upon these plates2 but many of  
their proceedings are written upon the  
larger plates1 and their wars1 and their
 contentions1 and the reigns of their   
kings4  #c3ad ,these plates are called  
the plates of ,jacob1 and they were made
 by the hand of ,nephi4 ,and ,i make an 
end of speaking these words4  ,jacob    
,chapter #d  #d3a ,now behold1 it came  
to pass that ,i1 ,jacob1 having         
ministered much unto my people in word1 
7and ,i cannot write but a little of my 
words1 because of the difficulty of     
engraving our words upon plates7 and we 
know that the things which we write upon
 plates must remain2  #d3b ,but         
whatsoever things we write upon anything
 save it be upon plates must perish and 
vanish away2 but we can write a few     
words upon plates1 which will give our  
children1 and also our beloved brethren1
 a small degree of knowledge concerning 
us1 or concerning their fathers--  #d3c 
,now in this thing we do rejoice2 and we

 labor diligently to engraven these     
words upon plates1 hoping that our      
beloved brethren and our children will  
receive them with thankful hearts1 and  
look upon them that they may learn with 
joy and not with sorrow1 neither with   
contempt1 concerning their first        
parents4  #d3d ,for1 for this intent    
have we written these things1 that they 
may know that we knew of ,christ1 and we
 had a hope of his glory many hundred   
years before his coming2 and not only we
 ourselves had a hope of his glory1 but 
also all the holy prophets which were   
before us4  #d3e ,behold1 they believed 
in ,christ and worshiped the ,father in 
his name1 and also we worship the       
,father in his name4 ,and for this      
intent we keep the law of ,moses1 it    
pointing our souls to him2 and for this 
cause it is sanctified unto us for      
righteousness1 even as it was accounted 
unto ,abraham in the wilderness to be   
obedient unto the commands of ,god in   
offering up his son ,isaac1 which is a  

similitude of ,god and his ,only        
,begotten ,son4  #d3f ,wherefore1 we    
search the prophets1 and we have many   
revelations and the spirit of prophecy2 
and having all these witnesses we obtain
 a hope1 and our faith becometh         
unshaken1 insomuch that we truly can    
command in the name of ,jesus and the   
very trees obey us1 or the mountains1 or
 the waves of the sea4  #d3g            
,nevertheless1 the ,lord ,god showeth us
 our weakness that we may know that it  
is by his grace1 and his great          
condescensions unto the children of men1
 that we have power to do these things4 
#d3h ,behold1 great and marvelous are   
the works of the ,lord4 ,how            
unsearchable are the depths of the      
mysteries of him2 and it is impossible  
that man should find out all his ways4  
,and no man knoweth of his ways save it 
be revealed unto him2 wherefore1        
brethren1 despise not the revelations of
 ,god4  #d3i ,for behold1 by the power  
of his word man came upon the face of   

the earth1 which earth was created by   
the power of his word4 ,wherefore1 if   
,god being able to speak and the world  
was1 and to speak and man was created1  
,o then1 why not able to command the    
earth1 or the workmanship of his hands  
upon the face of it1 according to his   
will and pleasure8  #d3aj ,wherefore1   
brethren1 seek not to counsel the ,lord1
 but to take counsel from his hand4 ,for
 behold1 ye yourselves know that he     
counseleth in wisdom1 and in justice1   
and in great mercy1 over all his works4 
#d3aa ,wherefore1 beloved brethren1 be  
reconciled unto him through the         
atonement of ,christ1 his ,only         
,begotten ,son1 and ye may obtain a     
resurrection1 according to the power of 
the resurrection which is in ,christ1   
and be presented as the first-fruits of 
,christ unto ,god1 having faith1 and    
obtained a good hope of glory in him    
before he manifesteth himself in the    
flesh4  #d3ab ,and now1 beloved1 marvel 
not that ,i tell you these things2 for  

why not speak of the atonement of       
,christ1 and attain to a perfect        
knowledge of him1 as to attain to the   
knowledge of a resurrection and the     
world to come8  #d3ac ,behold1 my       
brethren1 he that prophesieth1 let him  
prophesy to the understanding of men2   
for the ,spirit speaketh the truth and  
lieth not4 ,wherefore1 it speaketh of   
things as they really are1 and of things
 as they really will be2 wherefore1     
these things are manifested unto us     
plainly1 for the salvation of our souls4
 ,but behold1 we are not witnesses alone
 in these things2 for ,god also spake   
them unto prophets of old4  #d3ad ,but  
behold1 the ,jews were a stiffnecked    
people2 and they despised the words of  
plainness1 and killed the prophets1 and 
sought for things that they could not   
understand4 ,wherefore1 because of their
 blindness1 which blindness came by     
looking beyond the mark1 they must needs
 fall2 for ,god hath taken away his     
plainness from them1 and delivered unto 

them many things which they cannot      
understand1 because they desired it4    
,and because they desired it ,god hath  
done it1 that they may stumble4  #d3ae  
,and now ,i1 ,jacob1 am led on by the   
,spirit unto prophesying2 for ,i        
perceive by the workings of the ,spirit 
which is in me1 that by the stumbling of
 the ,jews they will reject the stone   
upon which they might build and have    
safe foundation4  #d3af ,but behold1    
according to the scriptures1 this stone 
shall become the great1 and the last1   
and the only sure foundation1 upon which
 the ,jews can build4  #d3ag ,and now1  
my beloved1 how is it possible that     
these1 after having rejected the sure   
foundation1 can ever build upon it1 that
 it may become the head of their corner8
  #d3ah ,behold1 my beloved brethren1 ,i
 will unfold this mystery unto you2 if  
,i do not1 by any means1 get shaken from
 my firmness in the ,spirit1 and stumble
 because of my over anxiety for you4    
,jacob ,chapter #e  #e3a ,behold1 my    

brethren1 do ye not remember to have    
read the words of the prophet ,zenos1   
which he spake unto the house of        
,israel1 saying3  #e3b ,hearken1 ,o ye  
house of ,israel1 and hear the words of 
me1 a prophet of the ,lord4  #e3c ,for  
behold1 thus saith the ,lord1 ,i will   
liken thee1 ,o house of ,israel1 like   
unto a tame olive-tree1 which a man took
 and nourished in his vineyard2 and it  
grew1 and waxed old1 and began to decay4
  #e3d ,and it came to pass that the    
master of the vineyard went forth1 and  
he saw that his olive-tree began to     
decay2 and he said3 ,i will prune it1   
and dig about it1 and nourish it1 that  
perhaps it may shoot forth young and    
tender branches1 and it perish not4     
#e3e ,and it came to pass that he pruned
 it1 and digged about it1 and nourished 
it according to his word4  #e3f ,and it 
came to pass that after many days it    
began to put forth somewhat a little1   
young and tender branches2 but behold1  
the main top thereof began to perish4   

#e3g ,and it came to pass that the      
master of the vineyard saw it1 and he   
said unto his servant3 ,it grieveth me  
that ,i should lose this tree2          
wherefore1 go and pluck the branches    
from a wild olive-tree1 and bring them  
hither unto me2 and we will pluck off   
those main branches which are beginning 
to wither away1 and we will cast them   
into the fire that they may be burned4  
#e3h ,and behold1 saith the ,lord of the
 vineyard1 ,i take away many of these   
young and tender branches1 and ,i will  
graft them whithersoever ,i will2 and it
 mattereth not that if it so be that the
 root of this tree will perish1 ,i may  
preserve the fruit thereof unto myself2 
wherefore1 ,i will take these young and 
tender branches1 and ,i will graft them 
whithersoever ,i will4  #e3i ,take thou 
the branches of the wild olive-tree1 and
 graft them in1 in the stead thereof2   
and these which ,i have plucked off ,i  
will cast into the fire and burn them1  
that they may not cumber the ground of  

my vineyard4  #e3aj ,and it came to pass
 that the servant of the ,lord of the   
vineyard did according to the word of   
the ,lord of the vineyard1 and grafted  
in the branches of the wild olive-tree4 
#e3aa ,and the ,lord of the vineyard    
caused that it should be digged about1  
and pruned1 and nourished1 saying unto  
his servant3 ,it grieveth me that ,i    
should lose this tree2 wherefore1 that  
perhaps ,i might preserve the roots     
thereof that they perish not1 that ,i   
might preserve them unto myself1 ,i have
 done this thing4  #e3ab ,wherefore1 go 
thy way2 watch the tree1 and nourish it1
 according to my words4  #e3ac ,and     
these will ,i place in the nethermost   
part of my vineyard1 whithersoever ,i   
will1 it mattereth not unto thee2 and ,i
 do it that ,i may preserve unto myself 
the natural branches of the tree2 and   
also1 that ,i may lay up fruit thereof  
against the season1 unto myself2 for it 
grieveth me that ,i should lose this    
tree and the fruit thereof4  #e3ad ,and 

it came to pass that the ,lord of the   
vineyard went his way1 and hid the      
natural branches of the tame olive-tree 
in the nethermost parts of the vineyard1
 some in one and some in another1       
according to his will and pleasure4     
#e3ae ,and it came to pass that a long  
time passed away1 and the ,lord of the  
vineyard said unto his servant3 ,come1  
let us go down into the vineyard1 that  
we may labor in the vineyard4  #e3af    
,and it came to pass that the ,lord of  
the vineyard1 and also the servant1 went
 down into the vineyard to labor4 ,and  
it came to pass that the servant said   
unto his master3 ,behold1 look here2    
behold the tree4  #e3ag ,and it came to 
pass that the ,lord of the vineyard     
looked and beheld the tree in the which 
the wild olive branches had been        
grafted2 and it had sprung forth and    
begun to bear fruit4 ,and he beheld that
 it was good2 and the fruit thereof was 
like unto the natural fruit4  #e3ah ,and
 he said unto the servant3 ,behold1 the 

branches of the wild tree have taken    
hold of the moisture of the root        
thereof1 that the root thereof hath     
brought forth much strength2 and because
 of the much strength of the root       
thereof the wild branches have brought  
forth tame fruit4 ,now1 if we had not   
grafted in these branches1 the tree     
thereof would have perished4 ,and now1  
behold1 ,i shall lay up much fruit1     
which the tree thereof hath brought     
forth2 and the fruit thereof ,i shall   
lay up against the season1 unto mine own
 self4  #e3ai ,and it came to pass that 
the ,lord of the vineyard said unto the 
servant3 ,come1 let us go to the        
nethermost part of the vineyard1 and    
behold if the natural branches of the   
tree have not brought forth much fruit  
also1 that ,i may lay up of the fruit   
thereof against the season1 unto mine   
own self4  #e3bj ,and it came to pass   
that they went forth whither the master 
had hid the natural branches of the     
tree1 and he said unto the servant3     

,behold these2 and he beheld the first  
that it had brought forth much fruit2   
and he beheld also that it was good4    
,and he said unto the servant3 ,take of 
the fruit thereof1 and lay it up against
 the season1 that ,i may preserve it    
unto mine own self2 for behold1 said he1
 this long time have ,i nourished it1   
and it hath brought forth much fruit4   
#e3ba ,and it came to pass that the     
servant said unto his master3 ,how      
comest thou hither to plant this tree1  
or this branch of the tree8 ,for behold1
 it was the poorest spot in all the land
 of thy vineyard4  #e3bb ,and the ,lord 
of the vineyard said unto him3 ,counsel 
me not2 ,i knew that it was a poor spot 
of ground2 wherefore1 ,i said unto thee1
 ,i have nourished it this long time1   
and thou beholdest that it hath brought 
forth much fruit4  #e3bc ,and it came to
 pass that the ,lord of the vineyard    
said unto his servant3 ,look hither2    
behold ,i have planted another branch of
 the tree also2 and thou knowest that   

this spot of ground was poorer than the 
first4 ,but1 behold the tree4 ,i have   
nourished it this long time1 and it hath
 brought forth much fruit2 therefore1   
gather it1 and lay it up against the    
season1 that ,i may preserve it unto    
mine own self4  #e3bd ,and it came to   
pass that the ,lord of the vineyard said
 again unto his servant3 ,look hither1  
and behold another branch also1 which ,i
 have planted2 behold that ,i have      
nourished it also1 and it hath brought  
forth fruit4  #e3be ,and he said unto   
the servant3 ,look hither and behold the
 last4 ,behold1 this have ,i planted in 
a good spot of ground2 and ,i have      
nourished it this long time1 and only a 
part of the tree hath brought forth tame
 fruit1 and the other part of the tree  
hath brought forth wild fruit2 behold1  
,i have nourished this tree like unto   
the others4  #e3bf ,and it came to pass 
that the ,lord of the vineyard said unto
 the servant3 ,pluck off the branches   
that have not brought forth good fruit1 

and cast them into the fire4  #e3bg ,but
 behold1 the servant said unto him3 ,let
 us prune it1 and dig about it1 and     
nourish it a little longer1 that perhaps
 it may bring forth good fruit unto     
thee1 that thou canst lay it up against 
the season4  #e3bh ,and it came to pass 
that the ,lord of the vineyard and the  
servant of the ,lord of the vineyard did
 nourish all the fruit of the vineyard4 
#e3bi ,and it came to pass that a long  
time had passed away1 and the ,lord of  
the vineyard said unto his servant3     
,come1 let us go down into the vineyard1
 that we may labor again in the         
vineyard4 ,for behold1 the time draweth 
near1 and the end soon cometh2          
wherefore1 ,i must lay up fruit against 
the season1 unto mine own self4  #e3cj  
,and it came to pass that the ,lord of  
the vineyard and the servant went down  
into the vineyard2 and they came to the 
tree whose natural branches had been    
broken off1 and the wild branches had   
been grafted in2 and behold all sorts of

 fruit did cumber the tree4  #e3ca ,and 
it came to pass that the ,lord of the   
vineyard did taste of the fruit1 every  
sort according to its number4 ,and the  
,lord of the vineyard said3 ,behold1    
this long time have we nourished this   
tree1 and ,i have laid up unto myself   
against the season much fruit4  #e3cb   
,but behold1 this time it hath brought  
forth much fruit1 and there is none of  
it which is good4 ,and behold1 there are
 all kinds of bad fruit2 and it         
profiteth me nothing1 notwithstanding   
all our labor2 and now it grieveth me   
that ,i should lose this tree4  #e3cc   
,and the ,lord of the vineyard said unto
 the servant3 ,what shall we do unto the
 tree1 that ,i may preserve again good  
fruit thereof unto mine own self8  #e3cd
 ,and the servant said unto his master3 
,behold1 because thou didst graft in the
 branches of the wild olive-tree they   
have nourished the roots1 that they are 
alive and they have not perished2       
wherefore thou beholdest that they are  

yet good4  #e3ce ,and it came to pass   
that the ,lord of the vineyard said unto
 his servant3 ,the tree profiteth me    
nothing1 and the roots thereof profit me
 nothing so long as it shall bring forth
 evil fruit4  #e3cf ,nevertheless1 ,i   
know that the roots are good1 and for   
mine own purpose ,i have preserved them2
 and because of their much strength they
 have hitherto brought forth1 from the  
wild branches1 good fruit4  #e3cg ,but  
behold1 the wild branches have grown and
 have overrun the roots thereof2 and    
because that the wild branches have     
overcome the roots thereof it hath      
brought forth much evil fruit2 and      
because that it hath brought forth so   
much evil fruit thou beholdest that it  
beginneth to perish2 and it will soon   
become ripened1 that it may be cast into
 the fire1 except we should do something
 for it to preserve it4  #e3ch ,and it  
came to pass that the ,lord of the      
vineyard said unto his servant3 ,let us 
go down into the nethermost parts of the

 vineyard1 and behold if the natural    
branches have also brought forth evil   
fruit4  #e3ci ,and it came to pass that 
they went down into the nethermost parts
 of the vineyard4 ,and it came to pass  
that they beheld that the fruit of the  
natural branches had become corrupt     
also2 yea1 the first and the second and 
also the last2 and they had all become  
corrupt4  #e3dj ,and the wild fruit of  
the last had overcome that part of the  
tree which brought forth good fruit1    
even that the branch had withered away  
and died4  #e3da ,and it came to pass   
that the ,lord of the vineyard wept1 and
 said unto the servant3 ,what could ,i  
have done more for my vineyard8  #e3db  
,behold1 ,i knew that all the fruit of  
the vineyard1 save it were these1 had   
become corrupted4 ,and now these which  
have once brought forth good fruit have 
also become corrupted2 and now all the  
trees of my vineyard are good for       
nothing save it be to be hewn down and  
cast into the fire4  #e3dc ,and behold  

this last1 whose branch hath withered   
away1 ,i did plant in a good spot of    
ground2 yea1 even that which was choice 
unto me above all other parts of the    
land of my vineyard4  #e3dd ,and thou   
beheldest that ,i also cut down that    
which cumbered this spot of ground1 that
 ,i might plant this tree in the stead  
thereof4  #e3de ,and thou beheldest that
 a part thereof brought forth good      
fruit1 and a part thereof brought forth 
wild fruit2 and because ,i plucked not  
the branches thereof and cast them into 
the fire1 behold1 they have overcome the
 good branch that it hath withered away4
  #e3df ,and now1 behold1               
notwithstanding all the care which we   
have taken of my vineyard1 the trees    
thereof have become corrupted1 that they
 bring forth no good fruit2 and these ,i
 had hoped to preserve1 to have laid up 
fruit thereof against the season1 unto  
mine own self4 ,but1 behold1 they have  
become like unto the wild olive-tree1   
and they are of no worth but to be hewn 

down and cast into the fire2 and it     
grieveth me that ,i should lose them4   
#e3dg ,but what could ,i have done more 
in my vineyard8 ,have ,i slackened mine 
hand1 that ,i have not nourished it1    
,nay1 ,i have nourished it1 and ,i have 
digged about it1 and ,i have pruned it1 
and ,i have dunged it2 and ,i have      
stretched forth mine hand almost all the
 day long1 and the end draweth nigh4    
,and it grieveth me that ,i should hew  
down all the trees of my vineyard1 and  
cast them into the fire that they should
 be burned4 ,who is it that has         
corrupted my vineyard8  #e3dh ,and it   
came to pass that the servant said unto 
his master3 ,is it not the loftiness of 
thy vineyard--have not the branches     
thereof overcome the roots which are    
good8 ,and because the branches have    
overcome the roots thereof1 behold they 
grew faster than the strength of the    
roots1 taking strength unto themselves4 
,behold1 ,i say1 is not this the cause  
that the trees of thy vineyard have     

become corrupted8  #e3di ,and it came to
 pass that the ,lord of the vineyard    
said unto the servant3 ,let us go to and
 hew down the trees of the vineyard and 
cast them into the fire1 that they shall
 not cumber the ground of my vineyard1  
for ,i have done all4 ,what could ,i    
have done more for my vineyard8  #e3ej  
,but1 behold1 the servant said unto the 
,lord of the vineyard3 ,spare it a      
little longer4  #e3ea ,and the ,lord    
said3 ,yea1 ,i will spare it a little   
longer1 for it grieveth me that ,i      
should lose the trees of my vineyard4   
#e3eb ,wherefore1 let us take of the    
branches of these which ,i have planted 
in the nethermost parts of my vineyard1 
and let us graft them into the tree from
 whence they came2 and let us pluck from
 the tree those branches whose fruit is 
most bitter1 and graft in the natural   
branches of the tree in the stead       
thereof4  #e3ec ,and this will ,i do    
that the tree may not perish1 that1     
perhaps1 ,i may preserve unto myself the

 roots thereof for mine own purpose4    
#e3ed ,and1 behold1 the roots of the    
natural branches of the tree which ,i   
planted whithersoever ,i would are yet  
alive2 wherefore1 that ,i may preserve  
them also for mine own purpose1 ,i will 
take of the branches of this tree1 and  
,i will graft them in unto them4 ,yea1  
,i will graft in unto them the branches 
of their mother tree1 that ,i may       
preserve the roots also unto mine own   
self1 that when they shall be           
sufficiently strong perhaps they may    
bring forth good fruit unto me1 and ,i  
may yet have glory in the fruit of my   
vineyard4  #e3ee ,and it came to pass   
that they took from the natural tree    
which had become wild1 and grafted in   
unto the natural trees1 which also had  
become wild4  #e3ef ,and they also took 
of the natural trees which had become   
wild1 and grafted into their mother     
tree4  #e3eg ,and the ,lord of the      
vineyard said unto the servant3 ,pluck  
not the wild branches from the trees1   

save it be those which are most bitter2 
and in them ye shall graft according to 
that which ,i have said4  #e3eh ,and we 
will nourish again the trees of the     
vineyard1 and we will trim up the       
branches thereof2 and we will pluck from
 the trees those branches which are     
ripened1 that must perish1 and cast them
 into the fire4  #e3ei ,and this ,i do  
that1 perhaps1 the roots thereof may    
take strength because of their goodness2
 and because of the change of the       
branches1 that the good may overcome the
 evil4  #e3fj ,and because that ,i have 
preserved the natural branches and the  
roots thereof1 and that ,i have grafted 
in the natural branches again into their
 mother tree1 and have preserved the    
roots of their mother tree1 that1       
perhaps1 the trees of my vineyard may   
bring forth again good fruit2 and that  
,i may have joy again in the fruit of my
 vineyard1 and1 perhaps1 that ,i may    
rejoice exceedingly that ,i have        
preserved the roots and the branches of 

the first fruit--  #e3fa ,wherefore1 go 
to1 and call servants1 that we may labor
 diligently with our might in the       
vineyard1 that we may prepare the way1  
that ,i may bring forth again the       
natural fruit1 which natural fruit is   
good and the most precious above all    
other fruit4  #e3fb ,wherefore1 let us  
go to and labor with our might this last
 time1 for behold the end draweth nigh1 
and this is for the last time that ,i   
shall prune my vineyard4  #e3fc ,graft  
in the branches2 begin at the last that 
they may be first1 and that the first   
may be last1 and dig about the trees1   
both old and young1 the first and the   
last2 and the last and the first1 that  
all may be nourished once again for the 
last time4  #e3fd ,wherefore1 dig about 
them1 and prune them1 and dung them once
 more1 for the last time1 for the end   
draweth nigh4 ,and if it be so that     
these last grafts shall grow1 and bring 
forth the natural fruit1 then shall ye  
prepare the way for them1 that they may 

grow4  #e3fe ,and as they begin to grow 
ye shall clear away the branches which  
bring forth bitter fruit1 according to  
the strength of the good and the size   
thereof2 and ye shall not clear away the
 bad thereof all at once1 lest the roots
 thereof should be too strong for the   
graft1 and the graft thereof shall      
perish1 and ,i lose the trees of my     
vineyard4  #e3ff ,for it grieveth me    
that ,i should lose the trees of my     
vineyard2 wherefore ye shall clear away 
the bad according as the good shall     
grow1 that the root and the top may be  
equal in strength1 until the good shall 
overcome the bad1 and the bad be hewn   
down and cast into the fire1 that they  
cumber not the ground of my vineyard2   
and thus will ,i sweep away the bad out 
of my vineyard4  #e3fg ,and the branches
 of the natural tree will ,i graft in   
again into the natural tree2  #e3fh ,and
 the branches of the natural tree will  
,i graft into the natural branches of   
the tree2 and thus will ,i bring them   

together again1 that they shall bring   
forth the natural fruit1 and they shall 
be one4  #e3fi ,and the bad shall be    
cast away1 yea1 even out of all the land
 of my vineyard2 for behold1 only this  
once will ,i prune my vineyard4  #e3gj  
,and it came to pass that the ,lord of  
the vineyard sent his servant2 and the  
servant went and did as the ,lord had   
commanded him1 and brought other        
servants2 and they were few4  #e3ga ,and
 the ,lord of the vineyard said unto    
them3 ,go to1 and labor in the vineyard1
 with your might4 ,for behold1 this is  
the last time that ,i shall nourish my  
vineyard2 for the end is nigh at hand1  
and the season speedily cometh2 and if  
ye labor with your might with me ye     
shall have joy in the fruit which ,i    
shall lay up unto myself against the    
time which will soon come4  #e3gb ,and  
it came to pass that the servants did go
 and labor with their mights2 and the   
,lord of the vineyard labored also with 
them2 and they did obey the commandments

 of the ,lord of the vineyard in all    
things4  #e3gc ,and there began to be   
the natural fruit again in the vineyard2
 and the natural branches began to grow 
and thrive exceedingly2 and the wild    
branches began to be plucked off and to 
be cast away2 and they did keep the root
 and the top thereof equal1 according to
 the strength thereof4  #e3gd ,and thus 
they labored1 with all diligence1       
according to the commandments of the    
,lord of the vineyard1 even until the   
bad had been cast away out of the       
vineyard1 and the ,lord had preserved   
unto himself that the trees had become  
again the natural fruit2 and they became
 like unto one body2 and the fruits were
 equal2 and the ,lord of the vineyard   
had preserved unto himself the natural  
fruit1 which was most precious unto him 
from the beginning4  #e3ge ,and it came 
to pass that when the ,lord of the      
vineyard saw that his fruit was good1   
and that his vineyard was no more       
corrupt1 he called up his servants1 and 

said unto them3 ,behold1 for this last  
time have we nourished my vineyard2 and 
thou beholdest that ,i have done        
according to my will2 and ,i have       
preserved the natural fruit1 that it is 
good1 even like as it was in the        
beginning4 ,and blessed art thou2 for   
because ye have been diligent in        
laboring with me in my vineyard1 and    
have kept my commandments1 and have     
brought unto me again the natural fruit1
 that my vineyard is no more corrupted1 
and the bad is cast away1 behold ye     
shall have joy with me because of the   
fruit of my vineyard4  #e3gf ,for       
behold1 for a long time will ,i lay up  
of the fruit of my vineyard unto mine   
own self against the season1 which      
speedily cometh2 and for the last time  
have ,i nourished my vineyard1 and      
pruned it1 and dug about it1 and dunged 
it2 wherefore ,i will lay up unto mine  
own self of the fruit1 for a long time1 
according to that which ,i have spoken4 
#e3gg ,and when the time cometh that    

evil fruit shall again come into my     
vineyard1 then will ,i cause the good   
and the bad to be gathered2 and the good
 will ,i preserve unto myself1 and the  
bad will ,i cast away into its own      
place4 ,and then cometh the season and  
the end2 and my vineyard will ,i cause  
to be burned with fire4  ,jacob ,chapter
 #f  #f3a ,and now1 behold1 my brethren1
 as ,i said unto you that ,i would      
prophesy1 behold1 this is my            
prophecy--that the things which this    
prophet ,zenos spake1 concerning the    
house of ,israel1 in the which he       
likened them unto a tame olive-tree1    
must surely come to pass4  #f3b ,and the
 day that he shall set his hand again   
the second time to recover his people1  
is the day1 yea1 even the last time1    
that the servants of the ,lord shall go 
forth in his power1 to nourish and prune
 his vineyard2 and after that the end   
soon cometh4  #f3c ,and how blessed are 
they who have labored diligently in his 
vineyard2 and how cursed are they who   

shall be cast out into their own place6 
,and the world shall be burned with     
fire4  #f3d ,and how merciful is our    
,god unto us1 for he remembereth the    
house of ,israel1 both roots and        
branches2 and he stretches forth his    
hands unto them all the day long2 and   
they are a stiffnecked and a gainsaying 
people2 but as many as will not harden  
their hearts shall be saved in the      
kingdom of ,god4  #f3e ,wherefore1 my   
beloved brethren1 ,i beseech of you in  
words of soberness that ye would repent1
 and come with full purpose of heart1   
and cleave unto ,god as he cleaveth unto
 you4 ,and while his arm of mercy is    
extended towards you in the light of the
 day1 harden not your hearts4  #f3f     
,yea1 today1 if ye will hear his voice1 
harden not your hearts2 for why will ye 
die8  #f3g ,for behold1 after ye have   
been nourished by the good word of ,god 
all the day long1 will ye bring forth   
evil fruit1 that ye must be hewn down   
and cast into the fire8  #f3h ,behold1  

will ye reject these words8 ,will ye    
reject the words of the prophets2 and   
will ye reject all the words which have 
been spoken concerning ,christ1 after so
 many have spoken concerning him2 and   
deny the good word of ,christ1 and the  
power of ,god1 and the gift of the ,holy
 ,ghost1 and quench the ,holy ,spirit1  
and make a mock of the great plan of    
redemption1 which hath been laid for    
you8  #f3i ,know ye not that if ye will 
do these things1 that the power of the  
redemption and the resurrection1 which  
is in ,christ1 will bring you to stand  
with shame and awful guilt before the   
bar of ,god8  #f3aj ,and according to   
the power of justice1 for justice cannot
 be denied1 ye must go away into that   
lake of fire and brimstone1 whose flames
 are unquenchable1 and whose smoke      
ascendeth up forever and ever1 which    
lake of fire and brimstone is endless   
torment4  #f3aa ,o then1 my beloved     
brethren1 repent ye1 and enter in at the
 strait gate1 and continue in the way   

which is narrow1 until ye shall obtain  
eternal life4  #f3ab ,o be wise2 what   
can ,i say more8  #f3ac ,finally1 ,i bid
 you farewell1 until ,i shall meet you  
before the pleasing bar of ,god1 which  
bar striketh the wicked with awful dread
 and fear4 ,amen4  ,jacob ,chapter #g   
#g3a ,and now it came to pass after some
 years had passed away1 there came a man
 among the people of ,nephi1 whose name 
was ,sherem4  #g3b ,and it came to pass 
that he began to preach among the       
people1 and to declare unto them that   
there should be no ,christ4 ,and he     
preached many things which were         
flattering unto the people2 and this he 
did that he might overthrow the doctrine
 of ,christ4  #g3c ,and he labored      
diligently that he might lead away the  
hearts of the people1 insomuch that he  
did lead away many hearts2 and he       
knowing that ,i1 ,jacob1 had faith in   
,christ who should come1 he sought much 
opportunity that he might come unto me4 
#g3d ,and he was learned1 that he had a 

perfect knowledge of the language of the
 people2 wherefore1 he could use much   
flattery1 and much power of speech1     
according to the power of the devil4    
#g3e ,and he had hope to shake me from  
the faith1 notwithstanding the many     
revelations and the many things which ,i
 had seen concerning these things2 for  
,i truly had seen angels1 and they had  
ministered unto me4 ,and also1 ,i had   
heard the voice of the ,lord speaking   
unto me in very word1 from time to time2
 wherefore1 ,i could not be shaken4     
#g3f ,and it came to pass that he came  
unto me1 and on this wise did he speak  
unto me1 saying3 ,brother ,jacob1 ,i    
have sought much opportunity that ,i    
might speak unto you2 for ,i have heard 
and also know that thou goest about     
much1 preaching that which ye call the  
gospel1 or the doctrine of ,christ4     
#g3g ,and ye have led away much of this 
people that they pervert the right way  
of ,god1 and keep not the law of ,moses 
which is the right way2 and convert the 

law of ,moses into the worship of a     
being which ye say shall come many      
hundred years hence4 ,and now behold1   
,i1 ,sherem1 declare unto you that this 
is blasphemy2 for no man knoweth of such
 things2 for he cannot tell of things to
 come4 ,and after this manner did       
,sherem contend against me4  #g3h ,but  
behold1 the ,lord ,god poured in his    
,spirit into my soul1 insomuch that ,i  
did confound him in all his words4  #g3i
 ,and ,i said unto him3 ,deniest thou   
the ,christ who shall come8 ,and he     
said3 ,if there should be a ,christ1 ,i 
would not deny him2 but ,i know that    
there is no ,christ1 neither has been1  
nor ever will be4  #g3aj ,and ,i said   
unto him3 ,believest thou the           
scriptures8 ,and he said1 ,yea4  #g3aa  
,and ,i said unto him3 ,then ye do not  
understand them2 for they truly testify 
of ,christ4 ,behold1 ,i say unto you    
that none of the prophets have written1 
nor prophesied1 save they have spoken   
concerning this ,christ4  #g3ab ,and    

this is not all--it has been made       
manifest unto me1 for ,i have heard and 
seen2 and it also has been made manifest
 unto me by the power of the ,holy      
,ghost2 wherefore1 ,i know if there     
should be no atonement made all mankind 
must be lost4  #g3ac ,and it came to    
pass that he said unto me3 ,show me a   
sign by this power of the ,holy ,ghost1 
in the which ye know so much4  #g3ad    
,and ,i said unto him3 ,what am ,i that 
,i should tempt ,god to show unto thee a
 sign in the thing which thou knowest to
 be true8 ,yet thou wilt deny it1       
because thou art of the devil4          
,nevertheless1 not my will be done2 but 
if ,god shall smite thee1 let that be a 
sign unto thee that he has power1 both  
in heaven and in earth2 and also1 that  
,christ shall come4 ,and thy will1 ,o   
,lord1 be done1 and not mine4  #g3ae    
,and it came to pass that when ,i1      
,jacob1 had spoken these words1 the     
power of the ,lord came upon him1       
insomuch that he fell to the earth4 ,and

 it came to pass that he was nourished  
for the space of many days4  #g3af ,and 
it came to pass that he said unto the   
people3 ,gather together on the morrow1 
for ,i shall die2 wherefore1 ,i desire  
to speak unto the people before ,i shall
 die4  #g3ag ,and it came to pass that  
on the morrow the multitude were        
gathered together2 and he spake plainly 
unto them and denied the things which he
 had taught them1 and confessed the     
,christ1 and the power of the ,holy     
,ghost1 and the ministering of angels4  
#g3ah ,and he spake plainly unto them1  
that he had been deceived by the power  
of the devil4 ,and he spake of hell1 and
 of eternity1 and of eternal punishment4
  #g3ai ,and he said3 ,i fear lest ,i   
have committed the unpardonable sin1 for
 ,i have lied unto ,god2 for ,i denied  
the ,christ1 and said that ,i believed  
the scriptures2 and they truly testify  
of him4 ,and because ,i have thus lied  
unto ,god ,i greatly fear lest my case  
shall be awful2 but ,i confess unto     

,god4  #g3bj ,and it came to pass that  
when he had said these words he could   
say no more1 and he gave up the ghost4  
#g3ba ,and when the multitude had       
witnessed that he spake these things as 
he was about to give up the ghost1 they 
were astonished exceedingly2 insomuch   
that the power of ,god came down upon   
them1 and they were overcome that they  
fell to the earth4  #g3bb ,now1 this    
thing was pleasing unto me1 ,jacob1 for 
,i had requested it of my ,father who   
was in heaven2 for he had heard my cry  
and answered my prayer4  #g3bc ,and it  
came to pass that peace and the love of 
,god was restored again among the       
people2 and they searched the           
scriptures1 and hearkened no more to the
 words of this wicked man4  #g3bd ,and  
it came to pass that many means were    
devised to reclaim and restore the      
,lamanites to the knowledge of the      
truth2 but it all was vain1 for they    
delighted in wars and bloodshed1 and    
they had an eternal hatred against us1  

their brethren4 ,and they sought by the 
power of their arms to destroy us       
continually4  #g3be ,wherefore1 the     
people of ,nephi did fortify against    
them with their arms1 and with all their
 might1 trusting in the ,god and rock of
 their salvation2 wherefore1 they became
 as yet1 conquerors of their enemies4   
#g3bf ,and it came to pass that ,i1     
,jacob1 began to be old2 and the record 
of this people being kept on the other  
plates of ,nephi1 wherefore1 ,i conclude
 this record1 declaring that ,i have    
written according to the best of my     
knowledge1 by saying that the time      
passed away with us1 and also our lives 
passed away like as it were unto us a   
dream1 we being a lonesome and a solemn 
people1 wanderers1 cast out from        
,jerusalem1 born in tribulation1 in a   
wilderness1 and hated of our brethren1  
which caused wars and contentions2      
wherefore1 we did mourn out our days4   
#g3bg ,and ,i1 ,jacob1 saw that ,i must 
soon go down to my grave2 wherefore1 ,i 

said unto my son ,enos3 ,take these     
plates4 ,and ,i told him the things     
which my brother ,nephi had commanded   
me1 and he promised obedience unto the  
commands4 ,and ,i make an end of my     
writing upon these plates1 which writing
 has been small2 and to the reader ,i   
bid farewell1 hoping that many of my    
brethren may read my words4 ,brethren1  
adieu4      ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,enos    
#a3a ,behold1 it came to pass that ,i1  
,enos1 knowing my father that he was a  
just man--for he taught me in his       
language1 and also in the nurture and   
admonition of the ,lord--and blessed be 
the name of my ,god for it--  #a3b ,and 
,i will tell you of the wrestle which ,i
 had before ,god1 before ,i received a  
remission of my sins4  #a3c ,behold1 ,i 
went to hunt beasts in the forests2 and 
the words which ,i had often heard my   
father speak concerning eternal life1   
and the joy of the saints1 sunk deep    
into my heart4  #a3d ,and my soul       
hungered2 and ,i kneeled down before my 

,maker1 and ,i cried unto him in mighty 
prayer and supplication for mine own    
soul2 and all the day long did ,i cry   
unto him2 yea1 and when the night came  
,i did still raise my voice high that it
 reached the heavens4  #a3e ,and there  
came a voice unto me1 saying3 ,enos1 thy
 sins are forgiven thee1 and thou shalt 
be blessed4  #a3f ,and ,i1 ,enos1 knew  
that ,god could not lie2 wherefore1 my  
guilt was swept away4  #a3g ,and ,i     
said3 ,lord1 how is it done8  #a3h ,and 
he said unto me3 ,because of thy faith  
in ,christ1 whom thou hast never before 
heard nor seen4 ,and many years pass    
away before he shall manifest himself in
 the flesh2 wherefore1 go to1 thy faith 
hath made thee whole4  #a3i ,now1 it    
came to pass that when ,i had heard     
these words ,i began to feel a desire   
for the welfare of my brethren1 the     
,nephites2 wherefore1 ,i did pour out my
 whole soul unto ,god for them4  #a3aj  
,and while ,i was thus struggling in the
 spirit1 behold1 the voice of the ,lord 

came into my mind again1 saying3 ,i will
 visit thy brethren according to their  
diligence in keeping my commandments4 ,i
 have given unto them this land1 and it 
is a holy land2 and ,i curse it not save
 it be for the cause of iniquity2       
wherefore1 ,i will visit thy brethren   
according as ,i have said2 and their    
transgressions will ,i bring down with  
sorrow upon their own heads4  #a3aa ,and
 after ,i1 ,enos1 had heard these words1
 my faith began to be unshaken in the   
,lord2 and ,i prayed unto him with many 
long strugglings for my brethren1 the   
,lamanites4  #a3ab ,and it came to pass 
that after ,i had prayed and labored    
with all diligence1 the ,lord said unto 
me3 ,i will grant unto thee according to
 thy desires1 because of thy faith4     
#a3ac ,and now behold1 this was the     
desire which ,i desired of him--that if 
it should so be1 that my people1 the    
,nephites1 should fall into             
transgression1 and by any means be      
destroyed1 and the ,lamanites should not

 be destroyed1 that the ,lord ,god would
 preserve a record of my people1 the    
,nephites2 even if it so be by the power
 of his holy arm1 that it might be      
brought forth at some future day unto   
the ,lamanites1 that1 perhaps1 they     
might be brought unto salvation--  #a3ad
 ,for at the present our strugglings    
were vain in restoring them to the true 
faith4 ,and they swore in their wrath   
that1 if it were possible1 they would   
destroy our records and us1 and also all
 the traditions of our fathers4  #a3ae  
,wherefore1 ,i knowing that the ,lord   
,god was able to preserve our records1  
,i cried unto him continually1 for he   
had said unto me3 ,whatsoever thing ye  
shall ask in faith1 believing that ye   
shall receive in the name of ,christ1 ye
 shall receive it4  #a3af ,and ,i had   
faith1 and ,i did cry unto ,god that he 
would preserve the records2 and he      
covenanted with me that he would bring  
them forth unto the ,lamanites in his   
own due time4  #a3ag ,and ,i1 ,enos1    

knew it would be according to the       
covenant which he had made2 wherefore my
 soul did rest4  #a3ah ,and the ,lord   
said unto me3 ,thy fathers have also    
required of me this thing2 and it shall 
be done unto them according to their    
faith2 for their faith was like unto    
thine4  #a3ai ,and now it came to pass  
that ,i1 ,enos1 went about among the    
people of ,nephi1 prophesying of things 
to come1 and testifying of the things   
which ,i had heard and seen4  #a3bj ,and
 ,i bear record that the people of      
,nephi did seek diligently to restore   
the ,lamanites unto the true faith in   
,god4 ,but our labors were vain2 their  
hatred was fixed1 and they were led by  
their evil nature that they became wild1
 and ferocious1 and a bloodthirsty      
people1 full of idolatry and filthiness2
 feeding upon beasts of prey2 dwelling  
in tents1 and wandering about in the    
wilderness with a short skin girdle     
about their loins and their heads       
shaven2 and their skill was in the bow1 

and in the cimeter1 and the ax4 ,and    
many of them did eat nothing save it was
 raw meat2 and they were continually    
seeking to destroy us4  #a3ba ,and it   
came to pass that the people of ,nephi  
did till the land1 and raise all manner 
of grain1 and of fruit1 and flocks of   
herds1 and flocks of all manner of      
cattle of every kind1 and goats1 and    
wild goats1 and also many horses4  #a3bb
 ,and there were exceedingly many       
prophets among us4 ,and the people were 
a stiffnecked people1 hard to           
understand4  #a3bc ,and there was       
nothing save it was exceeding harshness1
 preaching and prophesying of wars1 and 
contentions1 and destructions1 and      
continually reminding them of death1 and
 the duration of eternity1 and the      
judgments and the power of ,god1 and all
 these things--stirring them up         
continually to keep them in the fear of 
the ,lord4 ,i say there was nothing     
short of these things1 and exceedingly  
great plainness of speech1 would keep   

them from going down speedily to        
destruction4 ,and after this manner do  
,i write concerning them4  #a3bd ,and ,i
 saw wars between the ,nephites and     
,lamanites in the course of my days4    
#a3be ,and it came to pass that ,i began
 to be old1 and an hundred and seventy  
and nine years had passed away from the 
time that our father ,lehi left         
,jerusalem4  #a3bf ,and ,i saw that ,i  
must soon go down to my grave1 having   
been wrought upon by the power of ,god  
that ,i must preach and prophesy unto   
this people1 and declare the word       
according to the truth which is in      
,christ4 ,and ,i have declared it in all
 my days1 and have rejoiced in it above 
that of the world4  #a3bg ,and ,i soon  
go to the place of my rest1 which is    
with my ,redeemer2 for ,i know that in  
him ,i shall rest4 ,and ,i rejoice in   
the day when my mortal shall put on     
immortality1 and shall stand before him2
 then shall ,i see his face with        
pleasure1 and he will say unto me3 ,come

 unto me1 ye blessed1 there is a place  
prepared for you in the mansions of my  
,father4 ,amen4      ,,the ,,book ,,of  
,,jarom   #a3a ,now behold1 ,i1 ,jarom1 
write a few words according to the      
commandment of my father1 ,enos1 that   
our genealogy may be kept4  #a3b ,and as
 these plates are small1 and as these   
things are written for the intent of the
 benefit of our brethren the ,lamanites1
 wherefore1 it must needs be that ,i    
write a little2 but ,i shall not write  
the things of my prophesying1 nor of my 
revelations4 ,for what could ,i write   
more than my fathers have written8 ,for 
have not they revealed the plan of      
salvation8 ,i say unto you1 ,yea2 and   
this sufficeth me4  #a3c ,behold1 it is 
expedient that much should be done among
 this people1 because of the hardness of
 their hearts1 and the deafness of their
 ears1 and the blindness of their minds1
 and the stiffness of their necks2      
nevertheless1 ,god is exceedingly       
merciful unto them1 and has not as yet  

swept them off from the face of the     
land4  #a3d ,and there are many among us
 who have many revelations1 for they are
 not all stiffnecked4 ,and as many as   
are not stiffnecked and have faith1 have
 communion with the ,holy ,spirit1 which
 maketh manifest unto the children of   
men1 according to their faith4  #a3e    
,and now1 behold1 two hundred years had 
passed away1 and the people of ,nephi   
had waxed strong in the land4 ,they     
observed to keep the law of ,moses and  
the sabbath day holy unto the ,lord4    
,and they profaned not2 neither did they
 blaspheme4 ,and the laws of the land   
were exceedingly strict4  #a3f ,and they
 were scattered upon much of the face of
 the land1 and the ,lamanites also4 ,and
 they were exceedingly more numerous    
than were they of the ,nephites2 and    
they loved murder and would drink the   
blood of beasts4  #a3g ,and it came to  
pass that they came many times against  
us1 the ,nephites1 to battle4 ,but our  
kings and our leaders were mighty men in

 the faith of the ,lord2 and they taught
 the people the ways of the ,lord2      
wherefore1 we withstood the ,lamanites  
and swept them away out of our lands1   
and began to fortify our cities1 or     
whatsoever place of our inheritance4    
#a3h ,and we multiplied exceedingly1 and
 spread upon the face of the land1 and  
became exceedingly rich in gold1 and in 
silver1 and in precious things1 and in  
fine workmanship of wood1 in buildings1 
and in machinery1 and also in iron and  
copper1 and brass and steel1 making all 
manner of tools of every kind to till   
the ground1 and weapons of war--yea1 the
 sharp pointed arrow1 and the quiver1   
and the dart1 and the javelin1 and all  
preparations for war4  #a3i ,and thus   
being prepared to meet the ,lamanites1  
they did not prosper against us4 ,but   
the word of the ,lord was verified1     
which he spake unto our fathers1 saying 
that3 ,inasmuch as ye will keep my      
commandments ye shall prosper in the    
land4  #a3aj ,and it came to pass that  

the prophets of the ,lord did threaten  
the people of ,nephi1 according to the  
word of ,god1 that if they did not keep 
the commandments1 but should fall into  
transgression1 they should be destroyed 
from off the face of the land4  #a3aa   
,wherefore1 the prophets1 and the       
priests1 and the teachers1 did labor    
diligently1 exhorting with all          
long-suffering the people to diligence2 
teaching the law of ,moses1 and the     
intent for which it was given2          
persuading them to look forward unto the
 ,messiah1 and believe in him to come as
 though he already was4 ,and after this 
manner did they teach them4  #a3ab ,and 
it came to pass that by so doing they   
kept them from being destroyed upon the 
face of the land2 for they did prick    
their hearts with the word1 continually 
stirring them up unto repentance4  #a3ac
 ,and it came to pass that two hundred  
and thirty and eight years had passed   
away--after the manner of wars1 and     
contentions1 and dissensions1 for the   

space of much of the time4  #a3ad ,and  
,i1 ,jarom1 do not write more1 for the  
plates are small4 ,but behold1 my       
brethren1 ye can go to the other plates 
of ,nephi2 for behold1 upon them the    
records of our wars are engraven1       
according to the writings of the kings1 
or those which they caused to be        
written4  #a3ae ,and ,i deliver these   
plates into the hands of my son ,omni1  
that they may be kept according to the  
commandments of my fathers4      ,,the  
,,book ,,of ,,omni   #a3a ,behold1 it   
came to pass that ,i1 ,omni1 being      
commanded by my father1 ,jarom1 that ,i 
should write somewhat upon these plates1
 to preserve our genealogy--  #a3b      
,wherefore1 in my days1 ,i would that ye
 should know that ,i fought much with   
the sword to preserve my people1 the    
,nephites1 from falling into the hands  
of their enemies1 the ,lamanites4 ,but  
behold1 ,i of myself am a wicked man1   
and ,i have not kept the statutes and   
the commandments of the ,lord as ,i     

ought to have done4  #a3c ,and it came  
to pass that two hundred and seventy and
 six years had passed away1 and we had  
many seasons of peace2 and we had many  
seasons of serious war and bloodshed4   
,yea1 and in fine1 two hundred and      
eighty and two years had passed away1   
and ,i had kept these plates according  
to the commandments of my fathers2 and  
,i conferred them upon my son ,amaron4  
,and ,i make an end4  #a3d ,and now ,i1 
,amaron1 write the things whatsoever ,i 
write1 which are few1 in the book of my 
father4  #a3e ,behold1 it came to pass  
that three hundred and twenty years had 
passed away1 and the more wicked part of
 the ,nephites were destroyed4  #a3f    
,for the ,lord would not suffer1 after  
he had led them out of the land of      
,jerusalem and kept and preserved them  
from falling into the hands of their    
enemies1 yea1 he would not suffer that  
the words should not be verified1 which 
he spake unto our fathers1 saying that3 
,inasmuch as ye will not keep my        

commandments ye shall not prosper in the
 land4  #a3g ,wherefore1 the ,lord did  
visit them in great judgment2           
nevertheless1 he did spare the righteous
 that they should not perish1 but did   
deliver them out of the hands of their  
enemies4  #a3h ,and it came to pass that
 ,i did deliver the plates unto my      
brother ,chemish4  #a3i ,now ,i1        
,chemish1 write what few things ,i      
write1 in the same book with my brother2
 for behold1 ,i saw the last which he   
wrote1 that he wrote it with his own    
hand2 and he wrote it in the day that he
 delivered them unto me4 ,and after this
 manner we keep the records1 for it is  
according to the commandments of our    
fathers4 ,and ,i make an end4  #a3aj    
,behold1 ,i1 ,abinadom1 am the son of   
,chemish4 ,behold1 it came to pass that 
,i saw much war and contention between  
my people1 the ,nephites1 and the       
,lamanites2 and ,i1 with my own sword1  
have taken the lives of many of the     
,lamanites in the defence of my         

brethren4  #a3aa ,and behold1 the record
 of this people is engraven upon plates 
which is had by the kings1 according to 
the generations2 and ,i know of no      
revelation save that which has been     
written1 neither prophecy2 wherefore1   
that which is sufficient is written4    
,and ,i make an end4  #a3ab ,behold1 ,i 
am ,amaleki1 the son of ,abinadom4      
,behold1 ,i will speak unto you somewhat
 concerning ,mosiah1 who was made king  
over the land of ,zarahemla2 for behold1
 he being warned of the ,lord that he   
should flee out of the land of ,nephi1  
and as many as would hearken unto the   
voice of the ,lord should also depart   
out of the land with him1 into the      
wilderness--  #a3ac ,and it came to pass
 that he did according as the ,lord had 
commanded him4 ,and they departed out of
 the land into the wilderness1 as many  
as would hearken unto the voice of the  
,lord2 and they were led by many        
preachings and prophesyings4 ,and they  
were admonished continually by the word 

of ,god2 and they were led by the power 
of his arm1 through the wilderness1     
until they came down into the land which
 is called the land of ,zarahemla4      
#a3ad ,and they discovered a people1 who
 were called the people of ,zarahemla4  
,now1 there was great rejoicing among   
the people of ,zarahemla2 and also      
,zarahemla did rejoice exceedingly1     
because the ,lord had sent the people of
 ,mosiah with the plates of brass which 
contained the record of the ,jews4      
#a3ae ,behold1 it came to pass that     
,mosiah discovered that the people of   
,zarahemla came out from ,jerusalem at  
the time that ,zedekiah1 king of ,judah1
 was carried away captive into ,babylon4
  #a3af ,and they journeyed in the      
wilderness1 and were brought by the hand
 of the ,lord across the great waters1  
into the land where ,mosiah discovered  
them2 and they had dwelt there from that
 time forth4  #a3ag ,and at the time    
that ,mosiah discovered them1 they had  
become exceedingly numerous4            

,nevertheless1 they had had many wars   
and serious contentions1 and had fallen 
by the sword from time to time2 and     
their language had become corrupted2 and
 they had brought no records with them2 
and they denied the being of their      
,creator2 and ,mosiah1 nor the people of
 ,mosiah1 could understand them4  #a3ah 
,but it came to pass that ,mosiah caused
 that they should be taught in his      
language4 ,and it came to pass that     
after they were taught in the language  
of ,mosiah1 ,zarahemla gave a genealogy 
of his fathers1 according to his memory2
 and they are written1 but not in these 
plates4  #a3ai ,and it came to pass that
 the people of ,zarahemla1 and of       
,mosiah1 did unite together2 and ,mosiah
 was appointed to be their king4  #a3bj 
,and it came to pass in the days of     
,mosiah1 there was a large stone brought
 unto him with engravings on it2 and he 
did interpret the engravings by the gift
 and power of ,god4  #a3ba ,and they    
gave an account of one ,coriantumr1 and 

the slain of his people4 ,and           
,coriantumr was discovered by the people
 of ,zarahemla2 and he dwelt with them  
for the space of nine moons4  #a3bb ,it 
also spake a few words concerning his   
fathers4 ,and his first parents came out
 from the tower1 at the time the ,lord  
confounded the language of the people2  
and the severity of the ,lord fell upon 
them according to his judgments1 which  
are just2 and their bones lay scattered 
in the land northward4  #a3bc ,behold1  
,i1 ,amaleki1 was born in the days of   
,mosiah2 and ,i have lived to see his   
death2 and ,benjamin1 his son1 reigneth 
in his stead4  #a3bd ,and behold1 ,i    
have seen1 in the days of king          
,benjamin1 a serious war and much       
bloodshed between the ,nephites and the 
,lamanites4 ,but behold1 the ,nephites  
did obtain much advantage over them2    
yea1 insomuch that king ,benjamin did   
drive them out of the land of           
,zarahemla4  #a3be ,and it came to pass 
that ,i began to be old2 and1 having no 

seed1 and knowing king ,benjamin to be a
 just man before the ,lord1 wherefore1  
,i shall deliver up these plates unto   
him1 exhorting all men to come unto     
,god1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 and    
believe in prophesying1 and in          
revelations1 and in the ministering of  
angels1 and in the gift of speaking with
 tongues1 and in the gift of            
interpreting languages1 and in all      
things which are good2 for there is     
nothing which is good save it comes from
 the ,lord2 and that which is evil      
cometh from the devil4  #a3bf ,and now1 
my beloved brethren1 ,i would that ye   
should come unto ,christ1 who is the    
,holy ,one of ,israel1 and partake of   
his salvation1 and the power of his     
redemption4 ,yea1 come unto him1 and    
offer your whole souls as an offering   
unto him1 and continue in fasting and   
praying1 and endure to the end2 and as  
the ,lord liveth ye will be saved4      
#a3bg ,and now ,i would speak somewhat  
concerning a certain number who went up 

into the wilderness to return to the    
land of ,nephi2 for there was a large   
number who were desirous to possess the 
land of their inheritance4  #a3bh       
,wherefore1 they went up into the       
wilderness4 ,and their leader being a   
strong and mighty man1 and a stiffnecked
 man1 wherefore he caused a contention  
among them2 and they were all slain1    
save fifty1 in the wilderness1 and they 
returned again to the land of           
,zarahemla4  #a3bi ,and it came to pass 
that they also took others to a         
considerable number1 and took their     
journey again into the wilderness4      
#a3cj ,and ,i1 ,amaleki1 had a brother1 
who also went with them2 and ,i have not
 since known concerning them4 ,and ,i am
 about to lie down in my grave2 and     
these plates are full4 ,and ,i make an  
end of my speaking4      ,,the ,,words  
,,of ,,mormon   #a3a ,and now ,i1       
,mormon1 being about to deliver up the  
record which ,i have been making into   
the hands of my son ,moroni1 behold ,i  

have witnessed almost all the           
destruction of my people1 the ,nephites4
  #a3b ,and it is many hundred years    
after the coming of ,christ that ,i     
deliver these records into the hands of 
my son2 and it supposeth me that he will
 witness the entire destruction of my   
people4 ,but may ,god grant that he may 
survive them1 that he may write somewhat
 concerning them1 and somewhat          
concerning ,christ1 that perhaps some   
day it may profit them4  #a3c ,and now1 
,i speak somewhat concerning that which 
,i have written2 for after ,i had made  
an abridgment from the plates of ,nephi1
 down to the reign of this king         
,benjamin1 of whom ,amaleki spake1 ,i   
searched among the records which had    
been delivered into my hands1 and ,i    
found these plates1 which contained this
 small account of the prophets1 from    
,jacob down to the reign of this king   
,benjamin1 and also many of the words of
 ,nephi4  #a3d ,and the things which are
 upon these plates pleasing me1 because 

of the prophecies of the coming of      
,christ2 and my fathers knowing that    
many of them have been fulfilled2 yea1  
and ,i also know that as many things as 
have been prophesied concerning us down 
to this day have been fulfilled1 and as 
many as go beyond this day must surely  
come to pass--  #a3e ,wherefore1 ,i     
chose these things1 to finish my record 
upon them1 which remainder of my record 
,i shall take from the plates of ,nephi2
 and ,i cannot write the hundredth part 
of the things of my people4  #a3f ,but  
behold1 ,i shall take these plates1     
which contain these prophesyings and    
revelations1 and put them with the      
remainder of my record1 for they are    
choice unto me2 and ,i know they will be
 choice unto my brethren4  #a3g ,and ,i 
do this for a wise purpose2 for thus it 
whispereth me1 according to the workings
 of the ,spirit of the ,lord which is in
 me4 ,and now1 ,i do not know all       
things2 but the ,lord knoweth all things
 which are to come2 wherefore1 he       

worketh in me to do according to his    
will4  #a3h ,and my prayer to ,god is   
concerning my brethren1 that they may   
once again come to the knowledge of     
,god1 yea1 the redemption of ,christ2   
that they may once again be a           
delightsome people4  #a3i ,and now ,i1  
,mormon1 proceed to finish out my       
record1 which ,i take from the plates of
 ,nephi2 and ,i make it according to the
 knowledge and the understanding which  
,god has given me4  #a3aj ,wherefore1 it
 came to pass that after ,amaleki had   
delivered up these plates into the hands
 of king ,benjamin1 he took them and put
 them with the other plates1 which      
contained records which had been handed 
down by the kings1 from generation to   
generation until the days of king       
,benjamin4  #a3aa ,and they were handed 
down from king ,benjamin1 from          
generation to generation until they have
 fallen into my hands4 ,and ,i1 ,mormon1
 pray to ,god that they may be preserved
 from this time henceforth4 ,and ,i know

 that they will be preserved2 for there 
are great things written upon them1 out 
of which my people and their brethren   
shall be judged at the great and last   
day1 according to the word of ,god which
 is written4  #a3ab ,and now1 concerning
 this king ,benjamin--he had somewhat of
 contentions among his own people4      
#a3ac ,and it came to pass also that the
 armies of the ,lamanites came down out 
of the land of ,nephi1 to battle against
 his people4 ,but behold1 king ,benjamin
 gathered together his armies1 and he   
did stand against them2 and he did fight
 with the strength of his own arm1 with 
the sword of ,laban4  #a3ad ,and in the 
strength of the ,lord they did contend  
against their enemies1 until they had   
slain many thousands of the ,lamanites4 
,and it came to pass that they did      
contend against the ,lamanites until    
they had driven them out of all the     
lands of their inheritance4  #a3ae ,and 
it came to pass that after there had    
been false ,christs1 and their mouths   

had been shut1 and they punished        
according to their crimes2  #a3af ,and  
after there had been false prophets1 and
 false preachers and teachers among the 
people1 and all these having been       
punished according to their crimes2 and 
after there having been much contention 
and many dissensions away unto the      
,lamanites1 behold1 it came to pass that
 king ,benjamin1 with the assistance of 
the holy prophets who were among his    
people--  #a3ag ,for behold1 king       
,benjamin was a holy man1 and he did    
reign over his people in righteousness2 
and there were many holy men in the     
land1 and they did speak the word of    
,god with power and with authority2 and 
they did use much sharpness because of  
the stiffneckedness of the people--     
#a3ah ,wherefore1 with the help of      
these1 king ,benjamin1 by laboring with 
all the might of his body and the       
faculty of his whole soul1 and also the 
prophets1 did once more establish peace 
in the land4      ,,the ,,book ,,of     

,,mosiah  ,mosiah ,chapter #a  #a3a ,and
 now there was no more contention in all
 the land of ,zarahemla1 among all the  
people who belonged to king ,benjamin1  
so that king ,benjamin had continual    
peace all the remainder of his days4    
#a3b ,and it came to pass that he had   
three sons2 and he called their names   
,mosiah1 and ,helorum1 and ,helaman4    
,and he caused that they should be      
taught in all the language of his       
fathers1 that thereby they might become 
men of understanding2 and that they     
might know concerning the prophecies    
which had been spoken by the mouths of  
their fathers1 which were delivered them
 by the hand of the ,lord4  #a3c ,and he
 also taught them concerning the records
 which were engraven on the plates of   
brass1 saying3 ,my sons1 ,i would that  
ye should remember that were it not for 
these plates1 which contain these       
records and these commandments1 we must 
have suffered in ignorance1 even at this
 present time1 not knowing the mysteries

 of ,god4  #a3d ,for it were not        
possible that our father1 ,lehi1 could  
have remembered all these things1 to    
have taught them to his children1 except
 it were for the help of these plates2  
for he having been taught in the        
language of the ,egyptians therefore he 
could read these engravings1 and teach  
them to his children1 that thereby they 
could teach them to their children1 and 
so fulfilling the commandments of ,god1 
even down to this present time4  #a3e ,i
 say unto you1 my sons1 were it not for 
these things1 which have been kept and  
preserved by the hand of ,god1 that we  
might read and understand of his        
mysteries1 and have his commandments    
always before our eyes1 that even our   
fathers would have dwindled in unbelief1
 and we should have been like unto our  
brethren1 the ,lamanites1 who know      
nothing concerning these things1 or even
 do not believe them when they are      
taught them1 because of the traditions  
of their fathers1 which are not correct4

  #a3f ,o my sons1 ,i would that ye     
should remember that these sayings are  
true1 and also that these records are   
true4 ,and behold1 also the plates of   
,nephi1 which contain the records and   
the sayings of our fathers from the time
 they left ,jerusalem until now1 and    
they are true2 and we can know of their 
surety because we have them before our  
eyes4  #a3g ,and now1 my sons1 ,i would 
that ye should remember to search them  
diligently1 that ye may profit thereby2 
and ,i would that ye should keep the    
commandments of ,god1 that ye may       
prosper in the land according to the    
promises which the ,lord made unto our  
fathers4  #a3h ,and many more things did
 king ,benjamin teach his sons1 which   
are not written in this book4  #a3i ,and
 it came to pass that after king        
,benjamin had made an end of teaching   
his sons1 that he waxed old1 and he saw 
that he must very soon go the way of all
 the earth2 therefore1 he thought it    
expedient that he should confer the     

kingdom upon one of his sons4  #a3aj    
,therefore1 he had ,mosiah brought      
before him2 and these are the words     
which he spake unto him1 saying3 ,my    
son1 ,i would that ye should make a     
proclamation throughout all this land   
among all this people1 or the people of 
,zarahemla1 and the people of ,mosiah   
who dwell in the land1 that thereby they
 may be gathered together2 for on the   
morrow ,i shall proclaim unto this my   
people out of mine own mouth that thou  
art a king and a ruler over this people1
 whom the ,lord our ,god hath given us4 
#a3aa ,and moreover1 ,i shall give this 
people a name1 that thereby they may be 
distinguished above all the people which
 the ,lord ,god hath brought out of the 
land of ,jerusalem2 and this ,i do      
because they have been a diligent people
 in keeping the commandments of the     
,lord4  #a3ab ,and ,i give unto them a  
name that never shall be blotted out1   
except it be through transgression4     
#a3ac ,yea1 and moreover ,i say unto    

you1 that if this highly favored people 
of the ,lord should fall into           
transgression1 and become a wicked and  
an adulterous people1 that the ,lord    
will deliver them up1 that thereby they 
become weak like unto their brethren2   
and he will no more preserve them by his
 matchless and marvelous power1 as he   
has hitherto preserved our fathers4     
#a3ad ,for ,i say unto you1 that if he  
had not extended his arm in the         
preservation of our fathers they must   
have fallen into the hands of the       
,lamanites1 and become victims to their 
hatred4  #a3ae ,and it came to pass that
 after king ,benjamin had made an end of
 these sayings to his son1 that he gave 
him charge concerning all the affairs of
 the kingdom4  #a3af ,and moreover1 he  
also gave him charge concerning the     
records which were engraven on the      
plates of brass2 and also the plates of 
,nephi2 and also1 the sword of ,laban1  
and the ball or director1 which led our 
fathers through the wilderness1 which   

was prepared by the hand of the ,lord   
that thereby they might be led1 every   
one according to the heed and diligence 
which they gave unto him4  #a3ag        
,therefore1 as they were unfaithful they
 did not prosper nor progress in their  
journey1 but were driven back1 and      
incurred the displeasure of ,god upon   
them2 and therefore they were smitten   
with famine and sore afflictions1 to    
stir them up in remembrance of their    
duty4  #a3ah ,and now1 it came to pass  
that ,mosiah went and did as his father 
had commanded him1 and proclaimed unto  
all the people who were in the land of  
,zarahemla that thereby they might      
gather themselves together1 to go up to 
the temple to hear the words which his  
father should speak unto them4  ,mosiah 
,chapter #b  #b3a ,and it came to pass  
that after ,mosiah had done as his      
father had commanded him1 and had made a
 proclamation throughout all the land1  
that the people gathered themselves     
together throughout all the land1 that  

they might go up to the temple to hear  
the words which king ,benjamin should   
speak unto them4  #b3b ,and there were a
 great number1 even so many that they   
did not number them2 for they had       
multiplied exceedingly and waxed great  
in the land4  #b3c ,and they also took  
of the firstlings of their flocks1 that 
they might offer sacrifice and burnt    
offerings according to the law of       
,moses2  #b3d ,and also that they might 
give thanks to the ,lord their ,god1 who
 had brought them out of the land of    
,jerusalem1 and who had delivered them  
out of the hands of their enemies1 and  
had appointed just men to be their      
teachers1 and also a just man to be     
their king1 who had established peace in
 the land of ,zarahemla1 and who had    
taught them to keep the commandments of 
,god1 that they might rejoice and be    
filled with love towards ,god and all   
men4  #b3e ,and it came to pass that    
when they came up to the temple1 they   
pitched their tents round about1 every  

man according to his family1 consisting 
of his wife1 and his sons1 and his      
daughters1 and their sons1 and their    
daughters1 from the eldest down to the  
youngest1 every family being separate   
one from another4  #b3f ,and they       
pitched their tents round about the     
temple1 every man having his tent with  
the door thereof towards the temple1    
that thereby they might remain in their 
tents and hear the words which king     
,benjamin should speak unto them2  #b3g 
,for the multitude being so great that  
king ,benjamin could not teach them all 
within the walls of the temple1         
therefore he caused a tower to be       
erected1 that thereby his people might  
hear the words which he should speak    
unto them4  #b3h ,and it came to pass   
that he began to speak to his people    
from the tower2 and they could not all  
hear his words because of the greatness 
of the multitude2 therefore he caused   
that the words which he spake should be 
written and sent forth among those that 

were not under the sound of his voice1  
that they might also receive his words4 
#b3i ,and these are the words which he  
spake and caused to be written1 saying3 
,my brethren1 all ye that have assembled
 yourselves together1 you that can hear 
my words which ,i shall speak unto you  
this day2 for ,i have not commanded you 
to come up hither to trifle with the    
words which ,i shall speak1 but that you
 should hearken unto me1 and open your  
ears that ye may hear1 and your hearts  
that ye may understand1 and your minds  
that the mysteries of ,god may be       
unfolded to your view4  #b3aj ,i have   
not commanded you to come up hither that
 ye should fear me1 or that ye should   
think that ,i of myself am more than a  
mortal man4  #b3aa ,but ,i am like as   
yourselves1 subject to all manner of    
infirmities in body and mind2 yet ,i    
have been chosen by this people1 and    
consecrated by my father1 and was       
suffered by the hand of the ,lord that  
,i should be a ruler and a king over    

this people2 and have been kept and     
preserved by his matchless power1 to    
serve you with all the might1 mind and  
strength which the ,lord hath granted   
unto me4  #b3ab ,i say unto you that as 
,i have been suffered to spend my days  
in your service1 even up to this time1  
and have not sought gold nor silver nor 
any manner of riches of you2  #b3ac     
,neither have ,i suffered that ye should
 be confined in dungeons1 nor that ye   
should make slaves one of another1 nor  
that ye should murder1 or plunder1 or   
steal1 or commit adultery2 nor even have
 ,i suffered that ye should commit any  
manner of wickedness1 and have taught   
you that ye should keep the commandments
 of the ,lord1 in all things which he   
hath commanded you--  #b3ad ,and even   
,i1 myself1 have labored with mine own  
hands that ,i might serve you1 and that 
ye should not be laden with taxes1 and  
that there should nothing come upon you 
which was grievous to be borne--and of  
all these things which ,i have spoken1  

ye yourselves are witnesses this day4   
#b3ae ,yet1 my brethren1 ,i have not    
done these things that ,i might boast1  
neither do ,i tell these things that    
thereby ,i might accuse you2 but ,i tell
 you these things that ye may know that 
,i can answer a clear conscience before 
,god this day4  #b3af ,behold1 ,i say   
unto you that because ,i said unto you  
that ,i had spent my days in your       
service1 ,i do not desire to boast1 for 
,i have only been in the service of     
,god4  #b3ag ,and behold1 ,i tell you   
these things that ye may learn wisdom2  
that ye may learn that when ye are in   
the service of your fellow beings ye are
 only in the service of your ,god4      
#b3ah ,behold1 ye have called me your   
king2 and if ,i1 whom ye call your king1
 do labor to serve you1 then ought not  
ye to labor to serve one another8  #b3ai
 ,and behold also1 if ,i1 whom ye call  
your king1 who has spent his days in    
your service1 and yet has been in the   
service of ,god1 do merit any thanks    

from you1 ,o how you ought to thank your
 heavenly ,king6  #b3bj ,i say unto you1
 my brethren1 that if you should render 
all the thanks and praise which your    
whole soul has power to possess1 to that
 ,god who has created you1 and has kept 
and preserved you1 and has caused that  
ye should rejoice1 and has granted that 
ye should live in peace one with        
another--  #b3ba ,i say unto you that if
 ye should serve him who has created you
 from the beginning1 and is preserving  
you from day to day1 by lending you     
breath1 that ye may live and move and do
 according to your own will1 and even   
supporting you from one moment to       
another--,i say1 if ye should serve him 
with all your whole souls yet ye would  
be unprofitable servants4  #b3bb ,and   
behold1 all that he requires of you is  
to keep his commandments2 and he has    
promised you that if ye would keep his  
commandments ye should prosper in the   
land2 and he never doth vary from that  
which he hath said2 therefore1 if ye do 

keep his commandments he doth bless you 
and prosper you4  #b3bc ,and now1 in the
 first place1 he hath created you1 and  
granted unto you your lives1 for which  
ye are indebted unto him4  #b3bd ,and   
secondly1 he doth require that ye should
 do as he hath commanded you2 for which 
if ye do1 he doth immediately bless you2
 and therefore he hath paid you4 ,and ye
 are still indebted unto him1 and are1  
and will be1 forever and ever2          
therefore1 of what have ye to boast8    
#b3be ,and now ,i ask1 can ye say aught 
of yourselves8 ,i answer you1 ,nay4 ,ye 
cannot say that ye are even as much as  
the dust of the earth2 yet ye were      
created of the dust of the earth2 but   
behold1 it belongeth to him who created 
you4  #b3bf ,and ,i1 even ,i1 whom ye   
call your king1 am no better than ye    
yourselves are2 for ,i am also of the   
dust4 ,and ye behold that ,i am old1 and
 am about to yield up this mortal frame 
to its mother earth4  #b3bg ,therefore1 
as ,i said unto you that ,i had served  

you1 walking with a clear conscience    
before ,god1 even so ,i at this time    
have caused that ye should assemble     
yourselves together1 that ,i might be   
found blameless1 and that your blood    
should not come upon me1 when ,i shall  
stand to be judged of ,god of the things
 whereof he hath commanded me concerning
 you4  #b3bh ,i say unto you that ,i    
have caused that ye should assemble     
yourselves together that ,i might rid my
 garments of your blood1 at this period 
of time when ,i am about to go down to  
my grave1 that ,i might go down in      
peace1 and my immortal spirit may join  
the choirs above in singing the praises 
of a just ,god4  #b3bi ,and moreover1 ,i
 say unto you that ,i have caused that  
ye should assemble yourselves together1 
that ,i might declare unto you that ,i  
can no longer be your teacher1 nor your 
king2  #b3cj ,for even at this time1 my 
whole frame doth tremble exceedingly    
while attempting to speak unto you2 but 
the ,lord ,god doth support me1 and hath

 suffered me that ,i should speak unto  
you1 and hath commanded me that ,i      
should declare unto you this day1 that  
my son ,mosiah is a king and a ruler    
over you4  #b3ca ,and now1 my brethren1 
,i would that ye should do as ye have   
hitherto done4 ,as ye have kept my      
commandments1 and also the commandments 
of my father1 and have prospered1 and   
have been kept from falling into the    
hands of your enemies1 even so if ye    
shall keep the commandments of my son1  
or the commandments of ,god which shall 
be delivered unto you by him1 ye shall  
prosper in the land1 and your enemies   
shall have no power over you4  #b3cb    
,but1 ,o my people1 beware lest there   
shall arise contentions among you1 and  
ye list to obey the evil spirit1 which  
was spoken of by my father ,mosiah4     
#b3cc ,for behold1 there is a wo        
pronounced upon him who listeth to obey 
that spirit2 for if he listeth to obey  
him1 and remaineth and dieth in his     
sins1 the same drinketh damnation to his

 own soul2 for he receiveth for his     
wages an everlasting punishment1 having 
transgressed the law of ,god contrary to
 his own knowledge4  #b3cd ,i say unto  
you1 that there are not any among you1  
except it be your little children that  
have not been taught concerning these   
things1 but what knoweth that ye are    
eternally indebted to your heavenly     
,father1 to render to him all that you  
have and are2 and also have been taught 
concerning the records which contain the
 prophecies which have been spoken by   
the holy prophets1 even down to the time
 our father1 ,lehi1 left ,jerusalem2    
#b3ce ,and also1 all that has been      
spoken by our fathers until now4 ,and   
behold1 also1 they spake that which was 
commanded them of the ,lord2 therefore1 
they are just and true4  #b3cf ,and now1
 ,i say unto you1 my brethren1 that     
after ye have known and have been taught
 all these things1 if ye should         
transgress and go contrary to that which
 has been spoken1 that ye do withdraw   

yourselves from the ,spirit of the      
,lord1 that it may have no place in you 
to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye  
may be blessed1 prospered1 and          
preserved--  #b3cg ,i say unto you1 that
 the man that doeth this1 the same      
cometh out in open rebellion against    
,god2 therefore he listeth to obey the  
evil spirit1 and becometh an enemy to   
all righteousness2 therefore1 the ,lord 
has no place in him1 for he dwelleth not
 in unholy temples4  #b3ch ,therefore if
 that man repenteth not1 and remaineth  
and dieth an enemy to ,god1 the demands 
of divine justice do awaken his immortal
 soul to a lively sense of his own      
guilt1 which doth cause him to shrink   
from the presence of the ,lord1 and doth
 fill his breast with guilt1 and pain1  
and anguish1 which is like an           
unquenchable fire1 whose flame ascendeth
 up forever and ever4  #b3ci ,and now ,i
 say unto you1 that mercy hath no claim 
on that man2 therefore his final doom is
 to endure a never-ending torment4      

#b3dj ,o1 all ye old men1 and also ye   
young men1 and you little children who  
can understand my words1 for ,i have    
spoken plainly unto you that ye might   
understand1 ,i pray that ye should awake
 to a remembrance of the awful situation
 of those that have fallen into         
transgression4  #b3da ,and moreover1 ,i 
would desire that ye should consider on 
the blessed and happy state of those    
that keep the commandments of ,god4 ,for
 behold1 they are blessed in all things1
 both temporal and spiritual2 and if    
they hold out faithful to the end they  
are received into heaven1 that thereby  
they may dwell with ,god in a state of  
never-ending happiness4 ,o remember1    
remember that these things are true2 for
 the ,lord ,god hath spoken it4  ,mosiah
 ,chapter #c  #c3a ,and again my        
brethren1 ,i would call your attention1 
for ,i have somewhat more to speak unto 
you2 for behold1 ,i have things to tell 
you concerning that which is to come4   
#c3b ,and the things which ,i shall tell

 you are made known unto me by an angel 
from ,god4 ,and he said unto me3 ,awake2
 and ,i awoke1 and behold he stood      
before me4  #c3c ,and he said unto me3  
,awake1 and hear the words which ,i     
shall tell thee2 for behold1 ,i am come 
to declare unto you the glad tidings of 
great joy4  #c3d ,for the ,lord hath    
heard thy prayers1 and hath judged of   
thy righteousness1 and hath sent me to  
declare unto thee that thou mayest      
rejoice2 and that thou mayest declare   
unto thy people1 that they may also be  
filled with joy4  #c3e ,for behold1 the 
time cometh1 and is not far distant1    
that with power1 the ,lord ,omnipotent  
who reigneth1 who was1 and is from all  
eternity to all eternity1 shall come    
down from heaven among the children of  
men1 and shall dwell in a tabernacle of 
clay1 and shall go forth amongst men1   
working mighty miracles1 such as healing
 the sick1 raising the dead1 causing the
 lame to walk1 the blind to receive     
their sight1 and the deaf to hear1 and  

curing all manner of diseases4  #c3f    
,and he shall cast out devils1 or the   
evil spirits which dwell in the hearts  
of the children of men4  #c3g ,and lo1  
he shall suffer temptations1 and pain of
 body1 hunger1 thirst1 and fatigue1 even
 more than man can suffer1 except it be 
unto death2 for behold1 blood cometh    
from every pore1 so great shall be his  
anguish for the wickedness and the      
abominations of his people4  #c3h ,and  
he shall be called ,jesus ,christ1 the  
,son of ,god1 the ,father of heaven and 
earth1 the ,creator of all things from  
the beginning2 and his mother shall be  
called ,mary4  #c3i ,and lo1 he cometh  
unto his own1 that salvation might come 
unto the children of men even through   
faith on his name2 and even after all   
this they shall consider him a man1 and 
say that he hath a devil1 and shall     
scourge him1 and shall crucify him4     
#c3aj ,and he shall rise the third day  
from the dead2 and behold1 he standeth  
to judge the world2 and behold1 all     

these things are done that a righteous  
judgment might come upon the children of
 men4  #c3aa ,for behold1 and also his  
blood atoneth for the sins of those who 
have fallen by the transgression of     
,adam1 who have died not knowing the    
will of ,god concerning them1 or who    
have ignorantly sinned4  #c3ab ,but wo1 
wo unto him who knoweth that he         
rebelleth against ,god6 ,for salvation  
cometh to none such except it be through
 repentance and faith on the ,lord      
,jesus ,christ4  #c3ac ,and the ,lord   
,god hath sent his holy prophets among  
all the children of men1 to declare     
these things to every kindred1 nation1  
and tongue1 that thereby whosoever      
should believe that ,christ should come1
 the same might receive remission of    
their sins1 and rejoice with exceedingly
 great joy1 even as though he had       
already come among them4  #c3ad ,yet the
 ,lord ,god saw that his people were a  
stiffnecked people1 and he appointed    
unto them a law1 even the law of ,moses4

  #c3ae ,and many signs1 and wonders1   
and types1 and shadows showed he unto   
them1 concerning his coming2 and also   
holy prophets spake unto them concerning
 his coming2 and yet they hardened their
 hearts1 and understood not that the law
 of ,moses availeth nothing except it   
were through the atonement of his blood4
  #c3af ,and even if it were possible   
that little children could sin they     
could not be saved2 but ,i say unto you 
they are blessed2 for behold1 as in     
,adam1 or by nature1 they fall1 even so 
the blood of ,christ atoneth for their  
sins4  #c3ag ,and moreover1 ,i say unto 
you1 that there shall be no other name  
given nor any other way nor means       
whereby salvation can come unto the     
children of men1 only in and through the
 name of ,christ1 the ,lord ,omnipotent4
  #c3ah ,for behold he judgeth1 and his 
judgment is just2 and the infant        
perisheth not that dieth in his infancy2
 but men drink damnation to their own   
souls except they humble themselves and 

become as little children1 and believe  
that salvation was1 and is1 and is to   
come1 in and through the atoning blood  
of ,christ1 the ,lord ,omnipotent4      
#c3ai ,for the natural man is an enemy  
to ,god1 and has been from the fall of  
,adam1 and will be1 forever and ever1   
unless he yields to the enticings of the
 ,holy ,spirit1 and putteth off the     
natural man and becometh a saint through
 the atonement of ,christ the ,lord1 and
 becometh as a child1 submissive1 meek1 
humble1 patient1 full of love1 willing  
to submit to all things which the ,lord 
seeth fit to inflict upon him1 even as a
 child doth submit to his father4  #c3bj
 ,and moreover1 ,i say unto you1 that   
the time shall come when the knowledge  
of the ,savior shall spread throughout  
every nation1 kindred1 tongue1 and      
people4  #c3ba ,and behold1 when that   
time cometh1 none shall be found        
blameless before ,god1 except it be     
little children1 only through repentance
 and faith on the name of the ,lord ,god

 ,omnipotent4  #c3bb ,and even at this  
time1 when thou shalt have taught thy   
people the things which the ,lord thy   
,god hath commanded thee1 even then are 
they found no more blameless in the     
sight of ,god1 only according to the    
words which ,i have spoken unto thee4   
#c3bc ,and now ,i have spoken the words 
which the ,lord ,god hath commanded me4 
#c3bd ,and thus saith the ,lord3 ,they  
shall stand as a bright testimony       
against this people1 at the judgment    
day2 whereof they shall be judged1 every
 man according to his works1 whether    
they be good1 or whether they be evil4  
#c3be ,and if they be evil they are     
consigned to an awful view of their own 
guilt and abominations1 which doth cause
 them to shrink from the presence of the
 ,lord into a state of misery and       
endless torment1 from whence they can no
 more return2 therefore they have drunk 
damnation to their own souls4  #c3bf    
,therefore1 they have drunk out of the  
cup of the wrath of ,god1 which justice 

could no more deny unto them than it    
could deny that ,adam should fall       
because of his partaking of the         
forbidden fruit2 therefore1 mercy could 
have claim on them no more forever4     
#c3bg ,and their torment is as a lake of
 fire and brimstone1 whose flames are   
unquenchable1 and whose smoke ascendeth 
up forever and ever4 ,thus hath the     
,lord commanded me4 ,amen4  ,mosiah     
,chapter #d  #d3a ,and now1 it came to  
pass that when king ,benjamin had made  
an end of speaking the words which had  
been delivered unto him by the angel of 
the ,lord1 that he cast his eyes round  
about on the multitude1 and behold they 
had fallen to the earth1 for the fear of
 the ,lord had come upon them4  #d3b    
,and they had viewed themselves in their
 own carnal state1 even less than the   
dust of the earth4 ,and they all cried  
aloud with one voice1 saying3 ,o have   
mercy1 and apply the atoning blood of   
,christ that we may receive forgiveness 
of our sins1 and our hearts may be      

purified2 for we believe in ,jesus      
,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 who created  
heaven and earth1 and all things2 who   
shall come down among the children of   
men4  #d3c ,and it came to pass that    
after they had spoken these words the   
,spirit of the ,lord came upon them1 and
 they were filled with joy1 having      
received a remission of their sins1 and 
having peace of conscience1 because of  
the exceeding faith which they had in   
,jesus ,christ who should come1         
according to the words which king       
,benjamin had spoken unto them4  #d3d   
,and king ,benjamin again opened his    
mouth and began to speak unto them1     
saying3 ,my friends and my brethren1 my 
kindred and my people1 ,i would again   
call your attention1 that ye may hear   
and understand the remainder of my words
 which ,i shall speak unto you4  #d3e   
,for behold1 if the knowledge of the    
goodness of ,god at this time has       
awakened you to a sense of your         
nothingness1 and your worthless and     

fallen state--  #d3f ,i say unto you1 if
 ye have come to a knowledge of the     
goodness of ,god1 and his matchless     
power1 and his wisdom1 and his patience1
 and his long-suffering towards the     
children of men2 and also1 the atonement
 which has been prepared from the       
foundation of the world1 that thereby   
salvation might come to him that should 
put his trust in the ,lord1 and should  
be diligent in keeping his commandments1
 and continue in the faith even unto the
 end of his life1 ,i mean the life of   
the mortal body--  #d3g ,i say1 that    
this is the man who receiveth salvation1
 through the atonement which was        
prepared from the foundation of the     
world for all mankind1 which ever were  
since the fall of ,adam1 or who are1 or 
who ever shall be1 even unto the end of 
the world4  #d3h ,and this is the means 
whereby salvation cometh4 ,and there is 
none other salvation save this which    
hath been spoken of2 neither are there  
any conditions whereby man can be saved 

except the conditions which ,i have told
 you4  #d3i ,believe in ,god2 believe   
that he is1 and that he created all     
things1 both in heaven and in earth2    
believe that he has all wisdom1 and all 
power1 both in heaven and in earth2     
believe that man doth not comprehend all
 the things which the ,lord can         
comprehend4  #d3aj ,and again1 believe  
that ye must repent of your sins and    
forsake them1 and humble yourselves     
before ,god2 and ask in sincerity of    
heart that he would forgive you2 and    
now1 if you believe all these things see
 that ye do them4  #d3aa ,and again ,i  
say unto you as ,i have said before1    
that as ye have come to the knowledge of
 the glory of ,god1 or if ye have known 
of his goodness and have tasted of his  
love1 and have received a remission of  
your sins1 which causeth such           
exceedingly great joy in your souls1    
even so ,i would that ye should         
remember1 and always retain in          
remembrance1 the greatness of ,god1 and 

your own nothingness1 and his goodness  
and long-suffering towards you1 unworthy
 creatures1 and humble yourselves even  
in the depths of humility1 calling on   
the name of the ,lord daily1 and        
standing steadfastly in the faith of    
that which is to come1 which was spoken 
by the mouth of the angel4  #d3ab ,and  
behold1 ,i say unto you that if ye do   
this ye shall always rejoice1 and be    
filled with the love of ,god1 and always
 retain a remission of your sins2 and ye
 shall grow in the knowledge of the     
glory of him that created you1 or in the
 knowledge of that which is just and    
true4  #d3ac ,and ye will not have a    
mind to injure one another1 but to live 
peaceably1 and to render to every man   
according to that which is his due4     
#d3ad ,and ye will not suffer your      
children that they go hungry1 or naked2 
neither will ye suffer that they        
transgress the laws of ,god1 and fight  
and quarrel one with another1 and serve 
the devil1 who is the master of sin1 or 

who is the evil spirit which hath been  
spoken of by our fathers1 he being an   
enemy to all righteousness4  #d3ae ,but 
ye will teach them to walk in the ways  
of truth and soberness2 ye will teach   
them to love one another1 and to serve  
one another4  #d3af ,and also1 ye       
yourselves will succor those that stand 
in need of your succor2 ye will         
administer of your substance unto him   
that standeth in need2 and ye will not  
suffer that the beggar putteth up his   
petition to you in vain1 and turn him   
out to perish4  #d3ag ,perhaps thou     
shalt say3 ,the man has brought upon    
himself his misery2 therefore ,i will   
stay my hand1 and will not give unto him
 of my food1 nor impart unto him of my  
substance that he may not suffer1 for   
his punishments are just--  #d3ah ,but  
,i say unto you1 ,o man1 whosoever doeth
 this the same hath great cause to      
repent2 and except he repenteth of that 
which he hath done he perisheth forever1
 and hath no interest in the kingdom of 

,god4  #d3ai ,for behold1 are we not all
 beggars8 ,do we not all depend upon the
 same ,being1 even ,god1 for all the    
substance which we have1 for both food  
and raiment1 and for gold1 and for      
silver1 and for all the riches which we 
have of every kind8  #d3bj ,and behold1 
even at this time1 ye have been calling 
on his name1 and begging for a remission
 of your sins4 ,and has he suffered that
 ye have begged in vain8 ,nay2 he has   
poured out his ,spirit upon you1 and has
 caused that your hearts should be      
filled with joy1 and has caused that    
your mouths should be stopped that ye   
could not find utterance1 so exceedingly
 great was your joy4  #d3ba ,and now1 if
 ,god1 who has created you1 on whom you 
are dependent for your lives and for all
 that ye have and are1 doth grant unto  
you whatsoever ye ask that is right1 in 
faith1 believing that ye shall receive1 
,o then1 how ye ought to impart of the  
substance that ye have one to another4  
#d3bb ,and if ye judge the man who      

putteth up his petition to you for your 
substance that he perish not1 and       
condemn him1 how much more just will be 
your condemnation for withholding your  
substance1 which doth not belong to you 
but to ,god1 to whom also your life     
belongeth2 and yet ye put up no         
petition1 nor repent of the thing which 
thou hast done4  #d3bc ,i say unto you1 
wo be unto that man1 for his substance  
shall perish with him2 and now1 ,i say  
these things unto those who are rich as 
pertaining to the things of this world4 
#d3bd ,and again1 ,i say unto the poor1 
ye who have not and yet have sufficient1
 that ye remain from day to day2 ,i mean
 all you who deny the beggar1 because ye
 have not2 ,i would that ye say in your 
hearts that3 ,i give not because ,i have
 not1 but if ,i had ,i would give4      
#d3be ,and now1 if ye say this in your  
hearts ye remain guiltless1 otherwise ye
 are condemned2 and your condemnation is
 just for ye covet that which ye have   
not received4  #d3bf ,and now1 for the  

sake of these things which ,i have      
spoken unto you--that is1 for the sake  
of retaining a remission of your sins   
from day to day1 that ye may walk       
guiltless before ,god--,i would that ye 
should impart of your substance to the  
poor1 every man according to that which 
he hath1 such as feeding the hungry1    
clothing the naked1 visiting the sick   
and administering to their relief1 both 
spiritually and temporally1 according to
 their wants4  #d3bg ,and see that all  
these things are done in wisdom and     
order2 for it is not requisite that a   
man should run faster than he has       
strength4 ,and again1 it is expedient   
that he should be diligent1 that thereby
 he might win the prize2 therefore1 all 
things must be done in order4  #d3bh    
,and ,i would that ye should remember1  
that whosoever among you borroweth of   
his neighbor should return the thing    
that he borroweth1 according as he doth 
agree1 or else thou shalt commit sin2   
and perhaps thou shalt cause thy        

neighbor to commit sin also4  #d3bi ,and
 finally1 ,i cannot tell you all the    
things whereby ye may commit sin2 for   
there are divers ways and means1 even so
 many that ,i cannot number them4  #d3cj
 ,but this much ,i can tell you1 that if
 ye do not watch yourselves1 and your   
thoughts1 and your words1 and your      
deeds1 and observe the commandments of  
,god1 and continue in the faith of what 
ye have heard concerning the coming of  
our ,lord1 even unto the end of your    
lives1 ye must perish4 ,and now1 ,o man1
 remember1 and perish not4  ,mosiah     
,chapter #e  #e3a ,and now1 it came to  
pass that when king ,benjamin had thus  
spoken to his people1 he sent among     
them1 desiring to know of his people if 
they believed the words which he had    
spoken unto them4  #e3b ,and they all   
cried with one voice1 saying3 ,yea1 we  
believe all the words which thou hast   
spoken unto us2 and also1 we know of    
their surety and truth1 because of the  
,spirit of the ,lord ,omnipotent1 which 

has wrought a mighty change in us1 or in
 our hearts1 that we have no more       
disposition to do evil1 but to do good  
continually4  #e3c ,and we1 ourselves1  
also1 through the infinite goodness of  
,god1 and the manifestations of his     
,spirit1 have great views of that which 
is to come2 and were it expedient1 we   
could prophesy of all things4  #e3d ,and
 it is the faith which we have had on   
the things which our king has spoken    
unto us that has brought us to this     
great knowledge1 whereby we do rejoice  
with such exceedingly great joy4  #e3e  
,and we are willing to enter into a     
covenant with our ,god to do his will1  
and to be obedient to his commandments  
in all things that he shall command us1 
all the remainder of our days1 that we  
may not bring upon ourselves a          
never-ending torment1 as has been spoken
 by the angel1 that we may not drink out
 of the cup of the wrath of ,god4  #e3f 
,and now1 these are the words which king
 ,benjamin desired of them2 and         

therefore he said unto them3 ,ye have   
spoken the words that ,i desired2 and   
the covenant which ye have made is a    
righteous covenant4  #e3g ,and now1     
because of the covenant which ye have   
made ye shall be called the children of 
,christ1 his sons1 and his daughters2   
for behold1 this day he hath spiritually
 begotten you2 for ye say that your     
hearts are changed through faith on his 
name2 therefore1 ye are born of him and 
have become his sons and his daughters4 
#e3h ,and under this head ye are made   
free1 and there is no other head whereby
 ye can be made free4 ,there is no other
 name given whereby salvation cometh2   
therefore1 ,i would that ye should take 
upon you the name of ,christ1 all you   
that have entered into the covenant with
 ,god that ye should be obedient unto   
the end of your lives4  #e3i ,and it    
shall come to pass that whosoever doeth 
this shall be found at the right hand of
 ,god1 for he shall know the name by    
which he is called2 for he shall be     

called by the name of ,christ4  #e3aj   
,and now it shall come to pass1 that    
whosoever shall not take upon him the   
name of ,christ must be called by some  
other name2 therefore1 he findeth       
himself on the left hand of ,god4  #e3aa
 ,and ,i would that ye should remember  
also1 that this is the name that ,i said
 ,i should give unto you that never     
should be blotted out1 except it be     
through transgression2 therefore1 take  
heed that ye do not transgress1 that the
 name be not blotted out of your hearts4
  #e3ab ,i say unto you1 ,i would that  
ye should remember to retain the name   
written always in your hearts1 that ye  
are not found on the left hand of ,god1 
but that ye hear and know the voice by  
which ye shall be called1 and also1 the 
name by which he shall call you4  #e3ac 
,for how knoweth a man the master whom  
he has not served1 and who is a stranger
 unto him1 and is far from the thoughts 
and intents of his heart8  #e3ad ,and   
again1 doth a man take an ass which     

belongeth to his neighbor1 and keep him8
 ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 he will not even
 suffer that he shall feed among his    
flocks1 but will drive him away1 and    
cast him out4 ,i say unto you1 that even
 so shall it be among you if ye know not
 the name by which ye are called4  #e3ae
 ,therefore1 ,i would that ye should be 
steadfast and immovable1 always         
abounding in good works1 that ,christ1  
the ,lord ,god ,omnipotent1 may seal you
 his1 that you may be brought to heaven1
 that ye may have everlasting salvation 
and eternal life1 through the wisdom1   
and power1 and justice1 and mercy of him
 who created all things1 in heaven and  
in earth1 who is ,god above all4 ,amen4 
,mosiah ,chapter #f  #f3a ,and now1 king
 ,benjamin thought it was expedient1    
after having finished speaking to the   
people1 that he should take the names of
 all those who had entered into a       
covenant with ,god to keep his          
commandments4  #f3b ,and it came to pass
 that there was not one soul1 except it 

were little children1 but who had       
entered into the covenant and had taken 
upon them the name of ,christ4  #f3c    
,and again1 it came to pass that when   
king ,benjamin had made an end of all   
these things1 and had consecrated his   
son ,mosiah to be a ruler and a king    
over his people1 and had given him all  
the charges concerning the kingdom1 and 
also had appointed priests to teach the 
people1 that thereby they might hear and
 know the commandments of ,god1 and to  
stir them up in remembrance of the oath 
which they had made1 he dismissed the   
multitude1 and they returned1 every one1
 according to their families1 to their  
own houses4  #f3d ,and ,mosiah began to 
reign in his father's stead4 ,and he    
began to reign in the thirtieth year of 
his age1 making in the whole1 about four
 hundred and seventy-six years from the 
time that ,lehi left ,jerusalem4  #f3e  
,and king ,benjamin lived three years   
and he died4  #f3f ,and it came to pass 
that king ,mosiah did walk in the ways  

of the ,lord1 and did observe his       
judgments and his statutes1 and did keep
 his commandments in all things         
whatsoever he commanded him4  #f3g ,and 
king ,mosiah did cause his people that  
they should till the earth4 ,and he     
also1 himself1 did till the earth1 that 
thereby he might not become burdensome  
to his people1 that he might do         
according to that which his father had  
done in all things4 ,and there was no   
contention among all his people for the 
space of three years4  ,mosiah ,chapter 
#g  #g3a ,and now1 it came to pass that 
after king ,mosiah had had continual    
peace for the space of three years1 he  
was desirous to know concerning the     
people who went up to dwell in the land 
of ,lehi-,nephi1 or in the city of      
,lehi-,nephi2 for his people had heard  
nothing from them from the time they    
left the land of ,zarahemla2 therefore1 
they wearied him with their teasings4   
#g3b ,and it came to pass that king     
,mosiah granted that sixteen of their   

strong men might go up to the land of   
,lehi-,nephi to inquire concerning their
 brethren4  #g3c ,and it came to pass   
that on the morrow they started to go   
up1 having with them one ,ammon1 he     
being a strong and mighty man1 and a    
descendant of ,zarahemla2 and he was    
also their leader4  #g3d ,and now1 they 
knew not the course they should travel  
in the wilderness to go up to the land  
of ,lehi-,nephi2 therefore they wandered
 many days in the wilderness1 even forty
 days did they wander4  #g3e ,and when  
they had wandered forty days they came  
to a hill1 which is north of the land of
 ,shilom1 and there they pitched their  
tents4  #g3f ,and ,ammon took three of  
his brethren1 and their names were      
,amaleki1 ,helem1 and ,hem1 and they    
went down into the land of ,nephi4  #g3g
 ,and behold1 they met the king of the  
people who were in the land of ,nephi1  
and in the land of ,shilom2 and they    
were surrounded by the king's guard1 and
 were taken1 and were bound1 and were   

committed to prison4  #g3h ,and it came 
to pass when they had been in prison two
 days they were again brought before the
 king1 and their bands were loosed2 and 
they stood before the king1 and were    
permitted1 or rather commanded1 that    
they should answer the questions which  
he should ask them4  #g3i ,and he said  
unto them3 ,behold1 ,i am ,limhi1 the   
son of ,noah1 who was the son of        
,zeniff1 who came up out of the land of 
,zarahemla to inherit this land1 which  
was the land of their fathers1 who was  
made a king by the voice of the people4 
#g3aj ,and now1 ,i desire to know the   
cause whereby ye were so bold as to come
 near the walls of the city1 when ,i1   
myself1 was with my guards without the  
gate8  #g3aa ,and now1 for this cause   
have ,i suffered that ye should be      
preserved1 that ,i might inquire of you1
 or else ,i should have caused that my  
guards should have put you to death4 ,ye
 are permitted to speak4  #g3ab ,and    
now1 when ,ammon saw that he was        

permitted to speak1 he went forth and   
bowed himself before the king2 and      
rising again he said3 ,o king1 ,i am    
very thankful before ,god this day that 
,i am yet alive1 and am permitted to    
speak2 and ,i will endeavor to speak    
with boldness2  #g3ac ,for ,i am assured
 that if ye had known me ye would not   
have suffered that ,i should have worn  
these bands4 ,for ,i am ,ammon1 and am a
 descendant of ,zarahemla1 and have come
 up out of the land of ,zarahemla to    
inquire concerning our brethren1 whom   
,zeniff brought up out of that land4    
#g3ad ,and now1 it came to pass that    
after ,limhi had heard the words of     
,ammon1 he was exceedingly glad1 and    
said3 ,now1 ,i know of a surety that my 
brethren who were in the land of        
,zarahemla are yet alive4 ,and now1 ,i  
will rejoice2 and on the morrow ,i will 
cause that my people shall rejoice also4
  #g3ae ,for behold1 we are in bondage  
to the ,lamanites1 and are taxed with a 
tax which is grievous to be borne4 ,and 

now1 behold1 our brethren will deliver  
us out of our bondage1 or out of the    
hands of the ,lamanites1 and we will be 
their slaves2 for it is better that we  
be slaves to the ,nephites than to pay  
tribute to the king of the ,lamanites4  
#g3af ,and now1 king ,limhi commanded   
his guards that they should no more bind
 ,ammon nor his brethren1 but caused    
that they should go to the hill which   
was north of ,shilom1 and bring their   
brethren into the city1 that thereby    
they might eat1 and drink1 and rest     
themselves from the labors of their     
journey2 for they had suffered many     
things2 they had suffered hunger1       
thirst1 and fatigue4  #g3ag ,and now1 it
 came to pass on the morrow that king   
,limhi sent a proclamation among all his
 people1 that thereby they might gather 
themselves together to the temple to    
hear the words which he should speak    
unto them4  #g3ah ,and it came to pass  
that when they had gathered themselves  
together that he spake unto them in this

 wise1 saying3 ,o ye1 my people1 lift up
 your heads and be comforted2 for       
behold1 the time is at hand1 or is not  
far distant1 when we shall no longer be 
in subjection to our enemies1           
notwithstanding our many strugglings1   
which have been in vain2 yet ,i trust   
there remaineth an effectual struggle to
 be made4  #g3ai ,therefore1 lift up    
your heads1 and rejoice1 and put your   
trust in ,god1 in that ,god who was the 
,god of ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and       
,jacob2 and also1 that ,god who brought 
the children of ,israel out of the land 
of ,egypt1 and caused that they should  
walk through the ,red ,sea on dry       
ground1 and fed them with manna that    
they might not perish in the wilderness2
 and many more things did he do for     
them4  #g3bj ,and again1 that same ,god 
has brought our fathers out of the land 
of ,jerusalem1 and has kept and         
preserved his people even until now2 and
 behold1 it is because of our iniquities
 and abominations that he has brought us

 into bondage4  #g3ba ,and ye all are   
witnesses this day1 that ,zeniff1 who   
was made king over this people1 he being
 over-zealous to inherit the land of his
 fathers1 therefore being deceived by   
the cunning and craftiness of king      
,laman1 who having entered into a treaty
 with king ,zeniff1 and having yielded  
up into his hands the possessions of a  
part of the land1 or even the city of   
,lehi-,nephi1 and the city of ,shilom2  
and the land round about--  #g3bb ,and  
all this he did1 for the sole purpose of
 bringing this people into subjection or
 into bondage4 ,and behold1 we at this  
time do pay tribute to the king of the  
,lamanites1 to the amount of one half of
 our corn1 and our barley1 and even all 
our grain of every kind1 and one half of
 the increase of our flocks and our     
herds2 and even one half of all we have 
or possess the king of the ,lamanites   
doth exact of us1 or our lives4  #g3bc  
,and now1 is not this grievous to be    
borne8 ,and is not this1 our affliction1

 great8 ,now behold1 how great reason we
 have to mourn4  #g3bd ,yea1 ,i say unto
 you1 great are the reasons which we    
have to mourn2 for behold how many of   
our brethren have been slain1 and their 
blood has been spilt in vain1 and all   
because of iniquity4  #g3be ,for if this
 people had not fallen into             
transgression the ,lord would not have  
suffered that this great evil should    
come upon them4 ,but behold1 they would 
not hearken unto his words2 but there   
arose contentions among them1 even so   
much that they did shed blood among     
themselves4  #g3bf ,and a prophet of the
 ,lord have they slain2 yea1 a chosen   
man of ,god1 who told them of their     
wickedness and abominations1 and        
prophesied of many things which are to  
come1 yea1 even the coming of ,christ4  
#g3bg ,and because he said unto them    
that ,christ was the ,god1 the ,father  
of all things1 and said that he should  
take upon him the image of man1 and it  
should be the image after which man was 

created in the beginning2 or in other   
words1 he said that man was created     
after the image of ,god1 and that ,god  
should come down among the children of  
men1 and take upon him flesh and blood1 
and go forth upon the face of the       
earth--  #g3bh ,and now1 because he said
 this1 they did put him to death2 and   
many more things did they do which      
brought down the wrath of ,god upon     
them4 ,therefore1 who wondereth that    
they are in bondage1 and that they are  
smitten with sore afflictions8  #g3bi   
,for behold1 the ,lord hath said3 ,i    
will not succor my people in the day of 
their transgression2 but ,i will hedge  
up their ways that they prosper not2 and
 their doings shall be as a stumbling   
block before them4  #g3cj ,and again1 he
 saith3 ,if my people shall sow         
filthiness they shall reap the chaff    
thereof in the whirlwind2 and the effect
 thereof is poison4  #g3ca ,and again he
 saith3 ,if my people shall sow         
filthiness they shall reap the east     

wind1 which bringeth immediate          
destruction4  #g3cb ,and now1 behold1   
the promise of the ,lord is fulfilled1  
and ye are smitten and afflicted4  #g3cc
 ,but if ye will turn to the ,lord with 
full purpose of heart1 and put your     
trust in him1 and serve him with all    
diligence of mind1 if ye do this1 he    
will1 according to his own will and     
pleasure1 deliver you out of bondage4   
,mosiah ,chapter #h  #h3a ,and it came  
to pass that after king ,limhi had made 
an end of speaking to his people1 for he
 spake many things unto them and only a 
few of them have ,i written in this     
book1 he told his people all the things 
concerning their brethren who were in   
the land of ,zarahemla4  #h3b ,and he   
caused that ,ammon should stand up      
before the multitude1 and rehearse unto 
them all that had happened unto their   
brethren from the time that ,zeniff went
 up out of the land even until the time 
that he himself came up out of the land4
  #h3c ,and he also rehearsed unto them 

the last words which king ,benjamin had 
taught them1 and explained them to the  
people of king ,limhi1 so that they     
might understand all the words which he 
spake4  #h3d ,and it came to pass that  
after he had done all this1 that king   
,limhi dismissed the multitude1 and     
caused that they should return every one
 unto his own house4  #h3e ,and it came 
to pass that he caused that the plates  
which contained the record of his people
 from the time that they left the land  
of ,zarahemla1 should be brought before 
,ammon1 that he might read them4  #h3f  
,now1 as soon as ,ammon had read the    
record1 the king inquired of him to know
 if he could interpret languages1 and   
,ammon told him that he could not4  #h3g
 ,and the king said unto him3 ,being    
grieved for the afflictions of my       
people1 ,i caused that forty and three  
of my people should take a journey into 
the wilderness1 that thereby they might 
find the land of ,zarahemla1 that we    
might appeal unto our brethren to       

deliver us out of bondage4  #h3h ,and   
they were lost in the wilderness for the
 space of many days1 yet they were      
diligent1 and found not the land of     
,zarahemla but returned to this land1   
having traveled in a land among many    
waters1 having discovered a land which  
was covered with bones of men1 and of   
beasts1 and was also covered with ruins 
of buildings of every kind1 having      
discovered a land which had been peopled
 with a people who were as numerous as  
the hosts of ,israel4  #h3i ,and for a  
testimony that the things that they had 
said are true they have brought         
twenty-four plates which are filled with
 engravings1 and they are of pure gold4 
#h3aj ,and behold1 also1 they have      
brought breastplates1 which are large1  
and they are of brass and of copper1 and
 are perfectly sound4  #h3aa ,and again1
 they have brought swords1 the hilts    
thereof have perished1 and the blades   
thereof were cankered with rust2 and    
there is no one in the land that is able

 to interpret the language or the       
engravings that are on the plates4      
,therefore ,i said unto thee3 ,canst    
thou translate8  #h3ab ,and ,i say unto 
thee again3 ,knowest thou of any one    
that can translate8 ,for ,i am desirous 
that these records should be translated 
into our language2 for1 perhaps1 they   
will give us a knowledge of a remnant of
 the people who have been destroyed1    
from whence these records came2 or1     
perhaps1 they will give us a knowledge  
of this very people who have been       
destroyed2 and ,i am desirous to know   
the cause of their destruction4  #h3ac  
,now ,ammon said unto him3 ,i can       
assuredly tell thee1 ,o king1 of a man  
that can translate the records2 for he  
has wherewith that he can look1 and     
translate all records that are of       
ancient date2 and it is a gift from     
,god4 ,and the things are called        
interpreters1 and no man can look in    
them except he be commanded1 lest he    
should look for that he ought not and he

 should perish4 ,and whosoever is       
commanded to look in them1 the same is  
called seer4  #h3ad ,and behold1 the    
king of the people who are in the land  
of ,zarahemla is the man that is        
commanded to do these things1 and who   
has this high gift from ,god4  #h3ae    
,and the king said that a seer is       
greater than a prophet4  #h3af ,and     
,ammon said that a seer is a revelator  
and a prophet also2 and a gift which is 
greater can no man have1 except he      
should possess the power of ,god1 which 
no man can2 yet a man may have great    
power given him from ,god4  #h3ag ,but a
 seer can know of things which are past1
 and also of things which are to come1  
and by them shall all things be         
revealed1 or1 rather1 shall secret      
things be made manifest1 and hidden     
things shall come to light1 and things  
which are not known shall be made known 
by them1 and also things shall be made  
known by them which otherwise could not 
be known4  #h3ah ,thus ,god has provided

 a means that man1 through faith1 might 
work mighty miracles2 therefore he      
becometh a great benefit to his fellow  
beings4  #h3ai ,and now1 when ,ammon had
 made an end of speaking these words the
 king rejoiced exceedingly1 and gave    
thanks to ,god1 saying3 ,doubtless a    
great mystery is contained within these 
plates1 and these interpreters were     
doubtless prepared for the purpose of   
unfolding all such mysteries to the     
children of men4  #h3bj ,o how marvelous
 are the works of the ,lord1 and how    
long doth he suffer with his people2    
yea1 and how blind and impenetrable are 
the understandings of the children of   
men2 for they will not seek wisdom1     
neither do they desire that she should  
rule over them6  #h3ba ,yea1 they are as
 a wild flock which fleeth from the     
shepherd1 and scattereth1 and are       
driven1 and are devoured by the beasts  
of the forest4  ,mosiah ,chapter #i     
#i3a ,i1 ,zeniff1 having been taught in 
all the language of the ,nephites1 and  

having had a knowledge of the land of   
,nephi1 or of the land of our fathers'  
first inheritance1 and having been sent 
as a spy among the ,lamanites that ,i   
might spy out their forces1 that our    
army might come upon them and destroy   
them--but when ,i saw that which was    
good among them ,i was desirous that    
they should not be destroyed4  #i3b     
,therefore1 ,i contended with my        
brethren in the wilderness for ,i would 
that our ruler should make a treaty with
 them2 but he being an austere and a    
bloodthirsty man commanded that ,i      
should be slain2 but ,i was rescued by  
the shedding of much blood2 for father  
fought against father1 and brother      
against brother1 until the greater      
number of our army was destroyed in the 
wilderness2 and we returned1 those of us
 that were spared1 to the land of       
,zarahemla1 to relate that tale to their
 wives and their children4  #i3c ,and   
yet1 ,i being over-zealous to inherit   
the land of our fathers1 collected as   

many as were desirous to go up to       
possess the land1 and started again on  
our journey into the wilderness to go up
 to the land2 but we were smitten with  
famine and sore afflictions2 for we were
 slow to remember the ,lord our ,god4   
#i3d ,nevertheless1 after many days'    
wandering in the wilderness we pitched  
our tents in the place where our        
brethren were slain1 which was near to  
the land of our fathers4  #i3e ,and it  
came to pass that ,i went again with    
four of my men into the city1 in unto   
the king1 that ,i might know of the     
disposition of the king1 and that ,i    
might know if ,i might go in with my    
people and possess the land in peace4   
#i3f ,and ,i went in unto the king1 and 
he covenanted with me that ,i might     
possess the land of ,lehi-,nephi1 and   
the land of ,shilom4  #i3g ,and he also 
commanded that his people should depart 
out of the land1 and ,i and my people   
went into the land that we might possess
 it4  #i3h ,and we began to build       

buildings1 and to repair the walls of   
the city1 yea1 even the walls of the    
city of ,lehi-,nephi1 and the city of   
,shilom4  #i3i ,and we began to till the
 ground1 yea1 even with all manner of   
seeds1 with seeds of corn1 and of wheat1
 and of barley1 and with neas1 and with 
sheum1 and with seeds of all manner of  
fruits2 and we did begin to multiply and
 prosper in the land4  #i3aj ,now it was
 the cunning and the craftiness of king 
,laman1 to bring my people into bondage1
 that he yielded up the land that we    
might possess it4  #i3aa ,therefore it  
came to pass1 that after we had dwelt in
 the land for the space of twelve years 
that king ,laman began to grow uneasy1  
lest by any means my people should wax  
strong in the land1 and that they could 
not overpower them and bring them into  
bondage4  #i3ab ,now they were a lazy   
and an idolatrous people2 therefore they
 were desirous to bring us into bondage1
 that they might glut themselves with   
the labors of our hands2 yea1 that they 

might feast themselves upon the flocks  
of our fields4  #i3ac ,therefore it came
 to pass that king ,laman began to stir 
up his people that they should contend  
with my people2 therefore there began to
 be wars and contentions in the land4   
#i3ad ,for1 in the thirteenth year of my
 reign in the land of ,nephi1 away on   
the south of the land of ,shilom1 when  
my people were watering and feeding     
their flocks1 and tilling their lands1 a
 numerous host of ,lamanites came upon  
them and began to slay them1 and to take
 off their flocks1 and the corn of their
 fields4  #i3ae ,yea1 and it came to    
pass that they fled1 all that were not  
overtaken1 even into the city of ,nephi1
 and did call upon me for protection4   
#i3af ,and it came to pass that ,i did  
arm them with bows1 and with arrows1    
with swords1 and with cimeters1 and with
 clubs1 and with slings1 and with all   
manner of weapons which we could invent1
 and ,i and my people did go forth      
against the ,lamanites to battle4  #i3ag

 ,yea1 in the strength of the ,lord did 
we go forth to battle against the       
,lamanites2 for ,i and my people did cry
 mightily to the ,lord that he would    
deliver us out of the hands of our      
enemies1 for we were awakened to a      
remembrance of the deliverance of our   
fathers4  #i3ah ,and ,god did hear our  
cries and did answer our prayers2 and we
 did go forth in his might2 yea1 we did 
go forth against the ,lamanites1 and in 
one day and a night we did slay three   
thousand and forty-three2 we did slay   
them even until we had driven them out  
of our land4  #i3ai ,and ,i1 myself1    
with mine own hands1 did help to bury   
their dead4 ,and behold1 to our great   
sorrow and lamentation1 two hundred and 
seventy-nine of our brethren were slain4
  ,mosiah ,chapter #aj  #aj3a ,and it   
came to pass that we again began to     
establish the kingdom and we again began
 to possess the land in peace4 ,and ,i  
caused that there should be weapons of  
war made of every kind1 that thereby ,i 

might have weapons for my people against
 the time the ,lamanites should come up 
again to war against my people4  #aj3b  
,and ,i set guards round about the land1
 that the ,lamanites might not come upon
 us again unawares and destroy us2 and  
thus ,i did guard my people and my      
flocks1 and keep them from falling into 
the hands of our enemies4  #aj3c ,and it
 came to pass that we did inherit the   
land of our fathers for many years1 yea1
 for the space of twenty and two years4 
#aj3d ,and ,i did cause that the men    
should till the ground1 and raise all   
manner of grain and all manner of fruit 
of every kind4  #aj3e ,and ,i did cause 
that the women should spin1 and toil1   
and work1 and work all manner of fine   
linen1 yea1 and cloth of every kind1    
that we might clothe our nakedness2 and 
thus we did prosper in the land--thus we
 did have continual peace in the land   
for the space of twenty and two years4  
#aj3f ,and it came to pass that king    
,laman died1 and his son began to reign 

in his stead4 ,and he began to stir his 
people up in rebellion against my       
people2 therefore they began to prepare 
for war1 and to come up to battle       
against my people4  #aj3g ,but ,i had   
sent my spies out round about the land  
of ,shemlon1 that ,i might discover     
their preparations1 that ,i might guard 
against them1 that they might not come  
upon my people and destroy them4  #aj3h 
,and it came to pass that they came up  
upon the north of the land of ,shilom1  
with their numerous hosts1 men armed    
with bows1 and with arrows1 and with    
swords1 and with cimeters1 and with     
stones1 and with slings2 and they had   
their heads shaved that they were naked2
 and they were girded with a leathern   
girdle about their loins4  #aj3i ,and it
 came to pass that ,i caused that the   
women and children of my people should  
be hid in the wilderness2 and ,i also   
caused that all my old men that could   
bear arms1 and also all my young men    
that were able to bear arms1 should     

gather themselves together to go to     
battle against the ,lamanites2 and ,i   
did place them in their ranks1 every man
 according to his age4  #aj3aj ,and it  
came to pass that we did go up to battle
 against the ,lamanites2 and ,i1 even   
,i1 in my old age1 did go up to battle  
against the ,lamanites4 ,and it came to 
pass that we did go up in the strength  
of the ,lord to battle4  #aj3aa ,now1   
the ,lamanites knew nothing concerning  
the ,lord1 nor the strength of the      
,lord1 therefore they depended upon     
their own strength4 ,yet they were a    
strong people1 as to the strength of    
men4  #aj3ab ,they were a wild1 and     
ferocious1 and a blood-thirsty people1  
believing in the tradition of their     
fathers1 which is this--,believing that 
they were driven out of the land of     
,jerusalem because of the iniquities of 
their fathers1 and that they were       
wronged in the wilderness by their      
brethren1 and they were also wronged    
while crossing the sea2  #aj3ac ,and    

again1 that they were wronged while in  
the land of their first inheritance1    
after they had crossed the sea1 and all 
this because that ,nephi was more       
faithful in keeping the commandments of 
the ,lord--therefore he was favored of  
the ,lord1 for the ,lord heard his      
prayers and answered them1 and he took  
the lead of their journey in the        
wilderness4  #aj3ad ,and his brethren   
were wroth with him because they        
understood not the dealings of the      
,lord2 they were also wroth with him    
upon the waters because they hardened   
their hearts against the ,lord4  #aj3ae 
,and again1 they were wroth with him    
when they had arrived in the promised   
land1 because they said that he had     
taken the ruling of the people out of   
their hands2 and they sought to kill    
him4  #aj3af ,and again1 they were wroth
 with him because he departed into the  
wilderness as the ,lord had commanded   
him1 and took the records which were    
engraven on the plates of brass1 for    

they said that he robbed them4  #aj3ag  
,and thus they have taught their        
children that they should hate them1 and
 that they should murder them1 and that 
they should rob and plunder them1 and do
 all they could to destroy them2        
therefore they have an eternal hatred   
towards the children of ,nephi4  #aj3ah 
,for this very cause has king ,laman1 by
 his cunning1 and lying craftiness1 and 
his fair promises1 deceived me1 that ,i 
have brought this my people up into this
 land1 that they may destroy them2 yea1 
and we have suffered these many years in
 the land4  #aj3ai ,and now ,i1 ,zeniff1
 after having told all these things unto
 my people concerning the ,lamanites1 ,i
 did stimulate them to go to battle with
 their might1 putting their trust in the
 ,lord2 therefore1 we did contend with  
them1 face to face4  #aj3bj ,and it came
 to pass that we did drive them again   
out of our land2 and we slew them with a
 great slaughter1 even so many that we  
did not number them4  #aj3ba ,and it    

came to pass that we returned again to  
our own land1 and my people again began 
to tend their flocks1 and to till their 
ground4  #aj3bb ,and now ,i1 being old1 
did confer the kingdom upon one of my   
sons2 therefore1 ,i say no more4 ,and   
may the ,lord bless my people4 ,amen4   
,mosiah ,chapter #aa  #aa3a ,and now it 
came to pass that ,zeniff conferred the 
kingdom upon ,noah1 one of his sons2    
therefore ,noah began to reign in his   
stead2 and he did not walk in the ways  
of his father4  #aa3b ,for behold1 he   
did not keep the commandments of ,god1  
but he did walk after the desires of his
 own heart4 ,and he had many wives and  
concubines4 ,and he did cause his people
 to commit sin1 and do that which was   
abominable in the sight of the ,lord4   
,yea1 and they did commit whoredoms and 
all manner of wickedness4  #aa3c ,and he
 laid a tax of one fifth part of all    
they possessed1 a fifth part of their   
gold and of their silver1 and a fifth   
part of their ziff1 and of their copper1

 and of their brass and their iron2 and 
a fifth part of their fatlings2 and also
 a fifth part of all their grain4  #aa3d
 ,and all this did he take to support   
himself1 and his wives and his          
concubines2 and also his priests1 and   
their wives and their concubines2 thus  
he had changed the affairs of the       
kingdom4  #aa3e ,for he put down all the
 priests that had been consecrated by   
his father1 and consecrated new ones in 
their stead1 such as were lifted up in  
the pride of their hearts4  #aa3f ,yea1 
and thus they were supported in their   
laziness1 and in their idolatry1 and in 
their whoredoms1 by the taxes which king
 ,noah had put upon his people2 thus did
 the people labor exceedingly to support
 iniquity4  #aa3g ,yea1 and they also   
became idolatrous1 because they were    
deceived by the vain and flattering     
words of the king and priests2 for they 
did speak flattering things unto them4  
#aa3h ,and it came to pass that king    
,noah built many elegant and spacious   

buildings2 and he ornamented them with  
fine work of wood1 and of all manner of 
precious things1 of gold1 and of silver1
 and of iron1 and of brass1 and of ziff1
 and of copper2  #aa3i ,and he also     
built him a spacious palace1 and a      
throne in the midst thereof1 all of     
which was of fine wood and was          
ornamented with gold and silver and with
 precious things4  #aa3aj ,and he also  
caused that his workmen should work all 
manner of fine work within the walls of 
the temple1 of fine wood1 and of copper1
 and of brass4  #aa3aa ,and the seats   
which were set apart for the high       
priests1 which were above all the other 
seats1 he did ornament with pure gold2  
and he caused a breastwork to be built  
before them1 that they might rest their 
bodies and their arms upon while they   
should speak lying and vain words to his
 people4  #aa3ab ,and it came to pass   
that he built a tower near the temple2  
yea1 a very high tower1 even so high    
that he could stand upon the top thereof

 and overlook the land of ,shilom1 and  
also the land of ,shemlon1 which was    
possessed by the ,lamanites2 and he     
could even look over all the land round 
about4  #aa3ac ,and it came to pass that
 he caused many buildings to be built in
 the land ,shilom2 and he caused a great
 tower to be built on the hill north of 
the land ,shilom1 which had been a      
resort for the children of ,nephi at the
 time they fled out of the land2 and    
thus he did do with the riches which he 
obtained by the taxation of his people4 
#aa3ad ,and it came to pass that he     
placed his heart upon his riches1 and he
 spent his time in riotous living with  
his wives and his concubines2 and so did
 also his priests spend their time with 
harlots4  #aa3ae ,and it came to pass   
that he planted vineyards round about in
 the land2 and he built wine-presses1   
and made wine in abundance2 and         
therefore he became a wine-bibber1 and  
also his people4  #aa3af ,and it came to
 pass that the ,lamanites began to come 

in upon his people1 upon small numbers1 
and to slay them in their fields1 and   
while they were tending their flocks4   
#aa3ag ,and king ,noah sent guards round
 about the land to keep them off2 but he
 did not send a sufficient number1 and  
the ,lamanites came upon them and killed
 them1 and drove many of their flocks   
out of the land2 thus the ,lamanites    
began to destroy them1 and to exercise  
their hatred upon them4  #aa3ah ,and it 
came to pass that king ,noah sent his   
armies against them1 and they were      
driven back1 or they drove them back for
 a time2 therefore1 they returned       
rejoicing in their spoil4  #aa3ai ,and  
now1 because of this great victory they 
were lifted up in the pride of their    
hearts2 they did boast in their own     
strength1 saying that their fifty could 
stand against thousands of the          
,lamanites2 and thus they did boast1 and
 did delight in blood1 and the shedding 
of the blood of their brethren1 and this
 because of the wickedness of their king

 and priests4  #aa3bj ,and it came to   
pass that there was a man among them    
whose name was ,abinadi2 and he went    
forth among them1 and began to prophesy1
 saying3 ,behold1 thus saith the ,lord1 
and thus hath he commanded me1 saying1  
,go forth1 and say unto this people1    
thus saith the ,lord--,wo be unto this  
people1 for ,i have seen their          
abominations1 and their wickedness1 and 
their whoredoms2 and except they repent 
,i will visit them in mine anger4       
#aa3ba ,and except they repent and turn 
to the ,lord their ,god1 behold1 ,i will
 deliver them into the hands of their   
enemies2 yea1 and they shall be brought 
into bondage2 and they shall be         
afflicted by the hand of their enemies4 
#aa3bb ,and it shall come to pass that  
they shall know that ,i am the ,lord    
their ,god1 and am a jealous ,god1      
visiting the iniquities of my people4   
#aa3bc ,and it shall come to pass that  
except this people repent and turn unto 
the ,lord their ,god1 they shall be     

brought into bondage2 and none shall    
deliver them1 except it be the ,lord the
 ,almighty ,god4  #aa3bd ,yea1 and it   
shall come to pass that when they shall 
cry unto me ,i will be slow to hear     
their cries2 yea1 and ,i will suffer    
them that they be smitten by their      
enemies4  #aa3be ,and except they repent
 in sackcloth and ashes1 and cry        
mightily to the ,lord their ,god1 ,i    
will not hear their prayers1 neither    
will ,i deliver them out of their       
afflictions2 and thus saith the ,lord1  
and thus hath he commanded me4  #aa3bf  
,now it came to pass that when ,abinadi 
had spoken these words unto them they   
were wroth with him1 and sought to take 
away his life2 but the ,lord delivered  
him out of their hands4  #aa3bg ,now    
when king ,noah had heard of the words  
which ,abinadi had spoken unto the      
people1 he was also wroth2 and he said3 
,who is ,abinadi1 that ,i and my people 
should be judged of him1 or who is the  
,lord1 that shall bring upon my people  

such great affliction8  #aa3bh ,i       
command you to bring ,abinadi hither1   
that ,i may slay him1 for he has said   
these things that he might stir up my   
people to anger one with another1 and to
 raise contentions among my people2     
therefore ,i will slay him4  #aa3bi ,now
 the eyes of the people were blinded2   
therefore they hardened their hearts    
against the words of ,abinadi1 and they 
sought from that time forward to take   
him4 ,and king ,noah hardened his heart 
against the word of the ,lord1 and he   
did not repent of his evil doings4      
,mosiah ,chapter #ab  #ab3a ,and it came
 to pass that after the space of two    
years that ,abinadi came among them in  
disguise1 that they knew him not1 and   
began to prophesy among them1 saying3   
,thus has the ,lord commanded me1       
saying--,abinadi1 go and prophesy unto  
this my people1 for they have hardened  
their hearts against my words2 they have
 repented not of their evil doings2     
therefore1 ,i will visit them in my     

anger1 yea1 in my fierce anger will ,i  
visit them in their iniquities and      
abominations4  #ab3b ,yea1 wo be unto   
this generation6 ,and the ,lord said    
unto me3 ,stretch forth thy hand and    
prophesy saying3 ,thus saith the ,lord1 
it shall come to pass that this         
generation1 because of their iniquities1
 shall be brought into bondage1 and     
shall be smitten on the cheek2 yea1 and 
shall be driven by men1 and shall be    
slain2 and the vultures of the air1 and 
the dogs1 yea1 and the wild beasts1     
shall devour their flesh4  #ab3c ,and it
 shall come to pass that the life of    
king ,noah shall be valued even as a    
garment in a hot furnace2 for he shall  
know that ,i am the ,lord4  #ab3d ,and  
it shall come to pass that ,i will smite
 this my people with sore afflictions1  
yea1 with famine and with pestilence2   
and ,i will cause that they shall howl  
all the day long4  #ab3e ,yea1 and ,i   
will cause that they shall have burdens 
lashed upon their backs2 and they shall 

be driven before like a dumb ass4  #ab3f
 ,and it shall come to pass that ,i will
 send forth hail among them1 and it     
shall smite them2 and they shall also be
 smitten with the east wind2 and insects
 shall pester their land also1 and      
devour their grain4  #ab3g ,and they    
shall be smitten with a great           
pestilence--and all this will ,i do     
because of their iniquities and         
abominations4  #ab3h ,and it shall come 
to pass that except they repent ,i will 
utterly destroy them from off the face  
of the earth2 yet they shall leave a    
record behind them1 and ,i will preserve
 them for other nations which shall     
possess the land2 yea1 even this will ,i
 do that ,i may discover the            
abominations of this people to other    
nations4 ,and many things did ,abinadi  
prophesy against this people4  #ab3i    
,and it came to pass that they were     
angry with him2 and they took him and   
carried him bound before the king1 and  
said unto the king3 ,behold1 we have    

brought a man before thee who has       
prophesied evil concerning thy people1  
and saith that ,god will destroy them4  
#ab3aj ,and he also prophesieth evil    
concerning thy life1 and saith that thy 
life shall be as a garment in a furnace 
of fire4  #ab3aa ,and again1 he saith   
that thou shalt be as a stalk1 even as a
 dry stalk of the field1 which is run   
over by the beasts and trodden under    
foot4  #ab3ab ,and again1 he saith thou 
shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle1  
which1 when it is fully ripe1 if the    
wind bloweth1 it is driven forth upon   
the face of the land4 ,and he pretendeth
 the ,lord hath spoken it4 ,and he saith
 all this shall come upon thee except   
thou repent1 and this because of thine  
iniquities4  #ab3ac ,and now1 ,o king1  
what great evil hast thou done1 or what 
great sins have thy people committed1   
that we should be condemned of ,god or  
judged of this man8  #ab3ad ,and now1 ,o
 king1 behold1 we are guiltless1 and    
thou1 ,o king1 hast not sinned2         

therefore1 this man has lied concerning 
you1 and he has prophesied in vain4     
#ab3ae ,and behold1 we are strong1 we   
shall not come into bondage1 or be taken
 captive by our enemies2 yea1 and thou  
hast prospered in the land1 and thou    
shalt also prosper4  #ab3af ,behold1    
here is the man1 we deliver him into thy
 hands2 thou mayest do with him as      
seemeth thee good4  #ab3ag ,and it came 
to pass that king ,noah caused that     
,abinadi should be cast into prison2 and
 he commanded that the priests should   
gather themselves together that he might
 hold a council with them what he should
 do with him4  #ab3ah ,and it came to   
pass that they said unto the king3      
,bring him hither that we may question  
him2 and the king commanded that he     
should be brought before them4  #ab3ai  
,and they began to question him1 that   
they might cross him1 that thereby they 
might have wherewith to accuse him2 but 
he answered them boldly1 and withstood  
all their questions1 yea1 to their      

astonishment2 for he did withstand them 
in all their questions1 and did confound
 them in all their words4  #ab3bj ,and  
it came to pass that one of them said   
unto him3 ,what meaneth the words which 
are written1 and which have been taught 
by our fathers1 saying3  #ab3ba ,how    
beautiful upon the mountains are the    
feet of him that bringeth good tidings2 
that publisheth peace2 that bringeth    
good tidings of good2 that publisheth   
salvation2 that saith unto ,zion1 ,thy  
,god reigneth2  #ab3bb ,thy watchmen    
shall lift up the voice2 with the voice 
together shall they sing2 for they shall
 see eye to eye when the ,lord shall    
bring again ,zion2  #ab3bc ,break forth 
into joy2 sing together ye waste places 
of ,jerusalem2 for the ,lord hath       
comforted his people1 he hath redeemed  
,jerusalem2  #ab3bd ,the ,lord hath made
 bare his holy arm in the eyes of all   
the nations1 and all the ends of the    
earth shall see the salvation of our    
,god8  #ab3be ,and now ,abinadi said    

unto them3 ,are you priests1 and pretend
 to teach this people1 and to understand
 the spirit of prophesying1 and yet     
desire to know of me what these things  
mean8  #ab3bf ,i say unto you1 wo be    
unto you for perverting the ways of the 
,lord6 ,for if ye understand these      
things ye have not taught them2         
therefore1 ye have perverted the ways of
 the ,lord4  #ab3bg ,ye have not applied
 your hearts to understanding2          
therefore1 ye have not been wise4       
,therefore1 what teach ye this people8  
#ab3bh ,and they said3 ,we teach the law
 of ,moses4  #ab3bi ,and again he said  
unto them3 ,if ye teach the law of      
,moses why do ye not keep it8 ,why do ye
 set your hearts upon riches8 ,why do ye
 commit whoredoms and spend your        
strength with harlots1 yea1 and cause   
this people to commit sin1 that the     
,lord has cause to send me to prophesy  
against this people1 yea1 even a great  
evil against this people8  #ab3cj ,know 
ye not that ,i speak the truth8 ,yea1 ye

 know that ,i speak the truth2 and you  
ought to tremble before ,god4  #ab3ca   
,and it shall come to pass that ye shall
 be smitten for your iniquities1 for ye 
have said that ye teach the law of      
,moses4 ,and what know ye concerning the
 law of ,moses8 ,doth salvation come by 
the law of ,moses8 ,what say ye8  #ab3cb
 ,and they answered and said that       
salvation did come by the law of ,moses4
  #ab3cc ,but now ,abinadi said unto    
them3 ,i know if ye keep the            
commandments of ,god ye shall be saved2 
yea1 if ye keep the commandments which  
the ,lord delivered unto ,moses in the  
mount of ,sinai1 saying3  #ab3cd ,i am  
the ,lord thy ,god1 who hath brought    
thee out of the land of ,egypt1 out of  
the house of bondage4  #ab3ce ,thou     
shalt have no other ,god before me4     
#ab3cf ,thou shalt not make unto thee   
any graven image1 or any likeness of any
 thing in heaven above1 or things which 
are in the earth beneath4  #ab3cg ,now  
,abinadi said unto them1 ,have ye done  

all this8 ,i say unto you1 ,nay1 ye have
 not4 ,and have ye taught this people   
that they should do all these things8 ,i
 say unto you1 ,nay1 ye have not4       
,mosiah ,chapter #ac  #ac3a ,and now    
when the king had heard these words1 he 
said unto his priests3 ,away with this  
fellow1 and slay him2 for what have we  
to do with him1 for he is mad4  #ac3b   
,and they stood forth and attempted to  
lay their hands on him2 but he withstood
 them1 and said unto them3  #ac3c ,touch
 me not1 for ,god shall smite you if ye 
lay your hands upon me1 for ,i have not 
delivered the message which the ,lord   
sent me to deliver2 neither have ,i told
 you that which ye requested that ,i    
should tell2 therefore1 ,god will not   
suffer that ,i shall be destroyed at    
this time4  #ac3d ,but ,i must fulfil   
the commandments wherewith ,god has     
commanded me2 and because ,i have told  
you the truth ye are angry with me4 ,and
 again1 because ,i have spoken the word 
of ,god ye have judged me that ,i am    

mad4  #ac3e ,now it came to pass after  
,abinadi had spoken these words that the
 people of king ,noah durst not lay     
their hands on him1 for the ,spirit of  
the ,lord was upon him2 and his face    
shone with exceeding luster1 even as    
,moses' did while in the mount of       
,sinai1 while speaking with the ,lord4  
#ac3f ,and he spake with power and      
authority from ,god2 and he continued   
his words1 saying3  #ac3g ,ye see that  
ye have not power to slay me1 therefore 
,i finish my message4 ,yea1 and ,i      
perceive that it cuts you to your hearts
 because ,i tell you the truth          
concerning your iniquities4  #ac3h ,yea1
 and my words fill you with wonder and  
amazement1 and with anger4  #ac3i ,but  
,i finish my message2 and then it       
matters not whither ,i go1 if it so be  
that ,i am saved4  #ac3aj ,but this much
 ,i tell you1 what you do with me1 after
 this1 shall be as a type and a shadow  
of things which are to come4  #ac3aa    
,and now ,i read unto you the remainder 

of the commandments of ,god1 for ,i     
perceive that they are not written in   
your hearts2 ,i perceive that ye have   
studied and taught iniquity the most    
part of your lives4  #ac3ab ,and now1 ye
 remember that ,i said unto you3 ,thou  
shall not make unto thee any graven     
image1 or any likeness of things which  
are in heaven above1 or which are in the
 earth beneath1 or which are in the     
water under the earth4  #ac3ac ,and     
again3 ,thou shalt not bow down thyself 
unto them1 nor serve them2 for ,i the   
,lord thy ,god am a jealous ,god1       
visiting the iniquities of the fathers  
upon the children1 unto the third and   
fourth generations of them that hate me2
  #ac3ad ,and showing mercy unto        
thousands of them that love me and keep 
my commandments4  #ac3ae ,thou shalt not
 take the name of the ,lord thy ,god in 
vain2 for the ,lord will not hold him   
guiltless that taketh his name in vain4 
#ac3af ,remember the sabbath day1 to    
keep it holy4  #ac3ag ,six days shalt   

thou labor1 and do all thy work2  #ac3ah
 ,but the seventh day1 the sabbath of   
the ,lord thy ,god1 thou shalt not do   
any work1 thou1 nor thy son1 nor thy    
daughter1 thy man-servant1 nor thy      
maid-servant1 nor thy cattle1 nor thy   
stranger that is within thy gates2      
#ac3ai ,for in six days the ,lord made  
heaven and earth1 and the sea1 and all  
that in them is2 wherefore the ,lord    
blessed the sabbath day1 and hallowed   
it4  #ac3bj ,honor thy father and thy   
mother1 that thy days may be long upon  
the land which the ,lord thy ,god giveth
 thee4  #ac3ba ,thou shalt not kill4    
#ac3bb ,thou shalt not commit adultery4 
,thou shalt not steal4  #ac3bc ,thou    
shalt not bear false witness against thy
 neighbor4  #ac3bd ,thou shalt not covet
 thy neighbor's house1 thou shalt not   
covet thy neighbor's wife1 nor his      
man-servant1 nor his maid-servant1 nor  
his ox1 nor his ass1 nor anything that  
is thy neighbor's4  #ac3be ,and it came 
to pass that after ,abinadi had made an 

end of these sayings that he said unto  
them3 ,have ye taught this people that  
they should observe to do all these     
things for to keep these commandments8  
#ac3bf ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 for if ye 
had1 the ,lord would not have caused me 
to come forth and to prophesy evil      
concerning this people4  #ac3bg ,and now
 ye have said that salvation cometh by  
the law of ,moses4 ,i say unto you that 
it is expedient that ye should keep the 
law of ,moses as yet2 but ,i say unto   
you1 that the time shall come when it   
shall no more be expedient to keep the  
law of ,moses4  #ac3bh ,and moreover1 ,i
 say unto you1 that salvation doth not  
come by the law alone2 and were it not  
for the atonement1 which ,god himself   
shall make for the sins and iniquities  
of his people1 that they must           
unavoidably perish1 notwithstanding the 
law of ,moses4  #ac3bi ,and now ,i say  
unto you that it was expedient that     
there should be a law given to the      
children of ,israel1 yea1 even a very   

strict law2 for they were a stiffnecked 
people1 quick to do iniquity1 and slow  
to remember the ,lord their ,god2       
#ac3cj ,therefore there was a law given 
them1 yea1 a law of performances and of 
ordinances1 a law which they were to    
observe strictly from day to day1 to    
keep them in remembrance of ,god and    
their duty towards him4  #ac3ca ,but    
behold1 ,i say unto you1 that all these 
things were types of things to come4    
#ac3cb ,and now1 did they understand the
 law8 ,i say unto you1 ,nay1 they did   
not all understand the law2 and this    
because of the hardness of their hearts2
 for they understood not that there     
could not any man be saved except it    
were through the redemption of ,god4    
#ac3cc ,for behold1 did not ,moses      
prophesy unto them concerning the coming
 of the ,messiah1 and that ,god should  
redeem his people8 ,yea1 and even all   
the prophets who have prophesied ever   
since the world began--have they not    
spoken more or less concerning these    

things8  #ac3cd ,have they not said that
 ,god himself should come down among the
 children of men1 and take upon him the 
form of man1 and go forth in mighty     
power upon the face of the earth8       
#ac3ce ,yea1 and have they not said also
 that he should bring to pass the       
resurrection of the dead1 and that he1  
himself1 should be oppressed and        
afflicted8  ,mosiah ,chapter #ad  #ad3a 
,yea1 even doth not ,isaiah say3 ,who   
hath believed our report1 and to whom is
 the arm of the ,lord revealed8  #ad3b  
,for he shall grow up before him as a   
tender plant1 and as a root out of dry  
ground2 he hath no form nor comeliness2 
and when we shall see him there is no   
beauty that we should desire him4  #ad3c
 ,he is despised and rejected of men2 a 
man of sorrows1 and acquainted with     
grief2 and we hid as it were our faces  
from him2 he was despised1 and we       
esteemed him not4  #ad3d ,surely he has 
borne our griefs1 and carried our       
sorrows2 yet we did esteem him stricken1

 smitten of ,god1 and afflicted4  #ad3e 
,but he was wounded for our             
transgressions1 he was bruised for our  
iniquities2 the chastisement of our     
peace was upon him2 and with his stripes
 we are healed4  #ad3f ,all we1 like    
sheep1 have gone astray2 we have turned 
every one to his own way2 and the ,lord 
hath laid on him the iniquities of us   
all4  #ad3g ,he was oppressed1 and he   
was afflicted1 yet he opened not his    
mouth2 he is brought as a lamb to the   
slaughter1 and as a sheep before her    
shearers is dumb so he opened not his   
mouth4  #ad3h ,he was taken from prison 
and from judgment2 and who shall declare
 his generation8 ,for he was cut off out
 of the land of the living2 for the     
transgressions of my people was he      
stricken4  #ad3i ,and he made his grave 
with the wicked1 and with the rich in   
his death2 because he had done no evil1 
neither was any deceit in his mouth4    
#ad3aj ,yet it pleased the ,lord to     
bruise him2 he hath put him to grief2   

when thou shalt make his soul an        
offering for sin he shall see his seed1 
he shall prolong his days1 and the      
pleasure of the ,lord shall prosper in  
his hand4  #ad3aa ,he shall see the     
travail of his soul1 and shall be       
satisfied2 by his knowledge shall my    
righteous servant justify many2 for he  
shall bear their iniquities4  #ad3ab    
,therefore will ,i divide him a portion 
with the great1 and he shall divide the 
spoil with the strong2 because he hath  
poured out his soul unto death2 and he  
was numbered with the transgressors2 and
 he bore the sins of many1 and made     
intercession for the transgressors4     
,mosiah ,chapter #ae  #ae3a ,and now    
,abinadi said unto them3 ,i would that  
ye should understand that ,god himself  
shall come down among the children of   
men1 and shall redeem his people4  #ae3b
 ,and because he dwelleth in flesh he   
shall be called the ,son of ,god1 and   
having subjected the flesh to the will  
of the ,father1 being the ,father and   

the ,son--  #ae3c ,the ,father1 because 
he was conceived by the power of ,god2  
and the ,son1 because of the flesh2 thus
 becoming the ,father and ,son--  #ae3d 
,and they are one ,god1 yea1 the very   
,eternal ,father of heaven and of earth4
  #ae3e ,and thus the flesh becoming    
subject to the ,spirit1 or the ,son to  
the ,father1 being one ,god1 suffereth  
temptation1 and yieldeth not to the     
temptation1 but suffereth himself to be 
mocked1 and scourged1 and cast out1 and 
disowned by his people4  #ae3f ,and     
after all this1 after working many      
mighty miracles among the children of   
men1 he shall be led1 yea1 even as      
,isaiah said1 as a sheep before the     
shearer is dumb1 so he opened not his   
mouth4  #ae3g ,yea1 even so he shall be 
led1 crucified1 and slain1 the flesh    
becoming subject even unto death1 the   
will of the ,son being swallowed up in  
the will of the ,father4  #ae3h ,and    
thus ,god breaketh the bands of death1  
having gained the victory over death2   

giving the ,son power to make           
intercession for the children of men--  
#ae3i ,having ascended into heaven1     
having the bowels of mercy2 being filled
 with compassion towards the children of
 men2 standing betwixt them and justice2
 having broken the bands of death1 taken
 upon himself their iniquity and their  
transgressions1 having redeemed them1   
and satisfied the demands of justice4   
#ae3aj ,and now ,i say unto you1 who    
shall declare his generation8 ,behold1  
,i say unto you1 that when his soul has 
been made an offering for sin he shall  
see his seed4 ,and now what say ye8 ,and
 who shall be his seed8  #ae3aa ,behold 
,i say unto you1 that whosoever has     
heard the words of the prophets1 yea1   
all the holy prophets who have          
prophesied concerning the coming of the 
,lord--,i say unto you1 that all those  
who have hearkened unto their words1 and
 believed that the ,lord would redeem   
his people1 and have looked forward to  
that day for a remission of their sins1 

,i say unto you1 that these are his     
seed1 or they are heirs of the kingdom  
of ,god4  #ae3ab ,for these are they    
whose sins he has borne2 these are they 
for whom he has died1 to redeem them    
from their transgressions4 ,and now1 are
 they not his seed8  #ae3ac ,yea1 and   
are not the prophets1 every one that has
 opened his mouth to prophesy1 that has 
not fallen into transgression1 ,i mean  
all the holy prophets ever since the    
world began8 ,i say unto you that they  
are his seed4  #ae3ad ,and these are    
they who have published peace1 who have 
brought good tidings of good1 who have  
published salvation2 and said unto      
,zion3 ,thy ,god reigneth6  #ae3ae ,and 
,o how beautiful upon the mountains were
 their feet6  #ae3af ,and again1 how    
beautiful upon the mountains are the    
feet of those that are still publishing 
peace6  #ae3ag ,and again1 how beautiful
 upon the mountains are the feet of     
those who shall hereafter publish peace1
 yea1 from this time henceforth and     

forever6  #ae3ah ,and behold1 ,i say    
unto you1 this is not all4 ,for ,o how  
beautiful upon the mountains are the    
feet of him that bringeth good tidings1 
that is the founder of peace1 yea1 even 
the ,lord1 who has redeemed his people2 
yea1 him who has granted salvation unto 
his people2  #ae3ai ,for were it not for
 the redemption which he hath made for  
his people1 which was prepared from the 
foundation of the world1 ,i say unto    
you1 were it not for this1 all mankind  
must have perished4  #ae3bj ,but behold1
 the bands of death shall be broken1 and
 the ,son reigneth1 and hath power over 
the dead2 therefore1 he bringeth to pass
 the resurrection of the dead4  #ae3ba  
,and there cometh a resurrection1 even a
 first resurrection2 yea1 even a        
resurrection of those that have been1   
and who are1 and who shall be1 even     
until the resurrection of ,christ--for  
so shall he be called4  #ae3bb ,and now1
 the resurrection of all the prophets1  
and all those that have believed in     

their words1 or all those that have kept
 the commandments of ,god1 shall come   
forth in the first resurrection2        
therefore1 they are the first           
resurrection4  #ae3bc ,they are raised  
to dwell with ,god who has redeemed     
them2 thus they have eternal life       
through ,christ1 who has broken the     
bands of death4  #ae3bd ,and these are  
those who have part in the first        
resurrection2 and these are they that   
have died before ,christ came1 in their 
ignorance1 not having salvation declared
 unto them4 ,and thus the ,lord bringeth
 about the restoration of these2 and    
they have a part in the first           
resurrection1 or have eternal life1     
being redeemed by the ,lord4  #ae3be    
,and little children also have eternal  
life4  #ae3bf ,but behold1 and fear1 and
 tremble before ,god1 for ye ought to   
tremble2 for the ,lord redeemeth none   
such that rebel against him and die in  
their sins2 yea1 even all those that    
have perished in their sins ever since  

the world began1 that have wilfully     
rebelled against ,god1 that have known  
the commandments of ,god1 and would not 
keep them2 these are they that have no  
part in the first resurrection4  #ae3bg 
,therefore ought ye not to tremble8 ,for
 salvation cometh to none such2 for the 
,lord hath redeemed none such2 yea1     
neither can the ,lord redeem such2 for  
he cannot deny himself2 for he cannot   
deny justice when it has its claim4     
#ae3bh ,and now ,i say unto you that the
 time shall come that the salvation of  
the ,lord shall be declared to every    
nation1 kindred1 tongue1 and people4    
#ae3bi ,yea1 ,lord1 thy watchmen shall  
lift up their voice2 with the voice     
together shall they sing2 for they shall
 see eye to eye1 when the ,lord shall   
bring again ,zion4  #ae3cj ,break forth 
into joy1 sing together1 ye waste places
 of ,jerusalem2 for the ,lord hath      
comforted his people1 he hath redeemed  
,jerusalem4  #ae3ca ,the ,lord hath made
 bare his holy arm in the eyes of all   

the nations2 and all the ends of the    
earth shall see the salvation of our    
,god4  ,mosiah ,chapter #af  #af3a ,and 
now1 it came to pass that after ,abinadi
 had spoken these words he stretched    
forth his hand and said3 ,the time shall
 come when all shall see the salvation  
of the ,lord2 when every nation1        
kindred1 tongue1 and people shall see   
eye to eye and shall confess before ,god
 that his judgments are just4  #af3b    
,and then shall the wicked be cast out1 
and they shall have cause to howl1 and  
weep1 and wail1 and gnash their teeth2  
and this because they would not hearken 
unto the voice of the ,lord2 therefore  
the ,lord redeemeth them not4  #af3c    
,for they are carnal and devilish1 and  
the devil has power over them2 yea1 even
 that old serpent that did beguile our  
first parents1 which was the cause of   
their fall2 which was the cause of all  
mankind becoming carnal1 sensual1       
devilish1 knowing evil from good1       
subjecting themselves to the devil4     

#af3d ,thus all mankind were lost2 and  
behold1 they would have been endlessly  
lost were it not that ,god redeemed his 
people from their lost and fallen state4
  #af3e ,but remember that he that      
persists in his own carnal nature1 and  
goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion
 against ,god1 remaineth in his fallen  
state and the devil hath all power over 
him4 ,therefore1 he is as though there  
was no redemption made1 being an enemy  
to ,god2 and also is the devil an enemy 
to ,god4  #af3f ,and now if ,christ had 
not come into the world1 speaking of    
things to come as though they had       
already come1 there could have been no  
redemption4  #af3g ,and if ,christ had  
not risen from the dead1 or have broken 
the bands of death that the grave should
 have no victory1 and that death should 
have no sting1 there could have been no 
resurrection4  #af3h ,but there is a    
resurrection1 therefore the grave hath  
no victory1 and the sting of death is   
swallowed up in ,christ4  #af3i ,he is  

the light and the life of the world2    
yea1 a light that is endless1 that can  
never be darkened2 yea1 and also a life 
which is endless1 that there can be no  
more death4  #af3aj ,even this mortal   
shall put on immortality1 and this      
corruption shall put on incorruption1   
and shall be brought to stand before the
 bar of ,god1 to be judged of him       
according to their works whether they be
 good or whether they be evil--  #af3aa 
,if they be good1 to the resurrection of
 endless life and happiness2 and if they
 be evil1 to the resurrection of endless
 damnation1 being delivered up to the   
devil1 who hath subjected them1 which is
 damnation--  #af3ab ,having gone       
according to their own carnal wills and 
desires2 having never called upon the   
,lord while the arms of mercy were      
extended towards them2 for the arms of  
mercy were extended towards them1 and   
they would not2 they being warned of    
their iniquities and yet they would not 
depart from them2 and they were         

commanded to repent and yet they would  
not repent4  #af3ac ,and now1 ought ye  
not to tremble and repent of your sins1 
and remember that only in and through   
,christ ye can be saved8  #af3ad        
,therefore1 if ye teach the law of      
,moses1 also teach that it is a shadow  
of those things which are to come--     
#af3ae ,teach them that redemption      
cometh through ,christ the ,lord1 who is
 the very ,eternal ,father4 ,amen4      
,mosiah ,chapter #ag  #ag3a ,and now it 
came to pass that when ,abinadi had     
finished these sayings1 that the king   
commanded that the priests should take  
him and cause that he should be put to  
death4  #ag3b ,but there was one among  
them whose name was ,alma1 he also being
 a descendant of ,nephi4 ,and he was a  
young man1 and he believed the words    
which ,abinadi had spoken1 for he knew  
concerning the iniquity which ,abinadi  
has testified against them2 therefore he
 began to plead with the king that he   
would not be angry with ,abinadi1 but   

suffer that he might depart in peace4   
#ag3c ,but the king was more wroth1 and 
caused that ,alma should be cast out    
from among them1 and sent his servants  
after him that they might slay him4     
#ag3d ,but he fled from before them and 
hid himself that they found him not4    
,and he being concealed for many days   
did write all the words which ,abinadi  
had spoken4  #ag3e ,and it came to pass 
that the king caused that his guards    
should surround ,abinadi and take him2  
and they bound him and cast him into    
prison4  #ag3f ,and after three days1   
having counseled with his priests1 he   
caused that he should again be brought  
before him4  #ag3g ,and he said unto    
him3 ,abinadi1 we have found an         
accusation against thee1 and thou art   
worthy of death4  #ag3h ,for thou hast  
said that ,god himself should come down 
among the children of men2 and now1 for 
this cause thou shalt be put to death   
unless thou wilt recall all the words   
which thou hast spoken evil concerning  

me and my people4  #ag3i ,now ,abinadi  
said unto him3 ,i say unto you1 ,i will 
not recall the words which ,i have      
spoken unto you concerning this people1 
for they are true2 and that ye may know 
of their surety ,i have suffered myself 
that ,i have fallen into your hands4    
#ag3aj ,yea1 and ,i will suffer even    
until death1 and ,i will not recall my  
words1 and they shall stand as a        
testimony against you4 ,and if ye slay  
me ye will shed innocent blood1 and this
 shall also stand as a testimony against
 you at the last day4  #ag3aa ,and now  
king ,noah was about to release him1 for
 he feared his word2 for he feared that 
the judgments of ,god would come upon   
him4  #ag3ab ,but the priests lifted up 
their voices against him1 and began to  
accuse him1 saying3 ,he has reviled the 
king4 ,therefore the king was stirred up
 in anger against him1 and he delivered 
him up that he might be slain4  #ag3ac  
,and it came to pass that they took him 
and bound him1 and scourged his skin    

with faggots1 yea1 even unto death4     
#ag3ad ,and now when the flames began to
 scorch him1 he cried unto them1 saying3
  #ag3ae ,behold1 even as ye have done  
unto me1 so shall it come to pass that  
thy seed shall cause that many shall    
suffer the pains that ,i do suffer1 even
 the pains of death by fire2 and this   
because they believe in the salvation of
 the ,lord their ,god4  #ag3af ,and it  
will come to pass that ye shall be      
afflicted with all manner of diseases   
because of your iniquities4  #ag3ag     
,yea1 and ye shall be smitten on every  
hand1 and shall be driven and scattered 
to and fro1 even as a wild flock is     
driven by wild and ferocious beasts4    
#ag3ah ,and in that day ye shall be     
hunted1 and ye shall be taken by the    
hand of your enemies1 and then ye shall 
suffer1 as ,i suffer1 the pains of death
 by fire4  #ag3ai ,thus ,god executeth  
vengeance upon those that destroy his   
people4 ,o ,god1 receive my soul4       
#ag3bj ,and now1 when ,abinadi had said 

these words1 he fell1 having suffered   
death by fire2 yea1 having been put to  
death because he would not deny the     
commandments of ,god1 having sealed the 
truth of his words by his death4        
,mosiah ,chapter #ah  #ah3a ,and now1 it
 came to pass that ,alma1 who had fled  
from the servants of king ,noah1        
repented of his sins and iniquities1 and
 went about privately among the people1 
and began to teach the words of         
,abinadi--  #ah3b ,yea1 concerning that 
which was to come1 and also concerning  
the resurrection of the dead1 and the   
redemption of the people1 which was to  
be brought to pass through the power1   
and sufferings1 and death of ,christ1   
and his resurrection and ascension into 
heaven4  #ah3c ,and as many as would    
hear his word he did teach4 ,and he     
taught them privately1 that it might not
 come to the knowledge of the king4 ,and
 many did believe his words4  #ah3d ,and
 it came to pass that as many as did    
believe him did go forth to a place     

which was called ,mormon1 having        
received its name from the king1 being  
in the borders of the land having been  
infested1 by times or at seasons1 by    
wild beasts4  #ah3e ,now1 there was in  
,mormon a fountain of pure water1 and   
,alma resorted thither1 there being near
 the water a thicket of small trees1    
where he did hide himself in the daytime
 from the searches of the king4  #ah3f  
,and it came to pass that as many as    
believed him went thither to hear his   
words4  #ah3g ,and it came to pass after
 many days there were a goodly number   
gathered together at the place of       
,mormon1 to hear the words of ,alma4    
,yea1 all were gathered together that   
believed on his word1 to hear him4 ,and 
he did teach them1 and did preach unto  
them repentance1 and redemption1 and    
faith on the ,lord4  #ah3h ,and it came 
to pass that he said unto them3 ,behold1
 here are the waters of ,mormon 7for    
thus were they called7 and now1 as ye   
are desirous to come into the fold of   

,god1 and to be called his people1 and  
are willing to bear one another's       
burdens1 that they may be light2  #ah3i 
,yea1 and are willing to mourn with     
those that mourn2 yea1 and comfort those
 that stand in need of comfort1 and to  
stand as witnesses of ,god at all times 
and in all things1 and in all places    
that ye may be in1 even until death1    
that ye may be redeemed of ,god1 and be 
numbered with those of the first        
resurrection1 that ye may have eternal  
life--  #ah3aj ,now ,i say unto you1 if 
this be the desire of your hearts1 what 
have you against being baptized in the  
name of the ,lord1 as a witness before  
him that ye have entered into a covenant
 with him1 that ye will serve him and   
keep his commandments1 that he may pour 
out his ,spirit more abundantly upon    
you8  #ah3aa ,and now when the people   
had heard these words1 they clapped     
their hands for joy1 and exclaimed3     
,this is the desire of our hearts4      
#ah3ab ,and now it came to pass that    

,alma took ,helam1 he being one of the  
first1 and went and stood forth in the  
water1 and cried1 saying3 ,o ,lord1 pour
 out thy ,spirit upon thy servant1 that 
he may do this work with holiness of    
heart4  #ah3ac ,and when he had said    
these words1 the ,spirit of the ,lord   
was upon him1 and he said3 ,helam1 ,i   
baptize thee1 having authority from the 
,almighty ,god1 as a testimony that ye  
have entered into a covenant to serve   
him until you are dead as to the mortal 
body2 and may the ,spirit of the ,lord  
be poured out upon you2 and may he grant
 unto you eternal life1 through the     
redemption of ,christ1 whom he has      
prepared from the foundation of the     
world4  #ah3ad ,and after ,alma had said
 these words1 both ,alma and ,helam were
 buried in the water2 and they arose and
 came forth out of the water rejoicing1 
being filled with the ,spirit4  #ah3ae  
,and again1 ,alma took another1 and went
 forth a second time into the water1 and
 baptized him according to the first1   

only he did not bury himself again in   
the water4  #ah3af ,and after this      
manner he did baptize every one that    
went forth to the place of ,mormon2 and 
they were in number about two hundred   
and four souls2 yea1 and they were      
baptized in the waters of ,mormon1 and  
were filled with the grace of ,god4     
#ah3ag ,and they were called the church 
of ,god1 or the church of ,christ1 from 
that time forward4 ,and it came to pass 
that whosoever was baptized by the power
 and authority of ,god was added to his 
church4  #ah3ah ,and it came to pass    
that ,alma1 having authority from ,god1 
ordained priests2 even one priest to    
every fifty of their number did he      
ordain to preach unto them1 and to teach
 them concerning the things pertaining  
to the kingdom of ,god4  #ah3ai ,and he 
commanded them that they should teach   
nothing save it were the things which he
 had taught1 and which had been spoken  
by the mouth of the holy prophets4      
#ah3bj ,yea1 even he commanded them that

 they should preach nothing save it were
 repentance and faith on the ,lord1 who 
had redeemed his people4  #ah3ba ,and he
 commanded them that there should be no 
contention one with another1 but that   
they should look forward with one eye1  
having one faith and one baptism1 having
 their hearts knit together in unity and
 in love one towards another4  #ah3bb   
,and thus he commanded them to preach4  
,and thus they became the children of   
,god4  #ah3bc ,and he commanded them    
that they should observe the sabbath    
day1 and keep it holy1 and also every   
day they should give thanks to the ,lord
 their ,god4  #ah3bd ,and he also       
commanded them that the priests whom he 
had ordained should labor with their own
 hands for their support4  #ah3be ,and  
there was one day in every week that was
 set apart that they should gather      
themselves together to teach the people1
 and to worship the ,lord their ,god1   
and also1 as often as it was in their   
power1 to assemble themselves together4 

#ah3bf ,and the priests were not to     
depend upon the people for their        
support2 but for their labor they were  
to receive the grace of ,god1 that they 
might wax strong in the ,spirit1 having 
the knowledge of ,god1 that they might  
teach with power and authority from     
,god4  #ah3bg ,and again ,alma commanded
 that the people of the church should   
impart of their substance1 every one    
according to that which he had2 if he   
have more abundantly he should impart   
more abundantly2 and of him that had but
 little1 but little should be required2 
and to him that had not should be given4
  #ah3bh ,and thus they should impart of
 their substance of their own free will 
and good desires towards ,god1 and to   
those priests that stood in need1 yea1  
and to every needy1 naked soul4  #ah3bi 
,and this he said unto them1 having been
 commanded of ,god2 and they did walk   
uprightly before ,god1 imparting to one 
another both temporally and spiritually 
according to their needs and their      

wants4  #ah3cj ,and now it came to pass 
that all this was done in ,mormon1 yea1 
by the waters of ,mormon1 in the forest 
that was near the waters of ,mormon2    
yea1 the place of ,mormon1 the waters of
 ,mormon1 the forest of ,mormon1 how    
beautiful are they to the eyes of them  
who there came to the knowledge of their
 ,redeemer2 yea1 and how blessed are    
they1 for they shall sing to his praise 
forever4  #ah3ca ,and these things were 
done in the borders of the land1 that   
they might not come to the knowledge of 
the king4  #ah3cb ,but behold1 it came  
to pass that the king1 having discovered
 a movement among the people1 sent his  
servants to watch them4 ,therefore on   
the day that they were assembling       
themselves together to hear the word of 
the ,lord they were discovered unto the 
king4  #ah3cc ,and now the king said    
that ,alma was stirring up the people to
 rebellion against him2 therefore he    
sent his army to destroy them4  #ah3cd  
,and it came to pass that ,alma and the 

people of the ,lord were apprised of the
 coming of the king's army2 therefore   
they took their tents and their families
 and departed into the wilderness4      
#ah3ce ,and they were in number about   
four hundred and fifty souls4  ,mosiah  
,chapter #ai  #ai3a ,and it came to pass
 that the army of the king returned1    
having searched in vain for the people  
of the ,lord4  #ai3b ,and now behold1   
the forces of the king were small1      
having been reduced1 and there began to 
be a division among the remainder of the
 people4  #ai3c ,and the lesser part    
began to breathe out threatenings       
against the king1 and there began to be 
a great contention among them4  #ai3d   
,and now there was a man among them     
whose name was ,gideon1 and he being a  
strong man and an enemy to the king1    
therefore he drew his sword1 and swore  
in his wrath that he would slay the     
king4  #ai3e ,and it came to pass that  
he fought with the king2 and when the   
king saw that he was about to overpower 

him1 he fled and ran and got upon the   
tower which was near the temple4  #ai3f 
,and ,gideon pursued after him and was  
about to get upon the tower to slay the 
king1 and the king cast his eyes round  
about towards the land of ,shemlon1 and 
behold1 the army of the ,lamanites were 
within the borders of the land4  #ai3g  
,and now the king cried out in the      
anguish of his soul1 saying3 ,gideon1   
spare me1 for the ,lamanites are upon   
us1 and they will destroy us2 yea1 they 
will destroy my people4  #ai3h ,and now 
the king was not so much concerned about
 his people as he was about his own     
life2 nevertheless1 ,gideon did spare   
his life4  #ai3i ,and the king commanded
 the people that they should flee before
 the ,lamanites1 and he himself did go  
before them1 and they did flee into the 
wilderness1 with their women and their  
children4  #ai3aj ,and it came to pass  
that the ,lamanites did pursue them1 and
 did overtake them1 and began to slay   
them4  #ai3aa ,now it came to pass that 

the king commanded them that all the men
 should leave their wives and their     
children1 and flee before the           
,lamanites4  #ai3ab ,now there were many
 that would not leave them1 but had     
rather stay and perish with them4 ,and  
the rest left their wives and their     
children and fled4  #ai3ac ,and it came 
to pass that those who tarried with     
their wives and their children caused   
that their fair daughters should stand  
forth and plead with the ,lamanites that
 they would not slay them4  #ai3ad ,and 
it came to pass that the ,lamanites had 
compassion on them1 for they were       
charmed with the beauty of their women4 
#ai3ae ,therefore the ,lamanites did    
spare their lives1 and took them        
captives and carried them back to the   
land of ,nephi1 and granted unto them   
that they might possess the land1 under 
the conditions that they would deliver  
up king ,noah into the hands of the     
,lamanites1 and deliver up their        
property1 even one half of all they     

possessed1 one half of their gold1 and  
their silver1 and all their precious    
things1 and thus they should pay tribute
 to the king of the ,lamanites from year
 to year4  #ai3af ,and now there was one
 of the sons of the king among those    
that were taken captive1 whose name was 
,limhi4  #ai3ag ,and now ,limhi was     
desirous that his father should not be  
destroyed2 nevertheless1 ,limhi was not 
ignorant of the iniquities of his       
father1 he himself being a just man4    
#ai3ah ,and it came to pass that ,gideon
 sent men into the wilderness secretly1 
to search for the king and those that   
were with him4 ,and it came to pass that
 they met the people in the wilderness1 
all save the king and his priests4      
#ai3ai ,now they had sworn in their     
hearts that they would return to the    
land of ,nephi1 and if their wives and  
their children were slain1 and also     
those that had tarried with them1 that  
they would seek revenge1 and also perish
 with them4  #ai3bj ,and the king       

commanded them that they should not     
return2 and they were angry with the    
king1 and caused that he should suffer1 
even unto death by fire4  #ai3ba ,and   
they were about to take the priests also
 and put them to death1 and they fled   
before them4  #ai3bb ,and it came to    
pass that they were about to return to  
the land of ,nephi1 and they met the men
 of ,gideon4 ,and the men of ,gideon    
told them of all that had happened to   
their wives and their children2 and that
 the ,lamanites had granted unto them   
that they might possess the land by     
paying a tribute to the ,lamanites of   
one half of all they possessed4  #ai3bc 
,and the people told the men of ,gideon 
that they had slain the king1 and his   
priests had fled from them farther into 
the wilderness4  #ai3bd ,and it came to 
pass that after they had ended the      
ceremony1 that they returned to the land
 of ,nephi1 rejoicing1 because their    
wives and their children were not slain2
 and they told ,gideon what they had    

done to the king4  #ai3be ,and it came  
to pass that the king of the ,lamanites 
made an oath unto them1 that his people 
should not slay them4  #ai3bf ,and also 
,limhi1 being the son of the king1      
having the kingdom conferred upon him by
 the people1 made oath unto the king of 
the ,lamanites that his people should   
pay tribute unto him1 even one half of  
all they possessed4  #ai3bg ,and it came
 to pass that ,limhi began to establish 
the kingdom and to establish peace among
 his people4  #ai3bh ,and the king of   
the ,lamanites set guards round about   
the land1 that he might keep the people 
of ,limhi in the land1 that they might  
not depart into the wilderness2 and he  
did support his guards out of the       
tribute which he did receive from the   
,nephites4  #ai3bi ,and now king ,limhi 
did have continual peace in his kingdom 
for the space of two years1 that the    
,lamanites did not molest them nor seek 
to destroy them4  ,mosiah ,chapter #bj  
#bj3a ,now there was a place in ,shemlon

 where the daughters of the ,lamanites  
did gather themselves together to sing1 
and to dance1 and to make themselves    
merry4  #bj3b ,and it came to pass that 
there was one day a small number of them
 gathered together to sing and to dance4
  #bj3c ,and now the priests of king    
,noah1 being ashamed to return to the   
city of ,nephi1 yea1 and also fearing   
that the people would slay them1        
therefore they durst not return to their
 wives and their children4  #bj3d ,and  
having tarried in the wilderness1 and   
having discovered the daughters of the  
,lamanites1 they laid and watched them2 
#bj3e ,and when there were but few of   
them gathered together to dance1 they   
came forth out of their secret places   
and took them and carried them into the 
wilderness2 yea1 twenty and four of the 
daughters of the ,lamanites they carried
 into the wilderness4  #bj3f ,and it    
came to pass that when the ,lamanites   
found that their daughters had been     
missing1 they were angry with the people

 of ,limhi1 for they thought it was the 
people of ,limhi4  #bj3g ,therefore they
 sent their armies forth2 yea1 even the 
king himself went before his people2 and
 they went up to the land of ,nephi to  
destroy the people of ,limhi4  #bj3h    
,and now ,limhi had discovered them from
 the tower1 even all their preparations 
for war did he discover2 therefore he   
gathered his people together1 and laid  
wait for them in the fields and in the  
forests4  #bj3i ,and it came to pass    
that when the ,lamanites had come up1   
that the people of ,limhi began to fall 
upon them from their waiting places1 and
 began to slay them4  #bj3aj ,and it    
came to pass that the battle became     
exceedingly sore1 for they fought like  
lions for their prey4  #bj3aa ,and it   
came to pass that the people of ,limhi  
began to drive the ,lamanites before    
them2 yet they were not half so numerous
 as the ,lamanites4 ,but they fought for
 their lives1 and for their wives1 and  
for their children2 therefore they      

exerted themselves and like dragons did 
they fight4  #bj3ab ,and it came to pass
 that they found the king of the        
,lamanites among the number of their    
dead2 yet he was not dead1 having been  
wounded and left upon the ground1 so    
speedy was the flight of his people4    
#bj3ac ,and they took him and bound up  
his wounds1 and brought him before      
,limhi1 and said3 ,behold1 here is the  
king of the ,lamanites2 he having       
received a wound has fallen among their 
dead1 and they have left him2 and       
behold1 we have brought him before you2 
and now let us slay him4  #bj3ad ,but   
,limhi said unto them3 ,ye shall not    
slay him1 but bring him hither that ,i  
may see him4 ,and they brought him4 ,and
 ,limhi said unto him3 ,what cause have 
ye to come up to war against my people8 
,behold1 my people have not broken the  
oath that ,i made unto you2 therefore1  
why should ye break the oath which ye   
made unto my people8  #bj3ae ,and now   
the king said3 ,i have broken the oath  

because thy people did carry away the   
daughters of my people2 therefore1 in my
 anger ,i did cause my people to come up
 to war against thy people4  #bj3af ,and
 now ,limhi had heard nothing concerning
 this matter2 therefore he said3 ,i will
 search among my people and whosoever   
has done this thing shall perish4       
,therefore he caused a search to be made
 among his people4  #bj3ag ,now when    
,gideon had heard these things1 he being
 the king's captain1 he went forth and  
said unto the king3 ,i pray thee        
forbear1 and do not search this people1 
and lay not this thing to their charge4 
#bj3ah ,for do ye not remember the      
priests of thy father1 whom this people 
sought to destroy8 ,and are they not in 
the wilderness8 ,and are not they the   
ones who have stolen the daughters of   
the ,lamanites8  #bj3ai ,and now1       
behold1 and tell the king of these      
things1 that he may tell his people that
 they may be pacified towards us2 for   
behold they are already preparing to    

come against us2 and behold also there  
are but few of us4  #bj3bj ,and behold1 
they come with their numerous hosts2 and
 except the king doth pacify them       
towards us we must perish4  #bj3ba ,for 
are not the words of ,abinadi fulfilled1
 which he prophesied against us--and all
 this because we would not hearken unto 
the words of the ,lord1 and turn from   
our iniquities8  #bj3bb ,and now let us 
pacify the king1 and we fulfil the oath 
which we have made unto him2 for it is  
better that we should be in bondage than
 that we should lose our lives2         
therefore1 let us put a stop to the     
shedding of so much blood4  #bj3bc ,and 
now ,limhi told the king all the things 
concerning his father1 and the priests  
that had fled into the wilderness1 and  
attributed the carrying away of their   
daughters to them4  #bj3bd ,and it came 
to pass that the king was pacified      
towards his people2 and he said unto    
them3 ,let us go forth to meet my       
people1 without arms2 and ,i swear unto 

you with an oath that my people shall   
not slay thy people4  #bj3be ,and it    
came to pass that they followed the     
king1 and went forth without arms to    
meet the ,lamanites4 ,and it came to    
pass that they did meet the ,lamanites2 
and the king of the ,lamanites did bow  
himself down before them1 and did plead 
in behalf of the people of ,limhi4      
#bj3bf ,and when the ,lamanites saw the 
people of ,limhi1 that they were without
 arms1 they had compassion on them and  
were pacified towards them1 and returned
 with their king in peace to their own  
land4  ,mosiah ,chapter #ba  #ba3a ,and 
it came to pass that ,limhi and his     
people returned to the city of ,nephi1  
and began to dwell in the land again in 
peace4  #ba3b ,and it came to pass that 
after many days the ,lamanites began    
again to be stirred up in anger against 
the ,nephites1 and they began to come   
into the borders of the land round      
about4  #ba3c ,now they durst not slay  
them1 because of the oath which their   

king had made unto ,limhi2 but they     
would smite them on their cheeks1 and   
exercise authority over them2 and began 
to put heavy burdens upon their backs1  
and drive them as they would a dumb     
ass--  #ba3d ,yea1 all this was done    
that the word of the ,lord might be     
fulfilled4  #ba3e ,and now the          
afflictions of the ,nephites were great1
 and there was no way that they could   
deliver themselves out of their hands1  
for the ,lamanites had surrounded them  
on every side4  #ba3f ,and it came to   
pass that the people began to murmur    
with the king because of their          
afflictions2 and they began to be       
desirous to go against them to battle4  
,and they did afflict the king sorely   
with their complaints2 therefore he     
granted unto them that they should do   
according to their desires4  #ba3g ,and 
they gathered themselves together again1
 and put on their armor1 and went forth 
against the ,lamanites to drive them out
 of their land4  #ba3h ,and it came to  

pass that the ,lamanites did beat them1 
and drove them back1 and slew many of   
them4  #ba3i ,and now there was a great 
mourning and lamentation among the      
people of ,limhi1 the widow mourning for
 her husband1 the son and the daughter  
mourning for their father1 and the      
brothers for their brethren4  #ba3aj    
,now there were a great many widows in  
the land1 and they did cry mightily from
 day to day1 for a great fear of the    
,lamanites had come upon them4  #ba3aa  
,and it came to pass that their         
continual cries did stir up the         
remainder of the people of ,limhi to    
anger against the ,lamanites2 and they  
went again to battle1 but they were     
driven back again1 suffering much loss4 
#ba3ab ,yea1 they went again even the   
third time1 and suffered in the like    
manner2 and those that were not slain   
returned again to the city of ,nephi4   
#ba3ac ,and they did humble themselves  
even to the dust1 subjecting themselves 
to the yoke of bondage1 submitting      

themselves to be smitten1 and to be     
driven to and fro1 and burdened1        
according to the desires of their       
enemies4  #ba3ad ,and they did humble   
themselves even in the depths of        
humility2 and they did cry mightily to  
,god2 yea1 even all the day long did    
they cry unto their ,god that he would  
deliver them out of their afflictions4  
#ba3ae ,and now the ,lord was slow to   
hear their cry because of their         
iniquities2 nevertheless the ,lord did  
hear their cries1 and began to soften   
the hearts of the ,lamanites that they  
began to ease their burdens2 yet the    
,lord did not see fit to deliver them   
out of bondage4  #ba3af ,and it came to 
pass that they began to prosper by      
degrees in the land1 and began to raise 
grain more abundantly1 and flocks1 and  
herds1 that they did not suffer with    
hunger4  #ba3ag ,now there was a great  
number of women1 more than there was of 
men2 therefore king ,limhi commanded    
that every man should impart to the     

support of the widows and their         
children1 that they might not perish    
with hunger2 and this they did because  
of the greatness of their number that   
had been slain4  #ba3ah ,now the people 
of ,limhi kept together in a body as    
much as it was possible1 and secured    
their grain and their flocks2  #ba3ai   
,and the king himself did not trust his 
person without the walls of the city1   
unless he took his guards with him1     
fearing that he might by some means fall
 into the hands of the ,lamanites4      
#ba3bj ,and he caused that his people   
should watch the land round about1 that 
by some means they might take those     
priests that fled into the wilderness1  
who had stolen the daughters of the     
,lamanites1 and that had caused such a  
great destruction to come upon them4    
#ba3ba ,for they were desirous to take  
them that they might punish them2 for   
they had come into the land of ,nephi by
 night1 and carried off their grain and 
many of their precious things2 therefore

 they laid wait for them4  #ba3bb ,and  
it came to pass that there was no more  
disturbance between the ,lamanites and  
the people of ,limhi1 even until the    
time that ,ammon and his brethren came  
into the land4  #ba3bc ,and the king    
having been without the gates of the    
city with his guard1 discovered ,ammon  
and his brethren2 and supposing them to 
be priests of ,noah therefore he caused 
that they should be taken1 and bound1   
and cast into prison4 ,and had they been
 the priests of ,noah he would have     
caused that they should be put to death4
  #ba3bd ,but when he found that they   
were not1 but that they were his        
brethren1 and had come from the land of 
,zarahemla1 he was filled with          
exceedingly great joy4  #ba3be ,now king
 ,limhi had sent1 previous to the coming
 of ,ammon1 a small number of men to    
search for the land of ,zarahemla2 but  
they could not find it1 and they were   
lost in the wilderness4  #ba3bf         
,nevertheless1 they did find a land     

which had been peopled2 yea1 a land     
which was covered with dry bones2 yea1 a
 land which had been peopled and which  
had been destroyed2 and they1 having    
supposed it to be the land of           
,zarahemla1 returned to the land of     
,nephi1 having arrived in the borders of
 the land not many days before the      
coming of ,ammon4  #ba3bg ,and they     
brought a record with them1 even a      
record of the people whose bones they   
had found2 and it was engraven on plates
 of ore4  #ba3bh ,and now ,limhi was    
again filled with joy in learning from  
the mouth of ,ammon that king ,mosiah   
had a gift from ,god1 whereby he could  
interpret such engravings2 yea1 and     
,ammon also did rejoice4  #ba3bi ,yet   
,ammon and his brethren were filled with
 sorrow because so many of their        
brethren had been slain2  #ba3cj ,and   
also that king ,noah and his priests had
 caused the people to commit so many    
sins and iniquities against ,god2 and   
they also did mourn for the death of    

,abinadi2 and also for the departure of 
,alma and the people that went with him1
 who had formed a church of ,god through
 the strength and power of ,god1 and    
faith on the words which had been spoken
 by ,abinadi4  #ba3ca ,yea1 they did    
mourn for their departure1 for they knew
 not whither they had fled4 ,now they   
would have gladly joined with them1 for 
they themselves had entered into a      
covenant with ,god to serve him and keep
 his commandments4  #ba3cb ,and now     
since the coming of ,ammon1 king ,limhi 
had also entered into a covenant with   
,god1 and also many of his people1 to   
serve him and keep his commandments4    
#ba3cc ,and it came to pass that king   
,limhi and many of his people were      
desirous to be baptized2 but there was  
none in the land that had authority from
 ,god4 ,and ,ammon declined doing this  
thing1 considering himself an unworthy  
servant4  #ba3cd ,therefore they did not
 at that time form themselves into a    
church1 waiting upon the ,spirit of the 

,lord4 ,now they were desirous to become
 even as ,alma and his brethren1 who had
 fled into the wilderness4  #ba3ce ,they
 were desirous to be baptized as a      
witness and a testimony that they were  
willing to serve ,god with all their    
hearts2 nevertheless they did prolong   
the time2 and an account of their       
baptism shall be given hereafter4       
#ba3cf ,and now all the study of ,ammon 
and his people1 and king ,limhi and his 
people1 was to deliver themselves out of
 the hands of the ,lamanites and from   
bondage4  ,mosiah ,chapter #bb  #bb3a   
,and now it came to pass that ,ammon and
 king ,limhi began to consult with the  
people how they should deliver          
themselves out of bondage2 and even they
 did cause that all the people should   
gather themselves together2 and this    
they did that they might have the voice 
of the people concerning the matter4    
#bb3b ,and it came to pass that they    
could find no way to deliver themselves 
out of bondage1 except it were to take  

their women and children1 and their     
flocks1 and their herds1 and their      
tents1 and depart into the wilderness2  
for the ,lamanites being so numerous1 it
 was impossible for the people of ,limhi
 to contend with them1 thinking to      
deliver themselves out of bondage by the
 sword4  #bb3c ,now it came to pass that
 ,gideon went forth and stood before the
 king1 and said unto him3 ,now ,o king1 
thou hast hitherto hearkened unto my    
words many times when we have been      
contending with our brethren1 the       
,lamanites4  #bb3d ,and now ,o king1 if 
thou hast not found me to be an         
unprofitable servant1 or if thou hast   
hitherto listened to my words in any    
degree1 and they have been of service to
 thee1 even so ,i desire that thou      
wouldst listen to my words at this time1
 and ,i will be thy servant and deliver 
this people out of bondage4  #bb3e ,and 
the king granted unto him that he might 
speak4 ,and ,gideon said unto him3      
#bb3f ,behold the back pass1 through the

 back wall1 on the back side of the     
city4 ,the ,lamanites1 or the guards of 
the ,lamanites1 by night are drunken2   
therefore let us send a proclamation    
among all this people that they gather  
together their flocks and herds1 that   
they may drive them into the wilderness 
by night4  #bb3g ,and ,i will go        
according to thy command and pay the    
last tribute of wine to the ,lamanites1 
and they will be drunken2 and we will   
pass through the secret pass on the left
 of their camp when they are drunken and
 asleep4  #bb3h ,thus we will depart    
with our women and our children1 our    
flocks1 and our herds into the          
wilderness2 and we will travel around   
the land of ,shilom4  #bb3i ,and it came
 to pass that the king hearkened unto   
the words of ,gideon4  #bb3aj ,and king 
,limhi caused that his people should    
gather their flocks together2 and he    
sent the tribute of wine to the         
,lamanites2 and he also sent more wine1 
as a present unto them2 and they did    

drink freely of the wine which king     
,limhi did send unto them4  #bb3aa ,and 
it came to pass that the people of king 
,limhi did depart by night into the     
wilderness with their flocks and their  
herds1 and they went round about the    
land of ,shilom in the wilderness1 and  
bent their course towards the land of   
,zarahemla1 being led by ,ammon and his 
brethren4  #bb3ab ,and they had taken   
all their gold1 and silver1 and their   
precious things1 which they could carry1
 and also their provisions with them1   
into the wilderness2 and they pursued   
their journey4  #bb3ac ,and after being 
many days in the wilderness they arrived
 in the land of ,zarahemla1 and joined  
,mosiah's people1 and became his        
subjects4  #bb3ad ,and it came to pass  
that ,mosiah received them with joy2 and
 he also received their records1 and    
also the records which had been found by
 the people of ,limhi4  #bb3ae ,and now 
it came to pass when the ,lamanites had 
found that the people of ,limhi had     

departed out of the land by night1 that 
they sent an army into the wilderness to
 pursue them2  #bb3af ,and after they   
had pursued them two days1 they could no
 longer follow their tracks2 therefore  
they were lost in the wilderness4       
,mosiah ,chapter #bc  #bc3a ,now ,alma1 
having been warned of the ,lord that the
 armies of king ,noah would come upon   
them1 and having made it known to his   
people1 therefore they gathered together
 their flocks1 and took of their grain1 
and departed into the wilderness before 
the armies of king ,noah4  #bc3b ,and   
the ,lord did strengthen them1 that the 
people of king ,noah could not overtake 
them to destroy them4  #bc3c ,and they  
fled eight days' journey into the       
wilderness4  #bc3d ,and they came to a  
land1 yea1 even a very beautiful and    
pleasant land1 a land of pure water4    
#bc3e ,and they pitched their tents1 and
 began to till the ground1 and began to 
build buildings2 yea1 they were         
industrious1 and did labor exceedingly4 

#bc3f ,and the people were desirous that
 ,alma should be their king1 for he was 
beloved by his people4  #bc3g ,but he   
said unto them3 ,behold1 it is not      
expedient that we should have a king2   
for thus saith the ,lord3 ,ye shall not 
esteem one flesh above another1 or one  
man shall not think himself above       
another2 therefore ,i say unto you it is
 not expedient that ye should have a    
king4  #bc3h ,nevertheless1 if it were  
possible that ye could always have just 
men to be your kings it would be well   
for you to have a king4  #bc3i ,but     
remember the iniquity of king ,noah and 
his priests2 and ,i myself was caught in
 a snare1 and did many things which were
 abominable in the sight of the ,lord1  
which caused me sore repentance2  #bc3aj
 ,nevertheless1 after much tribulation1 
the ,lord did hear my cries1 and did    
answer my prayers1 and has made me an   
instrument in his hands in bringing so  
many of you to a knowledge of his truth4
  #bc3aa ,nevertheless1 in this ,i do   

not glory1 for ,i am unworthy to glory  
of myself4  #bc3ab ,and now ,i say unto 
you1 ye have been oppressed by king     
,noah1 and have been in bondage to him  
and his priests1 and have been brought  
into iniquity by them2 therefore ye were
 bound with the bands of iniquity4      
#bc3ac ,and now as ye have been         
delivered by the power of ,god out of   
these bonds2 yea1 even out of the hands 
of king ,noah and his people1 and also  
from the bonds of iniquity1 even so ,i  
desire that ye should stand fast in this
 liberty wherewith ye have been made    
free1 and that ye trust no man to be a  
king over you4  #bc3ad ,and also trust  
no one to be your teacher nor your      
minister1 except he be a man of ,god1   
walking in his ways and keeping his     
commandments4  #bc3ae ,thus did ,alma   
teach his people1 that every man should 
love his neighbor as himself1 that there
 should be no contention among them4    
#bc3af ,and now1 ,alma was their high   
priest1 he being the founder of their   

church4  #bc3ag ,and it came to pass    
that none received authority to preach  
or to teach except it were by him from  
,god4 ,therefore he consecrated all     
their priests and all their teachers2   
and none were consecrated except they   
were just men4  #bc3ah ,therefore they  
did watch over their people1 and did    
nourish them with things pertaining to  
righteousness4  #bc3ai ,and it came to  
pass that they began to prosper         
exceedingly in the land2 and they called
 the land ,helam4  #bc3bj ,and it came  
to pass that they did multiply and      
prosper exceedingly in the land of      
,helam2 and they built a city1 which    
they called the city of ,helam4  #bc3ba 
,nevertheless the ,lord seeth fit to    
chasten his people2 yea1 he trieth their
 patience and their faith4  #bc3bb      
,nevertheless--whosoever putteth his    
trust in him the same shall be lifted up
 at the last day4 ,yea1 and thus it was 
with this people4  #bc3bc ,for behold1  
,i will show unto you that they were    

brought into bondage1 and none could    
deliver them but the ,lord their ,god1  
yea1 even the ,god of ,abraham and      
,isaac and of ,jacob4  #bc3bd ,and it   
came to pass that he did deliver them1  
and he did show forth his mighty power  
unto them1 and great were their         
rejoicings4  #bc3be ,for behold1 it came
 to pass that while they were in the    
land of ,helam1 yea1 in the city of     
,helam1 while tilling the land round    
about1 behold an army of the ,lamanites 
was in the borders of the land4  #bc3bf 
,now it came to pass that the brethren  
of ,alma fled from their fields1 and    
gathered themselves together in the city
 of ,helam2 and they were much          
frightened because of the appearance of 
the ,lamanites4  #bc3bg ,but ,alma went 
forth and stood among them1 and exhorted
 them that they should not be           
frightened1 but that they should        
remember the ,lord their ,god and he    
would deliver them4  #bc3bh ,therefore  
they hushed their fears1 and began to   

cry unto the ,lord that he would soften 
the hearts of the ,lamanites1 that they 
would spare them1 and their wives1 and  
their children4  #bc3bi ,and it came to 
pass that the ,lord did soften the      
hearts of the ,lamanites4 ,and ,alma and
 his brethren went forth and delivered  
themselves up into their hands2 and the 
,lamanites took possession of the land  
of ,helam4  #bc3cj ,now the armies of   
the ,lamanites1 which had followed after
 the people of king ,limhi1 had been    
lost in the wilderness for many days4   
#bc3ca ,and behold1 they had found those
 priests of king ,noah1 in a place which
 they called ,amulon2 and they had begun
 to possess the land of ,amulon and had 
begun to till the ground4  #bc3cb ,now  
the name of the leader of those priests 
was ,amulon4  #bc3cc ,and it came to    
pass that ,amulon did plead with the    
,lamanites2 and he also sent forth their
 wives1 who were the daughters of the   
,lamanites1 to plead with their         
brethren1 that they should not destroy  

their husbands4  #bc3cd ,and the        
,lamanites had compassion on ,amulon and
 his brethren1 and did not destroy them1
 because of their wives4  #bc3ce ,and   
,amulon and his brethren did join the   
,lamanites1 and they were traveling in  
the wilderness in search of the land of 
,nephi when they discovered the land of 
,helam1 which was possessed by ,alma and
 his brethren4  #bc3cf ,and it came to  
pass that the ,lamanites promised unto  
,alma and his brethren1 that if they    
would show them the way which led to the
 land of ,nephi that they would grant   
unto them their lives and their liberty4
  #bc3cg ,but after ,alma had shown them
 the way that led to the land of ,nephi 
the ,lamanites would not keep their     
promise2 but they set guards round about
 the land of ,helam1 over ,alma and his 
brethren4  #bc3ch ,and the remainder of 
them went to the land of ,nephi2 and a  
part of them returned to the land of    
,helam1 and also brought with them the  
wives and the children of the guards who

 had been left in the land4  #bc3ci ,and
 the king of the ,lamanites had granted 
unto ,amulon that he should be a king   
and a ruler over his people1 who were in
 the land of ,helam2 nevertheless he    
should have no power to do anything     
contrary to the will of the king of the 
,lamanites4  ,mosiah ,chapter #bd  #bd3a
 ,and it came to pass that ,amulon did  
gain favor in the eyes of the king of   
the ,lamanites2 therefore1 the king of  
the ,lamanites granted unto him and his 
brethren that they should be appointed  
teachers over his people1 yea1 even over
 the people who were in the land of     
,shemlon1 and in the land of ,shilom1   
and in the land of ,amulon4  #bd3b ,for 
the ,lamanites had taken possession of  
all these lands2 therefore1 the king of 
the ,lamanites had appointed kings over 
all these lands4  #bd3c ,and now the    
name of the king of the ,lamanites was  
,laman1 being called after the name of  
his father2 and therefore he was called 
king ,laman4 ,and he was king over a    

numerous people4  #bd3d ,and he         
appointed teachers of the brethren of   
,amulon in every land which was         
possessed by his people2 and thus the   
language of ,nephi began to be taught   
among all the people of the ,lamanites4 
#bd3e ,and they were a people friendly  
one with another2 nevertheless they knew
 not ,god2 neither did the brethren of  
,amulon teach them anything concerning  
the ,lord their ,god1 neither the law of
 ,moses2 nor did they teach them the    
words of ,abinadi2  #bd3f ,but they     
taught them that they should keep their 
record1 and that they might write one to
 another4  #bd3g ,and thus the          
,lamanites began to increase in riches1 
and began to trade one with another and 
wax great1 and began to be a cunning and
 a wise people1 as to the wisdom of the 
world1 yea1 a very cunning people1      
delighting in all manner of wickedness  
and plunder1 except it were among their 
own brethren4  #bd3h ,and now it came to
 pass that ,amulon began to exercise    

authority over ,alma and his brethren1  
and began to persecute him1 and cause   
that his children should persecute their
 children4  #bd3i ,for ,amulon knew     
,alma1 that he had been one of the      
king's priests1 and that it was he that 
believed the words of ,abinadi and was  
driven out before the king1 and         
therefore he was wroth with him2 for he 
was subject to king ,laman1 yet he      
exercised authority over them1 and put  
tasks upon them1 and put task-masters   
over them4  #bd3aj ,and it came to pass 
that so great were their afflictions    
that they began to cry mightily to ,god4
  #bd3aa ,and ,amulon commanded them    
that they should stop their cries2 and  
he put guards over them to watch them1  
that whosoever should be found calling  
upon ,god should be put to death4       
#bd3ab ,and ,alma and his people did not
 raise their voices to the ,lord their  
,god1 but did pour out their hearts to  
him2 and he did know the thoughts of    
their hearts4  #bd3ac ,and it came to   

pass that the voice of the ,lord came to
 them in their afflictions1 saying3     
,lift up your heads and be of good      
comfort1 for ,i know of the covenant    
which ye have made unto me2 and ,i will 
covenant with my people and deliver them
 out of bondage4  #bd3ad ,and ,i will   
also ease the burdens which are put upon
 your shoulders1 that even you cannot   
feel them upon your backs1 even while   
you are in bondage2 and this will ,i do 
that ye may stand as witnesses for me   
hereafter1 and that ye may know of a    
surety that ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 do visit
 my people in their afflictions4  #bd3ae
 ,and now it came to pass that the      
burdens which were laid upon ,alma and  
his brethren were made light2 yea1 the  
,lord did strengthen them that they     
could bear up their burdens with ease1  
and they did submit cheerfully and with 
patience to all the will of the ,lord4  
#bd3af ,and it came to pass that so     
great was their faith and their patience
 that the voice of the ,lord came unto  

them again1 saying3 ,be of good comfort1
 for on the morrow ,i will deliver you  
out of bondage4  #bd3ag ,and he said    
unto ,alma3 ,thou shalt go before this  
people1 and ,i will go with thee and    
deliver this people out of bondage4     
#bd3ah ,now it came to pass that ,alma  
and his people in the night-time        
gathered their flocks together1 and also
 of their grain2 yea1 even all the      
night-time were they gathering the      
flocks together4  #bd3ai ,and in the    
morning the ,lord caused a deep sleep to
 come upon the ,lamanites1 yea1 and all 
their task-masters were in a profound   
sleep4  #bd3bj ,and ,alma and his people
 departed into the wilderness2 and when 
they had traveled all day they pitched  
their tents in a valley1 and they called
 the valley ,alma1 because he led their 
way in the wilderness4  #bd3ba ,yea1 and
 in the valley of ,alma they poured out 
their thanks to ,god because he had been
 merciful unto them1 and eased their    
burdens1 and had delivered them out of  

bondage2 for they were in bondage1 and  
none could deliver them except it were  
the ,lord their ,god4  #bd3bb ,and they 
gave thanks to ,god1 yea1 all their men 
and all their women and all their       
children that could speak lifted their  
voices in the praises of their ,god4    
#bd3bc ,and now the ,lord said unto     
,alma3 ,haste thee and get thou and this
 people out of this land1 for the       
,lamanites have awakened and do pursue  
thee2 therefore get thee out of this    
land1 and ,i will stop the ,lamanites in
 this valley that they come no further  
in pursuit of this people4  #bd3bd ,and 
it came to pass that they departed out  
of the valley1 and took their journey   
into the wilderness4  #bd3be ,and after 
they had been in the wilderness twelve  
days they arrived in the land of        
,zarahemla2 and king ,mosiah did also   
receive them with joy4  ,mosiah ,chapter
 #be  #be3a ,and now king ,mosiah caused
 that all the people should be gathered 
together4  #be3b ,now there were not so 

many of the children of ,nephi1 or so   
many of those who were descendants of   
,nephi1 as there were of the people of  
,zarahemla1 who was a descendant of     
,mulek1 and those who came with him into
 the wilderness4  #be3c ,and there were 
not so many of the people of ,nephi and 
of the people of ,zarahemla as there    
were of the ,lamanites2 yea1 they were  
not half so numerous4  #be3d ,and now   
all the people of ,nephi were assembled 
together1 and also all the people of    
,zarahemla1 and they were gathered      
together in two bodies4  #be3e ,and it  
came to pass that ,mosiah did read1 and 
caused to be read1 the records of       
,zeniff to his people2 yea1 he read the 
records of the people of ,zeniff1 from  
the time they left the land of          
,zarahemla until they returned again4   
#be3f ,and he also read the account of  
,alma and his brethren1 and all their   
afflictions1 from the time they left the
 land of ,zarahemla until the time they 
returned again4  #be3g ,and now1 when   

,mosiah had made an end of reading the  
records1 his people who tarried in the  
land were struck with wonder and        
amazement4  #be3h ,for they knew not    
what to think2 for when they beheld     
those that had been delivered out of    
bondage they were filled with           
exceedingly great joy4  #be3i ,and      
again1 when they thought of their       
brethren who had been slain by the      
,lamanites they were filled with sorrow1
 and even shed many tears of sorrow4    
#be3aj ,and again1 when they thought of 
the immediate goodness of ,god1 and his 
power in delivering ,alma and his       
brethren out of the hands of the        
,lamanites and of bondage1 they did     
raise their voices and give thanks to   
,god4  #be3aa ,and again1 when they     
thought upon the ,lamanites1 who were   
their brethren1 of their sinful and     
polluted state1 they were filled with   
pain and anguish for the welfare of     
their souls4  #be3ab ,and it came to    
pass that those who were the children of

 ,amulon and his brethren1 who had taken
 to wife the daughters of the           
,lamanites1 were displeased with the    
conduct of their fathers1 and they would
 no longer be called by the names of    
their fathers1 therefore they took upon 
themselves the name of ,nephi1 that they
 might be called the children of ,nephi 
and be numbered among those who were    
called ,nephites4  #be3ac ,and now all  
the people of ,zarahemla were numbered  
with the ,nephites1 and this because the
 kingdom had been conferred upon none   
but those who were descendants of       
,nephi4  #be3ad ,and now it came to pass
 that when ,mosiah had made an end of   
speaking and reading to the people1 he  
desired that ,alma should also speak to 
the people4  #be3ae ,and ,alma did speak
 unto them1 when they were assembled    
together in large bodies1 and he went   
from one body to another1 preaching unto
 the people repentance and faith on the 
,lord4  #be3af ,and he did exhort the   
people of ,limhi and his brethren1 all  

those that had been delivered out of    
bondage1 that they should remember that 
it was the ,lord that did deliver them4 
#be3ag ,and it came to pass that after  
,alma had taught the people many things1
 and had made an end of speaking to     
them1 that king ,limhi was desirous that
 he might be baptized2 and all his      
people were desirous that they might be 
baptized also4  #be3ah ,therefore1 ,alma
 did go forth into the water and did    
baptize them2 yea1 he did baptize them  
after the manner he did his brethren in 
the waters of ,mormon2 yea1 and as many 
as he did baptize did belong to the     
church of ,god2 and this because of     
their belief on the words of ,alma4     
#be3ai ,and it came to pass that king   
,mosiah granted unto ,alma that he might
 establish churches throughout all the  
land of ,zarahemla2 and gave him power  
to ordain priests and teachers over     
every church4  #be3bj ,now this was done
 because there were so many people that 
they could not all be governed by one   

teacher2 neither could they all hear the
 word of ,god in one assembly2  #be3ba  
,therefore they did assemble themselves 
together in different bodies1 being     
called churches2 every church having    
their priests and their teachers1 and   
every priest preaching the word         
according as it was delivered to him by 
the mouth of ,alma4  #be3bb ,and thus1  
notwithstanding there being many        
churches they were all one church1 yea1 
even the church of ,god2 for there was  
nothing preached in all the churches    
except it were repentance and faith in  
,god4  #be3bc ,and now there were seven 
churches in the land of ,zarahemla4 ,and
 it came to pass that whosoever were    
desirous to take upon them the name of  
,christ1 or of ,god1 they did join the  
churches of ,god2  #be3bd ,and they were
 called the people of ,god4 ,and the    
,lord did pour out his ,spirit upon     
them1 and they were blessed1 and        
prospered in the land4  ,mosiah ,chapter
 #bf  #bf3a ,now it came to pass that   

there were many of the rising generation
 that could not understand the words of 
king ,benjamin1 being little children at
 the time he spake unto his people2 and 
they did not believe the tradition of   
their fathers4  #bf3b ,they did not     
believe what had been said concerning   
the resurrection of the dead1 neither   
did they believe concerning the coming  
of ,christ4  #bf3c ,and now because of  
their unbelief they could not understand
 the word of ,god2 and their hearts were
 hardened4  #bf3d ,and they would not be
 baptized2 neither would they join the  
church4 ,and they were a separate people
 as to their faith1 and remained so ever
 after1 even in their carnal and sinful 
state2 for they would not call upon the 
,lord their ,god4  #bf3e ,and now in the
 reign of ,mosiah they were not half so 
numerous as the people of ,god2 but     
because of the dissensions among the    
brethren they became more numerous4     
#bf3f ,for it came to pass that they did
 deceive many with their flattering     

words1 who were in the church1 and did  
cause them to commit many sins2         
therefore it became expedient that those
 who committed sin1 that were in the    
church1 should be admonished by the     
church4  #bf3g ,and it came to pass that
 they were brought before the priests1  
and delivered up unto the priests by the
 teachers2 and the priests brought them 
before ,alma1 who was the high priest4  
#bf3h ,now king ,mosiah had given ,alma 
the authority over the church4  #bf3i   
,and it came to pass that ,alma did not 
know concerning them2 but there were    
many witnesses against them2 yea1 the   
people stood and testified of their     
iniquity in abundance4  #bf3aj ,now     
there had not any such thing happened   
before in the church2 therefore ,alma   
was troubled in his spirit1 and he      
caused that they should be brought      
before the king4  #bf3aa ,and he said   
unto the king3 ,behold1 here are many   
whom we have brought before thee1 who   
are accused of their brethren2 yea1 and 

they have been taken in divers          
iniquities4 ,and they do not repent of  
their iniquities2 therefore we have     
brought them before thee1 that thou     
mayest judge them according to their    
crimes4  #bf3ab ,but king ,mosiah said  
unto ,alma3 ,behold1 ,i judge them not2 
therefore ,i deliver them into thy hands
 to be judged4  #bf3ac ,and now the     
spirit of ,alma was again troubled2 and 
he went and inquired of the ,lord what  
he should do concerning this matter1 for
 he feared that he should do wrong in   
the sight of ,god4  #bf3ad ,and it came 
to pass that after he had poured out his
 whole soul to ,god1 the voice of the   
,lord came to him1 saying3  #bf3ae      
,blessed art thou1 ,alma1 and blessed   
are they who were baptized in the waters
 of ,mormon4 ,thou art blessed because  
of thy exceeding faith in the words     
alone of my servant ,abinadi4  #bf3af   
,and blessed are they because of their  
exceeding faith in the words alone which
 thou hast spoken unto them4  #bf3ag    

,and blessed art thou because thou hast 
established a church among this people2 
and they shall be established1 and they 
shall be my people4  #bf3ah ,yea1       
blessed is this people who are willing  
to bear my name2 for in my name shall   
they be called2 and they are mine4      
#bf3ai ,and because thou hast inquired  
of me concerning the transgressor1 thou 
art blessed4  #bf3bj ,thou art my       
servant2 and ,i covenant with thee that 
thou shalt have eternal life2 and thou  
shalt serve me and go forth in my name1 
and shalt gather together my sheep4     
#bf3ba ,and he that will hear my voice  
shall be my sheep2 and him shall ye     
receive into the church1 and him will ,i
 also receive4  #bf3bb ,for behold1 this
 is my church2 whosoever is baptized    
shall be baptized unto repentance4 ,and 
whomsoever ye receive shall believe in  
my name2 and him will ,i freely forgive4
  #bf3bc ,for it is ,i that taketh upon 
me the sins of the world2 for it is ,i  
that hath created them2 and it is ,i    

that granteth unto him that believeth   
unto the end a place at my right hand4  
#bf3bd ,for behold1 in my name are they 
called2 and if they know me they shall  
come forth1 and shall have a place      
eternally at my right hand4  #bf3be ,and
 it shall come to pass that when the    
second trump shall sound then shall they
 that never knew me come forth and shall
 stand before me4  #bf3bf ,and then     
shall they know that ,i am the ,lord    
their ,god1 that ,i am their ,redeemer2 
but they would not be redeemed4  #bf3bg 
,and then ,i will confess unto them that
 ,i never knew them2 and they shall     
depart into everlasting fire prepared   
for the devil and his angels4  #bf3bh   
,therefore ,i say unto you1 that he that
 will not hear my voice1 the same shall 
ye not receive into my church1 for him  
,i will not receive at the last day4    
#bf3bi ,therefore ,i say unto you1 ,go2 
and whosoever transgresseth against me1 
him shall ye judge according to the sins
 which he has committed2 and if he      

confess his sins before thee and me1 and
 repenteth in the sincerity of his      
heart1 him shall ye forgive1 and ,i will
 forgive him also4  #bf3cj ,yea1 and as 
often as my people repent will ,i       
forgive them their trespasses against   
me4  #bf3ca ,and ye shall also forgive  
one another your trespasses2 for verily 
,i say unto you1 he that forgiveth not  
his neighbor's trespasses when he says  
that he repents1 the same hath brought  
himself under condemnation4  #bf3cb ,now
 ,i say unto you1 ,go2 and whosoever    
will not repent of his sins the same    
shall not be numbered among my people2  
and this shall be observed from this    
time forward4  #bf3cc ,and it came to   
pass when ,alma had heard these words he
 wrote them down that he might have     
them1 and that he might judge the people
 of that church according to the        
commandments of ,god4  #bf3cd ,and it   
came to pass that ,alma went and judged 
those that had been taken in iniquity1  
according to the word of the ,lord4     

#bf3ce ,and whosoever repented of their 
sins and did confess them1 them he did  
number among the people of the church2  
#bf3cf ,and those that would not confess
 their sins and repent of their         
iniquity1 the same were not numbered    
among the people of the church1 and     
their names were blotted out4  #bf3cg   
,and it came to pass that ,alma did     
regulate all the affairs of the church2 
and they began again to have peace and  
to prosper exceedingly in the affairs of
 the church1 walking circumspectly      
before ,god1 receiving many1 and        
baptizing many4  #bf3ch ,and now all    
these things did ,alma and his fellow   
laborers do who were over the church1   
walking in all diligence1 teaching the  
word of ,god in all things1 suffering   
all manner of afflictions1 being        
persecuted by all those who did not     
belong to the church of ,god4  #bf3ci   
,and they did admonish their brethren2  
and they were also admonished1 every one
 by the word of ,god1 according to his  

sins1 or to the sins which he had       
committed1 being commanded of ,god to   
pray without ceasing1 and to give thanks
 in all things4  ,mosiah ,chapter #bg   
#bg3a ,and now it came to pass that the 
persecutions which were inflicted on the
 church by the unbelievers became so    
great that the church began to murmur1  
and complain to their leaders concerning
 the matter2 and they did complain to   
,alma4 ,and ,alma laid the case before  
their king1 ,mosiah4 ,and ,mosiah       
consulted with his priests4  #bg3b ,and 
it came to pass that king ,mosiah sent a
 proclamation throughout the land round 
about that there should not any         
unbeliever persecute any of those who   
belonged to the church of ,god4  #bg3c  
,and there was a strict command         
throughout all the churches that there  
should be no persecutions among them1   
that there should be an equality among  
all men2  #bg3d ,that they should let no
 pride nor haughtiness disturb their    
peace2 that every man should esteem his 

neighbor as himself1 laboring with their
 own hands for their support4  #bg3e    
,yea1 and all their priests and teachers
 should labor with their own hands for  
their support1 in all cases save it were
 in sickness1 or in much want2 and doing
 these things1 they did abound in the   
grace of ,god4  #bg3f ,and there began  
to be much peace again in the land2 and 
the people began to be very numerous1   
and began to scatter abroad upon the    
face of the earth1 yea1 on the north and
 on the south1 on the east and on the   
west1 building large cities and villages
 in all quarters of the land4  #bg3g    
,and the ,lord did visit them and       
prosper them1 and they became a large   
and wealthy people4  #bg3h ,now the sons
 of ,mosiah were numbered among the     
unbelievers2 and also one of the sons of
 ,alma was numbered among them1 he being
 called ,alma1 after his father2        
nevertheless1 he became a very wicked   
and an idolatrous man4 ,and he was a man
 of many words1 and did speak much      

flattery to the people2 therefore he led
 many of the people to do after the     
manner of his iniquities4  #bg3i ,and he
 became a great hinderment to the       
prosperity of the church of ,god2       
stealing away the hearts of the people2 
causing much dissension among the       
people2 giving a chance for the enemy of
 ,god to exercise his power over them4  
#bg3aj ,and now it came to pass that    
while he was going about to destroy the 
church of ,god1 for he did go about     
secretly with the sons of ,mosiah       
seeking to destroy the church1 and to   
lead astray the people of the ,lord1    
contrary to the commandments of ,god1 or
 even the king--  #bg3aa ,and as ,i said
 unto you1 as they were going about     
rebelling against ,god1 behold1 the     
angel of the ,lord appeared unto them2  
and he descended as it were in a cloud2 
and he spake as it were with a voice of 
thunder1 which caused the earth to shake
 upon which they stood2  #bg3ab ,and so 
great was their astonishment1 that they 

fell to the earth1 and understood not   
the words which he spake unto them4     
#bg3ac ,nevertheless he cried again1    
saying3 ,alma1 arise and stand forth1   
for why persecutest thou the church of  
,god8 ,for the ,lord hath said3 ,this is
 my church1 and ,i will establish it2   
and nothing shall overthrow it1 save it 
is the transgression of my people4      
#bg3ad ,and again1 the angel said3      
,behold1 the ,lord hath heard the       
prayers of his people1 and also the     
prayers of his servant1 ,alma1 who is   
thy father2 for he has prayed with much 
faith concerning thee that thou mightest
 be brought to the knowledge of the     
truth2 therefore1 for this purpose have 
,i come to convince thee of the power   
and authority of ,god1 that the prayers 
of his servants might be answered       
according to their faith4  #bg3ae ,and  
now behold1 can ye dispute the power of 
,god8 ,for behold1 doth not my voice    
shake the earth8 ,and can ye not also   
behold me before you8 ,and ,i am sent   

from ,god4  #bg3af ,now ,i say unto     
thee3 ,go1 and remember the captivity of
 thy fathers in the land of ,helam1 and 
in the land of ,nephi2 and remember how 
great things he has done for them2 for  
they were in bondage1 and he has        
delivered them4 ,and now ,i say unto    
thee1 ,alma1 go thy way1 and seek to    
destroy the church no more1 that their  
prayers may be answered1 and this even  
if thou wilt of thyself be cast off4    
#bg3ag ,and now it came to pass that    
these were the last words which the     
angel spake unto ,alma1 and he departed4
  #bg3ah ,and now ,alma and those that  
were with him fell again to the earth1  
for great was their astonishment2 for   
with their own eyes they had beheld an  
angel of the ,lord2 and his voice was as
 thunder1 which shook the earth2 and    
they knew that there was nothing save   
the power of ,god that could shake the  
earth and cause it to tremble as though 
it would part asunder4  #bg3ai ,and now 
the astonishment of ,alma was so great  

that he became dumb1 that he could not  
open his mouth2 yea1 and he became weak1
 even that he could not move his hands2 
therefore he was taken by those that    
were with him1 and carried helpless1    
even until he was laid before his       
father4  #bg3bj ,and they rehearsed unto
 his father all that had happened unto  
them2 and his father rejoiced1 for he   
knew that it was the power of ,god4     
#bg3ba ,and he caused that a multitude  
should be gathered together that they   
might witness what the ,lord had done   
for his son1 and also for those that    
were with him4  #bg3bb ,and he caused   
that the priests should assemble        
themselves together2 and they began to  
fast1 and to pray to the ,lord their    
,god that he would open the mouth of    
,alma1 that he might speak1 and also    
that his limbs might receive their      
strength--that the eyes of the people   
might be opened to see and know of the  
goodness and glory of ,god4  #bg3bc ,and
 it came to pass after they had fasted  

and prayed for the space of two days and
 two nights1 the limbs of ,alma received
 their strength1 and he stood up and    
began to speak unto them1 bidding them  
to be of good comfort3  #bg3bd ,for1    
said he1 ,i have repented of my sins1   
and have been redeemed of the ,lord2    
behold ,i am born of the ,spirit4       
#bg3be ,and the ,lord said unto me3     
,marvel not that all mankind1 yea1 men  
and women1 all nations1 kindreds1       
tongues and people1 must be born again2 
yea1 born of ,god1 changed from their   
carnal and fallen state1 to a state of  
righteousness1 being redeemed of ,god1  
becoming his sons and daughters2  #bg3bf
 ,and thus they become new creatures2   
and unless they do this1 they can in    
nowise inherit the kingdom of ,god4     
#bg3bg ,i say unto you1 unless this be  
the case1 they must be cast off2 and    
this ,i know1 because ,i was like to be 
cast off4  #bg3bh ,nevertheless1 after  
wading through much tribulations1       
repenting nigh unto death1 the ,lord in 

mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of 
an everlasting burning1 and ,i am born  
of ,god4  #bg3bi ,my soul hath been     
redeemed from the gall of bitterness and
 bonds of iniquity4 ,i was in the       
darkest abyss2 but now ,i behold the    
marvelous light of ,god4 ,my soul was   
racked with eternal torment2 but ,i am  
snatched1 and my soul is pained no more4
  #bg3cj ,i rejected my ,redeemer1 and  
denied that which had been spoken of by 
our fathers2 but now that they may      
foresee that he will come1 and that he  
remembereth every creature of his       
creating1 he will make himself manifest 
unto all4  #bg3ca ,yea1 every knee shall
 bow1 and every tongue confess before   
him4 ,yea1 even at the last day1 when   
all men shall stand to be judged of him1
 then shall they confess that he is     
,god2 then shall they confess1 who live 
without ,god in the world1 that the     
judgment of an everlasting punishment is
 just upon them2 and they shall quake1  
and tremble1 and shrink beneath the     

glance of his all-searching eye4  #bg3cb
 ,and now it came to pass that ,alma    
began from this time forward to teach   
the people1 and those who were with     
,alma at the time the angel appeared    
unto them1 traveling round about through
 all the land1 publishing to all the    
people the things which they had heard  
and seen1 and preaching the word of ,god
 in much tribulation1 being greatly     
persecuted by those who were            
unbelievers1 being smitten by many of   
them4  #bg3cc ,but notwithstanding all  
this1 they did impart much consolation  
to the church1 confirming their faith1  
and exhorting them with long-suffering  
and much travail to keep the            
commandments of ,god4  #bg3cd ,and four 
of them were the sons of ,mosiah2 and   
their names were ,ammon1 and ,aaron1 and
 ,omner1 and ,himni2 these were the     
names of the sons of ,mosiah4  #bg3ce   
,and they traveled throughout all the   
lands of ,zarahemla1 and among all the  
people who were under the reign of king 

,mosiah1 zealously striving to repair   
all the injuries which they had done to 
the church1 confessing all their sins1  
and publishing all the things which they
 had seen1 and explaining the prophecies
 and the scriptures to all who desired  
to hear them4  #bg3cf ,and thus they    
were instruments in the hands of ,god in
 bringing many to the knowledge of the  
truth1 yea1 to the knowledge of their   
,redeemer4  #bg3cg ,and how blessed are 
they6 ,for they did publish peace2 they 
did publish good tidings of good2 and   
they did declare unto the people that   
the ,lord reigneth4  ,mosiah ,chapter   
#bh  #bh3a ,now it came to pass that    
after the sons of ,mosiah had done all  
these things1 they took a small number  
with them and returned to their father1 
the king1 and desired of him that he    
would grant unto them that they might1  
with these whom they had selected1 go up
 to the land of ,nephi that they might  
preach the things which they had heard1 
and that they might impart the word of  

,god to their brethren1 the ,lamanites--
  #bh3b ,that perhaps they might bring  
them to the knowledge of the ,lord their
 ,god1 and convince them of the iniquity
 of their fathers2 and that perhaps they
 might cure them of their hatred towards
 the ,nephites1 that they might also be 
brought to rejoice in the ,lord their   
,god1 that they might become friendly to
 one another1 and that there should be  
no more contentions in all the land     
which the ,lord their ,god had given    
them4  #bh3c ,now they were desirous    
that salvation should be declared to    
every creature1 for they could not bear 
that any human soul should perish2 yea1 
even the very thoughts that any soul    
should endure endless torment did cause 
them to quake and tremble4  #bh3d ,and  
thus did the ,spirit of the ,lord work  
upon them1 for they were the very vilest
 of sinners4 ,and the ,lord saw fit in  
his infinite mercy to spare them2       
nevertheless they suffered much anguish 
of soul because of their iniquities1    

suffering much and fearing that they    
should be cast off forever4  #bh3e ,and 
it came to pass that they did plead with
 their father many days that they might 
go up to the land of ,nephi4  #bh3f ,and
 king ,mosiah went and inquired of the  
,lord if he should let his sons go up   
among the ,lamanites to preach the word4
  #bh3g ,and the ,lord said unto        
,mosiah3 ,let them go up1 for many shall
 believe on their words1 and they shall 
have eternal life2 and ,i will deliver  
thy sons out of the hands of the        
,lamanites4  #bh3h ,and it came to pass 
that ,mosiah granted that they might go 
and do according to their request4      
#bh3i ,and they took their journey into 
the wilderness to go up to preach the   
word among the ,lamanites2 and ,i shall 
give an account of their proceedings    
hereafter4  #bh3aj ,now king ,mosiah had
 no one to confer the kingdom upon1 for 
there was not any of his sons who would 
accept of the kingdom4  #bh3aa          
,therefore he took the records which    

were engraven on the plates of brass1   
and also the plates of ,nephi1 and all  
the things which he had kept and        
preserved according to the commandments 
of ,god1 after having translated and    
caused to be written the records which  
were on the plates of gold which had    
been found by the people of ,limhi1     
which were delivered to him by the hand 
of ,limhi2  #bh3ab ,and this he did     
because of the great anxiety of his     
people2 for they were desirous beyond   
measure to know concerning those people 
who had been destroyed4  #bh3ac ,and now
 he translated them by the means of     
those two stones which were fastened    
into the two rims of a bow4  #bh3ad ,now
 these things were prepared from the    
beginning1 and were handed down from    
generation to generation1 for the       
purpose of interpreting languages2      
#bh3ae ,and they have been kept and     
preserved by the hand of the ,lord1 that
 he should discover to every creature   
who should possess the land the         

iniquities and abominations of his      
people2  #bh3af ,and whosoever has these
 things is called seer1 after the manner
 of old times4  #bh3ag ,now after       
,mosiah had finished translating these  
records1 behold1 it gave an account of  
the people who were destroyed1 from the 
time that they were destroyed back to   
the building of the great tower1 at the 
time the ,lord confounded the language  
of the people and they were scattered   
abroad upon the face of all the earth1  
yea1 and even from that time back until 
the creation of ,adam4  #bh3ah ,now this
 account did cause the people of ,mosiah
 to mourn exceedingly1 yea1 they were   
filled with sorrow2 nevertheless it gave
 them much knowledge1 in the which they 
did rejoice4  #bh3ai ,and this account  
shall be written hereafter2 for behold1 
it is expedient that all people should  
know the things which are written in    
this account4  #bh3bj ,and now1 as ,i   
said unto you1 that after king ,mosiah  
had done these things1 he took the      

plates of brass1 and all the things     
which he had kept1 and conferred them   
upon ,alma1 who was the son of ,alma2   
yea1 all the records1 and also the      
interpreters1 and conferred them upon   
him1 and commanded him that he should   
keep and preserve them1 and also keep a 
record of the people1 handing them down 
from one generation to another1 even as 
they had been handed down from the time 
that ,lehi left ,jerusalem4  ,mosiah    
,chapter #bi  #bi3a ,now when ,mosiah   
had done this he sent out throughout all
 the land1 among all the people1        
desiring to know their will concerning  
who should be their king4  #bi3b ,and it
 came to pass that the voice of the     
people came1 saying3 ,we are desirous   
that ,aaron thy son should be our king  
and our ruler4  #bi3c ,now ,aaron had   
gone up to the land of ,nephi1 therefore
 the king could not confer the kingdom  
upon him2 neither would ,aaron take upon
 him the kingdom2 neither were any of   
the sons of ,mosiah willing to take upon

 them the kingdom4  #bi3d ,therefore    
king ,mosiah sent again among the       
people2 yea1 even a written word sent he
 among the people4 ,and these were the  
words that were written1 saying3  #bi3e 
,behold1 ,o ye my people1 or my         
brethren1 for ,i esteem you as such1 ,i 
desire that ye should consider the cause
 which ye are called to consider--for ye
 are desirous to have a king4  #bi3f    
,now ,i declare unto you that he to whom
 the kingdom doth rightly belong has    
declined1 and will not take upon him the
 kingdom4  #bi3g ,and now if there      
should be another appointed in his      
stead1 behold ,i fear there would rise  
contentions among you4 ,and who knoweth 
but what my son1 to whom the kingdom    
doth belong1 should turn to be angry and
 draw away a part of this people after  
him1 which would cause wars and         
contentions among you1 which would be   
the cause of shedding much blood and    
perverting the way of the ,lord1 yea1   
and destroy the souls of many people4   

#bi3h ,now ,i say unto you let us be    
wise and consider these things1 for we  
have no right to destroy my son1 neither
 should we have any right to destroy    
another if he should be appointed in his
 stead4  #bi3i ,and if my son should    
turn again to his pride and vain things 
he would recall the things which he had 
said1 and claim his right to the        
kingdom1 which would cause him and also 
this people to commit much sin4  #bi3aj 
,and now let us be wise and look forward
 to these things1 and do that which will
 make for the peace of this people4     
#bi3aa ,therefore ,i will be your king  
the remainder of my days2 nevertheless1 
let us appoint judges1 to judge this    
people according to our law2 and we will
 newly arrange the affairs of this      
people1 for we will appoint wise men to 
be judges1 that will judge this people  
according to the commandments of ,god4  
#bi3ab ,now it is better that a man     
should be judged of ,god than of man1   
for the judgments of ,god are always    

just1 but the judgments of man are not  
always just4  #bi3ac ,therefore1 if it  
were possible that you could have just  
men to be your kings1 who would         
establish the laws of ,god1 and judge   
this people according to his            
commandments1 yea1 if ye could have men 
for your kings who would do even as my  
father ,benjamin did for this people--,i
 say unto you1 if this could always be  
the case then it would be expedient that
 ye should always have kings to rule    
over you4  #bi3ad ,and even ,i myself   
have labored with all the power and     
faculties which ,i have possessed1 to   
teach you the commandments of ,god1 and 
to establish peace throughout the land1 
that there should be no wars nor        
contentions1 no stealing1 nor           
plundering1 nor murdering1 nor any      
manner of iniquity2  #bi3ae ,and        
whosoever has committed iniquity1 him   
have ,i punished according to the crime 
which he has committed1 according to the
 law which has been given to us by our  

fathers4  #bi3af ,now ,i say unto you1  
that because all men are not just it is 
not expedient that ye should have a king
 or kings to rule over you4  #bi3ag ,for
 behold1 how much iniquity doth one     
wicked king cause to be committed1 yea1 
and what great destruction6  #bi3ah     
,yea1 remember king ,noah1 his          
wickedness and his abominations1 and    
also the wickedness and abominations of 
his people4 ,behold what great          
destruction did come upon them2 and also
 because of their iniquities they were  
brought into bondage4  #bi3ai ,and were 
it not for the interposition of their   
all-wise ,creator1 and this because of  
their sincere repentance1 they must     
unavoidably remain in bondage until now4
  #bi3bj ,but behold1 he did deliver    
them because they did humble themselves 
before him2 and because they cried      
mightily unto him he did deliver them   
out of bondage2 and thus doth the ,lord 
work with his power in all cases among  
the children of men1 extending the arm  

of mercy towards them that put their    
trust in him4  #bi3ba ,and behold1 now  
,i say unto you1 ye cannot dethrone an  
iniquitous king save it be through much 
contention1 and the shedding of much    
blood4  #bi3bb ,for behold1 he has his  
friends in iniquity1 and he keepeth his 
guards about him2 and he teareth up the 
laws of those who have reigned in       
righteousness before him2 and he        
trampleth under his feet the            
commandments of ,god2  #bi3bc ,and he   
enacteth laws1 and sendeth them forth   
among his people1 yea1 laws after the   
manner of his own wickedness2 and       
whosoever doth not obey his laws he     
causeth to be destroyed2 and whosoever  
doth rebel against him he will send his 
armies against them to war1 and if he   
can he will destroy them2 and thus an   
unrighteous king doth pervert the ways  
of all righteousness4  #bi3bd ,and now  
behold ,i say unto you1 it is not       
expedient that such abominations should 
come upon you4  #bi3be ,therefore1      

choose you by the voice of this people1 
judges1 that ye may be judged according 
to the laws which have been given you by
 our fathers1 which are correct1 and    
which were given them by the hand of the
 ,lord4  #bi3bf ,now it is not common   
that the voice of the people desireth   
anything contrary to that which is      
right2 but it is common for the lesser  
part of the people to desire that which 
is not right2 therefore this shall ye   
observe and make it your law--to do your
 business by the voice of the people4   
#bi3bg ,and if the time comes that the  
voice of the people doth choose         
iniquity1 then is the time that the     
judgments of ,god will come upon you2   
yea1 then is the time he will visit you 
with great destruction even as he has   
hitherto visited this land4  #bi3bh ,and
 now if ye have judges1 and they do not 
judge you according to the law which has
 been given1 ye can cause that they may 
be judged of a higher judge4  #bi3bi ,if
 your higher judges do not judge        

righteous judgments1 ye shall cause that
 a small number of your lower judges    
should be gathered together1 and they   
shall judge your higher judges1         
according to the voice of the people4   
#bi3cj ,and ,i command you to do these  
things in the fear of the ,lord2 and ,i 
command you to do these things1 and that
 ye have no king2 that if these people  
commit sins and iniquities they shall be
 answered upon their own heads4  #bi3ca 
,for behold ,i say unto you1 the sins of
 many people have been caused by the    
iniquities of their kings2 therefore    
their iniquities are answered upon the  
heads of their kings4  #bi3cb ,and now  
,i desire that this inequality should be
 no more in this land1 especially among 
this my people2 but ,i desire that this 
land be a land of liberty1 and every man
 may enjoy his rights and privileges    
alike1 so long as the ,lord sees fit    
that we may live and inherit the land1  
yea1 even as long as any of our         
posterity remains upon the face of the  

land4  #bi3cc ,and many more things did 
king ,mosiah write unto them1 unfolding 
unto them all the trials and troubles of
 a righteous king1 yea1 all the travails
 of soul for their people1 and also all 
the murmurings of the people to their   
king2 and he explained it all unto them4
  #bi3cd ,and he told them that these   
things ought not to be2 but that the    
burden should come upon all the people1 
that every man might bear his part4     
#bi3ce ,and he also unfolded unto them  
all the disadvantages they labored      
under1 by having an unrighteous king to 
rule over them2  #bi3cf ,yea1 all his   
iniquities and abominations1 and all the
 wars1 and contentions1 and bloodshed1  
and the stealing1 and the plundering1   
and the committing of whoredoms1 and all
 manner of iniquities which cannot be   
enumerated--telling them that these     
things ought not to be1 that they were  
expressly repugnant to the commandments 
of ,god4  #bi3cg ,and now it came to    
pass1 after king ,mosiah had sent these 

things forth among the people they were 
convinced of the truth of his words4    
#bi3ch ,therefore they relinquished     
their desires for a king1 and became    
exceedingly anxious that every man      
should have an equal chance throughout  
all the land2 yea1 and every man        
expressed a willingness to answer for   
his own sins4  #bi3ci ,therefore1 it    
came to pass that they assembled        
themselves together in bodies throughout
 the land1 to cast in their voices      
concerning who should be their judges1  
to judge them according to the law which
 had been given them2 and they were     
exceedingly rejoiced because of the     
liberty which had been granted unto     
them4  #bi3dj ,and they did wax strong  
in love towards ,mosiah2 yea1 they did  
esteem him more than any other man2 for 
they did not look upon him as a tyrant  
who was seeking for gain1 yea1 for that 
lucre which doth corrupt the soul2 for  
he had not exacted riches of them1      
neither had he delighted in the shedding

 of blood2 but he had established peace 
in the land1 and he had granted unto his
 people that they should be delivered   
from all manner of bondage2 therefore   
they did esteem him1 yea1 exceedingly1  
beyond measure4  #bi3da ,and it came to 
pass that they did appoint judges to    
rule over them1 or to judge them        
according to the law2 and this they did 
throughout all the land4  #bi3db ,and it
 came to pass that ,alma was appointed  
to be the first chief judge1 he being   
also the high priest1 his father having 
conferred the office upon him1 and      
having given him the charge concerning  
all the affairs of the church4  #bi3dc  
,and now it came to pass that ,alma did 
walk in the ways of the ,lord1 and he   
did keep his commandments1 and he did   
judge righteous judgments2 and there was
 continual peace through the land4      
#bi3dd ,and thus commenced the reign of 
the judges throughout all the land of   
,zarahemla1 among all the people who    
were called the ,nephites2 and ,alma was

 the first and chief judge4  #bi3de ,and
 now it came to pass that his father    
died1 being eighty and two years old1   
having lived to fulfil the commandments 
of ,god4  #bi3df ,and it came to pass   
that ,mosiah died also1 in the thirty   
and third year of his reign1 being sixty
 and three years old2 making in the     
whole1 five hundred and nine years from 
the time ,lehi left ,jerusalem4  #bi3dg 
,and thus ended the reign of the kings  
over the people of ,nephi2 and thus     
ended the days of ,alma1 who was the    
founder of their church4      ,,the     
,,book ,,of ,,alma  ,,the ,,son ,,of    
,,alma  ,the account of ,alma1 who was  
the son of ,alma the first1 and chief   
judge over the people of ,nephi1 and    
also the high priest over the ,church4  
,an account of the reign of the judges1 
and the wars and contentions among the  
people4 ,and also an account of a war   
between the ,nephites and the           
,lamanites1 according to the record of  
,alma1 the first and chief judge4  ,alma

 ,chapter #a  #a3a ,now it came to pass 
that in the first year of the reign of  
the judges over the people of ,nephi1   
from this time forward1 king ,mosiah    
having gone the way of all the earth1   
having warred a good warfare1 walking   
uprightly before ,god1 leaving none to  
reign in his stead2 nevertheless he had 
established laws1 and they were         
acknowledged by the people2 therefore   
they were obliged to abide by the laws  
which he had made4  #a3b ,and it came to
 pass that in the first year of the     
reign of ,alma in the judgment-seat1    
there was a man brought before him to be
 judged1 a man who was large1 and was   
noted for his much strength4  #a3c ,and 
he had gone about among the people1     
preaching to them that which he termed  
to be the word of ,god1 bearing down    
against the church2 declaring unto the  
people that every priest and teacher    
ought to become popular2 and they ought 
not to labor with their hands1 but that 
they ought to be supported by the       

people4  #a3d ,and he also testified    
unto the people that all mankind should 
be saved at the last day1 and that they 
need not fear nor tremble1 but that they
 might lift up their heads and rejoice2 
for the ,lord had created all men1 and  
had also redeemed all men2 and1 in the  
end1 all men should have eternal life4  
#a3e ,and it came to pass that he did   
teach these things so much that many did
 believe on his words1 even so many that
 they began to support him and give him 
money4  #a3f ,and he began to be lifted 
up in the pride of his heart1 and to    
wear very costly apparel1 yea1 and even 
began to establish a church after the   
manner of his preaching4  #a3g ,and it  
came to pass as he was going1 to preach 
to those who believed on his word1 he   
met a man who belonged to the church of 
,god1 yea1 even one of their teachers2  
and he began to contend with him        
sharply1 that he might lead away the    
people of the church2 but the man       
withstood him1 admonishing him with the 

words of ,god4  #a3h ,now the name of   
the man was ,gideon2 and it was he who  
was an instrument in the hands of ,god  
in delivering the people of ,limhi out  
of bondage4  #a3i ,now1 because ,gideon 
withstood him with the words of ,god he 
was wroth with ,gideon1 and drew his    
sword and began to smite him4 ,now      
,gideon being stricken with many years1 
therefore he was not able to withstand  
his blows1 therefore he was slain by the
 sword4  #a3aj ,and the man who slew him
 was taken by the people of the church1 
and was brought before ,alma1 to be     
judged according to the crimes which he 
had committed4  #a3aa ,and it came to   
pass that he stood before ,alma and     
pleaded for himself with much boldness4 
#a3ab ,but ,alma said unto him3 ,behold1
 this is the first time that priestcraft
 has been introduced among this people4 
,and behold1 thou art not only guilty of
 priestcraft1 but hast endeavored to    
enforce it by the sword2 and were       
priestcraft to be enforced among this   

people it would prove their entire      
destruction4  #a3ac ,and thou hast shed 
the blood of a righteous man1 yea1 a man
 who has done much good among this      
people2 and were we to spare thee his   
blood would come upon us for vengeance4 
#a3ad ,therefore thou art condemned to  
die1 according to the law which has been
 given us by ,mosiah1 our last king2 and
 it has been acknowledged by this       
people2 therefore this people must abide
 by the law4  #a3ae ,and it came to pass
 that they took him2 and his name was   
,nehor2 and they carried him upon the   
top of the hill ,manti1 and there he was
 caused1 or rather did acknowledge1     
between the heavens and the earth1 that 
what he had taught to the people was    
contrary to the word of ,god2 and there 
he suffered an ignominious death4  #a3af
 ,nevertheless1 this did not put an end 
to the spreading of priestcraft through 
the land2 for there were many who loved 
the vain things of the world1 and they  
went forth preaching false doctrines2   

and this they did for the sake of riches
 and honor4  #a3ag ,nevertheless1 they  
durst not lie1 if it were known1 for    
fear of the law1 for liars were         
punished2 therefore they pretended to   
preach according to their belief2 and   
now the law could have no power on any  
man for his belief4  #a3ah ,and they    
durst not steal1 for fear of the law1   
for such were punished2 neither durst   
they rob1 nor murder1 for he that       
murdered was punished unto death4  #a3ai
 ,but it came to pass that whosoever did
 not belong to the church of ,god began 
to persecute those that did belong to   
the church of ,god1 and had taken upon  
them the name of ,christ4  #a3bj ,yea1  
they did persecute them1 and afflict    
them with all manner of words1 and this 
because of their humility2 because they 
were not proud in their own eyes1 and   
because they did impart the word of     
,god1 one with another1 without money   
and without price4  #a3ba ,now there was
 a strict law among the people of the   

church that there should not any man1   
belonging to the church1 arise and      
persecute those that did not belong to  
the church1 and that there should be no 
persecution among themselves4  #a3bb    
,nevertheless1 there were many among    
them who began to be proud1 and began to
 contend warmly with their adversaries1 
even unto blows2 yea1 they would smite  
one another with their fists4  #a3bc    
,now this was in the second year of the 
reign of ,alma1 and it was a cause of   
much affliction to the church2 yea1 it  
was the cause of much trial with the    
church4  #a3bd ,for the hearts of many  
were hardened1 and their names were     
blotted out1 that they were remembered  
no more among the people of ,god4 ,and  
also many withdrew themselves from among
 them4  #a3be ,now this was a great     
trial to those that did stand fast in   
the faith2 nevertheless1 they were      
steadfast and immovable in keeping the  
commandments of ,god1 and they bore with
 patience the persecution which was     

heaped upon them4  #a3bf ,and when the  
priests left their labor to impart the  
word of ,god unto the people1 the people
 also left their labors to hear the word
 of ,god4 ,and when the priest had      
imparted unto them the word of ,god they
 all returned again diligently unto     
their labors2 and the priest1 not       
esteeming himself above his hearers1 for
 the preacher was no better than the    
hearer1 neither was the teacher any     
better than the learner2 and thus they  
were all equal1 and they did all labor1 
every man according to his strength4    
#a3bg ,and they did impart of their     
substance1 every man according to that  
which he had1 to the poor1 and the      
needy1 and the sick1 and the afflicted2 
and they did not wear costly apparel1   
yet they were neat and comely4  #a3bh   
,and thus they did establish the affairs
 of the church2 and thus they began to  
have continual peace again1             
notwithstanding all their persecutions4 
#a3bi ,and now1 because of the          

steadiness of the church they began to  
be exceedingly rich1 having abundance of
 all things whatsoever they stood in    
need--an abundance of flocks and herds1 
and fatlings of every kind1 and also    
abundance of grain1 and of gold1 and of 
silver1 and of precious things1 and     
abundance of silk and fine-twined linen1
 and all manner of good homely cloth4   
#a3cj ,and thus1 in their prosperous    
circumstances1 they did not send away   
any who were naked1 or that were hungry1
 or that were athirst1 or that were     
sick1 or that had not been nourished2   
and they did not set their hearts upon  
riches2 therefore they were liberal to  
all1 both old and young1 both bond and  
free1 both male and female1 whether out 
of the church or in the church1 having  
no respect to persons as to those who   
stood in need4  #a3ca ,and thus they did
 prosper and become far more wealthy    
than those who did not belong to their  
church4  #a3cb ,for those who did not   
belong to their church did indulge      

themselves in sorceries1 and in idolatry
 or idleness1 and in babblings1 and in  
envyings and strife2 wearing costly     
apparel2 being lifted up in the pride of
 their own eyes2 persecuting1 lying1    
thieving1 robbing1 committing whoredoms1
 and murdering1 and all manner of       
wickedness2 nevertheless1 the law was   
put in force upon all those who did     
transgress it1 inasmuch as it was       
possible4  #a3cc ,and it came to pass   
that by thus exercising the law upon    
them1 every man suffering according to  
that which he had done1 they became more
 still1 and durst not commit any        
wickedness if it were known2 therefore1 
there was much peace among the people of
 ,nephi until the fifth year of the     
reign of the judges4  ,alma ,chapter #b 
#b3a ,and it came to pass in the        
commencement of the fifth year of their 
reign there began to be a contention    
among the people2 for a certain man1    
being called ,amlici1 he being a very   
cunning man1 yea1 a wise man as to the  

wisdom of the world1 he being after the 
order of the man that slew ,gideon by   
the sword1 who was executed according to
 the law--  #b3b ,now this ,amlici had1 
by his cunning1 drawn away much people  
after him2 even so much that they began 
to be very powerful2 and they began to  
endeavor to establish ,amlici to be king
 over the people4  #b3c ,now this was   
alarming to the people of the church1   
and also to all those who had not been  
drawn away after the persuasions of     
,amlici2 for they knew that according to
 their law that such things must be     
established by the voice of the people4 
#b3d ,therefore1 if it were possible    
that ,amlici should gain the voice of   
the people1 he1 being a wicked man1     
would deprive them of their rights and  
privileges of the church2 for it was his
 intent to destroy the church of ,god4  
#b3e ,and it came to pass that the      
people assembled themselves together    
throughout all the land1 every man      
according to his mind1 whether it were  

for or against ,amlici1 in separate     
bodies1 having much dispute and         
wonderful contentions one with another4 
#b3f ,and thus they did assemble        
themselves together to cast in their    
voices concerning the matter2 and they  
were laid before the judges4  #b3g ,and 
it came to pass that the voice of the   
people came against ,amlici1 that he was
 not made king over the people4  #b3h   
,now this did cause much joy in the     
hearts of those who were against him2   
but ,amlici did stir up those who were  
in his favor to anger against those who 
were not in his favor4  #b3i ,and it    
came to pass that they gathered         
themselves together1 and did consecrate 
,amlici to be their king4  #b3aj ,now   
when ,amlici was made king over them he 
commanded them that they should take up 
arms against their brethren2 and this he
 did that he might subject them to him4 
#b3aa ,now the people of ,amlici were   
distinguished by the name of ,amlici1   
being called ,amlicites2 and the        

remainder were called ,nephites1 or the 
people of ,god4  #b3ab ,therefore the   
people of the ,nephites were aware of   
the intent of the ,amlicites1 and       
therefore they did prepare to meet them2
 yea1 they did arm themselves with      
swords1 and with cimeters1 and with     
bows1 and with arrows1 and with stones1 
and with slings1 and with all manner of 
weapons of war1 of every kind4  #b3ac   
,and thus they were prepared to meet the
 ,amlicites at the time of their coming4
 ,and there were appointed captains1 and
 higher captains1 and chief captains1   
according to their numbers4  #b3ad ,and 
it came to pass that ,amlici did arm his
 men with all manner of weapons of war  
of every kind2 and he also appointed    
rulers and leaders over his people1 to  
lead them to war against their brethren4
  #b3ae ,and it came to pass that the   
,amlicites came upon the hill ,amnihu1  
which was east of the river ,sidon1     
which ran by the land of ,zarahemla1 and
 there they began to make war with the  

,nephites4  #b3af ,now ,alma1 being the 
chief judge and the governor of the     
people of ,nephi1 therefore he went up  
with his people1 yea1 with his captains1
 and chief captains1 yea1 at the head of
 his armies1 against the ,amlicites to  
battle4  #b3ag ,and they began to slay  
the ,amlicites upon the hill east of    
,sidon4 ,and the ,amlicites did contend 
with the ,nephites with great strength1 
insomuch that many of the ,nephites did 
fall before the ,amlicites4  #b3ah      
,nevertheless the ,lord did strengthen  
the hand of the ,nephites1 that they    
slew the ,amlicites with great          
slaughter1 that they began to flee      
before them4  #b3ai ,and it came to pass
 that the ,nephites did pursue the      
,amlicites all that day1 and did slay   
them with much slaughter1 insomuch that 
there were slain of the ,amlicites      
twelve thousand five hundred thirty and 
two souls2 and there were slain of the  
,nephites six thousand five hundred     
sixty and two souls4  #b3bj ,and it came

 to pass that when ,alma could pursue   
the ,amlicites no longer he caused that 
his people should pitch their tents in  
the valley of ,gideon1 the valley being 
called after that ,gideon who was slain 
by the hand of ,nehor with the sword2   
and in this valley the ,nephites did    
pitch their tents for the night4  #b3ba 
,and ,alma sent spies to follow the     
remnant of the ,amlicites1 that he might
 know of their plans and their plots1   
whereby he might guard himself against  
them1 that he might preserve his people 
from being destroyed4  #b3bb ,now those 
whom he had sent out to watch the camp  
of the ,amlicites were called ,zeram1   
and ,amnor1 and ,manti1 and ,limher2    
these were they who went out with their 
men to watch the camp of the ,amlicites4
  #b3bc ,and it came to pass that on the
 morrow they returned into the camp of  
the ,nephites in great haste1 being     
greatly astonished1 and struck with much
 fear1 saying3  #b3bd ,behold1 we       
followed the camp of the ,amlicites1 and

 to our great astonishment1 in the land 
of ,minon1 above the land of ,zarahemla1
 in the course of the land of ,nephi1 we
 saw a numerous host of the ,lamanites2 
and behold1 the ,amlicites have joined  
them2  #b3be ,and they are upon our     
brethren in that land2 and they are     
fleeing before them with their flocks1  
and their wives1 and their children1    
towards our city2 and except we make    
haste they obtain possession of our     
city1 and our fathers1 and our wives1   
and our children be slain4  #b3bf ,and  
it came to pass that the people of      
,nephi took their tents1 and departed   
out of the valley of ,gideon towards    
their city1 which was the city of       
,zarahemla4  #b3bg ,and behold1 as they 
were crossing the river ,sidon1 the     
,lamanites and the ,amlicites1 being as 
numerous almost1 as it were1 as the     
sands of the sea1 came upon them to     
destroy them4  #b3bh ,nevertheless1 the 
,nephites being strengthened by the hand
 of the ,lord1 having prayed mightily to

 him that he would deliver them out of  
the hands of their enemies1 therefore   
the ,lord did hear their cries1 and did 
strengthen them1 and the ,lamanites and 
the ,amlicites did fall before them4    
#b3bi ,and it came to pass that ,alma   
fought with ,amlici with the sword1 face
 to face2 and they did contend mightily1
 one with another4  #b3cj ,and it came  
to pass that ,alma1 being a man of ,god1
 being exercised with much faith1 cried1
 saying3 ,o ,lord1 have mercy and spare 
my life1 that ,i may be an instrument in
 thy hands to save and preserve this    
people4  #b3ca ,now when ,alma had said 
these words he contended again with     
,amlici2 and he was strengthened1       
insomuch that he slew ,amlici with the  
sword4  #b3cb ,and he also contended    
with the king of the ,lamanites2 but the
 king of the ,lamanites fled back from  
before ,alma and sent his guards to     
contend with ,alma4  #b3cc ,but ,alma1  
with his guards1 contended with the     
guards of the king of the ,lamanites    

until he slew and drove them back4      
#b3cd ,and thus he cleared the ground1  
or rather the bank1 which was on the    
west of the river ,sidon1 throwing the  
bodies of the ,lamanites who had been   
slain into the waters of ,sidon1 that   
thereby his people might have room to   
cross and contend with the ,lamanites   
and the ,amlicites on the west side of  
the river ,sidon4  #b3ce ,and it came to
 pass that when they had all crossed the
 river ,sidon that the ,lamanites and   
the ,amlicites began to flee before     
them1 notwithstanding they were so      
numerous that they could not be         
numbered4  #b3cf ,and they fled before  
the ,nephites towards the wilderness    
which was west and north1 away beyond   
the borders of the land2 and the        
,nephites did pursue them with their    
might1 and did slay them4  #b3cg ,yea1  
they were met on every hand1 and slain  
and driven1 until they were scattered on
 the west1 and on the north1 until they 
had reached the wilderness1 which was   

called ,hermounts2 and it was that part 
of the wilderness which was infested by 
wild and ravenous beasts4  #b3ch ,and it
 came to pass that many died in the     
wilderness of their wounds1 and were    
devoured by those beasts and also the   
vultures of the air2 and their bones    
have been found1 and have been heaped up
 on the earth4  ,alma ,chapter #c  #c3a 
,and it came to pass that the ,nephites 
who were not slain by the weapons of    
war1 after having buried those who had  
been slain--now the number of the slain 
were not numbered1 because of the       
greatness of their number--after they   
had finished burying their dead they all
 returned to their lands1 and to their  
houses1 and their wives1 and their      
children4  #c3b ,now many women and     
children had been slain with the sword1 
and also many of their flocks and their 
herds2 and also many of their fields of 
grain were destroyed1 for they were     
trodden down by the hosts of men4  #c3c 
,and now as many of the ,lamanites and  

the ,amlicites who had been slain upon  
the bank of the river ,sidon were cast  
into the waters of ,sidon2 and behold   
their bones are in the depths of the    
sea1 and they are many4  #c3d ,and the  
,amlicites were distinguished from the  
,nephites1 for they had marked          
themselves with red in their foreheads  
after the manner of the ,lamanites2     
nevertheless they had not shorn their   
heads like unto the ,lamanites4  #c3e   
,now the heads of the ,lamanites were   
shorn2 and they were naked1 save it were
 skin which was girded about their      
loins1 and also their armor1 which was  
girded about them1 and their bows1 and  
their arrows1 and their stones1 and     
their slings1 and so forth4  #c3f ,and  
the skins of the ,lamanites were dark1  
according to the mark which was set upon
 their fathers1 which was a curse upon  
them because of their transgression and 
their rebellion against their brethren1 
who consisted of ,nephi1 ,jacob1 and    
,joseph1 and ,sam1 who were just and    

holy men4  #c3g ,and their brethren     
sought to destroy them1 therefore they  
were cursed2 and the ,lord ,god set a   
mark upon them1 yea1 upon ,laman and    
,lemuel1 and also the sons of ,ishmael1 
and ,ishmaelitish women4  #c3h ,and this
 was done that their seed might be      
distinguished from the seed of their    
brethren1 that thereby the ,lord ,god   
might preserve his people1 that they    
might not mix and believe in incorrect  
traditions which would prove their      
destruction4  #c3i ,and it came to pass 
that whosoever did mingle his seed with 
that of the ,lamanites did bring the    
same curse upon his seed4  #c3aj        
,therefore1 whosoever suffered himself  
to be led away by the ,lamanites was    
called under that head1 and there was a 
mark set upon him4  #c3aa ,and it came  
to pass that whosoever would not believe
 in the tradition of the ,lamanites1 but
 believed those records which were      
brought out of the land of ,jerusalem1  
and also in the tradition of their      

fathers1 which were correct1 who        
believed in the commandments of ,god and
 kept them1 were called the ,nephites1  
or the people of ,nephi1 from that time 
forth--  #c3ab ,and it is they who have 
kept the records which are true of their
 people1 and also of the people of the  
,lamanites4  #c3ac ,now we will return  
again to the ,amlicites1 for they also  
had a mark set upon them2 yea1 they set 
the mark upon themselves1 yea1 even a   
mark of red upon their foreheads4  #c3ad
 ,thus the word of ,god is fulfilled1   
for these are the words which he said to
 ,nephi3 ,behold1 the ,lamanites have ,i
 cursed1 and ,i will set a mark on them 
that they and their seed may be         
separated from thee and thy seed1 from  
this time henceforth and forever1 except
 they repent of their wickedness and    
turn to me that ,i may have mercy upon  
them4  #c3ae ,and again3 ,i will set a  
mark upon him that mingleth his seed    
with thy brethren1 that they may be     
cursed also4  #c3af ,and again3 ,i will 

set a mark upon him that fighteth       
against thee and thy seed4  #c3ag ,and  
again1 ,i say he that departeth from    
thee shall no more be called thy seed2  
and ,i will bless thee1 and whomsoever  
shall be called thy seed1 henceforth and
 forever2 and these were the promises of
 the ,lord unto ,nephi and to his seed4 
#c3ah ,now the ,amlicites knew not that 
they were fulfilling the words of ,god  
when they began to mark themselves in   
their foreheads2 nevertheless they had  
come out in open rebellion against ,god2
 therefore it was expedient that the    
curse should fall upon them4  #c3ai ,now
 ,i would that ye should see that they  
brought upon themselves the curse2 and  
even so doth every man that is cursed   
bring upon himself his own condemnation4
  #c3bj ,now it came to pass that not   
many days after the battle which was    
fought in the land of ,zarahemla1 by the
 ,lamanites and the ,amlicites1 that    
there was another army of the ,lamanites
 came in upon the people of ,nephi1 in  

the same place where the first army met 
the ,amlicites4  #c3ba ,and it came to  
pass that there was an army sent to     
drive them out of their land4  #c3bb    
,now ,alma himself being afflicted with 
a wound did not go up to battle at this 
time against the ,lamanites2  #c3bc ,but
 he sent up a numerous army against     
them2 and they went up and slew many of 
the ,lamanites1 and drove the remainder 
of them out of the borders of their     
land4  #c3bd ,and then they returned    
again and began to establish peace in   
the land1 being troubled no more for a  
time with their enemies4  #c3be ,now all
 these things were done1 yea1 all these 
wars and contentions were commenced and 
ended in the fifth year of the reign of 
the judges4  #c3bf ,and in one year were
 thousands and tens of thousands of     
souls sent to the eternal world1 that   
they might reap their rewards according 
to their works1 whether they were good  
or whether they were bad1 to reap       
eternal happiness or eternal misery1    

according to the spirit which they      
listed to obey1 whether it be a good    
spirit or a bad one4  #c3bg ,for every  
man receiveth wages of him whom he      
listeth to obey1 and this according to  
the words of the spirit of prophecy2    
therefore let it be according to the    
truth4 ,and thus endeth the fifth year  
of the reign of the judges4  ,alma      
,chapter #d  #d3a ,now it came to pass  
in the sixth year of the reign of the   
judges over the people of ,nephi1 there 
were no contentions nor wars in the land
 of ,zarahemla2  #d3b ,but the people   
were afflicted1 yea1 greatly afflicted  
for the loss of their brethren1 and also
 for the loss of their flocks and herds1
 and also for the loss of their fields  
of grain1 which were trodden under foot 
and destroyed by the ,lamanites4  #d3c  
,and so great were their afflictions    
that every soul had cause to mourn2 and 
they believed that it was the judgments 
of ,god sent upon them because of their 
wickedness and their abominations2      

therefore they were awakened to a       
remembrance of their duty4  #d3d ,and   
they began to establish the church more 
fully2 yea1 and many were baptized in   
the waters of ,sidon and were joined to 
the church of ,god2 yea1 they were      
baptized by the hand of ,alma1 who had  
been consecrated the high priest over   
the people of the church1 by the hand of
 his father ,alma4  #d3e ,and it came to
 pass in the seventh year of the reign  
of the judges there were about three    
thousand five hundred souls that united 
themselves to the church of ,god and    
were baptized4 ,and thus endeth the     
seventh year of the reign of the judges 
over the people of ,nephi2 and there was
 continual peace in all that time4  #d3f
 ,and it came to pass in the eighth year
 of the reign of the judges1 that the   
people of the church began to wax proud1
 because of their exceeding riches1 and 
their fine silks1 and their fine-twined 
linen1 and because of their many flocks 
and herds1 and their gold and their     

silver1 and all manner of precious      
things1 which they had obtained by their
 industry2 and in all these things were 
they lifted up in the pride of their    
eyes1 for they began to wear very costly
 apparel4  #d3g ,now this was the cause 
of much affliction to ,alma1 yea1 and to
 many of the people whom ,alma had      
consecrated to be teachers1 and priests1
 and elders over the church2 yea1 many  
of them were sorely grieved for the     
wickedness which they saw had begun to  
be among their people4  #d3h ,for they  
saw and beheld with great sorrow that   
the people of the church began to be    
lifted up in the pride of their eyes1   
and to set their hearts upon riches and 
upon the vain things of the world1 that 
they began to be scornful1 one towards  
another1 and they began to persecute    
those that did not believe according to 
their own will and pleasure4  #d3i ,and 
thus1 in this eighth year of the reign  
of the judges1 there began to be great  
contentions among the people of the     

church2 yea1 there were envyings1 and   
strife1 and malice1 and persecutions1   
and pride1 even to exceed the pride of  
those who did not belong to the church  
of ,god4  #d3aj ,and thus ended the     
eighth year of the reign of the judges2 
and the wickedness of the church was a  
great stumbling-block to those who did  
not belong to the church2 and thus the  
church began to fail in its progress4   
#d3aa ,and it came to pass in the       
commencement of the ninth year1 ,alma   
saw the wickedness of the church1 and he
 saw also that the example of the church
 began to lead those who were           
unbelievers on from one piece of        
iniquity to another1 thus bringing on   
the destruction of the people4  #d3ab   
,yea1 he saw great inequality among the 
people1 some lifting themselves up with 
their pride1 despising others1 turning  
their backs upon the needy and the naked
 and those who were hungry1 and those   
who were athirst1 and those who were    
sick and afflicted4  #d3ac ,now this was

 a great cause for lamentations among   
the people1 while others were abasing   
themselves1 succoring those who stood in
 need of their succor1 such as imparting
 their substance to the poor and the    
needy1 feeding the hungry1 and suffering
 all manner of afflictions1 for         
,christ's sake1 who should come         
according to the spirit of prophecy2    
#d3ad ,looking forward to that day1 thus
 retaining a remission of their sins2   
being filled with great joy because of  
the resurrection of the dead1 according 
to the will and power and deliverance of
 ,jesus ,christ from the bands of death4
  #d3ae ,and now it came to pass that   
,alma1 having seen the afflictions of   
the humble followers of ,god1 and the   
persecutions which were heaped upon them
 by the remainder of his people1 and    
seeing all their inequality1 began to be
 very sorrowful2 nevertheless the       
,spirit of the ,lord did not fail him4  
#d3af ,and he selected a wise man who   
was among the elders of the church1 and 

gave him power according to the voice of
 the people1 that he might have power to
 enact laws according to the laws which 
had been given1 and to put them in force
 according to the wickedness and the    
crimes of the people4  #d3ag ,now this  
man's name was ,nephihah1 and he was    
appointed chief judge2 and he sat in the
 judgment-seat to judge and to govern   
the people4  #d3ah ,now ,alma did not   
grant unto him the office of being high 
priest over the church1 but he retained 
the office of high priest unto himself2 
but he delivered the judgment-seat unto 
,nephihah4  #d3ai ,and this he did that 
he himself might go forth among his     
people1 or among the people of ,nephi1  
that he might preach the word of ,god   
unto them1 to stir them up in           
remembrance of their duty1 and that he  
might pull down1 by the word of ,god1   
all the pride and craftiness and all the
 contentions which were among his       
people1 seeing no way that he might     
reclaim them save it were in bearing    

down in pure testimony against them4    
#d3bj ,and thus in the commencement of  
the ninth year of the reign of the      
judges over the people of ,nephi1 ,alma 
delivered up the judgment-seat to       
,nephihah1 and confined himself wholly  
to the high priesthood of the holy order
 of ,god1 to the testimony of the word1 
according to the spirit of revelation   
and prophecy4  ,alma ,chapter #e  #e3a  
,now it came to pass that ,alma began to
 deliver the word of ,god unto the      
people1 first in the land of ,zarahemla1
 and from thence throughout all the     
land4  #e3b ,and these are the words    
which he spake to the people in the     
church which was established in the city
 of ,zarahemla1 according to his own    
record1 saying3  #e3c ,i1 ,alma1 having 
been consecrated by my father1 ,alma1 to
 be a high priest over the church of    
,god1 he having power and authority from
 ,god to do these things1 behold1 ,i say
 unto you that he began to establish a  
church in the land which was in the     

borders of ,nephi2 yea1 the land which  
was called the land of ,mormon2 yea1 and
 he did baptize his brethren in the     
waters of ,mormon4  #e3d ,and behold1 ,i
 say unto you1 they were delivered out  
of the hands of the people of king      
,noah1 by the mercy and power of ,god4  
#e3e ,and behold1 after that1 they were 
brought into bondage by the hands of the
 ,lamanites in the wilderness2 yea1 ,i  
say unto you1 they were in captivity1   
and again the ,lord did deliver them out
 of bondage by the power of his word2   
and we were brought into this land1 and 
here we began to establish the church of
 ,god throughout this land also4  #e3f  
,and now behold1 ,i say unto you1 my    
brethren1 you that belong to this       
church1 have you sufficiently retained  
in remembrance the captivity of your    
fathers8 ,yea1 and have you sufficiently
 retained in remembrance his mercy and  
long-suffering towards them8 ,and       
moreover1 have ye sufficiently retained 
in remembrance that he has delivered    

their souls from hell8  #e3g ,behold1 he
 changed their hearts2 yea1 he awakened 
them out of a deep sleep1 and they awoke
 unto ,god4 ,behold1 they were in the   
midst of darkness2 nevertheless1 their  
souls were illuminated by the light of  
the everlasting word2 yea1 they were    
encircled about by the bands of death1  
and the chains of hell1 and an          
everlasting destruction did await them4 
#e3h ,and now ,i ask of you1 my         
brethren1 were they destroyed8 ,behold1 
,i say unto you1 ,nay1 they were not4   
#e3i ,and again ,i ask1 were the bands  
of death broken1 and the chains of hell 
which encircled them about1 were they   
loosed8 ,i say unto you1 ,yea1 they were
 loosed1 and their souls did expand1 and
 they did sing redeeming love4 ,and ,i  
say unto you that they are saved4  #e3aj
 ,and now ,i ask of you on what         
conditions are they saved8 ,yea1 what   
grounds had they to hope for salvation8 
,what is the cause of their being loosed
 from the bands of death1 yea1 and also 

the chains of hell8  #e3aa ,behold1 ,i  
can tell you--did not my father ,alma   
believe in the words which were         
delivered by the mouth of ,abinadi8 ,and
 was he not a holy prophet8 ,did he not 
speak the words of ,god1 and my father  
,alma believe them8  #e3ab ,and         
according to his faith there was a      
mighty change wrought in his heart4     
,behold ,i say unto you that this is all
 true4  #e3ac ,and behold1 he preached  
the word unto your fathers1 and a mighty
 change was also wrought in their       
hearts1 and they humbled themselves and 
put their trust in the true and living  
,god4 ,and behold1 they were faithful   
until the end2 therefore they were      
saved4  #e3ad ,and now behold1 ,i ask of
 you1 my brethren of the church1 have ye
 spiritually been born of ,god8 ,have ye
 received his image in your             
countenances8 ,have ye experienced this 
mighty change in your hearts8  #e3ae ,do
 ye exercise faith in the redemption of 
him who created you8 ,do you look       

forward with an eye of faith1 and view  
this mortal body raised in immortality1 
and this corruption raised in           
incorruption1 to stand before ,god to be
 judged according to the deeds which    
have been done in the mortal body8      
#e3af ,i say unto you1 can you imagine  
to yourselves that ye hear the voice of 
the ,lord1 saying unto you1 in that day3
 ,come unto me ye blessed1 for behold1  
your works have been the works of       
righteousness upon the face of the      
earth8  #e3ag ,or do ye imagine to      
yourselves that ye can lie unto the     
,lord in that day1 and say--,lord1 our  
works have been righteous works upon the
 face of the earth--and that he will    
save you8  #e3ah ,or otherwise1 can ye  
imagine yourselves brought before the   
tribunal of ,god with your souls filled 
with guilt and remorse1 having a        
remembrance of all your guilt1 yea1 a   
perfect remembrance of all your         
wickedness1 yea1 a remembrance that ye  
have set at defiance the commandments of

 ,god8  #e3ai ,i say unto you1 can ye   
look up to ,god at that day with a pure 
heart and clean hands8 ,i say unto you1 
can you look up1 having the image of    
,god engraven upon your countenances8   
#e3bj ,i say unto you1 can ye think of  
being saved when you have yielded       
yourselves to become subjects to the    
devil8  #e3ba ,i say unto you1 ye will  
know at that day that ye cannot be      
saved2 for there can no man be saved    
except his garments are washed white2   
yea1 his garments must be purified until
 they are cleansed from all stain1      
through the blood of him of whom it has 
been spoken by our fathers1 who should  
come to redeem his people from their    
sins4  #e3bb ,and now ,i ask of you1 my 
brethren1 how will any of you feel1 if  
ye shall stand before the bar of ,god1  
having your garments stained with blood 
and all manner of filthiness8 ,behold1  
what will these things testify against  
you8  #e3bc ,behold will they not       
testify that ye are murderers1 yea1 and 

also that ye are guilty of all manner of
 wickedness8  #e3bd ,behold1 my         
brethren1 do ye suppose that such an one
 can have a place to sit down in the    
kingdom of ,god1 with ,abraham1 with    
,isaac1 and with ,jacob1 and also all   
the holy prophets1 whose garments are   
cleansed and are spotless1 pure and     
white8  #e3be ,i say unto you1 ,nay2    
except ye make our ,creator a liar from 
the beginning1 or suppose that he is a  
liar from the beginning1 ye cannot      
suppose that such can have place in the 
kingdom of heaven2 but they shall be    
cast out for they are the children of   
the kingdom of the devil4  #e3bf ,and   
now behold1 ,i say unto you1 my         
brethren1 if ye have experienced a      
change of heart1 and if ye have felt to 
sing the song of redeeming love1 ,i     
would ask1 can ye feel so now8  #e3bg   
,have ye walked1 keeping yourselves     
blameless before ,god8 ,could ye say1 if
 ye were called to die at this time1    
within yourselves1 that ye have been    

sufficiently humble8 ,that your garments
 have been cleansed and made white      
through the blood of ,christ1 who will  
come to redeem his people from their    
sins8  #e3bh ,behold1 are ye stripped of
 pride8 ,i say unto you1 if ye are not  
ye are not prepared to meet ,god4       
,behold ye must prepare quickly2 for the
 kingdom of heaven is soon at hand1 and 
such an one hath not eternal life4      
#e3bi ,behold1 ,i say1 is there one     
among you who is not stripped of envy8  
,i say unto you that such an one is not 
prepared2 and ,i would that he should   
prepare quickly1 for the hour is close  
at hand1 and he knoweth not when the    
time shall come2 for such an one is not 
found guiltless4  #e3cj ,and again ,i   
say unto you1 is there one among you    
that doth make a mock of his brother1 or
 that heapeth upon him persecutions8    
#e3ca ,wo unto such an one1 for he is   
not prepared1 and the time is at hand   
that he must repent or he cannot be     
saved6  #e3cb ,yea1 even wo unto all ye 

workers of iniquity2 repent1 repent1 for
 the ,lord ,god hath spoken it6  #e3cc  
,behold1 he sendeth an invitation unto  
all men1 for the arms of mercy are      
extended towards them1 and he saith3    
,repent1 and ,i will receive you4  #e3cd
 ,yea1 he saith3 ,come unto me and ye   
shall partake of the fruit of the tree  
of life2 yea1 ye shall eat and drink of 
the bread and the waters of life freely2
  #e3ce ,yea1 come unto me and bring    
forth works of righteousness1 and ye    
shall not be hewn down and cast into the
 fire--  #e3cf ,for behold1 the time is 
at hand that whosoever bringeth forth   
not good fruit1 or whosoever doeth not  
the works of righteousness1 the same    
have cause to wail and mourn4  #e3cg ,o 
ye workers of iniquity2 ye that are     
puffed up in the vain things of the     
world1 ye that have professed to have   
known the ways of righteousness         
nevertheless have gone astray1 as sheep 
having no shepherd1 notwithstanding a   
shepherd hath called after you and is   

still calling after you1 but ye will not
 hearken unto his voice6  #e3ch ,behold1
 ,i say unto you1 that the good shepherd
 doth call you2 yea1 and in his own name
 he doth call you1 which is the name of 
,christ2 and if ye will not hearken unto
 the voice of the good shepherd1 to the 
name by which ye are called1 behold1 ye 
are not the sheep of the good shepherd4 
#e3ci ,and now if ye are not the sheep  
of the good shepherd1 of what fold are  
ye8 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 that the  
devil is your shepherd1 and ye are of   
his fold2 and now1 who can deny this8   
,behold1 ,i say unto you1 whosoever     
denieth this is a liar and a child of   
the devil4  #e3dj ,for ,i say unto you  
that whatsoever is good cometh from     
,god1 and whatsoever is evil cometh from
 the devil4  #e3da ,therefore1 if a man 
bringeth forth good works he hearkeneth 
unto the voice of the good shepherd1 and
 he doth follow him2 but whosoever      
bringeth forth evil works1 the same     
becometh a child of the devil1 for he   

hearkeneth unto his voice1 and doth     
follow him4  #e3db ,and whosoever doeth 
this must receive his wages of him2     
therefore1 for his wages he receiveth   
death1 as to things pertaining unto     
righteousness1 being dead unto all good 
works4  #e3dc ,and now1 my brethren1 ,i 
would that ye should hear me1 for ,i    
speak in the energy of my soul2 for     
behold1 ,i have spoken unto you plainly 
that ye cannot err1 or have spoken      
according to the commandments of ,god4  
#e3dd ,for ,i am called to speak after  
this manner1 according to the holy order
 of ,god1 which is in ,christ ,jesus2   
yea1 ,i am commanded to stand and       
testify unto this people the things     
which have been spoken by our fathers   
concerning the things which are to come4
  #e3de ,and this is not all4 ,do ye not
 suppose that ,i know of these things   
myself8 ,behold1 ,i testify unto you    
that ,i do know that these things       
whereof ,i have spoken are true4 ,and   
how do ye suppose that ,i know of their 

surety8  #e3df ,behold1 ,i say unto you 
they are made known unto me by the ,holy
 ,spirit of ,god4 ,behold1 ,i have      
fasted and prayed many days that ,i     
might know these things of myself4 ,and 
now ,i do know of myself that they are  
true2 for the ,lord ,god hath made them 
manifest unto me by his ,holy ,spirit2  
and this is the spirit of revelation    
which is in me4  #e3dg ,and moreover1 ,i
 say unto you that it has thus been     
revealed unto me1 that the words which  
have been spoken by our fathers are     
true1 even so according to the spirit of
 prophecy which is in me1 which is also 
by the manifestation of the ,spirit of  
,god4  #e3dh ,i say unto you1 that ,i   
know of myself that whatsoever ,i shall 
say unto you1 concerning that which is  
to come1 is true2 and ,i say unto you1  
that ,i know that ,jesus ,christ shall  
come1 yea1 the ,son1 the ,only ,begotten
 of the ,father1 full of grace1 and     
mercy1 and truth4 ,and behold1 it is he 
that cometh to take away the sins of the

 world1 yea1 the sins of every man who  
steadfastly believeth on his name4      
#e3di ,and now ,i say unto you that this
 is the order after which ,i am called1 
yea1 to preach unto my beloved brethren1
 yea1 and every one that dwelleth in the
 land2 yea1 to preach unto all1 both old
 and young1 both bond and free2 yea1 ,i 
say unto you the aged1 and also the     
middle aged1 and the rising generation2 
yea1 to cry unto them that they must    
repent and be born again4  #e3ej ,yea1  
thus saith the ,spirit3 ,repent1 all ye 
ends of the earth1 for the kingdom of   
heaven is soon at hand2 yea1 the ,son of
 ,god cometh in his glory1 in his might1
 majesty1 power1 and dominion4 ,yea1 my 
beloved brethren1 ,i say unto you1 that 
the ,spirit saith3 ,behold the glory of 
the ,king of all the earth2 and also the
 ,king of heaven shall very soon shine  
forth among all the children of men4    
#e3ea ,and also the ,spirit saith unto  
me1 yea1 crieth unto me with a mighty   
voice1 saying3 ,go forth and say unto   

this people--,repent1 for except ye     
repent ye can in nowise inherit the     
kingdom of heaven4  #e3eb ,and again ,i 
say unto you1 the ,spirit saith3        
,behold1 the ax is laid at the root of  
the tree2 therefore every tree that     
bringeth not forth good fruit shall be  
hewn down and cast into the fire1 yea1 a
 fire which cannot be consumed1 even an 
unquenchable fire4 ,behold1 and         
remember1 the ,holy ,one hath spoken it4
  #e3ec ,and now my beloved brethren1 ,i
 say unto you1 can ye withstand these   
sayings2 yea1 can ye lay aside these    
things1 and trample the ,holy ,one under
 your feet2 yea1 can ye be puffed up in 
the pride of your hearts2 yea1 will ye  
still persist in the wearing of costly  
apparel and setting your hearts upon the
 vain things of the world1 upon your    
riches8  #e3ed ,yea1 will ye persist in 
supposing that ye are better one than   
another2 yea1 will ye persist in the    
persecution of your brethren1 who humble
 themselves and do walk after the holy  

order of ,god1 wherewith they have been 
brought into this church1 having been   
sanctified by the ,holy ,spirit1 and    
they do bring forth works which are meet
 for repentance--  #e3ee ,yea1 and will 
you persist in turning your backs upon  
the poor1 and the needy1 and in         
withholding your substance from them8   
#e3ef ,and finally1 all ye that will    
persist in your wickedness1 ,i say unto 
you that these are they who shall be    
hewn down and cast into the fire except 
they speedily repent4  #e3eg ,and now ,i
 say unto you1 all you that are desirous
 to follow the voice of the good        
shepherd1 come ye out from the wicked1  
and be ye separate1 and touch not their 
unclean things2 and behold1 their names 
shall be blotted out1 that the names of 
the wicked shall not be numbered among  
the names of the righteous1 that the    
word of ,god may be fulfilled1 which    
saith3 ,the names of the wicked shall   
not be mingled with the names of my     
people2  #e3eh ,for the names of the    

righteous shall be written in the book  
of life1 and unto them will ,i grant an 
inheritance at my right hand4 ,and now1 
my brethren1 what have ye to say against
 this8 ,i say unto you1 if ye speak     
against it1 it matters not1 for the word
 of ,god must be fulfilled4  #e3ei ,for 
what shepherd is there among you having 
many sheep doth not watch over them1    
that the wolves enter not and devour his
 flock8 ,and behold1 if a wolf enter his
 flock doth he not drive him out8 ,yea1 
and at the last1 if he can1 he will     
destroy him4  #e3fj ,and now ,i say unto
 you that the good shepherd doth call   
after you2 and if you will hearken unto 
his voice he will bring you into his    
fold1 and ye are his sheep2 and he      
commandeth you that ye suffer no        
ravenous wolf to enter among you1 that  
ye may not be destroyed4  #e3fa ,and now
 ,i1 ,alma1 do command you in the       
language of him who hath commanded me1  
that ye observe to do the words which ,i
 have spoken unto you4  #e3fb ,i speak  

by way of command unto you that belong  
to the church2 and unto those who do not
 belong to the church ,i speak by way of
 invitation1 saying3 ,come and be       
baptized unto repentance1 that ye also  
may be partakers of the fruit of the    
tree of life4  ,alma ,chapter #f  #f3a  
,and now it came to pass that after     
,alma had made an end of speaking unto  
the people of the church1 which was     
established in the city of ,zarahemla1  
he ordained priests and elders1 by      
laying on his hands according to the    
order of ,god1 to preside and watch over
 the church4  #f3b ,and it came to pass 
that whosoever did not belong to the    
church who repented of their sins were  
baptized unto repentance1 and were      
received into the church4  #f3c ,and it 
also came to pass that whosoever did    
belong to the church that did not repent
 of their wickedness and humble         
themselves before ,god--,i mean those   
who were lifted up in the pride of their
 hearts--the same were rejected1 and    

their names were blotted out1 that their
 names were not numbered among those of 
the righteous4  #f3d ,and thus they     
began to establish the order of the     
church in the city of ,zarahemla4  #f3e 
,now ,i would that ye should understand 
that the word of ,god was liberal unto  
all1 that none were deprived of the     
privilege of assembling themselves      
together to hear the word of ,god4  #f3f
 ,nevertheless the children of ,god were
 commanded that they should gather      
themselves together oft1 and join in    
fasting and mighty prayer in behalf of  
the welfare of the souls of those who   
knew not ,god4  #f3g ,and now it came to
 pass that when ,alma had made these    
regulations he departed from them1 yea1 
from the church which was in the city of
 ,zarahemla1 and went over upon the east
 of the river ,sidon1 into the valley of
 ,gideon1 there having been a city      
built1 which was called the city of     
,gideon1 which was in the valley that   
was called ,gideon1 being called after  

the man who was slain by the hand of    
,nehor with the sword4  #f3h ,and ,alma 
went and began to declare the word of   
,god unto the church which was          
established in the valley of ,gideon1   
according to the revelation of the truth
 of the word which had been spoken by   
his fathers1 and according to the spirit
 of prophecy which was in him1 according
 to the testimony of ,jesus ,christ1 the
 ,son of ,god1 who should come to redeem
 his people from their sins1 and the    
holy order by which he was called4 ,and 
thus it is written4 ,amen4  ,alma       
,chapter #g  #g3a ,behold my beloved    
brethren1 seeing that ,i have been      
permitted to come unto you1 therefore ,i
 attempt to address you in my language2 
yea1 by my own mouth1 seeing that it is 
the first time that ,i have spoken unto 
you by the words of my mouth1 ,i having 
been wholly confined to the             
judgment-seat1 having had much business 
that ,i could not come unto you4  #g3b  
,and even ,i could not have come now at 

this time were it not that the          
judgment-seat hath been given to        
another1 to reign in my stead2 and the  
,lord in much mercy hath granted that ,i
 should come unto you4  #g3c ,and       
behold1 ,i have come having great hopes 
and much desire that ,i should find that
 ye had humbled yourselves before ,god1 
and that ye had continued in the        
supplicating of his grace1 that ,i      
should find that ye were blameless      
before him1 that ,i should find that ye 
were not in the awful dilemma that our  
brethren were in at ,zarahemla4  #g3d   
,but blessed be the name of ,god1 that  
he hath given me to know1 yea1 hath     
given unto me the exceedingly great joy 
of knowing that they are established    
again in the way of his righteousness4  
#g3e ,and ,i trust1 according to the    
,spirit of ,god which is in me1 that ,i 
shall also have joy over you2           
nevertheless ,i do not desire that my   
joy over you should come by the cause of
 so much afflictions and sorrow which ,i

 have had for the brethren at           
,zarahemla1 for behold1 my joy cometh   
over them after wading through much     
affliction and sorrow4  #g3f ,but       
behold1 ,i trust that ye are not in a   
state of so much unbelief as were your  
brethren2 ,i trust that ye are not      
lifted up in the pride of your hearts2  
yea1 ,i trust that ye have not set your 
hearts upon riches and the vain things  
of the world2 yea1 ,i trust that you do 
not worship idols1 but that ye do       
worship the true and living ,god1 and   
that ye look forward for the remission  
of your sins1 with an everlasting faith1
 which is to come4  #g3g ,for behold1 ,i
 say unto you there be many things to   
come2 and behold1 there is one thing    
which is of more importance than they   
all--for behold1 the time is not far    
distant that the ,redeemer liveth and   
cometh among his people4  #g3h ,behold1 
,i do not say that he will come among us
 at the time of his dwelling in his     
mortal tabernacle2 for behold1 the      

,spirit hath not said unto me that this 
should be the case4 ,now as to this     
thing ,i do not know2 but this much ,i  
do know1 that the ,lord ,god hath power 
to do all things which are according to 
his word4  #g3i ,but behold1 the ,spirit
 hath said this much unto me1 saying3   
,cry unto this people1 saying--,repent  
ye1 and prepare the way of the ,lord1   
and walk in his paths1 which are        
straight2 for behold1 the kingdom of    
heaven is at hand1 and the ,son of ,god 
cometh upon the face of the earth4      
#g3aj ,and behold1 he shall be born of  
,mary1 at ,jerusalem which is the land  
of our forefathers1 she being a virgin1 
a precious and chosen vessel1 who shall 
be overshadowed and conceive by the     
power of the ,holy ,ghost1 and bring    
forth a son1 yea1 even the ,son of ,god4
  #g3aa ,and he shall go forth1         
suffering pains and afflictions and     
temptations of every kind2 and this that
 the word might be fulfilled which saith
 he will take upon him the pains and the

 sicknesses of his people4  #g3ab ,and  
he will take upon him death1 that he may
 loose the bands of death which bind his
 people2 and he will take upon him their
 infirmities1 that his bowels may be    
filled with mercy1 according to the     
flesh1 that he may know according to the
 flesh how to succor his people         
according to their infirmities4  #g3ac  
,now the ,spirit knoweth all things2    
nevertheless the ,son of ,god suffereth 
according to the flesh that he might    
take upon him the sins of his people1   
that he might blot out their            
transgressions according to the power of
 his deliverance2 and now behold1 this  
is the testimony which is in me4  #g3ad 
,now ,i say unto you that ye must       
repent1 and be born again2 for the      
,spirit saith if ye are not born again  
ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven2
 therefore come and be baptized unto    
repentance1 that ye may be washed from  
your sins1 that ye may have faith on the
 ,lamb of ,god1 who taketh away the sins

 of the world1 who is mighty to save and
 to cleanse from all unrighteousness4   
#g3ae ,yea1 ,i say unto you come and    
fear not1 and lay aside every sin1 which
 easily doth beset you1 which doth bind 
you down to destruction1 yea1 come and  
go forth1 and show unto your ,god that  
ye are willing to repent of your sins   
and enter into a covenant with him to   
keep his commandments1 and witness it   
unto him this day by going into the     
waters of baptism4  #g3af ,and whosoever
 doeth this1 and keepeth the            
commandments of ,god from thenceforth1  
the same will remember that ,i say unto 
him1 yea1 he will remember that ,i have 
said unto him1 he shall have eternal    
life1 according to the testimony of the 
,holy ,spirit1 which testifieth in me4  
#g3ag ,and now my beloved brethren1 do  
you believe these things8 ,behold1 ,i   
say unto you1 yea1 ,i know that ye      
believe them2 and the way that ,i know  
that ye believe them is by the          
manifestation of the ,spirit which is in

 me4 ,and now because your faith is     
strong concerning that1 yea1 concerning 
the things which ,i have spoken1 great  
is my joy4  #g3ah ,for as ,i said unto  
you from the beginning1 that ,i had much
 desire that ye were not in the state of
 dilemma like your brethren1 even so ,i 
have found that my desires have been    
gratified4  #g3ai ,for ,i perceive that 
ye are in the paths of righteousness2 ,i
 perceive that ye are in the path which 
leads to the kingdom of ,god2 yea1 ,i   
perceive that ye are making his paths   
straight4  #g3bj ,i perceive that it has
 been made known unto you1 by the       
testimony of his word1 that he cannot   
walk in crooked paths2 neither doth he  
vary from that which he hath said2      
neither hath he a shadow of turning from
 the right to the left1 or from that    
which is right to that which is wrong2  
therefore1 his course is one eternal    
round4  #g3ba ,and he doth not dwell in 
unholy temples2 neither can filthiness  
or anything which is unclean be received

 into the kingdom of ,god2 therefore ,i 
say unto you the time shall come1 yea1  
and it shall be at the last day1 that he
 who is filthy shall remain in his      
filthiness4  #g3bb ,and now my beloved  
brethren1 ,i have said these things unto
 you that ,i might awaken you to a sense
 of your duty to ,god1 that ye may walk 
blameless before him1 that ye may walk  
after the holy order of ,god1 after     
which ye have been received4  #g3bc ,and
 now ,i would that ye should be humble1 
and be submissive and gentle2 easy to be
 entreated2 full of patience and        
long-suffering2 being temperate in all  
things2 being diligent in keeping the   
commandments of ,god at all times2      
asking for whatsoever things ye stand in
 need1 both spiritual and temporal2     
always returning thanks unto ,god for   
whatsoever things ye do receive4  #g3bd 
,and see that ye have faith1 hope1 and  
charity1 and then ye will always abound 
in good works4  #g3be ,and may the ,lord
 bless you1 and keep your garments      

spotless1 that ye may at last be brought
 to sit down with ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and 
,jacob1 and the holy prophets who have  
been ever since the world began1 having 
your garments spotless even as their    
garments are spotless1 in the kingdom of
 heaven to go no more out4  #g3bf ,and  
now my beloved brethren1 ,i have spoken 
these words unto you according to the   
,spirit which testifieth in me2 and my  
soul doth exceedingly rejoice1 because  
of the exceeding diligence and heed     
which ye have given unto my word4  #g3bg
 ,and now1 may the peace of ,god rest   
upon you1 and upon your houses and      
lands1 and upon your flocks and herds1  
and all that you possess1 your women and
 your children1 according to your faith 
and good works1 from this time forth and
 forever4 ,and thus ,i have spoken4     
,amen4  ,alma ,chapter #h  #h3a ,and now
 it came to pass that ,alma returned    
from the land of ,gideon1 after having  
taught the people of ,gideon many things
 which cannot be written1 having        

established the order of the church1    
according as he had before done in the  
land of ,zarahemla1 yea1 he returned to 
his own house at ,zarahemla to rest     
himself from the labors which he had    
performed4  #h3b ,and thus ended the    
ninth year of the reign of the judges   
over the people of ,nephi4  #h3c ,and it
 came to pass in the commencement of the
 tenth year of the reign of the judges  
over the people of ,nephi1 that ,alma   
departed from thence and took his       
journey over into the land of ,melek1 on
 the west of the river ,sidon1 on the   
west by the borders of the wilderness4  
#h3d ,and he began to teach the people  
in the land of ,melek according to the  
holy order of ,god1 by which he had been
 called2 and he began to teach the      
people throughout all the land of       
,melek4  #h3e ,and it came to pass that 
the people came to him throughout all   
the borders of the land which was by the
 wilderness side4 ,and they were        
baptized throughout all the land2  #h3f 

,so that when he had finished his work  
at ,melek he departed thence1 and       
traveled three days' journey on the     
north of the land of ,melek2 and he came
 to a city which was called ,ammonihah4 
#h3g ,now it was the custom of the      
people of ,nephi to call their lands1   
and their cities1 and their villages1   
yea1 even all their small villages1     
after the name of him who first         
possessed them2 and thus it was with the
 land of ,ammonihah4  #h3h ,and it came 
to pass that when ,alma had come to the 
city of ,ammonihah he began to preach   
the word of ,god unto them4  #h3i ,now  
,satan had gotten great hold upon the   
hearts of the people of the city of     
,ammonihah2 therefore they would not    
hearken unto the words of ,alma4  #h3aj 
,nevertheless ,alma labored much in the 
spirit1 wrestling with ,god in mighty   
prayer1 that he would pour out his      
,spirit upon the people who were in the 
city2 that he would also grant that he  
might baptize them unto repentance4     

#h3aa ,nevertheless1 they hardened their
 hearts1 saying unto him3 ,behold1 we   
know that thou art ,alma2 and we know   
that thou art high priest over the      
church which thou hast established in   
many parts of the land1 according to    
your tradition2 and we are not of thy   
church1 and we do not believe in such   
foolish traditions4  #h3ab ,and now we  
know that because we are not of thy     
church we know that thou hast no power  
over us2 and thou hast delivered up the 
judgment-seat unto ,nephihah2 therefore 
thou art not the chief judge over us4   
#h3ac ,now when the people had said     
this1 and withstood all his words1 and  
reviled him1 and spit upon him1 and     
caused that he should be cast out of    
their city1 he departed thence and took 
his journey towards the city which was  
called ,aaron4  #h3ad ,and it came to   
pass that while he was journeying       
thither1 being weighed down with sorrow1
 wading through much tribulation and    
anguish of soul1 because of the         

wickedness of the people who were in the
 city of ,ammonihah1 it came to pass    
while ,alma was thus weighed down with  
sorrow1 behold an angel of the ,lord    
appeared unto him1 saying3  #h3ae       
,blessed art thou1 ,alma2 therefore1    
lift up thy head and rejoice1 for thou  
hast great cause to rejoice2 for thou   
hast been faithful in keeping the       
commandments of ,god from the time which
 thou receivedst thy first message from 
him4 ,behold1 ,i am he that delivered it
 unto you4  #h3af ,and behold1 ,i am    
sent to command thee that thou return to
 the city of ,ammonihah1 and preach     
again unto the people of the city2 yea1 
preach unto them4 ,yea1 say unto them1  
except they repent the ,lord ,god will  
destroy them4  #h3ag ,for behold1 they  
do study at this time that they may     
destroy the liberty of thy people1 7for 
thus saith the ,lord7 which is contrary 
to the statutes1 and judgments1 and     
commandments which he has given unto his
 people4  #h3ah ,now it came to pass    

that after ,alma had received his       
message from the angel of the ,lord he  
returned speedily to the land of        
,ammonihah4 ,and he entered the city by 
another way1 yea1 by the way which is on
 the south of the city of ,ammonihah4   
#h3ai ,and as he entered the city he was
 an hungered1 and he said to a man3     
,will ye give to an humble servant of   
,god something to eat8  #h3bj ,and the  
man said unto him3 ,i am a ,nephite1 and
 ,i know that thou art a holy prophet of
 ,god1 for thou art the man whom an     
angel said in a vision3 ,thou shalt     
receive4 ,therefore1 go with me into my 
house and ,i will impart unto thee of my
 food2 and ,i know that thou wilt be a  
blessing unto me and my house4  #h3ba   
,and it came to pass that the man       
received him into his house2 and the man
 was called ,amulek2 and he brought     
forth bread and meat and set before     
,alma4  #h3bb ,and it came to pass that 
,alma ate bread and was filled2 and he  
blessed ,amulek and his house1 and he   

gave thanks unto ,god4  #h3bc ,and after
 he had eaten and was filled he said    
unto ,amulek3 ,i am ,alma1 and am the   
high priest over the church of ,god     
throughout the land4  #h3bd ,and behold1
 ,i have been called to preach the word 
of ,god among all this people1 according
 to the spirit of revelation and        
prophecy2 and ,i was in this land and   
they would not receive me1 but they cast
 me out and ,i was about to set my back 
towards this land forever4  #h3be ,but  
behold1 ,i have been commanded that ,i  
should turn again and prophesy unto this
 people1 yea1 and to testify against    
them concerning their iniquities4  #h3bf
 ,and now1 ,amulek1 because thou hast   
fed me and taken me in1 thou art        
blessed2 for ,i was an hungered1 for ,i 
had fasted many days4  #h3bg ,and ,alma 
tarried many days with ,amulek before he
 began to preach unto the people4  #h3bh
 ,and it came to pass that the people   
did wax more gross in their iniquities4 
#h3bi ,and the word came to ,alma1      

saying3 ,go2 and also say unto my       
servant ,amulek1 go forth and prophesy  
unto this people1 saying--,repent ye1   
for thus saith the ,lord1 except ye     
repent ,i will visit this people in mine
 anger2 yea1 and ,i will not turn my    
fierce anger away4  #h3cj ,and ,alma    
went forth1 and also ,amulek1 among the 
people1 to declare the words of ,god    
unto them2 and they were filled with the
 ,holy ,ghost4  #h3ca ,and they had     
power given unto them1 insomuch that    
they could not be confined in dungeons2 
neither was it possible that any man    
could slay them2 nevertheless they did  
not exercise their power until they were
 bound in bands and cast into prison4   
,now1 this was done that the ,lord might
 show forth his power in them4  #h3cb   
,and it came to pass that they went     
forth and began to preach and to        
prophesy unto the people1 according to  
the spirit and power which the ,lord had
 given them4  ,alma ,chapter #i  #i3a   
,and again1 ,i1 ,alma1 having been      

commanded of ,god that ,i should take   
,amulek and go forth and preach again   
unto this people1 or the people who were
 in the city of ,ammonihah1 it came to  
pass as ,i began to preach unto them1   
they began to contend with me1 saying3  
#i3b ,who art thou8 ,suppose ye that we 
shall believe the testimony of one man1 
although he should preach unto us that  
the earth should pass away8  #i3c ,now  
they understood not the words which they
 spake2 for they knew not that the earth
 should pass away4  #i3d ,and they said 
also3 ,we will not believe thy words if 
thou shouldst prophesy that this great  
city should be destroyed in one day4    
#i3e ,now they knew not that ,god could 
do such marvelous works1 for they were a
 hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people4 
#i3f ,and they said3 ,who is ,god1 that 
sendeth no more authority than one man  
among this people1 to declare unto them 
the truth of such great and marvelous   
things8  #i3g ,and they stood forth to  
lay their hands on me2 but behold1 they 

did not4 ,and ,i stood with boldness to 
declare unto them1 yea1 ,i did boldly   
testify unto them1 saying3  #i3h        
,behold1 ,o ye wicked and perverse      
generation1 how have ye forgotten the   
tradition of your fathers2 yea1 how soon
 ye have forgotten the commandments of  
,god4  #i3i ,do ye not remember that our
 father1 ,lehi1 was brought out of      
,jerusalem by the hand of ,god8 ,do ye  
not remember that they were all led by  
him through the wilderness8  #i3aj ,and 
have ye forgotten so soon how many times
 he delivered our fathers out of the    
hands of their enemies1 and preserved   
them from being destroyed1 even by the  
hands of their own brethren8  #i3aa     
,yea1 and if it had not been for his    
matchless power1 and his mercy1 and his 
long-suffering towards us1 we should    
unavoidably have been cut off from the  
face of the earth long before this      
period of time1 and perhaps been        
consigned to a state of endless misery  
and woe4  #i3ab ,behold1 now ,i say unto

 you that he commandeth you to repent2  
and except ye repent1 ye can in nowise  
inherit the kingdom of ,god4 ,but       
behold1 this is not all--he has         
commanded you to repent1 or he will     
utterly destroy you from off the face of
 the earth2 yea1 he will visit you in   
his anger1 and in his fierce anger he   
will not turn away4  #i3ac ,behold1 do  
ye not remember the words which he spake
 unto ,lehi1 saying that3 ,inasmuch as  
ye shall keep my commandments1 ye shall 
prosper in the land8 ,and again it is   
said that3 ,inasmuch as ye will not keep
 my commandments ye shall be cut off    
from the presence of the ,lord4  #i3ad  
,now ,i would that ye should remember1  
that inasmuch as the ,lamanites have not
 kept the commandments of ,god1 they    
have been cut off from the presence of  
the ,lord4 ,now we see that the word of 
the ,lord has been verified in this     
thing1 and the ,lamanites have been cut 
off from his presence1 from the         
beginning of their transgressions in the

 land4  #i3ae ,nevertheless ,i say unto 
you1 that it shall be more tolerable for
 them in the day of judgment than for   
you1 if ye remain in your sins1 yea1 and
 even more tolerable for them in this   
life than for you1 except ye repent4    
#i3af ,for there are many promises which
 are extended to the ,lamanites2 for it 
is because of the traditions of their   
fathers that caused them to remain in   
their state of ignorance2 therefore the 
,lord will be merciful unto them and    
prolong their existence in the land4    
#i3ag ,and at some period of time they  
will be brought to believe in his word1 
and to know of the incorrectness of the 
traditions of their fathers2 and many of
 them will be saved1 for the ,lord will 
be merciful unto all who call on his    
name4  #i3ah ,but behold1 ,i say unto   
you that if ye persist in your          
wickedness that your days shall not be  
prolonged in the land1 for the          
,lamanites shall be sent upon you2 and  
if ye repent not they shall come in a   

time when you know not1 and ye shall be 
visited with utter destruction2 and it  
shall be according to the fierce anger  
of the ,lord4  #i3ai ,for he will not   
suffer you that ye shall live in your   
iniquities1 to destroy his people4 ,i   
say unto you1 ,nay2 he would rather     
suffer that the ,lamanites might destroy
 all his people who are called the      
people of ,nephi1 if it were possible   
that they could fall into sins and      
transgressions1 after having had so much
 light and so much knowledge given unto 
them of the ,lord their ,god2  #i3bj    
,yea1 after having been such a highly   
favored people of the ,lord2 yea1 after 
having been favored above every other   
nation1 kindred1 tongue1 or people2     
after having had all things made known  
unto them1 according to their desires1  
and their faith1 and prayers1 of that   
which has been1 and which is1 and which 
is to come2  #i3ba ,having been visited 
by the ,spirit of ,god2 having conversed
 with angels1 and having been spoken    

unto by the voice of the ,lord2 and     
having the spirit of prophecy1 and the  
spirit of revelation1 and also many     
gifts1 the gift of speaking with        
tongues1 and the gift of preaching1 and 
the gift of the ,holy ,ghost1 and the   
gift of translation2  #i3bb ,yea1 and   
after having been delivered of ,god out 
of the land of ,jerusalem1 by the hand  
of the ,lord2 having been saved from    
famine1 and from sickness1 and all      
manner of diseases of every kind2 and   
they having waxed strong in battle1 that
 they might not be destroyed2 having    
been brought out of bondage time after  
time1 and having been kept and preserved
 until now2 and they have been prospered
 until they are rich in all manner of   
things--  #i3bc ,and now behold ,i say  
unto you1 that if this people1 who have 
received so many blessings from the hand
 of the ,lord1 should transgress        
contrary to the light and knowledge     
which they do have1 ,i say unto you that
 if this be the case1 that if they      

should fall into transgression1 it would
 be far more tolerable for the          
,lamanites than for them4  #i3bd ,for   
behold1 the promises of the ,lord are   
extended to the ,lamanites1 but they are
 not unto you if ye transgress2 for has 
not the ,lord expressly promised and    
firmly decreed1 that if ye will rebel   
against him that ye shall utterly be    
destroyed from off the face of the      
earth8  #i3be ,and now for this cause1  
that ye may not be destroyed1 the ,lord 
has sent his angel to visit many of his 
people1 declaring unto them that they   
must go forth and cry mightily unto this
 people1 saying3 ,repent ye1 for the    
kingdom of heaven is nigh at hand2      
#i3bf ,and not many days hence the ,son 
of ,god shall come in his glory2 and his
 glory shall be the glory of the ,only  
,begotten of the ,father1 full of grace1
 equity1 and truth1 full of patience1   
mercy1 and long-suffering1 quick to hear
 the cries of his people and to answer  
their prayers4  #i3bg ,and behold1 he   

cometh to redeem those who will be      
baptized unto repentance1 through faith 
on his name4  #i3bh ,therefore1 prepare 
ye the way of the ,lord1 for the time is
 at hand that all men shall reap a      
reward of their works1 according to that
 which they have been--if they have been
 righteous they shall reap the salvation
 of their souls1 according to the power 
and deliverance of ,jesus ,christ2 and  
if they have been evil they shall reap  
the damnation of their souls1 according 
to the power and captivation of the     
devil4  #i3bi ,now behold1 this is the  
voice of the angel1 crying unto the     
people4  #i3cj ,and now1 my beloved     
brethren1 for ye are my brethren1 and ye
 ought to be beloved1 and ye ought to   
bring forth works which are meet for    
repentance1 seeing that your hearts have
 been grossly hardened against the word 
of ,god1 and seeing that ye are a lost  
and a fallen people4  #i3ca ,now it came
 to pass that when ,i1 ,alma1 had spoken
 these words1 behold1 the people were   

wroth with me because ,i said unto them 
that they were a hard-hearted and a     
stiffnecked people4  #i3cb ,and also    
because ,i said unto them that they were
 a lost and a fallen people they were   
angry with me1 and sought to lay their  
hands upon me1 that they might cast me  
into prison4  #i3cc ,but it came to pass
 that the ,lord did not suffer them that
 they should take me at that time and   
cast me into prison4  #i3cd ,and it came
 to pass that ,amulek went and stood    
forth1 and began to preach unto them    
also4 ,and now the words of ,amulek are 
not all written1 nevertheless a part of 
his words are written in this book4     
,alma ,chapter #aj  #aj3a ,now these are
 the words which ,amulek preached unto  
the people who were in the land of      
,ammonihah1 saying3  #aj3b ,i am        
,amulek2 ,i am the son of ,giddonah1 who
 was the son of ,ishmael1 who was a     
descendant of ,aminadi2 and it was the  
same ,aminadi who interpreted the       
writing which was upon the wall of the  

temple1 which was written by the finger 
of ,god4  #aj3c ,and ,aminadi was a     
descendant of ,nephi1 who was the son of
 ,lehi1 who came out of the land of     
,jerusalem1 who was a descendant of     
,manasseh1 who was the son of ,joseph   
who was sold into ,egypt by the hands of
 his brethren4  #aj3d ,and behold1 ,i am
 also a man of no small reputation among
 all those who know me2 yea1 and behold1
 ,i have many kindreds and friends1 and 
,i have also acquired much riches by the
 hand of my industry4  #aj3e            
,nevertheless1 after all this1 ,i never 
have known much of the ways of the      
,lord1 and his mysteries and marvelous  
power4 ,i said ,i never had known much  
of these things2 but behold1 ,i mistake1
 for ,i have seen much of his mysteries 
and his marvelous power2 yea1 even in   
the preservation of the lives of this   
people4  #aj3f ,nevertheless1 ,i did    
harden my heart1 for ,i was called many 
times and ,i would not hear2 therefore  
,i knew concerning these things1 yet ,i 

would not know2 therefore ,i went on    
rebelling against ,god1 in the          
wickedness of my heart1 even until the  
fourth day of this seventh month1 which 
is in the tenth year of the reign of the
 judges4  #aj3g ,as ,i was journeying to
 see a very near kindred1 behold an     
angel of the ,lord appeared unto me and 
said3 ,amulek1 return to thine own      
house1 for thou shalt feed a prophet of 
the ,lord2 yea1 a holy man1 who is a    
chosen man of ,god2 for he has fasted   
many days because of the sins of this   
people1 and he is an hungered1 and thou 
shalt receive him into thy house and    
feed him1 and he shall bless thee and   
thy house2 and the blessing of the ,lord
 shall rest upon thee and thy house4    
#aj3h ,and it came to pass that ,i      
obeyed the voice of the angel1 and      
returned towards my house4 ,and as ,i   
was going thither ,i found the man whom 
the angel said unto me3 ,thou shalt     
receive into thy house--and behold it   
was this same man who has been speaking 

unto you concerning the things of ,god4 
#aj3i ,and the angel said unto me he is 
a holy man2 wherefore ,i know he is a   
holy man because it was said by an angel
 of ,god4  #aj3aj ,and again1 ,i know   
that the things whereof he hath         
testified are true2 for behold ,i say   
unto you1 that as the ,lord liveth1 even
 so has he sent his angel to make these 
things manifest unto me2 and this he has
 done while this ,alma hath dwelt at my 
house4  #aj3aa ,for behold1 he hath     
blessed mine house1 he hath blessed me1 
and my women1 and my children1 and my   
father and my kinsfolk2 yea1 even all my
 kindred hath he blessed1 and the       
blessing of the ,lord hath rested upon  
us according to the words which he      
spake4  #aj3ab ,and now1 when ,amulek   
had spoken these words the people began 
to be astonished1 seeing there was more 
than one witness who testified of the   
things whereof they were accused1 and   
also of the things which were to come1  
according to the spirit of prophecy     

which was in them4  #aj3ac              
,nevertheless1 there were some among    
them who thought to question them1 that 
by their cunning devices they might     
catch them in their words1 that they    
might find witness against them1 that   
they might deliver them to their judges 
that they might be judged according to  
the law1 and that they might be slain or
 cast into prison1 according to the     
crime which they could make appear or   
witness against them4  #aj3ad ,now it   
was those men who sought to destroy     
them1 who were lawyers1 who were hired  
or appointed by the people to administer
 the law at their times of trials1 or at
 the trials of the crimes of the people 
before the judges4  #aj3ae ,now these   
lawyers were learned in all the arts and
 cunning of the people2 and this was to 
enable them that they might be skilful  
in their profession4  #aj3af ,and it    
came to pass that they began to question
 ,amulek1 that thereby they might make  
him cross his words1 or contradict the  

words which he should speak4  #aj3ag    
,now they knew not that ,amulek could   
know of their designs4 ,but it came to  
pass as they began to question him1 he  
perceived their thoughts1 and he said   
unto them3 ,o ye wicked and perverse    
generation1 ye lawyers and hypocrites1  
for ye are laying the foundation of the 
devil2 for ye are laying traps and      
snares to catch the holy ones of ,god4  
#aj3ah ,ye are laying plans to pervert  
the ways of the righteous1 and to bring 
down the wrath of ,god upon your heads1 
even to the utter destruction of this   
people4  #aj3ai ,yea1 well did ,mosiah  
say1 who was our last king1 when he was 
about to deliver up the kingdom1 having 
no one to confer it upon1 causing that  
this people should be governed by their 
own voices--yea1 well did he say that if
 the time should come that the voice of 
this people should choose iniquity1 that
 is1 if the time should come that this  
people should fall into transgression1  
they would be ripe for destruction4     

#aj3bj ,and now ,i say unto you that    
well doth the ,lord judge of your       
iniquities2 well doth he cry unto this  
people1 by the voice of his angels3     
,repent ye1 repent1 for the kingdom of  
heaven is at hand4  #aj3ba ,yea1 well   
doth he cry1 by the voice of his angels 
that3 ,i will come down among my people1
 with equity and justice in my hands4   
#aj3bb ,yea1 and ,i say unto you that if
 it were not for the prayers of the     
righteous1 who are now in the land1 that
 ye would even now be visited with utter
 destruction2 yet it would not be by    
flood1 as were the people in the days of
 ,noah1 but it would be by famine1 and  
by pestilence1 and the sword4  #aj3bc   
,but it is by the prayers of the        
righteous that ye are spared2 now       
therefore1 if ye will cast out the      
righteous from among you then will not  
the ,lord stay his hand2 but in his     
fierce anger he will come out against   
you2 then ye shall be smitten by famine1
 and by pestilence1 and by the sword2   

and the time is soon at hand except ye  
repent4  #aj3bd ,and now it came to pass
 that the people were more angry with   
,amulek1 and they cried out1 saying3    
,this man doth revile against our laws  
which are just1 and our wise lawyers    
whom we have selected4  #aj3be ,but     
,amulek stretched forth his hand1 and   
cried the mightier unto them1 saying3 ,o
 ye wicked and perverse generation1 why 
hath ,satan got such great hold upon    
your hearts8 ,why will ye yield         
yourselves unto him that he may have    
power over you1 to blind your eyes1 that
 ye will not understand the words which 
are spoken1 according to their truth8   
#aj3bf ,for behold1 have ,i testified   
against your law8 ,ye do not understand2
 ye say that ,i have spoken against your
 law2 but ,i have not1 but ,i have      
spoken in favor of your law1 to your    
condemnation4  #aj3bg ,and now behold1  
,i say unto you1 that the foundation of 
the destruction of this people is       
beginning to be laid by the             

unrighteousness of your lawyers and your
 judges4  #aj3bh ,and now it came to    
pass that when ,amulek had spoken these 
words the people cried out against him1 
saying3 ,now we know that this man is a 
child of the devil1 for he hath lied    
unto us2 for he hath spoken against our 
law4 ,and now he says that he has not   
spoken against it4  #aj3bi ,and again1  
he has reviled against our lawyers1 and 
our judges4  #aj3cj ,and it came to pass
 that the lawyers put it into their     
hearts that they should remember these  
things against him4  #aj3ca ,and there  
was one among them whose name was       
,zeezrom4 ,now he was the foremost to   
accuse ,amulek and ,alma1 he being one  
of the most expert among them1 having   
much business to do among the people4   
#aj3cb ,now the object of these lawyers 
was to get gain2 and they got gain      
according to their employ4  ,alma       
,chapter #aa  #aa3a ,now it was in the  
law of ,mosiah that every man who was a 
judge of the law1 or those who were     

appointed to be judges1 should receive  
wages according to the time which they  
labored to judge those who were brought 
before them to be judged4  #aa3b ,now if
 a man owed another1 and he would not   
pay that which he did owe1 he was       
complained of to the judge2 and the     
judge executed authority1 and sent forth
 officers that the man should be brought
 before him2 and he judged the man      
according to the law and the evidences  
which were brought against him1 and thus
 the man was compelled to pay that which
 he owed1 or be stripped1 or be cast out
 from among the people as a thief and a 
robber4  #aa3c ,and the judge received  
for his wages according to his time--a  
senine of gold for a day1 or a senum of 
silver1 which is equal to a senine of   
gold2 and this is according to the law  
which was given4  #aa3d ,now these are  
the names of the different pieces of    
their gold1 and of their silver1        
according to their value4 ,and the names
 are given by the ,nephites1 for they   

did not reckon after the manner of the  
,jews who were at ,jerusalem2 neither   
did they measure after the manner of the
 ,jews2 but they altered their reckoning
 and their measure1 according to the    
minds and the circumstances of the      
people1 in every generation1 until the  
reign of the judges1 they having been   
established by king ,mosiah4  #aa3e ,now
 the reckoning is thus--a senine of     
gold1 a seon of gold1 a shum of gold1   
and a limnah of gold4  #aa3f ,a senum of
 silver1 an amnor of silver1 an ezrom of
 silver1 and an onti of silver4  #aa3g  
,a senum of silver was equal to a senine
 of gold1 and either for a measure of   
barley1 and also for a measure of every 
kind of grain4  #aa3h ,now the amount of
 a seon of gold was twice the value of a
 senine4  #aa3i ,and a shum of gold was 
twice the value of a seon4  #aa3aj ,and 
a limnah of gold was the value of them  
all4  #aa3aa ,and an amnor of silver was
 as great as two senums4  #aa3ab ,and an
 ezrom of silver was as great as four   

senums4  #aa3ac ,and an onti was as     
great as them all4  #aa3ad ,now this is 
the value of the lesser numbers of their
 reckoning--  #aa3ae ,a shiblon is half 
of a senum2 therefore1 a shiblon for    
half a measure of barley4  #aa3af ,and a
 shiblum is a half of a shiblon4  #aa3ag
 ,and a leah is the half of a shiblum4  
#aa3ah ,now this is their number1       
according to their reckoning4  #aa3ai   
,now an antion of gold is equal to three
 shiblons4  #aa3bj ,now1 it was for the 
sole purpose to get gain1 because they  
received their wages according to their 
employ1 therefore1 they did stir up the 
people to riotings1 and all manner of   
disturbances and wickedness1 that they  
might have more employ1 that they might 
get money according to the suits which  
were brought before them2 therefore they
 did stir up the people against ,alma   
and ,amulek4  #aa3ba ,and this ,zeezrom 
began to question ,amulek1 saying3 ,will
 ye answer me a few questions which ,i  
shall ask you8 ,now ,zeezrom was a man  

who was expert in the devices of the    
devil1 that he might destroy that which 
was good2 therefore1 he said unto       
,amulek3 ,will ye answer the questions  
which ,i shall put unto you8  #aa3bb    
,and ,amulek said unto him3 ,yea1 if it 
be according to the ,spirit of the      
,lord1 which is in me2 for ,i shall say 
nothing which is contrary to the ,spirit
 of the ,lord4 ,and ,zeezrom said unto  
him3 ,behold1 here are six onties of    
silver1 and all these will ,i give thee 
if thou wilt deny the existence of a    
,supreme ,being4  #aa3bc ,now ,amulek   
said3 ,o thou child of hell1 why tempt  
ye me8 ,knowest thou that the righteous 
yieldeth to no such temptations8  #aa3bd
 ,believest thou that there is no ,god8 
,i say unto you1 ,nay1 thou knowest that
 there is a ,god1 but thou lovest that  
lucre more than him4  #aa3be ,and now   
thou hast lied before ,god unto me4     
,thou saidst unto me--,behold these six 
onties1 which are of great worth1 ,i    
will give unto thee--when thou hadst it 

in thy heart to retain them from me2 and
 it was only thy desire that ,i should  
deny the true and living ,god1 that thou
 mightest have cause to destroy me4 ,and
 now behold1 for this great evil thou   
shalt have thy reward4  #aa3bf ,and     
,zeezrom said unto him3 ,thou sayest    
there is a true and living ,god8  #aa3bg
 ,and ,amulek said3 ,yea1 there is a    
true and living ,god4  #aa3bh ,now      
,zeezrom said3 ,is there more than one  
,god8  #aa3bi ,and he answered1 ,no4    
#aa3cj ,now ,zeezrom said unto him      
again3 ,how knowest thou these things8  
#aa3ca ,and he said3 ,an angel hath made
 them known unto me4  #aa3cb ,and       
,zeezrom said again3 ,who is he that    
shall come8 ,is it the ,son of ,god8    
#aa3cc ,and he said unto him1 ,yea4     
#aa3cd ,and ,zeezrom said again3 ,shall 
he save his people in their sins8 ,and  
,amulek answered and said unto him3 ,i  
say unto you he shall not1 for it is    
impossible for him to deny his word4    
#aa3ce ,now ,zeezrom said unto the      

people3 ,see that ye remember these     
things2 for he said there is but one    
,god2 yet he saith that the ,son of ,god
 shall come1 but he shall not save his  
people--as though he had authority to   
command ,god4  #aa3cf ,now ,amulek saith
 again unto him3 ,behold thou hast lied1
 for thou sayest that ,i spake as though
 ,i had authority to command ,god       
because ,i said he shall not save his   
people in their sins4  #aa3cg ,and ,i   
say unto you again that he cannot save  
them in their sins2 for ,i cannot deny  
his word1 and he hath said that no      
unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of
 heaven2 therefore1 how can ye be saved1
 except ye inherit the kingdom of       
heaven8 ,therefore1 ye cannot be saved  
in your sins4  #aa3ch ,now ,zeezrom     
saith again unto him3 ,is the ,son of   
,god the very ,eternal ,father8  #aa3ci 
,and ,amulek said unto him3 ,yea1 he is 
the very ,eternal ,father of heaven and 
of earth1 and all things which in them  
are2 he is the beginning and the end1   

the first and the last2  #aa3dj ,and he 
shall come into the world to redeem his 
people2 and he shall take upon him the  
transgressions of those who believe on  
his name2 and these are they that shall 
have eternal life1 and salvation cometh 
to none else4  #aa3da ,therefore the    
wicked remain as though there had been  
no redemption made1 except it be the    
loosing of the bands of death2 for      
behold1 the day cometh that all shall   
rise from the dead and stand before     
,god1 and be judged according to their  
works4  #aa3db ,now1 there is a death   
which is called a temporal death2 and   
the death of ,christ shall loose the    
bands of this temporal death1 that all  
shall be raised from this temporal      
death4  #aa3dc ,the spirit and the body 
shall be reunited again in its perfect  
form2 both limb and joint shall be      
restored to its proper frame1 even as we
 now are at this time2 and we shall be  
brought to stand before ,god1 knowing   
even as we know now1 and have a bright  

recollection of all our guilt4  #aa3dd  
,now1 this restoration shall come to    
all1 both old and young1 both bond and  
free1 both male and female1 both the    
wicked and the righteous2 and even there
 shall not so much as a hair of their   
heads be lost2 but every thing shall be 
restored to its perfect frame1 as it is 
now1 or in the body1 and shall be       
brought and be arraigned before the bar 
of ,christ the ,son1 and ,god the       
,father1 and the ,holy ,spirit1 which is
 one ,eternal ,god1 to be judged        
according to their works1 whether they  
be good or whether they be evil4  #aa3de
 ,now1 behold1 ,i have spoken unto you  
concerning the death of the mortal body1
 and also concerning the resurrection of
 the mortal body4 ,i say unto you that  
this mortal body is raised to an        
immortal body1 that is from death1 even 
from the first death unto life1 that    
they can die no more2 their spirits     
uniting with their bodies1 never to be  
divided2 thus the whole becoming        

spiritual and immortal1 that they can no
 more see corruption4  #aa3df ,now1 when
 ,amulek had finished these words the   
people began again to be astonished1 and
 also ,zeezrom began to tremble4 ,and   
thus ended the words of ,amulek1 or this
 is all that ,i have written4  ,alma    
,chapter #ab  #ab3a ,now ,alma1 seeing  
that the words of ,amulek had silenced  
,zeezrom1 for he beheld that ,amulek had
 caught him in his lying and deceiving  
to destroy him1 and seeing that he began
 to tremble under a consciousness of his
 guilt1 he opened his mouth and began to
 speak unto him1 and to establish the   
words of ,amulek1 and to explain things 
beyond1 or to unfold the scriptures     
beyond that which ,amulek had done4     
#ab3b ,now the words that ,alma spake   
unto ,zeezrom were heard by the people  
round about2 for the multitude was      
great1 and he spake on this wise3  #ab3c
 ,now ,zeezrom1 seeing that thou hast   
been taken in thy lying and craftiness1 
for thou hast not lied unto men only but

 thou hast lied unto ,god2 for behold1  
he knows all thy thoughts1 and thou     
seest that thy thoughts are made known  
unto us by his ,spirit2  #ab3d ,and thou
 seest that we know that thy plan was a 
very subtle plan1 as to the subtlety of 
the devil1 for to lie and to deceive    
this people that thou mightest set them 
against us1 to revile us and to cast us 
out--  #ab3e ,now this was a plan of    
thine adversary1 and he hath exercised  
his power in thee4 ,now ,i would that ye
 should remember that what ,i say unto  
thee ,i say unto all4  #ab3f ,and behold
 ,i say unto you all that this was a    
snare of the adversary1 which he has    
laid to catch this people1 that he might
 bring you into subjection unto him1    
that he might encircle you about with   
his chains1 that he might chain you down
 to everlasting destruction1 according  
to the power of his captivity4  #ab3g   
,now when ,alma had spoken these words1 
,zeezrom began to tremble more          
exceedingly1 for he was convinced more  

and more of the power of ,god2 and he   
was also convinced that ,alma and       
,amulek had a knowledge of him1 for he  
was convinced that they knew the        
thoughts and intents of his heart2 for  
power was given unto them that they     
might know of these things according to 
the spirit of prophecy4  #ab3h ,and     
,zeezrom began to inquire of them       
diligently1 that he might know more     
concerning the kingdom of ,god4 ,and he 
said unto ,alma3 ,what does this mean   
which ,amulek hath spoken concerning the
 resurrection of the dead1 that all     
shall rise from the dead1 both the just 
and the unjust1 and are brought to stand
 before ,god to be judged according to  
their works8  #ab3i ,and now ,alma began
 to expound these things unto him1      
saying3 ,it is given unto many to know  
the mysteries of ,god2 nevertheless they
 are laid under a strict command that   
they shall not impart only according to 
the portion of his word which he doth   
grant unto the children of men1         

according to the heed and diligence     
which they give unto him4  #ab3aj ,and  
therefore1 he that will harden his      
heart1 the same receiveth the lesser    
portion of the word2 and he that will   
not harden his heart1 to him is given   
the greater portion of the word1 until  
it is given unto him to know the        
mysteries of ,god until he know them in 
full4  #ab3aa ,and they that will harden
 their hearts1 to them is given the     
lesser portion of the word until they   
know nothing concerning his mysteries2  
and then they are taken captive by the  
devil1 and led by his will down to      
destruction4 ,now this is what is meant 
by the chains of hell4  #ab3ab ,and     
,amulek hath spoken plainly concerning  
death1 and being raised from this       
mortality to a state of immortality1 and
 being brought before the bar of ,god1  
to be judged according to our works4    
#ab3ac ,then if our hearts have been    
hardened1 yea1 if we have hardened our  
hearts against the word1 insomuch that  

it has not been found in us1 then will  
our state be awful1 for then we shall be
 condemned4  #ab3ad ,for our words will 
condemn us1 yea1 all our works will     
condemn us2 we shall not be found       
spotless2 and our thoughts will also    
condemn us2 and in this awful state we  
shall not dare to look up to our ,god2  
and we would fain be glad if we could   
command the rocks and the mountains to  
fall upon us to hide us from his        
presence4  #ab3ae ,but this cannot be2  
we must come forth and stand before him 
in his glory1 and in his power1 and in  
his might1 majesty1 and dominion1 and   
acknowledge to our everlasting shame    
that all his judgments are just2 that he
 is just in all his works1 and that he  
is merciful unto the children of men1   
and that he has all power to save every 
man that believeth on his name and      
bringeth forth fruit meet for           
repentance4  #ab3af ,and now behold1 ,i 
say unto you then cometh a death1 even a
 second death1 which is a spiritual     

death2 then is a time that whosoever    
dieth in his sins1 as to a temporal     
death1 shall also die a spiritual death2
 yea1 he shall die as to things         
pertaining unto righteousness4  #ab3ag  
,then is the time when their torments   
shall be as a lake of fire and          
brimstone1 whose flame ascendeth up     
forever and ever2 and then is the time  
that they shall be chained down to an   
everlasting destruction1 according to   
the power and captivity of ,satan1 he   
having subjected them according to his  
will4  #ab3ah ,then1 ,i say unto you1   
they shall be as though there had been  
no redemption made2 for they cannot be  
redeemed according to ,god's justice2   
and they cannot die1 seeing there is no 
more corruption4  #ab3ai ,now it came to
 pass that when ,alma had made an end of
 speaking these words1 the people began 
to be more astonished2  #ab3bj ,but     
there was one ,antionah1 who was a chief
 ruler among them1 came forth and said  
unto him3 ,what is this that thou hast  

said1 that man should rise from the dead
 and be changed from this mortal to an  
immortal state that the soul can never  
die8  #ab3ba ,what does the scripture   
mean1 which saith that ,god placed      
cherubim and a flaming sword on the east
 of the garden of ,eden1 lest our first 
parents should enter and partake of the 
fruit of the tree of life1 and live     
forever8 ,and thus we see that there was
 no possible chance that they should    
live forever4  #ab3bb ,now ,alma said   
unto him3 ,this is the thing which ,i   
was about to explain1 now we see that   
,adam did fall by the partaking of the  
forbidden fruit1 according to the word  
of ,god2 and thus we see1 that by his   
fall1 all mankind became a lost and     
fallen people4  #ab3bc ,and now behold1 
,i say unto you that if it had been     
possible for ,adam to have partaken of  
the fruit of the tree of life at that   
time1 there would have been no death1   
and the word would have been void1      
making ,god a liar1 for he said3 ,if    

thou eat thou shalt surely die4  #ab3bd 
,and we see that death comes upon       
mankind1 yea1 the death which has been  
spoken of by ,amulek1 which is the      
temporal death2 nevertheless there was a
 space granted unto man in which he     
might repent2 therefore this life became
 a probationary state2 a time to prepare
 to meet ,god2 a time to prepare for    
that endless state which has been spoken
 of by us1 which is after the           
resurrection of the dead4  #ab3be ,now1 
if it had not been for the plan of      
redemption1 which was laid from the     
foundation of the world1 there could    
have been no resurrection of the dead2  
but there was a plan of redemption laid1
 which shall bring to pass the          
resurrection of the dead1 of which has  
been spoken4  #ab3bf ,and now behold1 if
 it were possible that our first parents
 could have gone forth and partaken of  
the tree of life they would have been   
forever miserable1 having no preparatory
 state2 and thus the plan of redemption 

would have been frustrated1 and the word
 of ,god would have been void1 taking   
none effect4  #ab3bg ,but behold1 it was
 not so2 but it was appointed unto men  
that they must die2 and after death1    
they must come to judgment1 even that   
same judgment of which we have spoken1  
which is the end4  #ab3bh ,and after    
,god had appointed that these things    
should come unto man1 behold1 then he   
saw that it was expedient that man      
should know concerning the things       
whereof he had appointed unto them2     
#ab3bi ,therefore he sent angels to     
converse with them1 who caused men to   
behold of his glory4  #ab3cj ,and they  
began from that time forth to call on   
his name2 therefore ,god conversed with 
men1 and made known unto them the plan  
of redemption1 which had been prepared  
from the foundation of the world2 and   
this he made known unto them according  
to their faith and repentance and their 
holy works4  #ab3ca ,wherefore1 he gave 
commandments unto men1 they having first

 transgressed the first commandments as 
to things which were temporal1 and      
becoming as ,gods1 knowing good from    
evil1 placing themselves in a state to  
act1 or being placed in a state to act  
according to their wills and pleasures1 
whether to do evil or to do good--      
#ab3cb ,therefore ,god gave unto them   
commandments1 after having made known   
unto them the plan of redemption1 that  
they should not do evil1 the penalty    
thereof being a second death1 which was 
an everlasting death as to things       
pertaining unto righteousness2 for on   
such the plan of redemption could have  
no power1 for the works of justice could
 not be destroyed1 according to the     
supreme goodness of ,god4  #ab3cc ,but  
,god did call on men1 in the name of his
 ,son1 7this being the plan of          
redemption which was laid7 saying3 ,if  
ye will repent and harden not your      
hearts1 then will ,i have mercy upon    
you1 through mine ,only ,begotten ,son2 
#ab3cd ,therefore1 whosoever repenteth1 

and hardeneth not his heart1 he shall   
have claim on mercy through mine ,only  
,begotten ,son1 unto a remission of his 
sins2 and these shall enter into my     
rest4  #ab3ce ,and whosoever will harden
 his heart and will do iniquity1 behold1
 ,i swear in my wrath that he shall not 
enter into my rest4  #ab3cf ,and now1 my
 brethren1 behold ,i say unto you1 that 
if ye will harden your hearts ye shall  
not enter into the rest of the ,lord2   
therefore your iniquity provoketh him   
that he sendeth down his wrath upon you 
as in the first provocation1 yea1       
according to his word in the last       
provocation as well as the first1 to the
 everlasting destruction of your souls2 
therefore1 according to his word1 unto  
the last death1 as well as the first4   
#ab3cg ,and now1 my brethren1 seeing we 
know these things1 and they are true1   
let us repent1 and harden not our       
hearts1 that we provoke not the ,lord   
our ,god to pull down his wrath upon us 
in these his second commandments which  

he has given unto us2 but let us enter  
into the rest of ,god1 which is prepared
 according to his word4  ,alma ,chapter 
#ac  #ac3a ,and again1 my brethren1 ,i  
would cite your minds forward to the    
time when the ,lord ,god gave these     
commandments unto his children2 and ,i  
would that ye should remember that the  
,lord ,god ordained priests1 after his  
holy order1 which was after the order of
 his ,son1 to teach these things unto   
the people4  #ac3b ,and those priests   
were ordained after the order of his    
,son1 in a manner that thereby the      
people might know in what manner to look
 forward to his ,son for redemption4    
#ac3c ,and this is the manner after     
which they were ordained--being called  
and prepared from the foundation of the 
world according to the foreknowledge of 
,god1 on account of their exceeding     
faith and good works2 in the first place
 being left to choose good or evil2     
therefore they having chosen good1 and  
exercising exceedingly great faith1 are 

called with a holy calling1 yea1 with   
that holy calling which was prepared    
with1 and according to1 a preparatory   
redemption for such4  #ac3d ,and thus   
they have been called to this holy      
calling on account of their faith1 while
 others would reject the ,spirit of ,god
 on account of the hardness of their    
hearts and blindness of their minds1    
while1 if it had not been for this they 
might have had as great privilege as    
their brethren4  #ac3e ,or in fine1 in  
the first place they were on the same   
standing with their brethren2 thus this 
holy calling being prepared from the    
foundation of the world for such as     
would not harden their hearts1 being in 
and through the atonement of the ,only  
,begotten ,son1 who was prepared--      
#ac3f ,and thus being called by this    
holy calling1 and ordained unto the high
 priesthood of the holy order of ,god1  
to teach his commandments unto the      
children of men1 that they also might   
enter into his rest--  #ac3g ,this high 

priesthood being after the order of his 
,son1 which order was from the          
foundation of the world2 or in other    
words1 being without beginning of days  
or end of years1 being prepared from    
eternity to all eternity1 according to  
his foreknowledge of all things--  #ac3h
 ,now they were ordained after this     
manner--being called with a holy        
calling1 and ordained with a holy       
ordinance1 and taking upon them the high
 priesthood of the holy order1 which    
calling1 and ordinance1 and high        
priesthood1 is without beginning or     
end--  #ac3i ,thus they become high     
priests forever1 after the order of the 
,son1 the ,only ,begotten of the        
,father1 who is without beginning of    
days or end of years1 who is full of    
grace1 equity1 and truth4 ,and thus it  
is4 ,amen4  #ac3aj ,now1 as ,i said     
concerning the holy order1 or this high 
priesthood1 there were many who were    
ordained and became high priests of     
,god2 and it was on account of their    

exceeding faith and repentance1 and     
their righteousness before ,god1 they   
choosing to repent and work             
righteousness rather than to perish2    
#ac3aa ,therefore they were called after
 this holy order1 and were sanctified1  
and their garments were washed white    
through the blood of the ,lamb4  #ac3ab 
,now they1 after being sanctified by the
 ,holy ,ghost1 having their garments    
made white1 being pure and spotless     
before ,god1 could not look upon sin    
save it were with abhorrence2 and there 
were many1 exceedingly great many1 who  
were made pure and entered into the rest
 of the ,lord their ,god4  #ac3ac ,and  
now1 my brethren1 ,i would that ye      
should humble yourselves before ,god1   
and bring forth fruit meet for          
repentance1 that ye may also enter into 
that rest4  #ac3ad ,yea1 humble         
yourselves even as the people in the    
days of ,melchizedek1 who was also a    
high priest after this same order which 
,i have spoken1 who also took upon him  

the high priesthood forever4  #ac3ae    
,and it was this same ,melchizedek to   
whom ,abraham paid tithes2 yea1 even our
 father ,abraham paid tithes of         
one-tenth part of all he possessed4     
#ac3af ,now these ordinances were given 
after this manner1 that thereby the     
people might look forward on the ,son of
 ,god1 it being a type of his order1 or 
it being his order1 and this that they  
might look forward to him for a         
remission of their sins1 that they might
 enter into the rest of the ,lord4      
#ac3ag ,now this ,melchizedek was a king
 over the land of ,salem2 and his people
 had waxed strong in iniquity and       
abomination2 yea1 they had all gone     
astray2 they were full of all manner of 
wickedness2  #ac3ah ,but ,melchizedek   
having exercised mighty faith1 and      
received the office of the high         
priesthood according to the holy order  
of ,god1 did preach repentance unto his 
people4 ,and behold1 they did repent2   
and ,melchizedek did establish peace in 

the land in his days2 therefore he was  
called the prince of peace1 for he was  
the king of ,salem2 and he did reign    
under his father4  #ac3ai ,now1 there   
were many before him1 and also there    
were many afterwards1 but none were     
greater2 therefore1 of him they have    
more particularly made mention4  #ac3bj 
,now ,i need not rehearse the matter2   
what ,i have said may suffice4 ,behold1 
the scriptures are before you2 if ye    
will wrest them it shall be to your own 
destruction4  #ac3ba ,and now it came to
 pass that when ,alma had said these    
words unto them1 he stretched forth his 
hand unto them and cried with a mighty  
voice1 saying3 ,now is the time to      
repent1 for the day of salvation draweth
 nigh2  #ac3bb ,yea1 and the voice of   
the ,lord1 by the mouth of angels1 doth 
declare it unto all nations2 yea1 doth  
declare it1 that they may have glad     
tidings of great joy2 yea1 and he doth  
sound these glad tidings among all his  
people1 yea1 even to them that are      

scattered abroad upon the face of the   
earth2 wherefore they have come unto us4
  #ac3bc ,and they are made known unto  
us in plain terms1 that we may          
understand1 that we cannot err2 and this
 because of our being wanderers in a    
strange land2 therefore1 we are thus    
highly favored1 for we have these glad  
tidings declared unto us in all parts of
 our vineyard4  #ac3bd ,for behold1     
angels are declaring it unto many at    
this time in our land2 and this is for  
the purpose of preparing the hearts of  
the children of men to receive his word 
at the time of his coming in his glory4 
#ac3be ,and now we only wait to hear the
 joyful news declared unto us by the    
mouth of angels1 of his coming2 for the 
time cometh1 we know not how soon4      
,would to ,god that it might be in my   
day2 but let it be sooner or later1 in  
it ,i will rejoice4  #ac3bf ,and it     
shall be made known unto just and holy  
men1 by the mouth of angels1 at the time
 of his coming1 that the words of our   

fathers may be fulfilled1 according to  
that which they have spoken concerning  
him1 which was according to the spirit  
of prophecy which was in them4  #ac3bg  
,and now1 my brethren1 ,i wish from the 
inmost part of my heart1 yea1 with great
 anxiety even unto pain1 that ye would  
hearken unto my words1 and cast off your
 sins1 and not procrastinate the day of 
your repentance2  #ac3bh ,but that ye   
would humble yourselves before the      
,lord1 and call on his holy name1 and   
watch and pray continually1 that ye may 
not be tempted above that which ye can  
bear1 and thus be led by the ,holy      
,spirit1 becoming humble1 meek1         
submissive1 patient1 full of love and   
all long-suffering2  #ac3bi ,having     
faith on the ,lord2 having a hope that  
ye shall receive eternal life2 having   
the love of ,god always in your hearts1 
that ye may be lifted up at the last day
 and enter into his rest4  #ac3cj ,and  
may the ,lord grant unto you repentance1
 that ye may not bring down his wrath   

upon you1 that ye may not be bound down 
by the chains of hell1 that ye may not  
suffer the second death4  #ac3ca ,and   
,alma spake many more words unto the    
people1 which are not written in this   
book4  ,alma ,chapter #ad  #ad3a ,and it
 came to pass after he had made an end  
of speaking unto the people many of them
 did believe on his words1 and began to 
repent1 and to search the scriptures4   
#ad3b ,but the more part of them were   
desirous that they might destroy ,alma  
and ,amulek2 for they were angry with   
,alma1 because of the plainness of his  
words unto ,zeezrom2 and they also said 
that ,amulek had lied unto them1 and had
 reviled against their law and also     
against their lawyers and judges4  #ad3c
 ,and they were also angry with ,alma   
and ,amulek2 and because they had       
testified so plainly against their      
wickedness1 they sought to put them away
 privily4  #ad3d ,but it came to pass   
that they did not2 but they took them   
and bound them with strong cords1 and   

took them before the chief judge of the 
land4  #ad3e ,and the people went forth 
and witnessed against them--testifying  
that they had reviled against the law1  
and their lawyers and judges of the     
land1 and also of all the people that   
were in the land2 and also testified    
that there was but one ,god1 and that he
 should send his ,son among the people1 
but he should not save them2 and many   
such things did the people testify      
against ,alma and ,amulek4 ,now this was
 done before the chief judge of the     
land4  #ad3f ,and it came to pass that  
,zeezrom was astonished at the words    
which had been spoken2 and he also knew 
concerning the blindness of the minds1  
which he had caused among the people by 
his lying words2 and his soul began to  
be harrowed up under a consciousness of 
his own guilt2 yea1 he began to be      
encircled about by the pains of hell4   
#ad3g ,and it came to pass that he began
 to cry unto the people1 saying3        
,behold1 ,i am guilty1 and these men are

 spotless before ,god4 ,and he began to 
plead for them from that time forth2 but
 they reviled him1 saying3 ,art thou    
also possessed with the devil8 ,and they
 spit upon him1 and cast him out from   
among them1 and also all those who      
believed in the words which had been    
spoken by ,alma and ,amulek2 and they   
cast them out1 and sent men to cast     
stones at them4  #ad3h ,and they brought
 their wives and children together1 and 
whosoever believed or had been taught to
 believe in the word of ,god they caused
 that they should be cast into the fire1
 and they also brought forth their      
records which contained the holy        
scriptures1 and cast them into the fire 
also1 that they might be burned and     
destroyed by fire4  #ad3i ,and it came  
to pass that they took ,alma and        
,amulek1 and carried them forth to the  
place of martyrdom1 that they might     
witness the destruction of those who    
were consumed by fire4  #ad3aj ,and when
 ,amulek saw the pains of the women and 

children who were consuming in the fire1
 he also was pained2 and he said unto   
,alma3 ,how can we witness this awful   
scene8 ,therefore let us stretch forth  
our hands1 and exercise the power of    
,god which is in us1 and save them from 
the flames4  #ad3aa ,but ,alma said unto
 him3 ,the ,spirit constraineth me that 
,i must not stretch forth mine hand2 for
 behold the ,lord receiveth them up unto
 himself1 in glory2 and he doth suffer  
that they may do this thing1 or that the
 people may do this thing unto them1    
according to the hardness of their      
hearts1 that the judgments which he     
shall exercise upon them in his wrath   
may be just2 and the blood of the       
innocent shall stand as a witness       
against them1 yea1 and cry mightily     
against them at the last day4  #ad3ab   
,now ,amulek said unto ,alma3 ,behold1  
perhaps they will burn us also4  #ad3ac 
,and ,alma said3 ,be it according to the
 will of the ,lord4 ,but1 behold1 our   
work is not finished2 therefore they    

burn us not4  #ad3ad ,now it came to    
pass that when the bodies of those who  
had been cast into the fire were        
consumed1 and also the records which    
were cast in with them1 the chief judge 
of the land came and stood before ,alma 
and ,amulek1 as they were bound2 and he 
smote them with his hand upon their     
cheeks1 and said unto them3 ,after what 
ye have seen1 will ye preach again unto 
this people1 that they shall be cast    
into a lake of fire and brimstone8      
#ad3ae ,behold1 ye see that ye had not  
power to save those who had been cast   
into the fire2 neither has ,god saved   
them because they were of thy faith4    
,and the judge smote them again upon    
their cheeks1 and asked3 ,what say ye   
for yourselves8  #ad3af ,now this judge 
was after the order and faith of ,nehor1
 who slew ,gideon4  #ad3ag ,and it came 
to pass that ,alma and ,amulek answered 
him nothing2 and he smote them again1   
and delivered them to the officers to be
 cast into prison4  #ad3ah ,and when    

they had been cast into prison three    
days1 there came many lawyers1 and      
judges1 and priests1 and teachers1 who  
were of the profession of ,nehor2 and   
they came in unto the prison to see     
them1 and they questioned them about    
many words2 but they answered them      
nothing4  #ad3ai ,and it came to pass   
that the judge stood before them1 and   
said3 ,why do ye not answer the words of
 this people8 ,know ye not that ,i have 
power to deliver you up unto the flames8
 ,and he commanded them to speak2 but   
they answered nothing4  #ad3bj ,and it  
came to pass that they departed and went
 their ways1 but came again on the      
morrow2 and the judge also smote them   
again on their cheeks4 ,and many came   
forth also1 and smote them1 saying3     
,will ye stand again and judge this     
people1 and condemn our law8 ,if ye have
 such great power why do ye not deliver 
yourselves8  #ad3ba ,and many such      
things did they say unto them1 gnashing 
their teeth upon them1 and spitting upon

 them1 and saying3 ,how shall we look   
when we are damned8  #ad3bb ,and many   
such things1 yea1 all manner of such    
things did they say unto them2 and thus 
they did mock them for many days4 ,and  
they did withhold food from them that   
they might hunger1 and water that they  
might thirst2 and they also did take    
from them their clothes that they were  
naked2 and thus they were bound with    
strong cords1 and confined in prison4   
#ad3bc ,and it came to pass after they  
had thus suffered for many days1 7and it
 was on the twelfth day1 in the tenth   
month1 in the tenth year of the reign of
 the judges over the people of ,nephi7  
that the chief judge over the land of   
,ammonihah and many of their teachers   
and their lawyers went in unto the      
prison where ,alma and ,amulek were     
bound with cords4  #ad3bd ,and the chief
 judge stood before them1 and smote them
 again1 and said unto them3 ,if ye have 
the power of ,god deliver yourselves    
from these bands1 and then we will      

believe that the ,lord will destroy this
 people according to your words4  #ad3be
 ,and it came to pass that they all went
 forth and smote them1 saying the same  
words1 even until the last2 and when the
 last had spoken unto them the power of 
,god was upon ,alma and ,amulek1 and    
they rose and stood upon their feet4    
#ad3bf ,and ,alma cried1 saying3 ,how   
long shall we suffer these great        
afflictions1 ,o ,lord8 ,o ,lord1 give us
 strength according to our faith which  
is in ,christ1 even unto deliverance4   
,and they broke the cords with which    
they were bound2 and when the people saw
 this1 they began to flee1 for the fear 
of destruction had come upon them4      
#ad3bg ,and it came to pass that so     
great was their fear that they fell to  
the earth1 and did not obtain the outer 
door of the prison2 and the earth shook 
mightily1 and the walls of the prison   
were rent in twain1 so that they fell to
 the earth2 and the chief judge1 and the
 lawyers1 and priests1 and teachers1 who

 smote upon ,alma and ,amulek1 were     
slain by the fall thereof4  #ad3bh ,and 
,alma and ,amulek came forth out of the 
prison1 and they were not hurt2 for the 
,lord had granted unto them power1      
according to their faith which was in   
,christ4 ,and they straightway came     
forth out of the prison2 and they were  
loosed from their bands2 and the prison 
had fallen to the earth1 and every soul 
within the walls thereof1 save it were  
,alma and ,amulek1 was slain2 and they  
straightway came forth into the city4   
#ad3bi ,now the people having heard a   
great noise came running together by    
multitudes to know the cause of it2 and 
when they saw ,alma and ,amulek coming  
forth out of the prison1 and the walls  
thereof had fallen to the earth1 they   
were struck with great fear1 and fled   
from the presence of ,alma and ,amulek  
even as a goat fleeth with her young    
from two lions2 and thus they did flee  
from the presence of ,alma and ,amulek4 
,alma ,chapter #ae  #ae3a ,and it came  

to pass that ,alma and ,amulek were     
commanded to depart out of that city2   
and they departed1 and came out even    
into the land of ,sidom2 and behold1    
there they found all the people who had 
departed out of the land of ,ammonihah1 
who had been cast out and stoned1       
because they believed in the words of   
,alma4  #ae3b ,and they related unto    
them all that had happened unto their   
wives and children1 and also concerning 
themselves1 and of their power of       
deliverance4  #ae3c ,and also ,zeezrom  
lay sick at ,sidom1 with a burning      
fever1 which was caused by the great    
tribulations of his mind on account of  
his wickedness1 for he supposed that    
,alma and ,amulek were no more2 and he  
supposed that they had been slain       
because of his iniquity4 ,and this great
 sin1 and his many other sins1 did      
harrow up his mind until it did become  
exceedingly sore1 having no deliverance2
 therefore he began to be scorched with 
a burning heat4  #ae3d ,now1 when he    

heard that ,alma and ,amulek were in the
 land of ,sidom1 his heart began to take
 courage2 and he sent a message         
immediately unto them1 desiring them to 
come unto him4  #ae3e ,and it came to   
pass that they went immediately1 obeying
 the message which he had sent unto     
them2 and they went in unto the house   
unto ,zeezrom2 and they found him upon  
his bed1 sick1 being very low with a    
burning fever2 and his mind also was    
exceedingly sore because of his         
iniquities2 and when he saw them he     
stretched forth his hand1 and besought  
them that they would heal him4  #ae3f   
,and it came to pass that ,alma said    
unto him1 taking him by the hand3       
,believest thou in the power of ,christ 
unto salvation8  #ae3g ,and he answered 
and said3 ,yea1 ,i believe all the words
 that thou hast taught4  #ae3h ,and     
,alma said3 ,if thou believest in the   
redemption of ,christ thou canst be     
healed4  #ae3i ,and he said3 ,yea1 ,i   
believe according to thy words4  #ae3aj 

,and then ,alma cried unto the ,lord1   
saying3 ,o ,lord our ,god1 have mercy on
 this man1 and heal him according to his
 faith which is in ,christ4  #ae3aa ,and
 when ,alma had said these words1       
,zeezrom leaped upon his feet1 and began
 to walk2 and this was done to the great
 astonishment of all the people2 and the
 knowledge of this went forth throughout
 all the land of ,sidom4  #ae3ab ,and   
,alma baptized ,zeezrom unto the ,lord2 
and he began from that time forth to    
preach unto the people4  #ae3ac ,and    
,alma established a church in the land  
of ,sidom1 and consecrated priests and  
teachers in the land1 to baptize unto   
the ,lord whosoever were desirous to be 
baptized4  #ae3ad ,and it came to pass  
that they were many2 for they did flock 
in from all the region round about      
,sidom1 and were baptized4  #ae3ae ,but 
as to the people that were in the land  
of ,ammonihah1 they yet remained a      
hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people2  
and they repented not of their sins1    

ascribing all the power of ,alma and    
,amulek to the devil2 for they were of  
the profession of ,nehor1 and did not   
believe in the repentance of their sins4
  #ae3af ,and it came to pass that ,alma
 and ,amulek1 ,amulek having forsaken   
all his gold1 and silver1 and his       
precious things1 which were in the land 
of ,ammonihah1 for the word of ,god1 he 
being rejected by those who were once   
his friends and also by his father and  
his kindred2  #ae3ag ,therefore1 after  
,alma having established the church at  
,sidom1 seeing a great check1 yea1      
seeing that the people were checked as  
to the pride of their hearts1 and began 
to humble themselves before ,god1 and   
began to assemble themselves together at
 their sanctuaries to worship ,god      
before the altar1 watching and praying  
continually1 that they might be         
delivered from ,satan1 and from death1  
and from destruction--  #ae3ah ,now as  
,i said1 ,alma having seen all these    
things1 therefore he took ,amulek and   

came over to the land of ,zarahemla1 and
 took him to his own house1 and did     
administer unto him in his tribulations1
 and strengthened him in the ,lord4     
#ae3ai ,and thus ended the tenth year of
 the reign of the judges over the people
 of ,nephi4  ,alma ,chapter #af  #af3a  
,and it came to pass in the eleventh    
year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi1 on the fifth day of  
the second month1 there having been much
 peace in the land of ,zarahemla1 there 
having been no wars nor contentions for 
a certain number of years1 even until   
the fifth day of the second month in the
 eleventh year1 there was a cry of war  
heard throughout the land4  #af3b ,for  
behold1 the armies of the ,lamanites had
 come in upon the wilderness side1 into 
the borders of the land1 even into the  
city of ,ammonihah1 and began to slay   
the people and destroy the city4  #af3c 
,and now it came to pass1 before the    
,nephites could raise a sufficient army 
to drive them out of the land1 they had 

destroyed the people who were in the    
city of ,ammonihah1 and also some around
 the borders of ,noah1 and taken others 
captive into the wilderness4  #af3d ,now
 it came to pass that the ,nephites were
 desirous to obtain those who had been  
carried away captive into the           
wilderness4  #af3e ,therefore1 he that  
had been appointed chief captain over   
the armies of the ,nephites1 7and his   
name was ,zoram1 and he had two sons1   
,lehi and ,aha7--now ,zoram and his two 
sons1 knowing that ,alma was high priest
 over the church1 and having heard that 
he had the spirit of prophecy1 therefore
 they went unto him and desired of him  
to know whither the ,lord would that    
they should go into the wilderness in   
search of their brethren1 who had been  
taken captive by the ,lamanites4  #af3f 
,and it came to pass that ,alma inquired
 of the ,lord concerning the matter4    
,and ,alma returned and said unto them3 
,behold1 the ,lamanites will cross the  
river ,sidon in the south wilderness1   

away up beyond the borders of the land  
of ,manti4 ,and behold there shall ye   
meet them1 on the east of the river     
,sidon1 and there the ,lord will deliver
 unto thee thy brethren who have been   
taken captive by the ,lamanites4  #af3g 
,and it came to pass that ,zoram and his
 sons crossed over the river ,sidon1    
with their armies1 and marched away     
beyond the borders of ,manti into the   
south wilderness1 which was on the east 
side of the river ,sidon4  #af3h ,and   
they came upon the armies of the        
,lamanites1 and the ,lamanites were     
scattered and driven into the           
wilderness2 and they took their brethren
 who had been taken captive by the      
,lamanites1 and there was not one soul  
of them had been lost that were taken   
captive4 ,and they were brought by their
 brethren to possess their own lands4   
#af3i ,and thus ended the eleventh year 
of the judges1 the ,lamanites having    
been driven out of the land1 and the    
people of ,ammonihah were destroyed2    

yea1 every living soul of the           
,ammonihahites was destroyed1 and also  
their great city1 which they said ,god  
could not destroy1 because of its       
greatness4  #af3aj ,but behold1 in one  
day it was left desolate2 and the       
carcasses were mangled by dogs and wild 
beasts of the wilderness4  #af3aa       
,nevertheless1 after many days their    
dead bodies were heaped up upon the face
 of the earth1 and they were covered    
with a shallow covering4 ,and now so    
great was the scent thereof that the    
people did not go in to possess the land
 of ,ammonihah for many years4 ,and it  
was called ,desolation of ,nehors2 for  
they were of the profession of ,nehor1  
who were slain2 and their lands remained
 desolate4  #af3ab ,and the ,lamanites  
did not come again to war against the   
,nephites until the fourteenth year of  
the reign of the judges over the people 
of ,nephi4 ,and thus for three years did
 the people of ,nephi have continual    
peace in all the land4  #af3ac ,and     

,alma and ,amulek went forth preaching  
repentance to the people in their       
temples1 and in their sanctuaries1 and  
also in their synagogues1 which were    
built after the manner of the ,jews4    
#af3ad ,and as many as would hear their 
words1 unto them they did impart the    
word of ,god1 without any respect of    
persons1 continually4  #af3ae ,and thus 
did ,alma and ,amulek go forth1 and also
 many more who had been chosen for the  
work1 to preach the word throughout all 
the land4 ,and the establishment of the 
church became general throughout the    
land1 in all the region round about1    
among all the people of the ,nephites4  
#af3af ,and there was no inequality     
among them2 the ,lord did pour out his  
,spirit on all the face of the land to  
prepare the minds of the children of    
men1 or to prepare their hearts to      
receive the word which should be taught 
among them at the time of his coming--  
#af3ag ,that they might not be hardened 
against the word1 that they might not be

 unbelieving1 and go on to destruction1 
but that they might receive the word    
with joy1 and as a branch be grafted    
into the true vine1 that they might     
enter into the rest of the ,lord their  
,god4  #af3ah ,now those priests who did
 go forth among the people did preach   
against all lyings1 and deceivings1 and 
envyings1 and strifes1 and malice1 and  
revilings1 and stealing1 robbing1       
plundering1 murdering1 committing       
adultery1 and all manner of             
lasciviousness1 crying that these things
 ought not so to be--  #af3ai ,holding  
forth things which must shortly come2   
yea1 holding forth the coming of the    
,son of ,god1 his sufferings and death1 
and also the resurrection of the dead4  
#af3bj ,and many of the people did      
inquire concerning the place where the  
,son of ,god should come2 and they were 
taught that he would appear unto them   
after his resurrection2 and this the    
people did hear with great joy and      
gladness4  #af3ba ,and now after the    

church had been established throughout  
all the land--having got the victory    
over the devil1 and the word of ,god    
being preached in its purity in all the 
land1 and the ,lord pouring out his     
blessings upon the people--thus ended   
the fourteenth year of the reign of the 
judges over the people of ,nephi4  ,alma
 ,chapter #ag  #ag3a ,and now it came to
 pass that as ,alma was journeying from 
the land of ,gideon southward1 away to  
the land of ,manti1 behold1 to his      
astonishment1 he met with the sons of   
,mosiah journeying towards the land of  
,zarahemla4  #ag3b ,now these sons of   
,mosiah were with ,alma at the time the 
angel first appeared unto him2 therefore
 ,alma did rejoice exceedingly to see   
his brethren2 and what added more to his
 joy1 they were still his brethren in   
the ,lord2 yea1 and they had waxed      
strong in the knowledge of the truth2   
for they were men of a sound            
understanding and they had searched the 
scriptures diligently1 that they might  

know the word of ,god4  #ag3c ,but this 
is not all2 they had given themselves to
 much prayer1 and fasting2 therefore    
they had the spirit of prophecy1 and the
 spirit of revelation1 and when they    
taught1 they taught with power and      
authority of ,god4  #ag3d ,and they had 
been teaching the word of ,god for the  
space of fourteen years among the       
,lamanites1 having had much success in  
bringing many to the knowledge of the   
truth2 yea1 by the power of their words 
many were brought before the altar of   
,god1 to call on his name and confess   
their sins before him4  #ag3e ,now these
 are the circumstances which attended   
them in their journeyings1 for they had 
many afflictions2 they did suffer much1 
both in body and in mind1 such as       
hunger1 thirst and fatigue1 and also    
much labor in the spirit4  #ag3f ,now   
these were their journeyings3 ,having   
taken leave of their father1 ,mosiah1 in
 the first year of the judges2 having   
refused the kingdom which their father  

was desirous to confer upon them1 and   
also this was the minds of the people2  
#ag3g ,nevertheless they departed out of
 the land of ,zarahemla1 and took their 
swords1 and their spears1 and their     
bows1 and their arrows1 and their       
slings2 and this they did that they     
might provide food for themselves while 
in the wilderness4  #ag3h ,and thus they
 departed into the wilderness with their
 numbers which they had selected1 to go 
up to the land of ,nephi1 to preach the 
word of ,god unto the ,lamanites4  #ag3i
 ,and it came to pass that they         
journeyed many days in the wilderness1  
and they fasted much and prayed much    
that the ,lord would grant unto them a  
portion of his ,spirit to go with them1 
and abide with them1 that they might be 
an instrument in the hands of ,god to   
bring1 if it were possible1 their       
brethren1 the ,lamanites1 to the        
knowledge of the truth1 to the knowledge
 of the baseness of the traditions of   
their fathers1 which were not correct4  

#ag3aj ,and it came to pass that the    
,lord did visit them with his ,spirit1  
and said unto them3 ,be comforted4 ,and 
they were comforted4  #ag3aa ,and the   
,lord said unto them also3 ,go forth    
among the ,lamanites1 thy brethren1 and 
establish my word2 yet ye shall be      
patient in long-suffering and           
afflictions1 that ye may show forth good
 examples unto them in me1 and ,i will  
make an instrument of thee in my hands  
unto the salvation of many souls4       
#ag3ab ,and it came to pass that the    
hearts of the sons of ,mosiah1 and also 
those who were with them1 took courage  
to go forth unto the ,lamanites to      
declare unto them the word of ,god4     
#ag3ac ,and it came to pass when they   
had arrived in the borders of the land  
of the ,lamanites1 that they separated  
themselves and departed one from        
another1 trusting in the ,lord that they
 should meet again at the close of their
 harvest2 for they supposed that great  
was the work which they had undertaken4 

#ag3ad ,and assuredly it was great1 for 
they had undertaken to preach the word  
of ,god to a wild and a hardened and a  
ferocious people2 a people who delighted
 in murdering the ,nephites1 and robbing
 and plundering them2 and their hearts  
were set upon riches1 or upon gold and  
silver1 and precious stones2 yet they   
sought to obtain these things by        
murdering and plundering1 that they     
might not labor for them with their own 
hands4  #ag3ae ,thus they were a very   
indolent people1 many of whom did       
worship idols1 and the curse of ,god had
 fallen upon them because of the        
traditions of their fathers2            
notwithstanding the promises of the     
,lord were extended unto them on the    
conditions of repentance4  #ag3af       
,therefore1 this was the cause for which
 the sons of ,mosiah had undertaken the 
work1 that perhaps they might bring them
 unto repentance2 that perhaps they     
might bring them to know of the plan of 
redemption4  #ag3ag ,therefore they     

separated themselves one from another1  
and went forth among them1 every man    
alone1 according to the word and power  
of ,god which was given unto him4       
#ag3ah ,now ,ammon being the chief among
 them1 or rather he did administer unto 
them1 and he departed from them1 after  
having blessed them according to their  
several stations1 having imparted the   
word of ,god unto them1 or administered 
unto them before his departure2 and thus
 they took their several journeys       
throughout the land4  #ag3ai ,and ,ammon
 went to the land of ,ishmael1 the land 
being called after the sons of ,ishmael1
 who also became ,lamanites4  #ag3bj    
,and as ,ammon entered the land of      
,ishmael1 the ,lamanites took him and   
bound him1 as was their custom to bind  
all the ,nephites who fell into their   
hands1 and carry them before the king2  
and thus it was left to the pleasure of 
the king to slay them1 or to retain them
 in captivity1 or to cast them into     
prison1 or to cast them out of his land1

 according to his will and pleasure4    
#ag3ba ,and thus ,ammon was carried     
before the king who was over the land of
 ,ishmael2 and his name was ,lamoni2 and
 he was a descendant of ,ishmael4       
#ag3bb ,and the king inquired of ,ammon 
if it were his desire to dwell in the   
land among the ,lamanites1 or among his 
people4  #ag3bc ,and ,ammon said unto   
him3 ,yea1 ,i desire to dwell among this
 people for a time2 yea1 and perhaps    
until the day ,i die4  #ag3bd ,and it   
came to pass that king ,lamoni was much 
pleased with ,ammon1 and caused that his
 bands should be loosed2 and he would   
that ,ammon should take one of his      
daughters to wife4  #ag3be ,but ,ammon  
said unto him3 ,nay1 but ,i will be thy 
servant4 ,therefore ,ammon became a     
servant to king ,lamoni4 ,and it came to
 pass that he was set among other       
servants to watch the flocks of ,lamoni1
 according to the custom of the         
,lamanites4  #ag3bf ,and after he had   
been in the service of the king three   

days1 as he was with the ,lamanitish    
servants going forth with their flocks  
to the place of water1 which was called 
the water of ,sebus1 and all the        
,lamanites drive their flocks hither1   
that they may have water--  #ag3bg      
,therefore1 as ,ammon and the servants  
of the king were driving forth their    
flocks to this place of water1 behold1 a
 certain number of the ,lamanites1 who  
had been with their flocks to water1    
stood and scattered the flocks of ,ammon
 and the servants of the king1 and they 
scattered them insomuch that they fled  
many ways4  #ag3bh ,now the servants of 
the king began to murmur1 saying3 ,now  
the king will slay us1 as he has our    
brethren because their flocks were      
scattered by the wickedness of these    
men4 ,and they began to weep            
exceedingly1 saying3 ,behold1 our flocks
 are scattered already4  #ag3bi ,now    
they wept because of the fear of being  
slain4 ,now when ,ammon saw this his    
heart was swollen within him with joy2  

for1 said he1 ,i will show forth my     
power unto these my fellow-servants1 or 
the power which is in me1 in restoring  
these flocks unto the king1 that ,i may 
win the hearts of these my              
fellow-servants1 that ,i may lead them  
to believe in my words4  #ag3cj ,and    
now1 these were the thoughts of ,ammon1 
when he saw the afflictions of those    
whom he termed to be his brethren4      
#ag3ca ,and it came to pass that he     
flattered them by his words1 saying3 ,my
 brethren1 be of good cheer and let us  
go in search of the flocks1 and we will 
gather them together and bring them back
 unto the place of water2 and thus we   
will preserve the flocks unto the king  
and he will not slay us4  #ag3cb ,and it
 came to pass that they went in search  
of the flocks1 and they did follow      
,ammon1 and they rushed forth with much 
swiftness and did head the flocks of the
 king1 and did gather them together     
again to the place of water4  #ag3cc    
,and those men again stood to scatter   

their flocks2 but ,ammon said unto his  
brethren3 ,encircle the flocks round    
about that they flee not2 and ,i go and 
contend with these men who do scatter   
our flocks4  #ag3cd ,therefore1 they did
 as ,ammon commanded them1 and he went  
forth and stood to contend with those   
who stood by the waters of ,sebus2 and  
they were in number not a few4  #ag3ce  
,therefore they did not fear ,ammon1 for
 they supposed that one of their men    
could slay him according to their       
pleasure1 for they knew not that the    
,lord had promised ,mosiah that he would
 deliver his sons out of their hands2   
neither did they know anything          
concerning the ,lord2 therefore they    
delighted in the destruction of their   
brethren2 and for this cause they stood 
to scatter the flocks of the king4      
#ag3cf ,but ,ammon stood forth and began
 to cast stones at them with his sling2 
yea1 with mighty power he did sling     
stones amongst them2 and thus he slew a 
certain number of them insomuch that    

they began to be astonished at his      
power2 nevertheless they were angry     
because of the slain of their brethren1 
and they were determined that he should 
fall2 therefore1 seeing that they could 
not hit him with their stones1 they came
 forth with clubs to slay him4  #ag3cg  
,but behold1 every man that lifted his  
club to smite ,ammon1 he smote off their
 arms with his sword2 for he did        
withstand their blows by smiting their  
arms with the edge of his sword1        
insomuch that they began to be          
astonished1 and began to flee before    
him2 yea1 and they were not few in      
number2 and he caused them to flee by   
the strength of his arm4  #ag3ch ,now   
six of them had fallen by the sling1 but
 he slew none save it were their leader 
with his sword2 and he smote off as many
 of their arms as were lifted against   
him1 and they were not a few4  #ag3ci   
,and when he had driven them afar off1  
he returned and they watered their      
flocks and returned them to the pasture 

of the king1 and then went in unto the  
king1 bearing the arms which had been   
smitten off by the sword of ,ammon1 of  
those who sought to slay him2 and they  
were carried in unto the king for a     
testimony of the things which they had  
done4  ,alma ,chapter #ah  #ah3a ,and it
 came to pass that king ,lamoni caused  
that his servants should stand forth and
 testify to all the things which they   
had seen concerning the matter4  #ah3b  
,and when they had all testified to the 
things which they had seen1 and he had  
learned of the faithfulness of ,ammon in
 preserving his flocks1 and also of his 
great power in contending against those 
who sought to slay him1 he was          
astonished exceedingly1 and said3       
,surely1 this is more than a man4       
,behold1 is not this the ,great ,spirit 
who doth send such great punishments    
upon this people1 because of their      
murders8  #ah3c ,and they answered the  
king1 and said3 ,whether he be the      
,great ,spirit or a man1 we know not2   

but this much we do know1 that he cannot
 be slain by the enemies of the king2   
neither can they scatter the king's     
flocks when he is with us1 because of   
his expertness and great strength2      
therefore1 we know that he is a friend  
to the king4 ,and now1 ,o king1 we do   
not believe that a man has such great   
power1 for we know he cannot be slain4  
#ah3d ,and now1 when the king heard     
these words1 he said unto them3 ,now ,i 
know that it is the ,great ,spirit2 and 
he has come down at this time to        
preserve your lives1 that ,i might not  
slay you as ,i did your brethren4 ,now  
this is the ,great ,spirit of whom our  
fathers have spoken4  #ah3e ,now this   
was the tradition of ,lamoni1 which he  
had received from his father1 that there
 was a ,great ,spirit4 ,notwithstanding 
they believed in a ,great ,spirit they  
supposed that whatsoever they did was   
right2 nevertheless1 ,lamoni began to   
fear exceedingly1 with fear lest he had 
done wrong in slaying his servants2     

#ah3f ,for he had slain many of them    
because their brethren had scattered    
their flocks at the place of water2 and 
thus1 because they had had their flocks 
scattered they were slain4  #ah3g ,now  
it was the practice of these ,lamanites 
to stand by the waters of ,sebus to     
scatter the flocks of the people1 that  
thereby they might drive away many that 
were scattered unto their own land1 it  
being a practice of plunder among them4 
#ah3h ,and it came to pass that king    
,lamoni inquired of his servants1       
saying3 ,where is this man that has such
 great power8  #ah3i ,and they said unto
 him3 ,behold1 he is feeding thy horses4
 ,now the king had commanded his        
servants1 previous to the time of the   
watering of their flocks1 that they     
should prepare his horses and chariots1 
and conduct him forth to the land of    
,nephi2 for there had been a great feast
 appointed at the land of ,nephi1 by the
 father of ,lamoni1 who was king over   
all the land4  #ah3aj ,now when king    

,lamoni heard that ,ammon was preparing 
his horses and his chariots he was more 
astonished1 because of the faithfulness 
of ,ammon1 saying3 ,surely there has not
 been any servant among all my servants 
that has been so faithful as this man2  
for even he doth remember all my        
commandments to execute them4  #ah3aa   
,now ,i surely know that this is the    
,great ,spirit1 and ,i would desire him 
that he come in unto me1 but ,i durst   
not4  #ah3ab ,and it came to pass that  
when ,ammon had made ready the horses   
and the chariots for the king and his   
servants1 he went in unto the king1 and 
he saw that the countenance of the king 
was changed2 therefore he was about to  
return out of his presence4  #ah3ac ,and
 one of the king's servants said unto   
him1 ,rabbanah1 which is1 being         
interpreted1 powerful or great king1    
considering their kings to be powerful2 
and thus he said unto him3 ,rabbanah1   
the king desireth thee to stay4  #ah3ad 
,therefore ,ammon turned himself unto   

the king1 and said unto him3 ,what wilt 
thou that ,i should do for thee1 ,o     
king8 ,and the king answered him not for
 the space of an hour1 according to     
their time1 for he knew not what he     
should say unto him4  #ah3ae ,and it    
came to pass that ,ammon said unto him  
again3 ,what desirest thou of me8 ,but  
the king answered him not4  #ah3af ,and 
it came to pass that ,ammon1 being      
filled with the ,spirit of ,god1        
therefore he perceived the thoughts of  
the king4 ,and he said unto him3 ,is it 
because thou hast heard that ,i defended
 thy servants and thy flocks1 and slew  
seven of their brethren with the sling  
and with the sword1 and smote off the   
arms of others1 in order to defend thy  
flocks and thy servants2 behold1 is it  
this that causeth thy marvelings8       
#ah3ag ,i say unto you1 what is it1 that
 thy marvelings are so great8 ,behold1  
,i am a man1 and am thy servant2        
therefore1 whatsoever thou desirest     
which is right1 that will ,i do4  #ah3ah

 ,now when the king had heard these     
words1 he marveled again1 for he beheld 
that ,ammon could discern his thoughts2 
but notwithstanding this1 king ,lamoni  
did open his mouth1 and said unto him3  
,who art thou8 ,art thou that ,great    
,spirit1 who knows all things8  #ah3ai  
,ammon answered and said unto him3 ,i am
 not4  #ah3bj ,and the king said3 ,how  
knowest thou the thoughts of my heart8  
,thou mayest speak boldly1 and tell me  
concerning these things2 and also tell  
me by what power ye slew and smote off  
the arms of my brethren that scattered  
my flocks--  #ah3ba ,and now1 if thou   
wilt tell me concerning these things1   
whatsoever thou desirest ,i will give   
unto thee2 and if it were needed1 ,i    
would guard thee with my armies2 but ,i 
know that thou art more powerful than   
all they2 nevertheless1 whatsoever thou 
desirest of me ,i will grant it unto    
thee4  #ah3bb ,now ,ammon being wise1   
yet harmless1 he said unto ,lamoni3     
,wilt thou hearken unto my words1 if ,i 

tell thee by what power ,i do these     
things8 ,and this is the thing that ,i  
desire of thee4  #ah3bc ,and the king   
answered him1 and said3 ,yea1 ,i will   
believe all thy words4 ,and thus he was 
caught with guile4  #ah3bd ,and ,ammon  
began to speak unto him with boldness1  
and said unto him3 ,believest thou that 
there is a ,god8  #ah3be ,and he        
answered1 and said unto him3 ,i do not  
know what that meaneth4  #ah3bf ,and    
then ,ammon said3 ,believest thou that  
there is a ,great ,spirit8  #ah3bg ,and 
he said1 ,yea4  #ah3bh ,and ,ammon said3
 ,this is ,god4 ,and ,ammon said unto   
him again3 ,believest thou that this    
,great ,spirit1 who is ,god1 created all
 things which are in heaven and in the  
earth8  #ah3bi ,and he said3 ,yea1 ,i   
believe that he created all things which
 are in the earth2 but ,i do not know   
the heavens4  #ah3cj ,and ,ammon said   
unto him3 ,the heavens is a place where 
,god dwells and all his holy angels4    
#ah3ca ,and king ,lamoni said3 ,is it   

above the earth8  #ah3cb ,and ,ammon    
said3 ,yea1 and he looketh down upon all
 the children of men2 and he knows all  
the thoughts and intents of the heart2  
for by his hand were they all created   
from the beginning4  #ah3cc ,and king   
,lamoni said3 ,i believe all these      
things which thou hast spoken4 ,art thou
 sent from ,god8  #ah3cd ,ammon said    
unto him3 ,i am a man2 and man in the   
beginning was created after the image of
 ,god1 and ,i am called by his ,holy    
,spirit to teach these things unto this 
people1 that they may be brought to a   
knowledge of that which is just and     
true2  #ah3ce ,and a portion of that    
,spirit dwelleth in me1 which giveth me 
knowledge1 and also power according to  
my faith and desires which are in ,god4 
#ah3cf ,now when ,ammon had said these  
words1 he began at the creation of the  
world1 and also the creation of ,adam1  
and told him all the things concerning  
the fall of man1 and rehearsed and laid 
before him the records and the holy     

scriptures of the people1 which had been
 spoken by the prophets1 even down to   
the time that their father1 ,lehi1 left 
,jerusalem4  #ah3cg ,and he also        
rehearsed unto them 7for it was unto the
 king and to his servants7 all the      
journeyings of their fathers in the     
wilderness1 and all their sufferings    
with hunger and thirst1 and their       
travail1 and so forth4  #ah3ch ,and he  
also rehearsed unto them concerning the 
rebellions of ,laman and ,lemuel1 and   
the sons of ,ishmael1 yea1 all their    
rebellions did he relate unto them2 and 
he expounded unto them all the records  
and scriptures from the time that ,lehi 
left ,jerusalem down to the present     
time4  #ah3ci ,but this is not all2 for 
he expounded unto them the plan of      
redemption1 which was prepared from the 
foundation of the world2 and he also    
made known unto them concerning the     
coming of ,christ1 and all the works of 
the ,lord did he make known unto them4  
#ah3dj ,and it came to pass that after  

he had said all these things1 and       
expounded them to the king1 that the    
king believed all his words4  #ah3da    
,and he began to cry unto the ,lord1    
saying3 ,o ,lord1 have mercy2 according 
to thy abundant mercy which thou hast   
had upon the people of ,nephi1 have upon
 me1 and my people4  #ah3db ,and now1   
when he had said this1 he fell unto the 
earth1 as if he were dead4  #ah3dc ,and 
it came to pass that his servants took  
him and carried him in unto his wife1   
and laid him upon a bed2 and he lay as  
if he were dead for the space of two    
days and two nights2 and his wife1 and  
his sons1 and his daughters mourned over
 him1 after the manner of the           
,lamanites1 greatly lamenting his loss4 
,alma ,chapter #ai  #ai3a ,and it came  
to pass that after two days and two     
nights they were about to take his body 
and lay it in a sepulchre1 which they   
had made for the purpose of burying     
their dead4  #ai3b ,now the queen having
 heard of the fame of ,ammon1 therefore 

she sent and desired that he should come
 in unto her4  #ai3c ,and it came to    
pass that ,ammon did as he was          
commanded1 and went in unto the queen1  
and desired to know what she would that 
he should do4  #ai3d ,and she said unto 
him3 ,the servants of my husband have   
made it known unto me that thou art a   
prophet of a holy ,god1 and that thou   
hast power to do many mighty works in   
his name2  #ai3e ,therefore1 if this is 
the case1 ,i would that ye should go in 
and see my husband1 for he has been laid
 upon his bed for the space of two days 
and two nights2 and some say that he is 
not dead1 but others say that he is dead
 and that he stinketh1 and that he ought
 to be placed in the sepulchre2 but as  
for myself1 to me he doth not stink4    
#ai3f ,now1 this was what ,ammon        
desired1 for he knew that king ,lamoni  
was under the power of ,god2 he knew    
that the dark veil of unbelief was being
 cast away from his mind1 and the light 
which did light up his mind1 which was  

the light of the glory of ,god1 which   
was a marvelous light of his            
goodness--yea1 this light had infused   
such joy into his soul1 the cloud of    
darkness having been dispelled1 and that
 the light of everlasting life was lit  
up in his soul1 yea1 he knew that this  
had overcome his natural frame1 and he  
was carried away in ,god--  #ai3g       
,therefore1 what the queen desired of   
him was his only desire4 ,therefore1 he 
went in to see the king according as the
 queen had desired him2 and he saw the  
king1 and he knew that he was not dead4 
#ai3h ,and he said unto the queen3 ,he  
is not dead1 but he sleepeth in ,god1   
and on the morrow he shall rise again2  
therefore bury him not4  #ai3i ,and     
,ammon said unto her3 ,believest thou   
this8 ,and she said unto him3 ,i have   
had no witness save thy word1 and the   
word of our servants2 nevertheless ,i   
believe that it shall be according as   
thou hast said4  #ai3aj ,and ,ammon said
 unto her3 ,blessed art thou because of 

thy exceeding faith2 ,i say unto thee1  
woman1 there has not been such great    
faith among all the people of the       
,nephites4  #ai3aa ,and it came to pass 
that she watched over the bed of her    
husband1 from that time even until that 
time on the morrow which ,ammon had     
appointed that he should rise4  #ai3ab  
,and it came to pass that he arose1     
according to the words of ,ammon2 and as
 he arose1 he stretched forth his hand  
unto the woman1 and said3 ,blessed be   
the name of ,god1 and blessed art thou4 
#ai3ac ,for as sure as thou livest1     
behold1 ,i have seen my ,redeemer2 and  
he shall come forth1 and be born of a   
woman1 and he shall redeem all mankind  
who believe on his name4 ,now1 when he  
had said these words1 his heart was     
swollen within him1 and he sunk again   
with joy2 and the queen also sunk down1 
being overpowered by the ,spirit4       
#ai3ad ,now ,ammon seeing the ,spirit of
 the ,lord poured out according to his  
prayers upon the ,lamanites1 his        

brethren1 who had been the cause of so  
much mourning among the ,nephites1 or   
among all the people of ,god because of 
their iniquities and their traditions1  
he fell upon his knees1 and began to    
pour out his soul in prayer and         
thanksgiving to ,god for what he had    
done for his brethren2 and he was also  
overpowered with joy2 and thus they all 
three had sunk to the earth4  #ai3ae    
,now1 when the servants of the king had 
seen that they had fallen1 they also    
began to cry unto ,god1 for the fear of 
the ,lord had come upon them also1 for  
it was they who had stood before the    
king and testified unto him concerning  
the great power of ,ammon4  #ai3af ,and 
it came to pass that they did call on   
the name of the ,lord1 in their might1  
even until they had all fallen to the   
earth1 save it were one of the          
,lamanitish women1 whose name was       
,abish1 she having been converted unto  
the ,lord for many years1 on account of 
a remarkable vision of her father--     

#ai3ag ,thus1 having been converted to  
the ,lord1 and never having made it     
known1 therefore1 when she saw that all 
the servants of ,lamoni had fallen to   
the earth1 and also her mistress1 the   
queen1 and the king1 and ,ammon lay     
prostrate upon the earth1 she knew that 
it was the power of ,god2 and supposing 
that this opportunity1 by making known  
unto the people what had happened among 
them1 that by beholding this scene it   
would cause them to believe in the power
 of ,god1 therefore she ran forth from  
house to house1 making it known unto the
 people4  #ai3ah ,and they began to     
assemble themselves together unto the   
house of the king4 ,and there came a    
multitude1 and to their astonishment    
they beheld the king1 and the queen1 and
 their servants prostrate upon the      
earth1 and they all lay there as though 
they were dead2 and they also saw       
,ammon1 and behold1 he was a ,nephite4  
#ai3ai ,and now the people began to     
murmur among themselves2 some saying    

that it was a great evil that had come  
upon them1 or upon the king and his     
house1 because he had suffered that the 
,nephite should remain in the land4     
#ai3bj ,but others rebuked them1 saying3
 ,the king hath brought this evil upon  
his house1 because he slew his servants 
who had had their flocks scattered at   
the waters of ,sebus4  #ai3ba ,and they 
were also rebuked by those men who had  
stood at the waters of ,sebus and       
scattered the flocks which belonged to  
the king1 for they were angry with      
,ammon because of the number which he   
had slain of their brethren at the      
waters of ,sebus1 while defending the   
flocks of the king4  #ai3bb ,now1 one of
 them1 whose brother had been slain with
 the sword of ,ammon1 being exceedingly 
angry with ,ammon1 drew his sword and   
went forth that he might let it fall    
upon ,ammon1 to slay him2 and as he     
lifted the sword to smite him1 behold1  
he fell dead4  #ai3bc ,now we see that  
,ammon could not be slain1 for the ,lord

 had said unto ,mosiah1 his father3 ,i  
will spare him1 and it shall be unto him
 according to thy faith--therefore1     
,mosiah trusted him unto the ,lord4     
#ai3bd ,and it came to pass that when   
the multitude beheld that the man had   
fallen dead1 who lifted the sword to    
slay ,ammon1 fear came upon them all1   
and they durst not put forth their hands
 to touch him or any of those who had   
fallen2 and they began to marvel again  
among themselves what could be the cause
 of this great power1 or what all these 
things could mean4  #ai3be ,and it came 
to pass that there were many among them 
who said that ,ammon was the ,great     
,spirit1 and others said he was sent by 
the ,great ,spirit2  #ai3bf ,but others 
rebuked them all1 saying that he was a  
monster1 who had been sent from the     
,nephites to torment them4  #ai3bg ,and 
there were some who said that ,ammon was
 sent by the ,great ,spirit to afflict  
them because of their iniquities2 and   
that it was the ,great ,spirit that had 

always attended the ,nephites1 who had  
ever delivered them out of their hands2 
and they said that it was this ,great   
,spirit who had destroyed so many of    
their brethren1 the ,lamanites4  #ai3bh 
,and thus the contention began to be    
exceedingly sharp among them4 ,and while
 they were thus contending1 the woman   
servant who had caused the multitude to 
be gathered together came1 and when she 
saw the contention which was among the  
multitude she was exceedingly sorrowful1
 even unto tears4  #ai3bi ,and it came  
to pass that she went and took the queen
 by the hand1 that perhaps she might    
raise her from the ground2 and as soon  
as she touched her hand she arose and   
stood upon her feet1 and cried with a   
loud voice1 saying3 ,o blessed ,jesus1  
who has saved me from an awful hell6 ,o 
blessed ,god1 have mercy on this people6
  #ai3cj ,and when she had said this1   
she clasped her hands1 being filled with
 joy1 speaking many words which were not
 understood2 and when she had done this1

 she took the king1 ,lamoni1 by the     
hand1 and behold he arose and stood upon
 his feet4  #ai3ca ,and he1 immediately1
 seeing the contention among his people1
 went forth and began to rebuke them1   
and to teach them the words which he had
 heard from the mouth of ,ammon2 and as 
many as heard his words believed1 and   
were converted unto the ,lord4  #ai3cb  
,but there were many among them who     
would not hear his words2 therefore they
 went their way4  #ai3cc ,and it came to
 pass that when ,ammon arose he also    
administered unto them1 and also did all
 the servants of ,lamoni2 and they did  
all declare unto the people the selfsame
 thing--that their hearts had been      
changed2 that they had no more desire to
 do evil4  #ai3cd ,and behold1 many did 
declare unto the people that they had   
seen angels and had conversed with them2
 and thus they had told them things of  
,god1 and of his righteousness4  #ai3ce 
,and it came to pass that there were    
many that did believe in their words2   

and as many as did believe were         
baptized2 and they became a righteous   
people1 and they did establish a church 
among them4  #ai3cf ,and thus the work  
of the ,lord did commence among the     
,lamanites2 thus the ,lord did begin to 
pour out his ,spirit upon them2 and we  
see that his arm is extended to all     
people who will repent and believe on   
his name4  ,alma ,chapter #bj  #bj3a    
,and it came to pass that when they had 
established a church in that land1 that 
king ,lamoni desired that ,ammon should 
go with him to the land of ,nephi1 that 
he might show him unto his father4      
#bj3b ,and the voice of the ,lord came  
to ,ammon saying3 ,thou shalt not go up 
to the land of ,nephi1 for behold1 the  
king will seek thy life2 but thou shalt 
go to the land of ,middoni2 for behold1 
thy brother ,aaron1 and also ,muloki and
 ,ammah are in prison4  #bj3c ,now it   
came to pass that when ,ammon had heard 
this1 he said unto ,lamoni3 ,behold1 my 
brother and brethren are in prison at   

,middoni1 and ,i go that ,i may deliver 
them4  #bj3d ,now ,lamoni said unto     
,ammon3 ,i know1 in the strength of the 
,lord thou canst do all things4 ,but    
behold1 ,i will go with thee to the land
 of ,middoni2 for the king of the land  
of ,middoni1 whose name is ,antiomno1 is
 a friend unto me2 therefore ,i go to   
the land of ,middoni1 that ,i may       
flatter the king of the land1 and he    
will cast thy brethren out of prison4   
,now ,lamoni said unto him3 ,who told   
thee that thy brethren were in prison8  
#bj3e ,and ,ammon said unto him3 ,no one
 hath told me1 save it be ,god2 and he  
said unto me--,go and deliver thy       
brethren1 for they are in prison in the 
land of ,middoni4  #bj3f ,now when      
,lamoni had heard this he caused that   
his servants should make ready his      
horses and his chariots4  #bj3g ,and he 
said unto ,ammon3 ,come1 ,i will go with
 thee down to the land of ,middoni1 and 
there ,i will plead with the king that  
he will cast thy brethren out of prison4

  #bj3h ,and it came to pass that as    
,ammon and ,lamoni were journeying      
thither1 they met the father of ,lamoni1
 who was king over all the land4  #bj3i 
,and behold1 the father of ,lamoni said 
unto him3 ,why did ye not come to the   
feast on that great day when ,i made a  
feast unto my sons1 and unto my people8 
#bj3aj ,and he also said3 ,whither art  
thou going with this ,nephite1 who is   
one of the children of a liar8  #bj3aa  
,and it came to pass that ,lamoni       
rehearsed unto him whither he was going1
 for he feared to offend him4  #bj3ab   
,and he also told him all the cause of  
his tarrying in his own kingdom1 that he
 did not go unto his father to the feast
 which he had prepared4  #bj3ac ,and now
 when ,lamoni had rehearsed unto him all
 these things1 behold1 to his           
astonishment1 his father was angry with 
him1 and said3 ,lamoni1 thou art going  
to deliver these ,nephites1 who are sons
 of a liar4 ,behold1 he robbed our      
fathers2 and now his children are also  

come amongst us that they may1 by their 
cunning and their lyings1 deceive us1   
that they again may rob us of our       
property4  #bj3ad ,now the father of    
,lamoni commanded him that he should    
slay ,ammon with the sword4 ,and he also
 commanded him that he should not go to 
the land of ,middoni1 but that he should
 return with him to the land of         
,ishmael4  #bj3ae ,but ,lamoni said unto
 him3 ,i will not slay ,ammon1 neither  
will ,i return to the land of ,ishmael1 
but ,i go to the land of ,middoni that  
,i may release the brethren of ,ammon1  
for ,i know that they are just men and  
holy prophets of the true ,god4  #bj3af 
,now when his father had heard these    
words1 he was angry with him1 and he    
drew his sword that he might smite him  
to the earth4  #bj3ag ,but ,ammon stood 
forth and said unto him3 ,behold1 thou  
shalt not slay thy son2 nevertheless1 it
 were better that he should fall than   
thee1 for behold1 he has repented of his
 sins2 but if thou shouldst fall at this

 time1 in thine anger1 thy soul could   
not be saved4  #bj3ah ,and again1 it is 
expedient that thou shouldst forbear2   
for if thou shouldst slay thy son1 he   
being an innocent man1 his blood would  
cry from the ground to the ,lord his    
,god1 for vengeance to come upon thee2  
and perhaps thou wouldst lose thy soul4 
#bj3ai ,now when ,ammon had said these  
words unto him1 he answered him1 saying3
 ,i know that if ,i should slay my son1 
that ,i should shed innocent blood2 for 
it is thou that hast sought to destroy  
him4  #bj3bj ,and he stretched forth his
 hand to slay ,ammon4 ,but ,ammon       
withstood his blows1 and also smote his 
arm that he could not use it4  #bj3ba   
,now when the king saw that ,ammon could
 slay him1 he began to plead with ,ammon
 that he would spare his life4  #bj3bb  
,but ,ammon raised his sword1 and said  
unto him3 ,behold1 ,i will smite thee   
except thou wilt grant unto me that my  
brethren may be cast out of prison4     
#bj3bc ,now the king1 fearing he should 

lose his life1 said3 ,if thou wilt spare
 me ,i will grant unto thee whatsoever  
thou wilt ask1 even to half of the      
kingdom4  #bj3bd ,now when ,ammon saw   
that he had wrought upon the old king   
according to his desire1 he said unto   
him3 ,if thou wilt grant that my        
brethren may be cast out of prison1 and 
also that ,lamoni may retain his        
kingdom1 and that ye be not displeased  
with him1 but grant that he may do      
according to his own desires in         
whatsoever thing he thinketh1 then will 
,i spare thee2 otherwise ,i will smite  
thee to the earth4  #bj3be ,now when    
,ammon had said these words1 the king   
began to rejoice because of his life4   
#bj3bf ,and when he saw that ,ammon had 
no desire to destroy him1 and when he   
also saw the great love he had for his  
son ,lamoni1 he was astonished          
exceedingly1 and said3 ,because this is 
all that thou hast desired1 that ,i     
would release thy brethren1 and suffer  
that my son ,lamoni should retain his   

kingdom1 behold1 ,i will grant unto you 
that my son may retain his kingdom from 
this time and forever2 and ,i will      
govern him no more--  #bj3bg ,and ,i    
will also grant unto thee that thy      
brethren may be cast out of prison1 and 
thou and thy brethren may come unto me1 
in my kingdom2 for ,i shall greatly     
desire to see thee4 ,for the king was   
greatly astonished at the words which he
 had spoken1 and also at the words which
 had been spoken by his son ,lamoni1    
therefore he was desirous to learn them4
  #bj3bh ,and it came to pass that      
,ammon and ,lamoni proceeded on their   
journey towards the land of ,middoni4   
,and ,lamoni found favor in the eyes of 
the king of the land2 therefore the     
brethren of ,ammon were brought forth   
out of prison4  #bj3bi ,and when ,ammon 
did meet them he was exceedingly        
sorrowful1 for behold they were naked1  
and their skins were worn exceedingly   
because of being bound with strong      
cords4 ,and they also had suffered      

hunger1 thirst1 and all kinds of        
afflictions2 nevertheless they were     
patient in all their sufferings4  #bj3cj
 ,and1 as it happened1 it was their lot 
to have fallen into the hands of a more 
hardened and a more stiffnecked people2 
therefore they would not hearken unto   
their words1 and they had cast them out1
 and had smitten them1 and had driven   
them from house to house1 and from place
 to place1 even until they had arrived  
in the land of ,middoni2 and there they 
were taken and cast into prison1 and    
bound with strong cords1 and kept in    
prison for many days1 and were delivered
 by ,lamoni and ,ammon4  ,alma ,chapter 
#ba  #ba3a ,now when ,ammon and his     
brethren separated themselves in the    
borders of the land of the ,lamanites1  
behold ,aaron took his journey towards  
the land which was called by the        
,lamanites1 ,jerusalem1 calling it after
 the land of their fathers' nativity2   
and it was away joining the borders of  
,mormon4  #ba3b ,now the ,lamanites and 

the ,amalekites and the people of       
,amulon had built a great city1 which   
was called ,jerusalem4  #ba3c ,now the  
,lamanites of themselves were           
sufficiently hardened1 but the          
,amalekites and the ,amulonites were    
still harder2 therefore they did cause  
the ,lamanites that they should harden  
their hearts1 that they should wax      
strong in wickedness and their          
abominations4  #ba3d ,and it came to    
pass that ,aaron came to the city of    
,jerusalem1 and first began to preach to
 the ,amalekites4 ,and he began to      
preach to them in their synagogues1 for 
they had built synagogues after the     
order of the ,nehors2 for many of the   
,amalekites and the ,amulonites were    
after the order of the ,nehors4  #ba3e  
,therefore1 as ,aaron entered into one  
of their synagogues to preach unto the  
people1 and as he was speaking unto     
them1 behold there arose an ,amalekite  
and began to contend with him1 saying3  
,what is that thou hast testified8 ,hast

 thou seen an angel8 ,why do not angels 
appear unto us8 ,behold are not this    
people as good as thy people8  #ba3f    
,thou also sayest1 except we repent we  
shall perish4 ,how knowest thou the     
thought and intent of our hearts8 ,how  
knowest thou that we have cause to      
repent8 ,how knowest thou that we are   
not a righteous people8 ,behold1 we have
 built sanctuaries1 and we do assemble  
ourselves together to worship ,god4 ,we 
do believe that ,god will save all men4 
#ba3g ,now ,aaron said unto him3        
,believest thou that the ,son of ,god   
shall come to redeem mankind from their 
sins8  #ba3h ,and the man said unto him3
 ,we do not believe that thou knowest   
any such thing4 ,we do not believe in   
these foolish traditions4 ,we do not    
believe that thou knowest of things to  
come1 neither do we believe that thy    
fathers and also that our fathers did   
know concerning the things which they   
spake1 of that which is to come4  #ba3i 
,now ,aaron began to open the scriptures

 unto them concerning the coming of     
,christ1 and also concerning the        
resurrection of the dead1 and that there
 could be no redemption for mankind save
 it were through the death and          
sufferings of ,christ1 and the atonement
 of his blood4  #ba3aj ,and it came to  
pass as he began to expound these things
 unto them they were angry with him1 and
 began to mock him2 and they would not  
hear the words which he spake4  #ba3aa  
,therefore1 when he saw that they would 
not hear his words1 he departed out of  
their synagogue1 and came over to a     
village which was called ,ani-,anti1 and
 there he found ,muloki preaching the   
word unto them2 and also ,ammah and his 
brethren4 ,and they contended with many 
about the word4  #ba3ab ,and it came to 
pass that they saw that the people would
 harden their hearts1 therefore they    
departed and came over into the land of 
,middoni4 ,and they did preach the word 
unto many1 and few believed on the words
 which they taught4  #ba3ac             

,nevertheless1 ,aaron and a certain     
number of his brethren were taken and   
cast into prison1 and the remainder of  
them fled out of the land of ,middoni   
unto the regions round about4  #ba3ad   
,and those who were cast into prison    
suffered many things1 and they were     
delivered by the hand of ,lamoni and    
,ammon1 and they were fed and clothed4  
#ba3ae ,and they went forth again to    
declare the word1 and thus they were    
delivered for the first time out of     
prison2 and thus they had suffered4     
#ba3af ,and they went forth             
whithersoever they were led by the      
,spirit of the ,lord1 preaching the word
 of ,god in every synagogue of the      
,amalekites1 or in every assembly of the
 ,lamanites where they could be         
admitted4  #ba3ag ,and it came to pass  
that the ,lord began to bless them1     
insomuch that they brought many to the  
knowledge of the truth2 yea1 they did   
convince many of their sins1 and of the 
traditions of their fathers1 which were 

not correct4  #ba3ah ,and it came to    
pass that ,ammon and ,lamoni returned   
from the land of ,middoni to the land of
 ,ishmael1 which was the land of their  
inheritance4  #ba3ai ,and king ,lamoni  
would not suffer that ,ammon should     
serve him1 or be his servant4  #ba3bj   
,but he caused that there should be     
synagogues built in the land of         
,ishmael2 and he caused that his people1
 or the people who were under his reign1
 should assemble themselves together4   
#ba3ba ,and he did rejoice over them1   
and he did teach them many things4 ,and 
he did also declare unto them that they 
were a people who were under him1 and   
that they were a free people1 that they 
were free from the oppressions of the   
king1 his father2 for that his father   
had granted unto him that he might reign
 over the people who were in the land of
 ,ishmael1 and in all the land round    
about4  #ba3bb ,and he also declared    
unto them that they might have the      
liberty of worshiping the ,lord their   

,god according to their desires1 in     
whatsoever place they were in1 if it    
were in the land which was under the    
reign of king ,lamoni4  #ba3bc ,and     
,ammon did preach unto the people of    
king ,lamoni2 and it came to pass that  
he did teach them all things concerning 
things pertaining to righteousness4 ,and
 he did exhort them daily1 with all     
diligence2 and they gave heed unto his  
word1 and they were zealous for keeping 
the commandments of ,god4  ,alma        
,chapter #bb  #bb3a ,now1 as ,ammon was 
thus teaching the people of ,lamoni     
continually1 we will return to the      
account of ,aaron and his brethren2 for 
after he departed from the land of      
,middoni he was led by the ,spirit to   
the land of ,nephi1 even to the house of
 the king which was over all the land   
save it were the land of ,ishmael2 and  
he was the father of ,lamoni4  #bb3b    
,and it came to pass that he went in    
unto him into the king's palace1 with   
his brethren1 and bowed himself before  

the king1 and said unto him3 ,behold1 ,o
 king1 we are the brethren of ,ammon1   
whom thou hast delivered out of prison4 
#bb3c ,and now1 ,o king1 if thou wilt   
spare our lives1 we will be thy         
servants4 ,and the king said unto them3 
,arise1 for ,i will grant unto you your 
lives1 and ,i will not suffer that ye   
shall be my servants2 but ,i will insist
 that ye shall administer unto me2 for  
,i have been somewhat troubled in mind  
because of the generosity and the       
greatness of the words of thy brother   
,ammon2 and ,i desire to know the cause 
why he has not come up out of ,middoni  
with thee4  #bb3d ,and ,aaron said unto 
the king3 ,behold1 the ,spirit of the   
,lord has called him another way2 he has
 gone to the land of ,ishmael1 to teach 
the people of ,lamoni4  #bb3e ,now the  
king said unto them3 ,what is this that 
ye have said concerning the ,spirit of  
the ,lord8 ,behold1 this is the thing   
which doth trouble me4  #bb3f ,and also1
 what is this that ,ammon said--,if ye  

will repent ye shall be saved1 and if ye
 will not repent1 ye shall be cast off  
at the last day8  #bb3g ,and ,aaron     
answered him and said unto him3         
,believest thou that there is a ,god8   
,and the king said3 ,i know that the    
,amalekites say that there is a ,god1   
and ,i have granted unto them that they 
should build sanctuaries1 that they may 
assemble themselves together to worship 
him4 ,and if now thou sayest there is a 
,god1 behold ,i will believe4  #bb3h    
,and now when ,aaron heard this1 his    
heart began to rejoice1 and he said3    
,behold1 assuredly as thou livest1 ,o   
king1 there is a ,god4  #bb3i ,and the  
king said3 ,is ,god that ,great ,spirit 
that brought our fathers out of the land
 of ,jerusalem8  #bb3aj ,and ,aaron said
 unto him3 ,yea1 he is that ,great      
,spirit1 and he created all things both 
in heaven and in earth4 ,believest thou 
this8  #bb3aa ,and he said3 ,yea1 ,i    
believe that the ,great ,spirit created 
all things1 and ,i desire that ye should

 tell me concerning all these things1   
and ,i will believe thy words4  #bb3ab  
,and it came to pass that when ,aaron   
saw that the king would believe his     
words1 he began from the creation of    
,adam1 reading the scriptures unto the  
king--how ,god created man after his own
 image1 and that ,god gave him          
commandments1 and that because of       
transgression1 man had fallen4  #bb3ac  
,and ,aaron did expound unto him the    
scriptures from the creation of ,adam1  
laying the fall of man before him1 and  
their carnal state and also the plan of 
redemption1 which was prepared from the 
foundation of the world1 through        
,christ1 for all whosoever would believe
 on his name4  #bb3ad ,and since man had
 fallen he could not merit anything of  
himself2 but the sufferings and death of
 ,christ atone for their sins1 through  
faith and repentance1 and so forth2 and 
that he breaketh the bands of death1    
that the grave shall have no victory1   
and that the sting of death should be   

swallowed up in the hopes of glory2 and 
,aaron did expound all these things unto
 the king4  #bb3ae ,and it came to pass 
that after ,aaron had expounded these   
things unto him1 the king said3 ,what   
shall ,i do that ,i may have this       
eternal life of which thou hast spoken8 
,yea1 what shall ,i do that ,i may be   
born of ,god1 having this wicked spirit 
rooted out of my breast1 and receive his
 ,spirit1 that ,i may be filled with    
joy1 that ,i may not be cast off at the 
last day8 ,behold1 said he1 ,i will give
 up all that ,i possess1 yea1 ,i will   
forsake my kingdom1 that ,i may receive 
this great joy4  #bb3af ,but ,aaron said
 unto him3 ,if thou desirest this thing1
 if thou wilt bow down before ,god1 yea1
 if thou wilt repent of all thy sins1   
and will bow down before ,god1 and call 
on his name in faith1 believing that ye 
shall receive1 then shalt thou receive  
the hope which thou desirest4  #bb3ag   
,and it came to pass that when ,aaron   
had said these words1 the king did bow  

down before the ,lord1 upon his knees2  
yea1 even he did prostrate himself upon 
the earth1 and cried mightily1 saying3  
#bb3ah ,o ,god1 ,aaron hath told me that
 there is a ,god2 and if there is a     
,god1 and if thou art ,god1 wilt thou   
make thyself known unto me1 and ,i will 
give away all my sins to know thee1 and 
that ,i may be raised from the dead1 and
 be saved at the last day4 ,and now when
 the king had said these words1 he was  
struck as if he were dead4  #bb3ai ,and 
it came to pass that his servants ran   
and told the queen all that had happened
 unto the king4 ,and she came in unto   
the king2 and when she saw him lay as if
 he were dead1 and also ,aaron and his  
brethren standing as though they had    
been the cause of his fall1 she was     
angry with them1 and commanded that her 
servants1 or the servants of the king1  
should take them and slay them4  #bb3bj 
,now the servants had seen the cause of 
the king's fall1 therefore they durst   
not lay their hands on ,aaron and his   

brethren2 and they pled with the queen  
saying3 ,why commandest thou that we    
should slay these men1 when behold one  
of them is mightier than us all8        
,therefore we shall fall before them4   
#bb3ba ,now when the queen saw the fear 
of the servants she also began to fear  
exceedingly1 lest there should some evil
 come upon her4 ,and she commanded her  
servants that they should go and call   
the people1 that they might slay ,aaron 
and his brethren4  #bb3bb ,now when     
,aaron saw the determination of the     
queen1 he1 also knowing the hardness of 
the hearts of the people1 feared lest   
that a multitude should assemble        
themselves together1 and there should be
 a great contention and a disturbance   
among them2 therefore he put forth his  
hand and raised the king from the earth1
 and said unto him3 ,stand4 ,and he     
stood upon his feet1 receiving his      
strength4  #bb3bc ,now this was done in 
the presence of the queen and many of   
the servants4 ,and when they saw it they

 greatly marveled1 and began to fear4   
,and the king stood forth1 and began to 
minister unto them4 ,and he did minister
 unto them1 insomuch that his whole     
household were converted unto the ,lord4
  #bb3bd ,now there was a multitude     
gathered together because of the        
commandment of the queen1 and there     
began to be great murmurings among them 
because of ,aaron and his brethren4     
#bb3be ,but the king stood forth among  
them and administered unto them4 ,and   
they were pacified towards ,aaron and   
those who were with him4  #bb3bf ,and it
 came to pass that when the king saw    
that the people were pacified1 he caused
 that ,aaron and his brethren should    
stand forth in the midst of the         
multitude1 and that they should preach  
the word unto them4  #bb3bg ,and it came
 to pass that the king sent a           
proclamation throughout all the land1   
amongst all his people who were in all  
his land1 who were in all the regions   
round about1 which was bordering even to

 the sea1 on the east and on the west1  
and which was divided from the land of  
,zarahemla by a narrow strip of         
wilderness1 which ran from the sea east 
even to the sea west1 and round about on
 the borders of the seashore1 and the   
borders of the wilderness which was on  
the north by the land of ,zarahemla1    
through the borders of ,manti1 by the   
head of the river ,sidon1 running from  
the east towards the west--and thus were
 the ,lamanites and the ,nephites       
divided4  #bb3bh ,now1 the more idle    
part of the ,lamanites lived in the     
wilderness1 and dwelt in tents2 and they
 were spread through the wilderness on  
the west1 in the land of ,nephi2 yea1   
and also on the west of the land of     
,zarahemla1 in the borders by the       
seashore1 and on the west in the land of
 ,nephi1 in the place of their fathers' 
first inheritance1 and thus bordering   
along by the seashore4  #bb3bi ,and also
 there were many ,lamanites on the east 
by the seashore1 whither the ,nephites  

had driven them4 ,and thus the ,nephites
 were nearly surrounded by the          
,lamanites2 nevertheless the ,nephites  
had taken possession of all the northern
 parts of the land bordering on the     
wilderness1 at the head of the river    
,sidon1 from the east to the west1 round
 about on the wilderness side2 on the   
north1 even until they came to the land 
which they called ,bountiful4  #bb3cj   
,and it bordered upon the land which    
they called ,desolation1 it being so far
 northward that it came into the land   
which had been peopled and been         
destroyed1 of whose bones we have       
spoken1 which was discovered by the     
people of ,zarahemla1 it being the place
 of their first landing4  #bb3ca ,and   
they came from there up into the south  
wilderness4 ,thus the land on the       
northward was called ,desolation1 and   
the land on the southward was called    
,bountiful1 it being the wilderness     
which is filled with all manner of wild 
animals of every kind1 a part of which  

had come from the land northward for    
food4  #bb3cb ,and now1 it was only the 
distance of a day and a half's journey  
for a ,nephite1 on the line ,bountiful  
and the land ,desolation1 from the east 
to the west sea2 and thus the land of   
,nephi and the land of ,zarahemla were  
nearly surrounded by water1 there being 
a small neck of land between the land   
northward and the land southward4       
#bb3cc ,and it came to pass that the    
,nephites had inhabited the land        
,bountiful1 even from the east unto the 
west sea1 and thus the ,nephites in     
their wisdom1 with their guards and     
their armies1 had hemmed in the         
,lamanites on the south1 that thereby   
they should have no more possession on  
the north1 that they might not overrun  
the land northward4  #bb3cd ,therefore  
the ,lamanites could have no more       
possessions only in the land of ,nephi1 
and the wilderness round about4 ,now    
this was wisdom in the ,nephites--as the
 ,lamanites were an enemy to them1 they 

would not suffer their afflictions on   
every hand1 and also that they might    
have a country whither they might flee1 
according to their desires4  #bb3ce ,and
 now ,i1 after having said this1 return 
again to the account of ,ammon and      
,aaron1 ,omner and ,himni1 and their    
brethren4  ,alma ,chapter #bc  #bc3a    
,behold1 now it came to pass that the   
king of the ,lamanites sent a           
proclamation among all his people1 that 
they should not lay their hands on      
,ammon1 or ,aaron1 or ,omner1 or ,himni1
 nor either of their brethren who should
 go forth preaching the word of ,god1 in
 whatsoever place they should be1 in any
 part of their land4  #bc3b ,yea1 he    
sent a decree among them1 that they     
should not lay their hands on them to   
bind them1 or to cast them into prison2 
neither should they spit upon them1 nor 
smite them1 nor cast them out of their  
synagogues1 nor scourge them2 neither   
should they cast stones at them1 but    
that they should have free access to    

their houses1 and also their temples1   
and their sanctuaries4  #bc3c ,and thus 
they might go forth and preach the word 
according to their desires1 for the king
 had been converted unto the ,lord1 and 
all his household2 therefore he sent his
 proclamation throughout the land unto  
his people1 that the word of ,god might 
have no obstruction1 but that it might  
go forth throughout all the land1 that  
his people might be convinced concerning
 the wicked traditions of their fathers1
 and that they might be convinced that  
they were all brethren1 and that they   
ought not to murder1 nor to plunder1 nor
 to steal1 nor to commit adultery1 nor  
to commit any manner of wickedness4     
#bc3d ,and now it came to pass that when
 the king had sent forth this           
proclamation1 that ,aaron and his       
brethren went forth from city to city1  
and from one house of worship to        
another1 establishing churches1 and     
consecrating priests and teachers       
throughout the land among the           

,lamanites1 to preach and to teach the  
word of ,god among them2 and thus they  
began to have great success4  #bc3e ,and
 thousands were brought to the knowledge
 of the ,lord1 yea1 thousands were      
brought to believe in the traditions of 
the ,nephites2 and they were taught the 
records and prophecies which were handed
 down even to the present time4  #bc3f  
,and as sure as the ,lord liveth1 so    
sure as many as believed1 or as many as 
were brought to the knowledge of the    
truth1 through the preaching of ,ammon  
and his brethren1 according to the      
spirit of revelation and of prophecy1   
and the power of ,god working miracles  
in them--yea1 ,i say unto you1 as the   
,lord liveth1 as many of the ,lamanites 
as believed in their preaching1 and were
 converted unto the ,lord1 never did    
fall away4  #bc3g ,for they became a    
righteous people2 they did lay down the 
weapons of their rebellion1 that they   
did not fight against ,god any more1    
neither against any of their brethren4  

#bc3h ,now1 these are they who were     
converted unto the ,lord3  #bc3i ,the   
people of the ,lamanites who were in the
 land of ,ishmael2  #bc3aj ,and also of 
the people of the ,lamanites who were in
 the land of ,middoni2  #bc3aa ,and also
 of the people of the ,lamanites who    
were in the city of ,nephi2  #bc3ab ,and
 also of the people of the ,lamanites   
who were in the land of ,shilom1 and who
 were in the land of ,shemlon1 and in   
the city of ,lemuel1 and in the city of 
,shimnilom4  #bc3ac ,and these are the  
names of the cities of the ,lamanites   
which were converted unto the ,lord2 and
 these are they that laid down the      
weapons of their rebellion1 yea1 all    
their weapons of war2 and they were all 
,lamanites4  #bc3ad ,and the ,amalekites
 were not converted1 save only one2     
neither were any of the ,amulonites2 but
 they did harden their hearts1 and also 
the hearts of the ,lamanites in that    
part of the land wheresoever they dwelt1
 yea1 and all their villages and all    

their cities4  #bc3ae ,therefore1 we    
have named all the cities of the        
,lamanites in which they did repent and 
come to the knowledge of the truth1 and 
were converted4  #bc3af ,and now it came
 to pass that the king and those who    
were converted were desirous that they  
might have a name1 that thereby they    
might be distinguished from their       
brethren2 therefore the king consulted  
with ,aaron and many of their priests1  
concerning the name that they should    
take upon them1 that they might be      
distinguished4  #bc3ag ,and it came to  
pass that they called their names       
,anti-,nephi-,lehies2 and they were     
called by this name and were no more    
called ,lamanites4  #bc3ah ,and they    
began to be a very industrious people2  
yea1 and they were friendly with the    
,nephites2 therefore1 they did open a   
correspondence with them1 and the curse 
of ,god did no more follow them4  ,alma 
,chapter #bd  #bd3a ,and it came to pass
 that the ,amalekites and the           

,amulonites and the ,lamanites who were 
in the land of ,amulon1 and also in the 
land of ,helam1 and who were in the land
 of ,jerusalem1 and in fine1 in all the 
land round about1 who had not been      
converted and had not taken upon them   
the name of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi1 were    
stirred up by the ,amalekites and by the
 ,amulonites to anger against their     
brethren4  #bd3b ,and their hatred      
became exceedingly sore against them1   
even insomuch that they began to rebel  
against their king1 insomuch that they  
would not that he should be their king2 
therefore1 they took up arms against the
 people of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi4  #bd3c   
,now the king conferred the kingdom upon
 his son1 and he called his name        
,anti-,nephi-,lehi4  #bd3d ,and the king
 died in that selfsame year that the    
,lamanites began to make preparations   
for war against the people of ,god4     
#bd3e ,now when ,ammon and his brethren 
and all those who had come up with him  
saw the preparations of the ,lamanites  

to destroy their brethren1 they came    
forth to the land of ,midian1 and there 
,ammon met all his brethren2 and from   
thence they came to the land of ,ishmael
 that they might hold a council with    
,lamoni and also with his brother       
,anti-,nephi-,lehi1 what they should do 
to defend themselves against the        
,lamanites4  #bd3f ,now there was not   
one soul among all the people who had   
been converted unto the ,lord that would
 take up arms against their brethren2   
nay1 they would not even make any       
preparations for war2 yea1 and also     
their king commanded them that they     
should not4  #bd3g ,now1 these are the  
words which he said unto the people     
concerning the matter3 ,i thank my ,god1
 my beloved people1 that our great ,god 
has in goodness sent these our brethren1
 the ,nephites1 unto us to preach unto  
us1 and to convince us of the traditions
 of our wicked fathers4  #bd3h ,and     
behold1 ,i thank my great ,god that he  
has given us a portion of his ,spirit to

 soften our hearts1 that we have opened 
a correspondence with these brethren1   
the ,nephites4  #bd3i ,and behold1 ,i   
also thank my ,god1 that by opening this
 correspondence we have been convinced  
of our sins1 and of the many murders    
which we have committed4  #bd3aj ,and ,i
 also thank my ,god1 yea1 my great ,god1
 that he hath granted unto us that we   
might repent of these things1 and also  
that he hath forgiven us of those our   
many sins and murders which we have     
committed1 and taken away the guilt from
 our hearts1 through the merits of his  
,son4  #bd3aa ,and now behold1 my       
brethren1 since it has been all that we 
could do1 7as we were the most lost of  
all mankind7 to repent of all our sins  
and the many murders which we have      
committed1 and to get ,god to take them 
away from our hearts1 for it was all we 
could do to repent sufficiently before  
,god that he would take away our stain--
  #bd3ab ,now1 my best beloved brethren1
 since ,god hath taken away our stains1 

and our swords have become bright1 then 
let us stain our swords no more with the
 blood of our brethren4  #bd3ac ,behold1
 ,i say unto you1 ,nay1 let us retain   
our swords that they be not stained with
 the blood of our brethren2 for perhaps1
 if we should stain our swords again    
they can no more be washed bright       
through the blood of the ,son of our    
great ,god1 which shall be shed for the 
atonement of our sins4  #bd3ad ,and the 
great ,god has had mercy on us1 and made
 these things known unto us that we     
might not perish2 yea1 and he has made  
these things known unto us beforehand1  
because he loveth our souls as well as  
he loveth our children2 therefore1 in   
his mercy he doth visit us by his       
angels1 that the plan of salvation might
 be made known unto us as well as unto  
future generations4  #bd3ae ,oh1 how    
merciful is our ,god6 ,and now behold1  
since it has been as much as we could do
 to get our stains taken away from us1  
and our swords are made bright1 let us  

hide them away that they may be kept    
bright1 as a testimony to our ,god at   
the last day1 or at the day that we     
shall be brought to stand before him to 
be judged1 that we have not stained our 
swords in the blood of our brethren     
since he imparted his word unto us and  
has made us clean thereby4  #bd3af ,and 
now1 my brethren1 if our brethren seek  
to destroy us1 behold1 we will hide away
 our swords1 yea1 even we will bury them
 deep in the earth1 that they may be    
kept bright1 as a testimony that we have
 never used them1 at the last day2 and  
if our brethren destroy us1 behold1 we  
shall go to our ,god and shall be saved4
  #bd3ag ,and now it came to pass that  
when the king had made an end of these  
sayings1 and all the people were        
assembled together1 they took their     
swords1 and all the weapons which were  
used for the shedding of man's blood1   
and they did bury them up deep in the   
earth4 ,alma #bd3ah ,and this they did1 
it being in their view a testimony to   

,god1 and also to men1 that they never  
would use weapons again for the shedding
 of man's blood2 and this they did1     
vouching and covenanting with ,god1 that
 rather than shed the blood of their    
brethren they would give up their own   
lives2 and rather than take away from a 
brother they would give unto him2 and   
rather than spend their days in idleness
 they would labor abundantly with their 
hands4  #bd3ai ,and thus we see that1   
when these ,lamanites were brought to   
believe and to know the truth1 they were
 firm1 and would suffer even unto death 
rather than commit sin2 and thus we see 
that they buried their weapons of peace1
 or they buried the weapons of war1 for 
peace4  #bd3bj ,and it came to pass that
 their brethren1 the ,lamanites1 made   
preparations for war1 and came up to the
 land of ,nephi for the purpose of      
destroying the king1 and to place       
another in his stead1 and also of       
destroying the people of                
,anti-,nephi-,lehi out of the land4     

#bd3ba ,now when the people saw that    
they were coming against them they went 
out to meet them1 and prostrated        
themselves before them to the earth1 and
 began to call on the name of the ,lord2
 and thus they were in this attitude    
when the ,lamanites began to fall upon  
them1 and began to slay them with the   
sword4  #bd3bb ,and thus without meeting
 any resistance1 they did slay a        
thousand and five of them2 and we know  
that they are blessed1 for they have    
gone to dwell with their ,god4  #bd3bc  
,now when the ,lamanites saw that their 
brethren would not flee from the sword1 
neither would they turn aside to the    
right hand or to the left1 but that they
 would lie down and perish1 and praised 
,god even in the very act of perishing  
under the sword--  #bd3bd ,now when the 
,lamanites saw this they did forbear    
from slaying them2 and there were many  
whose hearts had swollen in them for    
those of their brethren who had fallen  
under the sword1 for they repented of   

the things which they had done4  #bd3be 
,and it came to pass that they threw    
down their weapons of war1 and they     
would not take them again1 for they were
 stung for the murders which they had   
committed2 and they came down even as   
their brethren1 relying upon the mercies
 of those whose arms were lifted to slay
 them4  #bd3bf ,and it came to pass that
 the people of ,god were joined that day
 by more than the number who had been   
slain2 and those who had been slain were
 righteous people1 therefore we have no 
reason to doubt but what they were      
saved4  #bd3bg ,and there was not a     
wicked man slain among them2 but there  
were more than a thousand brought to the
 knowledge of the truth2 thus we see    
that the ,lord worketh in many ways to  
the salvation of his people4  #bd3bh    
,now the greatest number of those of the
 ,lamanites who slew so many of their   
brethren were ,amalekites and           
,amulonites1 the greatest number of whom
 were after the order of the ,nehors4   

#bd3bi ,now1 among those who joined the 
people of the ,lord1 there were none who
 were ,amalekites or ,amulonites1 or who
 were of the order of ,nehor1 but they  
were actual descendants of ,laman and   
,lemuel4  #bd3cj ,and thus we can       
plainly discern1 that after a people    
have been once enlightened by the       
,spirit of ,god1 and have had great     
knowledge of things pertaining to       
righteousness1 and then have fallen away
 into sin and transgression1 they become
 more hardened1 and thus their state    
becomes worse than though they had never
 known these things4  ,alma ,chapter #be
  #be3a ,and behold1 now it came to pass
 that those ,lamanites were more angry  
because they had slain their brethren2  
therefore they swore vengeance upon the 
,nephites2 and they did no more attempt 
to slay the people of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi
 at that time4  #be3b ,but they took    
their armies and went over into the     
borders of the land of ,zarahemla1 and  
fell upon the people who were in the    

land of ,ammonihah1 and destroyed them4 
#be3c ,and after that1 they had many    
battles with the ,nephites1 in the which
 they were driven and slain4  #be3d ,and
 among the ,lamanites who were slain    
were almost all the seed of ,amulon and 
his brethren1 who were the priests of   
,noah1 and they were slain by the hands 
of the ,nephites2  #be3e ,and the       
remainder1 having fled into the east    
wilderness1 and having usurped the power
 and authority over the ,lamanites1     
caused that many of the ,lamanites      
should perish by fire because of their  
belief--  #be3f ,for many of them1 after
 having suffered much loss and so many  
afflictions1 began to be stirred up in  
remembrance of the words which ,aaron   
and his brethren had preached to them in
 their land2 therefore they began to    
disbelieve the traditions of their      
fathers1 and to believe in the ,lord1   
and that he gave great power unto the   
,nephites2 and thus there were many of  
them converted in the wilderness4  #be3g

 ,and it came to pass that those rulers 
who were the remnant of the children of 
,amulon caused that they should be put  
to death1 yea1 all those that believed  
in these things4  #be3h ,now this       
martyrdom caused that many of their     
brethren should be stirred up to anger2 
and there began to be contention in the 
wilderness2 and the ,lamanites began to 
hunt the seed of ,amulon and his        
brethren and began to slay them2 and    
they fled into the east wilderness4     
#be3i ,and behold they are hunted at    
this day by the ,lamanites4 ,thus the   
words of ,abinadi were brought to pass1 
which he said concerning the seed of the
 priests who caused that he should      
suffer death by fire4  #be3aj ,for he   
said unto them3 ,what ye shall do unto  
me shall be a type of things to come4   
#be3aa ,and now ,abinadi was the first  
that suffered death by fire because of  
his belief in ,god2 now this is what he 
meant1 that many should suffer death by 
fire1 according as he had suffered4     

#be3ab ,and he said unto the priests of 
,noah that their seed should cause many 
to be put to death1 in the like manner  
as he was1 and that they should be      
scattered abroad and slain1 even as a   
sheep having no shepherd is driven and  
slain by wild beasts2 and now behold1   
these words were verified1 for they were
 driven by the ,lamanites1 and they were
 hunted1 and they were smitten4  #be3ac 
,and it came to pass that when the      
,lamanites saw that they could not      
overpower the ,nephites they returned   
again to their own land2 and many of    
them came over to dwell in the land of  
,ishmael and the land of ,nephi1 and did
 join themselves to the people of ,god1 
who were the people of                  
,anti-,nephi-,lehi4  #be3ad ,and they   
did also bury their weapons of war1     
according as their brethren had1 and    
they began to be a righteous people2 and
 they did walk in the ways of the ,lord1
 and did observe to keep his            
commandments and his statutes4  #be3ae  

,yea1 and they did keep the law of      
,moses2 for it was expedient that they  
should keep the law of ,moses as yet1   
for it was not all fulfilled4 ,but      
notwithstanding the law of ,moses1 they 
did look forward to the coming of       
,christ1 considering that the law of    
,moses was a type of his coming1 and    
believing that they must keep those     
outward performances until the time that
 he should be revealed unto them4       
#be3af ,now they did not suppose that   
salvation came by the law of ,moses2 but
 the law of ,moses did serve to         
strengthen their faith in ,christ2 and  
thus they did retain a hope through     
faith1 unto eternal salvation1 relying  
upon the spirit of prophecy1 which spake
 of those things to come4  #be3ag ,and  
now behold1 ,ammon1 and ,aaron1 and     
,omner1 and ,himni1 and their brethren  
did rejoice exceedingly1 for the success
 which they had had among the           
,lamanites1 seeing that the ,lord had   
granted unto them according to their    

prayers1 and that he had also verified  
his word unto them in every particular4 
,alma ,chapter #bf  #bf3a ,and now1     
these are the words of ,ammon to his    
brethren1 which say thus3 ,my brothers  
and my brethren1 behold ,i say unto you1
 how great reason have we to rejoice2   
for could we have supposed when we      
started from the land of ,zarahemla that
 ,god would have granted unto us such   
great blessings8  #bf3b ,and now1 ,i    
ask1 what great blessings has he        
bestowed upon us8 ,can ye tell8  #bf3c  
,behold1 ,i answer for you2 for our     
brethren1 the ,lamanites1 were in       
darkness1 yea1 even in the darkest      
abyss1 but behold1 how many of them are 
brought to behold the marvelous light of
 ,god6 ,and this is the blessing which  
hath been bestowed upon us1 that we have
 been made instruments in the hands of  
,god to bring about this great work4    
#bf3d ,behold1 thousands of them do     
rejoice1 and have been brought into the 
fold of ,god4  #bf3e ,behold1 the field 

was ripe1 and blessed are ye1 for ye did
 thrust in the sickle1 and did reap with
 your might1 yea1 all the day long did  
ye labor2 and behold the number of your 
sheaves6 ,and they shall be gathered    
into the garners1 that they are not     
wasted4  #bf3f ,yea1 they shall not be  
beaten down by the storm at the last    
day2 yea1 neither shall they be harrowed
 up by the whirlwinds2 but when the     
storm cometh they shall be gathered     
together in their place1 that the storm 
cannot penetrate to them2 yea1 neither  
shall they be driven with fierce winds  
whithersoever the enemy listeth to carry
 them4  #bf3g ,but behold1 they are in  
the hands of the ,lord of the harvest1  
and they are his2 and he will raise them
 up at the last day4  #bf3h ,blessed be 
the name of our ,god2 let us sing to his
 praise1 yea1 let us give thanks to his 
holy name1 for he doth work             
righteousness forever4  #bf3i ,for if we
 had not come up out of the land of     
,zarahemla1 these our dearly beloved    

brethren1 who have so dearly beloved us1
 would still have been racked with      
hatred against us1 yea1 and they would  
also have been strangers to ,god4       
#bf3aj ,and it came to pass that when   
,ammon had said these words1 his brother
 ,aaron rebuked him1 saying3 ,ammon1 ,i 
fear that thy joy doth carry thee away  
unto boasting4  #bf3aa ,but ,ammon said 
unto him3 ,i do not boast in my own     
strength1 nor in my own wisdom2 but     
behold1 my joy is full1 yea1 my heart is
 brim with joy1 and ,i will rejoice in  
my ,god4  #bf3ab ,yea1 ,i know that ,i  
am nothing2 as to my strength ,i am     
weak2 therefore ,i will not boast of    
myself1 but ,i will boast of my ,god1   
for in his strength ,i can do all       
things2 yea1 behold1 many mighty        
miracles we have wrought in this land1  
for which we will praise his name       
forever4  #bf3ac ,behold1 how many      
thousands of our brethren has he loosed 
from the pains of hell2 and they are    
brought to sing redeeming love1 and this

 because of the power of his word which 
is in us1 therefore have we not great   
reason to rejoice8  #bf3ad ,yea1 we have
 reason to praise him forever1 for he is
 the ,most ,high ,god1 and has loosed   
our brethren from the chains of hell4   
#bf3ae ,yea1 they were encircled about  
with everlasting darkness and           
destruction2 but behold1 he has brought 
them into his everlasting light1 yea1   
into everlasting salvation2 and they are
 encircled about with the matchless     
bounty of his love2 yea1 and we have    
been instruments in his hands of doing  
this great and marvelous work4  #bf3af  
,therefore1 let us glory1 yea1 we will  
glory in the ,lord2 yea1 we will        
rejoice1 for our joy is full2 yea1 we   
will praise our ,god forever4 ,behold1  
who can glory too much in the ,lord8    
,yea1 who can say too much of his great 
power1 and of his mercy1 and of his     
long-suffering towards the children of  
men8 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 ,i cannot
 say the smallest part which ,i feel4   

#bf3ag ,who could have supposed that our
 ,god would have been so merciful as to 
have snatched us from our awful1 sinful1
 and polluted state8  #bf3ah ,behold1 we
 went forth even in wrath1 with mighty  
threatenings to destroy his church4     
#bf3ai ,oh then1 why did he not consign 
us to an awful destruction1 yea1 why did
 he not let the sword of his justice    
fall upon us1 and doom us to eternal    
despair8  #bf3bj ,oh1 my soul1 almost as
 it were1 fleeth at the thought4        
,behold1 he did not exercise his justice
 upon us1 but in his great mercy hath   
brought us over that everlasting gulf of
 death and misery1 even to the salvation
 of our souls4  #bf3ba ,and now behold1 
my brethren1 what natural man is there  
that knoweth these things8 ,i say unto  
you1 there is none that knoweth these   
things1 save it be the penitent4  #bf3bb
 ,yea1 he that repenteth and exerciseth 
faith1 and bringeth forth good works1   
and prayeth continually without         
ceasing--unto such it is given to know  

the mysteries of ,god2 yea1 unto such it
 shall be given to reveal things which  
never have been revealed2 yea1 and it   
shall be given unto such to bring       
thousands of souls to repentance1 even  
as it has been given unto us to bring   
these our brethren to repentance4       
#bf3bc ,now do ye remember1 my brethren1
 that we said unto our brethren in the  
land of ,zarahemla1 we go up to the land
 of ,nephi1 to preach unto our brethren1
 the ,lamanites1 and they laughed us to 
scorn8  #bf3bd ,for they said unto us3  
,do ye suppose that ye can bring the    
,lamanites to the knowledge of the      
truth8 ,do ye suppose that ye can       
convince the ,lamanites of the          
incorrectness of the traditions of their
 fathers1 as stiffnecked a people as    
they are2 whose hearts delight in the   
shedding of blood2 whose days have been 
spent in the grossest iniquity2 whose   
ways have been the ways of a            
transgressor from the beginning8 ,now my
 brethren1 ye remember that this was    

their language4  #bf3be ,and moreover   
they did say3 ,let us take up arms      
against them1 that we destroy them and  
their iniquity out of the land1 lest    
they overrun us and destroy us4  #bf3bf 
,but behold1 my beloved brethren1 we    
came into the wilderness not with the   
intent to destroy our brethren1 but with
 the intent that perhaps we might save  
some few of their souls4  #bf3bg ,now   
when our hearts were depressed1 and we  
were about to turn back1 behold1 the    
,lord comforted us1 and said3 ,go       
amongst thy brethren1 the ,lamanites1   
and bear with patience thine            
afflictions1 and ,i will give unto you  
success4  #bf3bh ,and now behold1 we    
have come1 and been forth amongst them2 
and we have been patient in our         
sufferings1 and we have suffered every  
privation2 yea1 we have traveled from   
house to house1 relying upon the mercies
 of the world--not upon the mercies of  
the world alone but upon the mercies of 
,god4  #bf3bi ,and we have entered into 

their houses and taught them1 and we    
have taught them in their streets2 yea1 
and we have taught them upon their      
hills2 and we have also entered into    
their temples and their synagogues and  
taught them2 and we have been cast out1 
and mocked1 and spit upon1 and smote    
upon our cheeks2 and we have been       
stoned1 and taken and bound with strong 
cords1 and cast into prison2 and through
 the power and wisdom of ,god we have   
been delivered again4  #bf3cj ,and we   
have suffered all manner of afflictions1
 and all this1 that perhaps we might be 
the means of saving some soul2 and we   
supposed that our joy would be full if  
perhaps we could be the means of saving 
some4  #bf3ca ,now behold1 we can look  
forth and see the fruits of our labors2 
and are they few8 ,i say unto you1 ,nay1
 they are many2 yea1 and we can witness 
of their sincerity1 because of their    
love towards their brethren and also    
towards us4  #bf3cb ,for behold1 they   
had rather sacrifice their lives than   

even to take the life of their enemy2   
and they have buried their weapons of   
war deep in the earth1 because of their 
love towards their brethren4  #bf3cc    
,and now behold ,i say unto you1 has    
there been so great love in all the     
land8 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 ,nay1   
there has not1 even among the ,nephites4
  #bf3cd ,for behold1 they would take up
 arms against their brethren2 they would
 not suffer themselves to be slain4 ,but
 behold how many of these have laid down
 their lives2 and we know that they have
 gone to their ,god1 because of their   
love and of their hatred to sin4  #bf3ce
 ,now have we not reason to rejoice8    
,yea1 ,i say unto you1 there never were 
men that had so great reason to rejoice 
as we1 since the world began2 yea1 and  
my joy is carried away1 even unto       
boasting in my ,god2 for he has all     
power1 all wisdom1 and all              
understanding2 he comprehendeth all     
things1 and he is a merciful ,being1    
even unto salvation1 to those who will  

repent and believe on his name4  #bf3cf 
,now if this is boasting1 even so will  
,i boast2 for this is my life and my    
light1 my joy and my salvation1 and my  
redemption from everlasting wo4 ,yea1   
blessed is the name of my ,god1 who has 
been mindful of this people1 who are a  
branch of the tree of ,israel1 and has  
been lost from its body in a strange    
land2 yea1 ,i say1 blessed be the name  
of my ,god1 who has been mindful of us1 
wanderers in a strange land4  #bf3cg    
,now my brethren1 we see that ,god is   
mindful of every people1 whatsoever land
 they may be in2 yea1 he numbereth his  
people1 and his bowels of mercy are over
 all the earth4 ,now this is my joy1 and
 my great thanksgiving2 yea1 and ,i will
 give thanks unto my ,god forever4      
,amen4  ,alma ,chapter #bg  #bg3a ,now  
it came to pass that when those         
,lamanites who had gone to war against  
the ,nephites had found1 after their    
many struggles to destroy them1 that it 
was in vain to seek their destruction1  

they returned again to the land of      
,nephi4  #bg3b ,and it came to pass that
 the ,amalekites1 because of their loss1
 were exceedingly angry4 ,and when they 
saw that they could not seek revenge    
from the ,nephites1 they began to stir  
up the people in anger against their    
brethren1 the people of                 
,anti-,nephi-,lehi2 therefore they began
 again to destroy them4  #bg3c ,now this
 people again refused to take their     
arms1 and they suffered themselves to be
 slain according to the desires of their
 enemies4  #bg3d ,now when ,ammon and   
his brethren saw this work of           
destruction among those whom they so    
dearly beloved1 and among those who had 
so dearly beloved them--for they were   
treated as though they were angels sent 
from ,god to save them from everlasting 
destruction--therefore1 when ,ammon and 
his brethren saw this great work of     
destruction1 they were moved with       
compassion1 and they said unto the king3
  #bg3e ,let us gather together this    

people of the ,lord1 and let us go down 
to the land of ,zarahemla to our        
brethren the ,nephites1 and flee out of 
the hands of our enemies1 that we be not
 destroyed4  #bg3f ,but the king said   
unto them3 ,behold1 the ,nephites will  
destroy us1 because of the many murders 
and sins we have committed against them4
  #bg3g ,and ,ammon said3 ,i will go and
 inquire of the ,lord1 and if he say    
unto us1 go down unto our brethren1 will
 ye go8  #bg3h ,and the king said unto  
him3 ,yea1 if the ,lord saith unto us   
go1 we will go down unto our brethren1  
and we will be their slaves until we    
repair unto them the many murders and   
sins which we have committed against    
them4  #bg3i ,but ,ammon said unto him3 
,it is against the law of our brethren1 
which was established by my father1 that
 there should be any slaves among them2 
therefore let us go down and rely upon  
the mercies of our brethren4  #bg3aj    
,but the king said unto him3 ,inquire of
 the ,lord1 and if he saith unto us go1 

we will go2 otherwise we will perish in 
the land4  #bg3aa ,and it came to pass  
that ,ammon went and inquired of the    
,lord1 and the ,lord said unto him3     
#bg3ab ,get this people out of this     
land1 that they perish not2 for ,satan  
has great hold on the hearts of the     
,amalekites1 who do stir up the         
,lamanites to anger against their       
brethren to slay them2 therefore get    
thee out of this land2 and blessed are  
this people in this generation1 for ,i  
will preserve them4  #bg3ac ,and now it 
came to pass that ,ammon went and told  
the king all the words which the ,lord  
had said unto him4  #bg3ad ,and they    
gathered together all their people1 yea1
 all the people of the ,lord1 and did   
gather together all their flocks and    
herds1 and departed out of the land1 and
 came into the wilderness which divided 
the land of ,nephi from the land of     
,zarahemla1 and came over near the      
borders of the land4  #bg3ae ,and it    
came to pass that ,ammon said unto them3

 ,behold1 ,i and my brethren will go    
forth into the land of ,zarahemla1 and  
ye shall remain here until we return2   
and we will try the hearts of our       
brethren1 whether they will that ye     
shall come into their land4  #bg3af ,and
 it came to pass that as ,ammon was     
going forth into the land1 that he and  
his brethren met ,alma1 over in the     
place of which has been spoken2 and     
behold1 this was a joyful meeting4      
#bg3ag ,now the joy of ,ammon was so    
great even that he was full2 yea1 he was
 swallowed up in the joy of his ,god1   
even to the exhausting of his strength2 
and he fell again to the earth4  #bg3ah 
,now was not this exceeding joy8        
,behold1 this is joy which none         
receiveth save it be the truly penitent 
and humble seeker of happiness4  #bg3ai 
,now the joy of ,alma in meeting his    
brethren was truly great1 and also the  
joy of ,aaron1 of ,omner1 and ,himni2   
but behold their joy was not that to    
exceed their strength4  #bg3bj ,and now 

it came to pass that ,alma conducted his
 brethren back to the land of           
,zarahemla2 even to his own house4 ,and 
they went and told the chief judge all  
the things that had happened unto them  
in the land of ,nephi1 among their      
brethren1 the ,lamanites4  #bg3ba ,and  
it came to pass that the chief judge    
sent a proclamation throughout all the  
land1 desiring the voice of the people  
concerning the admitting their brethren1
 who were the people of                 
,anti-,nephi-,lehi4  #bg3bb ,and it came
 to pass that the voice of the people   
came1 saying3 ,behold1 we will give up  
the land of ,jershon1 which is on the   
east by the sea1 which joins the land   
,bountiful1 which is on the south of the
 land ,bountiful2 and this land ,jershon
 is the land which we will give unto our
 brethren for an inheritance4  #bg3bc   
,and behold1 we will set our armies     
between the land ,jershon and the land  
,nephi1 that we may protect our brethren
 in the land ,jershon2 and this we do   

for our brethren1 on account of their   
fear to take up arms against their      
brethren lest they should commit sin2   
and this their great fear came because  
of their sore repentance which they had1
 on account of their many murders and   
their awful wickedness4  #bg3bd ,and now
 behold1 this will we do unto our       
brethren1 that they may inherit the land
 ,jershon2 and we will guard them from  
their enemies with our armies1 on       
condition that they will give us a      
portion of their substance to assist us 
that we may maintain our armies4  #bg3be
 ,now1 it came to pass that when ,ammon 
had heard this1 he returned to the      
people of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi1 and also  
,alma with him1 into the wilderness1    
where they had pitched their tents1 and 
made known unto them all these things4  
,and ,alma also related unto them his   
conversion1 with ,ammon and ,aaron1 and 
his brethren4  #bg3bf ,and it came to   
pass that it did cause great joy among  
them4 ,and they went down into the land 

of ,jershon1 and took possession of the 
land of ,jershon2 and they were called  
by the ,nephites the people of ,ammon2  
therefore they were distinguished by    
that name ever after4  #bg3bg ,and they 
were among the people of ,nephi1 and    
also numbered among the people who were 
of the church of ,god4 ,and they were   
also distinguished for their zeal       
towards ,god1 and also towards men2 for 
they were perfectly honest and upright  
in all things2 and they were firm in the
 faith of ,christ1 even unto the end4   
#bg3bh ,and they did look upon shedding 
the blood of their brethren with the    
greatest abhorrence2 and they never     
could be prevailed upon to take up arms 
against their brethren2 and they never  
did look upon death with any degree of  
terror1 for their hope and views of     
,christ and the resurrection2 therefore1
 death was swallowed up to them by the  
victory of ,christ over it4  #bg3bi     
,therefore1 they would suffer death in  
the most aggravating and distressing    

manner which could be inflicted by their
 brethren1 before they would take the   
sword or cimeter to smite them4  #bg3cj 
,and thus they were a zealous and       
beloved people1 a highly favored people 
of the ,lord4  ,alma ,chapter #bh  #bh3a
 ,and now it came to pass that after the
 people of ,ammon were established in   
the land of ,jershon1 and a church also 
established in the land of ,jershon1 and
 the armies of the ,nephites were set   
round about the land of ,jershon1 yea1  
in all the borders round about the land 
of ,zarahemla2 behold the armies of the 
,lamanites had followed their brethren  
into the wilderness4  #bh3b ,and thus   
there was a tremendous battle2 yea1 even
 such an one as never had been known    
among all the people in the land from   
the time ,lehi left ,jerusalem2 yea1 and
 tens of thousands of the ,lamanites    
were slain and scattered abroad4  #bh3c 
,yea1 and also there was a tremendous   
slaughter among the people of ,nephi2   
nevertheless1 the ,lamanites were driven

 and scattered1 and the people of ,nephi
 returned again to their land4  #bh3d   
,and now this was a time that there was 
a great mourning and lamentation heard  
throughout all the land1 among all the  
people of ,nephi--  #bh3e ,yea1 the cry 
of widows mourning for their husbands1  
and also of fathers mourning for their  
sons1 and the daughter for the brother1 
yea1 the brother for the father2 and    
thus the cry of mourning was heard among
 all of them1 mourning for their kindred
 who had been slain4  #bh3f ,and now    
surely this was a sorrowful day2 yea1 a 
time of solemnity1 and a time of much   
fasting and prayer4  #bh3g ,and thus    
endeth the fifteenth year of the reign  
of the judges over the people of ,nephi2
  #bh3h ,and this is the account of     
,ammon and his brethren1 their          
journeyings in the land of ,nephi1 their
 sufferings in the land1 their sorrows1 
and their afflictions1 and their        
incomprehensible joy1 and the reception 
and safety of the brethren in the land  

of ,jershon4 ,and now may the ,lord1 the
 ,redeemer of all men1 bless their souls
 forever4  #bh3i ,and this is the       
account of the wars and contentions     
among the ,nephites1 and also the wars  
between the ,nephites and the           
,lamanites2 and the fifteenth year of   
the reign of the judges is ended4       
#bh3aj ,and from the first year to the  
fifteenth has brought to pass the       
destruction of many thousand lives2 yea1
 it has brought to pass an awful scene  
of bloodshed4  #bh3aa ,and the bodies of
 many thousands are laid low in the     
earth1 while the bodies of many         
thousands are moldering in heaps upon   
the face of the earth2 yea1 and many    
thousands are mourning for the loss of  
their kindred1 because they have reason 
to fear1 according to the promises of   
the ,lord1 that they are consigned to a 
state of endless wo4  #bh3ab ,while many
 thousands of others truly mourn for the
 loss of their kindred1 yet they rejoice
 and exult in the hope1 and even know1  

according to the promises of the ,lord1 
that they are raised to dwell at the    
right hand of ,god1 in a state of       
never-ending happiness4  #bh3ac ,and    
thus we see how great the inequality of 
man is because of sin and transgression1
 and the power of the devil1 which comes
 by the cunning plans which he hath     
devised to ensnare the hearts of men4   
#bh3ad ,and thus we see the great call  
of diligence of men to labor in the     
vineyards of the ,lord2 and thus we see 
the great reason of sorrow1 and also of 
rejoicing--sorrow because of death and  
destruction among men1 and joy because  
of the light of ,christ unto life4      
,alma ,chapter #bi  #bi3a ,o that ,i    
were an angel1 and could have the wish  
of mine heart1 that ,i might go forth   
and speak with the trump of ,god1 with a
 voice to shake the earth1 and cry      
repentance unto every people6  #bi3b    
,yea1 ,i would declare unto every soul1 
as with the voice of thunder1 repentance
 and the plan of redemption1 that they  

should repent and come unto our ,god1   
that there might not be more sorrow upon
 all the face of the earth4  #bi3c ,but 
behold1 ,i am a man1 and do sin in my   
wish2 for ,i ought to be content with   
the things which the ,lord hath allotted
 unto me4  #bi3d ,i ought not to harrow 
up in my desires1 the firm decree of a  
just ,god1 for ,i know that he granteth 
unto men according to their desire1     
whether it be unto death or unto life2  
yea1 ,i know that he allotteth unto men1
 yea1 decreeth unto them decrees which  
are unalterable1 according to their     
wills1 whether they be unto salvation or
 unto destruction4  #bi3e ,yea1 and ,i  
know that good and evil have come before
 all men2 he that knoweth not good from 
evil is blameless2 but he that knoweth  
good and evil1 to him it is given       
according to his desires1 whether he    
desireth good or evil1 life or death1   
joy or remorse of conscience4  #bi3f    
,now1 seeing that ,i know these things1 
why should ,i desire more than to       

perform the work to which ,i have been  
called8  #bi3g ,why should ,i desire    
that ,i were an angel1 that ,i could    
speak unto all the ends of the earth8   
#bi3h ,for behold1 the ,lord doth grant 
unto all nations1 of their own nation   
and tongue1 to teach his word1 yea1 in  
wisdom1 all that he seeth fit that they 
should have2 therefore we see that the  
,lord doth counsel in wisdom1 according 
to that which is just and true4  #bi3i  
,i know that which the ,lord hath       
commanded me1 and ,i glory in it4 ,i do 
not glory of myself1 but ,i glory in    
that which the ,lord hath commanded me2 
yea1 and this is my glory1 that perhaps 
,i may be an instrument in the hands of 
,god to bring some soul to repentance2  
and this is my joy4  #bi3aj ,and behold1
 when ,i see many of my brethren truly  
penitent1 and coming to the ,lord their 
,god1 then is my soul filled with joy2  
then do ,i remember what the ,lord has  
done for me1 yea1 even that he hath     
heard my prayer2 yea1 then do ,i        

remember his merciful arm which he      
extended towards me4  #bi3aa ,yea1 and  
,i also remember the captivity of my    
fathers2 for ,i surely do know that the 
,lord did deliver them out of bondage1  
and by this did establish his church2   
yea1 the ,lord ,god1 the ,god of        
,abraham1 the ,god of ,isaac1 and the   
,god of ,jacob1 did deliver them out of 
bondage4  #bi3ab ,yea1 ,i have always   
remembered the captivity of my fathers2 
and that same ,god who delivered them   
out of the hands of the ,egyptians did  
deliver them out of bondage4  #bi3ac    
,yea1 and that same ,god did establish  
his church among them2 yea1 and that    
same ,god hath called me by a holy      
calling1 to preach the word unto this   
people1 and hath given me much success1 
in the which my joy is full4  #bi3ad    
,but ,i do not joy in my own success    
alone1 but my joy is more full because  
of the success of my brethren1 who have 
been up to the land of ,nephi4  #bi3ae  
,behold1 they have labored exceedingly1 

and have brought forth much fruit2 and  
how great shall be their reward6  #bi3af
 ,now1 when ,i think of the success of  
these my brethren my soul is carried    
away1 even to the separation of it from 
the body1 as it were1 so great is my    
joy4  #bi3ag ,and now may ,god grant    
unto these1 my brethren1 that they may  
sit down in the kingdom of ,god2 yea1   
and also all those who are the fruit of 
their labors that they may go no more   
out1 but that they may praise him       
forever4 ,and may ,god grant that it may
 be done according to my words1 even as 
,i have spoken4 ,amen4  ,alma ,chapter  
#cj  #cj3a ,behold1 now it came to pass 
that after the people of ,ammon were    
established in the land of ,jershon1    
yea1 and also after the ,lamanites were 
driven out of the land1 and their dead  
were buried by the people of the land-- 
#cj3b ,now their dead were not numbered 
because of the greatness of their       
numbers2 neither were the dead of the   
,nephites numbered--but it came to pass 

after they had buried their dead1 and   
also after the days of fasting1 and     
mourning1 and prayer1 7and it was in the
 sixteenth year of the reign of the     
judges over the people of ,nephi7 there 
began to be continual peace throughout  
all the land4  #cj3c ,yea1 and the      
people did observe to keep the          
commandments of the ,lord2 and they were
 strict in observing the ordinances of  
,god1 according to the law of ,moses2   
for they were taught to keep the law of 
,moses until it should be fulfilled4    
#cj3d ,and thus the people did have no  
disturbance in all the sixteenth year of
 the reign of the judges over the people
 of ,nephi4  #cj3e ,and it came to pass 
that in the commencement of the         
seventeenth year of the reign of the    
judges1 there was continual peace4      
#cj3f ,but it came to pass in the latter
 end of the seventeenth year1 there came
 a man into the land of ,zarahemla1 and 
he was ,anti-,christ1 for he began to   
preach unto the people against the      

prophecies which had been spoken by the 
prophets1 concerning the coming of      
,christ4  #cj3g ,now there was no law   
against a man's belief2 for it was      
strictly contrary to the commands of    
,god that there should be a law which   
should bring men on to unequal grounds4 
#cj3h ,for thus saith the scripture3    
,choose ye this day1 whom ye will serve4
  #cj3i ,now if a man desired to serve  
,god1 it was his privilege2 or rather1  
if he believed in ,god it was his       
privilege to serve him2 but if he did   
not believe in him there was no law to  
punish him4  #cj3aj ,but if he murdered 
he was punished unto death2 and if he   
robbed he was also punished2 and if he  
stole he was also punished2 and if he   
committed adultery he was also punished2
 yea1 for all this wickedness they were 
punished4  #cj3aa ,for there was a law  
that men should be judged according to  
their crimes4 ,nevertheless1 there was  
no law against a man's belief2          
therefore1 a man was punished only for  

the crimes which he had done2 therefore 
all men were on equal grounds4  #cj3ab  
,and this ,anti-,christ1 whose name was 
,korihor1 7and the law could have no    
hold upon him7 began to preach unto the 
people that there should be no ,christ4 
,and after this manner did he preach1   
saying3  #cj3ac ,o ye that are bound    
down under a foolish and a vain hope1   
why do ye yoke yourselves with such     
foolish things8 ,why do ye look for a   
,christ8 ,for no man can know of        
anything which is to come4  #cj3ad      
,behold1 these things which ye call     
prophecies1 which ye say are handed down
 by holy prophets1 behold1 they are     
foolish traditions of your fathers4     
#cj3ae ,how do ye know of their surety8 
,behold1 ye cannot know of things which 
ye do not see2 therefore ye cannot know 
that there shall be a ,christ4  #cj3af  
,ye look forward and say that ye see a  
remission of your sins4 ,but behold1 it 
is the effect of a frenzied mind2 and   
this derangement of your minds comes    

because of the traditions of your       
fathers1 which lead you away into a     
belief of things which are not so4      
#cj3ag ,and many more such things did he
 say unto them1 telling them that there 
could be no atonement made for the sins 
of men1 but every man fared in this life
 according to the management of the     
creature2 therefore every man prospered 
according to his genius1 and that every 
man conquered according to his strength2
 and whatsoever a man did was no crime4 
#cj3ah ,and thus he did preach unto     
them1 leading away the hearts of many1  
causing them to lift up their heads in  
their wickedness1 yea1 leading away many
 women1 and also men1 to commit         
whoredoms--telling them that when a man 
was dead1 that was the end thereof4     
#cj3ai ,now this man went over to the   
land of ,jershon also1 to preach these  
things among the people of ,ammon1 who  
were once the people of the ,lamanites4 
#cj3bj ,but behold they were more wise  
than many of the ,nephites2 for they    

took him1 and bound him1 and carried him
 before ,ammon1 who was a high priest   
over that people4  #cj3ba ,and it came  
to pass that he caused that he should be
 carried out of the land4 ,and he came  
over into the land of ,gideon1 and began
 to preach unto them also2 and here he  
did not have much success1 for he was   
taken and bound and carried before the  
high priest1 and also the chief judge   
over the land4  #cj3bb ,and it came to  
pass that the high priest said unto him3
 ,why do ye go about perverting the ways
 of the ,lord8 ,why do ye teach this    
people that there shall be no ,christ1  
to interrupt their rejoicings8 ,why do  
ye speak against all the prophecies of  
the holy prophets8  #cj3bc ,now the high
 priest's name was ,giddonah4 ,and      
,korihor said unto him3 ,because ,i do  
not teach the foolish traditions of your
 fathers1 and because ,i do not teach   
this people to bind themselves down     
under the foolish ordinances and        
performances which are laid down by     

ancient priests1 to usurp power and     
authority over them1 to keep them in    
ignorance1 that they may not lift up    
their heads1 but be brought down        
according to thy words4  #cj3bd ,ye say 
that this people is a free people4      
,behold1 ,i say they are in bondage4 ,ye
 say that those ancient prophecies are  
true4 ,behold1 ,i say that ye do not    
know that they are true4  #cj3be ,ye say
 that this people is a guilty and a     
fallen people1 because of the           
transgression of a parent4 ,behold1 ,i  
say that a child is not guilty because  
of its parents4  #cj3bf ,and ye also say
 that ,christ shall come4 ,but behold1  
,i say that ye do not know that there   
shall be a ,christ4 ,and ye say also    
that he shall be slain for the sins of  
the world--  #cj3bg ,and thus ye lead   
away this people after the foolish      
traditions of your fathers1 and         
according to your own desires2 and ye   
keep them down1 even as it were in      
bondage1 that ye may glut yourselves    

with the labors of their hands1 that    
they durst not look up with boldness1   
and that they durst not enjoy their     
rights and privileges4  #cj3bh ,yea1    
they durst not make use of that which is
 their own lest they should offend their
 priests1 who do yoke them according to 
their desires1 and have brought them to 
believe1 by their traditions and their  
dreams and their whims and their visions
 and their pretended mysteries1 that    
they should1 if they did not do         
according to their words1 offend some   
unknown being1 who they say is ,god--a  
being who never has been seen or known1 
who never was nor ever will be4  #cj3bi 
,now when the high priest and the chief 
judge saw the hardness of his heart1    
yea1 when they saw that he would revile 
even against ,god1 they would not make  
any reply to his words2 but they caused 
that he should be bound2 and they       
delivered him up into the hands of the  
officers1 and sent him to the land of   
,zarahemla1 that he might be brought    

before ,alma1 and the chief judge who   
was governor over all the land4  #cj3cj 
,and it came to pass that when he was   
brought before ,alma and the chief      
judge1 he did go on in the same manner  
as he did in the land of ,gideon2 yea1  
he went on to blaspheme4  #cj3ca ,and he
 did rise up in great swelling words    
before ,alma1 and did revile against the
 priests and teachers1 accusing them of 
leading away the people after the silly 
traditions of their fathers1 for the    
sake of glutting on the labors of the   
people4  #cj3cb ,now ,alma said unto    
him3 ,thou knowest that we do not glut  
ourselves upon the labors of this       
people2 for behold ,i have labored even 
from the commencement of the reign of   
the judges until now1 with mine own     
hands for my support1 notwithstanding my
 many travels round about the land to   
declare the word of ,god unto my people4
  #cj3cc ,and notwithstanding the many  
labors which ,i have performed in the   
church1 ,i have never received so much  

as even one senine for my labor2 neither
 has any of my brethren1 save it were in
 the judgment-seat2 and then we have    
received only according to law for our  
time4  #cj3cd ,and now1 if we do not    
receive anything for our labors in the  
church1 what doth it profit us to labor 
in the church save it were to declare   
the truth1 that we may have rejoicings  
in the joy of our brethren8  #cj3ce     
,then why sayest thou that we preach    
unto this people to get gain1 when thou1
 of thyself1 knowest that we receive no 
gain8 ,and now1 believest thou that we  
deceive this people1 that causes such   
joy in their hearts8  #cj3cf ,and       
,korihor answered him1 ,yea4  #cj3cg    
,and then ,alma said unto him3          
,believest thou that there is a ,god8   
#cj3ch ,and he answered1 ,nay4  #cj3ci  
,now ,alma said unto him3 ,will ye deny 
again that there is a ,god1 and also    
deny the ,christ8 ,for behold1 ,i say   
unto you1 ,i know there is a ,god1 and  
also that ,christ shall come4  #cj3dj   

,and now what evidence have ye that     
there is no ,god1 or that ,christ cometh
 not8 ,i say unto you that ye have none1
 save it be your word only4  #cj3da     
,but1 behold1 ,i have all things as a   
testimony that these things are true2   
and ye also have all things as a        
testimony unto you that they are true2  
and will ye deny them8 ,believest thou  
that these things are true8  #cj3db     
,behold1 ,i know that thou believest1   
but thou art possessed with a lying     
spirit1 and ye have put off the ,spirit 
of ,god that it may have no place in    
you2 but the devil has power over you1  
and he doth carry you about1 working    
devices that he may destroy the children
 of ,god4  #cj3dc ,and now ,korihor said
 unto ,alma3 ,if thou wilt show me a    
sign1 that ,i may be convinced that     
there is a ,god1 yea1 show unto me that 
he hath power1 and then will ,i be      
convinced of the truth of thy words4    
#cj3dd ,but ,alma said unto him3 ,thou  
hast had signs enough2 will ye tempt    

your ,god8 ,will ye say1 ,show unto me a
 sign1 when ye have the testimony of all
 these thy brethren1 and also all the   
holy prophets8 ,the scriptures are laid 
before thee1 yea1 and all things denote 
there is a ,god2 yea1 even the earth1   
and all things that are upon the face of
 it1 yea1 and its motion1 yea1 and also 
all the planets which move in their     
regular form do witness that there is a 
,supreme ,creator4  #cj3de ,and yet do  
ye go about1 leading away the hearts of 
this people1 testifying unto them there 
is no ,god8 ,and yet will ye deny       
against all these witnesses8 ,and he    
said3 ,yea1 ,i will deny1 except ye     
shall show me a sign4  #cj3df ,and now  
it came to pass that ,alma said unto    
him3 ,behold1 ,i am grieved because of  
the hardness of your heart1 yea1 that ye
 will still resist the spirit of the    
truth1 that thy soul may be destroyed4  
#cj3dg ,but behold1 it is better that   
thy soul should be lost than that thou  
shouldst be the means of bringing many  

souls down to destruction1 by thy lying 
and by thy flattering words2 therefore  
if thou shalt deny again1 behold ,god   
shall smite thee1 that thou shalt become
 dumb1 that thou shalt never open thy   
mouth any more1 that thou shalt not     
deceive this people any more4  #cj3dh   
,now ,korihor said unto him3 ,i do not  
deny the existence of a ,god1 but ,i do 
not believe that there is a ,god2 and ,i
 say also1 that ye do not know that     
there is a ,god2 and except ye show me a
 sign1 ,i will not believe4  #cj3di ,now
 ,alma said unto him3 ,this will ,i give
 unto thee for a sign1 that thou shalt  
be struck dumb1 according to my words2  
and ,i say1 that in the name of ,god1 ye
 shall be struck dumb1 that ye shall no 
more have utterance4  #cj3ej ,now when  
,alma had said these words1 ,korihor was
 struck dumb1 that he could not have    
utterance1 according to the words of    
,alma4  #cj3ea ,and now when the chief  
judge saw this1 he put forth his hand   
and wrote unto ,korihor1 saying3 ,art   

thou convinced of the power of ,god8 ,in
 whom did ye desire that ,alma should   
show forth his sign8 ,would ye that he  
should afflict others1 to show unto thee
 a sign8 ,behold1 he has showed unto you
 a sign2 and now will ye dispute more8  
#cj3eb ,and ,korihor put forth his hand 
and wrote1 saying3 ,i know that ,i am   
dumb1 for ,i cannot speak2 and ,i know  
that nothing save it were the power of  
,god could bring this upon me2 yea1 and 
,i always knew that there was a ,god4   
#cj3ec ,but behold1 the devil hath      
deceived me2 for he appeared unto me in 
the form of an angel1 and said unto me3 
,go and reclaim this people1 for they   
have all gone astray after an unknown   
,god4 ,and he said unto me3 ,there is no
 ,god2 yea1 and he taught me that which 
,i should say4 ,and ,i have taught his  
words2 and ,i taught them because they  
were pleasing unto the carnal mind2 and 
,i taught them1 even until ,i had much  
success1 insomuch that ,i verily        
believed that they were true2 and for   

this cause ,i withstood the truth1 even 
until ,i have brought this great curse  
upon me4  #cj3ed ,now when he had said  
this1 he besought that ,alma should pray
 unto ,god1 that the curse might be     
taken from him4  #cj3ee ,but ,alma said 
unto him3 ,if this curse should be taken
 from thee thou wouldst again lead away 
the hearts of this people2 therefore1 it
 shall be unto thee even as the ,lord   
will4  #cj3ef ,and it came to pass that 
the curse was not taken off of ,korihor2
 but he was cast out1 and went about    
from house to house begging for his     
food4  #cj3eg ,now the knowledge of what
 had happened unto ,korihor was         
immediately published throughout all the
 land2 yea1 the proclamation was sent   
forth by the chief judge to all the     
people in the land1 declaring unto those
 who had believed in the words of       
,korihor that they must speedily repent1
 lest the same judgments would come unto
 them4  #cj3eh ,and it came to pass that
 they were all convinced of the         

wickedness of ,korihor2 therefore they  
were all converted again unto the ,lord2
 and this put an end to the iniquity    
after the manner of ,korihor4 ,and      
,korihor did go about from house to     
house1 begging food for his support4    
#cj3ei ,and it came to pass that as he  
went forth among the people1 yea1 among 
a people who had separated themselves   
from the ,nephites and called themselves
 ,zoramites1 being led by a man whose   
name was ,zoram--and as he went forth   
amongst them1 behold1 he was run upon   
and trodden down1 even until he was     
dead4  #cj3fj ,and thus we see the end  
of him who perverteth the ways of the   
,lord2 and thus we see that the devil   
will not support his children at the    
last day1 but doth speedily drag them   
down to hell4  ,alma ,chapter #ca  #ca3a
 ,now it came to pass that after the end
 of ,korihor1 ,alma having received     
tidings that the ,zoramites were        
perverting the ways of the ,lord1 and   
that ,zoram1 who was their leader1 was  

leading the hearts of the people to bow 
down to dumb idols1 his heart again     
began to sicken because of the iniquity 
of the people4  #ca3b ,for it was the   
cause of great sorrow to ,alma to know  
of iniquity among his people2 therefore 
his heart was exceedingly sorrowful     
because of the separation of the        
,zoramites from the ,nephites4  #ca3c   
,now the ,zoramites had gathered        
themselves together in a land which they
 called ,antionum1 which was east of the
 land of ,zarahemla1 which lay nearly   
bordering upon the seashore1 which was  
south of the land of ,jershon1 which    
also bordered upon the wilderness south1
 which wilderness was full of the       
,lamanites4  #ca3d ,now the ,nephites   
greatly feared that the ,zoramites would
 enter into a correspondence with the   
,lamanites1 and that it would be the    
means of great loss on the part of the  
,nephites4  #ca3e ,and now1 as the      
preaching of the word had a great       
tendency to lead the people to do that  

which was just--yea1 it had had more    
powerful effect upon the minds of the   
people than the sword1 or anything else1
 which had happened unto them--therefore
 ,alma thought it was expedient that    
they should try the virtue of the word  
of ,god4  #ca3f ,therefore he took      
,ammon1 and ,aaron1 and ,omner2 and     
,himni he did leave in the church in    
,zarahemla2 but the former three he took
 with him1 and also ,amulek and         
,zeezrom1 who were at ,melek2 and he    
also took two of his sons4  #ca3g ,now  
the eldest of his sons he took not with 
him1 and his name was ,helaman2 but the 
names of those whom he took with him    
were ,shiblon and ,corianton2 and these 
are the names of those who went with him
 among the ,zoramites1 to preach unto   
them the word4  #ca3h ,now the          
,zoramites were dissenters from the     
,nephites2 therefore they had had the   
word of ,god preached unto them4  #ca3i 
,but they had fallen into great errors1 
for they would not observe to keep the  

commandments of ,god1 and his statutes1 
according to the law of ,moses4  #ca3aj 
,neither would they observe the         
performances of the church1 to continue 
in prayer and supplication to ,god      
daily1 that they might not enter into   
temptation4  #ca3aa ,yea1 in fine1 they 
did pervert the ways of the ,lord in    
very many instances2 therefore1 for this
 cause1 ,alma and his brethren went into
 the land to preach the word unto them4 
#ca3ab ,now1 when they had come into the
 land1 behold1 to their astonishment    
they found that the ,zoramites had built
 synagogues1 and that they did gather   
themselves together on one day of the   
week1 which day they did call the day of
 the ,lord2 and they did worship after a
 manner which ,alma and his brethren had
 never beheld2  #ca3ac ,for they had a  
place built up in the center of their   
synagogue1 a place for standing1 which  
was high above the head1 and the top    
thereof would only admit one person4    
#ca3ad ,therefore1 whosoever desired to 

worship must go forth and stand upon the
 top thereof1 and stretch forth his     
hands towards heaven1 and cry with a    
loud voice1 saying3  #ca3ae ,holy1 holy 
,god2 we believe that thou art ,god1 and
 we believe that thou art holy1 and that
 thou wast a spirit1 and that thou art a
 spirit1 and that thou wilt be a spirit 
forever4  #ca3af ,holy ,god1 we believe 
that thou hast separated us from our    
brethren2 and we do not believe in the  
tradition of our brethren1 which was    
handed down to them by the childishness 
of their fathers2 but we believe that   
thou hast elected us to be thy holy     
children2 and also thou hast made it    
known unto us that there shall be no    
,christ4  #ca3ag ,but thou art the same 
yesterday1 today1 and forever2 and thou 
hast elected us that we shall be saved1 
whilst all around us are elected to be  
cast by thy wrath down to hell2 for the 
which holiness1 ,o ,god1 we thank thee2 
and we also thank thee that thou hast   
elected us1 that we may not be led away 

after the foolish traditions of our     
brethren1 which doth bind them down to a
 belief of ,christ1 which doth lead     
their hearts to wander far from thee1   
our ,god4  #ca3ah ,and again we thank   
thee1 ,o ,god1 that we are a chosen and 
a holy people4 ,amen4  #ca3ai ,now it   
came to pass that after ,alma and his   
brethren and his sons had heard these   
prayers1 they were astonished beyond all
 measure4  #ca3bj ,for behold1 every man
 did go forth and offer up these same   
prayers4  #ca3ba ,now the place was     
called by them ,rameumptom1 which1 being
 interpreted1 is the holy stand4  #ca3bb
 ,now1 from this stand they did offer   
up1 every man1 the selfsame prayer unto 
,god1 thanking their ,god that they were
 chosen of him1 and that he did not lead
 them away after the tradition of their 
brethren1 and that their hearts were not
 stolen away to believe in things to    
come1 which they knew nothing about4    
#ca3bc ,now1 after the people had all   
offered up thanks after this manner1    

they returned to their homes1 never     
speaking of their ,god again until they 
had assembled themselves together again 
to the holy stand1 to offer up thanks   
after their manner4  #ca3bd ,now when   
,alma saw this his heart was grieved2   
for he saw that they were a wicked and a
 perverse people2 yea1 he saw that their
 hearts were set upon gold1 and upon    
silver1 and upon all manner of fine     
goods4  #ca3be ,yea1 and he also saw    
that their hearts were lifted up unto   
great boasting1 in their pride4  #ca3bf 
,and he lifted up his voice to heaven1  
and cried1 saying3 ,o1 how long1 ,o     
,lord1 wilt thou suffer that thy        
servants shall dwell here below in the  
flesh1 to behold such gross wickedness  
among the children of men8  #ca3bg      
,behold1 ,o ,god1 they cry unto thee1   
and yet their hearts are swallowed up in
 their pride4 ,behold1 ,o ,god1 they cry
 unto thee with their mouths1 while they
 are puffed up1 even to greatness1 with 
the vain things of the world4  #ca3bh   

,behold1 ,o my ,god1 their costly       
apparel1 and their ringlets1 and their  
bracelets1 and their ornaments of gold1 
and all their precious things which they
 are ornamented with2 and behold1 their 
hearts are set upon them1 and yet they  
cry unto thee and say--,we thank thee1  
,o ,god1 for we are a chosen people unto
 thee1 while others shall perish4       
#ca3bi ,yea1 and they say that thou hast
 made it known unto them that there     
shall be no ,christ4  #ca3cj ,o ,lord   
,god1 how long wilt thou suffer that    
such wickedness and infidelity shall be 
among this people8 ,o ,lord1 wilt thou  
give me strength1 that ,i may bear with 
mine infirmities4 ,for ,i am infirm1 and
 such wickedness among this people doth 
pain my soul4  #ca3ca ,o ,lord1 my heart
 is exceedingly sorrowful2 wilt thou    
comfort my soul in ,christ4 ,o ,lord1   
wilt thou grant unto me that ,i may have
 strength1 that ,i may suffer with      
patience these afflictions which shall  
come upon me1 because of the iniquity of

 this people4  #ca3cb ,o ,lord1 wilt    
thou comfort my soul1 and give unto me  
success1 and also my fellow laborers who
 are with me--yea1 ,ammon1 and ,aaron1  
and ,omner1 and also ,amulek and        
,zeezrom and also my two sons--yea1 even
 all these wilt thou comfort1 ,o ,lord4 
,yea1 wilt thou comfort their souls in  
,christ4  #ca3cc ,wilt thou grant unto  
them that they may have strength1 that  
they may bear their afflictions which   
shall come upon them because of the     
iniquities of this people4  #ca3cd ,o   
,lord1 wilt thou grant unto us that we  
may have success in bringing them again 
unto thee in ,christ4  #ca3ce ,behold1  
,o ,lord1 their souls are precious1 and 
many of them are our brethren2          
therefore1 give unto us1 ,o ,lord1 power
 and wisdom that we may bring these1 our
 brethren1 again unto thee4  #ca3cf ,now
 it came to pass that when ,alma had    
said these words1 that he clapped his   
hands upon all them who were with him4  
,and behold1 as he clapped his hands    

upon them1 they were filled with the    
,holy ,spirit4  #ca3cg ,and after that  
they did separate themselves one from   
another1 taking no thought for          
themselves what they should eat1 or what
 they should drink1 or what they should 
put on4  #ca3ch ,and the ,lord provided 
for them that they should hunger not1   
neither should they thirst2 yea1 and he 
also gave them strength1 that they      
should suffer no manner of afflictions1 
save it were swallowed up in the joy of 
,christ4 ,now this was according to the 
prayer of ,alma2 and this because he    
prayed in faith4  ,alma ,chapter #cb    
#cb3a ,and it came to pass that they did
 go forth1 and began to preach the word 
of ,god unto the people1 entering into  
their synagogues1 and into their houses2
 yea1 and even they did preach the word 
in their streets4  #cb3b ,and it came to
 pass that after much labor among them1 
they began to have success among the    
poor class of people2 for behold1 they  
were cast out of the synagogues because 

of the coarseness of their apparel--    
#cb3c ,therefore they were not permitted
 to enter into their synagogues to      
worship ,god1 being esteemed as         
filthiness2 therefore they were poor2   
yea1 they were esteemed by their        
brethren as dross2 therefore they were  
poor as to things of the world2 and also
 they were poor in heart4  #cb3d ,now1  
as ,alma was teaching and speaking unto 
the people upon the hill ,onidah1 there 
came a great multitude unto him1 who    
were those of whom we have been         
speaking1 of whom were poor in heart1   
because of their poverty as to the      
things of the world4  #cb3e ,and they   
came unto ,alma2 and the one who was the
 foremost among them said unto him3     
,behold1 what shall these my brethren   
do1 for they are despised of all men    
because of their poverty1 yea1 and more 
especially by our priests2 for they have
 cast us out of our synagogues which we 
have labored abundantly to build with   
our own hands2 and they have cast us out

 because of our exceeding poverty2 and  
we have no place to worship our ,god2   
and behold1 what shall we do8  #cb3f    
,and now when ,alma heard this1 he      
turned him about1 his face immediately  
towards him1 and he beheld with great   
joy2 for he beheld that their           
afflictions had truly humbled them and  
that they were in a preparation to hear 
the word4  #cb3g ,therefore he did say  
no more to the other multitude2 but he  
stretched forth his hand1 and cried unto
 those whom he beheld1 who were truly   
penitent1 and said unto them3  #cb3h ,i 
behold that ye are lowly in heart2 and  
if so1 blessed are ye4  #cb3i ,behold   
thy brother hath said1 ,what shall we   
do8--for we are cast out of our         
synagogues1 that we cannot worship our  
,god4  #cb3aj ,behold ,i say unto you1  
do ye suppose that ye cannot worship    
,god save it be in your synagogues only8
  #cb3aa ,moreover1 ,i would ask1 do ye 
suppose that ye must not worship ,god   
only once in a week8  #cb3ab ,i say unto

 you1 it is well that ye are cast out of
 your synagogues1 that ye may be humble1
 and that ye may learn wisdom2 for it is
 necessary that ye should learn wisdom2 
for it is because that ye are cast out1 
that ye are despised of your brethren   
because of your exceeding poverty1 that 
ye are brought to a lowliness of heart2 
for ye are necessarily brought to be    
humble4  #cb3ac ,and now1 because ye are
 compelled to be humble blessed are ye2 
for a man sometimes1 if he is compelled 
to be humble1 seeketh repentance2 and   
now surely1 whosoever repenteth shall   
find mercy2 and he that findeth mercy   
and endureth to the end the same shall  
be saved4  #cb3ad ,and now1 as ,i said  
unto you1 that because ye were compelled
 to be humble ye were blessed1 do ye not
 suppose that they are more blessed who 
truly humble themselves because of the  
word8  #cb3ae ,yea1 he that truly       
humbleth himself1 and repenteth of his  
sins1 and endureth to the end1 the same 
shall be blessed--yea1 much more blessed

 than they who are compelled to be      
humble because of their exceeding       
poverty4  #cb3af ,therefore1 blessed are
 they who humble themselves without     
being compelled to be humble2 or rather1
 in other words1 blessed is he that     
believeth in the word of ,god1 and is   
baptized without stubbornness of heart1 
yea1 without being brought to know the  
word1 or even compelled to know1 before 
they will believe4  #cb3ag ,yea1 there  
are many who do say3 ,if thou wilt show 
unto us a sign from heaven1 then we     
shall know of a surety2 then we shall   
believe4  #cb3ah ,now ,i ask1 is this   
faith8 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 ,nay2  
for if a man knoweth a thing he hath no 
cause to believe1 for he knoweth it4    
#cb3ai ,and now1 how much more cursed is
 he that knoweth the will of ,god and   
doeth it not1 than he that only         
believeth1 or only hath cause to        
believe1 and falleth into transgression8
  #cb3bj ,now of this thing ye must     
judge4 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 that it

 is on the one hand even as it is on the
 other2 and it shall be unto every man  
according to his work4  #cb3ba ,and now 
as ,i said concerning faith--faith is   
not to have a perfect knowledge of      
things2 therefore if ye have faith ye   
hope for things which are not seen1     
which are true4  #cb3bb ,and now1       
behold1 ,i say unto you1 and ,i would   
that ye should remember1 that ,god is   
merciful unto all who believe on his    
name2 therefore he desireth1 in the     
first place1 that ye should believe1    
yea1 even on his word4  #cb3bc ,and now1
 he imparteth his word by angels unto   
men1 yea1 not only men but women also4  
,now this is not all2 little children do
 have words given unto them many times  
which confound the wise and the learned4
  #cb3bd ,and now1 my beloved brethren1 
as ye have desired to know of me what ye
 shall do because ye are afflicted and  
cast out--now ,i do not desire that ye  
should suppose that ,i mean to judge you
 only according to that which is true-- 

#cb3be ,for ,i do not mean that ye all  
of you have been compelled to humble    
yourselves2 for ,i verily believe that  
there are some among you who would      
humble themselves1 let them be in       
whatsoever circumstances they might4    
#cb3bf ,now1 as ,i said concerning      
faith--that it was not a perfect        
knowledge--even so it is with my words4 
,ye cannot know of their surety at      
first1 unto perfection1 any more than   
faith is a perfect knowledge4  #cb3bg   
,but behold1 if ye will awake and arouse
 your faculties1 even to an experiment  
upon my words1 and exercise a particle  
of faith1 yea1 even if ye can no more   
than desire to believe1 let this desire 
work in you1 even until ye believe in a 
manner that ye can give place for a     
portion of my words4  #cb3bh ,now1 we   
will compare the word unto a seed4 ,now1
 if ye give place1 that a seed may be   
planted in your heart1 behold1 if it be 
a true seed1 or a good seed1 if ye do   
not cast it out by your unbelief1 that  

ye will resist the ,spirit of the ,lord1
 behold1 it will begin to swell within  
your breasts2 and when you feel these   
swelling motions1 ye will begin to say  
within yourselves--,it must needs be    
that this is a good seed1 or that the   
word is good1 for it beginneth to       
enlarge my soul2 yea1 it beginneth to   
enlighten my understanding1 yea1 it     
beginneth to be delicious to me4  #cb3bi
 ,now behold1 would not this increase   
your faith8 ,i say unto you1 ,yea2      
nevertheless it hath not grown up to a  
perfect knowledge4  #cb3cj ,but behold1 
as the seed swelleth1 and sprouteth1 and
 beginneth to grow1 then you must needs 
say that the seed is good2 for behold it
 swelleth1 and sprouteth1 and beginneth 
to grow4 ,and now behold1 will not this 
strengthen your faith8 ,yea1 it will    
strengthen your faith3 for ye will say  
,i know that this is a good seed2 for   
behold it sprouteth and beginneth to    
grow4  #cb3ca ,and now1 behold1 are ye  
sure that this is a good seed8 ,i say   

unto you1 ,yea2 for every seed bringeth 
forth unto its own likeness4  #cb3cb    
,therefore1 if a seed groweth it is     
good1 but if it groweth not1 behold it  
is not good1 therefore it is cast away4 
#cb3cc ,and now1 behold1 because ye have
 tried the experiment1 and planted the  
seed1 and it swelleth and sprouteth1 and
 beginneth to grow1 ye must needs know  
that the seed is good4  #cb3cd ,and now1
 behold1 is your knowledge perfect8     
,yea1 your knowledge is perfect in that 
thing1 and your faith is dormant2 and   
this because ye know1 for ye know that  
the word hath swelled your souls1 and ye
 also know that it hath sprouted up1    
that your understanding doth begin to be
 enlightened1 and your mind doth begin  
to expand4  #cb3ce ,o then1 is not this 
real8 ,i say unto you1 ,yea1 because it 
is light2 and whatsoever is light1 is   
good1 because it is discernible1        
therefore ye must know that it is good2 
and now behold1 after ye have tasted    
this light is your knowledge perfect8   

#cb3cf ,behold ,i say unto you1 ,nay2   
neither must ye lay aside your faith1   
for ye have only exercised your faith to
 plant the seed that ye might try the   
experiment to know if the seed was good4
  #cb3cg ,and behold1 as the tree       
beginneth to grow1 ye will say3 ,let us 
nourish it with great care1 that it may 
get root1 that it may grow up1 and bring
 forth fruit unto us4 ,and now behold1  
if ye nourish it with much care it will 
get root1 and grow up1 and bring forth  
fruit4  #cb3ch ,but if ye neglect the   
tree1 and take no thought for its       
nourishment1 behold it will not get any 
root2 and when the heat of the sun      
cometh and scorcheth it1 because it hath
 no root it withers away1 and ye pluck  
it up and cast it out4  #cb3ci ,now1    
this is not because the seed was not    
good1 neither is it because the fruit   
thereof would not be desirable2 but it  
is because your ground is barren1 and ye
 will not nourish the tree1 therefore ye
 cannot have the fruit thereof4  #cb3dj 

,and thus1 if ye will not nourish the   
word1 looking forward with an eye of    
faith to the fruit thereof1 ye can never
 pluck of the fruit of the tree of life4
  #cb3da ,but if ye will nourish the    
word1 yea1 nourish the tree as it       
beginneth to grow1 by your faith with   
great diligence1 and with patience1     
looking forward to the fruit thereof1 it
 shall take root2 and behold it shall be
 a tree springing up unto everlasting   
life4  #cb3db ,and because of your      
diligence and your faith and your       
patience with the word in nourishing it1
 that it may take root in you1 behold1  
by and by ye shall pluck the fruit      
thereof1 which is most precious1 which  
is sweet above all that is sweet1 and   
which is white above all that is white1 
yea1 and pure above all that is pure2   
and ye shall feast upon this fruit even 
until ye are filled1 that ye hunger not1
 neither shall ye thirst4  #cb3dc ,then1
 my brethren1 ye shall reap the rewards 
of your faith1 and your diligence1 and  

patience1 and long-suffering1 waiting   
for the tree to bring forth fruit unto  
you4  ,alma ,chapter #cc  #cc3a ,now    
after ,alma had spoken these words1 they
 sent forth unto him desiring to know   
whether they should believe in one ,god1
 that they might obtain this fruit of   
which he had spoken1 or how they should 
plant the seed1 or the word of which he 
had spoken1 which he said must be       
planted in their hearts2 or in what     
manner they should begin to exercise    
their faith4  #cc3b ,and ,alma said unto
 them3 ,behold1 ye have said that ye    
could not worship your ,god because ye  
are cast out of your synagogues4 ,but   
behold1 ,i say unto you1 if ye suppose  
that ye cannot worship ,god1 ye do      
greatly err1 and ye ought to search the 
scriptures2 if ye suppose that they have
 taught you this1 ye do not understand  
them4  #cc3c ,do ye remember to have    
read what ,zenos1 the prophet of old1   
has said concerning prayer or worship8  
#cc3d ,for he said3 ,thou art merciful1 

,o ,god1 for thou hast heard my prayer1 
even when ,i was in the wilderness2 yea1
 thou wast merciful when ,i prayed      
concerning those who were mine enemies1 
and thou didst turn them to me4  #cc3e  
,yea1 ,o ,god1 and thou wast merciful   
unto me when ,i did cry unto thee in my 
field2 when ,i did cry unto thee in my  
prayer1 and thou didst hear me4  #cc3f  
,and again1 ,o ,god1 when ,i did turn to
 my house thou didst hear me in my      
prayer4  #cc3g ,and when ,i did turn    
unto my closet1 ,o ,lord1 and prayed    
unto thee1 thou didst hear me4  #cc3h   
,yea1 thou art merciful unto thy        
children when they cry unto thee1 to be 
heard of thee and not of men1 and thou  
wilt hear them4  #cc3i ,yea1 ,o ,god1   
thou hast been merciful unto me1 and    
heard my cries in the midst of thy      
congregations4  #cc3aj ,yea1 and thou   
hast also heard me when ,i have been    
cast out and have been despised by mine 
enemies2 yea1 thou didst hear my cries1 
and wast angry with mine enemies1 and   

thou didst visit them in thine anger    
with speedy destruction4  #cc3aa ,and   
thou didst hear me because of mine      
afflictions and my sincerity2 and it is 
because of thy ,son that thou hast been 
thus merciful unto me1 therefore ,i will
 cry unto thee in all mine afflictions1 
for in thee is my joy2 for thou hast    
turned thy judgments away from me1      
because of thy ,son4  #cc3ab ,and now   
,alma said unto them3 ,do ye believe    
those scriptures which have been written
 by them of old8  #cc3ac ,behold1 if ye 
do1 ye must believe what ,zenos said2   
for1 behold he said3 ,thou hast turned  
away thy judgments because of thy ,son4 
#cc3ad ,now behold1 my brethren1 ,i     
would ask if ye have read the           
scriptures8 ,if ye have1 how can ye     
disbelieve on the ,son of ,god8  #cc3ae 
,for it is not written that ,zenos alone
 spake of these things1 but ,zenock also
 spake of these things--  #cc3af ,for   
behold1 he said3 ,thou art angry1 ,o    
,lord1 with this people1 because they   

will not understand thy mercies which   
thou hast bestowed upon them because of 
thy ,son4  #cc3ag ,and now1 my brethren1
 ye see that a second prophet of old has
 testified of the ,son of ,god1 and     
because the people would not understand 
his words they stoned him to death4     
#cc3ah ,but behold1 this is not all2    
these are not the only ones who have    
spoken concerning the ,son of ,god4     
#cc3ai ,behold1 he was spoken of by     
,moses2 yea1 and behold a type was      
raised up in the wilderness1 that       
whosoever would look upon it might live4
 ,and many did look and live4  #cc3bj   
,but few understood the meaning of those
 things1 and this because of the        
hardness of their hearts4 ,but there    
were many who were so hardened that they
 would not look1 therefore they         
perished4 ,now the reason they would not
 look is because they did not believe   
that it would heal them4  #cc3ba ,o my  
brethren1 if ye could be healed by      
merely casting about your eyes that ye  

might be healed1 would ye not behold    
quickly1 or would ye rather harden your 
hearts in unbelief1 and be slothful1    
that ye would not cast about your eyes1 
that ye might perish8  #cc3bb ,if so1 wo
 shall come upon you2 but if not so1    
then cast about your eyes and begin to  
believe in the ,son of ,god1 that he    
will come to redeem his people1 and that
 he shall suffer and die to atone for   
their sins2 and that he shall rise again
 from the dead1 which shall bring to    
pass the resurrection1 that all men     
shall stand before him1 to be judged at 
the last and judgment day1 according to 
their works4  #cc3bc ,and now1 my       
brethren1 ,i desire that ye shall plant 
this word in your hearts1 and as it     
beginneth to swell even so nourish it by
 your faith4 ,and behold1 it will become
 a tree1 springing up in you unto       
everlasting life4 ,and then may ,god    
grant unto you that your burdens may be 
light1 through the joy of his ,son4 ,and
 even all this can ye do if ye will4    

,amen4  ,alma ,chapter #cd  #cd3a ,and  
now it came to pass that after ,alma had
 spoken these words unto them he sat    
down upon the ground1 and ,amulek arose 
and began to teach them1 saying3  #cd3b 
,my brethren1 ,i think that it is       
impossible that ye should be ignorant of
 the things which have been spoken      
concerning the coming of ,christ1 who is
 taught by us to be the ,son of ,god2   
yea1 ,i know that these things were     
taught unto you bountifully before your 
dissension from among us4  #cd3c ,and as
 ye have desired of my beloved brother  
that he should make known unto you what 
ye should do1 because of your           
afflictions2 and he hath spoken somewhat
 unto you to prepare your minds2 yea1   
and he hath exhorted you unto faith and 
to patience--  #cd3d ,yea1 even that ye 
would have so much faith as even to     
plant the word in your hearts1 that ye  
may try the experiment of its goodness4 
#cd3e ,and we have beheld that the great
 question which is in your minds is     

whether the word be in the ,son of ,god1
 or whether there shall be no ,christ4  
#cd3f ,and ye also beheld that my       
brother has proved unto you1 in many    
instances1 that the word is in ,christ  
unto salvation4  #cd3g ,my brother has  
called upon the words of ,zenos1 that   
redemption cometh through the ,son of   
,god1 and also upon the words of        
,zenock2 and also he has appealed unto  
,moses1 to prove that these things are  
true4  #cd3h ,and now1 behold1 ,i will  
testify unto you of myself that these   
things are true4 ,behold1 ,i say unto   
you1 that ,i do know that ,christ shall 
come among the children of men1 to take 
upon him the transgressions of his      
people1 and that he shall atone for the 
sins of the world2 for the ,lord ,god   
hath spoken it4  #cd3i ,for it is       
expedient that an atonement should be   
made2 for according to the great plan of
 the ,eternal ,god there must be an     
atonement made1 or else all mankind must
 unavoidably perish2 yea1 all are       

hardened2 yea1 all are fallen and are   
lost1 and must perish except it be      
through the atonement which it is       
expedient should be made4  #cd3aj ,for  
it is expedient that there should be a  
great and last sacrifice2 yea1 not a    
sacrifice of man1 neither of beast1     
neither of any manner of fowl2 for it   
shall not be a human sacrifice2 but it  
must be an infinite and eternal         
sacrifice4  #cd3aa ,now there is not any
 man that can sacrifice his own blood   
which will atone for the sins of        
another4 ,now1 if a man murdereth1      
behold will our law1 which is just1 take
 the life of his brother8 ,i say unto   
you1 ,nay4  #cd3ab ,but the law         
requireth the life of him who hath      
murdered2 therefore there can be nothing
 which is short of an infinite atonement
 which will suffice for the sins of the 
world4  #cd3ac ,therefore1 it is        
expedient that there should be a great  
and last sacrifice2 and then shall there
 be1 or it is expedient there should be1

 a stop to the shedding of blood2 then  
shall the law of ,moses be fulfilled2   
yea1 it shall be all fulfilled1 every   
jot and tittle1 and none shall have     
passed away4  #cd3ad ,and behold1 this  
is the whole meaning of the law1 every  
whit pointing to that great and last    
sacrifice2 and that great and last      
sacrifice will be the ,son of ,god1 yea1
 infinite and eternal4  #cd3ae ,and thus
 he shall bring salvation to all those  
who shall believe on his name2 this     
being the intent of this last sacrifice1
 to bring about the bowels of mercy1    
which overpowereth justice1 and bringeth
 about means unto men that they may have
 faith unto repentance4  #cd3af ,and    
thus mercy can satisfy the demands of   
justice1 and encircles them in the arms 
of safety1 while he that exercises no   
faith unto repentance is exposed to the 
whole law of the demands of justice2    
therefore only unto him that has faith  
unto repentance is brought about the    
great and eternal plan of redemption4   

#cd3ag ,therefore may ,god grant unto   
you1 my brethren1 that ye may begin to  
exercise your faith unto repentance1    
that ye begin to call upon his holy     
name1 that he would have mercy upon you2
  #cd3ah ,yea1 cry unto him for mercy2  
for he is mighty to save4  #cd3ai ,yea1 
humble yourselves1 and continue in      
prayer unto him4  #cd3bj ,cry unto him  
when ye are in your fields1 yea1 over   
all your flocks4  #cd3ba ,cry unto him  
in your houses1 yea1 over all your      
household1 both morning1 mid-day1 and   
evening4  #cd3bb ,yea1 cry unto him     
against the power of your enemies4      
#cd3bc ,yea1 cry unto him against the   
devil1 who is an enemy to all           
righteousness4  #cd3bd ,cry unto him    
over the crops of your fields1 that ye  
may prosper in them4  #cd3be ,cry over  
the flocks of your fields1 that they may
 increase4  #cd3bf ,but this is not all2
 ye must pour out your souls in your    
closets1 and your secret places1 and in 
your wilderness4  #cd3bg ,yea1 and when 

you do not cry unto the ,lord1 let your 
hearts be full1 drawn out in prayer unto
 him continually for your welfare1 and  
also for the welfare of those who are   
around you4  #cd3bh ,and now behold1 my 
beloved brethren1 ,i say unto you1 do   
not suppose that this is all2 for after 
ye have done all these things1 if ye    
turn away the needy1 and the naked1 and 
visit not the sick and afflicted1 and   
impart of your substance1 if ye have1 to
 those who stand in need--,i say unto   
you1 if ye do not any of these things1  
behold1 your prayer is vain1 and        
availeth you nothing1 and ye are as     
hypocrites who do deny the faith4       
#cd3bi ,therefore1 if ye do not remember
 to be charitable1 ye are as dross1     
which the refiners do cast out1 7it     
being of no worth7 and is trodden under 
foot of men4  #cd3cj ,and now1 my       
brethren1 ,i would that1 after ye have  
received so many witnesses1 seeing that 
the holy scriptures testify of these    
things1 ye come forth and bring fruit   

unto repentance4  #cd3ca ,yea1 ,i would 
that ye would come forth and harden not 
your hearts any longer2 for behold1 now 
is the time and the day of your         
salvation2 and therefore1 if ye will    
repent and harden not your hearts1      
immediately shall the great plan of     
redemption be brought about unto you4   
#cd3cb ,for behold1 this life is the    
time for men to prepare to meet ,god2   
yea1 behold the day of this life is the 
day for men to perform their labors4    
#cd3cc ,and now1 as ,i said unto you    
before1 as ye have had so many          
witnesses1 therefore1 ,i beseech of you 
that ye do not procrastinate the day of 
your repentance until the end2 for after
 this day of life1 which is given us to 
prepare for eternity1 behold1 if we do  
not improve our time while in this life1
 then cometh the night of darkness      
wherein there can be no labor performed4
  #cd3cd ,ye cannot say1 when ye are    
brought to that awful crisis1 that ,i   
will repent1 that ,i will return to my  

,god4 ,nay1 ye cannot say this2 for that
 same spirit which doth possess your    
bodies at the time that ye go out of    
this life1 that same spirit will have   
power to possess your body in that      
eternal world4  #cd3ce ,for behold1 if  
ye have procrastinated the day of your  
repentance even until death1 behold1 ye 
have become subjected to the spirit of  
the devil1 and he doth seal you his2    
therefore1 the ,spirit of the ,lord hath
 withdrawn from you1 and hath no place  
in you1 and the devil hath all power    
over you2 and this is the final state of
 the wicked4  #cd3cf ,and this ,i know1 
because the ,lord hath said he dwelleth 
not in unholy temples1 but in the hearts
 of the righteous doth he dwell2 yea1   
and he has also said that the righteous 
shall sit down in his kingdom1 to go no 
more out2 but their garments should be  
made white through the blood of the     
,lamb4  #cd3cg ,and now1 my beloved     
brethren1 ,i desire that ye should      
remember these things1 and that ye      

should work out your salvation with fear
 before ,god1 and that ye should no more
 deny the coming of ,christ2  #cd3ch    
,that ye contend no more against the    
,holy ,ghost1 but that ye receive it1   
and take upon you the name of ,christ2  
that ye humble yourselves even to the   
dust1 and worship ,god1 in whatsoever   
place ye may be in1 in spirit and in    
truth2 and that ye live in thanksgiving 
daily1 for the many mercies and         
blessings which he doth bestow upon you4
  #cd3ci ,yea1 and ,i also exhort you1  
my brethren1 that ye be watchful unto   
prayer continually1 that ye may not be  
led away by the temptations of the      
devil1 that he may not overpower you1   
that ye may not become his subjects at  
the last day2 for behold1 he rewardeth  
you no good thing4  #cd3dj ,and now my  
beloved brethren1 ,i would exhort you to
 have patience1 and that ye bear with   
all manner of afflictions2 that ye do   
not revile against those who do cast you
 out because of your exceeding poverty1 

lest ye become sinners like unto them2  
#cd3da ,but that ye have patience1 and  
bear with those afflictions1 with a firm
 hope that ye shall one day rest from   
all your afflictions4  ,alma ,chapter   
#ce  #ce3a ,now it came to pass that    
after ,amulek had made an end of these  
words1 they withdrew themselves from the
 multitude and came over into the land  
of ,jershon4  #ce3b ,yea1 and the rest  
of the brethren1 after they had preached
 the word unto the ,zoramites1 also came
 over into the land of ,jershon4  #ce3c 
,and it came to pass that after the more
 popular part of the ,zoramites had     
consulted together concerning the words 
which had been preached unto them1 they 
were angry because of the word1 for it  
did destroy their craft2 therefore they 
would not hearken unto the words4  #ce3d
 ,and they sent and gathered together   
throughout all the land all the people1 
and consulted with them concerning the  
words which had been spoken4  #ce3e ,now
 their rulers and their priests and     

their teachers did not let the people   
know concerning their desires2 therefore
 they found out privily the minds of all
 the people4  #ce3f ,and it came to pass
 that after they had found out the minds
 of all the people1 those who were in   
favor of the words which had been spoken
 by ,alma and his brethren were cast out
 of the land2 and they were many2 and   
they came over also into the land of    
,jershon4  #ce3g ,and it came to pass   
that ,alma and his brethren did minister
 unto them4  #ce3h ,now the people of   
the ,zoramites were angry with the      
people of ,ammon who were in ,jershon1  
and the chief ruler of the ,zoramites1  
being a very wicked man1 sent over unto 
the people of ,ammon desiring them that 
they should cast out of their land all  
those who came over from them into their
 land4  #ce3i ,and he breathed out many 
threatenings against them4 ,and now the 
people of ,ammon did not fear their     
words2 therefore they did not cast them 
out1 but they did receive all the poor  

of the ,zoramites that came over unto   
them2 and they did nourish them1 and did
 clothe them1 and did give unto them    
lands for their inheritance2 and they   
did administer unto them according to   
their wants4  #ce3aj ,now this did stir 
up the ,zoramites to anger against the  
people of ,ammon1 and they began to mix 
with the ,lamanites and to stir them up 
also to anger against them4  #ce3aa ,and
 thus the ,zoramites and the ,lamanites 
began to make preparations for war      
against the people of ,ammon1 and also  
against the ,nephites4  #ce3ab ,and thus
 ended the seventeenth year of the reign
 of the judges over the people of       
,nephi4  #ce3ac ,and the people of      
,ammon departed out of the land of      
,jershon1 and came over into the land of
 ,melek1 and gave place in the land of  
,jershon for the armies of the          
,nephites1 that they might contend with 
the armies of the ,lamanites and the    
armies of the ,zoramites2 and thus      
commenced a war betwixt the ,lamanites  

and the ,nephites1 in the eighteenth    
year of the reign of the judges2 and an 
account shall be given of their wars    
hereafter4  #ce3ad ,and ,alma1 and      
,ammon1 and their brethren1 and also the
 two sons of ,alma returned to the land 
of ,zarahemla1 after having been        
instruments in the hands of ,god of     
bringing many of the ,zoramites to      
repentance2 and as many as were brought 
to repentance were driven out of their  
land2 but they have lands for their     
inheritance in the land of ,jershon1 and
 they have taken up arms to defend      
themselves1 and their wives1 and        
children1 and their lands4  #ce3ae ,now 
,alma1 being grieved for the iniquity of
 his people1 yea for the wars1 and the  
bloodsheds1 and the contentions which   
were among them2 and having been to     
declare the word1 or sent to declare the
 word1 among all the people in every    
city2 and seeing that the hearts of the 
people began to wax hard1 and that they 
began to be offended because of the     

strictness of the word1 his heart was   
exceedingly sorrowful4  #ce3af          
,therefore1 he caused that his sons     
should be gathered together1 that he    
might give unto them every one his      
charge1 separately1 concerning the      
things pertaining unto righteousness4   
,and we have an account of his          
commandments1 which he gave unto them   
according to his own record4  ,alma     
,chapter #cf  #cf3a ,my son1 give ear to
 my words2 for ,i swear unto you1 that  
inasmuch as ye shall keep the           
commandments of ,god ye shall prosper in
 the land4  #cf3b ,i would that ye      
should do as ,i have done1 in           
remembering the captivity of our        
fathers2 for they were in bondage1 and  
none could deliver them except it was   
the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of   
,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob2 and he  
surely did deliver them in their        
afflictions4  #cf3c ,and now1 ,o my son 
,helaman1 behold1 thou art in thy youth1
 and therefore1 ,i beseech of thee that 

thou wilt hear my words and learn of me2
 for ,i do know that whosoever shall put
 their trust in ,god shall be supported 
in their trials1 and their troubles1 and
 their afflictions1 and shall be lifted 
up at the last day4  #cf3d ,and ,i would
 not that ye think that ,i know of      
myself--not of the temporal but of the  
spiritual1 not of the carnal mind but of
 ,god4  #cf3e ,now1 behold1 ,i say unto 
you1 if ,i had not been born of ,god ,i 
should not have known these things2 but 
,god has1 by the mouth of his holy      
angel1 made these things known unto me1 
not of any worthiness of myself4  #cf3f 
,for ,i went about with the sons of     
,mosiah1 seeking to destroy the church  
of ,god2 but behold1 ,god sent his holy 
angel to stop us by the way4  #cf3g ,and
 behold1 he spake unto us1 as it were   
the voice of thunder1 and the whole     
earth did tremble beneath our feet2 and 
we all fell to the earth1 for the fear  
of the ,lord came upon us4  #cf3h ,but  
behold1 the voice said unto me3 ,arise4 

,and ,i arose and stood up1 and beheld  
the angel4  #cf3i ,and he said unto me3 
,if thou wilt of thyself be destroyed1  
seek no more to destroy the church of   
,god4  #cf3aj ,and it came to pass that 
,i fell to the earth2 and it was for the
 space of three days and three nights   
that ,i could not open my mouth1 neither
 had ,i the use of my limbs4  #cf3aa    
,and the angel spake more things unto   
me1 which were heard by my brethren1 but
 ,i did not hear them2 for when ,i heard
 the words--,if thou wilt be destroyed  
of thyself1 seek no more to destroy the 
church of ,god--,i was struck with such 
great fear and amazement lest perhaps ,i
 should be destroyed1 that ,i fell to   
the earth and ,i did hear no more4      
#cf3ab ,but ,i was racked with eternal  
torment1 for my soul was harrowed up to 
the greatest degree and racked with all 
my sins4  #cf3ac ,yea1 ,i did remember  
all my sins and iniquities1 for which ,i
 was tormented with the pains of hell2  
yea1 ,i saw that ,i had rebelled against

 my ,god1 and that ,i had not kept his  
holy commandments4  #cf3ad ,yea1 and ,i 
had murdered many of his children1 or   
rather led them away unto destruction2  
yea1 and in fine so great had been my   
iniquities1 that the very thought of    
coming into the presence of my ,god did 
rack my soul with inexpressible horror4 
#cf3ae ,oh1 thought ,i1 that ,i could be
 banished and become extinct both soul  
and body1 that ,i might not be brought  
to stand in the presence of my ,god1 to 
be judged of my deeds4  #cf3af ,and now1
 for three days and for three nights was
 ,i racked1 even with the pains of a    
damned soul4  #cf3ag ,and it came to    
pass that as ,i was thus racked with    
torment1 while ,i was harrowed up by the
 memory of my many sins1 behold1 ,i     
remembered also to have heard my father 
prophesy unto the people concerning the 
coming of one ,jesus ,christ1 a ,son of 
,god1 to atone for the sins of the      
world4  #cf3ah ,now1 as my mind caught  
hold upon this thought1 ,i cried within 

my heart3 ,o ,jesus1 thou ,son of ,god1 
have mercy on me1 who am in the gall of 
bitterness1 and am encircled about by   
the everlasting chains of death4  #cf3ai
 ,and now1 behold1 when ,i thought this1
 ,i could remember my pains no more2    
yea1 ,i was harrowed up by the memory of
 my sins no more4  #cf3bj ,and oh1 what 
joy1 and what marvelous light ,i did    
behold2 yea1 my soul was filled with joy
 as exceeding as was my pain6  #cf3ba   
,yea1 ,i say unto you1 my son1 that     
there could be nothing so exquisite and 
so bitter as were my pains4 ,yea1 and   
again ,i say unto you1 my son1 that on  
the other hand1 there can be nothing so 
exquisite and sweet as was my joy4      
#cf3bb ,yea1 methought ,i saw1 even as  
our father ,lehi saw1 ,god sitting upon 
his throne1 surrounded with numberless  
concourses of angels1 in the attitude of
 singing and praising their ,god2 yea1  
and my soul did long to be there4       
#cf3bc ,but behold1 my limbs did receive
 their strength again1 and ,i stood upon

 my feet1 and did manifest unto the     
people that ,i had been born of ,god4   
#cf3bd ,yea1 and from that time even    
until now1 ,i have labored without      
ceasing1 that ,i might bring souls unto 
repentance2 that ,i might bring them to 
taste of the exceeding joy of which ,i  
did taste2 that they might also be born 
of ,god1 and be filled with the ,holy   
,ghost4  #cf3be ,yea1 and now behold1 ,o
 my son1 the ,lord doth give me         
exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my
 labors2  #cf3bf ,for because of the    
word which he has imparted unto me1     
behold1 many have been born of ,god1 and
 have tasted as ,i have tasted1 and have
 seen eye to eye as ,i have seen2       
therefore they do know of these things  
of which ,i have spoken1 as ,i do know2 
and the knowledge which ,i have is of   
,god4  #cf3bg ,and ,i have been         
supported under trials and troubles of  
every kind1 yea1 and in all manner of   
afflictions2 yea1 ,god has delivered me 
from prison1 and from bonds1 and from   

death2 yea1 and ,i do put my trust in   
him1 and he will still deliver me4      
#cf3bh ,and ,i know that he will raise  
me up at the last day1 to dwell with him
 in glory2 yea1 and ,i will praise him  
forever1 for he has brought our fathers 
out of ,egypt1 and he has swallowed up  
the ,egyptians in the ,red ,sea2 and he 
led them by his power into the promised 
land2 yea1 and he has delivered them out
 of bondage and captivity from time to  
time4  #cf3bi ,yea1 and he has also     
brought our fathers out of the land of  
,jerusalem2 and he has also1 by his     
everlasting power1 delivered them out of
 bondage and captivity1 from time to    
time even down to the present day2 and  
,i have always retained in remembrance  
their captivity2 yea1 and ye also ought 
to retain in remembrance1 as ,i have    
done1 their captivity4  #cf3cj ,but     
behold1 my son1 this is not all2 for ye 
ought to know as ,i do know1 that       
inasmuch as ye shall keep the           
commandments of ,god ye shall prosper in

 the land2 and ye ought to know also1   
that inasmuch as ye will not keep the   
commandments of ,god ye shall be cut off
 from his presence4 ,now this is        
according to his word4  ,alma ,chapter  
#cg  #cg3a ,and now1 my son ,helaman1 ,i
 command you that ye take the records   
which have been entrusted with me2      
#cg3b ,and ,i also command you that ye  
keep a record of this people1 according 
as ,i have done1 upon the plates of     
,nephi1 and keep all these things sacred
 which ,i have kept1 even as ,i have    
kept them2 for it is for a wise purpose 
that they are kept4  #cg3c ,and these   
plates of brass1 which contain these    
engravings1 which have the records of   
the holy scriptures upon them1 which    
have the genealogy of our forefathers1  
even from the beginning--  #cg3d        
,behold1 it has been prophesied by our  
fathers1 that they should be kept and   
handed down from one generation to      
another1 and be kept and preserved by   
the hand of the ,lord until they should 

go forth unto every nation1 kindred1    
tongue1 and people1 that they shall know
 of the mysteries contained thereon4    
#cg3e ,and now behold1 if they are kept 
they must retain their brightness2 yea1 
and they will retain their brightness2  
yea1 and also shall all the plates which
 do contain that which is holy writ4    
#cg3f ,now ye may suppose that this is  
foolishness in me2 but behold ,i say    
unto you1 that by small and simple      
things are great things brought to pass2
 and small means in many instances doth 
confound the wise4  #cg3g ,and the ,lord
 ,god doth work by means to bring about 
his great and eternal purposes2 and by  
very small means the ,lord doth confound
 the wise and bringeth about the        
salvation of many souls4  #cg3h ,and    
now1 it has hitherto been wisdom in ,god
 that these things should be preserved2 
for behold1 they have enlarged the      
memory of this people1 yea1 and         
convinced many of the error of their    
ways1 and brought them to the knowledge 

of their ,god unto the salvation of     
their souls4  #cg3i ,yea1 ,i say unto   
you1 were it not for these things that  
these records do contain1 which are on  
these plates1 ,ammon and his brethren   
could not have convinced so many        
thousands of the ,lamanites of the      
incorrect tradition of their fathers2   
yea1 these records and their words      
brought them unto repentance2 that is1  
they brought them to the knowledge of   
the ,lord their ,god1 and to rejoice in 
,jesus ,christ their ,redeemer4  #cg3aj 
,and who knoweth but what they will be  
the means of bringing many thousands of 
them1 yea1 and also many thousands of   
our stiffnecked brethren1 the ,nephites1
 who are now hardening their hearts in  
sin and iniquities1 to the knowledge of 
their ,redeemer8  #cg3aa ,now these     
mysteries are not yet fully made known  
unto me2 therefore ,i shall forbear4    
#cg3ab ,and it may suffice if ,i only   
say they are preserved for a wise       
purpose1 which purpose is known unto    

,god2 for he doth counsel in wisdom over
 all his works1 and his paths are       
straight1 and his course is one eternal 
round4  #cg3ac ,o remember1 remember1 my
 son ,helaman1 how strict are the       
commandments of ,god4 ,and he said3 ,if 
ye will keep my commandments ye shall   
prosper in the land--but if ye keep not 
his commandments ye shall be cut off    
from his presence4  #cg3ad ,and now     
remember1 my son1 that ,god has         
entrusted you with these things1 which  
are sacred1 which he has kept sacred1   
and also which he will keep and preserve
 for a wise purpose in him1 that he may 
show forth his power unto future        
generations4  #cg3ae ,and now behold1 ,i
 tell you by the spirit of prophecy1    
that if ye transgress the commandments  
of ,god1 behold1 these things which are 
sacred shall be taken away from you by  
the power of ,god1 and ye shall be      
delivered up unto ,satan1 that he may   
sift you as chaff before the wind4      
#cg3af ,but if ye keep the commandments 

of ,god1 and do with these things which 
are sacred according to that which the  
,lord doth command you1 7for you must   
appeal unto the ,lord for all things    
whatsoever ye must do with them7 behold1
 no power of earth or hell can take them
 from you1 for ,god is powerful to the  
fulfilling of all his words4  #cg3ag    
,for he will fulfil all his promises    
which he shall make unto you1 for he has
 fulfilled his promises which he has    
made unto our fathers4  #cg3ah ,for he  
promised unto them that he would        
preserve these things for a wise purpose
 in him1 that he might show forth his   
power unto future generations4  #cg3ai  
,and now behold1 one purpose hath he    
fulfilled1 even to the restoration of   
many thousands of the ,lamanites to the 
knowledge of the truth2 and he hath     
shown forth his power in them1 and he   
will also still show forth his power in 
them unto future generations2 therefore 
they shall be preserved4  #cg3bj        
,therefore ,i command you1 my son       

,helaman1 that ye be diligent in        
fulfilling all my words1 and that ye be 
diligent in keeping the commandments of 
,god as they are written4  #cg3ba ,and  
now1 ,i will speak unto you concerning  
those twenty-four plates1 that ye keep  
them1 that the mysteries and the works  
of darkness1 and their secret works1 or 
the secret works of those people who    
have been destroyed1 may be made        
manifest unto this people2 yea1 all     
their murders1 and robbings1 and their  
plunderings1 and all their wickedness   
and abominations1 may be made manifest  
unto this people2 yea1 and that ye      
preserve these interpreters4  #cg3bb    
,for behold1 the ,lord saw that his     
people began to work in darkness1 yea1  
work secret murders and abominations2   
therefore the ,lord said1 if they did   
not repent they should be destroyed from
 off the face of the earth4  #cg3bc ,and
 the ,lord said3 ,i will prepare unto my
 servant ,gazelem1 a stone1 which shall 
shine forth in darkness unto light1 that

 ,i may discover unto my people who     
serve me1 that ,i may discover unto them
 the works of their brethren1 yea1 their
 secret works1 their works of darkness1 
and their wickedness and abominations4  
#cg3bd ,and now1 my son1 these          
interpreters were prepared that the word
 of ,god might be fulfilled1 which he   
spake1 saying3  #cg3be ,i will bring    
forth out of darkness unto light all    
their secret works and their            
abominations2 and except they repent ,i 
will destroy them from off the face of  
the earth2 and ,i will bring to light   
all their secrets and abominations1 unto
 every nation that shall hereafter      
possess the land4  #cg3bf ,and now1 my  
son1 we see that they did not repent2   
therefore they have been destroyed1 and 
thus far the word of ,god has been      
fulfilled2 yea1 their secret            
abominations have been brought out of   
darkness and made known unto us4  #cg3bg
 ,and now1 my son1 ,i command you that  
ye retain all their oaths1 and their    

covenants1 and their agreements in their
 secret abominations2 yea1 and all their
 signs and their wonders ye shall keep  
from this people1 that they know them   
not1 lest peradventure they should fall 
into darkness also and be destroyed4    
#cg3bh ,for behold1 there is a curse    
upon all this land1 that destruction    
shall come upon all those workers of    
darkness1 according to the power of     
,god1 when they are fully ripe2         
therefore ,i desire that this people    
might not be destroyed4  #cg3bi         
,therefore ye shall keep these secret   
plans of their oaths and their covenants
 from this people1 and only their       
wickedness and their murders and their  
abominations shall ye make known unto   
them2 and ye shall teach them to abhor  
such wickedness and abominations and    
murders2 and ye shall also teach them   
that these people were destroyed on     
account of their wickedness and         
abominations and their murders4  #cg3cj 
,for behold1 they murdered all the      

prophets of the ,lord who came among    
them to declare unto them concerning    
their iniquities2 and the blood of those
 whom they murdered did cry unto the    
,lord their ,god for vengeance upon     
those who were their murderers2 and thus
 the judgments of ,god did come upon    
these workers of darkness and secret    
combinations4  #cg3ca ,yea1 and cursed  
be the land forever and ever unto those 
workers of darkness and secret          
combinations1 even unto destruction1    
except they repent before they are fully
 ripe4  #cg3cb ,and now1 my son1        
remember the words which ,i have spoken 
unto you2 trust not those secret plans  
unto this people1 but teach them an     
everlasting hatred against sin and      
iniquity4  #cg3cc ,preach unto them     
repentance1 and faith on the ,lord      
,jesus ,christ2 teach them to humble    
themselves and to be meek and lowly in  
heart2 teach them to withstand every    
temptation of the devil1 with their     
faith on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4      

#cg3cd ,teach them to never be weary of 
good works1 but to be meek and lowly in 
heart2 for such shall find rest to their
 souls4  #cg3ce ,o1 remember1 my son1   
and learn wisdom in thy youth2 yea1     
learn in thy youth to keep the          
commandments of ,god4  #cg3cf ,yea1 and 
cry unto ,god for all thy support2 yea1 
let all thy doings be unto the ,lord1   
and whithersoever thou goest let it be  
in the ,lord2 yea1 let all thy thoughts 
be directed unto the ,lord2 yea1 let the
 affections of thy heart be placed upon 
the ,lord forever4  #cg3cg ,counsel with
 the ,lord in all thy doings1 and he    
will direct thee for good2 yea1 when    
thou liest down at night lie down unto  
the ,lord1 that he may watch over you in
 your sleep2 and when thou risest in the
 morning let thy heart be full of thanks
 unto ,god2 and if ye do these things1  
ye shall be lifted up at the last day4  
#cg3ch ,and now1 my son1 ,i have        
somewhat to say concerning the thing    
which our fathers call a ball1 or       

director--or our fathers called it      
,liahona1 which is1 being interpreted1 a
 compass2 and the ,lord prepared it4    
#cg3ci ,and behold1 there cannot any man
 work after the manner of so curious a  
workmanship4 ,and behold1 it was        
prepared to show unto our fathers the   
course which they should travel in the  
wilderness4  #cg3dj ,and it did work for
 them according to their faith in ,god2 
therefore1 if they had faith to believe 
that ,god could cause that those        
spindles should point the way they      
should go1 behold1 it was done2         
therefore they had this miracle1 and    
also many other miracles wrought by the 
power of ,god1 day by day4  #cg3da      
,nevertheless1 because those miracles   
were worked by small means it did show  
unto them marvelous works4 ,they were   
slothful1 and forgot to exercise their  
faith and diligence and then those      
marvelous works ceased1 and they did not
 progress in their journey2  #cg3db     
,therefore1 they tarried in the         

wilderness1 or did not travel a direct  
course1 and were afflicted with hunger  
and thirst1 because of their            
transgressions4  #cg3dc ,and now1 my    
son1 ,i would that ye should understand 
that these things are not without a     
shadow2 for as our fathers were slothful
 to give heed to this compass 7now these
 things were temporal7 they did not     
prosper2 even so it is with things which
 are spiritual4  #cg3dd ,for behold1 it 
is as easy to give heed to the word of  
,christ1 which will point to you a      
straight course to eternal bliss1 as it 
was for our fathers to give heed to this
 compass1 which would point unto them a 
straight course to the promised land4   
#cg3de ,and now ,i say1 is there not a  
type in this thing8 ,for just as surely 
as this director did bring our fathers1 
by following its course1 to the promised
 land1 shall the words of ,christ1 if we
 follow their course1 carry us beyond   
this vale of sorrow into a far better   
land of promise4  #cg3df ,o my son1 do  

not let us be slothful because of the   
easiness of the way2 for so was it with 
our fathers2 for so was it prepared for 
them1 that if they would look they might
 live2 even so it is with us4 ,the way  
is prepared1 and if we will look we may 
live forever4  #cg3dg ,and now1 my son1 
see that ye take care of these sacred   
things1 yea1 see that ye look to ,god   
and live4 ,go unto this people and      
declare the word1 and be sober4 ,my son1
 farewell4  ,alma ,chapter #ch  #ch3a   
,my son1 give ear to my words1 for ,i   
say unto you1 even as ,i said unto      
,helaman1 that inasmuch as ye shall keep
 the commandments of ,god ye shall      
prosper in the land2 and inasmuch as ye 
will not keep the commandments of ,god  
ye shall be cut off from his presence4  
#ch3b ,and now1 my son1 ,i trust that ,i
 shall have great joy in you1 because of
 your steadiness and your faithfulness  
unto ,god2 for as you have commenced in 
your youth to look to the ,lord your    
,god1 even so ,i hope that you will     

continue in keeping his commandments2   
for blessed is he that endureth to the  
end4  #ch3c ,i say unto you1 my son1    
that ,i have had great joy in thee      
already1 because of thy faithfulness and
 thy diligence1 and thy patience and thy
 long-suffering among the people of the 
,zoramites4  #ch3d ,for ,i know that    
thou wast in bonds2 yea1 and ,i also    
know that thou wast stoned for the      
word's sake2 and thou didst bear all    
these things with patience because the  
,lord was with thee2 and now thou       
knowest that the ,lord did deliver thee4
  #ch3e ,and now my son1 ,shiblon1 ,i   
would that ye should remember1 that as  
much as ye shall put your trust in ,god 
even so much ye shall be delivered out  
of your trials1 and your troubles1 and  
your afflictions1 and ye shall be lifted
 up at the last day4  #ch3f ,now1 my    
son1 ,i would not that ye should think  
that ,i know these things of myself1 but
 it is the ,spirit of ,god which is in  
me which maketh these things known unto 

me2 for if ,i had not been born of ,god 
,i should not have known these things4  
#ch3g ,but behold1 the ,lord in his     
great mercy sent his angel to declare   
unto me that ,i must stop the work of   
destruction among his people2 yea1 and  
,i have seen an angel face to face1 and 
he spake with me1 and his voice was as  
thunder1 and it shook the whole earth4  
#ch3h ,and it came to pass that ,i was  
three days and three nights in the most 
bitter pain and anguish of soul2 and    
never1 until ,i did cry out unto the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ for mercy1 did ,i  
receive a remission of my sins4 ,but    
behold1 ,i did cry unto him and ,i did  
find peace to my soul4  #ch3i ,and now1 
my son1 ,i have told you this that ye   
may learn wisdom1 that ye may learn of  
me that there is no other way or means  
whereby man can be saved1 only in and   
through ,christ4 ,behold1 he is the life
 and the light of the world4 ,behold1 he
 is the word of truth and righteousness4
  #ch3aj ,and now1 as ye have begun to  

teach the word even so ,i would that ye 
should continue to teach2 and ,i would  
that ye would be diligent and temperate 
in all things4  #ch3aa ,see that ye are 
not lifted up unto pride2 yea1 see that 
ye do not boast in your own wisdom1 nor 
of your much strength4  #ch3ab ,use     
boldness1 but not overbearance2 and also
 see that ye bridle all your passions1  
that ye may be filled with love2 see    
that ye refrain from idleness4  #ch3ac  
,do not pray as the ,zoramites do1 for  
ye have seen that they pray to be heard 
of men1 and to be praised for their     
wisdom4  #ch3ad ,do not say3 ,o ,god1 ,i
 thank thee that we are better than our 
brethren2 but rather say3 ,o ,lord1     
forgive my unworthiness1 and remember my
 brethren in mercy--yea1 acknowledge    
your unworthiness before ,god at all    
times4  #ch3ae ,and may the ,lord bless 
your soul1 and receive you at the last  
day into his kingdom1 to sit down in    
peace4 ,now go1 my son1 and teach the   
word unto this people4 ,be sober4 ,my   

son1 farewell4  ,alma ,chapter #ci      
#ci3a ,and now1 my son1 ,i have somewhat
 more to say unto thee than what ,i said
 unto thy brother2 for behold1 have ye  
not observed the steadiness of thy      
brother1 his faithfulness1 and his      
diligence in keeping the commandments of
 ,god8 ,behold1 has he not set a good   
example for thee8  #ci3b ,for thou didst
 not give so much heed unto my words as 
did thy brother1 among the people of the
 ,zoramites4 ,now this is what ,i have  
against thee2 thou didst go on unto     
boasting in thy strength and thy wisdom4
  #ci3c ,and this is not all1 my son4   
,thou didst do that which was grievous  
unto me2 for thou didst forsake the     
ministry1 and did go over into the land 
of ,siron1 among the borders of the     
,lamanites1 after the harlot ,isabel4   
#ci3d ,yea1 she did steal away the      
hearts of many2 but this was no excuse  
for thee1 my son4 ,thou shouldst have   
tended to the ministry wherewith thou   
wast entrusted4  #ci3e ,know ye not1 my 

son1 that these things are an           
abomination in the sight of the ,lord2  
yea1 most abominable above all sins save
 it be the shedding of innocent blood or
 denying the ,holy ,ghost8  #ci3f ,for  
behold1 if ye deny the ,holy ,ghost when
 it once has had place in you1 and ye   
know that ye deny it1 behold1 this is a 
sin which is unpardonable2 yea1 and     
whosoever murdereth against the light   
and knowledge of ,god1 it is not easy   
for him to obtain forgiveness2 yea1 ,i  
say unto you1 my son1 that it is not    
easy for him to obtain a forgiveness4   
#ci3g ,and now1 my son1 ,i would to ,god
 that ye had not been guilty of so great
 a crime4 ,i would not dwell upon your  
crimes1 to harrow up your soul1 if it   
were not for your good4  #ci3h ,but     
behold1 ye cannot hide your crimes from 
,god2 and except ye repent they will    
stand as a testimony against you at the 
last day4  #ci3i ,now my son1 ,i would  
that ye should repent and forsake your  
sins1 and go no more after the lusts of 

your eyes1 but cross yourself in all    
these things2 for except ye do this ye  
can in nowise inherit the kingdom of    
,god4 ,oh1 remember1 and take it upon   
you1 and cross yourself in these things4
  #ci3aj ,and ,i command you to take it 
upon you to counsel with your elder     
brothers in your undertakings2 for      
behold1 thou art in thy youth1 and ye   
stand in need to be nourished by your   
brothers4 ,and give heed to their       
counsel4  #ci3aa ,suffer not yourself to
 be led away by any vain or foolish     
thing2 suffer not the devil to lead away
 your heart again after those wicked    
harlots4 ,behold1 ,o my son1 how great  
iniquity ye brought upon the ,zoramites2
 for when they saw your conduct they    
would not believe in my words4  #ci3ab  
,and now the ,spirit of the ,lord doth  
say unto me3 ,command thy children to do
 good1 lest they lead away the hearts of
 many people to destruction2 therefore  
,i command you1 my son1 in the fear of  
,god1 that ye refrain from your         

iniquities2  #ci3ac ,that ye turn to the
 ,lord with all your mind1 might1 and   
strength2 that ye lead away the hearts  
of no more to do wickedly2 but rather   
return unto them1 and acknowledge your  
faults and that wrong which ye have     
done4  #ci3ad ,seek not after riches nor
 the vain things of this world2 for     
behold1 you cannot carry them with you4 
#ci3ae ,and now1 my son1 ,i would say   
somewhat unto you concerning the coming 
of ,christ4 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1   
that it is he that surely shall come to 
take away the sins of the world2 yea1 he
 cometh to declare glad tidings of      
salvation unto his people4  #ci3af ,and 
now1 my son1 this was the ministry unto 
which ye were called1 to declare these  
glad tidings unto this people to prepare
 their minds2 or rather that salvation  
might come unto them1 that they may     
prepare the minds of their children to  
hear the word at the time of his coming4
  #ci3ag ,and now ,i will ease your mind
 somewhat on this subject4 ,behold1 you 

marvel why these things should be known 
so long beforehand4 ,behold1 ,i say unto
 you1 is not a soul at this time as     
precious unto ,god as a soul will be at 
the time of his coming8  #ci3ah ,is it  
not as necessary that the plan of       
redemption should be made known unto    
this people as well as unto their       
children8  #ci3ai ,is it not as easy at 
this time for the ,lord to send his     
angel to declare these glad tidings unto
 us as unto our children1 or as after   
the time of his coming8  ,alma ,chapter 
#dj  #dj3a ,now my son1 here is somewhat
 more ,i would say unto thee2 for ,i    
perceive that thy mind is worried       
concerning the resurrection of the dead4
  #dj3b ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 that  
there is no resurrection--or1 ,i would  
say1 in other words1 that this mortal   
does not put on immortality1 this       
corruption does not put on              
incorruption--until after the coming of 
,christ4  #dj3c ,behold1 he bringeth to 
pass the resurrection of the dead4 ,but 

behold1 my son1 the resurrection is not 
yet4 ,now1 ,i unfold unto you a mystery2
 nevertheless1 there are many mysteries 
which are kept1 that no one knoweth them
 save ,god himself4 ,but ,i show unto   
you one thing which ,i have inquired    
diligently of ,god that ,i might        
know--that is concerning the            
resurrection4  #dj3d ,behold1 there is a
 time appointed that all shall come     
forth from the dead4 ,now when this time
 cometh no one knows2 but ,god knoweth  
the time which is appointed4  #dj3e     
,now1 whether there shall be one time1  
or a second time1 or a third time1 that 
men shall come forth from the dead1 it  
mattereth not2 for ,god knoweth all     
these things2 and it sufficeth me to    
know that this is the case--that there  
is a time appointed that all shall rise 
from the dead4  #dj3f ,now there must   
needs be a space betwixt the time of    
death and the time of the resurrection4 
#dj3g ,and now ,i would inquire what    
becometh of the souls of men from this  

time of death to the time appointed for 
the resurrection8  #dj3h ,now whether   
there is more than one time appointed   
for men to rise it mattereth not2 for   
all do not die at once1 and this        
mattereth not2 all is as one day with   
,god1 and time only is measured unto    
men4  #dj3i ,therefore1 there is a time 
appointed unto men that they shall rise 
from the dead2 and there is a space     
between the time of death and the       
resurrection4 ,and now1 concerning this 
space of time1 what becometh of the     
souls of men is the thing which ,i have 
inquired diligently of the ,lord to     
know2 and this is the thing of which ,i 
do know4  #dj3aj ,and when the time     
cometh when all shall rise1 then shall  
they know that ,god knoweth all the     
times which are appointed unto man4     
#dj3aa ,now1 concerning the state of the
 soul between death and the             
resurrection--,behold1 it has been made 
known unto me by an angel1 that the     
spirits of all men1 as soon as they are 

departed from this mortal body1 yea1 the
 spirits of all men1 whether they be    
good or evil1 are taken home to that    
,god who gave them life4  #dj3ab ,and   
then shall it come to pass1 that the    
spirits of those who are righteous are  
received into a state of happiness1     
which is called paradise1 a state of    
rest1 a state of peace1 where they shall
 rest from all their troubles and from  
all care1 and sorrow4  #dj3ac ,and then 
shall it come to pass1 that the spirits 
of the wicked1 yea1 who are evil--for   
behold1 they have no part nor portion of
 the ,spirit of the ,lord2 for behold1  
they chose evil works rather than good2 
therefore the spirit of the devil did   
enter into them1 and take possession of 
their house--and these shall be cast out
 into outer darkness2 there shall be    
weeping1 and wailing1 and gnashing of   
teeth1 and this because of their own    
iniquity1 being led captive by the will 
of the devil4  #dj3ad ,now this is the  
state of the souls of the wicked1 yea1  

in darkness1 and a state of awful1      
fearful looking for the fiery           
indignation of the wrath of ,god upon   
them2 thus they remain in this state1 as
 well as the righteous in paradise1     
until the time of their resurrection4   
#dj3ae ,now1 there are some that have   
understood that this state of happiness 
and this state of misery of the soul1   
before the resurrection1 was a first    
resurrection4 ,yea1 ,i admit it may be  
termed a resurrection1 the raising of   
the spirit or the soul and their        
consignation to happiness or misery1    
according to the words which have been  
spoken4  #dj3af ,and behold1 again it   
hath been spoken1 that there is a first 
resurrection1 a resurrection of all     
those who have been1 or who are1 or who 
shall be1 down to the resurrection of   
,christ from the dead4  #dj3ag ,now1 we 
do not suppose that this first          
resurrection1 which is spoken of in this
 manner1 can be the resurrection of the 
souls and their consignation to         

happiness or misery4 ,ye cannot suppose 
that this is what it meaneth4  #dj3ah   
,behold1 ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 but it  
meaneth the reuniting of the soul with  
the body1 of those from the days of     
,adam down to the resurrection of       
,christ4  #dj3ai ,now1 whether the souls
 and the bodies of those of whom has    
been spoken shall all be reunited at    
once1 the wicked as well as the         
righteous1 ,i do not say2 let it        
suffice2 that ,i say that they all come 
forth2 or in other words1 their         
resurrection cometh to pass before the  
resurrection of those who die after the 
resurrection of ,christ4  #dj3bj ,now1  
my son1 ,i do not say that their        
resurrection cometh at the resurrection 
of ,christ2 but behold1 ,i give it as my
 opinion1 that the souls and the bodies 
are reunited1 of the righteous1 at the  
resurrection of ,christ1 and his        
ascension into heaven4  #dj3ba ,but     
whether it be at his resurrection or    
after1 ,i do not say2 but this much ,i  

say1 that there is a space between death
 and the resurrection of the body1 and a
 state of the soul in happiness or in   
misery until the time which is appointed
 of ,god that the dead shall come forth1
 and be reunited1 both soul and body1   
and be brought to stand before ,god1 and
 be judged according to their works4    
#dj3bb ,yea1 this bringeth about the    
restoration of those things of which has
 been spoken by the mouths of the       
prophets4  #dj3bc ,the soul shall be    
restored to the body1 and the body to   
the soul2 yea1 and every limb and joint 
shall be restored to its body2 yea1 even
 a hair of the head shall not be lost2  
but all things shall be restored to     
their proper and perfect frame4  #dj3bd 
,and now1 my son1 this is the           
restoration of which has been spoken by 
the mouths of the prophets--  #dj3be    
,and then shall the righteous shine     
forth in the kingdom of ,god4  #dj3bf   
,but behold1 an awful death cometh upon 
the wicked2 for they die as to things   

pertaining to things of righteousness2  
for they are unclean1 and no unclean    
thing can inherit the kingdom of ,god2  
but they are cast out1 and consigned to 
partake of the fruits of their labors or
 their works1 which have been evil2 and 
they drink the dregs of a bitter cup4   
,alma ,chapter #da  #da3a ,and now1 my  
son1 ,i have somewhat to say concerning 
the restoration of which has been       
spoken2 for behold1 some have wrested   
the scriptures1 and have gone far astray
 because of this thing4 ,and ,i perceive
 that thy mind has been worried also    
concerning this thing4 ,but behold1 ,i  
will explain it unto thee4  #da3b ,i say
 unto thee1 my son1 that the plan of    
restoration is requisite with the       
justice of ,god2 for it is requisite    
that all things should be restored to   
their proper order4 ,behold1 it is      
requisite and just1 according to the    
power and resurrection of ,christ1 that 
the soul of man should be restored to   
its body1 and that every part of the    

body should be restored to itself4      
#da3c ,and it is requisite with the     
justice of ,god that men should be      
judged according to their works2 and if 
their works were good in this life1 and 
the desires of their hearts were good1  
that they should also1 at the last day1 
be restored unto that which is good4    
#da3d ,and if their works are evil they 
shall be restored unto them for evil4   
,therefore1 all things shall be restored
 to their proper order1 every thing to  
its natural frame--mortality raised to  
immortality1 corruption to              
incorruption--raised to endless         
happiness to inherit the kingdom of     
,god1 or to endless misery to inherit   
the kingdom of the devil1 the one on one
 hand1 the other on the other--  #da3e  
,the one raised to happiness according  
to his desires of happiness1 or good    
according to his desires of good2 and   
the other to evil according to his      
desires of evil2 for as he has desired  
to do evil all the day long even so     

shall he have his reward of evil when   
the night cometh4  #da3f ,and so it is  
on the other hand4 ,if he hath repented 
of his sins1 and desired righteousness  
until the end of his days1 even so he   
shall be rewarded unto righteousness4   
#da3g ,these are they that are redeemed 
of the ,lord2 yea1 these are they that  
are taken out1 that are delivered from  
that endless night of darkness2 and thus
 they stand or fall2 for behold1 they   
are their own judges1 whether to do good
 or do evil4  #da3h ,now1 the decrees of
 ,god are unalterable2 therefore1 the   
way is prepared that whosoever will may 
walk therein and be saved4  #da3i ,and  
now behold1 my son1 do not risk one more
 offense against your ,god upon those   
points of doctrine1 which ye have       
hitherto risked to commit sin4  #da3aj  
,do not suppose1 because it has been    
spoken concerning restoration1 that ye  
shall be restored from sin to happiness4
 ,behold1 ,i say unto you1 wickedness   
never was happiness4  #da3aa ,and now1  

my son1 all men that are in a state of  
nature1 or ,i would say1 in a carnal    
state1 are in the gall of bitterness and
 in the bonds of iniquity2 they are     
without ,god in the world1 and they have
 gone contrary to the nature of ,god2   
therefore1 they are in a state contrary 
to the nature of happiness4  #da3ab ,and
 now behold1 is the meaning of the word 
restoration to take a thing of a natural
 state and place it in an unnatural     
state1 or to place it in a state        
opposite to its nature8  #da3ac ,o1 my  
son1 this is not the case2 but the      
meaning of the word restoration is to   
bring back again evil for evil1 or      
carnal for carnal1 or devilish for      
devilish--good for that which is good2  
righteous for that which is righteous2  
just for that which is just2 merciful   
for that which is merciful4  #da3ad     
,therefore1 my son1 see that you are    
merciful unto your brethren2 deal       
justly1 judge righteously1 and do good  
continually2 and if ye do all these     

things then shall ye receive your       
reward2 yea1 ye shall have mercy        
restored unto you again2 ye shall have  
justice restored unto you again2 ye     
shall have a righteous judgment restored
 unto you again2 and ye shall have good 
rewarded unto you again4  #da3ae ,for   
that which ye do send out shall return  
unto you again1 and be restored2        
therefore1 the word restoration more    
fully condemneth the sinner1 and        
justifieth him not at all4  ,alma       
,chapter #db  #db3a ,and now1 my son1 ,i
 perceive there is somewhat more which  
doth worry your mind1 which ye cannot   
understand--which is concerning the     
justice of ,god in the punishment of the
 sinner2 for ye do try to suppose that  
it is injustice that the sinner should  
be consigned to a state of misery4      
#db3b ,now behold1 my son1 ,i will      
explain this thing unto thee4 ,for      
behold1 after the ,lord ,god sent our   
first parents forth from the garden of  
,eden1 to till the ground1 from whence  

they were taken--yea1 he drew out the   
man1 and he placed at the east end of   
the garden of ,eden1 cherubim1 and a    
flaming sword which turned every way1 to
 keep the tree of life--  #db3c ,now1 we
 see that the man had become as ,god1   
knowing good and evil2 and lest he      
should put forth his hand1 and take also
 of the tree of life1 and eat and live  
forever1 the ,lord ,god placed cherubim 
and the flaming sword1 that he should   
not partake of the fruit--  #db3d ,and  
thus we see1 that there was a time      
granted unto man to repent1 yea1 a      
probationary time1 a time to repent and 
serve ,god4  #db3e ,for behold1 if ,adam
 had put forth his hand immediately1 and
 partaken of the tree of life1 he would 
have lived forever1 according to the    
word of ,god1 having no space for       
repentance2 yea1 and also the word of   
,god would have been void1 and the great
 plan of salvation would have been      
frustrated4  #db3f ,but behold1 it was  
appointed unto man to die--therefore1 as

 they were cut off from the tree of life
 they should be cut off from the face of
 the earth--and man became lost forever1
 yea1 they became fallen man4  #db3g    
,and now1 ye see by this that our first 
parents were cut off both temporally and
 spiritually from the presence of the   
,lord2 and thus we see they became      
subjects to follow after their own will4
  #db3h ,now behold1 it was not         
expedient that man should be reclaimed  
from this temporal death1 for that would
 destroy the great plan of happiness4   
#db3i ,therefore1 as the soul could     
never die1 and the fall had brought upon
 all mankind a spiritual death as well  
as a temporal1 that is1 they were cut   
off from the presence of the ,lord1 it  
was expedient that mankind should be    
reclaimed from this spiritual death4    
#db3aj ,therefore1 as they had become   
carnal1 sensual1 and devilish1 by       
nature1 this probationary state became a
 state for them to prepare2 it became a 
preparatory state4  #db3aa ,and now     

remember1 my son1 if it were not for the
 plan of redemption1 7laying it aside7  
as soon as they were dead their souls   
were miserable1 being cut off from the  
presence of the ,lord4  #db3ab ,and now1
 there was no means to reclaim men from 
this fallen state1 which man had brought
 upon himself because of his own        
disobedience2  #db3ac ,therefore1       
according to justice1 the plan of       
redemption could not be brought about1  
only on conditions of repentance of men 
in this probationary state1 yea1 this   
preparatory state2 for except it were   
for these conditions1 mercy could not   
take effect except it should destroy the
 work of justice4 ,now the work of      
justice could not be destroyed2 if so1  
,god would cease to be ,god4  #db3ad    
,and thus we see that all mankind were  
fallen1 and they were in the grasp of   
justice2 yea1 the justice of ,god1 which
 consigned them forever to be cut off   
from his presence4  #db3ae ,and now1 the
 plan of mercy could not be brought     

about except an atonement should be     
made2 therefore ,god himself atoneth for
 the sins of the world1 to bring about  
the plan of mercy1 to appease the       
demands of justice1 that ,god might be a
 perfect1 just ,god1 and a merciful ,god
 also4  #db3af ,now1 repentance could   
not come unto men except there were a   
punishment1 which also was eternal as   
the life of the soul should be1 affixed 
opposite to the plan of happiness1 which
 was as eternal also as the life of the 
soul4  #db3ag ,now1 how could a man     
repent except he should sin8 ,how could 
he sin if there was no law8 ,how could  
there be a law save there was a         
punishment8  #db3ah ,now1 there was a   
punishment affixed1 and a just law      
given1 which brought remorse of         
conscience unto man4  #db3ai ,now1 if   
there was no law given--if a man        
murdered he should die--would he be     
afraid he would die if he should murder8
  #db3bj ,and also1 if there was no law 
given against sin men would not be      

afraid to sin4  #db3ba ,and if there was
 no law given1 if men sinned what could 
justice do1 or mercy either1 for they   
would have no claim upon the creature8  
#db3bb ,but there is a law given1 and a 
punishment affixed1 and a repentance    
granted2 which repentance mercy         
claimeth2 otherwise1 justice claimeth   
the creature and executeth the law1 and 
the law inflicteth the punishment2 if   
not so1 the works of justice would be   
destroyed1 and ,god would cease to be   
,god4  #db3bc ,but ,god ceaseth not to  
be ,god1 and mercy claimeth the         
penitent1 and mercy cometh because of   
the atonement2 and the atonement        
bringeth to pass the resurrection of the
 dead2 and the resurrection of the dead 
bringeth back men into the presence of  
,god2 and thus they are restored into   
his presence1 to be judged according to 
their works1 according to the law and   
justice4  #db3bd ,for behold1 justice   
exerciseth all his demands1 and also    
mercy claimeth all which is her own2 and

 thus1 none but the truly penitent are  
saved4  #db3be ,what1 do ye suppose that
 mercy can rob justice8 ,i say unto you1
 ,nay2 not one whit4 ,if so1 ,god would 
cease to be ,god4  #db3bf ,and thus ,god
 bringeth about his great and eternal   
purposes1 which were prepared from the  
foundation of the world4 ,and thus      
cometh about the salvation and the      
redemption of men1 and also their       
destruction and misery4  #db3bg         
,therefore1 ,o my son1 whosoever will   
come may come and partake of the waters 
of life freely2 and whosoever will not  
come the same is not compelled to come2 
but in the last day it shall be restored
 unto him according to his deeds4       
#db3bh ,if he has desired to do evil1   
and has not repented in his days1       
behold1 evil shall be done unto him1    
according to the restoration of ,god4   
#db3bi ,and now1 my son1 ,i desire that 
ye should let these things trouble you  
no more1 and only let your sins trouble 
you1 with that trouble which shall bring

 you down unto repentance4  #db3cj ,o my
 son1 ,i desire that ye should deny the 
justice of ,god no more4 ,do not        
endeavor to excuse yourself in the least
 point because of your sins1 by denying 
the justice of ,god2 but do you let the 
justice of ,god1 and his mercy1 and his 
long-suffering have full sway in your   
heart2 and let it bring you down to the 
dust in humility4  #db3ca ,and now1 ,o  
my son1 ye are called of ,god to preach 
the word unto this people4 ,and now1 my 
son1 go thy way1 declare the word with  
truth and soberness1 that thou mayest   
bring souls unto repentance1 that the   
great plan of mercy may have claim upon 
them4 ,and may ,god grant unto you even 
according to my words4 ,amen4  ,alma    
,chapter #dc  #dc3a ,and now it came to 
pass that the sons of ,alma did go forth
 among the people1 to declare the word  
unto them4 ,and ,alma1 also1 himself1   
could not rest1 and he also went forth4 
#dc3b ,now we shall say no more         
concerning their preaching1 except that 

they preached the word1 and the truth1  
according to the spirit of prophecy and 
revelation2 and they preached after the 
holy order of ,god by which they were   
called4  #dc3c ,and now ,i return to an 
account of the wars between the         
,nephites and the ,lamanites1 in the    
eighteenth year of the reign of the     
judges4  #dc3d ,for behold1 it came to  
pass that the ,zoramites became         
,lamanites2 therefore1 in the           
commencement of the eighteenth year the 
people of the ,nephites saw that the    
,lamanites were coming upon them2       
therefore they made preparations for    
war2 yea1 they gathered together their  
armies in the land of ,jershon4  #dc3e  
,and it came to pass that the ,lamanites
 came with their thousands2 and they    
came into the land of ,antionum1 which  
is the land of the ,zoramites2 and a man
 by the name of ,zerahemnah was their   
leader4  #dc3f ,and now1 as the         
,amalekites were of a more wicked and   
murderous disposition than the          

,lamanites were1 in and of themselves1  
therefore1 ,zerahemnah appointed chief  
captains over the ,lamanites1 and they  
were all ,amalekites and ,zoramites4    
#dc3g ,now this he did that he might    
preserve their hatred towards the       
,nephites1 that he might bring them into
 subjection to the accomplishment of his
 designs4  #dc3h ,for behold1 his       
designs were to stir up the ,lamanites  
to anger against the ,nephites2 this he 
did that he might usurp great power over
 them1 and also that he might gain power
 over the ,nephites by bringing them    
into bondage4  #dc3i ,and now the design
 of the ,nephites was to support their  
lands1 and their houses1 and their      
wives1 and their children1 that they    
might preserve them from the hands of   
their enemies2 and also that they might 
preserve their rights and their         
privileges1 yea1 and also their liberty1
 that they might worship ,god according 
to their desires4  #dc3aj ,for they knew
 that if they should fall into the hands

 of the ,lamanites1 that whosoever      
should worship ,god in spirit and in    
truth1 the true and the living ,god1 the
 ,lamanites would destroy4  #dc3aa ,yea1
 and they also knew the extreme hatred  
of the ,lamanites towards their         
brethren1 who were the people of        
,anti-,nephi-,lehi1 who were called the 
people of ,ammon--and they would not    
take up arms1 yea1 they had entered into
 a covenant and they would not break    
it--therefore1 if they should fall into 
the hands of the ,lamanites they would  
be destroyed4  #dc3ab ,and the ,nephites
 would not suffer that they should be   
destroyed2 therefore they gave them     
lands for their inheritance4  #dc3ac    
,and the people of ,ammon did give unto 
the ,nephites a large portion of their  
substance to support their armies2 and  
thus the ,nephites were compelled1      
alone1 to withstand against the         
,lamanites1 who were a compound of      
,laman and ,lemuel1 and the sons of     
,ishmael1 and all those who had         

dissented from the ,nephites1 who were  
,amalekites and ,zoramites1 and the     
descendants of the priests of ,noah4    
#dc3ad ,now those descendants were as   
numerous1 nearly1 as were the ,nephites2
 and thus the ,nephites were obliged to 
contend with their brethren1 even unto  
bloodshed4  #dc3ae ,and it came to pass 
as the armies of the ,lamanites had     
gathered together in the land of        
,antionum1 behold1 the armies of the    
,nephites were prepared to meet them in 
the land of ,jershon4  #dc3af ,now1 the 
leader of the ,nephites1 or the man who 
had been appointed to be the chief      
captain over the ,nephites--now the     
chief captain took the command of all   
the armies of the ,nephites--and his    
name was ,moroni2  #dc3ag ,and ,moroni  
took all the command1 and the government
 of their wars4 ,and he was only twenty 
and five years old when he was appointed
 chief captain over the armies of the   
,nephites4  #dc3ah ,and it came to pass 
that he met the ,lamanites in the       

borders of ,jershon1 and his people were
 armed with swords1 and with cimeters1  
and all manner of weapons of war4       
#dc3ai ,and when the armies of the      
,lamanites saw that the people of       
,nephi1 or that ,moroni1 had prepared   
his people with breastplates and with   
arm-shields1 yea1 and also shields to   
defend their heads1 and also they were  
dressed with thick clothing--  #dc3bj   
,now the army of ,zerahemnah was not    
prepared with any such thing2 they had  
only their swords and their cimeters1   
their bows and their arrows1 their      
stones and their slings2 and they were  
naked1 save it were a skin which was    
girded about their loins2 yea1 all were 
naked1 save it were the ,zoramites and  
the ,amalekites2  #dc3ba ,but they were 
not armed with breastplates1 nor        
shields--therefore1 they were           
exceedingly afraid of the armies of the 
,nephites because of their armor1       
notwithstanding their number being so   
much greater than the ,nephites4  #dc3bb

 ,behold1 now it came to pass that they 
durst not come against the ,nephites in 
the borders of ,jershon2 therefore they 
departed out of the land of ,antionum   
into the wilderness1 and took their     
journey round about in the wilderness1  
away by the head of the river ,sidon1   
that they might come into the land of   
,manti and take possession of the land2 
for they did not suppose that the armies
 of ,moroni would know whither they had 
gone4  #dc3bc ,but it came to pass1 as  
soon as they had departed into the      
wilderness ,moroni sent spies into the  
wilderness to watch their camp2 and     
,moroni1 also1 knowing of the prophecies
 of ,alma1 sent certain men unto him1   
desiring him that he should inquire of  
the ,lord whither the armies of the     
,nephites should go to defend themselves
 against the ,lamanites4  #dc3bd ,and it
 came to pass that the word of the ,lord
 came unto ,alma1 and ,alma informed the
 messengers of ,moroni1 that the armies 
of the ,lamanites were marching round   

about in the wilderness1 that they might
 come over into the land of ,manti1 that
 they might commence an attack upon the 
weaker part of the people4 ,and those   
messengers went and delivered the       
message unto ,moroni4  #dc3be ,now      
,moroni1 leaving a part of his army in  
the land of ,jershon1 lest by any means 
a part of the ,lamanites should come    
into that land and take possession of   
the city1 took the remaining part of his
 army and marched over into the land of 
,manti4  #dc3bf ,and he caused that all 
the people in that quarter of the land  
should gather themselves together to    
battle against the ,lamanites1 to defend
 their lands and their country1 their   
rights and their liberties2 therefore   
they were prepared against the time of  
the coming of the ,lamanites4  #dc3bg   
,and it came to pass that ,moroni caused
 that his army should be secreted in the
 valley which was near the bank of the  
river ,sidon1 which was on the west of  
the river ,sidon in the wilderness4     

#dc3bh ,and ,moroni placed spies round  
about1 that he might know when the camp 
of the ,lamanites should come4  #dc3bi  
,and now1 as ,moroni knew the intention 
of the ,lamanites1 that it was their    
intention to destroy their brethren1 or 
to subject them and bring them into     
bondage that they might establish a     
kingdom unto themselves over all the    
land2  #dc3cj ,and he also knowing that 
it was the only desire of the ,nephites 
to preserve their lands1 and their      
liberty1 and their church1 therefore he 
thought it no sin that he should defend 
them by stratagem2 therefore1 he found  
by his spies which course the ,lamanites
 were to take4  #dc3ca ,therefore1 he   
divided his army and brought a part over
 into the valley1 and concealed them on 
the east1 and on the south of the hill  
,riplah2  #dc3cb ,and the remainder he  
concealed in the west valley1 on the    
west of the river ,sidon1 and so down   
into the borders of the land ,manti4    
#dc3cc ,and thus having placed his army 

according to his desire1 he was prepared
 to meet them4  #dc3cd ,and it came to  
pass that the ,lamanites came up on the 
north of the hill1 where a part of the  
army of ,moroni was concealed4  #dc3ce  
,and as the ,lamanites had passed the   
hill ,riplah1 and came into the valley1 
and began to cross the river ,sidon1 the
 army which was concealed on the south  
of the hill1 which was led by a man     
whose name was ,lehi1 and he led his    
army forth and encircled the ,lamanites 
about on the east in their rear4  #dc3cf
 ,and it came to pass that the          
,lamanites1 when they saw the ,nephites 
coming upon them in their rear1 turned  
them about and began to contend with the
 army of ,lehi4  #dc3cg ,and the work of
 death commenced on both sides1 but it  
was more dreadful on the part of the    
,lamanites1 for their nakedness was     
exposed to the heavy blows of the       
,nephites with their swords and their   
cimeters1 which brought death almost at 
every stroke4  #dc3ch ,while on the     

other hand1 there was now and then a man
 fell among the ,nephites1 by their     
swords and the loss of blood1 they being
 shielded from the more vital parts of  
the body1 or the more vital parts of the
 body being shielded from the strokes of
 the ,lamanites1 by their breastplates1 
and their arm-shields1 and their        
head-plates2 and thus the ,nephites did 
carry on the work of death among the    
,lamanites4  #dc3ci ,and it came to pass
 that the ,lamanites became frightened1 
because of the great destruction among  
them1 even until they began to flee     
towards the river ,sidon4  #dc3dj ,and  
they were pursued by ,lehi and his men2 
and they were driven by ,lehi into the  
waters of ,sidon1 and they crossed the  
waters of ,sidon4 ,and ,lehi retained   
his armies upon the bank of the river   
,sidon that they should not cross4      
#dc3da ,and it came to pass that ,moroni
 and his army met the ,lamanites in the 
valley1 on the other side of the river  
,sidon1 and began to fall upon them and 

to slay them4  #dc3db ,and the          
,lamanites did flee again before them1  
towards the land of ,manti2 and they    
were met again by the armies of ,moroni4
  #dc3dc ,now in this case the          
,lamanites did fight exceedingly2 yea1  
never had the ,lamanites been known to  
fight with such exceedingly great       
strength and courage1 no1 not even from 
the beginning4  #dc3dd ,and they were   
inspired by the ,zoramites and the      
,amalekites1 who were their chief       
captains and leaders1 and by            
,zerahemnah1 who was their chief        
captain1 or their chief leader and      
commander2 yea1 they did fight like     
dragons1 and many of the ,nephites were 
slain by their hands1 yea1 for they did 
smite in two many of their head-plates1 
and they did pierce many of their       
breastplates1 and they did smite off    
many of their arms2 and thus the        
,lamanites did smite in their fierce    
anger4  #dc3de ,nevertheless1 the       
,nephites were inspired by a better     

cause1 for they were not fighting for   
monarchy nor power but they were        
fighting for their homes and their      
liberties1 their wives and their        
children1 and their all1 yea1 for their 
rites of worship and their church4      
#dc3df ,and they were doing that which  
they felt was the duty which they owed  
to their ,god2 for the ,lord had said   
unto them1 and also unto their fathers1 
that3 ,inasmuch as ye are not guilty of 
the first offense1 neither the second1  
ye shall not suffer yourselves to be    
slain by the hands of your enemies4     
#dc3dg ,and again1 the ,lord has said   
that3 ,ye shall defend your families    
even unto bloodshed4 ,therefore for this
 cause were the ,nephites contending    
with the ,lamanites1 to defend          
themselves1 and their families1 and     
their lands1 their country1 and their   
rights1 and their religion4  #dc3dh ,and
 it came to pass that when the men of   
,moroni saw the fierceness and the anger
 of the ,lamanites1 they were about to  

shrink and flee from them4 ,and ,moroni1
 perceiving their intent1 sent forth and
 inspired their hearts with these       
thoughts--yea1 the thoughts of their    
lands1 their liberty1 yea1 their freedom
 from bondage4  #dc3di ,and it came to  
pass that they turned upon the          
,lamanites1 and they cried with one     
voice unto the ,lord their ,god1 for    
their liberty and their freedom from    
bondage4  #dc3ej ,and they began to     
stand against the ,lamanites with power2
 and in that selfsame hour that they    
cried unto the ,lord for their freedom1 
the ,lamanites began to flee before     
them2 and they fled even to the waters  
of ,sidon4  #dc3ea ,now1 the ,lamanites 
were more numerous1 yea1 by more than   
double the number of the ,nephites2     
nevertheless1 they were driven insomuch 
that they were gathered together in one 
body in the valley1 upon the bank by the
 river ,sidon4  #dc3eb ,therefore the   
armies of ,moroni encircled them about1 
yea1 even on both sides of the river1   

for behold1 on the east were the men of 
,lehi4  #dc3ec ,therefore when          
,zerahemnah saw the men of ,lehi on the 
east of the river ,sidon1 and the armies
 of ,moroni on the west of the river    
,sidon1 that they were encircled about  
by the ,nephites1 they were struck with 
terror4  #dc3ed ,now ,moroni1 when he   
saw their terror1 commanded his men that
 they should stop shedding their blood4 
,alma ,chapter #dd  #dd3a ,and it came  
to pass that they did stop and withdrew 
a pace from them4 ,and ,moroni said unto
 ,zerahemnah3 ,behold1 ,zerahemnah1 that
 we do not desire to be men of blood4   
,ye know that ye are in our hands1 yet  
we do not desire to slay you4  #dd3b    
,behold1 we have not come out to battle 
against you that we might shed your     
blood for power2 neither do we desire to
 bring any one to the yoke of bondage4  
,but this is the very cause for which ye
 have come against us2 yea1 and ye are  
angry with us because of our religion4  
#dd3c ,but now1 ye behold that the ,lord

 is with us2 and ye behold that he has  
delivered you into our hands4 ,and now  
,i would that ye should understand that 
this is done unto us because of our     
religion and our faith in ,christ4 ,and 
now ye see that ye cannot destroy this  
our faith4  #dd3d ,now ye see that this 
is the true faith of ,god2 yea1 ye see  
that ,god will support1 and keep1 and   
preserve us1 so long as we are faithful 
unto him1 and unto our faith1 and our   
religion2 and never will the ,lord      
suffer that we shall be destroyed except
 we should fall into transgression and  
deny our faith4  #dd3e ,and now1        
,zerahemnah1 ,i command you1 in the name
 of that all-powerful ,god1 who has     
strengthened our arms that we have      
gained power over you1 by our faith1 by 
our religion1 and by our rites of       
worship1 and by our church1 and by the  
sacred support which we owe to our wives
 and our children1 by that liberty which
 binds us to our lands and our country2 
yea1 and also by the maintenance of the 

sacred word of ,god1 to which we owe all
 our happiness2 and by all that is most 
dear unto us--  #dd3f ,yea1 and this is 
not all2 ,i command you by all the      
desires which ye have for life1 that ye 
deliver up your weapons of war unto us1 
and we will seek not your blood1 but we 
will spare your lives1 if ye will go    
your way and come not again to war      
against us4  #dd3g ,and now1 if ye do   
not this1 behold1 ye are in our hands1  
and ,i will command my men that they    
shall fall upon you1 and inflict the    
wounds of death in your bodies1 that ye 
may become extinct2 and then we will see
 who shall have power over this people2 
yea1 we will see who shall be brought   
into bondage4  #dd3h ,and now it came to
 pass that when ,zerahemnah had heard   
these sayings he came forth and         
delivered up his sword and his cimeter1 
and his bow into the hands of ,moroni1  
and said unto him3 ,behold1 here are our
 weapons of war2 we will deliver them up
 unto you1 but we will not suffer       

ourselves to take an oath unto you1     
which we know that we shall break1 and  
also our children2 but take our weapons 
of war1 and suffer that we may depart   
into the wilderness2 otherwise we will  
retain our swords1 and we will perish or
 conquer4  #dd3i ,behold1 we are not of 
your faith2 we do not believe that it is
 ,god that has delivered us into your   
hands2 but we believe that it is your   
cunning that has preserved you from our 
swords4 ,behold1 it is your breastplates
 and your shields that have preserved   
you4  #dd3aj ,and now when ,zerahemnah  
had made an end of speaking these words1
 ,moroni returned the sword and the     
weapons of war1 which he had received1  
unto ,zerahemnah1 saying3 ,behold1 we   
will end the conflict4  #dd3aa ,now ,i  
cannot recall the words which ,i have   
spoken1 therefore as the ,lord liveth1  
ye shall not depart except ye depart    
with an oath that ye will not return    
again against us to war4 ,now as ye are 
in our hands we will spill your blood   

upon the ground1 or ye shall submit to  
the conditions which ,i have proposed4  
#dd3ab ,and now when ,moroni had said   
these words1 ,zerahemnah retained his   
sword1 and he was angry with ,moroni1   
and he rushed forward that he might slay
 ,moroni2 but as he raised his sword1   
behold1 one of ,moroni's soldiers smote 
it even to the earth1 and it broke by   
the hilt2 and he also smote ,zerahemnah 
that he took off his scalp and it fell  
to the earth4 ,and ,zerahemnah withdrew 
from before them into the midst of his  
soldiers4  #dd3ac ,and it came to pass  
that the soldier who stood by1 who smote
 off the scalp of ,zerahemnah1 took up  
the scalp from off the ground by the    
hair1 and laid it upon the point of his 
sword1 and stretched it forth unto them1
 saying unto them with a loud voice3    
#dd3ad ,even as this scalp has fallen to
 the earth1 which is the scalp of your  
chief1 so shall ye fall to the earth    
except ye will deliver up your weapons  
of war and depart with a covenant of    

peace4  #dd3ae ,now there were many1    
when they heard these words and saw the 
scalp which was upon the sword1 that    
were struck with fear2 and many came    
forth and threw down their weapons of   
war at the feet of ,moroni1 and entered 
into a covenant of peace4 ,and as many  
as entered into a covenant they suffered
 to depart into the wilderness4  #dd3af 
,now it came to pass that ,zerahemnah   
was exceedingly wroth1 and he did stir  
up the remainder of his soldiers to     
anger1 to contend more powerfully       
against the ,nephites4  #dd3ag ,and now 
,moroni was angry1 because of the       
stubbornness of the ,lamanites2         
therefore he commanded his people that  
they should fall upon them and slay     
them4 ,and it came to pass that they    
began to slay them2 yea1 and the        
,lamanites did contend with their swords
 and their might4  #dd3ah ,but behold1  
their naked skins and their bare heads  
were exposed to the sharp swords of the 
,nephites2 yea1 behold they were pierced

 and smitten1 yea1 and did fall         
exceedingly fast before the swords of   
the ,nephites2 and they began to be     
swept down1 even as the soldier of      
,moroni had prophesied4  #dd3ai ,now    
,zerahemnah1 when he saw that they were 
all about to be destroyed1 cried        
mightily unto ,moroni1 promising that he
 would covenant and also his people with
 them1 if they would spare the remainder
 of their lives1 that they never would  
come to war again against them4  #dd3bj 
,and it came to pass that ,moroni caused
 that the work of death should cease    
again among the people4 ,and he took the
 weapons of war from the ,lamanites2 and
 after they had entered into a covenant 
with him of peace they were suffered to 
depart into the wilderness4  #dd3ba ,now
 the number of their dead was not       
numbered because of the greatness of the
 number2 yea1 the number of their dead  
was exceedingly great1 both on the      
,nephites and on the ,lamanites4  #dd3bb
 ,and it came to pass that they did cast

 their dead into the waters of ,sidon1  
and they have gone forth and are buried 
in the depths of the sea4  #dd3bc ,and  
the armies of the ,nephites1 or of      
,moroni1 returned and came to their     
houses and their lands4  #dd3bd ,and    
thus ended the eighteenth year of the   
reign of the judges over the people of  
,nephi4 ,and thus ended the record of   
,alma1 which was written upon the plates
 of ,nephi4  ,alma ,chapter #de  #de3a  
,behold1 now it came to pass that the   
people of ,nephi were exceedingly       
rejoiced1 because the ,lord had again   
delivered them out of the hands of their
 enemies2 therefore they gave thanks    
unto the ,lord their ,god2 yea1 and they
 did fast much and pray much1 and they  
did worship ,god with exceedingly great 
joy4  #de3b ,and it came to pass in the 
nineteenth year of the reign of the     
judges over the people of ,nephi1 that  
,alma came unto his son ,helaman and    
said unto him3 ,believest thou the words
 which ,i spake unto thee concerning    

those records which have been kept8     
#de3c ,and ,helaman said unto him3 ,yea1
 ,i believe4  #de3d ,and ,alma said     
again3 ,believest thou in ,jesus        
,christ1 who shall come8  #de3e ,and he 
said3 ,yea1 ,i believe all the words    
which thou hast spoken4  #de3f ,and     
,alma said unto him again3 ,will ye keep
 my commandments8  #de3g ,and he said3  
,yea1 ,i will keep thy commandments with
 all my heart4  #de3h ,then ,alma said  
unto him3 ,blessed art thou2 and the    
,lord shall prosper thee in this land4  
#de3i ,but behold1 ,i have somewhat to  
prophesy unto thee2 but what ,i prophesy
 unto thee ye shall not make known2 yea1
 what ,i prophesy unto thee shall not be
 made known1 even until the prophecy is 
fulfilled2 therefore write the words    
which ,i shall say4  #de3aj ,and these  
are the words3 ,behold1 ,i perceive that
 this very people1 the ,nephites1       
according to the spirit of revelation   
which is in me1 in four hundred years   
from the time that ,jesus ,christ shall 

manifest himself unto them1 shall       
dwindle in unbelief4  #de3aa ,yea1 and  
then shall they see wars and            
pestilences1 yea1 famines and bloodshed1
 even until the people of ,nephi shall  
become extinct--  #de3ab ,yea1 and this 
because they shall dwindle in unbelief  
and fall into the works of darkness1 and
 lasciviousness1 and all manner of      
iniquities2 yea1 ,i say unto you1 that  
because they shall sin against so great 
light and knowledge1 yea1 ,i say unto   
you1 that from that day1 even the fourth
 generation shall not all pass away     
before this great iniquity shall come4  
#de3ac ,and when that great day cometh1 
behold1 the time very soon cometh that  
those who are now1 or the seed of those 
who are now numbered among the people of
 ,nephi1 shall no more be numbered among
 the people of ,nephi4  #de3ad ,but     
whosoever remaineth1 and is not         
destroyed in that great and dreadful    
day1 shall be numbered among the        
,lamanites1 and shall become like unto  

them1 all1 save it be a few who shall be
 called the disciples of the ,lord2 and 
them shall the ,lamanites pursue even   
until they shall become extinct4 ,and   
now1 because of iniquity1 this prophecy 
shall be fulfilled4  #de3ae ,and now it 
came to pass that after ,alma had said  
these things to ,helaman1 he blessed    
him1 and also his other sons2 and he    
also blessed the earth for the          
righteous' sake4  #de3af ,and he said3  
,thus saith the ,lord ,god--,cursed     
shall be the land1 yea1 this land1 unto 
every nation1 kindred1 tongue1 and      
people1 unto destruction1 which do      
wickedly1 when they are fully ripe2 and 
as ,i have said so shall it be2 for this
 is the cursing and the blessing of ,god
 upon the land1 for the ,lord cannot    
look upon sin with the least degree of  
allowance4  #de3ag ,and now1 when ,alma 
had said these words he blessed the     
church1 yea1 all those who should stand 
fast in the faith from that time        
henceforth4  #de3ah ,and when ,alma had 

done this he departed out of the land of
 ,zarahemla1 as if to go into the land  
of ,melek4 ,and it came to pass that he 
was never heard of more2 as to his death
 or burial we know not of4  #de3ai      
,behold1 this we know1 that he was a    
righteous man2 and the saying went      
abroad in the church that he was taken  
up by the ,spirit1 or buried by the hand
 of the ,lord1 even as ,moses4 ,but     
behold1 the scriptures saith the ,lord  
took ,moses unto himself2 and we suppose
 that he has also received ,alma in the 
spirit1 unto himself2 therefore1 for    
this cause we know nothing concerning   
his death and burial4  #de3bj ,and now  
it came to pass in the commencement of  
the nineteenth year of the reign of the 
judges over the people of ,nephi1 that  
,helaman went forth among the people to 
declare the word unto them4  #de3ba ,for
 behold1 because of their wars with the 
,lamanites and the many little          
dissensions and disturbances which had  
been among the people1 it became        

expedient that the word of ,god should  
be declared among them1 yea1 and that a 
regulation should be made throughout the
 church4  #de3bb ,therefore1 ,helaman   
and his brethren went forth to establish
 the church again in all the land1 yea1 
in every city throughout all the land   
which was possessed by the people of    
,nephi4 ,and it came to pass that they  
did appoint priests and teachers        
throughout all the land1 over all the   
churches4  #de3bc ,and now it came to   
pass that after ,helaman and his        
brethren had appointed priests and      
teachers over the churches that there   
arose a dissension among them1 and they 
would not give heed to the words of     
,helaman and his brethren2  #de3bd ,but 
they grew proud1 being lifted up in     
their hearts1 because of their          
exceedingly great riches2 therefore they
 grew rich in their own eyes1 and would 
not give heed to their words1 to walk   
uprightly before ,god4  ,alma ,chapter  
#df  #df3a ,and it came to pass that as 

many as would not hearken to the words  
of ,helaman and his brethren were       
gathered together against their         
brethren4  #df3b ,and now behold1 they  
were exceedingly wroth1 insomuch that   
they were determined to slay them4      
#df3c ,now the leader of those who were 
wroth against their brethren was a large
 and a strong man2 and his name was     
,amalickiah4  #df3d ,and ,amalickiah was
 desirous to be a king2 and those people
 who were wroth were also desirous that 
he should be their king2 and they were  
the greater part of them the lower      
judges of the land1 and they were       
seeking for power4  #df3e ,and they had 
been led by the flatteries of           
,amalickiah1 that if they would support 
him and establish him to be their king  
that he would make them rulers over the 
people4  #df3f ,thus they were led away 
by ,amalickiah to dissensions1          
notwithstanding the preaching of        
,helaman and his brethren1 yea1         
notwithstanding their exceedingly great 

care over the church1 for they were high
 priests over the church4  #df3g ,and   
there were many in the church who       
believed in the flattering words of     
,amalickiah1 therefore they dissented   
even from the church2 and thus were the 
affairs of the people of ,nephi         
exceedingly precarious and dangerous1   
notwithstanding their great victory     
which they had had over the ,lamanites1 
and their great rejoicings which they   
had had because of their deliverance by 
the hand of the ,lord4  #df3h ,thus we  
see how quick the children of men do    
forget the ,lord their ,god1 yea1 how   
quick to do iniquity1 and to be led away
 by the evil one4  #df3i ,yea1 and we   
also see the great wickedness one very  
wicked man can cause to take place among
 the children of men4  #df3aj ,yea1 we  
see that ,amalickiah1 because he was a  
man of cunning device and a man of many 
flattering words1 that he led away the  
hearts of many people to do wickedly2   
yea1 and to seek to destroy the church  

of ,god1 and to destroy the foundation  
of liberty which ,god had granted unto  
them1 or which blessing ,god had sent   
upon the face of the land for the       
righteous' sake4  #df3aa ,and now it    
came to pass that when ,moroni1 who was 
the chief commander of the armies of the
 ,nephites1 had heard of these          
dissensions1 he was angry with          
,amalickiah4  #df3ab ,and it came to    
pass that he rent his coat2 and he took 
a piece thereof1 and wrote upon it--,in 
memory of our ,god1 our religion1 and   
freedom1 and our peace1 our wives1 and  
our children--and he fastened it upon   
the end of a pole4  #df3ac ,and he      
fastened on his head-plate1 and his     
breastplate1 and his shields1 and girded
 on his armor about his loins2 and he   
took the pole1 which had on the end     
thereof his rent coat1 7and he called it
 the title of liberty7 and he bowed     
himself to the earth1 and he prayed     
mightily unto his ,god for the blessings
 of liberty to rest upon his brethren1  

so long as there should a band of       
,christians remain to possess the land--
  #df3ad ,for thus were all the true    
believers of ,christ1 who belonged to   
the church of ,god1 called by those who 
did not belong to the church4  #df3ae   
,and those who did belong to the church 
were faithful2 yea1 all those who were  
true believers in ,christ took upon     
them1 gladly1 the name of ,christ1 or   
,christians as they were called1 because
 of their belief in ,christ who should  
come4  #df3af ,and therefore1 at this   
time1 ,moroni prayed that the cause of  
the ,christians1 and the freedom of the 
land might be favored4  #df3ag ,and it  
came to pass that when he had poured out
 his soul to ,god1 he named all the land
 which was south of the land            
,desolation1 yea1 and in fine1 all the  
land1 both on the north and on the      
south--,a chosen land1 and the land of  
liberty4  #df3ah ,and he said3 ,surely  
,god shall not suffer that we1 who are  
despised because we take upon us the    

name of ,christ1 shall be trodden down  
and destroyed1 until we bring it upon us
 by our own transgressions4  #df3ai ,and
 when ,moroni had said these words1 he  
went forth among the people1 waving the 
rent part of his garment in the air1    
that all might see the writing which he 
had written upon the rent part1 and     
crying with a loud voice1 saying3       
#df3bj ,behold1 whosoever will maintain 
this title upon the land1 let them come 
forth in the strength of the ,lord1 and 
enter into a covenant that they will    
maintain their rights1 and their        
religion1 that the ,lord ,god may bless 
them4  #df3ba ,and it came to pass that 
when ,moroni had proclaimed these words1
 behold1 the people came running        
together with their armor girded about  
their loins1 rending their garments in  
token1 or as a covenant1 that they would
 not forsake the ,lord their ,god2 or1  
in other words1 if they should          
transgress the commandments of ,god1 or 
fall into transgression1 and be ashamed 

to take upon them the name of ,christ1  
the ,lord should rend them even as they 
had rent their garments4  #df3bb ,now   
this was the covenant which they made1  
and they cast their garments at the feet
 of ,moroni1 saying3 ,we covenant with  
our ,god1 that we shall be destroyed1   
even as our brethren in the land        
northward1 if we shall fall into        
transgression2 yea1 he may cast us at   
the feet of our enemies1 even as we have
 cast our garments at thy feet to be    
trodden under foot1 if we shall fall    
into transgression4  #df3bc ,moroni said
 unto them3 ,behold1 we are a remnant of
 the seed of ,jacob2 yea1 we are a      
remnant of the seed of ,joseph1 whose   
coat was rent by his brethren into many 
pieces2 yea1 and now behold1 let us     
remember to keep the commandments of    
,god1 or our garments shall be rent by  
our brethren1 and we be cast into       
prison1 or be sold1 or be slain4  #df3bd
 ,yea1 let us preserve our liberty as a 
remnant of ,joseph2 yea1 let us remember

 the words of ,jacob1 before his death1 
for behold1 he saw that a part of the   
remnant of the coat of ,joseph was      
preserved and had not decayed4 ,and he  
said--,even as this remnant of garment  
of my son hath been preserved1 so shall 
a remnant of the seed of my son be      
preserved by the hand of ,god1 and be   
taken unto himself1 while the remainder 
of the seed of ,joseph shall perish1    
even as the remnant of his garment4     
#df3be ,now behold1 this giveth my soul 
sorrow2 nevertheless1 my soul hath joy  
in my son1 because of that part of his  
seed which shall be taken unto ,god4    
#df3bf ,now behold1 this was the        
language of ,jacob4  #df3bg ,and now who
 knoweth but what the remnant of the    
seed of ,joseph1 which shall perish as  
his garment1 are those who have         
dissented from us8 ,yea1 and even it    
shall be ourselves if we do not stand   
fast in the faith of ,christ4  #df3bh   
,and now it came to pass that when      
,moroni had said these words he went    

forth1 and also sent forth in all the   
parts of the land where there were      
dissensions1 and gathered together all  
the people who were desirous to maintain
 their liberty1 to stand against        
,amalickiah and those who had dissented1
 who were called ,amalickiahites4       
#df3bi ,and it came to pass that when   
,amalickiah saw that the people of      
,moroni were more numerous than the     
,amalickiahites--and he also saw that   
his people were doubtful concerning the 
justice of the cause in which they had  
undertaken--therefore1 fearing that he  
should not gain the point1 he took those
 of his people who would and departed   
into the land of ,nephi4  #df3cj ,now   
,moroni thought it was not expedient    
that the ,lamanites should have any more
 strength2 therefore he thought to cut  
off the people of ,amalickiah1 or to    
take them and bring them back1 and put  
,amalickiah to death2 yea1 for he knew  
that he would stir up the ,lamanites to 
anger against them1 and cause them to   

come to battle against them2 and this he
 knew that ,amalickiah would do that he 
might obtain his purposes4  #df3ca      
,therefore ,moroni thought it was       
expedient that he should take his       
armies1 who had gathered themselves     
together1 and armed themselves1 and     
entered into a covenant to keep the     
peace--and it came to pass that he took 
his army and marched out with his tents 
into the wilderness1 to cut off the     
course of ,amalickiah in the wilderness4
  #df3cb ,and it came to pass that he   
did according to his desires1 and       
marched forth into the wilderness1 and  
headed the armies of ,amalickiah4       
#df3cc ,and it came to pass that        
,amalickiah fled with a small number of 
his men1 and the remainder were         
delivered up into the hands of ,moroni  
and were taken back into the land of    
,zarahemla4  #df3cd ,now1 ,moroni being 
a man who was appointed by the chief    
judges and the voice of the people1     
therefore he had power according to his 

will with the armies of the ,nephites1  
to establish and to exercise authority  
over them4  #df3ce ,and it came to pass 
that whomsoever of the ,amalickiahites  
that would not enter into a covenant to 
support the cause of freedom1 that they 
might maintain a free government1 he    
caused to be put to death2 and there    
were but few who denied the covenant of 
freedom4  #df3cf ,and it came to pass   
also1 that he caused the title of       
liberty to be hoisted upon every tower  
which was in all the land1 which was    
possessed by the ,nephites2 and thus    
,moroni planted the standard of liberty 
among the ,nephites4  #df3cg ,and they  
began to have peace again in the land2  
and thus they did maintain peace in the 
land until nearly the end of the        
nineteenth year of the reign of the     
judges4  #df3ch ,and ,helaman and the   
high priests did also maintain order in 
the church2 yea1 even for the space of  
four years did they have much peace and 
rejoicing in the church4  #df3ci ,and it

 came to pass that there were many who  
died1 firmly believing that their souls 
were redeemed by the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ2 thus they went out of the world
 rejoicing4  #df3dj ,and there were some
 who died with fevers1 which at some    
seasons of the year were very frequent  
in the land--but not so much so with    
fevers1 because of the excellent        
qualities of the many plants and roots  
which ,god had prepared to remove the   
cause of diseases1 to which men were    
subject by the nature of the climate--  
#df3da ,but there were many who died    
with old age2 and those who died in the 
faith of ,christ are happy in him1 as we
 must needs suppose4  ,alma ,chapter #dg
  #dg3a ,now we will return in our      
record to ,amalickiah and those who had 
fled with him into the wilderness2 for1 
behold1 he had taken those who went with
 him1 and went up in the land of ,nephi 
among the ,lamanites1 and did stir up   
the ,lamanites to anger against the     
people of ,nephi1 insomuch that the king

 of the ,lamanites sent a proclamation  
throughout all his land1 among all his  
people1 that they should gather         
themselves together again to go to      
battle against the ,nephites4  #dg3b    
,and it came to pass that when the      
proclamation had gone forth among them  
they were exceedingly afraid2 yea1 they 
feared to displease the king1 and they  
also feared to go to battle against the 
,nephites lest they should lose their   
lives4 ,and it came to pass that they   
would not1 or the more part of them     
would not1 obey the commandments of the 
king4  #dg3c ,and now it came to pass   
that the king was wroth because of their
 disobedience2 therefore he gave        
,amalickiah the command of that part of 
his army which was obedient unto his    
commands1 and commanded him that he     
should go forth and compel them to arms4
  #dg3d ,now behold1 this was the desire
 of ,amalickiah2 for he being a very    
subtle man to do evil therefore he laid 
the plan in his heart to dethrone the   

king of the ,lamanites4  #dg3e ,and now 
he had got the command of those parts of
 the ,lamanites who were in favor of the
 king2 and he sought to gain favor of   
those who were not obedient2 therefore  
he went forward to the place which was  
called ,onidah1 for thither had all the 
,lamanites fled2 for they discovered the
 army coming1 and1 supposing that they  
were coming to destroy them1 therefore  
they fled to ,onidah1 to the place of   
arms4  #dg3f ,and they had appointed a  
man to be a king and a leader over them1
 being fixed in their minds with a      
determined resolution that they would   
not be subjected to go against the      
,nephites4  #dg3g ,and it came to pass  
that they had gathered themselves       
together upon the top of the mount which
 was called ,antipas1 in preparation to 
battle4  #dg3h ,now it was not          
,amalickiah's intention to give them    
battle according to the commandments of 
the king2 but behold1 it was his        
intention to gain favor with the armies 

of the ,lamanites1 that he might place  
himself at their head and dethrone the  
king and take possession of the kingdom4
  #dg3i ,and behold1 it came to pass    
that he caused his army to pitch their  
tents in the valley which was near the  
mount ,antipas4  #dg3aj ,and it came to 
pass that when it was night he sent a   
secret embassy into the mount ,antipas1 
desiring that the leader of those who   
were upon the mount1 whose name was     
,lehonti1 that he should come down to   
the foot of the mount1 for he desired to
 speak with him4  #dg3aa ,and it came to
 pass that when ,lehonti received the   
message he durst not go down to the foot
 of the mount4 ,and it came to pass that
 ,amalickiah sent again the second time1
 desiring him to come down4 ,and it came
 to pass that ,lehonti would not2 and he
 sent again the third time4  #dg3ab ,and
 it came to pass that when ,amalickiah  
found that he could not get ,lehonti to 
come down off from the mount1 he went up
 into the mount1 nearly to ,lehonti's   

camp2 and he sent again the fourth time 
his message unto ,lehonti1 desiring that
 he would come down1 and that he would  
bring his guards with him4  #dg3ac ,and 
it came to pass that when ,lehonti had  
come down with his guards to            
,amalickiah1 that ,amalickiah desired   
him to come down with his army in the   
night-time1 and surround those men in   
their camps over whom the king had given
 him command1 and that he would deliver 
them up into ,lehonti's hands1 if he    
would make him 7,amalickiah7 a second   
leader over the whole army4  #dg3ad ,and
 it came to pass that ,lehonti came down
 with his men and surrounded the men of 
,amalickiah1 so that before they awoke  
at the dawn of day they were surrounded 
by the armies of ,lehonti4  #dg3ae ,and 
it came to pass that when they saw that 
they were surrounded1 they plead with   
,amalickiah that he would suffer them to
 fall in with their brethren1 that they 
might not be destroyed4 ,now this was   
the very thing which ,amalickiah        

desired4  #dg3af ,and it came to pass   
that he delivered his men1 contrary to  
the commands of the king4 ,now this was 
the thing that ,amalickiah desired1 that
 he might accomplish his designs in     
dethroning the king4  #dg3ag ,now it was
 the custom among the ,lamanites1 if    
their chief leader was killed1 to       
appoint the second leader to be their   
chief leader4  #dg3ah ,and it came to   
pass that ,amalickiah caused that one of
 his servants should administer poison  
by degrees to ,lehonti1 that he died4   
#dg3ai ,now1 when ,lehonti was dead1 the
 ,lamanites appointed ,amalickiah to be 
their leader and their chief commander4 
#dg3bj ,and it came to pass that        
,amalickiah marched with his armies 7for
 he had gained his desires7 to the land 
of ,nephi1 to the city of ,nephi1 which 
was the chief city4  #dg3ba ,and the    
king came out to meet him with his      
guards1 for he supposed that ,amalickiah
 had fulfilled his commands1 and that   
,amalickiah had gathered together so    

great an army to go against the         
,nephites to battle4  #dg3bb ,but       
behold1 as the king came out to meet him
 ,amalickiah caused that his servants   
should go forth to meet the king4 ,and  
they went and bowed themselves before   
the king1 as if to reverence him because
 of his greatness4  #dg3bc ,and it came 
to pass that the king put forth his hand
 to raise them1 as was the custom with  
the ,lamanites1 as a token of peace1    
which custom they had taken from the    
,nephites4  #dg3bd ,and it came to pass 
that when he had raised the first from  
the ground1 behold he stabbed the king  
to the heart2 and he fell to the earth4 
#dg3be ,now the servants of the king    
fled2 and the servants of ,amalickiah   
raised a cry1 saying3  #dg3bf ,behold1  
the servants of the king have stabbed   
him to the heart1 and he has fallen and 
they have fled2 behold1 come and see4   
#dg3bg ,and it came to pass that        
,amalickiah commanded that his armies   
should march forth and see what had     

happened to the king2 and when they had 
come to the spot1 and found the king    
lying in his gore1 ,amalickiah pretended
 to be wroth1 and said3 ,whosoever loved
 the king1 let him go forth1 and pursue 
his servants that they may be slain4    
#dg3bh ,and it came to pass that all    
they who loved the king1 when they heard
 these words1 came forth and pursued    
after the servants of the king4  #dg3bi 
,now when the servants of the king saw  
an army pursuing after them1 they were  
frightened again1 and fled into the     
wilderness1 and came over into the land 
of ,zarahemla and joined the people of  
,ammon4  #dg3cj ,and the army which     
pursued after them returned1 having     
pursued after them in vain2 and thus    
,amalickiah1 by his fraud1 gained the   
hearts of the people4  #dg3ca ,and it   
came to pass on the morrow he entered   
the city ,nephi with his armies1 and    
took possession of the city4  #dg3cb    
,and now it came to pass that the queen1
 when she had heard that the king was   

slain--for ,amalickiah had sent an      
embassy to the queen informing her that 
the king had been slain by his servants1
 that he had pursued them with his army1
 but it was in vain1 and they had made  
their escape--  #dg3cc ,therefore1 when 
the queen had received this message she 
sent unto ,amalickiah1 desiring him that
 he would spare the people of the city2 
and she also desired him that he should 
come in unto her2 and she also desired  
him that he should bring witnesses with 
him to testify concerning the death of  
the king4  #dg3cd ,and it came to pass  
that ,amalickiah took the same servant  
that slew the king1 and all them who    
were with him1 and went in unto the     
queen1 unto the place where she sat2 and
 they all testified unto her that the   
king was slain by his own servants2 and 
they said also3 ,they have fled2 does   
not this testify against them8  ,and    
thus they satisfied the queen concerning
 the death of the king4  #dg3ce ,and it 
came to pass that ,amalickiah sought the

 favor of the queen1 and took her unto  
him to wife2 and thus by his fraud1 and 
by the assistance of his cunning        
servants1 he obtained the kingdom2 yea1 
he was acknowledged king throughout all 
the land1 among all the people of the   
,lamanites1 who were composed of the    
,lamanites and the ,lemuelites and the  
,ishmaelites1 and all the dissenters of 
the ,nephites1 from the reign of ,nephi 
down to the present time4  #dg3cf ,now  
these dissenters1 having the same       
instruction and the same information of 
the ,nephites1 yea1 having been         
instructed in the same knowledge of the 
,lord1 nevertheless1 it is strange to   
relate1 not long after their dissensions
 they became more hardened and          
impenitent1 and more wild1 wicked and   
ferocious than the ,lamanites--drinking 
in with the traditions of the           
,lamanites2 giving way to indolence1 and
 all manner of lasciviousness2 yea1     
entirely forgetting the ,lord their     
,god4  ,alma ,chapter #dh  #dh3a ,and   

now it came to pass that1 as soon as    
,amalickiah had obtained the kingdom he 
began to inspire the hearts of the      
,lamanites against the people of ,nephi2
 yea1 he did appoint men to speak unto  
the ,lamanites from their towers1       
against the ,nephites4  #dh3b ,and thus 
he did inspire their hearts against the 
,nephites1 insomuch that in the latter  
end of the nineteenth year of the reign 
of the judges1 he having accomplished   
his designs thus far1 yea1 having been  
made king over the ,lamanites1 he sought
 also to reign over all the land1 yea1  
and all the people who were in the land1
 the ,nephites as well as the           
,lamanites4  #dh3c ,therefore he had    
accomplished his design1 for he had     
hardened the hearts of the ,lamanites   
and blinded their minds1 and stirred    
them up to anger1 insomuch that he had  
gathered together a numerous host to go 
to battle against the ,nephites4  #dh3d 
,for he was determined1 because of the  
greatness of the number of his people1  

to overpower the ,nephites and to bring 
them into bondage4  #dh3e ,and thus he  
did appoint chief captains of the       
,zoramites1 they being the most         
acquainted with the strength of the     
,nephites1 and their places of resort1  
and the weakest parts of their cities2  
therefore he appointed them to be chief 
captains over his armies4  #dh3f ,and it
 came to pass that they took their camp1
 and moved forth toward the land of     
,zarahemla in the wilderness4  #dh3g    
,now it came to pass that while         
,amalickiah had thus been obtaining     
power by fraud and deceit1 ,moroni1 on  
the other hand1 had been preparing the  
minds of the people to be faithful unto 
the ,lord their ,god4  #dh3h ,yea1 he   
had been strengthening the armies of the
 ,nephites1 and erecting small forts1 or
 places of resort2 throwing up banks of 
earth round about to enclose his armies1
 and also building walls of stone to    
encircle them about1 round about their  
cities and the borders of their lands2  

yea1 all round about the land4  #dh3i   
,and in their weakest fortifications he 
did place the greater number of men2 and
 thus he did fortify and strengthen the 
land which was possessed by the         
,nephites4  #dh3aj ,and thus he was     
preparing to support their liberty1     
their lands1 their wives1 and their     
children1 and their peace1 and that they
 might live unto the ,lord their ,god1  
and that they might maintain that which 
was called by their enemies the cause of
 ,christians4  #dh3aa ,and ,moroni was a
 strong and a mighty man2 he was a man  
of a perfect understanding2 yea1 a man  
that did not delight in bloodshed2 a man
 whose soul did joy in the liberty and  
the freedom of his country1 and his     
brethren from bondage and slavery2      
#dh3ab ,yea1 a man whose heart did swell
 with thanksgiving to his ,god1 for the 
many privileges and blessings which he  
bestowed upon his people2 a man who did 
labor exceedingly for the welfare and   
safety of his people4  #dh3ac ,yea1 and 

he was a man who was firm in the faith  
of ,christ1 and he had sworn with an    
oath to defend his people1 his rights1  
and his country1 and his religion1 even 
to the loss of his blood4  #dh3ad ,now  
the ,nephites were taught to defend     
themselves against their enemies1 even  
to the shedding of blood if it were     
necessary2 yea1 and they were also      
taught never to give an offense1 yea1   
and never to raise the sword except it  
were against an enemy1 except it were to
 preserve their lives4  #dh3ae ,and this
 was their faith1 that by so doing ,god 
would prosper them in the land1 or in   
other words1 if they were faithful in   
keeping the commandments of ,god that he
 would prosper them in the land2 yea1   
warn them to flee1 or to prepare for    
war1 according to their danger2  #dh3af 
,and also1 that ,god would make it known
 unto them whither they should go to    
defend themselves against their enemies1
 and by so doing1 the ,lord would       
deliver them2 and this was the faith of 

,moroni1 and his heart did glory in it2 
not in the shedding of blood but in     
doing good1 in preserving his people1   
yea1 in keeping the commandments of     
,god1 yea1 and resisting iniquity4      
#dh3ag ,yea1 verily1 verily ,i say unto 
you1 if all men had been1 and were1 and 
ever would be1 like unto ,moroni1       
behold1 the very powers of hell would   
have been shaken forever2 yea1 the devil
 would never have power over the hearts 
of the children of men4  #dh3ah ,behold1
 he was a man like unto ,ammon1 the son 
of ,mosiah1 yea1 and even the other sons
 of ,mosiah1 yea1 and also ,alma and his
 sons1 for they were all men of ,god4   
#dh3ai ,now behold1 ,helaman and his    
brethren were no less serviceable unto  
the people than was ,moroni2 for they   
did preach the word of ,god1 and they   
did baptize unto repentance all men     
whosoever would hearken unto their      
words4  #dh3bj ,and thus they went      
forth1 and the people did humble        
themselves because of their words1      

insomuch that they were highly favored  
of the ,lord1 and thus they were free   
from wars and contentions among         
themselves1 yea1 even for the space of  
four years4  #dh3ba ,but1 as ,i have    
said1 in the latter end of the          
nineteenth year1 yea1 notwithstanding   
their peace amongst themselves1 they    
were compelled reluctantly to contend   
with their brethren1 the ,lamanites4    
#dh3bb ,yea1 and in fine1 their wars    
never did cease for the space of many   
years with the ,lamanites1              
notwithstanding their much reluctance4  
#dh3bc ,now1 they were sorry to take up 
arms against the ,lamanites1 because    
they did not delight in the shedding of 
blood2 yea1 and this was not all--they  
were sorry to be the means of sending so
 many of their brethren out of this     
world into an eternal world1 unprepared 
to meet their ,god4  #dh3bd             
,nevertheless1 they could not suffer to 
lay down their lives1 that their wives  
and their children should be massacred  

by the barbarous cruelty of those who   
were once their brethren1 yea1 and had  
dissented from their church1 and had    
left them and had gone to destroy them  
by joining the ,lamanites4  #dh3be ,yea1
 they could not bear that their brethren
 should rejoice over the blood of the   
,nephites1 so long as there were any who
 should keep the commandments of ,god1  
for the promise of the ,lord was1 if    
they should keep his commandments they  
should prosper in the land4  ,alma      
,chapter #di  #di3a ,and now it came to 
pass in the eleventh month of the       
nineteenth year1 on the tenth day of the
 month1 the armies of the ,lamanites    
were seen approaching towards the land  
of ,ammonihah4  #di3b ,and behold1 the  
city had been rebuilt1 and ,moroni had  
stationed an army by the borders of the 
city1 and they had cast up dirt around  
about to shield them from the arrows and
 the stones of the ,lamanites2 for      
behold1 they fought with stones and with
 arrows4  #di3c ,behold1 ,i said that   

the city of ,ammonihah had been rebuilt4
 ,i say unto you1 yea1 that it was in   
part rebuilt2 and because the ,lamanites
 had destroyed it once because of the   
iniquity of the people1 they supposed   
that it would again become an easy prey 
for them4  #di3d ,but behold1 how great 
was their disappointment2 for behold1   
the ,nephites had dug up a ridge of     
earth round about them1 which was so    
high that the ,lamanites could not cast 
their stones and their arrows at them   
that they might take effect1 neither    
could they come upon them save it was by
 their place of entrance4  #di3e ,now at
 this time the chief captains of the    
,lamanites were astonished exceedingly1 
because of the wisdom of the ,nephites  
in preparing their places of security4  
#di3f ,now the leaders of the ,lamanites
 had supposed1 because of the greatness 
of their numbers1 yea1 they supposed    
that they should be privileged to come  
upon them as they had hitherto done2    
yea1 and they had also prepared         

themselves with shields1 and with       
breastplates2 and they had also prepared
 themselves with garments of skins1 yea1
 very thick garments to cover their     
nakedness4  #di3g ,and being thus       
prepared they supposed that they should 
easily overpower and subject their      
brethren to the yoke of bondage1 or slay
 and massacre them according to their   
pleasure4  #di3h ,but behold1 to their  
uttermost astonishment1 they were       
prepared for them1 in a manner which    
never had been known among the children 
of ,lehi4 ,now they were prepared for   
the ,lamanites1 to battle after the     
manner of the instructions of ,moroni4  
#di3i ,and it came to pass that the     
,lamanites1 or the ,amalickiahites1 were
 exceedingly astonished at their manner 
of preparation for war4  #di3aj ,now1 if
 king ,amalickiah had come down out of  
the land of ,nephi1 at the head of his  
army1 perhaps he would have caused the  
,lamanites to have attacked the         
,nephites at the city of ,ammonihah2 for

 behold1 he did care not for the blood  
of his people4  #di3aa ,but behold1     
,amalickiah did not come down himself to
 battle4 ,and behold1 his chief captains
 durst not attack the ,nephites at the  
city of ,ammonihah1 for ,moroni had     
altered the management of affairs among 
the ,nephites1 insomuch that the        
,lamanites were disappointed in their   
places of retreat and they could not    
come upon them4  #di3ab ,therefore they 
retreated into the wilderness1 and took 
their camp and marched towards the land 
of ,noah1 supposing that to be the next 
best place for them to come against the 
,nephites4  #di3ac ,for they knew not   
that ,moroni had fortified1 or had built
 forts of security1 for every city in   
all the land round about2 therefore1    
they marched forward to the land of     
,noah with a firm determination2 yea1   
their chief captains came forward and   
took an oath that they would destroy the
 people of that city4  #di3ad ,but      
behold1 to their astonishment1 the city 

of ,noah1 which had hitherto been a weak
 place1 had now1 by the means of        
,moroni1 become strong1 yea1 even to    
exceed the strength of the city         
,ammonihah4  #di3ae ,and now1 behold1   
this was wisdom in ,moroni2 for he had  
supposed that they would be frightened  
at the city ,ammonihah2 and as the city 
of ,noah had hitherto been the weakest  
part of the land1 therefore they would  
march thither to battle2 and thus it was
 according to his desires4  #di3af ,and 
behold1 ,moroni had appointed ,lehi to  
be chief captain over the men of that   
city2 and it was that same ,lehi who    
fought with the ,lamanites in the valley
 on the east of the river ,sidon4       
#di3ag ,and now behold it came to pass1 
that when the ,lamanites had found that 
,lehi commanded the city they were again
 disappointed1 for they feared ,lehi    
exceedingly2 nevertheless their chief   
captains had sworn with an oath to      
attack the city2 therefore1 they brought
 up their armies4  #di3ah ,now behold1  

the ,lamanites could not get into their 
forts of security by any other way save 
by the entrance1 because of the highness
 of the bank which had been thrown up1  
and the depth of the ditch which had    
been dug round about1 save it were by   
the entrance4  #di3ai ,and thus were the
 ,nephites prepared to destroy all such 
as should attempt to climb up to enter  
the fort by any other way1 by casting   
over stones and arrows at them4  #di3bj 
,thus they were prepared1 yea1 a body of
 their strongest men1 with their swords 
and their slings1 to smite down all who 
should attempt to come into their place 
of security by the place of entrance2   
and thus were they prepared to defend   
themselves against the ,lamanites4      
#di3ba ,and it came to pass that the    
captains of the ,lamanites brought up   
their armies before the place of        
entrance1 and began to contend with the 
,nephites1 to get into their place of   
security2 but behold1 they were driven  
back from time to time1 insomuch that   

they were slain with an immense         
slaughter4  #di3bb ,now when they found 
that they could not obtain power over   
the ,nephites by the pass1 they began to
 dig down their banks of earth that they
 might obtain a pass to their armies1   
that they might have an equal chance to 
fight2 but behold1 in these attempts    
they were swept off by the stones and   
arrows which were thrown at them2 and   
instead of filling up their ditches by  
pulling down the banks of earth1 they   
were filled up in a measure with their  
dead and wounded bodies4  #di3bc ,thus  
the ,nephites had all power over their  
enemies2 and thus the ,lamanites did    
attempt to destroy the ,nephites until  
their chief captains were all slain2    
yea1 and more than a thousand of the    
,lamanites were slain2 while1 on the    
other hand1 there was not a single soul 
of the ,nephites which was slain4       
#di3bd ,there were about fifty who were 
wounded1 who had been exposed to the    
arrows of the ,lamanites through the    

pass1 but they were shielded by their   
shields1 and their breastplates1 and    
their head-plates1 insomuch that their  
wounds were upon their legs1 many of    
which were very severe4  #di3be ,and it 
came to pass1 that when the ,lamanites  
saw that their chief captains were all  
slain they fled into the wilderness4    
,and it came to pass that they returned 
to the land of ,nephi1 to inform their  
king1 ,amalickiah1 who was a ,nephite by
 birth1 concerning their great loss4    
#di3bf ,and it came to pass that he was 
exceedingly angry with his people1      
because he had not obtained his desire  
over the ,nephites2 he had not subjected
 them to the yoke of bondage4  #di3bg   
,yea1 he was exceedingly wroth1 and he  
did curse ,god1 and also ,moroni1       
swearing with an oath that he would     
drink his blood2 and this because       
,moroni had kept the commandments of    
,god in preparing for the safety of his 
people4  #di3bh ,and it came to pass1   
that on the other hand1 the people of   

,nephi did thank the ,lord their ,god1  
because of his matchless power in       
delivering them from the hands of their 
enemies4  #di3bi ,and thus ended the    
nineteenth year of the reign of the     
judges over the people of ,nephi4       
#di3cj ,yea1 and there was continual    
peace among them1 and exceedingly great 
prosperity in the church because of     
their heed and diligence which they gave
 unto the word of ,god1 which was       
declared unto them by ,helaman1 and     
,shiblon1 and ,corianton1 and ,ammon and
 his brethren1 yea1 and by all those who
 had been ordained by the holy order of 
,god1 being baptized unto repentance1   
and sent forth to preach among the      
people4  ,alma ,chapter #ej  #ej3a ,and 
now it came to pass that ,moroni did not
 stop making preparations for war1 or to
 defend his people against the          
,lamanites2 for he caused that his      
armies should commence in the           
commencement of the twentieth year of   
the reign of the judges1 that they      

should commence in digging up heaps of  
earth round about all the cities1       
throughout all the land which was       
possessed by the ,nephites4  #ej3b ,and 
upon the top of these ridges of earth he
 caused that there should be timbers1   
yea1 works of timbers built up to the   
height of a man1 round about the cities4
  #ej3c ,and he caused that upon those  
works of timbers there should be a frame
 of pickets built upon the timbers round
 about2 and they were strong and high4  
#ej3d ,and he caused towers to be       
erected that overlooked those works of  
pickets1 and he caused places of        
security to be built upon those towers1 
that the stones and the arrows of the   
,lamanites could not hurt them4  #ej3e  
,and they were prepared that they could 
cast stones from the top thereof1       
according to their pleasure and their   
strength1 and slay him who should       
attempt to approach near the walls of   
the city4  #ej3f ,thus ,moroni did      
prepare strongholds against the coming  

of their enemies1 round about every city
 in all the land4  #ej3g ,and it came to
 pass that ,moroni caused that his      
armies should go forth into the east    
wilderness2 yea1 and they went forth and
 drove all the ,lamanites who were in   
the east wilderness into their own      
lands1 which were south of the land of  
,zarahemla4  #ej3h ,and the land of     
,nephi did run in a straight course from
 the east sea to the west4  #ej3i ,and  
it came to pass that when ,moroni had   
driven all the ,lamanites out of the    
east wilderness1 which was north of the 
lands of their own possessions1 he      
caused that the inhabitants who were in 
the land of ,zarahemla and in the land  
round about should go forth into the    
east wilderness1 even to the borders by 
the seashore1 and possess the land4     
#ej3aj ,and he also placed armies on the
 south1 in the borders of their         
possessions1 and caused them to erect   
fortifications that they might secure   
their armies and their people from the  

hands of their enemies4  #ej3aa ,and    
thus he cut off all the strongholds of  
the ,lamanites in the east wilderness1  
yea1 and also on the west1 fortifying   
the line between the ,nephites and the  
,lamanites1 between the land of         
,zarahemla and the land of ,nephi1 from 
the west sea1 running by the head of the
 river ,sidon--the ,nephites possessing 
all the land northward1 yea1 even all   
the land which was northward of the land
 ,bountiful1 according to their         
pleasure4  #ej3ab ,thus ,moroni1 with   
his armies1 which did increase daily    
because of the assurance of protection  
which his works did bring forth unto    
them1 did seek to cut off the strength  
and the power of the ,lamanites from off
 the lands of their possessions1 that   
they should have no power upon the lands
 of their possession4  #ej3ac ,and it   
came to pass that the ,nephites began   
the foundation of a city1 and they      
called the name of the city ,moroni2 and
 it was by the east sea2 and it was on  

the south by the line of the possessions
 of the ,lamanites4  #ej3ad ,and they   
also began a foundation for a city      
between the city of ,moroni and the city
 of ,aaron1 joining the borders of      
,aaron and ,moroni2 and they called the 
name of the city1 or the land1          
,nephihah4  #ej3ae ,and they also began 
in that same year to build many cities  
on the north1 one in a particular manner
 which they called ,lehi1 which was in  
the north by the borders of the         
seashore4  #ej3af ,and thus ended the   
twentieth year4  #ej3ag ,and in these   
prosperous circumstances were the people
 of ,nephi in the commencement of the   
twenty and first year of the reign of   
the judges over the people of ,nephi4   
#ej3ah ,and they did prosper            
exceedingly1 and they became exceedingly
 rich2 yea1 and they did multiply and   
wax strong in the land4  #ej3ai ,and    
thus we see how merciful and just are   
all the dealings of the ,lord1 to the   
fulfilling of all his words unto the    

children of men2 yea1 we can behold that
 his words are verified1 even at this   
time1 which he spake unto ,lehi1 saying3
  #ej3bj ,blessed art thou and thy      
children2 and they shall be blessed1    
inasmuch as they shall keep my          
commandments they shall prosper in the  
land4 ,but remember1 inasmuch as they   
will not keep my commandments they shall
 be cut off from the presence of the    
,lord4  #ej3ba ,and we see that these   
promises have been verified to the      
people of ,nephi2 for it has been their 
quarrelings and their contentions1 yea1 
their murderings1 and their plunderings1
 their idolatry1 their whoredoms1 and   
their abominations1 which were among    
themselves1 which brought upon them     
their wars and their destructions4      
#ej3bb ,and those who were faithful in  
keeping the commandments of the ,lord   
were delivered at all times1 whilst     
thousands of their wicked brethren have 
been consigned to bondage1 or to perish 
by the sword1 or to dwindle in unbelief1

 and mingle with the ,lamanites4  #ej3bc
 ,but behold there never was a happier  
time among the people of ,nephi1 since  
the days of ,nephi1 than in the days of 
,moroni1 yea1 even at this time1 in the 
twenty and first year of the reign of   
the judges4  #ej3bd ,and it came to pass
 that the twenty and second year of the 
reign of the judges also ended in peace2
 yea1 and also the twenty and third     
year4  #ej3be ,and it came to pass that 
in the commencement of the twenty and   
fourth year of the reign of the judges1 
there would also have been peace among  
the people of ,nephi had it not been for
 a contention which took place among    
them concerning the land of ,lehi1 and  
the land of ,morianton1 which joined    
upon the borders of ,lehi2 both of which
 were on the borders by the seashore4   
#ej3bf ,for behold1 the people who      
possessed the land of ,morianton did    
claim a part of the land of ,lehi2      
therefore there began to be a warm      
contention between them1 insomuch that  

the people of ,morianton took up arms   
against their brethren1 and they were   
determined by the sword to slay them4   
#ej3bg ,but behold1 the people who      
possessed the land of ,lehi fled to the 
camp of ,moroni1 and appealed unto him  
for assistance2 for behold they were not
 in the wrong4  #ej3bh ,and it came to  
pass that when the people of ,morianton1
 who were led by a man whose name was   
,morianton1 found that the people of    
,lehi had fled to the camp of ,moroni1  
they were exceedingly fearful lest the  
army of ,moroni should come upon them   
and destroy them4  #ej3bi ,therefore1   
,morianton put it into their hearts that
 they should flee to the land which was 
northward1 which was covered with large 
bodies of water1 and take possession of 
the land which was northward4  #ej3cj   
,and behold1 they would have carried    
this plan into effect1 7which would have
 been a cause to have been lamented7 but
 behold1 ,morianton being a man of much 
passion1 therefore he was angry with one

 of his maid servants1 and he fell upon 
her and beat her much4  #ej3ca ,and it  
came to pass that she fled1 and came    
over to the camp of ,moroni1 and told   
,moroni all things concerning the       
matter1 and also concerning their       
intentions to flee into the land        
northward4  #ej3cb ,now behold1 the     
people who were in the land ,bountiful1 
or rather ,moroni1 feared that they     
would hearken to the words of ,morianton
 and unite with his people1 and thus he 
would obtain possession of those parts  
of the land1 which would lay a          
foundation for serious consequences     
among the people of ,nephi1 yea1 which  
consequences would lead to the overthrow
 of their liberty4  #ej3cc ,therefore   
,moroni sent an army1 with their camp1  
to head the people of ,morianton1 to    
stop their flight into the land         
northward4  #ej3cd ,and it came to pass 
that they did not head them until they  
had come to the borders of the land     
,desolation2 and there they did head    

them1 by the narrow pass which led by   
the sea into the land northward1 yea1 by
 the sea1 on the west and on the east4  
#ej3ce ,and it came to pass that the    
army which was sent by ,moroni1 which   
was led by a man whose name was         
,teancum1 did meet the people of        
,morianton2 and so stubborn were the    
people of ,morianton1 7being inspired by
 his wickedness and his flattering      
words7 that a battle commenced between  
them1 in the which ,teancum did slay    
,morianton and defeat his army1 and took
 them prisoners1 and returned to the    
camp of ,moroni4 ,and thus ended the    
twenty and fourth year of the reign of  
the judges over the people of ,nephi4   
#ej3cf ,and thus were the people of     
,morianton brought back4 ,and upon their
 covenanting to keep the peace they were
 restored to the land of ,morianton1 and
 a union took place between them and the
 people of ,lehi2 and they were also    
restored to their lands4  #ej3cg ,and it
 came to pass that in the same year that

 the people of ,nephi had peace restored
 unto them1 that ,nephihah1 the second  
chief judge1 died1 having filled the    
judgment-seat with perfect uprightness  
before ,god4  #ej3ch ,nevertheless1 he  
had refused ,alma to take possession of 
those records and those things which    
were esteemed by ,alma and his fathers  
to be most sacred2 therefore ,alma had  
conferred them upon his son1 ,helaman4  
#ej3ci ,behold1 it came to pass that the
 son of ,nephihah was appointed to fill 
the judgment-seat1 in the stead of his  
father2 yea1 he was appointed chief     
judge and governor over the people1 with
 an oath and sacred ordinance to judge  
righteously1 and to keep the peace and  
the freedom of the people1 and to grant 
unto them their sacred privileges to    
worship the ,lord their ,god1 yea1 to   
support and maintain the cause of ,god  
all his days1 and to bring the wicked to
 justice according to their crime4      
#ej3dj ,now behold1 his name was        
,pahoran4 ,and ,pahoran did fill the    

seat of his father1 and did commence his
 reign in the end of the twenty and     
fourth year1 over the people of ,nephi4 
,alma ,chapter #ea  #ea3a ,and now it   
came to pass in the commencement of the 
twenty and fifth year of the reign of   
the judges over the people of ,nephi1   
they having established peace between   
the people of ,lehi and the people of   
,morianton concerning their lands1 and  
having commenced the twenty and fifth   
year in peace2  #ea3b ,nevertheless1    
they did not long maintain an entire    
peace in the land1 for there began to be
 a contention among the people          
concerning the chief judge ,pahoran2 for
 behold1 there were a part of the people
 who desired that a few particular      
points of the law should be altered4    
#ea3c ,but behold1 ,pahoran would not   
alter nor suffer the law to be altered2 
therefore1 he did not hearken to those  
who had sent in their voices with their 
petitions concerning the altering of the
 law4  #ea3d ,therefore1 those who were 

desirous that the law should be altered 
were angry with him1 and desired that he
 should no longer be chief judge over   
the land2 therefore there arose a warm  
dispute concerning the matter1 but not  
unto bloodshed4  #ea3e ,and it came to  
pass that those who were desirous that  
,pahoran should be dethroned from the   
judgment-seat were called king-men1 for 
they were desirous that the law should  
be altered in a manner to overthrow the 
free government and to establish a king 
over the land4  #ea3f ,and those who    
were desirous that ,pahoran should      
remain chief judge over the land took   
upon them the name of freemen2 and thus 
was the division among them1 for the    
freemen had sworn or covenanted to      
maintain their rights and the privileges
 of their religion by a free government4
  #ea3g ,and it came to pass that this  
matter of their contention was settled  
by the voice of the people4 ,and it came
 to pass that the voice of the people   
came in favor of the freemen1 and       

,pahoran retained the judgment-seat1    
which caused much rejoicing among the   
brethren of ,pahoran and also many of   
the people of liberty1 who also put the 
king-men to silence1 that they durst not
 oppose but were obliged to maintain the
 cause of freedom4  #ea3h ,now those who
 were in favor of kings were those of   
high birth1 and they sought to be kings2
 and they were supported by those who   
sought power and authority over the     
people4  #ea3i ,but behold1 this was a  
critical time for such contentions to be
 among the people of ,nephi2 for behold1
 ,amalickiah had again stirred up the   
hearts of the people of the ,lamanites  
against the people of the ,nephites1 and
 he was gathering together soldiers from
 all parts of his land1 and arming them1
 and preparing for war with all         
diligence2 for he had sworn to drink the
 blood of ,moroni4  #ea3aj ,but behold1 
we shall see that his promise which he  
made was rash2 nevertheless1 he did     
prepare himself and his armies to come  

to battle against the ,nephites4  #ea3aa
 ,now his armies were not so great as   
they had hitherto been1 because of the  
many thousands who had been slain by the
 hand of the ,nephites2 but             
notwithstanding their great loss1       
,amalickiah had gathered together a     
wonderfully great army1 insomuch that he
 feared not to come down to the land of 
,zarahemla4  #ea3ab ,yea1 even          
,amalickiah did himself come down1 at   
the head of the ,lamanites4 ,and it was 
in the twenty and fifth year of the     
reign of the judges2 and it was at the  
same time that they had begun to settle 
the affairs of their contentions        
concerning the chief judge1 ,pahoran4   
#ea3ac ,and it came to pass that when   
the men who were called king-men had    
heard that the ,lamanites were coming   
down to battle against them1 they were  
glad in their hearts2 and they refused  
to take up arms1 for they were so wroth 
with the chief judge1 and also with the 
people of liberty1 that they would not  

take up arms to defend their country4   
#ea3ad ,and it came to pass that when   
,moroni saw this1 and also saw that the 
,lamanites were coming into the borders 
of the land1 he was exceedingly wroth   
because of the stubbornness of those    
people whom he had labored with so much 
diligence to preserve2 yea1 he was      
exceedingly wroth2 his soul was filled  
with anger against them4  #ea3ae ,and it
 came to pass that he sent a petition1  
with the voice of the people1 unto the  
governor of the land1 desiring that he  
should read it1 and give him 7,moroni7  
power to compel those dissenters to     
defend their country or to put them to  
death4  #ea3af ,for it was his first    
care to put an end to such contentions  
and dissensions among the people2 for   
behold1 this had been hitherto a cause  
of all their destruction4 ,and it came  
to pass that it was granted according to
 the voice of the people4  #ea3ag ,and  
it came to pass that ,moroni commanded  
that his army should go against those   

king-men1 to pull down their pride and  
their nobility and level them with the  
earth1 or they should take up arms and  
support the cause of liberty4  #ea3ah   
,and it came to pass that the armies did
 march forth against them2 and they did 
pull down their pride and their         
nobility1 insomuch that as they did lift
 their weapons of war to fight against  
the men of ,moroni they were hewn down  
and leveled to the earth4  #ea3ai ,and  
it came to pass that there were four    
thousand of those dissenters who were   
hewn down by the sword2 and those of    
their leaders who were not slain in     
battle were taken and cast into prison1 
for there was no time for their trials  
at this period4  #ea3bj ,and the        
remainder of those dissenters1 rather   
than be smitten down to the earth by the
 sword1 yielded to the standard of      
liberty1 and were compelled to hoist the
 title of liberty upon their towers1 and
 in their cities1 and to take up arms in
 defence of their country4  #ea3ba ,and 

thus ,moroni put an end to those        
king-men1 that there were not any known 
by the appellation of king-men2 and thus
 he put an end to the stubbornness and  
the pride of those people who professed 
the blood of nobility2 but they were    
brought down to humble themselves like  
unto their brethren1 and to fight       
valiantly for their freedom from        
bondage4  #ea3bb ,behold1 it came to    
pass that while ,moroni was thus        
breaking down the wars and contentions  
among his own people1 and subjecting    
them to peace and civilization1 and     
making regulations to prepare for war   
against the ,lamanites1 behold1 the     
,lamanites had come into the land of    
,moroni1 which was in the borders by the
 seashore4  #ea3bc ,and it came to pass 
that the ,nephites were not sufficiently
 strong in the city of ,moroni2         
therefore ,amalickiah did drive them1   
slaying many4 ,and it came to pass that 
,amalickiah took possession of the city1
 yea1 possession of all their           

fortifications4  #ea3bd ,and those who  
fled out of the city of ,moroni came to 
the city of ,nephihah2 and also the     
people of the city of ,lehi gathered    
themselves together1 and made           
preparations and were ready to receive  
the ,lamanites to battle4  #ea3be ,but  
it came to pass that ,amalickiah would  
not suffer the ,lamanites to go against 
the city of ,nephihah to battle1 but    
kept them down by the seashore1 leaving 
men in every city to maintain and defend
 it4  #ea3bf ,and thus he went on1      
taking possession of many cities1 the   
city of ,nephihah1 and the city of      
,lehi1 and the city of ,morianton1 and  
the city of ,omner1 and the city of     
,gid1 and the city of ,mulek1 all of    
which were on the east borders by the   
seashore4  #ea3bg ,and thus had the     
,lamanites obtained1 by the cunning of  
,amalickiah1 so many cities1 by their   
numberless hosts1 all of which were     
strongly fortified after the manner of  
the fortifications of ,moroni2 all of   

which afforded strongholds for the      
,lamanites4  #ea3bh ,and it came to pass
 that they marched to the borders of the
 land ,bountiful1 driving the ,nephites 
before them and slaying many4  #ea3bi   
,but it came to pass that they were met 
by ,teancum1 who had slain ,morianton   
and had headed his people in his flight4
  #ea3cj ,and it came to pass that he   
headed ,amalickiah also1 as he was      
marching forth with his numerous army   
that he might take possession of the    
land ,bountiful1 and also the land      
northward4  #ea3ca ,but behold he met   
with a disappointment by being repulsed 
by ,teancum and his men1 for they were  
great warriors2 for every man of        
,teancum did exceed the ,lamanites in   
their strength and in their skill of    
war1 insomuch that they did gain        
advantage over the ,lamanites4  #ea3cb  
,and it came to pass that they did      
harass them1 insomuch that they did slay
 them even until it was dark4 ,and it   
came to pass that ,teancum and his men  

did pitch their tents in the borders of 
the land ,bountiful2 and ,amalickiah did
 pitch his tents in the borders on the  
beach by the seashore1 and after this   
manner were they driven4  #ea3cc ,and it
 came to pass that when the night had   
come1 ,teancum and his servant stole    
forth and went out by night1 and went   
into the camp of ,amalickiah2 and       
behold1 sleep had overpowered them      
because of their much fatigue1 which was
 caused by the labors and heat of the   
day4  #ea3cd ,and it came to pass that  
,teancum stole privily into the tent of 
the king1 and put a javelin to his      
heart2 and he did cause the death of the
 king immediately that he did not awake 
his servants4  #ea3ce ,and he returned  
again privily to his own camp1 and      
behold1 his men were asleep1 and he     
awoke them and told them all the things 
that he had done4  #ea3cf ,and he caused
 that his armies should stand in        
readiness1 lest the ,lamanites had      
awakened and should come upon them4     

#ea3cg ,and thus endeth the twenty and  
fifth year of the reign of the judges   
over the people of ,nephi2 and thus     
endeth the days of ,amalickiah4  ,alma  
,chapter #eb  #eb3a ,and now1 it came to
 pass in the twenty and sixth year of   
the reign of the judges over the people 
of ,nephi1 behold1 when the ,lamanites  
awoke on the first morning of the first 
month1 behold1 they found ,amalickiah   
was dead in his own tent2 and they also 
saw that ,teancum was ready to give them
 battle on that day4  #eb3b ,and now1   
when the ,lamanites saw this they were  
affrighted2 and they abandoned their    
design in marching into the land        
northward1 and retreated with all their 
army into the city of ,mulek1 and sought
 protection in their fortifications4    
#eb3c ,and it came to pass that the     
brother of ,amalickiah was appointed    
king over the people2 and his name was  
,ammoron2 thus king ,ammoron1 the       
brother of king ,amalickiah1 was        
appointed to reign in his stead4  #eb3d 

,and it came to pass that he did command
 that his people should maintain those  
cities1 which they had taken by the     
shedding of blood2 for they had not     
taken any cities save they had lost much
 blood4  #eb3e ,and now1 ,teancum saw   
that the ,lamanites were determined to  
maintain those cities which they had    
taken1 and those parts of the land which
 they had obtained possession of2 and   
also seeing the enormity of their       
number1 ,teancum thought it was not     
expedient that he should attempt to     
attack them in their forts4  #eb3f ,but 
he kept his men round about1 as if      
making preparations for war2 yea1 and   
truly he was preparing to defend himself
 against them1 by casting up walls round
 about and preparing places of resort4  
#eb3g ,and it came to pass that he kept 
thus preparing for war until ,moroni had
 sent a large number of men to          
strengthen his army4  #eb3h ,and ,moroni
 also sent orders unto him that he      
should retain all the prisoners who fell

 into his hands2 for as the ,lamanites  
had taken many prisoners1 that he should
 retain all the prisoners of the        
,lamanites as a ransom for those whom   
the ,lamanites had taken4  #eb3i ,and he
 also sent orders unto him that he      
should fortify the land ,bountiful1 and 
secure the narrow pass which led into   
the land northward1 lest the ,lamanites 
should obtain that point and should have
 power to harass them on every side4    
#eb3aj ,and ,moroni also sent unto him1 
desiring him that he would be faithful  
in maintaining that quarter of the land1
 and that he would seek every           
opportunity to scourge the ,lamanites in
 that quarter1 as much as was in his    
power1 that perhaps he might take again 
by stratagem or some other way those    
cities which had been taken out of their
 hands2 and that he also would fortify  
and strengthen the cities round about1  
which had not fallen into the hands of  
the ,lamanites4  #eb3aa ,and he also    
said unto him1 ,i would come unto you1  

but behold1 the ,lamanites are upon us  
in the borders of the land by the west  
sea2 and behold1 ,i go against them1    
therefore ,i cannot come unto you4      
#eb3ab ,now1 the king 7,ammoron7 had    
departed out of the land of ,zarahemla1 
and had made known unto the queen       
concerning the death of his brother1 and
 had gathered together a large number of
 men1 and had marched forth against the 
,nephites on the borders by the west    
sea4  #eb3ac ,and thus he was           
endeavoring to harass the ,nephites1 and
 to draw away a part of their forces to 
that part of the land1 while he had     
commanded those whom he had left to     
possess the cities which he had taken1  
that they should also harass the        
,nephites on the borders by the east    
sea1 and should take possession of their
 lands as much as it was in their power1
 according to the power of their armies4
  #eb3ad ,and thus were the ,nephites in
 those dangerous circumstances in the   
ending of the twenty and sixth year of  

the reign of the judges over the people 
of ,nephi4  #eb3ae ,but behold1 it came 
to pass in the twenty and seventh year  
of the reign of the judges1 that        
,teancum1 by the command of ,moroni--who
 had established armies to protect the  
south and the west borders of the land1 
and had begun his march towards the land
 ,bountiful1 that he might assist       
,teancum with his men in retaking the   
cities which they had lost--  #eb3af    
,and it came to pass that ,teancum had  
received orders to make an attack upon  
the city of ,mulek1 and retake it if it 
were possible4  #eb3ag ,and it came to  
pass that ,teancum made preparations to 
make an attack upon the city of ,mulek1 
and march forth with his army against   
the ,lamanites2 but he saw that it was  
impossible that he could overpower them 
while they were in their fortifications2
 therefore he abandoned his designs and 
returned again to the city ,bountiful1  
to wait for the coming of ,moroni1 that 
he might receive strength to his army4  

#eb3ah ,and it came to pass that ,moroni
 did arrive with his army at the land of
 ,bountiful1 in the latter end of the   
twenty and seventh year of the reign of 
the judges over the people of ,nephi4   
#eb3ai ,and in the commencement of the  
twenty and eighth year1 ,moroni and     
,teancum and many of the chief captains 
held a council of war--what they should 
do to cause the ,lamanites to come out  
against them to battle2 or that they    
might by some means flatter them out of 
their strongholds1 that they might gain 
advantage over them and take again the  
city of ,mulek4  #eb3bj ,and it came to 
pass they sent embassies to the army of 
the ,lamanites1 which protected the city
 of ,mulek1 to their leader1 whose name 
was ,jacob1 desiring him that he would  
come out with his armies to meet them   
upon the plains between the two cities4 
,but behold1 ,jacob1 who was a          
,zoramite1 would not come out with his  
army to meet them upon the plains4      
#eb3ba ,and it came to pass that        

,moroni1 having no hopes of meeting them
 upon fair grounds1 therefore1 he       
resolved upon a plan that he might decoy
 the ,lamanites out of their            
strongholds4  #eb3bb ,therefore he      
caused that ,teancum should take a small
 number of men and march down near the  
seashore2 and ,moroni and his army1 by  
night1 marched in the wilderness1 on the
 west of the city ,mulek2 and thus1 on  
the morrow1 when the guards of the      
,lamanites had discovered ,teancum1 they
 ran and told it unto ,jacob1 their     
leader4  #eb3bc ,and it came to pass    
that the armies of the ,lamanites did   
march forth against ,teancum1 supposing 
by their numbers to overpower ,teancum  
because of the smallness of his numbers4
 ,and as ,teancum saw the armies of the 
,lamanites coming out against him he    
began to retreat down by the seashore1  
northward4  #eb3bd ,and it came to pass 
that when the ,lamanites saw that he    
began to flee1 they took courage and    
pursued them with vigor4 ,and while     

,teancum was thus leading away the      
,lamanites who were pursuing them in    
vain1 behold1 ,moroni commanded that a  
part of his army who were with him      
should march forth into the city1 and   
take possession of it4  #eb3be ,and thus
 they did1 and slew all those who had   
been left to protect the city1 yea1 all 
those who would not yield up their      
weapons of war4  #eb3bf ,and thus       
,moroni had obtained possession of the  
city ,mulek with a part of his army1    
while he marched with the remainder to  
meet the ,lamanites when they should    
return from the pursuit of ,teancum4    
#eb3bg ,and it came to pass that the    
,lamanites did pursue ,teancum until    
they came near the city ,bountiful1 and 
then they were met by ,lehi and a small 
army1 which had been left to protect the
 city ,bountiful4  #eb3bh ,and now      
behold1 when the chief captains of the  
,lamanites had beheld ,lehi with his    
army coming against them1 they fled in  
much confusion1 lest perhaps they should

 not obtain the city ,mulek before ,lehi
 should overtake them2 for they were    
wearied because of their march1 and the 
men of ,lehi were fresh4  #eb3bi ,now   
the ,lamanites did not know that ,moroni
 had been in their rear with his army2  
and all they feared was ,lehi and his   
men4  #eb3cj ,now ,lehi was not desirous
 to overtake them till they should meet 
,moroni and his army4  #eb3ca ,and it   
came to pass that before the ,lamanites 
had retreated far they were surrounded  
by the ,nephites1 by the men of ,moroni 
on one hand1 and the men of ,lehi on the
 other1 all of whom were fresh and full 
of strength2 but the ,lamanites were    
wearied because of their long march4    
#eb3cb ,and ,moroni commanded his men   
that they should fall upon them until   
they had given up their weapons of war4 
#eb3cc ,and it came to pass that ,jacob1
 being their leader1 being also a       
,zoramite1 and having an unconquerable  
spirit1 he led the ,lamanites forth to  
battle with exceeding fury against      

,moroni4  #eb3cd ,moroni being in their 
course of march1 therefore ,jacob was   
determined to slay them and cut his way 
through to the city of ,mulek4 ,but     
behold1 ,moroni and his men were more   
powerful2 therefore they did not give   
way before the ,lamanites4  #eb3ce ,and 
it came to pass that they fought on both
 hands with exceeding fury2 and there   
were many slain on both sides2 yea1 and 
,moroni was wounded and ,jacob was      
killed4  #eb3cf ,and ,lehi pressed upon 
their rear with such fury with his      
strong men1 that the ,lamanites in the  
rear delivered up their weapons of war2 
and the remainder of them1 being much   
confused1 knew not whither to go or to  
strike4  #eb3cg ,now ,moroni seeing     
their confusion1 he said unto them3 ,if 
ye will bring forth your weapons of war 
and deliver them up1 behold we will     
forbear shedding your blood4  #eb3ch    
,and it came to pass that when the      
,lamanites had heard these words1 their 
chief captains1 all those who were not  

slain1 came forth and threw down their  
weapons of war at the feet of ,moroni1  
and also commanded their men that they  
should do the same4  #eb3ci ,but behold1
 there were many that would not2 and    
those who would not deliver up their    
swords were taken and bound1 and their  
weapons of war were taken from them1 and
 they were compelled to march with their
 brethren forth into the land           
,bountiful4  #eb3dj ,and now the number 
of prisoners who were taken exceeded    
more than the number of those who had   
been slain1 yea1 more than those who had
 been slain on both sides4  ,alma       
,chapter #ec  #ec3a ,and it came to pass
 that they did set guards over the      
prisoners of the ,lamanites1 and did    
compel them to go forth and bury their  
dead1 yea1 and also the dead of the     
,nephites who were slain2 and ,moroni   
placed men over them to guard them while
 they should perform their labors4      
#ec3b ,and ,moroni went to the city of  
,mulek with ,lehi1 and took command of  

the city and gave it unto ,lehi4 ,now   
behold1 this ,lehi was a man who had    
been with ,moroni in the more part of   
all his battles2 and he was a man like  
unto ,moroni1 and they rejoiced in each 
other's safety2 yea1 they were beloved  
by each other1 and also beloved by all  
the people of ,nephi4  #ec3c ,and it    
came to pass that after the ,lamanites  
had finished burying their dead and also
 the dead of the ,nephites1 they were   
marched back into the land ,bountiful2  
and ,teancum1 by the orders of ,moroni1 
caused that they should commence        
laboring in digging a ditch round about 
the land1 or the city1 ,bountiful4      
#ec3d ,and he caused that they should   
build a breastwork of timbers upon the  
inner bank of the ditch2 and they cast  
up dirt out of the ditch against the    
breastwork of timbers2 and thus they did
 cause the ,lamanites to labor until    
they had encircled the city of          
,bountiful round about with a strong    
wall of timbers and earth1 to an        

exceeding height4  #ec3e ,and this city 
became an exceeding stronghold ever     
after2 and in this city they did guard  
the prisoners of the ,lamanites2 yea1   
even within a wall which they had caused
 them to build with their own hands4    
,now ,moroni was compelled to cause the 
,lamanites to labor1 because it was easy
 to guard them while at their labor2 and
 he desired all his forces when he      
should make an attack upon the          
,lamanites4  #ec3f ,and it came to pass 
that ,moroni had thus gained a victory  
over one of the greatest of the armies  
of the ,lamanites1 and had obtained     
possession of the city of ,mulek1 which 
was one of the strongest holds of the   
,lamanites in the land of ,nephi2 and   
thus he had also built a stronghold to  
retain his prisoners4  #ec3g ,and it    
came to pass that he did no more attempt
 a battle with the ,lamanites in that   
year1 but he did employ his men in      
preparing for war1 yea1 and in making   
fortifications to guard against the     

,lamanites1 yea1 and also delivering    
their women and their children from     
famine and affliction1 and providing    
food for their armies4  #ec3h ,and now  
it came to pass that the armies of the  
,lamanites1 on the west sea1 south1     
while in the absence of ,moroni on      
account of some intrigue amongst the    
,nephites1 which caused dissensions     
amongst them1 had gained some ground    
over the ,nephites1 yea1 insomuch that  
they had obtained possession of a number
 of their cities in that part of the    
land4  #ec3i ,and thus because of       
iniquity amongst themselves1 yea1       
because of dissensions and intrigue     
among themselves they were placed in the
 most dangerous circumstances4  #ec3aj  
,and now behold1 ,i have somewhat to say
 concerning the people of ,ammon1 who in
 the beginning1 were ,lamanites2 but by 
,ammon and his brethren1 or rather by   
the power and word of ,god1 they had    
been converted unto the ,lord2 and they 
had been brought down into the land of  

,zarahemla1 and had ever since been     
protected by the ,nephites4  #ec3aa ,and
 because of their oath they had been    
kept from taking up arms against their  
brethren2 for they had taken an oath    
that they never would shed blood more2  
and according to their oath they would  
have perished2 yea1 they would have     
suffered themselves to have fallen into 
the hands of their brethren1 had it not 
been for the pity and the exceeding love
 which ,ammon and his brethren had had  
for them4  #ec3ab ,and for this cause   
they were brought down into the land of 
,zarahemla2 and they ever had been      
protected by the ,nephites4  #ec3ac ,but
 it came to pass that when they saw the 
danger1 and the many afflictions and    
tribulations which the ,nephites bore   
for them1 they were moved with          
compassion and were desirous to take up 
arms in the defence of their country4   
#ec3ad ,but behold1 as they were about  
to take their weapons of war1 they were 
overpowered by the persuasions of       

,helaman and his brethren1 for they were
 about to break the oath which they had 
made4  #ec3ae ,and ,helaman feared lest 
by so doing they should lose their      
souls2 therefore all those who had      
entered into this covenant were         
compelled to behold their brethren wade 
through their afflictions1 in their     
dangerous circumstances at this time4   
#ec3af ,but behold1 it came to pass they
 had many sons1 who had not entered into
 a covenant that they would not take    
their weapons of war to defend          
themselves against their enemies2       
therefore they did assemble themselves  
together at this time1 as many as were  
able to take up arms1 and they called   
themselves ,nephites4  #ec3ag ,and they 
entered into a covenant to fight for the
 liberty of the ,nephites1 yea1 to      
protect the land unto the laying down of
 their lives2 yea1 even they covenanted 
that they never would give up their     
liberty1 but they would fight in all    
cases to protect the ,nephites and      

themselves from bondage4  #ec3ah ,now   
behold1 there were two thousand of those
 young men1 who entered into this       
covenant and took their weapons of war  
to defend their country4  #ec3ai ,and   
now behold1 as they never had hitherto  
been a disadvantage to the ,nephites1   
they became now at this period of time  
also a great support2 for they took     
their weapons of war1 and they would    
that ,helaman should be their leader4   
#ec3bj ,and they were all young men1 and
 they were exceedingly valiant for      
courage1 and also for strength and      
activity2 but behold1 this was not      
all--they were men who were true at all 
times in whatsoever thing they were     
entrusted4  #ec3ba ,yea1 they were men  
of truth and soberness1 for they had    
been taught to keep the commandments of 
,god and to walk uprightly before him4  
#ec3bb ,and now it came to pass that    
,helaman did march at the head of his   
two thousand stripling soldiers1 to the 
support of the people in the borders of 

the land on the south by the west sea4  
#ec3bc ,and thus ended the twenty and   
eighth year of the reign of the judges  
over the people of ,nephi4  ,alma       
,chapter #ed  #ed3a ,and now it came to 
pass in the commencement of the twenty  
and ninth year of the judges1 that      
,ammoron sent unto ,moroni desiring that
 he would exchange prisoners4  #ed3b    
,and it came to pass that ,moroni felt  
to rejoice exceedingly at this request1 
for he desired the provisions which were
 imparted for the support of the        
,lamanite prisoners for the support of  
his own people2 and he also desired his 
own people for the strengthening of his 
army4  #ed3c ,now the ,lamanites had    
taken many women and children1 and there
 was not a woman nor a child among all  
the prisoners of ,moroni1 or the        
prisoners whom ,moroni had taken2       
therefore ,moroni resolved upon a       
stratagem to obtain as many prisoners of
 the ,nephites from the ,lamanites as it
 were possible4  #ed3d ,therefore he    

wrote an epistle1 and sent it by the    
servant of ,ammoron1 the same who had   
brought an epistle to ,moroni4 ,now     
these are the words which he wrote unto 
,ammoron1 saying3  #ed3e ,behold1       
,ammoron1 ,i have written unto you      
somewhat concerning this war which ye   
have waged against my people1 or rather 
which thy brother hath waged against    
them1 and which ye are still determined 
to carry on after his death4  #ed3f     
,behold1 ,i would tell you somewhat     
concerning the justice of ,god1 and the 
sword of his almighty wrath1 which doth 
hang over you except ye repent and      
withdraw your armies into your own      
lands1 or the land of your possessions1 
which is the land of ,nephi4  #ed3g     
,yea1 ,i would tell you these things if 
ye were capable of hearkening unto them2
 yea1 ,i would tell you concerning that 
awful hell that awaits to receive such  
murderers as thou and thy brother have  
been1 except ye repent and withdraw your
 murderous purposes1 and return with    

your armies to your own lands4  #ed3h   
,but as ye have once rejected these     
things1 and have fought against the     
people of the ,lord1 even so ,i may     
expect you will do it again4  #ed3i ,and
 now behold1 we are prepared to receive 
you2 yea1 and except you withdraw your  
purposes1 behold1 ye will pull down the 
wrath of that ,god whom you have        
rejected upon you1 even to your utter   
destruction4  #ed3aj ,but1 as the ,lord 
liveth1 our armies shall come upon you  
except ye withdraw1 and ye shall soon be
 visited with death1 for we will retain 
our cities and our lands2 yea1 and we   
will maintain our religion and the cause
 of our ,god4  #ed3aa ,but behold1 it   
supposeth me that ,i talk to you        
concerning these things in vain2 or it  
supposeth me that thou art a child of   
hell2 therefore ,i will close my epistle
 by telling you that ,i will not        
exchange prisoners1 save it be on       
conditions that ye will deliver up a man
 and his wife and his children1 for one 

prisoner2 if this be the case that ye   
will do it1 ,i will exchange4  #ed3ab   
,and behold1 if you do not this1 ,i will
 come against you with my armies2 yea1  
even ,i will arm my women and my        
children1 and ,i will come against you1 
and ,i will follow you even into your   
own land1 which is the land of our first
 inheritance2 yea1 and it shall be blood
 for blood1 yea1 life for life2 and ,i  
will give you battle even until you are 
destroyed from off the face of the      
earth4  #ed3ac ,behold1 ,i am in my     
anger1 and also my people2 ye have      
sought to murder us1 and we have only   
sought to defend ourselves4 ,but behold1
 if ye seek to destroy us more we will  
seek to destroy you2 yea1 and we will   
seek our land1 the land of our first    
inheritance4  #ed3ad ,now ,i close my   
epistle4 ,i am ,moroni2 ,i am a leader  
of the people of the ,nephites4  #ed3ae 
,now it came to pass that ,ammoron1 when
 he had received this epistle1 was      
angry2 and he wrote another epistle unto

 ,moroni1 and these are the words which 
he wrote1 saying3  #ed3af ,i am         
,ammoron1 the king of the ,lamanites2 ,i
 am the brother of ,amalickiah whom ye  
have murdered4 ,behold1 ,i will avenge  
his blood upon you1 yea1 and ,i will    
come upon you with my armies for ,i fear
 not your threatenings4  #ed3ag ,for    
behold1 your fathers did wrong their    
brethren1 insomuch that they did rob    
them of their right to the government   
when it rightly belonged unto them4     
#ed3ah ,and now behold1 if ye will lay  
down your arms1 and subject yourselves  
to be governed by those to whom the     
government doth rightly belong1 then    
will ,i cause that my people shall lay  
down their weapons and shall be at war  
no more4  #ed3ai ,behold1 ye have       
breathed out many threatenings against  
me and my people2 but behold1 we fear   
not your threatenings4  #ed3bj          
,nevertheless1 ,i will grant to exchange
 prisoners according to your request1   
gladly1 that ,i may preserve my food for

 my men of war2 and we will wage a war  
which shall be eternal1 either to the   
subjecting the ,nephites to our         
authority or to their eternal           
extinction4  #ed3ba ,and as concerning  
that ,god whom ye say we have rejected1 
behold1 we know not such a being2       
neither do ye2 but if it so be that     
there is such a thing1 we know not but  
that he hath made us as well as you4    
#ed3bb ,and if it so be that there is a 
devil and a hell1 behold will he not    
send you there to dwell with my brother 
whom ye have murdered1 whom ye have     
hinted that he hath gone to such a      
place8 ,but behold these things matter  
not4  #ed3bc ,i am ,ammoron1 and a      
descendant of ,zoram1 whom your fathers 
pressed and brought out of ,jerusalem4  
#ed3bd ,and behold now1 ,i am a bold    
,lamanite2 behold1 this war hath been   
waged to avenge their wrongs1 and to    
maintain and to obtain their rights to  
the government2 and ,i close my epistle 
to ,moroni4  ,alma ,chapter #ee  #ee3a  

,now it came to pass that when ,moroni  
had received this epistle he was more   
angry1 because he knew that ,ammoron had
 a perfect knowledge of his fraud2 yea1 
he knew that ,ammoron knew that it was  
not a just cause that had caused him to 
wage a war against the people of ,nephi4
  #ee3b ,and he said3 ,behold1 ,i will  
not exchange prisoners with ,ammoron    
save he will withdraw his purpose1 as ,i
 have stated in my epistle2 for ,i will 
not grant unto him that he shall have   
any more power than what he hath got4   
#ee3c ,behold1 ,i know the place where  
the ,lamanites do guard my people whom  
they have taken prisoners2 and as       
,ammoron would not grant unto me mine   
epistle1 behold1 ,i will give unto him  
according to my words2 yea1 ,i will seek
 death among them until they shall sue  
for peace4  #ee3d ,and now it came to   
pass that when ,moroni had said these   
words1 he caused that a search should be
 made among his men1 that perhaps he    
might find a man who was a descendant of

 ,laman among them4  #ee3e ,and it came 
to pass that they found one1 whose name 
was ,laman2 and he was one of the       
servants of the king who was murdered by
 ,amalickiah4  #ee3f ,now ,moroni caused
 that ,laman and a small number of his  
men should go forth unto the guards who 
were over the ,nephites4  #ee3g ,now the
 ,nephites were guarded in the city of  
,gid2 therefore ,moroni appointed ,laman
 and caused that a small number of men  
should go with him4  #ee3h ,and when it 
was evening ,laman went to the guards   
who were over the ,nephites1 and behold1
 they saw him coming and they hailed    
him2 but he saith unto them3 ,fear not2 
behold1 ,i am a ,lamanite4 ,behold1 we  
have escaped from the ,nephites1 and    
they sleep2 and behold we have taken of 
their wine and brought with us4  #ee3i  
,now when the ,lamanites heard these    
words they received him with joy2 and   
they said unto him3 ,give us of your    
wine1 that we may drink2 we are glad    
that ye have thus taken wine with you   

for we are weary4  #ee3aj ,but ,laman   
said unto them3 ,let us keep of our wine
 till we go against the ,nephites to    
battle4 ,but this saying only made them 
more desirous to drink of the wine2     
#ee3aa ,for1 said they3 ,we are weary1  
therefore let us take of the wine1 and  
by and by we shall receive wine for our 
rations1 which will strengthen us to go 
against the ,nephites4  #ee3ab ,and     
,laman said unto them3 ,you may do      
according to your desires4  #ee3ac ,and 
it came to pass that they did take of   
the wine freely2 and it was pleasant to 
their taste1 therefore they took of it  
more freely2 and it was strong1 having  
been prepared in its strength4  #ee3ad  
,and it came to pass they did drink and 
were merry1 and by and by they were all 
drunken4  #ee3ae ,and now when ,laman   
and his men saw that they were all      
drunken1 and were in a deep sleep1 they 
returned to ,moroni and told him all the
 things that had happened4  #ee3af ,and 
now this was according to the design of 

,moroni4 ,and ,moroni had prepared his  
men with weapons of war2 and he went to 
the city ,gid1 while the ,lamanites were
 in a deep sleep and drunken1 and cast  
in weapons of war unto the prisoners1   
insomuch that they were all armed2      
#ee3ag ,yea1 even to their women1 and   
all those of their children1 as many as 
were able to use a weapon of war1 when  
,moroni had armed all those prisoners2  
and all those things were done in a     
profound silence4  #ee3ah ,but had they 
awakened the ,lamanites1 behold they    
were drunken and the ,nephites could    
have slain them4  #ee3ai ,but behold1   
this was not the desire of ,moroni2 he  
did not delight in murder or bloodshed1 
but he delighted in the saving of his   
people from destruction2 and for this   
cause he might not bring upon him       
injustice1 he would not fall upon the   
,lamanites and destroy them in their    
drunkenness4  #ee3bj ,but he had        
obtained his desires2 for he had armed  
those prisoners of the ,nephites who    

were within the wall of the city1 and   
had given them power to gain possession 
of those parts which were within the    
walls4  #ee3ba ,and then he caused the  
men who were with him to withdraw a pace
 from them1 and surround the armies of  
the ,lamanites4  #ee3bb ,now behold this
 was done in the night-time1 so that    
when the ,lamanites awoke in the morning
 they beheld that they were surrounded  
by the ,nephites without1 and that their
 prisoners were armed within4  #ee3bc   
,and thus they saw that the ,nephites   
had power over them2 and in these       
circumstances they found that it was not
 expedient that they should fight with  
the ,nephites2 therefore their chief    
captains demanded their weapons of war1 
and they brought them forth and cast    
them at the feet of the ,nephites1      
pleading for mercy4  #ee3bd ,now behold1
 this was the desire of ,moroni4 ,he    
took them prisoners of war1 and took    
possession of the city1 and caused that 
all the prisoners should be liberated1  

who were ,nephites2 and they did join   
the army of ,moroni1 and were a great   
strength to his army4  #ee3be ,and it   
came to pass that he did cause the      
,lamanites1 whom he had taken prisoners1
 that they should commence a labor in   
strengthening the fortifications round  
about the city ,gid4  #ee3bf ,and it    
came to pass that when he had fortified 
the city ,gid1 according to his desires1
 he caused that his prisoners should be 
taken to the city ,bountiful2 and he    
also guarded that city with an          
exceedingly strong force4  #ee3bg ,and  
it came to pass that they did1          
notwithstanding all the intrigues of the
 ,lamanites1 keep and protect all the   
prisoners whom they had taken1 and also 
maintain all the ground and the         
advantage which they had retaken4       
#ee3bh ,and it came to pass that the    
,nephites began again to be victorious1 
and to reclaim their rights and their   
privileges4  #ee3bi ,many time did the  
,lamanites attempt to encircle them     

about by night1 but in these attempts   
they did lose many prisoners4  #ee3cj   
,and many times did they attempt to     
administer of their wine to the         
,nephites1 that they might destroy them 
with poison or with drunkenness4  #ee3ca
 ,but behold1 the ,nephites were not    
slow to remember the ,lord their ,god in
 this their time of affliction4 ,they   
could not be taken in their snares2 yea1
 they would not partake of their wine1  
save they had first given to some of the
 ,lamanite prisoners4  #ee3cb ,and they 
were thus cautious that no poison should
 be administered among them2 for if     
their wine would poison a ,lamanite it  
would also poison a ,nephite2 and thus  
they did try all their liquors4  #ee3cc 
,and now it came to pass that it was    
expedient for ,moroni to make           
preparations to attack the city         
,morianton2 for behold1 the ,lamanites  
had1 by their labors1 fortified the city
 ,morianton until it had become an      
exceeding stronghold4  #ee3cd ,and they 

were continually bringing new forces    
into that city1 and also new supplies of
 provisions4  #ee3ce ,and thus ended the
 twenty and ninth year of the reign of  
the judges over the people of ,nephi4   
,alma ,chapter #ef  #ef3a ,and now it   
came to pass in the commencement of the 
thirtieth year of the reign of the      
judges1 on the second day in the first  
month1 ,moroni received an epistle from 
,helaman1 stating the affairs of the    
people in that quarter of the land4     
#ef3b ,and these are the words which he 
wrote1 saying3 ,my dearly beloved       
brother1 ,moroni1 as well in the ,lord  
as in the tribulations of our warfare2  
behold1 my beloved brother1 ,i have     
somewhat to tell you concerning our     
warfare in this part of the land4  #ef3c
 ,behold1 two thousand of the sons of   
those men whom ,ammon brought down out  
of the land of ,nephi--now ye have known
 that these were descendants of ,laman1 
who was the eldest son of our father    
,lehi2  #ef3d ,now ,i need not rehearse 

unto you concerning their traditions or 
their unbelief1 for thou knowest        
concerning all these things--  #ef3e    
,therefore it sufficeth me that ,i tell 
you that two thousand of these young men
 have taken their weapons of war1 and   
would that ,i should be their leader2   
and we have come forth to defend our    
country4  #ef3f ,and now ye also know   
concerning the covenant which their     
fathers made1 that they would not take  
up their weapons of war against their   
brethren to shed blood4  #ef3g ,but in  
the twenty and sixth year1 when they saw
 our afflictions and our tribulations   
for them1 they were about to break the  
covenant which they had made and take up
 their weapons of war in our defence4   
#ef3h ,but ,i would not suffer them that
 they should break this covenant which  
they had made1 supposing that ,god would
 strengthen us1 insomuch that we should 
not suffer more because of the          
fulfilling the oath which they had      
taken4  #ef3i ,but behold1 here is one  

thing in which we may have great joy4   
,for behold1 in the twenty and sixth    
year1 ,i1 ,helaman1 did march at the    
head of these two thousand young men to 
the city of ,judea1 to assist ,antipus1 
whom ye had appointed a leader over the 
people of that part of the land4  #ef3aj
 ,and ,i did join my two thousand sons1 
7for they are worthy to be called sons7 
to the army of ,antipus1 in which       
strength ,antipus did rejoice           
exceedingly2 for behold1 his army had   
been reduced by the ,lamanites because  
their forces had slain a vast number of 
our men1 for which cause we have to     
mourn4  #ef3aa ,nevertheless1 we may    
console ourselves in this point1 that   
they have died in the cause of their    
country and of their ,god1 yea1 and they
 are happy4  #ef3ab ,and the ,lamanites 
had also retained many prisoners1 all of
 whom are chief captains1 for none other
 have they spared alive4 ,and we suppose
 that they are now at this time in the  
land of ,nephi2 it is so if they are not

 slain4  #ef3ac ,and now these are the  
cities of which the ,lamanites have     
obtained possession by the shedding of  
the blood of so many of our valiant men3
  #ef3ad ,the land of ,manti1 or the    
city of ,manti1 and the city of         
,zeezrom1 and the city of ,cumeni1 and  
the city of ,antiparah4  #ef3ae ,and    
these are the cities which they         
possessed when ,i arrived at the city of
 ,judea2 and ,i found ,antipus and his  
men toiling with their might to fortify 
the city4  #ef3af ,yea1 and they were   
depressed in body as well as in spirit1 
for they had fought valiantly by day and
 toiled by night to maintain their      
cities2 and thus they had suffered great
 afflictions of every kind4  #ef3ag ,and
 now they were determined to conquer in 
this place or die2 therefore you may    
well suppose that this little force     
which ,i brought with me1 yea1 those    
sons of mine1 gave them great hopes and 
much joy4  #ef3ah ,and now it came to   
pass that when the ,lamanites saw that  

,antipus had received a greater strength
 to his army1 they were compelled by the
 orders of ,ammoron to not come against 
the city of ,judea1 or against us1 to   
battle4  #ef3ai ,and thus were we       
favored of the ,lord2 for had they come 
upon us in this our weakness they might 
have perhaps destroyed our little army2 
but thus were we preserved4  #ef3bj     
,they were commanded by ,ammoron to     
maintain those cities which they had    
taken4 ,and thus ended the twenty and   
sixth year4 ,and in the commencement of 
the twenty and seventh year we had      
prepared our city and ourselves for     
defence4  #ef3ba ,now we were desirous  
that the ,lamanites should come upon us2
 for we were not desirous to make an    
attack upon them in their strongholds4  
#ef3bb ,and it came to pass that we kept
 spies out round about1 to watch the    
movements of the ,lamanites1 that they  
might not pass us by night nor by day to
 make an attack upon our other cities   
which were on the northward4  #ef3bc    

,for we knew in those cities they were  
not sufficiently strong to meet them2   
therefore we were desirous1 if they     
should pass by us1 to fall upon them in 
their rear1 and thus bring them up in   
the rear at the same time they were met 
in the front4 ,we supposed that we could
 overpower them2 but behold1 we were    
disappointed in this our desire4  #ef3bd
 ,they durst not pass by us with their  
whole army1 neither durst they with a   
part1 lest they should not be           
sufficiently strong and they should     
fall4  #ef3be ,neither durst they march 
down against the city of ,zarahemla2    
neither durst they cross the head of    
,sidon1 over to the city of ,nephihah4  
#ef3bf ,and thus1 with their forces1    
they were determined to maintain those  
cities which they had taken4  #ef3bg    
,and now it came to pass in the second  
month of this year1 there was brought   
unto us many provisions from the fathers
 of those my two thousand sons4  #ef3bh 
,and also there were sent two thousand  

men unto us from the land of ,zarahemla4
 ,and thus we were prepared with ten    
thousand men1 and provisions for them1  
and also for their wives and their      
children4  #ef3bi ,and the ,lamanites1  
thus seeing our forces increase daily1  
and provisions arrive for our support1  
they began to be fearful1 and began to  
sally forth1 if it were possible to put 
an end to our receiving provisions and  
strength4  #ef3cj ,now when we saw that 
the ,lamanites began to grow uneasy on  
this wise1 we were desirous to bring a  
stratagem into effect upon them2        
therefore ,antipus ordered that ,i      
should march forth with my little sons  
to a neighboring city1 as if we were    
carrying provisions to a neighboring    
city4  #ef3ca ,and we were to march near
 the city of ,antiparah1 as if we were  
going to the city beyond1 in the borders
 by the seashore4  #ef3cb ,and it came  
to pass that we did march forth1 as if  
with our provisions1 to go to that city4
  #ef3cc ,and it came to pass that      

,antipus did march forth with a part of 
his army1 leaving the remainder to      
maintain the city4 ,but he did not march
 forth until ,i had gone forth with my  
little army1 and came near the city     
,antiparah4  #ef3cd ,and now1 in the    
city ,antiparah were stationed the      
strongest army of the ,lamanites2 yea1  
the most numerous4  #ef3ce ,and it came 
to pass that when they had been informed
 by their spies1 they came forth with   
their army and marched against us4      
#ef3cf ,and it came to pass that we did 
flee before them1 northward4 ,and thus  
we did lead away the most powerful army 
of the ,lamanites2  #ef3cg ,yea1 even to
 a considerable distance1 insomuch that 
when they saw the army of ,antipus      
pursuing them1 with their might1 they   
did not turn to the right nor to the    
left1 but pursued their march in a      
straight course after us2 and1 as we    
suppose1 it was their intent to slay us 
before ,antipus should overtake them1   
and this that they might not be         

surrounded by our people4  #ef3ch ,and  
now ,antipus1 beholding our danger1 did 
speed the march of his army4 ,but       
behold1 it was night2 therefore they did
 not overtake us1 neither did ,antipus  
overtake them2 therefore we did camp for
 the night4  #ef3ci ,and it came to pass
 that before the dawn of the morning1   
behold1 the ,lamanites were pursuing us4
 ,now we were not sufficiently strong to
 contend with them2 yea1 ,i would not   
suffer that my little sons should fall  
into their hands2 therefore we did      
continue our march1 and we took our     
march into the wilderness4  #ef3dj ,now 
they durst not turn to the right nor to 
the left lest they should be surrounded2
 neither would ,i turn to the right nor 
to the left lest they should overtake   
me1 and we could not stand against them1
 but be slain1 and they would make their
 escape2 and thus we did flee all that  
day into the wilderness1 even until it  
was dark4  #ef3da ,and it came to pass  
that again1 when the light of the       

morning came we saw the ,lamanites upon 
us1 and we did flee before them4  #ef3db
 ,but it came to pass that they did not 
pursue us far before they halted2 and it
 was in the morning of the third day of 
the seventh month4  #ef3dc ,and now1    
whether they were overtaken by ,antipus 
we knew not1 but ,i said unto my men3   
,behold1 we know not but they have      
halted for the purpose that we should   
come against them1 that they might catch
 us in their snare2  #ef3dd ,therefore  
what say ye1 my sons1 will ye go against
 them to battle8  #ef3de ,and now ,i say
 unto you1 my beloved brother ,moroni1  
that never had ,i seen so great courage1
 nay1 not amongst all the ,nephites4    
#ef3df ,for as ,i had ever called them  
my sons 7for they were all of them very 
young7 even so they said unto me3       
,father1 behold our ,god is with us1 and
 he will not suffer that we should fall2
 then let us go forth2 we would not slay
 our brethren if they would let us      
alone2 therefore let us go1 lest they   

should overpower the army of ,antipus4  
#ef3dg ,now they never had fought1 yet  
they did not fear death2 and they did   
think more upon the liberty of their    
fathers than they did upon their lives2 
yea1 they had been taught by their      
mothers1 that if they did not doubt1    
,god would deliver them4  #ef3dh ,and   
they rehearsed unto me the words of     
their mothers1 saying3 ,we do not doubt 
our mothers knew it4  #ef3di ,and it    
came to pass that ,i did return with my 
two thousand against these ,lamanites   
who had pursued us4 ,and now behold1 the
 armies of ,antipus had overtaken them1 
and a terrible battle had commenced4    
#ef3ej ,the army of ,antipus being      
weary1 because of their long march in so
 short a space of time1 were about to   
fall into the hands of the ,lamanites2  
and had ,i not returned with my two     
thousand they would have obtained their 
purpose4  #ef3ea ,for ,antipus had      
fallen by the sword1 and many of his    
leaders1 because of their weariness1    

which was occasioned by the speed of    
their march--therefore the men of       
,antipus1 being confused because of the 
fall of their leaders1 began to give way
 before the ,lamanites4  #ef3eb ,and it 
came to pass that the ,lamanites took   
courage1 and began to pursue them2 and  
thus were the ,lamanites pursuing them  
with great vigor when ,helaman came upon
 their rear with his two thousand1 and  
began to slay them exceedingly1 insomuch
 that the whole army of the ,lamanites  
halted and turned upon ,helaman4  #ef3ec
 ,now when the people of ,antipus saw   
that the ,lamanites had turned them     
about1 they gathered together their men 
and came again upon the rear of the     
,lamanites4  #ef3ed ,and now it came to 
pass that we1 the people of ,nephi1 the 
people of ,antipus1 and ,i with my two  
thousand1 did surround the ,lamanites1  
and did slay them2 yea1 insomuch that   
they were compelled to deliver up their 
weapons of war and also themselves as   
prisoners of war4  #ef3ee ,and now it   

came to pass that when they had         
surrendered themselves up unto us1      
behold1 ,i numbered those young men who 
had fought with me1 fearing lest there  
were many of them slain4  #ef3ef ,but   
behold1 to my great joy1 there had not  
one soul of them fallen to the earth2   
yea1 and they had fought as if with the 
strength of ,god2 yea1 never were men   
known to have fought with such          
miraculous strength2 and with such      
mighty power did they fall upon the     
,lamanites1 that they did frighten them2
 and for this cause did the ,lamanites  
deliver themselves up as prisoners of   
war4  #ef3eg ,and as we had no place for
 our prisoners1 that we could guard them
 to keep them from the armies of the    
,lamanites1 therefore we sent them to   
the land of ,zarahemla1 and a part of   
those men who were not slain of         
,antipus1 with them2 and the remainder  
,i took and joined them to my stripling 
,ammonites1 and took our march back to  
the city of ,judea4  ,alma ,chapter #eg 

#eg3a ,and now it came to pass that ,i  
received an epistle from ,ammoron1 the  
king1 stating that if ,i would deliver  
up those prisoners of war whom we had   
taken that he would deliver up the city 
of ,antiparah unto us4  #eg3b ,but ,i   
sent an epistle unto the king1 that we  
were sure our forces were sufficient to 
take the city of ,antiparah by our      
force2 and by delivering up the         
prisoners for that city we should       
suppose ourselves unwise1 and that we   
would only deliver up our prisoners on  
exchange4  #eg3c ,and ,ammoron refused  
mine epistle1 for he would not exchange 
prisoners2 therefore we began to make   
preparations to go against the city of  
,antiparah4  #eg3d ,but the people of   
,antiparah did leave the city1 and fled 
to their other cities1 which they had   
possession of1 to fortify them2 and thus
 the city of ,antiparah fell into our   
hands4  #eg3e ,and thus ended the twenty
 and eighth year of the reign of the    
judges4  #eg3f ,and it came to pass that

 in the commencement of the twenty and  
ninth year1 we received a supply of     
provisions1 and also an addition to our 
army1 from the land of ,zarahemla1 and  
from the land round about1 to the number
 of six thousand men1 besides sixty of  
the sons of the ,ammonites who had come 
to join their brethren1 my little band  
of two thousand4 ,and now behold1 we    
were strong1 yea1 and we had also plenty
 of provisions brought unto us4  #eg3g  
,and it came to pass that it was our    
desire to wage a battle with the army   
which was placed to protect the city    
,cumeni4  #eg3h ,and now behold1 ,i will
 show unto you that we soon accomplished
 our desire2 yea1 with our strong force1
 or with a part of our strong force1 we 
did surround1 by night1 the city        
,cumeni1 a little before they were to   
receive a supply of provisions4  #eg3i  
,and it came to pass that we did camp   
round about the city for many nights2   
but we did sleep upon our swords1 and   
keep guards1 that the ,lamanites could  

not come upon us by night and slay us1  
which they attempted many times2 but as 
many times as they attempted this their 
blood was spilt4  #eg3aj ,at length     
their provisions did arrive1 and they   
were about to enter the city by night4  
,and we1 instead of being ,lamanites1   
were ,nephites2 therefore1 we did take  
them and their provisions4  #eg3aa ,and 
notwithstanding the ,lamanites being cut
 off from their support after this      
manner1 they were still determined to   
maintain the city2 therefore it became  
expedient that we should take those     
provisions and send them to ,judea1 and 
our prisoners to the land of ,zarahemla4
  #eg3ab ,and it came to pass that not  
many days had passed away before the    
,lamanites began to lose all hopes of   
succor2 therefore they yielded up the   
city unto our hands2 and thus we had    
accomplished our designs in obtaining   
the city ,cumeni4  #eg3ac ,but it came  
to pass that our prisoners were so      
numerous that1 notwithstanding the      

enormity of our numbers1 we were obliged
 to employ all our force to keep them1  
or to put them to death4  #eg3ad ,for   
behold1 they would break out in great   
numbers1 and would fight with stones1   
and with clubs1 or whatsoever thing they
 could get into their hands1 insomuch   
that we did slay upwards of two thousand
 of them after they had surrendered     
themselves prisoners of war4  #eg3ae    
,therefore it became expedient for us1  
that we should put an end to their      
lives1 or guard them1 sword in hand1    
down to the land of ,zarahemla2 and also
 our provisions were not any more than  
sufficient for our own people1          
notwithstanding that which we had taken 
from the ,lamanites4  #eg3af ,and now1  
in those critical circumstances1 it     
became a very serious matter to         
determine concerning these prisoners of 
war2 nevertheless1 we did resolve to    
send them down to the land of           
,zarahemla2 therefore we selected a part
 of our men1 and gave them charge over  

our prisoners to go down to the land of 
,zarahemla4  #eg3ag ,but it came to pass
 that on the morrow they did return4    
,and now behold1 we did not inquire of  
them concerning the prisoners2 for      
behold1 the ,lamanites were upon us1 and
 they returned in season to save us from
 falling into their hands4 ,for behold1 
,ammoron had sent to their support a new
 supply of provisions and also a        
numerous army of men4  #eg3ah ,and it   
came to pass that those men whom we sent
 with the prisoners did arrive in season
 to check them1 as they were about to   
overpower us4  #eg3ai ,but behold1 my   
little band of two thousand and sixty   
fought most desperately2 yea1 they were 
firm before the ,lamanites1 and did     
administer death unto all those who     
opposed them4  #eg3bj ,and as the       
remainder of our army were about to give
 way before the ,lamanites1 behold1     
those two thousand and sixty were firm  
and undaunted4  #eg3ba ,yea1 and they   
did obey and observe to perform every   

word of command with exactness2 yea1 and
 even according to their faith it was   
done unto them2 and ,i did remember the 
words which they said unto me that their
 mothers had taught them4  #eg3bb ,and  
now behold1 it was these my sons1 and   
those men who had been selected to      
convey the prisoners1 to whom we owe    
this great victory2 for it was they who 
did beat the ,lamanites2 therefore they 
were driven back to the city of ,manti4 
#eg3bc ,and we retained our city        
,cumeni1 and were not all destroyed by  
the sword2 nevertheless1 we had suffered
 great loss4  #eg3bd ,and it came to    
pass that after the ,lamanites had fled1
 ,i immediately gave orders that my men 
who had been wounded should be taken    
from among the dead1 and caused that    
their wounds should be dressed4  #eg3be 
,and it came to pass that there were two
 hundred1 out of my two thousand and    
sixty1 who had fainted because of the   
loss of blood2 nevertheless1 according  
to the goodness of ,god1 and to our     

great astonishment1 and also the joy of 
our whole army1 there was not one soul  
of them who did perish2 yea1 and neither
 was there one soul among them who had  
not received many wounds4  #eg3bf ,and  
now1 their preservation was astonishing 
to our whole army1 yea1 that they should
 be spared while there was a thousand of
 our brethren who were slain4 ,and we do
 justly ascribe it to the miraculous    
power of ,god1 because of their         
exceeding faith in that which they had  
been taught to believe--that there was a
 just ,god1 and whosoever did not doubt1
 that they should be preserved by his   
marvelous power4  #eg3bg ,now this was  
the faith of these of whom ,i have      
spoken2 they are young1 and their minds 
are firm1 and they do put their trust in
 ,god continually4  #eg3bh ,and now it  
came to pass that after we had thus     
taken care of our wounded men1 and had  
buried our dead and also the dead of the
 ,lamanites1 who were many1 behold1 we  
did inquire of ,gid concerning the      

prisoners whom they had started to go   
down to the land of ,zarahemla with4    
#eg3bi ,now ,gid was the chief captain  
over the band who was appointed to guard
 them down to the land4  #eg3cj ,and    
now1 these are the words which ,gid said
 unto me3 ,behold1 we did start to go   
down to the land of ,zarahemla with our 
prisoners4 ,and it came to pass that we 
did meet the spies of our armies1 who   
had been sent out to watch the camp of  
the ,lamanites4  #eg3ca ,and they cried 
unto us1 saying--,behold1 the armies of 
the ,lamanites are marching towards the 
city of ,cumeni2 and behold1 they will  
fall upon them1 yea1 and will destroy   
our people4  #eg3cb ,and it came to pass
 that our prisoners did hear their      
cries1 which caused them to take        
courage2 and they did rise up in        
rebellion against us4  #eg3cc ,and it   
came to pass because of their rebellion 
we did cause that our swords should come
 upon them4 ,and it came to pass that   
they did in a body run upon our swords1 

in the which1 the greater number of them
 were slain2 and the remainder of them  
broke through and fled from us4  #eg3cd 
,and behold1 when they had fled and we  
could not overtake them1 we took our    
march with speed towards the city       
,cumeni2 and behold1 we did arrive in   
time that we might assist our brethren  
in preserving the city4  #eg3ce ,and    
behold1 we are again delivered out of   
the hands of our enemies4 ,and blessed  
is the name of our ,god2 for behold1 it 
is he that has delivered us2 yea1 that  
has done this great thing for us4       
#eg3cf ,now it came to pass that when   
,i1 ,helaman1 had heard these words of  
,gid1 ,i was filled with exceeding joy  
because of the goodness of ,god in      
preserving us1 that we might not all    
perish2 yea1 and ,i trust that the souls
 of them who have been slain have       
entered into the rest of their ,god4    
,alma ,chapter #eh  #eh3a ,and behold1  
now it came to pass that our next object
 was to obtain the city of ,manti2 but  

behold1 there was no way that we could  
lead them out of the city by our small  
bands4 ,for behold1 they remembered that
 which we had hitherto done2 therefore  
we could not decoy them away from their 
strongholds4  #eh3b ,and they were so   
much more numerous than was our army    
that we durst not go forth and attack   
them in their strongholds4  #eh3c ,yea1 
and it became expedient that we should  
employ our men to the maintaining those 
parts of the land which we had regained 
of our possessions2 therefore it became 
expedient that we should wait1 that we  
might receive more strength from the    
land of ,zarahemla and also a new supply
 of provisions4  #eh3d ,and it came to  
pass that ,i thus did send an embassy to
 the governor of our land1 to acquaint  
him concerning the affairs of our       
people4 ,and it came to pass that we did
 wait to receive provisions and strength
 from the land of ,zarahemla4  #eh3e    
,but behold1 this did profit us but     
little2 for the ,lamanites were also    

receiving great strength from day to    
day1 and also many provisions2 and thus 
were our circumstances at this period of
 time4  #eh3f ,and the ,lamanites were  
sallying forth against us from time to  
time1 resolving by stratagem to destroy 
us2 nevertheless we could not come to   
battle with them1 because of their      
retreats and their strongholds4  #eh3g  
,and it came to pass that we did wait in
 these difficult circumstances for the  
space of many months1 even until we were
 about to perish for the want of food4  
#eh3h ,but it came to pass that we did  
receive food1 which was guarded to us by
 an army of two thousand men to our     
assistance2 and this is all the         
assistance which we did receive1 to     
defend ourselves and our country from   
falling into the hands of our enemies1  
yea1 to contend with an enemy which was 
innumerable4  #eh3i ,and now the cause  
of these our embarrassments1 or the     
cause why they did not send more        
strength unto us1 we knew not2 therefore

 we were grieved and also filled with   
fear1 lest by any means the judgments of
 ,god should come upon our land1 to our 
overthrow and utter destruction4  #eh3aj
 ,therefore we did pour out our souls in
 prayer to ,god1 that he would          
strengthen us and deliver us out of the 
hands of our enemies1 yea1 and also give
 us strength that we might retain our   
cities1 and our lands1 and our          
possessions1 for the support of our     
people4  #eh3aa ,yea1 and it came to    
pass that the ,lord our ,god did visit  
us with assurances that he would deliver
 us2 yea1 insomuch that he did speak    
peace to our souls1 and did grant unto  
us great faith1 and did cause us that we
 should hope for our deliverance in him4
  #eh3ab ,and we did take courage with  
our small force which we had received1  
and were fixed with a determination to  
conquer our enemies1 and to maintain our
 lands1 and our possessions1 and our    
wives1 and our children1 and the cause  
of our liberty4  #eh3ac ,and thus we did

 go forth with all our might against the
 ,lamanites1 who were in the city of    
,manti2 and we did pitch our tents by   
the wilderness side1 which was near to  
the city4  #eh3ad ,and it came to pass  
that on the morrow1 that when the       
,lamanites saw that we were in the      
borders by the wilderness which was near
 the city1 that they sent out their     
spies round about us that they might    
discover the number and the strength of 
our army4  #eh3ae ,and it came to pass  
that when they saw that we were not     
strong1 according to our numbers1 and   
fearing that we should cut them off from
 their support except they should come  
out to battle against us and kill us1   
and also supposing that they could      
easily destroy us with their numerous   
hosts1 therefore they began to make     
preparations to come out against us to  
battle4  #eh3af ,and when we saw that   
they were making preparations to come   
out against us1 behold1 ,i caused that  
,gid1 with a small number of men1 should

 secrete himself in the wilderness1 and 
also that ,teomner and a small number of
 men should secrete themselves also in  
the wilderness4  #eh3ag ,now ,gid and   
his men were on the right and the others
 on the left2 and when they had thus    
secreted themselves1 behold1 ,i         
remained1 with the remainder of my army1
 in that same place where we had first  
pitched our tents against the time that 
the ,lamanites should come out to       
battle4  #eh3ah ,and it came to pass    
that the ,lamanites did come out with   
their numerous army against us4 ,and    
when they had come and were about to    
fall upon us with the sword1 ,i caused  
that my men1 those who were with me1    
should retreat into the wilderness4     
#eh3ai ,and it came to pass that the    
,lamanites did follow after us with     
great speed1 for they were exceedingly  
desirous to overtake us that they might 
slay us2 therefore they did follow us   
into the wilderness2 and we did pass by 
in the midst of ,gid and ,teomner1      

insomuch that they were not discovered  
by the ,lamanites4  #eh3bj ,and it came 
to pass that when the ,lamanites had    
passed by1 or when the army had passed  
by1 ,gid and ,teomner did rise up from  
their secret places1 and did cut off the
 spies of the ,lamanites that they      
should not return to the city4  #eh3ba  
,and it came to pass that when they had 
cut them off1 they ran to the city and  
fell upon the guards who were left to   
guard the city1 insomuch that they did  
destroy them and did take possession of 
the city4 ,alma #eh3bb ,now this was    
done because the ,lamanites did suffer  
their whole army1 save a few guards     
only1 to be led away into the           
wilderness4  #eh3bc ,and it came to pass
 that ,gid and ,teomner by this means   
had obtained possession of their        
strongholds4 ,and it came to pass that  
we took our course1 after having        
traveled much in the wilderness towards 
the land of ,zarahemla4  #eh3bd ,and    
when the ,lamanites saw that they were  

marching towards the land of ,zarahemla1
 they were exceedingly afraid1 lest     
there was a plan laid to lead them on to
 destruction2 therefore they began to   
retreat into the wilderness again1 yea1 
even back by the same way which they had
 come4  #eh3be ,and behold1 it was night
 and they did pitch their tents1 for the
 chief captains of the ,lamanites had   
supposed that the ,nephites were weary  
because of their march2 and supposing   
that they had driven their whole army   
therefore they took no thought          
concerning the city of ,manti4  #eh3bf  
,now it came to pass that when it was   
night1 ,i caused that my men should not 
sleep1 but that they should march       
forward by another way towards the land 
of ,manti4  #eh3bg ,and because of this 
our march in the night-time1 behold1 on 
the morrow we were beyond the           
,lamanites1 insomuch that we did arrive 
before them at the city of ,manti4      
#eh3bh ,and thus it came to pass1 that  
by this stratagem we did take possession

 of the city of ,manti without the      
shedding of blood4  #eh3bi ,and it came 
to pass that when the armies of the     
,lamanites did arrive near the city1 and
 saw that we were prepared to meet them1
 they were astonished exceedingly and   
struck with great fear1 insomuch that   
they did flee into the wilderness4      
#eh3cj ,yea1 and it came to pass that   
the armies of the ,lamanites did flee   
out of all this quarter of the land4    
,but behold1 they have carried with them
 many women and children out of the     
land4  #eh3ca ,and those cities which   
had been taken by the ,lamanites1 all of
 them are at this period of time in our 
possession2 and our fathers and our     
women and our children are returning to 
their homes1 all save it be those who   
have been taken prisoners and carried   
off by the ,lamanites4  #eh3cb ,but     
behold1 our armies are small to maintain
 so great a number of cities and so     
great possessions4  #eh3cc ,but behold1 
we trust in our ,god who has given us   

victory over those lands1 insomuch that 
we have obtained those cities and those 
lands1 which were our own4  #eh3cd ,now 
we do not know the cause that the       
government does not grant us more       
strength2 neither do those men who came 
up unto us know why we have not received
 greater strength4  #eh3ce ,behold1 we  
do not know but what ye are             
unsuccessful1 and ye have drawn away the
 forces into that quarter of the land2  
if so1 we do not desire to murmur4      
#eh3cf ,and if it is not so1 behold1 we 
fear that there is some faction in the  
government1 that they do not send more  
men to our assistance2 for we know that 
they are more numerous than that which  
they have sent4  #eh3cg ,but1 behold1 it
 mattereth not--we trust ,god will      
deliver us1 notwithstanding the weakness
 of our armies1 yea1 and deliver us out 
of the hands of our enemies4  #eh3ch    
,behold1 this is the twenty and ninth   
year1 in the latter end1 and we are in  
the possession of our lands2 and the    

,lamanites have fled to the land of     
,nephi4  #eh3ci ,and those sons of the  
people of ,ammon1 of whom ,i have so    
highly spoken1 are with me in the city  
of ,manti2 and the ,lord had supported  
them1 yea1 and kept them from falling by
 the sword1 insomuch that even one soul 
has not been slain4  #eh3dj ,but behold1
 they have received many wounds2        
nevertheless they stand fast in that    
liberty wherewith ,god has made them    
free2 and they are strict to remember   
the ,lord their ,god from day to day2   
yea1 they do observe to keep his        
statutes1 and his judgments1 and his    
commandments continually2 and their     
faith is strong in the prophecies       
concerning that which is to come4       
#eh3da ,and now1 my beloved brother1    
,moroni1 may the ,lord our ,god1 who has
 redeemed us and made us free1 keep you 
continually in his presence2 yea1 and   
may he favor this people1 even that ye  
may have success in obtaining the       
possession of all that which the        

,lamanites have taken from us1 which was
 for our support4 ,and now1 behold1 ,i  
close mine epistle4 ,i am ,helaman1 the 
son of ,alma4  ,alma ,chapter #ei  #ei3a
 ,now it came to pass in the thirtieth  
year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi1 after ,moroni had    
received and had read ,helaman's        
epistle1 he was exceedingly rejoiced    
because of the welfare1 yea1 the        
exceeding success which ,helaman had    
had1 in obtaining those lands which were
 lost4  #ei3b ,yea1 and he did make it  
known unto all his people1 in all the   
land round about in that part where he  
was1 that they might rejoice also4      
#ei3c ,and it came to pass that he      
immediately sent an epistle to ,pahoran1
 desiring that he should cause men to be
 gathered together to strengthen        
,helaman1 or the armies of ,helaman1    
insomuch that he might with ease        
maintain that part of the land which he 
had been so miraculously prospered in   
regaining4  #ei3d ,and it came to pass  

when ,moroni had sent this epistle to   
the land of ,zarahemla1 he began again  
to lay a plan that he might obtain the  
remainder of those possessions and      
cities which the ,lamanites had taken   
from them4  #ei3e ,and it came to pass  
that while ,moroni was thus making      
preparations to go against the          
,lamanites to battle1 behold1 the people
 of ,nephihah1 who were gathered        
together from the city of ,moroni and   
the city of ,lehi and the city of       
,morianton1 were attacked by the        
,lamanites4  #ei3f ,yea1 even those who 
had been compelled to flee from the land
 of ,manti1 and from the land round     
about1 had come over and joined the     
,lamanites in this part of the land4    
#ei3g ,and thus being exceedingly       
numerous1 yea1 and receiving strength   
from day to day1 by the command of      
,ammoron they came forth against the    
people of ,nephihah1 and they did begin 
to slay them with an exceedingly great  
slaughter4  #ei3h ,and their armies were

 so numerous that the remainder of the  
people of ,nephihah were obliged to flee
 before them2 and they came even and    
joined the army of ,moroni4  #ei3i ,and 
now as ,moroni had supposed that there  
should be men sent to the city          
,nephihah1 to the assistance of the     
people to maintain that city1 and       
knowing that it was easier to keep the  
city from falling into the hands of the 
,lamanites than to retake it from them1 
he supposed that they would easily      
maintain that city4  #ei3aj ,therefore  
he retained all his force to maintain   
those places which he had recovered4    
#ei3aa ,and now1 when ,moroni saw that  
the city of ,nephihah was lost he was   
exceedingly sorrowful1 and began to     
doubt1 because of the wickedness of the 
people1 whether they should not fall    
into the hands of their brethren4       
#ei3ab ,now this was the case with all  
his chief captains4 ,they doubted and   
marveled also because of the wickedness 
of the people1 and this because of the  

success of the ,lamanites over them4    
#ei3ac ,and it came to pass that ,moroni
 was angry with the government1 because 
of their indifference concerning the    
freedom of their country4  ,alma        
,chapter #fj  #fj3a ,and it came to pass
 that he wrote again to the governor of 
the land1 who was ,pahoran1 and these   
are the words which he wrote1 saying3   
,behold1 ,i direct mine epistle to      
,pahoran1 in the city of ,zarahemla1 who
 is the chief judge and the governor    
over the land1 and also to all those who
 have been chosen by this people to     
govern and manage the affairs of this   
war4  #fj3b ,for behold1 ,i have        
somewhat to say unto them by the way of 
condemnation2 for behold1 ye yourselves 
know that ye have been appointed to     
gather together men1 and arm them with  
swords1 and with cimeters1 and all      
manner of weapons of war of every kind1 
and send forth against the ,lamanites1  
in whatsoever parts they should come    
into our land4  #fj3c ,and now behold1  

,i say unto you that myself1 and also my
 men1 and also ,helaman and his men1    
have suffered exceedingly great         
sufferings2 yea1 even hunger1 thirst1   
and fatigue1 and all manner of          
afflictions of every kind4  #fj3d ,but  
behold1 were this all we had suffered we
 would not murmur nor complain4  #fj3e  
,but behold1 great has been the         
slaughter among our people2 yea1        
thousands have fallen by the sword1     
while it might have otherwise been if ye
 had rendered unto our armies sufficient
 strength and succor for them4 ,yea1    
great has been your neglect towards us4 
#fj3f ,and now behold1 we desire to know
 the cause of this exceedingly great    
neglect2 yea1 we desire to know the     
cause of your thoughtless state4  #fj3g 
,can you think to sit upon your thrones 
in a state of thoughtless stupor1 while 
your enemies are spreading the work of  
death around you8 ,yea1 while they are  
murdering thousands of your brethren--  
#fj3h ,yea1 even they who have looked up

 to you for protection1 yea1 have placed
 you in a situation that ye might have  
succored them1 yea1 ye might have sent  
armies unto them1 to have strengthened  
them1 and have saved thousands of them  
from falling by the sword4  #fj3i ,but  
behold1 this is not all--ye have        
withheld your provisions from them1     
insomuch that many have fought and bled 
out their lives because of their great  
desires which they had for the welfare  
of this people2 yea1 and this they have 
done when they were about to perish with
 hunger1 because of your exceedingly    
great neglect towards them4  #fj3aj ,and
 now1 my beloved brethren--for ye ought 
to be beloved2 yea1 and ye ought to have
 stirred yourselves more diligently for 
the welfare and the freedom of this     
people2 but behold1 ye have neglected   
them insomuch that the blood of         
thousands shall come upon your heads for
 vengeance2 yea1 for known unto ,god    
were all their cries1 and all their     
sufferings--  #fj3aa ,behold1 could ye  

suppose that ye could sit upon your     
thrones1 and because of the exceeding   
goodness of ,god ye could do nothing and
 he would deliver you8 ,behold1 if ye   
have supposed this ye have supposed in  
vain4  #fj3ab ,do ye suppose that1      
because so many of your brethren have   
been killed it is because of their      
wickedness8 ,i say unto you1 if ye have 
supposed this ye have supposed in vain2 
for ,i say unto you1 there are many who 
have fallen by the sword2 and behold it 
is to your condemnation2  #fj3ac ,for   
the ,lord suffereth the righteous to be 
slain that his justice and judgment may 
come upon the wicked2 therefore ye need 
not suppose that the righteous are lost 
because they are slain2 but behold1 they
 do enter into the rest of the ,lord    
their ,god4  #fj3ad ,and now behold1 ,i 
say unto you1 ,i fear exceedingly that  
the judgments of ,god will come upon    
this people1 because of their exceeding 
slothfulness1 yea1 even the slothfulness
 of our government1 and their           

exceedingly great neglect towards their 
brethren1 yea1 towards those who have   
been slain4  #fj3ae ,for were it not for
 the wickedness which first commenced at
 our head1 we could have withstood our  
enemies that they could have gained no  
power over us4  #fj3af ,yea1 had it not 
been for the war which broke out among  
ourselves2 yea1 were it not for these   
king-men1 who caused so much bloodshed  
among ourselves2 yea1 at the time we    
were contending among ourselves1 if we  
had united our strength as we hitherto  
have done2 yea1 had it not been for the 
desire of power and authority which     
those king-men had over us2 had they    
been true to the cause of our freedom1  
and united with us1 and gone forth      
against our enemies1 instead of taking  
up their swords against us1 which was   
the cause of so much bloodshed among    
ourselves2 yea1 if we had gone forth    
against them in the strength of the     
,lord1 we should have dispersed our     
enemies1 for it would have been done1   

according to the fulfilling of his word4
  #fj3ag ,but behold1 now the ,lamanites
 are coming upon us1 taking possession  
of our lands1 and they are murdering our
 people with the sword1 yea1 our women  
and our children1 and also carrying them
 away captive1 causing them that they   
should suffer all manner of afflictions1
 and this because of the great          
wickedness of those who are seeking for 
power and authority1 yea1 even those    
king-men4  #fj3ah ,but why should ,i say
 much concerning this matter8 ,for we   
know not but what ye yourselves are     
seeking for authority4 ,we know not but 
what ye are also traitors to your       
country4  #fj3ai ,or is it that ye have 
neglected us because ye are in the heart
 of our country and ye are surrounded by
 security1 that ye do not cause food to 
be sent unto us1 and also men to        
strengthen our armies8  #fj3bj ,have ye 
forgotten the commandments of the ,lord 
your ,god8 ,yea1 have ye forgotten the  
captivity of our fathers8 ,have ye      

forgotten the many times we have been   
delivered out of the hands of our       
enemies8  #fj3ba ,or do ye suppose that 
the ,lord will still deliver us1 while  
we sit upon our thrones and do not make 
use of the means which the ,lord has    
provided for us8  #fj3bb ,yea1 will ye  
sit in idleness while ye are surrounded 
with thousands of those1 yea1 and tens  
of thousands1 who do also sit in        
idleness1 while there are thousands     
round about in the borders of the land  
who are falling by the sword1 yea1      
wounded and bleeding8  #fj3bc ,do ye    
suppose that ,god will look upon you as 
guiltless while ye sit still and behold 
these things8 ,behold ,i say unto you1  
,nay4 ,now ,i would that ye should      
remember that ,god has said that the    
inward vessel shall be cleansed first1  
and then shall the outer vessel be      
cleansed also4  #fj3bd ,and now1 except 
ye do repent of that which ye have done1
 and begin to be up and doing1 and send 
forth food and men unto us1 and also    

unto ,helaman1 that he may support those
 parts of our country which he has      
regained1 and that we may also recover  
the remainder of our possessions in     
these parts1 behold it will be expedient
 that we contend no more with the       
,lamanites until we have first cleansed 
our inward vessel1 yea1 even the great  
head of our government4  #fj3be ,and    
except ye grant mine epistle1 and come  
out and show unto me a true spirit of   
freedom1 and strive to strengthen and   
fortify our armies1 and grant unto them 
food for their support1 behold ,i will  
leave a part of my freemen to maintain  
this part of our land1 and ,i will leave
 the strength and the blessings of ,god 
upon them1 that none other power can    
operate against them--  #fj3bf ,and this
 because of their exceeding faith1 and  
their patience in their tribulations--  
#fj3bg ,and ,i will come unto you1 and  
if there be any among you that has a    
desire for freedom1 yea1 if there be    
even a spark of freedom remaining1      

behold ,i will stir up insurrections    
among you1 even until those who have    
desires to usurp power and authority    
shall become extinct4  #fj3bh ,yea1     
behold ,i do not fear your power nor    
your authority1 but it is my ,god whom  
,i fear2 and it is according to his     
commandments that ,i do take my sword to
 defend the cause of my country1 and it 
is because of your iniquity that we have
 suffered so much loss4  #fj3bi ,behold 
it is time1 yea1 the time is now at     
hand1 that except ye do bestir          
yourselves in the defence of your       
country and your little ones1 the sword 
of justice doth hang over you2 yea1 and 
it shall fall upon you and visit you    
even to your utter destruction4  #fj3cj 
,behold1 ,i wait for assistance from    
you2 and1 except ye do administer unto  
our relief1 behold1 ,i come unto you1   
even in the land of ,zarahemla1 and     
smite you with the sword1 insomuch that 
ye can have no more power to impede the 
progress of this people in the cause of 

our freedom4  #fj3ca ,for behold1 the   
,lord will not suffer that ye shall live
 and wax strong in your iniquities to   
destroy his righteous people4  #fj3cb   
,behold1 can you suppose that the ,lord 
will spare you and come out in judgment 
against the ,lamanites1 when it is the  
tradition of their fathers that has     
caused their hatred1 yea1 and it has    
been redoubled by those who have        
dissented from us1 while your iniquity  
is for the cause of your love of glory  
and the vain things of the world8       
#fj3cc ,ye know that ye do transgress   
the laws of ,god1 and ye do know that ye
 do trample them under your feet4       
,behold1 the ,lord saith unto me3 ,if   
those whom ye have appointed your       
governors do not repent of their sins   
and iniquities1 ye shall go up to battle
 against them4  #fj3cd ,and now behold1 
,i1 ,moroni1 am constrained1 according  
to the covenant which ,i have made to   
keep the commandments of my ,god2       
therefore ,i would that ye should adhere

 to the word of ,god1 and send speedily 
unto me of your provisions and of your  
men1 and also to ,helaman4  #fj3ce ,and 
behold1 if ye will not do this ,i come  
unto you speedily2 for behold1 ,god will
 not suffer that we should perish with  
hunger2 therefore he will give unto us  
of your food1 even if it must be by the 
sword4 ,now see that ye fulfil the word 
of ,god4  #fj3cf ,behold1 ,i am ,moroni1
 your chief captain4 ,i seek not for    
power1 but to pull it down4 ,i seek not 
for honor of the world1 but for the     
glory of my ,god1 and the freedom and   
welfare of my country4 ,and thus ,i     
close mine epistle4  ,alma ,chapter #fa 
#fa3a ,behold1 now it came to pass that 
soon after ,moroni had sent his epistle 
unto the chief governor1 he received an 
epistle from ,pahoran1 the chief        
governor4 ,and these are the words which
 he received3  #fa3b ,i1 ,pahoran1 who  
am the chief governor of this land1 do  
send these words unto ,moroni1 the chief
 captain over the army4 ,behold1 ,i say 

unto you1 ,moroni1 that ,i do not joy in
 your great afflictions1 yea1 it grieves
 my soul4  #fa3c ,but behold1 there are 
those who do joy in your afflictions1   
yea1 insomuch that they have risen up in
 rebellion against me1 and also those of
 my people who are freemen1 yea1 and    
those who have risen up are exceedingly 
numerous4  #fa3d ,and it is those who   
have sought to take away the            
judgment-seat from me that have been the
 cause of this great iniquity2 for they 
have used great flattery1 and they have 
led away the hearts of many people1     
which will be the cause of sore         
affliction among us2 they have withheld 
our provisions1 and have daunted our    
freemen that they have not come unto    
you4  #fa3e ,and behold1 they have      
driven me out before them1 and ,i have  
fled to the land of ,gideon1 with as    
many men as it were possible that ,i    
could get4  #fa3f ,and behold1 ,i have  
sent a proclamation throughout this part
 of the land2 and behold1 they are      

flocking to us daily1 to their arms1 in 
the defence of their country and their  
freedom1 and to avenge our wrongs4      
#fa3g ,and they have come unto us1      
insomuch that those who have risen up in
 rebellion against us are set at        
defiance1 yea1 insomuch that they do    
fear us and durst not come out against  
us to battle4  #fa3h ,they have got     
possession of the land1 or the city1 of 
,zarahemla2 they have appointed a king  
over them1 and he hath written unto the 
king of the ,lamanites1 in the which he 
hath joined an alliance with him2 in the
 which alliance he hath agreed to       
maintain the city of ,zarahemla1 which  
maintenance he supposeth will enable the
 ,lamanites to conquer the remainder of 
the land1 and he shall be placed king   
over this people when they shall be     
conquered under the ,lamanites4  #fa3i  
,and now1 in your epistle you have      
censured me1 but it mattereth not2 ,i am
 not angry1 but do rejoice in the       
greatness of your heart4 ,i1 ,pahoran1  

do not seek for power1 save only to     
retain my judgment-seat that ,i may     
preserve the rights and the liberty of  
my people4 ,my soul standeth fast in    
that liberty in the which ,god hath made
 us free4  #fa3aj ,and now1 behold1 we  
will resist wickedness even unto        
bloodshed4 ,we would not shed the blood 
of the ,lamanites if they would stay in 
their own land4  #fa3aa ,we would not   
shed the blood of our brethren if they  
would not rise up in rebellion and take 
the sword against us4  #fa3ab ,we would 
subject ourselves to the yoke of bondage
 if it were requisite with the justice  
of ,god1 or if he should command us so  
to do4  #fa3ac ,but behold he doth not  
command us that we shall subject        
ourselves to our enemies1 but that we   
should put our trust in him1 and he will
 deliver us4  #fa3ad ,therefore1 my     
beloved brother1 ,moroni1 let us resist 
evil1 and whatsoever evil we cannot     
resist with our words1 yea1 such as     
rebellions and dissensions1 let us      

resist them with our swords1 that we may
 retain our freedom1 that we may rejoice
 in the great privilege of our church1  
and in the cause of our ,redeemer and   
our ,god4  #fa3ae ,therefore1 come unto 
me speedily with a few of your men1 and 
leave the remainder in the charge of    
,lehi and ,teancum2 give unto them power
 to conduct the war in that part of the 
land1 according to the ,spirit of ,god1 
which is also the ,spirit of freedom    
which is in them4  #fa3af ,behold ,i    
have sent a few provisions unto them1   
that they may not perish until ye can   
come unto me4  #fa3ag ,gather together  
whatsoever force ye can upon your march 
hither1 and we will go speedily against 
those dissenters1 in the strength of our
 ,god according to the faith which is in
 us4  #fa3ah ,and we will take          
possession of the city of ,zarahemla1   
that we may obtain more food to send    
forth unto ,lehi and ,teancum2 yea1 we  
will go forth against them in the       
strength of the ,lord1 and we will put  

an end to this great iniquity4  #fa3ai  
,and now1 ,moroni1 ,i do joy in         
receiving your epistle1 for ,i was      
somewhat worried concerning what we     
should do1 whether it should be just in 
us to go against our brethren4  #fa3bj  
,but ye have said1 except they repent   
the ,lord hath commanded you that ye    
should go against them4  #fa3ba ,see    
that ye strengthen ,lehi and ,teancum in
 the ,lord2 tell them to fear not1 for  
,god will deliver them1 yea1 and also   
all those who stand fast in that liberty
 wherewith ,god hath made them free4    
,and now ,i close mine epistle to my    
beloved brother1 ,moroni4  ,alma        
,chapter #fb  #fb3a ,and now it came to 
pass that when ,moroni had received this
 epistle his heart did take courage1 and
 was filled with exceedingly great joy  
because of the faithfulness of ,pahoran1
 that he was not also a traitor to the  
freedom and cause of his country4  #fb3b
 ,but he did also mourn exceedingly     
because of the iniquity of those who had

 driven ,pahoran from the judgment-seat1
 yea1 in fine because of those who had  
rebelled against their country and also 
their ,god4  #fb3c ,and it came to pass 
that ,moroni took a small number of men1
 according to the desire of ,pahoran1   
and gave ,lehi and ,teancum command over
 the remainder of his army1 and took his
 march towards the land of ,gideon4     
#fb3d ,and he did raise the standard of 
liberty in whatsoever place he did      
enter1 and gained whatsoever force he   
could in all his march towards the land 
of ,gideon4  #fb3e ,and it came to pass 
that thousands did flock unto his       
standard1 and did take up their swords  
in the defence of their freedom1 that   
they might not come into bondage4  #fb3f
 ,and thus1 when ,moroni had gathered   
together whatsoever men he could in all 
his march1 he came to the land of       
,gideon2 and uniting his forces with    
those of ,pahoran they became           
exceedingly strong1 even stronger than  
the men of ,pachus1 who was the king of 

those dissenters who had driven the     
freemen out of the land of ,zarahemla   
and had taken possession of the land4   
#fb3g ,and it came to pass that ,moroni 
and ,pahoran went down with their armies
 into the land of ,zarahemla1 and went  
forth against the city1 and did meet the
 men of ,pachus1 insomuch that they did 
come to battle4  #fb3h ,and behold1     
,pachus was slain and his men were taken
 prisoners1 and ,pahoran was restored to
 his judgment-seat4  #fb3i ,and the men 
of ,pachus received their trial1        
according to the law1 and also those    
king-men who had been taken and cast    
into prison2 and they were executed     
according to the law2 yea1 those men of 
,pachus and those king-men1 whosoever   
would not take up arms in the defence of
 their country1 but would fight against 
it1 were put to death4  #fb3aj ,and thus
 it became expedient that this law      
should be strictly observed for the     
safety of their country2 yea1 and       
whosoever was found denying their       

freedom was speedily executed according 
to the law4  #fb3aa ,and thus ended the 
thirtieth year of the reign of the      
judges over the people of ,nephi2       
,moroni and ,pahoran having restored    
peace to the land of ,zarahemla1 among  
their own people1 having inflicted death
 upon all those who were not true to the
 cause of freedom4  #fb3ab ,and it came 
to pass in the commencement of the      
thirty and first year of the reign of   
the judges over the people of ,nephi1   
,moroni immediately caused that         
provisions should be sent1 and also an  
army of six thousand men should be sent 
unto ,helaman1 to assist him in         
preserving that part of the land4       
#fb3ac ,and he also caused that an army 
of six thousand men1 with a sufficient  
quantity of food1 should be sent to the 
armies of ,lehi and ,teancum4 ,and it   
came to pass that this was done to      
fortify the land against the ,lamanites4
  #fb3ad ,and it came to pass that      
,moroni and ,pahoran1 leaving a large   

body of men in the land of ,zarahemla1  
took their march with a large body of   
men towards the land of ,nephihah1 being
 determined to overthrow the ,lamanites 
in that city4  #fb3ae ,and it came to   
pass that as they were marching towards 
the land1 they took a large body of men 
of the ,lamanites1 and slew many of     
them1 and took their provisions and     
their weapons of war4  #fb3af ,and it   
came to pass after they had taken them1 
they caused them to enter into a        
covenant that they would no more take up
 their weapons of war against the       
,nephites4  #fb3ag ,and when they had   
entered into this covenant they sent    
them to dwell with the people of ,ammon1
 and they were in number about four     
thousand who had not been slain4  #fb3ah
 ,and it came to pass that when they had
 sent them away they pursued their march
 towards the land of ,nephihah4 ,and it 
came to pass that when they had come to 
the city of ,nephihah1 they did pitch   
their tents in the plains of ,nephihah1 

which is near the city of ,nephihah4    
#fb3ai ,now ,moroni was desirous that   
the ,lamanites should come out to battle
 against them1 upon the plains2 but the 
,lamanites1 knowing of their exceedingly
 great courage1 and beholding the       
greatness of their numbers1 therefore   
they durst not come out against them2   
therefore they did not come to battle in
 that day4  #fb3bj ,and when the night  
came1 ,moroni went forth in the darkness
 of the night1 and came upon the top of 
the wall to spy out in what part of the 
city the ,lamanites did camp with their 
army4  #fb3ba ,and it came to pass that 
they were on the east1 by the entrance2 
and they were all asleep4 ,and now      
,moroni returned to his army1 and caused
 that they should prepare in haste      
strong cords and ladders1 to be let down
 from the top of the wall into the inner
 part of the wall4  #fb3bb ,and it came 
to pass that ,moroni caused that his men
 should march forth and come upon the   
top of the wall1 and let themselves down

 into that part of the city1 yea1 even  
on the west1 where the ,lamanites did   
not camp with their armies4  #fb3bc ,and
 it came to pass that they were all let 
down into the city by night1 by the     
means of their strong cords and their   
ladders2 thus when the morning came they
 were all within the walls of the city4 
#fb3bd ,and now1 when the ,lamanites    
awoke and saw that the armies of ,moroni
 were within the walls1 they were       
affrighted exceedingly1 insomuch that   
they did flee out by the pass4  #fb3be  
,and now when ,moroni saw that they were
 fleeing before him1 he did cause that  
his men should march forth against them1
 and slew many1 and surrounded many     
others1 and took them prisoners2 and the
 remainder of them fled into the land of
 ,moroni1 which was in the borders by   
the seashore4  #fb3bf ,thus had ,moroni 
and ,pahoran obtained the possession of 
the city of ,nephihah without the loss  
of one soul2 and there were many of the 
,lamanites who were slain4  #fb3bg ,now 

it came to pass that many of the        
,lamanites that were prisoners were     
desirous to join the people of ,ammon   
and become a free people4  #fb3bh ,and  
it came to pass that as many as were    
desirous1 unto them it was granted      
according to their desires4  #fb3bi     
,therefore1 all the prisoners of the    
,lamanites did join the people of       
,ammon1 and did begin to labor          
exceedingly1 tilling the ground1 raising
 all manner of grain1 and flocks and    
herds of every kind2 and thus were the  
,nephites relieved from a great burden2 
yea1 insomuch that they were relieved   
from all the prisoners of the           
,lamanites4  #fb3cj ,now it came to pass
 that ,moroni1 after he had obtained    
possession of the city of ,nephihah1    
having taken many prisoners1 which did  
reduce the armies of the ,lamanites     
exceedingly1 and having regained many of
 the ,nephites who had been taken       
prisoners1 which did strengthen the army
 of ,moroni exceedingly2 therefore      

,moroni went forth from the land of     
,nephihah to the land of ,lehi4  #fb3ca 
,and it came to pass that when the      
,lamanites saw that ,moroni was coming  
against them1 they were again frightened
 and fled before the army of ,moroni4   
#fb3cb ,and it came to pass that ,moroni
 and his army did pursue them from city 
to city1 until they were met by ,lehi   
and ,teancum2 and the ,lamanites fled   
from ,lehi and ,teancum1 even down upon 
the borders by the seashore1 until they 
came to the land of ,moroni4  #fb3cc    
,and the armies of the ,lamanites were  
all gathered together1 insomuch that    
they were all in one body in the land of
 ,moroni4 ,now1 ,ammoron1 the king of   
the ,lamanites1 was also with them4     
#fb3cd ,and it came to pass that ,moroni
 and ,lehi and ,teancum did encamp with 
their armies round about in the borders 
of the land of ,moroni1 insomuch that   
the ,lamanites were encircled about in  
the borders by the wilderness on the    
south1 and in the borders by the        

wilderness on the east4  #fb3ce ,and    
thus they did encamp for the night4 ,for
 behold1 the ,nephites and the          
,lamanites also were weary because of   
the greatness of the march2 therefore   
they did not resolve upon any stratagem 
in the night-time1 save it were         
,teancum2 for he was exceedingly angry  
with ,ammoron1 insomuch that he         
considered that ,ammoron1 and           
,amalickiah his brother1 had been the   
cause of this great and lasting war     
between them and the ,lamanites1 which  
had been the cause of so much war and   
bloodshed1 yea1 and so much famine4     
#fb3cf ,and it came to pass that        
,teancum in his anger did go forth into 
the camp of the ,lamanites1 and did let 
himself down over the walls of the city4
 ,and he went forth with a cord1 from   
place to place1 insomuch that he did    
find the king2 and he did cast a javelin
 at him1 which did pierce him near the  
heart4 ,but behold1 the king did awaken 
his servants before he died1 insomuch   

that they did pursue ,teancum1 and slew 
him4  #fb3cg ,now it came to pass that  
when ,lehi and ,moroni knew that        
,teancum was dead they were exceedingly 
sorrowful2 for behold1 he had been a man
 who had fought valiantly for his       
country1 yea1 a true friend to liberty2 
and he had suffered very many           
exceedingly sore afflictions4 ,but      
behold1 he was dead1 and had gone the   
way of all the earth4  #fb3ch ,now it   
came to pass that ,moroni marched forth 
on the morrow1 and came upon the        
,lamanites1 insomuch that they did slay 
them with a great slaughter2 and they   
did drive them out of the land2 and they
 did flee1 even that they did not return
 at that time against the ,nephites4    
#fb3ci ,and thus ended the thirty and   
first year of the reign of the judges   
over the people of ,nephi2 and thus they
 had had wars1 and bloodsheds1 and      
famine1 and affliction1 for the space of
 many years4  #fb3dj ,and there had been
 murders1 and contentions1 and          

dissensions1 and all manner of iniquity 
among the people of ,nephi2 nevertheless
 for the righteous' sake1 yea1 because  
of the prayers of the righteous1 they   
were spared4  #fb3da ,but behold1       
because of the exceedingly great length 
of the war between the ,nephites and the
 ,lamanites many had become hardened1   
because of the exceedingly great length 
of the war2 and many were softened      
because of their afflictions1 insomuch  
that they did humble themselves before  
,god1 even in the depth of humility4    
#fb3db ,and it came to pass that after  
,moroni had fortified those parts of the
 land which were most exposed to the    
,lamanites1 until they were sufficiently
 strong1 he returned to the city of     
,zarahemla2 and also ,helaman returned  
to the place of his inheritance2 and    
there was once more peace established   
among the people of ,nephi4  #fb3dc ,and
 ,moroni yielded up the command of his  
armies into the hands of his son1 whose 
name was ,moronihah2 and he retired to  

his own house that he might spend the   
remainder of his days in peace4  #fb3dd 
,and ,pahoran did return to his         
judgment-seat2 and ,helaman did take    
upon him again to preach unto the people
 the word of ,god2 for because of so    
many wars and contentions it had become 
expedient that a regulation should be   
made again in the church4  #fb3de       
,therefore1 ,helaman and his brethren   
went forth1 and did declare the word of 
,god with much power unto the convincing
 of many people of their wickedness1    
which did cause them to repent of their 
sins and to be baptized unto the ,lord  
their ,god4  #fb3df ,and it came to pass
 that they did establish again the      
church of ,god1 throughout all the land4
  #fb3dg ,yea1 and regulations were made
 concerning the law4 ,and their judges1 
and their chief judges were chosen4     
#fb3dh ,and the people of ,nephi began  
to prosper again in the land1 and began 
to multiply and to wax exceedingly      
strong again in the land4 ,and they     

began to grow exceedingly rich4  #fb3di 
,but notwithstanding their riches1 or   
their strength1 or their prosperity1    
they were not lifted up in the pride of 
their eyes2 neither were they slow to   
remember the ,lord their ,god2 but they 
did humble themselves exceedingly before
 him4  #fb3ej ,yea1 they did remember   
how great things the ,lord had done for 
them1 that he had delivered them from   
death1 and from bonds1 and from prisons1
 and from all manner of afflictions and 
he had delivered them out of the hands  
of their enemies4  #fb3ea ,and they did 
pray unto the ,lord their ,god          
continually1 insomuch that the ,lord did
 bless them1 according to his word1 so  
that they did wax strong and prosper in 
the land4  #fb3eb ,and it came to pass  
that all these things were done4 ,and   
,helaman died1 in the thirty and fifth  
year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi4  ,alma ,chapter #fc  
#fc3a ,and it came to pass in the       
commencement of the thirty and sixth    

year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi1 that ,shiblon took   
possession of those sacred things which 
had been delivered unto ,helaman by     
,alma4  #fc3b ,and he was a just man1   
and he did walk uprightly before ,god2  
and he did observe to do good           
continually1 to keep the commandments of
 the ,lord his ,god2 and also did his   
brother4  #fc3c ,and it came to pass    
that ,moroni died also4 ,and thus ended 
the thirty and sixth year of the reign  
of the judges4  #fc3d ,and it came to   
pass that in the thirty and seventh year
 of the reign of the judges1 there was a
 large company of men1 even to the      
amount of five thousand and four hundred
 men1 with their wives and their        
children1 departed out of the land of   
,zarahemla into the land which was      
northward4  #fc3e ,and it came to pass  
that ,hagoth1 he being an exceedingly   
curious man1 therefore he went forth and
 built him an exceedingly large ship1 on
 the borders of the land ,bountiful1 by 

the land ,desolation1 and launched it   
forth into the west sea1 by the narrow  
neck which led into the land northward4 
#fc3f ,and behold1 there were many of   
the ,nephites who did enter therein and 
did sail forth with much provisions1 and
 also many women and children2 and they 
took their course northward4 ,and thus  
ended the thirty and seventh year4      
#fc3g ,and in the thirty and eighth     
year1 this man built other ships4 ,and  
the first ship did also return1 and many
 more people did enter into it2 and they
 also took much provisions1 and set out 
again to the land northward4  #fc3h ,and
 it came to pass that they were never   
heard of more4 ,and we suppose that they
 were drowned in the depths of the sea4 
,and it came to pass that one other ship
 also did sail forth2 and whither she   
did go we know not4  #fc3i ,and it came 
to pass that in this year there were    
many people who went forth into the land
 northward4 ,and thus ended the thirty  
and eighth year4  #fc3aj ,and it came to

 pass in the thirty and ninth year of   
the reign of the judges1 ,shiblon died  
also1 and ,corianton had gone forth to  
the land northward in a ship1 to carry  
forth provisions unto the people who had
 gone forth into that land4  #fc3aa     
,therefore it became expedient for      
,shiblon to confer those sacred things1 
before his death1 upon the son of       
,helaman1 who was called ,helaman1 being
 called after the name of his father4   
#fc3ab ,now behold1 all those engravings
 which were in the possession of        
,helaman were written and sent forth    
among the children of men throughout all
 the land1 save it were those parts     
which had been commanded by ,alma should
 not go forth4  #fc3ac ,nevertheless1   
these things were to be kept sacred1 and
 handed down from one generation to     
another2 therefore1 in this year1 they  
had been conferred upon ,helaman1 before
 the death of ,shiblon4  #fc3ad ,and it 
came to pass also in this year that     
there were some dissenters who had gone 

forth unto the ,lamanites2 and they were
 stirred up again to anger against the  
,nephites4  #fc3ae ,and also in this    
same year they came down with a numerous
 army to war against the people of      
,moronihah1 or against the army of      
,moronihah1 in the which they were      
beaten and driven back again to their   
own lands1 suffering great loss4  #fc3af
 ,and thus ended the thirty and ninth   
year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi4  #fc3ag ,and thus    
ended the account of ,alma1 and ,helaman
 his son1 and also ,shiblon1 who was his
 son4      ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,helaman  
,an account of the ,nephites4 ,their    
wars and contentions1 and their         
dissensions4 ,and also the prophecies of
 many holy prophets1 before the coming  
of ,christ1 according to the records of 
,helaman1 who was the son of ,helaman1  
and also according to the records of his
 sons1 even down to the coming of       
,christ4 ,and also many of the          
,lamanites are converted4 ,an account of

 their conversion4 ,an account of the   
righteousness of the ,lamanites1 and the
 wickedness and abominations of the     
,nephites1 according to the record of   
,helaman and his sons1 even down to the 
coming of ,christ1 which is called the  
book of ,helaman4  ,helaman ,chapter #a 
#a3a ,and now behold1 it came to pass in
 the commencement of the fortieth year  
of the reign of the judges over the     
people of ,nephi1 there began to be a   
serious difficulty among the people of  
the ,nephites4  #a3b ,for behold1       
,pahoran had died1 and gone the way of  
all the earth2 therefore there began to 
be a serious contention concerning who  
should have the judgment-seat among the 
brethren1 who were the sons of ,pahoran4
  #a3c ,now these are their names who   
did contend for the judgment-seat1 who  
did also cause the people to contend3   
,pahoran1 ,paanchi1 and ,pacumeni4  #a3d
 ,now these are not all the sons of     
,pahoran1 7for he had many7 but these   
are they who did contend for the        

judgment-seat2 therefore1 they did cause
 three divisions among the people4  #a3e
 ,nevertheless1 it came to pass that    
,pahoran was appointed by the voice of  
the people to be chief judge and a      
governor over the people of ,nephi4     
#a3f ,and it came to pass that          
,pacumeni1 when he saw that he could not
 obtain the judgment-seat1 he did unite 
with the voice of the people4  #a3g ,but
 behold1 ,paanchi1 and that part of the 
people that were desirous that he should
 be their governor1 was exceedingly     
wroth2 therefore1 he was about to       
flatter away those people to rise up in 
rebellion against their brethren4  #a3h 
,and it came to pass as he was about to 
do this1 behold1 he was taken1 and was  
tried according to the voice of the     
people1 and condemned unto death2 for he
 had raised up in rebellion and sought  
to destroy the liberty of the people4   
#a3i ,now when those people who were    
desirous that he should be their        
governor saw that he was condemned unto 

death1 therefore they were angry1 and   
behold1 they sent forth one ,kishkumen1 
even to the judgment-seat of ,pahoran1  
and murdered ,pahoran as he sat upon the
 judgment-seat4  #a3aj ,and he was      
pursued by the servants of ,pahoran2 but
 behold1 so speedy was the flight of    
,kishkumen that no man could overtake   
him4  #a3aa ,and he went unto those that
 sent him1 and they all entered into a  
covenant1 yea1 swearing by their        
everlasting ,maker1 that they would tell
 no man that ,kishkumen had murdered    
,pahoran4  #a3ab ,therefore1 ,kishkumen 
was not known among the people of       
,nephi1 for he was in disguise at the   
time that he murdered ,pahoran4 ,and    
,kishkumen and his band1 who had        
covenanted with him1 did mingle         
themselves among the people1 in a manner
 that they all could not be found2 but  
as many as were found were condemned    
unto death4  #a3ac ,and now behold1     
,pacumeni was appointed1 according to   
the voice of the people1 to be a chief  

judge and a governor over the people1 to
 reign in the stead of his brother      
,pahoran2 and it was according to his   
right4 ,and all this was done in the    
fortieth year of the reign of the       
judges2 and it had an end4  #a3ad ,and  
it came to pass in the forty and first  
year of the reign of the judges1 that   
the ,lamanites had gathered together an 
innumerable army of men1 and armed them 
with swords1 and with cimeters and with 
bows1 and with arrows1 and with         
head-plates1 and with breastplates1 and 
with all manner of shields of every     
kind4  #a3ae ,and they came down again  
that they might pitch battle against the
 ,nephites4 ,and they were led by a man 
whose name was ,coriantumr2 and he was a
 descendant of ,zarahemla2 and he was a 
dissenter from among the ,nephites2 and 
he was a large and a mighty man4  #a3af 
,therefore1 the king of the ,lamanites1 
whose name was ,tubaloth1 who was the   
son of ,ammoron1 supposing that         
,coriantumr1 being a mighty man1 could  

stand against the ,nephites1 with his   
strength and also with his great wisdom1
 insomuch that by sending him forth he  
should gain power over the ,nephites--  
#a3ag ,therefore he did stir them up to 
anger1 and he did gather together his   
armies1 and he did appoint ,coriantumr  
to be their leader1 and did cause that  
they should march down to the land of   
,zarahemla to battle against the        
,nephites4  #a3ah ,and it came to pass  
that because of so much contention and  
so much difficulty in the government1   
that they had not kept sufficient guards
 in the land of ,zarahemla2 for they had
 supposed that the ,lamanites durst not 
come into the heart of their lands to   
attack that great city ,zarahemla4      
#a3ai ,but it came to pass that         
,coriantumr did march forth at the head 
of his numerous host1 and came upon the 
inhabitants of the city1 and their march
 was with such exceedingly great speed  
that there was no time for the ,nephites
 to gather together their armies4  #a3bj

 ,therefore ,coriantumr did cut down the
 watch by the entrance of the city1 and 
did march forth with his whole army into
 the city1 and they did slay every one  
who did oppose them1 insomuch that they 
did take possession of the whole city4  
#a3ba ,and it came to pass that         
,pacumeni1 who was the chief judge1 did 
flee before ,coriantumr1 even to the    
walls of the city4 ,and it came to pass 
that ,coriantumr did smite him against  
the wall1 insomuch that he died4 ,and   
thus ended the days of ,pacumeni4  #a3bb
 ,and now when ,coriantumr saw that he  
was in possession of the city of        
,zarahemla1 and saw that the ,nephites  
had fled before them1 and were slain1   
and were taken1 and were cast into      
prison1 and that he had obtained the    
possession of the strongest hold in all 
the land1 his heart took courage        
insomuch that he was about to go forth  
against all the land4  #a3bc ,and now he
 did not tarry in the land of           
,zarahemla1 but he did march forth with 

a large army1 even towards the city of  
,bountiful2 for it was his determination
 to go forth and cut his way through    
with the sword1 that he might obtain the
 north parts of the land4  #a3bd ,and1  
supposing that their greatest strength  
was in the center of the land1 therefore
 he did march forth1 giving them no time
 to assemble themselves together save it
 were in small bodies2 and in this      
manner they did fall upon them and cut  
them down to the earth4  #a3be ,but     
behold1 this march of ,coriantumr       
through the center of the land gave     
,moronihah great advantage over them1   
notwithstanding the greatness of the    
number of the ,nephites who were slain4 
#a3bf ,for behold1 ,moronihah had       
supposed that the ,lamanites durst not  
come into the center of the land1 but   
that they would attack the cities round 
about in the borders as they had        
hitherto done2 therefore ,moronihah had 
caused that their strong armies should  
maintain those parts round about by the 

borders4  #a3bg ,but behold1 the        
,lamanites were not frightened according
 to his desire1 but they had come into  
the center of the land1 and had taken   
the capital city which was the city of  
,zarahemla1 and were marching through   
the most capital parts of the land1     
slaying the people with a great         
slaughter1 both men1 women1 and         
children1 taking possession of many     
cities and of many strongholds4  #a3bh  
,but when ,moronihah had discovered     
this1 he immediately sent forth ,lehi   
with an army round about to head them   
before they should come to the land     
,bountiful4  #a3bi ,and thus he did2 and
 he did head them before they came to   
the land ,bountiful1 and gave unto them 
battle1 insomuch that they began to     
retreat back towards the land of        
,zarahemla4  #a3cj ,and it came to pass 
that ,moronihah did head them in their  
retreat1 and did give unto them battle1 
insomuch that it became an exceedingly  
bloody battle2 yea1 many were slain1 and

 among the number who were slain        
,coriantumr was also found4  #a3ca ,and 
now1 behold1 the ,lamanites could not   
retreat either way1 neither on the      
north1 nor on the south1 nor on the     
east1 nor on the west1 for they were    
surrounded on every hand by the         
,nephites4  #a3cb ,and thus had         
,coriantumr plunged the ,lamanites into 
the midst of the ,nephites1 insomuch    
that they were in the power of the      
,nephites1 and he himself was slain1 and
 the ,lamanites did yield themselves    
into the hands of the ,nephites4  #a3cc 
,and it came to pass that ,moronihah    
took possession of the city of          
,zarahemla again1 and caused that the   
,lamanites who had been taken prisoners 
should depart out of the land in peace4 
#a3cd ,and thus ended the forty and     
first year of the reign of the judges4  
,helaman ,chapter #b  #b3a ,and it came 
to pass in the forty and second year of 
the reign of the judges1 after          
,moronihah had established again peace  

between the ,nephites and the           
,lamanites1 behold there was no one to  
fill the judgment-seat2 therefore there 
began to be a contention again among the
 people concerning who should fill the  
judgment-seat4  #b3b ,and it came to    
pass that ,helaman1 who was the son of  
,helaman1 was appointed to fill the     
judgment-seat1 by the voice of the      
people4  #b3c ,but behold1 ,kishkumen1  
who had murdered ,pahoran1 did lay wait 
to destroy ,helaman also2 and he was    
upheld by his band1 who had entered into
 a covenant that no one should know his 
wickedness4  #b3d ,for there was one    
,gadianton1 who was exceedingly expert  
in many words1 and also in his craft1 to
 carry on the secret work of murder and 
of robbery2 therefore he became the     
leader of the band of ,kishkumen4  #b3e 
,therefore he did flatter them1 and also
 ,kishkumen1 that if they would place   
him in the judgment-seat he would grant 
unto those who belonged to his band that
 they should be placed in power and     

authority among the people2 therefore   
,kishkumen sought to destroy ,helaman4  
#b3f ,and it came to pass as he went    
forth towards the judgment-seat to      
destroy ,helaman1 behold one of the     
servants of ,helaman1 having been out by
 night1 and having obtained1 through    
disguise1 a knowledge of those plans    
which had been laid by this band to     
destroy ,helaman--  #b3g ,and it came to
 pass that he met ,kishkumen1 and he    
gave unto him a sign2 therefore         
,kishkumen made known unto him the      
object of his desire1 desiring that he  
would conduct him to the judgment-seat  
that he might murder ,helaman4  #b3h    
,and when the servant of ,helaman had   
known all the heart of ,kishkumen1 and  
how that it was his object to murder1   
and also that it was the object of all  
those who belonged to his band to       
murder1 and to rob1 and to gain power1  
7and this was their secret plan1 and    
their combination7 the servant of       
,helaman said unto ,kishkumen3 ,let us  

go forth unto the judgment-seat4  #b3i  
,now this did please ,kishkumen         
exceedingly1 for he did suppose that he 
should accomplish his design2 but       
behold1 the servant of ,helaman1 as they
 were going forth unto the              
judgment-seat1 did stab ,kishkumen even 
to the heart1 that he fell dead without 
a groan4 ,and he ran and told ,helaman  
all the things which he had seen1 and   
heard1 and done4  #b3aj ,and it came to 
pass that ,helaman did send forth to    
take this band of robbers and secret    
murderers1 that they might be executed  
according to the law4  #b3aa ,but       
behold1 when ,gadianton had found that  
,kishkumen did not return he feared lest
 that he should be destroyed2 therefore 
he caused that his band should follow   
him4 ,and they took their flight out of 
the land1 by a secret way1 into the     
wilderness2 and thus when ,helaman sent 
forth to take them they could nowhere be
 found4  #b3ab ,and more of this        
,gadianton shall be spoken hereafter4   

,and thus ended the forty and second    
year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi4  #b3ac ,and behold1  
in the end of this book ye shall see    
that this ,gadianton did prove the      
overthrow1 yea1 almost the entire       
destruction of the people of ,nephi4    
#b3ad ,behold ,i do not mean the end of 
the book of ,helaman1 but ,i mean the   
end of the book of ,nephi1 from which ,i
 have taken all the account which ,i    
have written4  ,helaman ,chapter #c     
#c3a ,and now it came to pass in the    
forty and third year of the reign of the
 judges1 there was no contention among  
the people of ,nephi save it were a     
little pride which was in the church1   
which did cause some little dissensions 
among the people1 which affairs were    
settled in the ending of the forty and  
third year4  #c3b ,and there was no     
contention among the people in the forty
 and fourth year2 neither was there much
 contention in the forty and fifth year4
  #c3c ,and it came to pass in the forty

 and sixth1 yea1 there was much         
contention and many dissensions2 in the 
which there were an exceedingly great   
many who departed out of the land of    
,zarahemla1 and went forth unto the land
 northward to inherit the land4  #c3d   
,and they did travel to an exceedingly  
great distance1 insomuch that they came 
to large bodies of water and many       
rivers4  #c3e ,yea1 and even they did   
spread forth into all parts of the land1
 into whatever parts it had not been    
rendered desolate and without timber1   
because of the many inhabitants who had 
before inherited the land4  #c3f ,and   
now no part of the land was desolate1   
save it were for timber2 but because of 
the greatness of the destruction of the 
people who had before inhabited the land
 it was called desolate4  #c3g ,and     
there being but little timber upon the  
face of the land1 nevertheless the      
people who went forth became exceedingly
 expert in the working of cement2       
therefore they did build houses of      

cement1 in the which they did dwell4    
#c3h ,and it came to pass that they did 
multiply and spread1 and did go forth   
from the land southward to the land     
northward1 and did spread insomuch that 
they began to cover the face of the     
whole earth1 from the sea south to the  
sea north1 from the sea west to the sea 
east4  #c3i ,and the people who were in 
the land northward did dwell in tents1  
and in houses of cement1 and they did   
suffer whatsoever tree should spring up 
upon the face of the land that it should
 grow up1 that in time they might have  
timber to build their houses1 yea1 their
 cities1 and their temples1 and their   
synagogues1 and their sanctuaries1 and  
all manner of their buildings4  #c3aj   
,and it came to pass as timber was      
exceedingly scarce in the land          
northward1 they did send forth much by  
the way of shipping4  #c3aa ,and thus   
they did enable the people in the land  
northward that they might build many    
cities1 both of wood and of cement4     

#c3ab ,and it came to pass that there   
were many of the people of ,ammon1 who  
were ,lamanites by birth1 did also go   
forth into this land4  #c3ac ,and now   
there are many records kept of the      
proceedings of this people1 by many of  
this people1 which are particular and   
very large1 concerning them4  #c3ad ,but
 behold1 a hundredth part of the        
proceedings of this people1 yea1 the    
account of the ,lamanites and of the    
,nephites1 and their wars1 and          
contentions1 and dissensions1 and their 
preaching1 and their prophecies1 and    
their shipping and their building of    
ships1 and their building of temples1   
and of synagogues and their sanctuaries1
 and their righteousness1 and their     
wickedness1 and their murders1 and their
 robbings1 and their plundering1 and all
 manner of abominations and whoredoms1  
cannot be contained in this work4  #c3ae
 ,but behold1 there are many books and  
many records of every kind1 and they    
have been kept chiefly by the ,nephites4

  #c3af ,and they have been handed down 
from one generation to another by the   
,nephites1 even until they have fallen  
into transgression and have been        
murdered1 plundered1 and hunted1 and    
driven forth1 and slain1 and scattered  
upon the face of the earth1 and mixed   
with the ,lamanites until they are no   
more called the ,nephites1 becoming     
wicked1 and wild1 and ferocious1 yea1   
even becoming ,lamanites4  #c3ag ,and   
now ,i return again to mine account2    
therefore1 what ,i have spoken had      
passed after there had been great       
contentions1 and disturbances1 and wars1
 and dissensions1 among the people of   
,nephi4  #c3ah ,the forty and sixth year
 of the reign of the judges ended2      
#c3ai ,and it came to pass that there   
was still great contention in the land1 
yea1 even in the forty and seventh year1
 and also in the forty and eighth year4 
#c3bj ,nevertheless ,helaman did fill   
the judgment-seat with justice and      
equity2 yea1 he did observe to keep the 

statutes1 and the judgments1 and the    
commandments of ,god2 and he did do that
 which was right in the sight of ,god   
continually2 and he did walk after the  
ways of his father1 insomuch that he did
 prosper in the land4  #c3ba ,and it    
came to pass that he had two sons4 ,he  
gave unto the eldest the name of ,nephi1
 and unto the youngest1 the name of     
,lehi4 ,and they began to grow up unto  
the ,lord4  #c3bb ,and it came to pass  
that the wars and contentions began to  
cease1 in a small degree1 among the     
people of the ,nephites1 in the latter  
end of the forty and eighth year of the 
reign of the judges over the people of  
,nephi4  #c3bc ,and it came to pass in  
the forty and ninth year of the reign of
 the judges1 there was continual peace  
established in the land1 all save it    
were the secret combinations which      
,gadianton the robber had established in
 the more settled parts of the land1    
which at that time were not known unto  
those who were at the head of           

government2 therefore they were not     
destroyed out of the land4  #c3bd ,and  
it came to pass that in this same year  
there was exceedingly great prosperity  
in the church1 insomuch that there were 
thousands who did join themselves unto  
the church and were baptized unto       
repentance4  #c3be ,and so great was the
 prosperity of the church1 and so many  
the blessings which were poured out upon
 the people1 that even the high priests 
and the teachers were themselves        
astonished beyond measure4  #c3bf ,and  
it came to pass that the work of the    
,lord did prosper unto the baptizing and
 uniting to the church of ,god1 many    
souls1 yea1 even tens of thousands4     
#c3bg ,thus we may see that the ,lord is
 merciful unto all who will1 in the     
sincerity of their hearts1 call upon his
 holy name4  #c3bh ,yea1 thus we see    
that the gate of heaven is open unto    
all1 even to those who will believe on  
the name of ,jesus ,christ1 who is the  
,son of ,god4  #c3bi ,yea1 we see that  

whosoever will may lay hold upon the    
word of ,god1 which is quick and        
powerful1 which shall divide asunder all
 the cunning and the snares and the     
wiles of the devil1 and lead the man of 
,christ in a strait and narrow course   
across that everlasting gulf of misery  
which is prepared to engulf the wicked--
  #c3cj ,and land their souls1 yea1     
their immortal souls1 at the right hand 
of ,god in the kingdom of heaven1 to sit
 down with ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and    
with ,jacob1 and with all our holy      
fathers1 to go no more out4  #c3ca ,and 
in this year there was continual        
rejoicing in the land of ,zarahemla1 and
 in all the regions round about1 even in
 all the land which was possessed by the
 ,nephites4  #c3cb ,and it came to pass 
that there was peace and exceedingly    
great joy in the remainder of the forty 
and ninth year2 yea1 and also there was 
continual peace and great joy in the    
fiftieth year of the reign of the       
judges4  #c3cc ,and in the fifty and    

first year of the reign of the judges   
there was peace also1 save it were the  
pride which began to enter into the     
church--not into the church of ,god1 but
 into the hearts of the people who      
professed to belong to the church of    
,god--  #c3cd ,and they were lifted up  
in pride1 even to the persecution of    
many of their brethren4 ,now this was a 
great evil1 which did cause the more    
humble part of the people to suffer     
great persecutions1 and to wade through 
much affliction4  #c3ce ,nevertheless   
they did fast and pray oft1 and did wax 
stronger and stronger in their humility1
 and firmer and firmer in the faith of  
,christ1 unto the filling their souls   
with joy and consolation1 yea1 even to  
the purifying and the sanctification of 
their hearts1 which sanctification      
cometh because of their yielding their  
hearts unto ,god4  #c3cf ,and it came to
 pass that the fifty and second year    
ended in peace also1 save it were the   
exceedingly great pride which had gotten

 into the hearts of the people2 and it  
was because of their exceedingly great  
riches and their prosperity in the land2
 and it did grow upon them from day to  
day4  #c3cg ,and it came to pass in the 
fifty and third year of the reign of the
 judges1 ,helaman died1 and his eldest  
son ,nephi began to reign in his stead4 
,and it came to pass that he did fill   
the judgment-seat with justice and      
equity2 yea1 he did keep the            
commandments of ,god1 and did walk in   
the ways of his father4  ,helaman       
,chapter #d  #d3a ,and it came to pass  
in the fifty and fourth year there were 
many dissensions in the church1 and     
there was also a contention among the   
people1 insomuch that there was much    
bloodshed4  #d3b ,and the rebellious    
part were slain and driven out of the   
land1 and they did go unto the king of  
the ,lamanites4  #d3c ,and it came to   
pass that they did endeavor to stir up  
the ,lamanites to war against the       
,nephites2 but behold1 the ,lamanites   

were exceedingly afraid1 insomuch that  
they would not hearken to the words of  
those dissenters4  #d3d ,but it came to 
pass in the fifty and sixth year of the 
reign of the judges1 there were         
dissenters who went up from the         
,nephites unto the ,lamanites2 and they 
succeeded with those others in stirring 
them up to anger against the ,nephites2 
and they were all that year preparing   
for war4  #d3e ,and in the fifty and    
seventh year they did come down against 
the ,nephites to battle1 and they did   
commence the work of death2 yea1        
insomuch that in the fifty and eighth   
year of the reign of the judges they    
succeeded in obtaining possession of the
 land of ,zarahemla2 yea1 and also all  
the lands1 even unto the land which was 
near the land ,bountiful4  #d3f ,and the
 ,nephites and the armies of ,moronihah 
were driven even into the land of       
,bountiful2  #d3g ,and there they did   
fortify against the ,lamanites1 from the
 west sea1 even unto the east2 it being 

a day's journey for a ,nephite1 on the  
line which they had fortified and       
stationed their armies to defend their  
north country4  #d3h ,and thus those    
dissenters of the ,nephites1 with the   
help of a numerous army of the          
,lamanites1 had obtained all the        
possession of the ,nephites which was in
 the land southward4 ,and all this was  
done in the fifty and eighth and ninth  
years of the reign of the judges4  #d3i 
,and it came to pass in the sixtieth    
year of the reign of the judges1        
,moronihah did succeed with his armies  
in obtaining many parts of the land2    
yea1 they regained many cities which had
 fallen into the hands of the           
,lamanites4  #d3aj ,and it came to pass 
in the sixty and first year of the reign
 of the judges they succeeded in        
regaining even the half of all their    
possessions4  #d3aa ,now this great loss
 of the ,nephites1 and the great        
slaughter which was among them1 would   
not have happened had it not been for   

their wickedness and their abomination  
which was among them2 yea1 and it was   
among those also who professed to belong
 to the church of ,god4  #d3ab ,and it  
was because of the pride of their       
hearts1 because of their exceeding      
riches1 yea1 it was because of their    
oppression to the poor1 withholding     
their food from the hungry1 withholding 
their clothing from the naked1 and      
smiting their humble brethren upon the  
cheek1 making a mock of that which was  
sacred1 denying the spirit of prophecy  
and of revelation1 murdering1           
plundering1 lying1 stealing1 committing 
adultery1 rising up in great            
contentions1 and deserting away into the
 land of ,nephi1 among the ,lamanites-- 
#d3ac ,and because of this their great  
wickedness1 and their boastings in their
 own strength1 they were left in their  
own strength2 therefore they did not    
prosper1 but were afflicted and smitten1
 and driven before the ,lamanites1 until
 they had lost possession of almost all 

their lands4  #d3ad ,but behold1        
,moronihah did preach many things unto  
the people because of their iniquity1   
and also ,nephi and ,lehi1 who were the 
sons of ,helaman1 did preach many things
 unto the people1 yea1 and did prophesy 
many things unto them concerning their  
iniquities1 and what should come unto   
them if they did not repent of their    
sins4  #d3ae ,and it came to pass that  
they did repent1 and inasmuch as they   
did repent they did begin to prosper4   
#d3af ,for when ,moronihah saw that they
 did repent he did venture to lead them 
forth from place to place1 and from city
 to city1 even until they had regained  
the one-half of their property and the  
one-half of all their lands4  #d3ag ,and
 thus ended the sixty and first year of 
the reign of the judges4  #d3ah ,and it 
came to pass in the sixty and second    
year of the reign of the judges1 that   
,moronihah could obtain no more         
possessions over the ,lamanites4  #d3ai 
,therefore they did abandon their design

 to obtain the remainder of their lands1
 for so numerous were the ,lamanites    
that it became impossible for the       
,nephites to obtain more power over     
them2 therefore ,moronihah did employ   
all his armies in maintaining those     
parts which he had taken4  #d3bj ,and it
 came to pass1 because of the greatness 
of the number of the ,lamanites the     
,nephites were in great fear1 lest they 
should be overpowered1 and trodden down1
 and slain1 and destroyed4  #d3ba ,yea1 
they began to remember the prophecies of
 ,alma1 and also the words of ,mosiah2  
and they saw that they had been a       
stiffnecked people1 and that they had   
set at naught the commandments of ,god4 
#d3bb ,and that they had altered and    
trampled under their feet the laws of   
,mosiah1 or that which the ,lord        
commanded him to give unto the people2  
and they saw that their laws had become 
corrupted1 and that they had become a   
wicked people1 insomuch that they were  
wicked even like unto the ,lamanites4   

#d3bc ,and because of their iniquity the
 church had begun to dwindle2 and they  
began to disbelieve in the spirit of    
prophecy and in the spirit of           
revelation2 and the judgments of ,god   
did stare them in the face4  #d3bd ,and 
they saw that they had become weak1 like
 unto their brethren1 the ,lamanites1   
and that the ,spirit of the ,lord did no
 more preserve them2 yea1 it had        
withdrawn from them because the ,spirit 
of the ,lord doth not dwell in unholy   
temples--  #d3be ,therefore the ,lord   
did cease to preserve them by his       
miraculous and matchless power1 for they
 had fallen into a state of unbelief and
 awful wickedness2 and they saw that the
 ,lamanites were exceedingly more       
numerous than they1 and except they     
should cleave unto the ,lord their ,god1
 they must unavoidably perish4  #d3bf   
,for behold1 they saw that the strength 
of the ,lamanites was as great as their 
strength1 even man for man4 ,and thus   
had they fallen into this great         

transgression2 yea1 thus had they become
 weak1 because of their transgression1  
in the space of not many years4         
,helaman ,chapter #e  #e3a ,and it came 
to pass that in this same year1 behold1 
,nephi delivered up the judgment-seat to
 a man whose name was ,cezoram4  #e3b   
,for as their laws and their governments
 were established by the voice of the   
people1 and they who chose evil were    
more numerous than they who chose good1 
therefore they were ripening for        
destruction1 for the laws had become    
corrupted4  #e3c ,yea1 and this was not 
all2 they were a stiffnecked people1    
insomuch that they could not be governed
 by the law nor justice1 save it were to
 their destruction4  #e3d ,and it came  
to pass that ,nephi had become weary    
because of their iniquity2 and he       
yielded up the judgment-seat1 and took  
it upon him to preach the word of ,god  
all the remainder of his days1 and his  
brother ,lehi also1 all the remainder of
 his days2  #e3e ,for they remembered   

the words which their father ,helaman   
spake unto them4 ,and these are the     
words which he spake3  #e3f ,behold1 my 
sons1 ,i desire that ye should remember 
to keep the commandments of ,god2 and ,i
 would that ye should declare unto the  
people these words4 ,behold1 ,i have    
given unto you the names of our first   
parents who came out of the land of     
,jerusalem2 and this ,i have done that  
when you remember your names ye may     
remember them2 and when ye remember them
 ye may remember their works2 and when  
ye remember their works ye may know how 
that it is said1 and also written1 that 
they were good4  #e3g ,therefore1 my    
sons1 ,i would that ye should do that   
which is good1 that it may be said of   
you1 and also written1 even as it has   
been said and written of them4  #e3h    
,and now my sons1 behold ,i have        
somewhat more to desire of you1 which   
desire is1 that ye may not do these     
things that ye may boast1 but that ye   
may do these things to lay up for       

yourselves a treasure in heaven1 yea1   
which is eternal1 and which fadeth not  
away2 yea1 that ye may have that        
precious gift of eternal life1 which we 
have reason to suppose hath been given  
to our fathers4  #e3i ,o remember1      
remember1 my sons1 the words which king 
,benjamin spake unto his people2 yea1   
remember that there is no other way nor 
means whereby man can be saved1 only    
through the atoning blood of ,jesus     
,christ1 who shall come1 yea1 remember  
that he cometh to redeem the world4     
#e3aj ,and remember also the words which
 ,amulek spake unto ,zeezrom1 in the    
city of ,ammonihah2 for he said unto him
 that the ,lord surely should come to   
redeem his people1 but that he should   
not come to redeem them in their sins1  
but to redeem them from their sins4     
#e3aa ,and he hath power given unto him 
from the ,father to redeem them from    
their sins because of repentance2       
therefore he hath sent his angels to    
declare the tidings of the conditions of

 repentance1 which bringeth unto the    
power of the ,redeemer1 unto the        
salvation of their souls4  #e3ab ,and   
now1 my sons1 remember1 remember that it
 is upon the rock of our ,redeemer1 who 
is ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 that ye   
must build your foundation2 that when   
the devil shall send forth his mighty   
winds1 yea1 his shafts in the whirlwind1
 yea1 when all his hail and his mighty  
storm shall beat upon you1 it shall have
 no power over you to drag you down to  
the gulf of misery and endless wo1      
because of the rock upon which ye are   
built1 which is a sure foundation1 a    
foundation whereon if men build they    
cannot fall4  #e3ac ,and it came to pass
 that these were the words which        
,helaman taught to his sons2 yea1 he did
 teach them many things which are not   
written1 and also many things which are 
written4  #e3ad ,and they did remember  
his words2 and therefore they went      
forth1 keeping the commandments of ,god1
 to teach the word of ,god among all the

 people of ,nephi1 beginning at the city
 ,bountiful2  #e3ae ,and from           
thenceforth to the city of ,gid2 and    
from the city of ,gid to the city of    
,mulek2  #e3af ,and even from one city  
to another1 until they had gone forth   
among all the people of ,nephi who were 
in the land southward2 and from thence  
into the land of ,zarahemla1 among the  
,lamanites4  #e3ag ,and it came to pass 
that they did preach with great power1  
insomuch that they did confound many of 
those dissenters who had gone over from 
the ,nephites1 insomuch that they came  
forth and did confess their sins and    
were baptized unto repentance1 and      
immediately returned to the ,nephites to
 endeavor to repair unto them the wrongs
 which they had done4  #e3ah ,and it    
came to pass that ,nephi and ,lehi did  
preach unto the ,lamanites with such    
great power and authority1 for they had 
power and authority1 given unto them    
that they might speak1 and they also had
 what they should speak given unto      

them--  #e3ai ,therefore they did speak 
unto the great astonishment of the      
,lamanites1 to the convincing them1     
insomuch that there were eight thousand 
of the ,lamanites who were in the land  
of ,zarahemla and round about baptized  
unto repentance1 and were convinced of  
the wickedness of the traditions of     
their fathers4  #e3bj ,and it came to   
pass that ,nephi and ,lehi did proceed  
from thence to go to the land of ,nephi4
  #e3ba ,and it came to pass that they  
were taken by an army of the ,lamanites 
and cast into prison2 yea1 even in that 
same prison in which ,ammon and his     
brethren were cast by the servants of   
,limhi4  #e3bb ,and after they had been 
cast into prison many days without food1
 behold1 they went forth into the prison
 to take them that they might slay them4
  #e3bc ,and it came to pass that ,nephi
 and ,lehi were encircled about as if by
 fire1 even insomuch that they durst not
 lay their hands upon them for fear lest
 they should be burned4 ,nevertheless1  

,nephi and ,lehi were not burned2 and   
they were as standing in the midst of   
fire and were not burned4  #e3bd ,and   
when they saw that they were encircled  
about with a pillar of fire1 and that it
 burned them not1 their hearts did take 
courage4  #e3be ,for they saw that the  
,lamanites durst not lay their hands    
upon them2 neither durst they come near 
unto them1 but stood as if they were    
struck dumb with amazement4  #e3bf ,and 
it came to pass that ,nephi and ,lehi   
did stand forth and began to speak unto 
them1 saying3 ,fear not1 for behold1 it 
is ,god that has shown unto you this    
marvelous thing1 in the which is shown  
unto you that ye cannot lay your hands  
on us to slay us4  #e3bg ,and behold1   
when they had said these words1 the     
earth shook exceedingly1 and the walls  
of the prison did shake as if they were 
about to tumble to the earth2 but       
behold1 they did not fall4 ,and behold1 
they that were in the prison were       
,lamanites and ,nephites who were       

dissenters4  #e3bh ,and it came to pass 
that they were overshadowed with a cloud
 of darkness1 and an awful solemn fear  
came upon them4  #e3bi ,and it came to  
pass that there came a voice as if it   
were above the cloud of darkness1       
saying3 ,repent ye1 repent ye1 and seek 
no more to destroy my servants whom ,i  
have sent unto you to declare good      
tidings4  #e3cj ,and it came to pass    
when they heard this voice1 and beheld  
that it was not a voice of thunder1     
neither was it a voice of a great       
tumultuous noise1 but behold1 it was a  
still voice of perfect mildness1 as if  
it had been a whisper1 and it did pierce
 even to the very soul--  #e3ca ,and    
notwithstanding the mildness of the     
voice1 behold the earth shook           
exceedingly1 and the walls of the prison
 trembled again1 as if it were about to 
tumble to the earth2 and behold the     
cloud of darkness1 which had            
overshadowed them1 did not disperse--   
#e3cb ,and behold the voice came again1 

saying3 ,repent ye1 repent ye1 for the  
kingdom of heaven is at hand2 and seek  
no more to destroy my servants4 ,and it 
came to pass that the earth shook again1
 and the walls trembled4  #e3cc ,and    
also again the third time the voice     
came1 and did speak unto them marvelous 
words which cannot be uttered by man2   
and the walls did tremble again1 and the
 earth shook as if it were about to     
divide asunder4  #e3cd ,and it came to  
pass that the ,lamanites could not flee 
because of the cloud of darkness which  
did overshadow them2 yea1 and also they 
were immovable because of the fear which
 did come upon them4  #e3ce ,now there  
was one among them who was a ,nephite by
 birth1 who had once belonged to the    
church of ,god but had dissented from   
them4  #e3cf ,and it came to pass that  
he turned him about1 and behold1 he saw 
through the cloud of darkness the faces 
of ,nephi and ,lehi2 and behold1 they   
did shine exceedingly1 even as the faces
 of angels4 ,and he beheld that they did

 lift their eyes to heaven2 and they    
were in the attitude as if talking or   
lifting their voices to some being whom 
they beheld4  #e3cg ,and it came to pass
 that this man did cry unto the         
multitude1 that they might turn and     
look4 ,and behold1 there was power given
 unto them that they did turn and look2 
and they did behold the faces of ,nephi 
and ,lehi4  #e3ch ,and they said unto   
the man3 ,behold1 what do all these     
things mean1 and who is it with whom    
these men do converse8  #e3ci ,now the  
man's name was ,aminadab4 ,and ,aminadab
 said unto them3 ,they do converse with 
the angels of ,god4  #e3dj ,and it came 
to pass that the ,lamanites said unto   
him3 ,what shall we do1 that this cloud 
of darkness may be removed from         
overshadowing us8  #e3da ,and ,aminadab 
said unto them3 ,you must repent1 and   
cry unto the voice1 even until ye shall 
have faith in ,christ1 who was taught   
unto you by ,alma1 and ,amulek1 and     
,zeezrom2 and when ye shall do this1 the

 cloud of darkness shall be removed from
 overshadowing you4  #e3db ,and it came 
to pass that they all did begin to cry  
unto the voice of him who had shaken the
 earth2 yea1 they did cry even until the
 cloud of darkness was dispersed4  #e3dc
 ,and it came to pass that when they    
cast their eyes about1 and saw that the 
cloud of darkness was dispersed from    
overshadowing them1 behold1 they saw    
that they were encircled about1 yea     
every soul1 by a pillar of fire4  #e3dd 
,and ,nephi and ,lehi were in the midst 
of them2 yea1 they were encircled about2
 yea1 they were as if in the midst of a 
flaming fire1 yet it did harm them not1 
neither did it take hold upon the walls 
of the prison2 and they were filled with
 that joy which is unspeakable and full 
of glory4  #e3de ,and behold1 the ,holy 
,spirit of ,god did come down from      
heaven1 and did enter into their hearts1
 and they were filled as if with fire1  
and they could speak forth marvelous    
words4  #e3df ,and it came to pass that 

there came a voice unto them1 yea1 a    
pleasant voice1 as if it were a whisper1
 saying3  #e3dg ,peace1 peace be unto   
you1 because of your faith in my ,well  
,beloved1 who was from the foundation of
 the world4  #e3dh ,and now1 when they  
heard this they cast up their eyes as if
 to behold from whence the voice came2  
and behold1 they saw the heavens open2  
and angels came down out of heaven and  
ministered unto them4  #e3di ,and there 
were about three hundred souls who saw  
and heard these things2 and they were   
bidden to go forth and marvel not1      
neither should they doubt4  #e3ej ,and  
it came to pass that they did go forth1 
and did minister unto the people1       
declaring throughout all the regions    
round about all the things which they   
had heard and seen1 insomuch that the   
more part of the ,lamanites were        
convinced of them1 because of the       
greatness of the evidences which they   
had received4  #e3ea ,and as many as    
were convinced did lay down their       

weapons of war1 and also their hatred   
and the tradition of their fathers4     
#e3eb ,and it came to pass that they did
 yield up unto the ,nephites the lands  
of their possession4  ,helaman ,chapter 
#f  #f3a ,and it came to pass that when 
the sixty and second year of the reign  
of the judges had ended1 all these      
things had happened and the ,lamanites  
had become1 the more part of them1 a    
righteous people1 insomuch that their   
righteousness did exceed that of the    
,nephites because of their firmness and 
their steadiness in the faith4  #f3b    
,for behold1 there were many of the     
,nephites who had become hardened and   
impenitent and grossly wicked1 insomuch 
that they did reject the word of ,god   
and all the preaching and prophesying   
which did come among them4  #f3c        
,nevertheless1 the people of the church 
did have great joy because of the       
conversion of the ,lamanites1 yea1      
because of the church of ,god1 which had
 been established among them4 ,and they 

did fellowship one with another and did 
rejoice one with another1 and did have  
great joy4  #f3d ,and it came to pass   
that many of the ,lamanites did come    
down into the land of ,zarahemla1 and   
did declare unto the people of the      
,nephites the manner of their           
conversion1 and did exhort them to faith
 and repentance4  #f3e ,yea1 and many   
did preach with exceedingly great power 
and authority1 unto the bringing down   
many of them into the depths of         
humility1 to be the humble followers of 
,god and the ,lamb4  #f3f ,and it came  
to pass that many of the ,lamanites did 
go into the land northward2 and also    
,nephi and ,lehi went into the land     
northward1 to preach unto the people4   
,and thus ended the sixty and third     
year4  #f3g ,and behold1 there was peace
 in all the land1 insomuch that the     
,nephites did go into whatsoever part of
 the land they would1 whether among the 
,nephites or the ,lamanites4  #f3h ,and 
it came to pass that the ,lamanites did 

also go whithersoever they would1       
whether it were among the ,lamanites or 
among the ,nephites2 and thus they did  
have free intercourse one with another1 
to buy and to sell1 and to get gain1    
according to their desire4  #f3i ,and it
 came to pass that they became          
exceedingly rich1 both the ,lamanites   
and the ,nephites2 and they did have an 
exceeding plenty of gold1 and of silver1
 and of all manner of precious metals1  
both in the land south and in the land  
north4  #f3aj ,now the land south was   
called ,lehi and the land north was     
called ,mulek1 which was after the son  
of ,zedekiah2 for the ,lord did bring   
,mulek into the land north1 and ,lehi   
into the land south4  #f3aa ,and behold1
 there was all manner of gold in both   
these lands1 and of silver1 and of      
precious ore of every kind2 and there   
were also curious workmen1 who did work 
all kinds of ore and did refine it2 and 
thus they did become rich4  #f3ab ,they 
did raise grain in abundance1 both in   

the north and in the south2 and they did
 flourish exceedingly1 both in the north
 and in the south4 ,and they did        
multiply and wax exceedingly strong in  
the land4 ,and they did raise many      
flocks and herds1 yea1 many fatlings4   
#f3ac ,behold their women did toil and  
spin1 and did make all manner of cloth1 
of fine-twined linen and cloth of every 
kind1 to clothe their nakedness4 ,and   
thus the sixty and fourth year did pass 
away in peace4  #f3ad ,and in the sixty 
and fifth year they did also have great 
joy and peace1 yea1 much preaching and  
many prophecies concerning that which   
was to come4 ,and thus passed away the  
sixty and fifth year4  #f3ae ,and it    
came to pass that in the sixty and sixth
 year of the reign of the judges1       
behold1 ,cezoram was murdered by an     
unknown hand as he sat upon the         
judgment-seat4 ,and it came to pass that
 in the same year1 that his son1 who had
 been appointed by the people in his    
stead1 was also murdered4 ,and thus     

ended the sixty and sixth year4  #f3af  
,and in the commencement of the sixty   
and seventh year the people began to    
grow exceedingly wicked again4  #f3ag   
,for behold1 the ,lord had blessed them 
so long with the riches of the world    
that they had not been stirred up to    
anger1 to wars1 nor to bloodshed2       
therefore they began to set their hearts
 upon their riches2 yea1 they began to  
seek to get gain that they might be     
lifted up one above another2 therefore  
they began to commit secret murders1 and
 to rob and to plunder1 that they might 
get gain4  #f3ah ,and now behold1 those 
murderers and plunderers were a band who
 had been formed by ,kishkumen and      
,gadianton4 ,and now it had come to pass
 that there were many1 even among the   
,nephites1 of ,gadianton's band4 ,but   
behold1 they were more numerous among   
the more wicked part of the ,lamanites4 
,and they were called ,gadianton's      
robbers and murderers4  #f3ai ,and it   
was they who did murder the chief judge 

,cezoram1 and his son1 while in the     
judgment-seat2 and behold1 they were not
 found4  #f3bj ,and now it came to pass 
that when the ,lamanites found that     
there were robbers among them they were 
exceedingly sorrowful2 and they did use 
every means in their power to destroy   
them off the face of the earth4  #f3ba  
,but behold1 ,satan did stir up the     
hearts of the more part of the          
,nephites1 insomuch that they did unite 
with those bands of robbers1 and did    
enter into their covenants and their    
oaths1 that they would protect and      
preserve one another in whatsoever      
difficult circumstances they should be  
placed1 that they should not suffer for 
their murders1 and their plunderings1   
and their stealings4  #f3bb ,and it came
 to pass that they did have their signs1
 yea1 their secret signs1 and their     
secret words2 and this that they might  
distinguish a brother who had entered   
into the covenant1 that whatsoever      
wickedness his brother should do he     

should not be injured by his brother1   
nor by those who did belong to his band1
 who had taken this covenant4  #f3bc    
,and thus they might murder1 and        
plunder1 and steal1 and commit whoredoms
 and all manner of wickedness1 contrary 
to the laws of their country and also   
the laws of their ,god4  #f3bd ,and     
whosoever of those who belonged to their
 band should reveal unto the world of   
their wickedness and their abominations1
 should be tried1 not according to the  
laws of their country1 but according to 
the laws of their wickedness1 which had 
been given by ,gadianton and ,kishkumen4
  #f3be ,now behold1 it is these secret 
oaths and covenants which ,alma         
commanded his son should not go forth   
unto the world1 lest they should be a   
means of bringing down the people unto  
destruction4  #f3bf ,now behold1 those  
secret oaths and covenants did not come 
forth unto ,gadianton from the records  
which were delivered unto ,helaman2 but 
behold1 they were put into the heart of 

,gadianton by that same being who did   
entice our first parents to partake of  
the forbidden fruit--  #f3bg ,yea1 that 
same being who did plot with ,cain1 that
 if he would murder his brother ,abel it
 should not be known unto the world4    
,and he did plot with ,cain and his     
followers from that time forth4  #f3bh  
,and also it is that same being who put 
it into the hearts of the people to     
build a tower sufficiently high that    
they might get to heaven4 ,and it was   
that same being who led on the people   
who came from that tower into this land2
 who spread the works of darkness and   
abominations over all the face of the   
land1 until he dragged the people down  
to an entire destruction1 and to an     
everlasting hell4  #f3bi ,yea1 it is    
that same being who put it into the     
heart of ,gadianton to still carry on   
the work of darkness1 and of secret     
murder2 and he has brought it forth from
 the beginning of man even down to this 
time4  #f3cj ,and behold1 it is he who  

is the author of all sin4 ,and behold1  
he doth carry on his works of darkness  
and secret murder1 and doth hand down   
their plots1 and their oaths1 and their 
covenants1 and their plans of awful     
wickedness1 from generation to          
generation according as he can get hold 
upon the hearts of the children of men4 
#f3ca ,and now behold1 he had got great 
hold upon the hearts of the ,nephites2  
yea1 insomuch that they had become      
exceedingly wicked2 yea1 the more part  
of them had turned out of the way of    
righteousness1 and did trample under    
their feet the commandments of ,god1 and
 did turn unto their own ways1 and did  
build up unto themselves idols of their 
gold and their silver4  #f3cb ,and it   
came to pass that all these iniquities  
did come unto them in the space of not  
many years1 insomuch that a more part of
 it had come unto them in the sixty and 
seventh year of the reign of the judges 
over the people of ,nephi4  #f3cc ,and  
they did grow in their iniquities in the

 sixty and eighth year also4  #f3cd ,and
 thus we see that the ,nephites did     
begin to dwindle in unbelief1 and grow  
in wickedness and abominations1 while   
the ,lamanites began to grow exceedingly
 in the knowledge of their ,god2 yea1   
they did begin to keep his statutes and 
commandments1 and to walk in truth and  
uprightness before him4  #f3ce ,and thus
 we see that the ,spirit of the ,lord   
began to withdraw from the ,nephites1   
because of the wickedness and the       
hardness of their hearts4  #f3cf ,and   
thus we see that the ,lord began to pour
 out his ,spirit upon the ,lamanites1   
because of their easiness and           
willingness to believe in his words4    
#f3cg ,and it came to pass that the     
,lamanites did hunt the band of robbers 
of ,gadianton2 and they did preach the  
word of ,god among the more wicked part 
of them1 insomuch that this band of     
robbers was utterly destroyed from among
 the ,lamanites4  #f3ch ,and it came to 
pass on the other hand1 that the        

,nephites did build them up and support 
them1 beginning at the more wicked part 
of them1 until they had overspread all  
the land of the ,nephites1 and had      
seduced the more part of the righteous  
until they had come down to believe in  
their works and partake of their spoils1
 and to join with them in their secret  
murders and combinations4  #f3ci ,and   
thus they did obtain the sole management
 of the government1 insomuch that they  
did trample under their feet and smite  
and rend and turn their backs upon the  
poor and the meek1 and the humble       
followers of ,god4  #f3dj ,and thus we  
see that they were in an awful state1   
and ripening for an everlasting         
destruction4  #f3da ,and it came to pass
 that thus ended the sixty and eighth   
year of the reign of the judges over the
 people of ,nephi4  ,helaman ,chapter #g
  #g3a ,behold1 now it came to pass in  
the sixty and ninth year of the reign of
 the judges over the people of the      
,nephites1 that ,nephi1 the son of      

,helaman1 returned to the land of       
,zarahemla from the land northward4     
#g3b ,for he had been forth among the   
people who were in the land northward1  
and did preach the word of ,god unto    
them1 and did prophesy many things unto 
them2  #g3c ,and they did reject all his
 words1 insomuch that he could not stay 
among them1 but returned again unto the 
land of his nativity4  #g3d ,and seeing 
the people in a state of such awful     
wickedness1 and those ,gadianton robbers
 filling the judgment-seats--having     
usurped the power and authority of the  
land2 laying aside the commandments of  
,god1 and not in the least aright before
 him2 doing no justice unto the children
 of men2  #g3e ,condemning the righteous
 because of their righteousness2 letting
 the guilty and the wicked go unpunished
 because of their money2 and moreover to
 be held in office at the head of       
government1 to rule and do according to 
their wills1 that they might get gain   
and glory of the world1 and1 moreover1  

that they might the more easily commit  
adultery1 and steal1 and kill1 and do   
according to their own wills--  #g3f    
,now this great iniquity had come upon  
the ,nephites1 in the space of not many 
years2 and when ,nephi saw it1 his heart
 was swollen with sorrow within his     
breast2 and he did exclaim in the agony 
of his soul3  #g3g ,oh1 that ,i could   
have had my days in the days when my    
father ,nephi first came out of the land
 of ,jerusalem1 that ,i could have joyed
 with him in the promised land2 then    
were his people easy to be entreated1   
firm to keep the commandments of ,god1  
and slow to be led to do iniquity2 and  
they were quick to hearken unto the     
words of the ,lord--  #g3h ,yea1 if my  
days could have been in those days1 then
 would my soul have had joy in the      
righteousness of my brethren4  #g3i ,but
 behold1 ,i am consigned that these are 
my days1 and that my soul shall be      
filled with sorrow because of this the  
wickedness of my brethren4  #g3aj ,and  

behold1 now it came to pass that it was 
upon a tower1 which was in the garden of
 ,nephi1 which was by the highway which 
led to the chief market1 which was in   
the city of ,zarahemla2 therefore1      
,nephi had bowed himself upon the tower 
which was in his garden1 which tower was
 also near unto the garden gate by which
 led the highway4  #g3aa ,and it came to
 pass that there were certain men       
passing by and saw ,nephi as he was     
pouring out his soul unto ,god upon the 
tower2 and they ran and told the people 
what they had seen1 and the people came 
together in multitudes that they might  
know the cause of so great mourning for 
the wickedness of the people4  #g3ab    
,and now1 when ,nephi arose he beheld   
the multitudes of people who had        
gathered together4  #g3ac ,and it came  
to pass that he opened his mouth and    
said unto them3 ,behold1 why have ye    
gathered yourselves together8 ,that ,i  
may tell you of your iniquities8  #g3ad 
,yea1 because ,i have got upon my tower 

that ,i might pour out my soul unto my  
,god1 because of the exceeding sorrow of
 my heart1 which is because of your     
iniquities6  #g3ae ,and because of my   
mourning and lamentation ye have        
gathered yourselves together1 and do    
marvel2 yea1 and ye have great need to  
marvel2 yea1 ye ought to marvel because 
ye are given away that the devil has got
 so great hold upon your hearts4  #g3af 
,yea1 how could you have given way to   
the enticing of him who is seeking to   
hurl away your souls down to everlasting
 misery and endless wo8  #g3ag ,o repent
 ye1 repent ye6 ,why will ye die8 ,turn 
ye1 turn ye unto the ,lord your ,god4   
,why has he forsaken you8  #g3ah ,it is 
because you have hardened your hearts2  
yea1 ye will not hearken unto the voice 
of the good shepherd2 yea1 ye have      
provoked him to anger against you4      
#g3ai ,and behold1 instead of gathering 
you1 except ye will repent1 behold1 he  
shall scatter you forth that ye shall   
become meat for dogs and wild beasts4   

#g3bj ,o1 how could you have forgotten  
your ,god in the very day that he has   
delivered you8  #g3ba ,but behold1 it is
 to get gain1 to be praised of men1 yea1
 and that ye might get gold and silver4 
,and ye have set your hearts upon the   
riches and the vain things of this      
world1 for the which ye do murder1 and  
plunder1 and steal1 and bear false      
witness against your neighbor1 and do   
all manner of iniquity4  #g3bb ,and for 
this cause wo shall come unto you except
 ye shall repent4 ,for if ye will not   
repent1 behold1 this great city1 and    
also all those great cities which are   
round about1 which are in the land of   
our possession1 shall be taken away that
 ye shall have no place in them2 for    
behold1 the ,lord will not grant unto   
you strength1 as he has hitherto done1  
to withstand against your enemies4      
#g3bc ,for behold1 thus saith the ,lord3
 ,i will not show unto the wicked of my 
strength1 to one more than the other1   
save it be unto those that repent of    

their sins1 and hearken unto my words4  
,now therefore1 ,i would that ye should 
behold1 my brethren1 that it shall be   
better for the ,lamanites than for you  
except ye shall repent4  #g3bd ,for     
behold1 they are more righteous than    
you1 for they have not sinned against   
that great knowledge which ye have      
received2 therefore the ,lord will be   
merciful unto them2 yea1 he will        
lengthen out their days and increase    
their seed1 even when thou shalt be     
utterly destroyed except thou shalt     
repent4  #g3be ,yea1 wo be unto you     
because of that great abomination which 
has come among you2 and ye have united  
yourselves unto it1 yea1 to that secret 
band which was established by           
,gadianton6  #g3bf ,yea1 wo shall come  
unto you because of that pride which ye 
have suffered to enter your hearts1     
which has lifted you up beyond that     
which is good because of your           
exceedingly great riches6  #g3bg ,yea1  
wo be unto you because of your          

wickedness and abominations6  #g3bh ,and
 except ye repent ye shall perish2 yea1 
even your lands shall be taken from you1
 and ye shall be destroyed from off the 
face of the earth4  #g3bi ,behold now1  
,i do not say that these things shall   
be1 of myself1 because it is not of     
myself that ,i know these things2 but   
behold1 ,i know that these things are   
true because the ,lord ,god has made    
them known unto me1 therefore ,i testify
 that they shall be4  ,helaman ,chapter 
#h  #h3a ,and now it came to pass that  
when ,nephi had said these words1       
behold1 there were men who were judges1 
who also belonged to the secret band of 
,gadianton1 and they were angry1 and    
they cried out against him1 saying unto 
the people3 ,why do ye not seize upon   
this man and bring him forth1 that he   
may be condemned according to the crime 
which he has done8  #h3b ,why seest thou
 this man1 and hearest him revile       
against this people and against our law8
  #h3c ,for behold1 ,nephi had spoken   

unto them concerning the corruptness of 
their law2 yea1 many things did ,nephi  
speak which cannot be written2 and      
nothing did he speak which was contrary 
to the commandments of ,god4  #h3d ,and 
those judges were angry with him because
 he spake plainly unto them concerning  
their secret works of darkness2         
nevertheless1 they durst not lay their  
own hands upon him1 for they feared the 
people lest they should cry out against 
them4  #h3e ,therefore they did cry unto
 the people1 saying3 ,why do you suffer 
this man to revile against us8 ,for     
behold he doth condemn all this people1 
even unto destruction2 yea1 and also    
that these our great cities shall be    
taken from us1 that we shall have no    
place in them4  #h3f ,and now we know   
that this is impossible1 for behold1 we 
are powerful1 and our cities great1     
therefore our enemies can have no power 
over us4  #h3g ,and it came to pass that
 thus they did stir up the people to    
anger against ,nephi1 and raised        

contentions among them2 for there were  
some who did cry out3 ,let this man     
alone1 for he is a good man1 and those  
things which he saith will surely come  
to pass except we repent2  #h3h ,yea1   
behold1 all the judgments will come upon
 us which he has testified unto us2 for 
we know that he has testified aright    
unto us concerning our iniquities4 ,and 
behold they are many1 and he knoweth as 
well all things which shall befall us as
 he knoweth of our iniquities2  #h3i    
,yea1 and behold1 if he had not been a  
prophet he could not have testified     
concerning those things4  #h3aj ,and it 
came to pass that those people who      
sought to destroy ,nephi were compelled 
because of their fear1 that they did not
 lay their hands on him2 therefore he   
began again to speak unto them1 seeing  
that he had gained favor in the eyes of 
some1 insomuch that the remainder of    
them did fear4  #h3aa ,therefore he was 
constrained to speak more unto them     
saying3 ,behold1 my brethren1 have ye   

not read that ,god gave power unto one  
man1 even ,moses1 to smite upon the     
waters of the ,red ,sea1 and they parted
 hither and thither1 insomuch that the  
,israelites1 who were our fathers1 came 
through upon dry ground1 and the waters 
closed upon the armies of the ,egyptians
 and swallowed them up8  #h3ab ,and now 
behold1 if ,god gave unto this man such 
power1 then why should ye dispute among 
yourselves1 and say that he hath given  
unto me no power whereby ,i may know    
concerning the judgments that shall come
 upon you except ye repent8  #h3ac ,but1
 behold1 ye not only deny my words1 but 
ye also deny all the words which have   
been spoken by our fathers1 and also the
 words which were spoken by this man1   
,moses1 who had such great power given  
unto him1 yea1 the words which he hath  
spoken concerning the coming of the     
,messiah4  #h3ad ,yea1 did he not bear  
record that the ,son of ,god should     
come8 ,and as he lifted up the brazen   
serpent in the wilderness1 even so shall

 he be lifted up who should come4  #h3ae
 ,and as many as should look upon that  
serpent should live1 even so as many as 
should look upon the ,son of ,god with  
faith1 having a contrite spirit1 might  
live1 even unto that life which is      
eternal4  #h3af ,and now behold1 ,moses 
did not only testify of these things1   
but also all the holy prophets1 from his
 days even to the days of ,abraham4     
#h3ag ,yea1 and behold1 ,abraham saw of 
his coming1 and was filled with gladness
 and did rejoice4  #h3ah ,yea1 and      
behold ,i say unto you1 that ,abraham   
not only knew of these things1 but there
 were many before the days of ,abraham  
who were called by the order of ,god2   
yea1 even after the order of his ,son2  
and this that it should be shown unto   
the people1 a great many thousand years 
before his coming1 that even redemption 
should come unto them4  #h3ai ,and now  
,i would that ye should know1 that even 
since the days of ,abraham there have   
been many prophets that have testified  

these things2 yea1 behold1 the prophet  
,zenos did testify boldly2 for the which
 he was slain4  #h3bj ,and behold1 also 
,zenock1 and also ,ezias1 and also      
,isaiah1 and ,jeremiah1 7,jeremiah being
 that same prophet who testified of the 
destruction of ,jerusalem7 and now we   
know that ,jerusalem was destroyed      
according to the words of ,jeremiah4 ,o 
then why not the ,son of ,god come1     
according to his prophecy8  #h3ba ,and  
now will you dispute that ,jerusalem was
 destroyed8 ,will ye say that the sons  
of ,zedekiah were not slain1 all except 
it were ,mulek8 ,yea1 and do ye not     
behold that the seed of ,zedekiah are   
with us1 and they were driven out of the
 land of ,jerusalem8 ,but behold1 this  
is not all--  #h3bb ,our father ,lehi   
was driven out of ,jerusalem because he 
testified of these things4 ,nephi also  
testified of these things1 and also     
almost all of our fathers1 even down to 
this time2 yea1 they have testified of  
the coming of ,christ1 and have looked  

forward1 and have rejoiced in his day   
which is to come4  #h3bc ,and behold1 he
 is ,god1 and he is with them1 and he   
did manifest himself unto them1 that    
they were redeemed by him2 and they gave
 unto him glory1 because of that which  
is to come4  #h3bd ,and now1 seeing ye  
know these things and cannot deny them  
except ye shall lie1 therefore in this  
ye have sinned1 for ye have rejected all
 these things1 notwithstanding so many  
evidences which ye have received2 yea1  
even ye have received all things1 both  
things in heaven1 and all things which  
are in the earth1 as a witness that they
 are true4  #h3be ,but behold1 ye have  
rejected the truth1 and rebelled against
 your holy ,god2 and even at this time1 
instead of laying up for yourselves     
treasures in heaven1 where nothing doth 
corrupt1 and where nothing can come     
which is unclean1 ye are heaping up for 
yourselves wrath against the day of     
judgment4  #h3bf ,yea1 even at this time
 ye are ripening1 because of your       

murders and your fornication and        
wickedness1 for everlasting destruction2
 yea1 and except ye repent it will come 
unto you soon4  #h3bg ,yea1 behold it is
 now even at your doors2 yea1 go ye in  
unto the judgment-seat1 and search2 and 
behold1 your judge is murdered1 and he  
lieth in his blood2 and he hath been    
murdered by his brother1 who seeketh to 
sit in the judgment-seat4  #h3bh ,and   
behold1 they both belong to your secret 
band1 whose author is ,gadianton and the
 evil one who seeketh to destroy the    
souls of men4  ,helaman ,chapter #i     
#i3a ,behold1 now it came to pass that  
when ,nephi had spoken these words1     
certain men who were among them ran to  
the judgment-seat2 yea1 even there were 
five who went1 and they said among      
themselves1 as they went3  #i3b ,behold1
 now we will know of a surety whether   
this man be a prophet and ,god hath     
commanded him to prophesy such marvelous
 things unto us4 ,behold1 we do not     
believe that he hath2 yea1 we do not    

believe that he is a prophet2           
nevertheless1 if this thing which he has
 said concerning the chief judge be     
true1 that he be dead1 then will we     
believe that the other words which he   
has spoken are true4  #i3c ,and it came 
to pass that they ran in their might1   
and came in unto the judgment-seat2 and 
behold1 the chief judge had fallen to   
the earth1 and did lie in his blood4    
#i3d ,and now behold1 when they saw this
 they were astonished exceedingly1      
insomuch that they fell to the earth2   
for they had not believed the words     
which ,nephi had spoken concerning the  
chief judge4  #i3e ,but now1 when they  
saw they believed1 and fear came upon   
them lest all the judgments which ,nephi
 had spoken should come upon the people2
 therefore they did quake1 and had      
fallen to the earth4  #i3f ,now1        
immediately when the judge had been     
murdered--he being stabbed by his       
brother by a garb of secrecy1 and he    
fled1 and the servants ran and told the 

people1 raising the cry of murder among 
them2  #i3g ,and behold the people did  
gather themselves together unto the     
place of the judgment-seat--and behold1 
to their astonishment they saw those    
five men who had fallen to the earth4   
#i3h ,and now behold1 the people knew   
nothing concerning the multitude who had
 gathered together at the garden of     
,nephi2 therefore they said among       
themselves3 ,these men are they who have
 murdered the judge1 and ,god has       
smitten them that they could not flee   
from us4  #i3i ,and it came to pass that
 they laid hold on them1 and bound them 
and cast them into prison4 ,and there   
was a proclamation sent abroad that the 
judge was slain1 and that the murderers 
had been taken and were cast into       
prison4  #i3aj ,and it came to pass that
 on the morrow the people did assemble  
themselves together to mourn and to     
fast1 at the burial of the great chief  
judge who had been slain4  #i3aa ,and   
thus also those judges who were at the  

garden of ,nephi1 and heard his words1  
were also gathered together at the      
burial4  #i3ab ,and it came to pass that
 they inquired among the people1 saying3
 ,where are the five who were sent to   
inquire concerning the chief judge      
whether he was dead8 ,and they answered 
and said3 ,concerning this five whom ye 
say ye have sent1 we know not2 but there
 are five who are the murderers1 whom we
 have cast into prison4  #i3ac ,and it  
came to pass that the judges desired    
that they should be brought2 and they   
were brought1 and behold they were the  
five who were sent2 and behold the      
judges inquired of them to know1        
concerning the matter1 and they told    
them all that they had done1 saying3    
#i3ad ,we ran and came to the place of  
the judgment-seat1 and when we saw all  
things even as ,nephi had testified1 we 
were astonished insomuch that we fell to
 the earth2 and when we were recovered  
from our astonishment1 behold they cast 
us into prison4  #i3ae ,now1 as for the 

murder of this man1 we know not who has 
done it2 and only this much we know1 we 
ran and came according as ye desired1   
and behold he was dead1 according to the
 words of ,nephi4  #i3af ,and now it    
came to pass that the judges did expound
 the matter unto the people1 and did cry
 out against ,nephi1 saying3 ,behold1 we
 know that this ,nephi must have agreed 
with some one to slay the judge1 and    
then he might declare it unto us1 that  
he might convert us unto his faith1 that
 he might raise himself to be a great   
man1 chosen of ,god1 and a prophet4     
#i3ag ,and now behold1 we will detect   
this man1 and he shall confess his fault
 and make known unto us the true        
murderer of this judge4  #i3ah ,and it  
came to pass that the five were         
liberated on the day of the burial4     
,nevertheless1 they did rebuke the      
judges in the words which they had      
spoken against ,nephi1 and did contend  
with them one by one1 insomuch that they
 did confound them4  #i3ai              

,nevertheless1 they caused that ,nephi  
should be taken and bound and brought   
before the multitude1 and they began to 
question him in divers ways that they   
might cross him1 that they might accuse 
him to death--  #i3bj ,saying unto him3 
,thou art confederate2 who is this man  
that hath done this murder8 ,now tell   
us1 and acknowledge thy fault2 saying1  
,behold here is money2 and also we will 
grant unto thee thy life if thou wilt   
tell us1 and acknowledge the agreement  
which thou hast made with him4  #i3ba   
,but ,nephi said unto them3 ,o ye fools1
 ye uncircumcised of heart1 ye blind1   
and ye stiffnecked people1 do ye know   
how long the ,lord your ,god will suffer
 you that ye shall go on in this your   
way of sin8  #i3bb ,o ye ought to begin 
to howl and mourn1 because of the great 
destruction which at this time doth     
await you1 except ye shall repent4      
#i3bc ,behold ye say that ,i have agreed
 with a man that he should murder       
,seezoram1 our chief judge4 ,but behold1

 ,i say unto you1 that this is because  
,i have testified unto you that ye might
 know concerning this thing2 yea1 even  
for a witness unto you1 that ,i did know
 of the wickedness and abominations     
which are among you4  #i3bd ,and because
 ,i have done this1 ye say that ,i have 
agreed with a man that he should do this
 thing2 yea1 because ,i showed unto you 
this sign ye are angry with me1 and seek
 to destroy my life4  #i3be ,and now    
behold1 ,i will show unto you another   
sign1 and see if ye will in this thing  
seek to destroy me4  #i3bf ,behold ,i   
say unto you3 ,go to the house of       
,seantum1 who is the brother of         
,seezoram1 and say unto him--  #i3bg    
,has ,nephi1 the pretended prophet1 who 
doth prophesy so much evil concerning   
this people1 agreed with thee1 in the   
which ye have murdered ,seezoram1 who is
 your brother8  #i3bh ,and behold1 he   
shall say unto you1 ,nay4  #i3bi ,and ye
 shall say unto him3 ,have ye murdered  
your brother8  #i3cj ,and he shall stand

 with fear1 and wist not what to say4   
,and behold1 he shall deny unto you2 and
 he shall make as if he were astonished2
 nevertheless1 he shall declare unto you
 that he is innocent4  #i3ca ,but       
behold1 ye shall examine him1 and ye    
shall find blood upon the skirts of his 
cloak4  #i3cb ,and when ye have seen    
this1 ye shall say3 ,from whence cometh 
this blood8 ,do we not know that it is  
the blood of your brother8  #i3cc ,and  
then shall he tremble1 and shall look   
pale1 even as if death had come upon    
him4  #i3cd ,and then shall ye say3     
,because of this fear and this paleness 
which has come upon your face1 behold1  
we know that thou art guilty4  #i3ce    
,and then shall greater fear come upon  
him2 and then shall he confess unto you1
 and deny no more that he has done this 
murder4  #i3cf ,and then shall he say   
unto you1 that ,i1 ,nephi1 know nothing 
concerning the matter save it were given
 unto me by the power of ,god4 ,and then
 shall ye know that ,i am an honest man1

 and that ,i am sent unto you from ,god4
  #i3cg ,and it came to pass that they  
went and did1 even according as ,nephi  
had said unto them4 ,and behold1 the    
words which he had said were true2 for  
according to the words he did deny2 and 
also according to the words he did      
confess4  #i3ch ,and he was brought to  
prove that he himself was the very      
murderer1 insomuch that the five were   
set at liberty1 and also was ,nephi4    
#i3ci ,and there were some of the       
,nephites who believed on the words of  
,nephi2 and there were some also1 who   
believed because of the testimony of the
 five1 for they had been converted while
 they were in prison4  #i3dj ,and now   
there were some among the people1 who   
said that ,nephi was a prophet4  #i3da  
,and there were others who said3        
,behold1 he is a god1 for except he was 
a god he could not know of all things4  
,for behold1 he has told us the thoughts
 of our hearts1 and also has told us    
things2 and even he has brought unto our

 knowledge the true murderer of our     
chief judge4  ,helaman ,chapter #aj     
#aj3a ,and it came to pass that there   
arose a division among the people1      
insomuch that they divided hither and   
thither and went their ways1 leaving    
,nephi alone1 as he was standing in the 
midst of them4  #aj3b ,and it came to   
pass that ,nephi went his way towards   
his own house1 pondering upon the things
 which the ,lord had shown unto him4    
#aj3c ,and it came to pass as he was    
thus pondering--being much cast down    
because of the wickedness of the people 
of the ,nephites1 their secret works of 
darkness1 and their murderings1 and     
their plunderings1 and all manner of    
iniquities--and it came to pass as he   
was thus pondering in his heart1 behold1
 a voice came unto him saying3  #aj3d   
,blessed art thou1 ,nephi1 for those    
things which thou hast done2 for ,i have
 beheld how thou hast with              
unwearyingness declared the word1 which 
,i have given unto thee1 unto this      

people4 ,and thou hast not feared them1 
and hast not sought thine own life1 but 
hast sought my will1 and to keep my     
commandments4 ,helaman #aj3e ,and now1  
because thou hast done this with such   
unwearyingness1 behold1 ,i will bless   
thee forever2 and ,i will make thee     
mighty in word and in deed1 in faith and
 in works2 yea1 even that all things    
shall be done unto thee according to thy
 word1 for thou shalt not ask that which
 is contrary to my will4  #aj3f ,behold1
 thou art ,nephi1 and ,i am ,god4       
,behold1 ,i declare it unto thee in the 
presence of mine angels1 that ye shall  
have power over this people1 and shall  
smite the earth with famine1 and with   
pestilence1 and destruction1 according  
to the wickedness of this people4  #aj3g
 ,behold1 ,i give unto you power1 that  
whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall 
be sealed in heaven2 and whatsoever ye  
shall loose on earth shall be loosed in 
heaven2 and thus shall ye have power    
among this people4  #aj3h ,and thus1 if 

ye shall say unto this temple it shall  
be rent in twain1 it shall be done4     
#aj3i ,and if ye shall say unto this    
mountain1 ,be thou cast down and become 
smooth1 it shall be done4  #aj3aj ,and  
behold1 if ye shall say that ,god shall 
smite this people1 it shall come to     
pass4  #aj3aa ,and now behold1 ,i       
command you1 that ye shall go and       
declare unto this people1 that thus     
saith the ,lord ,god1 who is the        
,almighty3 ,except ye repent ye shall be
 smitten1 even unto destruction4  #aj3ab
 ,and behold1 now it came to pass that  
when the ,lord had spoken these words   
unto ,nephi1 he did stop and did not go 
unto his own house1 but did return unto 
the multitudes who were scattered about 
upon the face of the land1 and began to 
declare unto them the word of the ,lord 
which had been spoken unto him1         
concerning their destruction if they did
 not repent4  #aj3ac ,now behold1       
notwithstanding that great miracle which
 ,nephi had done in telling them        

concerning the death of the chief judge1
 they did harden their hearts and did   
not hearken unto the words of the ,lord4
  #aj3ad ,therefore ,nephi did declare  
unto them the word of the ,lord1 saying3
 ,except ye repent1 thus saith the      
,lord1 ye shall be smitten even unto    
destruction4  #aj3ae ,and it came to    
pass that when ,nephi had declared unto 
them the word1 behold1 they did still   
harden their hearts and would not       
hearken unto his words2 therefore they  
did revile against him1 and did seek to 
lay their hands upon him that they might
 cast him into prison4  #aj3af ,but     
behold1 the power of ,god was with him1 
and they could not take him to cast him 
into prison1 for he was taken by the    
,spirit and conveyed away out of the    
midst of them4  #aj3ag ,and it came to  
pass that thus he did go forth in the   
,spirit1 from multitude to multitude1   
declaring the word of ,god1 even until  
he had declared it unto them all1 or    
sent it forth among all the people4     

#aj3ah ,and it came to pass that they   
would not hearken unto his words2 and   
there began to be contentions1 insomuch 
that they were divided against          
themselves and began to slay one another
 with the sword4  #aj3ai ,and thus ended
 the seventy and first year of the reign
 of the judges over the people of       
,nephi4  ,helaman ,chapter #aa  #aa3a   
,and now it came to pass in the seventy 
and second year of the reign of the     
judges that the contentions did         
increase1 insomuch that there were wars 
throughout all the land among all the   
people of ,nephi4  #aa3b ,and it was    
this secret band of robbers who did     
carry on this work of destruction and   
wickedness4 ,and this war did last all  
that year2 and in the seventy and third 
year it did also last4  #aa3c ,and it   
came to pass that in this year ,nephi   
did cry unto the ,lord1 saying3  #aa3d  
,o ,lord1 do not suffer that this people
 shall be destroyed by the sword2 but ,o
 ,lord1 rather let there be a famine in 

the land1 to stir them up in remembrance
 of the ,lord their ,god1 and perhaps   
they will repent and turn unto thee4    
#aa3e ,and so it was done1 according to 
the words of ,nephi4 ,and there was a   
great famine upon the land1 among all   
the people of ,nephi4 ,and thus in the  
seventy and fourth year the famine did  
continue1 and the work of destruction   
did cease by the sword but became sore  
by famine4  #aa3f ,and this work of     
destruction did also continue in the    
seventy and fifth year4 ,for the earth  
was smitten that it was dry1 and did not
 yield forth grain in the season of     
grain2 and the whole earth was smitten1 
even among the ,lamanites as well as    
among the ,nephites1 so that they were  
smitten that they did perish by         
thousands in the more wicked parts of   
the land4  #aa3g ,and it came to pass   
that the people saw that they were about
 to perish by famine1 and they began to 
remember the ,lord their ,god2 and they 
began to remember the words of ,nephi4  

#aa3h ,and the people began to plead    
with their chief judges and their       
leaders1 that they would say unto       
,nephi3 ,behold1 we know that thou art a
 man of ,god1 and therefore cry unto the
 ,lord our ,god that he turn away from  
us this famine1 lest all the words which
 thou hast spoken concerning our        
destruction be fulfilled4  #aa3i ,and it
 came to pass that the judges did say   
unto ,nephi1 according to the words     
which had been desired4 ,and it came to 
pass that when ,nephi saw that the      
people had repented and did humble      
themselves in sackcloth1 he cried again 
unto the ,lord1 saying3  #aa3aj ,o      
,lord1 behold this people repenteth2 and
 they have swept away the band of       
,gadianton from amongst them insomuch   
that they have become extinct1 and they 
have concealed their secret plans in the
 earth4  #aa3aa ,now1 ,o ,lord1 because 
of this their humility wilt thou turn   
away thine anger1 and let thine anger be
 appeased in the destruction of those   

wicked men whom thou hast already       
destroyed4  #aa3ab ,o ,lord1 wilt thou  
turn away thine anger1 yea1 thy fierce  
anger1 and cause that this famine may   
cease in this land4  #aa3ac ,o ,lord1   
wilt thou hearken unto me1 and cause    
that it may be done according to my     
words1 and send forth rain upon the face
 of the earth1 that she may bring forth 
her fruit1 and her grain in the season  
of grain4  #aa3ad ,o ,lord1 thou didst  
hearken unto my words when ,i said1 ,let
 there be a famine1 that the pestilence 
of the sword might cease2 and ,i know   
that thou wilt1 even at this time1      
hearken unto my words1 for thou saidst  
that3 ,if this people repent ,i will    
spare them4  #aa3ae ,yea1 ,o ,lord1 and 
thou seest that they have repented1     
because of the famine and the pestilence
 and destruction which has come unto    
them4  #aa3af ,and now1 ,o ,lord1 wilt  
thou turn away thine anger1 and try     
again if they will serve thee8 ,and if  
so1 ,o ,lord1 thou canst bless them     

according to thy words which thou hast  
said4  #aa3ag ,and it came to pass that 
in the seventy and sixth year the ,lord 
did turn away his anger from the people1
 and caused that rain should fall upon  
the earth1 insomuch that it did bring   
forth her fruit in the season of her    
fruit4 ,and it came to pass that it did 
bring forth her grain in the season of  
her grain4  #aa3ah ,and behold1 the     
people did rejoice and glorify ,god1 and
 the whole face of the land was filled  
with rejoicing2 and they did no more    
seek to destroy ,nephi1 but they did    
esteem him as a great prophet1 and a man
 of ,god1 having great power and        
authority given unto him from ,god4     
#aa3ai ,and behold1 ,lehi1 his brother1 
was not a whit behind him as to things  
pertaining to righteousness4  #aa3bj    
,and thus it did come to pass that the  
people of ,nephi began to prosper again 
in the land1 and began to build up their
 waste places1 and began to multiply and
 spread1 even until they did cover the  

whole face of the land1 both on the     
northward and on the southward1 from the
 sea west to the sea east4  #aa3ba ,and 
it came to pass that the seventy and    
sixth year did end in peace4 ,and the   
seventy and seventh year began in peace2
 and the church did spread throughout   
the face of all the land2 and the more  
part of the people1 both the ,nephites  
and the ,lamanites1 did belong to the   
church2 and they did have exceedingly   
great peace in the land2 and thus ended 
the seventy and seventh year4  #aa3bb   
,and also they had peace in the seventy 
and eighth year1 save it were a few     
contentions concerning the points of    
doctrine which had been laid down by the
 prophets4  #aa3bc ,and in the seventy  
and ninth year there began to be much   
strife4 ,but it came to pass that ,nephi
 and ,lehi1 and many of their brethren  
who knew concerning the true points of  
doctrine1 having many revelations daily1
 therefore they did preach unto the     
people1 insomuch that they did put an   

end to their strife in that same year4  
#aa3bd ,and it came to pass that in the 
eightieth year of the reign of the      
judges over the people of ,nephi1 there 
were a certain number of the dissenters 
from the people of ,nephi1 who had some 
years before gone over unto the         
,lamanites1 and taken upon themselves   
the name of ,lamanites1 and also a      
certain number who were real descendants
 of the ,lamanites1 being stirred up to 
anger by them1 or by those dissenters1  
therefore they commenced a war with     
their brethren4  #aa3be ,and they did   
commit murder and plunder2 and then they
 would retreat back into the mountains1 
and into the wilderness and secret      
places1 hiding themselves that they     
could not be discovered1 receiving daily
 an addition to their numbers1 inasmuch 
as there were dissenters that went forth
 unto them4  #aa3bf ,and thus in time1  
yea1 even in the space of not many      
years1 they became an exceedingly great 
band of robbers2 and they did search out

 all the secret plans of ,gadianton2 and
 thus they became robbers of ,gadianton4
  #aa3bg ,now behold1 these robbers did 
make great havoc1 yea1 even great       
destruction among the people of ,nephi1 
and also among the people of the        
,lamanites4  #aa3bh ,and it came to pass
 that it was expedient that there should
 be a stop put to this work of          
destruction2 therefore they sent an army
 of strong men into the wilderness and  
upon the mountains to search out this   
band of robbers1 and to destroy them4   
#aa3bi ,but behold1 it came to pass that
 in that same year they were driven back
 even into their own lands4 ,and thus   
ended the eightieth year of the reign of
 the judges over the people of ,nephi4  
#aa3cj ,and it came to pass in the      
commencement of the eighty and first    
year they did go forth again against    
this band of robbers1 and did destroy   
many2 and they were also visited with   
much destruction4  #aa3ca ,and they were
 again obliged to return out of the     

wilderness and out of the mountains unto
 their own lands1 because of the        
exceeding greatness of the numbers of   
those robbers who infested the mountains
 and the wilderness4  #aa3cb ,and it    
came to pass that thus ended this year4 
,and the robbers did still increase and 
wax strong1 insomuch that they did defy 
the whole armies of the ,nephites1 and  
also of the ,lamanites2 and they did    
cause great fear to come unto the people
 upon all the face of the land4  #aa3cc 
,yea1 for they did visit many parts of  
the land1 and did do great destruction  
unto them2 yea1 did kill many1 and did  
carry away others captive into the      
wilderness1 yea1 and more especially    
their women and their children4  #aa3cd 
,now this great evil1 which came unto   
the people because of their iniquity1   
did stir them up again in remembrance of
 the ,lord their ,god4  #aa3ce ,and thus
 ended the eighty and first year of the 
reign of the judges4  #aa3cf ,and in the
 eighty and second year they began again

 to forget the ,lord their ,god4 ,and in
 the eighty and third year they began to
 wax strong in iniquity4 ,and in the    
eighty and fourth year they did not mend
 their ways4  #aa3cg ,and it came to    
pass in the eighty and fifth year they  
did wax stronger and stronger in their  
pride1 and in their wickedness2 and thus
 they were ripening again for           
destruction4  #aa3ch ,and thus ended the
 eighty and fifth year4  ,helaman       
,chapter #ab  #ab3a ,and thus we can    
behold how false1 and also the          
unsteadiness of the hearts of the       
children of men2 yea1 we can see that   
the ,lord in his great infinite goodness
 doth bless and prosper those who put   
their trust in him4  #ab3b ,yea1 and we 
may see at the very time when he doth   
prosper his people1 yea1 in the increase
 of their fields1 their flocks and their
 herds1 and in gold1 and in silver1 and 
in all manner of precious things of     
every kind and art2 sparing their lives1
 and delivering them out of the hands of

 their enemies2 softening the hearts of 
their enemies that they should not      
declare wars against them2 yea1 and in  
fine1 doing all things for the welfare  
and happiness of his people2 yea1 then  
is the time that they do harden their   
hearts1 and do forget the ,lord their   
,god1 and do trample under their feet   
the ,holy ,one--yea1 and this because of
 their ease1 and their exceedingly great
 prosperity4  #ab3c ,and thus we see    
that except the ,lord doth chasten his  
people with many afflictions1 yea1      
except he doth visit them with death and
 with terror1 and with famine and with  
all manner of pestilence1 they will not 
remember him4  #ab3d ,o how foolish1 and
 how vain1 and how evil1 and devilish1  
and how quick to do iniquity1 and how   
slow to do good1 are the children of    
men2 yea1 how quick to hearken unto the 
words of the evil one1 and to set their 
hearts upon the vain things of the      
world6  #ab3e ,yea1 how quick to be     
lifted up in pride2 yea1 how quick to   

boast1 and do all manner of that which  
is iniquity2 and how slow are they to   
remember the ,lord their ,god1 and to   
give ear unto his counsels1 yea1 how    
slow to walk in wisdom's paths6  #ab3f  
,behold1 they do not desire that the    
,lord their ,god1 who hath created them1
 should rule and reign over them2       
notwithstanding his great goodness and  
his mercy towards them1 they do set at  
naught his counsels1 and they will not  
that he should be their guide4  #ab3g ,o
 how great is the nothingness of the    
children of men2 yea1 even they are less
 than the dust of the earth4  #ab3h ,for
 behold1 the dust of the earth moveth   
hither and thither1 to the dividing     
asunder1 at the command of our great and
 everlasting ,god4  #ab3i ,yea1 behold  
at his voice do the hills and the       
mountains tremble and quake4  #ab3aj    
,and by the power of his voice they are 
broken up1 and become smooth1 yea1 even 
like unto a valley4  #ab3aa ,yea1 by the
 power of his voice doth the whole earth

 shake2  #ab3ab ,yea1 by the power of   
his voice1 do the foundations rock1 even
 to the very center4  #ab3ac ,yea1 and  
if he say unto the earth--,move--it is  
moved4  #ab3ad ,yea1 if he say unto the 
earth--,thou shalt go back1 that it     
lengthen out the day for many hours--it 
is done2  #ab3ae ,and thus1 according to
 his word the earth goeth back1 and it  
appeareth unto man that the sun standeth
 still2 yea1 and behold1 this is so2 for
 surely it is the earth that moveth and 
not the sun4  #ab3af ,and behold1 also1 
if he say unto the waters of the great  
deep--,be thou dried up--it is done4    
#ab3ag ,behold1 if he say unto this     
mountain--,be thou raised up1 and come  
over and fall upon that city1 that it be
 buried up--behold it is done4  #ab3ah  
,and behold1 if a man hide up a treasure
 in the earth1 and the ,lord shall      
say--,let it be accursed1 because of the
 iniquity of him who hath hid it        
up--behold1 it shall be accursed4       
#ab3ai ,and if the ,lord shall say--,be 

thou accursed1 that no man shall find   
thee from this time henceforth and      
forever--behold1 no man getteth it      
henceforth and forever4  #ab3bj ,and    
behold1 if the ,lord shall say unto a   
man--,because of thine iniquities1 thou 
shalt be accursed forever--it shall be  
done4  #ab3ba ,and if the ,lord shall   
say--,because of thine iniquities thou  
shalt be cut off from my presence--he   
will cause that it shall be so4  #ab3bb 
,and wo unto him to whom he shall say   
this1 for it shall be unto him that will
 do iniquity1 and he cannot be saved2   
therefore1 for this cause1 that men     
might be saved1 hath repentance been    
declared4  #ab3bc ,therefore1 blessed   
are they who will repent and hearken    
unto the voice of the ,lord their ,god2 
for these are they that shall be saved4 
#ab3bd ,and may ,god grant1 in his great
 fulness1 that men might be brought unto
 repentance and good works1 that they   
might be restored unto grace for grace1 
according to their works4  #ab3be ,and  

,i would that all men might be saved4   
,but we read that in the great and last 
day there are some who shall be cast    
out1 yea1 who shall be cast off from the
 presence of the ,lord2  #ab3bf ,yea1   
who shall be consigned to a state of    
endless misery1 fulfilling the words    
which say3 ,they that have done good    
shall have everlasting life2 and they   
that have done evil shall have          
everlasting damnation4 ,and thus it is4 
,amen4  ,helaman ,chapter #ac  #ac3a    
,and now it came to pass in the eighty  
and sixth year1 the ,nephites did still 
remain in wickedness1 yea in great      
wickedness1 while the ,lamanites did    
observe strictly to keep the            
commandments of ,god1 according to the  
law of ,moses4  #ac3b ,and it came to   
pass that in this year there was one    
,samuel1 a ,lamanite1 came into the land
 of ,zarahemla1 and began to preach unto
 the people4 ,and it came to pass that  
he did preach1 many days1 repentance    
unto the people1 and they did cast him  

out1 and he was about to return to his  
own land4  #ac3c ,but behold1 the voice 
of the ,lord came unto him1 that he     
should return again1 and prophesy unto  
the people whatsoever things should come
 into his heart4  #ac3d ,and it came to 
pass that they would not suffer that he 
should enter into the city2 therefore he
 went and got upon the wall thereof1 and
 stretched forth his hand and cried with
 a loud voice1 and prophesied unto the  
people whatsoever things the ,lord put  
into his heart4  #ac3e ,and he said unto
 them3 ,behold1 ,i1 ,samuel1 a          
,lamanite1 do speak the words of the    
,lord which he doth put into my heart2  
and behold he hath put it into my heart 
to say unto this people that the sword  
of justice hangeth over this people2 and
 four hundred years pass not away save  
the sword of justice falleth upon this  
people4  #ac3f ,yea1 heavy destruction  
awaiteth this people1 and it surely     
cometh unto this people1 and nothing can
 save this people save it be repentance 

and faith on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  
who surely shall come into the world1   
and shall suffer many things and shall  
be slain for his people4  #ac3g ,and    
behold1 an angel of the ,lord hath      
declared it unto me1 and he did bring   
glad tidings to my soul4 ,and behold1 ,i
 was sent unto you to declare it unto   
you also1 that ye might have glad       
tidings2 but behold ye would not receive
 me4  #ac3h ,therefore1 thus saith the  
,lord3 ,because of the hardness of the  
hearts of the people of the ,nephites1  
except they repent ,i will take away my 
word from them1 and ,i will withdraw my 
,spirit from them1 and ,i will suffer   
them no longer1 and ,i will turn the    
hearts of their brethren against them4  
#ac3i ,and four hundred years shall not 
pass away before ,i will cause that they
 shall be smitten2 yea1 ,i will visit   
them with the sword and with famine and 
with pestilence4  #ac3aj ,yea1 ,i will  
visit them in my fierce anger1 and there
 shall be those of the fourth generation

 who shall live1 of your enemies1 to    
behold your utter destruction2 and this 
shall surely come except ye repent1     
saith the ,lord2 and those of the fourth
 generation shall visit your            
destruction4  #ac3aa ,but if ye will    
repent and return unto the ,lord your   
,god ,i will turn away mine anger1 saith
 the ,lord2 yea1 thus saith the ,lord1  
blessed are they who will repent and    
turn unto me1 but wo unto him that      
repenteth not4  #ac3ab ,yea1 wo unto    
this great city of ,zarahemla2 for      
behold1 it is because of those who are  
righteous that it is saved2 yea1 wo unto
 this great city1 for ,i perceive1 saith
 the ,lord1 that there are many1 yea1   
even the more part of this great city1  
that will harden their hearts against   
me1 saith the ,lord4  #ac3ac ,but       
blessed are they who will repent1 for   
them will ,i spare4 ,but behold1 if it  
were not for the righteous who are in   
this great city1 behold1 ,i would cause 
that fire should come down out of heaven

 and destroy it4  #ac3ad ,but behold1 it
 is for the righteous' sake that it is  
spared4 ,but behold1 the time cometh1   
saith the ,lord1 that when ye shall cast
 out the righteous from among you1 then 
shall ye be ripe for destruction2 yea1  
wo be unto this great city1 because of  
the wickedness and abominations which   
are in her4  #ac3ae ,yea1 and wo be unto
 the city of ,gideon1 for the wickedness
 and abominations which are in her4     
#ac3af ,yea1 and wo be unto all the     
cities which are in the land round      
about1 which are possessed by the       
,nephites1 because of the wickedness and
 abominations which are in them4  #ac3ag
 ,and behold1 a curse shall come upon   
the land1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts1    
because of the people's sake who are    
upon the land1 yea1 because of their    
wickedness and their abominations4      
#ac3ah ,and it shall come to pass1 saith
 the ,lord of ,hosts1 yea1 our great and
 true ,god1 that whoso shall hide up    
treasures in the earth shall find them  

again no more1 because of the great     
curse of the land1 save he be a         
righteous man and shall hide it up unto 
the ,lord4  #ac3ai ,for ,i will1 saith  
the ,lord1 that they shall hide up their
 treasures unto me2 and cursed be they  
who hide not up their treasures unto me2
 for none hideth up their treasures unto
 me save it be the righteous2 and he    
that hideth not up his treasures unto   
me1 cursed is he1 and also the treasure1
 and none shall redeem it because of the
 curse of the land4  #ac3bj ,and the day
 shall come that they shall hide up     
their treasures1 because they have set  
their hearts upon riches2 and because   
they have set their hearts upon their   
riches1 and will hide up their treasures
 when they shall flee before their      
enemies2 because they will not hide them
 up unto me1 cursed be they and also    
their treasures2 and in that day shall  
they be smitten1 saith the ,lord4       
#ac3ba ,behold ye1 the people of this   
great city1 and hearken unto my words2  

yea1 hearken unto the words which the   
,lord saith2 for behold1 he saith that  
ye are cursed because of your riches1   
and also are your riches cursed because 
ye have set your hearts upon them1 and  
have not hearkened unto the words of him
 who gave them unto you4  #ac3bb ,ye do 
not remember the ,lord your ,god in the 
things with which he hath blessed you1  
but ye do always remember your riches1  
not to thank the ,lord your ,god for    
them2 yea1 your hearts are not drawn out
 unto the ,lord1 but they do swell with 
great pride1 unto boasting1 and unto    
great swelling1 envyings1 strifes1      
malice1 persecutions and murders1 and   
all manner of iniquities4  #ac3bc ,for  
this cause hath the ,lord ,god caused   
that a curse should come upon the land1 
and also upon your riches1 and this     
because of your iniquities4  #ac3bd     
,yea1 wo unto this people1 because of   
this time which has arrived1 that ye do 
cast out the prophets1 and do mock them1
 and cast stones at them1 and do slay   

them1 and do all manner of iniquity unto
 them1 even as they did of old time4    
#ac3be ,and now when ye talk1 ye say3   
,if our days had been in the days of our
 fathers of old1 we would not have slain
 the prophets2 we would not have stoned 
them1 and cast them out4  #ac3bf ,behold
 ye are worse than they2 for as the     
,lord liveth1 if a prophet come among   
you and declareth unto you the word of  
the ,lord1 which testifieth of your sins
 and iniquities1 ye are angry with him1 
and cast him out and seek all manner of 
ways to destroy him2 yea1 you will say  
that he is a false prophet1 and that he 
is a sinner1 and of the devil1 because  
he testifieth that your deeds are evil4 
#ac3bg ,but behold1 if a man shall come 
among you and shall say3 ,do this1 and  
there is no iniquity2 do that and ye    
shall not suffer2 yea1 he will say3     
,walk after the pride of your own       
hearts2 yea1 walk after the pride of    
your eyes1 and do whatsoever your heart 
desireth--and if a man shall come among 

you and say this1 ye will receive him1  
and say that he is a prophet4  #ac3bh   
,yea1 ye will lift him up1 and ye will  
give unto him of your substance2 ye will
 give unto him of your gold1 and of your
 silver1 and ye will clothe him with    
costly apparel2 and because he speaketh 
flattering words unto you1 and he saith 
that all is well1 then ye will not find 
fault with him4  #ac3bi ,o ye wicked and
 ye perverse generation2 ye hardened and
 ye stiffnecked people1 how long will ye
 suppose that the ,lord will suffer you8
 ,yea1 how long will ye suffer          
yourselves to be led by foolish and     
blind guides8 ,yea1 how long will ye    
choose darkness rather than light8      
#ac3cj ,yea1 behold1 the anger of the   
,lord is already kindled against you2   
behold1 he hath cursed the land because 
of your iniquity4  #ac3ca ,and behold1  
the time cometh that he curseth your    
riches1 that they become slippery1 that 
ye cannot hold them2 and in the days of 
your poverty ye cannot retain them4     

#ac3cb ,and in the days of your poverty 
ye shall cry unto the ,lord2 and in vain
 shall ye cry1 for your desolation is   
already come upon you1 and your         
destruction is made sure2 and then shall
 ye weep and howl in that day1 saith the
 ,lord of ,hosts4 ,and then shall ye    
lament1 and say3  #ac3cc ,o that ,i had 
repented1 and had not killed the        
prophets1 and stoned them1 and cast them
 out4 ,yea1 in that day ye shall say3 ,o
 that we had remembered the ,lord our   
,god in the day that he gave us our     
riches1 and then they would not have    
become slippery that we should lose     
them2 for behold1 our riches are gone   
from us4  #ac3cd ,behold1 we lay a tool 
here and on the morrow it is gone2 and  
behold1 our swords are taken from us in 
the day we have sought them for battle4 
#ac3ce ,yea1 we have hid up our         
treasures and they have slipped away    
from us1 because of the curse of the    
land4  #ac3cf ,o that we had repented in
 the day that the word of the ,lord came

 unto us2 for behold the land is cursed1
 and all things are become slippery1 and
 we cannot hold them4  #ac3cg ,behold1  
we are surrounded by demons1 yea1 we are
 encircled about by the angels of him   
who hath sought to destroy our souls4   
,behold1 our iniquities are great4 ,o   
,lord1 canst thou not turn away thine   
anger from us8 ,and this shall be your  
language in those days4  #ac3ch ,but    
behold1 your days of probation are past2
 ye have procrastinated the day of your 
salvation until it is everlastingly too 
late1 and your destruction is made sure2
 yea1 for ye have sought all the days of
 your lives for that which ye could not 
obtain2 and ye have sought for happiness
 in doing iniquity1 which thing is      
contrary to the nature of that          
righteousness which is in our great and 
,eternal ,head4  #ac3ci ,o ye people of 
the land1 that ye would hear my words6  
,and ,i pray that the anger of the ,lord
 be turned away from you1 and that ye   
would repent and be saved4  ,helaman    

,chapter #ad  #ad3a ,and now it came to 
pass that ,samuel1 the ,lamanite1 did   
prophesy a great many more things which 
cannot be written4  #ad3b ,and behold1  
he said unto them3 ,behold1 ,i give unto
 you a sign2 for five years more cometh1
 and behold1 then cometh the ,son of    
,god to redeem all those who shall      
believe on his name4  #ad3c ,and behold1
 this will ,i give unto you for a sign  
at the time of his coming2 for behold1  
there shall be great lights in heaven1  
insomuch that in the night before he    
cometh there shall be no darkness1      
insomuch that it shall appear unto man  
as if it was day4  #ad3d ,therefore1    
there shall be one day and a night and a
 day1 as if it were one day and there   
were no night2 and this shall be unto   
you for a sign2 for ye shall know of the
 rising of the sun and also of its      
setting2 therefore they shall know of a 
surety that there shall be two days and 
a night2 nevertheless the night shall   
not be darkened2 and it shall be the    

night before he is born4  #ad3e ,and    
behold1 there shall a new star arise1   
such an one as ye never have beheld2 and
 this also shall be a sign unto you4    
#ad3f ,and behold this is not all1 there
 shall be many signs and wonders in     
heaven4  #ad3g ,and it shall come to    
pass that ye shall all be amazed1 and   
wonder1 insomuch that ye shall fall to  
the earth4  #ad3h ,and it shall come to 
pass that whosoever shall believe on the
 ,son of ,god1 the same shall have      
everlasting life4  #ad3i ,and behold1   
thus hath the ,lord commanded me1 by his
 angel1 that ,i should come and tell    
this thing unto you2 yea1 he hath       
commanded that ,i should prophesy these 
things unto you2 yea1 he hath said unto 
me3 ,cry unto this people1 repent and   
prepare the way of the ,lord4  #ad3aj   
,and now1 because ,i am a ,lamanite1 and
 have spoken unto you the words which   
the ,lord hath commanded me1 and because
 it was hard against you1 ye are angry  
with me and do seek to destroy me1 and  

have cast me out from among you4  #ad3aa
 ,and ye shall hear my words1 for1 for  
this intent have ,i come up upon the    
walls of this city1 that ye might hear  
and know of the judgments of ,god which 
do await you because of your iniquities1
 and also that ye might know the        
conditions of repentance2  #ad3ab ,and  
also that ye might know of the coming of
 ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 the  
,father of heaven and of earth1 the     
,creator of all things from the         
beginning2 and that ye might know of the
 signs of his coming1 to the intent that
 ye might believe on his name4  #ad3ac  
,and if ye believe on his name ye will  
repent of all your sins1 that thereby ye
 may have a remission of them through   
his merits4  #ad3ad ,and behold1 again1 
another sign ,i give unto you1 yea1 a   
sign of his death4  #ad3ae ,for behold1 
he surely must die that salvation may   
come2 yea1 it behooveth him and becometh
 expedient that he dieth1 to bring to   
pass the resurrection of the dead1 that 

thereby men may be brought into the     
presence of the ,lord4  #ad3af ,yea1    
behold1 this death bringeth to pass the 
resurrection1 and redeemeth all mankind 
from the first death--that spiritual    
death2 for all mankind1 by the fall of  
,adam being cut off from the presence of
 the ,lord1 are considered as dead1 both
 as to things temporal and to things    
spiritual4  #ad3ag ,but behold1 the     
resurrection of ,christ redeemeth       
mankind1 yea1 even all mankind1 and     
bringeth them back into the presence of 
the ,lord4  #ad3ah ,yea1 and it bringeth
 to pass the condition of repentance1   
that whosoever repenteth the same is not
 hewn down and cast into the fire2 but  
whosoever repenteth not is hewn down and
 cast into the fire2 and there cometh   
upon them again a spiritual death1 yea1 
a second death1 for they are cut off    
again as to things pertaining to        
righteousness4  #ad3ai ,therefore repent
 ye1 repent ye1 lest by knowing these   
things and not doing them ye shall      

suffer yourselves to come under         
condemnation1 and ye are brought down   
unto this second death4  #ad3bj ,but    
behold1 as ,i said unto you concerning  
another sign1 a sign of his death1      
behold1 in that day that he shall suffer
 death the sun shall be darkened and    
refuse to give his light unto you2 and  
also the moon and the stars2 and there  
shall be no light upon the face of this 
land1 even from the time that he shall  
suffer death1 for the space of three    
days1 to the time that he shall rise    
again from the dead4  #ad3ba ,yea1 at   
the time that he shall yield up the     
ghost there shall be thunderings and    
lightnings for the space of many hours1 
and the earth shall shake and tremble2  
and the rocks which are upon the face of
 this earth1 which are both above the   
earth and beneath1 which ye know at this
 time are solid1 or the more part of it 
is one solid mass1 shall be broken up2  
#ad3bb ,yea1 they shall be rent in      
twain1 and shall ever after be found in 

seams and in cracks1 and in broken      
fragments upon the face of the whole    
earth1 yea1 both above the earth and    
beneath4  #ad3bc ,and behold1 there     
shall be great tempests1 and there shall
 be many mountains laid low1 like unto a
 valley1 and there shall be many places 
which are now called valleys which shall
 become mountains1 whose height is      
great4  #ad3bd ,and many highways shall 
be broken up1 and many cities shall     
become desolate4  #ad3be ,and many      
graves shall be opened1 and shall yield 
up many of their dead2 and many saints  
shall appear unto many4  #ad3bf ,and    
behold1 thus hath the angel spoken unto 
me2 for he said unto me that there      
should be thunderings and lightnings for
 the space of many hours4  #ad3bg ,and  
he said unto me that while the thunder  
and the lightning lasted1 and the       
tempest1 that these things should be1   
and that darkness should cover the face 
of the whole earth for the space of     
three days4  #ad3bh ,and the angel said 

unto me that many shall see greater     
things than these1 to the intent that   
they might believe that these signs and 
these wonders should come to pass upon  
all the face of this land1 to the intent
 that there should be no cause for      
unbelief among the children of men--    
#ad3bi ,and this to the intent that     
whosoever will believe might be saved1  
and that whosoever will not believe1 a  
righteous judgment might come upon them2
 and also if they are condemned they    
bring upon themselves their own         
condemnation4  #ad3cj ,and now remember1
 remember1 my brethren1 that whosoever  
perisheth1 perisheth unto himself2 and  
whosoever doeth iniquity1 doeth it unto 
himself2 for behold1 ye are free2 ye are
 permitted to act for yourselves2 for   
behold1 ,god hath given unto you a      
knowledge and he hath made you free4    
#ad3ca ,he hath given unto you that ye  
might know good from evil1 and he hath  
given unto you that ye might choose life
 or death2 and ye can do good and be    

restored unto that which is good1 or    
have that which is good restored unto   
you2 or ye can do evil1 and have that   
which is evil restored unto you4        
,helaman ,chapter #ae  #ae3a ,and now1  
my beloved brethren1 behold1 ,i declare 
unto you that except ye shall repent    
your houses shall be left unto you      
desolate4  #ae3b ,yea1 except ye repent1
 your women shall have great cause to   
mourn in the day that they shall give   
suck2 for ye shall attempt to flee and  
there shall be no place for refuge2 yea1
 and wo unto them which are with child1 
for they shall be heavy and cannot flee2
 therefore1 they shall be trodden down  
and shall be left to perish4  #ae3c     
,yea1 wo unto this people who are called
 the people of ,nephi except they shall 
repent1 when they shall see all these   
signs and wonders which shall be showed 
unto them2 for behold1 they have been a 
chosen people of the ,lord2 yea1 the    
people of ,nephi hath he loved1 and also
 hath he chastened them2 yea1 in the    

days of their iniquities hath he        
chastened them because he loveth them4  
#ae3d ,but behold my brethren1 the      
,lamanites hath he hated because their  
deeds have been evil continually1 and   
this because of the iniquity of the     
tradition of their fathers4 ,but behold1
 salvation hath come unto them through  
the preaching of the ,nephites2 and for 
this intent hath the ,lord prolonged    
their days4  #ae3e ,and ,i would that ye
 should behold that the more part of    
them are in the path of their duty1 and 
they do walk circumspectly before ,god1 
and they do observe to keep his         
commandments and his statutes and his   
judgments according to the law of       
,moses4  #ae3f ,yea1 ,i say unto you1   
that the more part of them are doing    
this1 and they are striving with        
unwearied diligence that they may bring 
the remainder of their brethren to the  
knowledge of the truth2 therefore there 
are many who do add to their numbers    
daily4  #ae3g ,and behold1 ye do know of

 yourselves1 for ye have witnessed it1  
that as many of them as are brought to  
the knowledge of the truth1 and to know 
of the wicked and abominable traditions 
of their fathers1 and are led to believe
 the holy scriptures1 yea1 the          
prophecies of the holy prophets1 which  
are written1 which leadeth them to faith
 on the ,lord1 and unto repentance1     
which faith and repentance bringeth a   
change of heart unto them--  #ae3h      
,therefore1 as many as have come to     
this1 ye know of yourselves are firm and
 steadfast in the faith1 and in the     
thing wherewith they have been made     
free4  #ae3i ,and ye know also that they
 have buried their weapons of war1 and  
they fear to take them up lest by any   
means they should sin2 yea1 ye can see  
that they fear to sin--for behold they  
will suffer themselves that they be     
trodden down and slain by their enemies1
 and will not lift their swords against 
them1 and this because of their faith in
 ,christ4  #ae3aj ,and now1 because of  

their steadfastness when they do believe
 in that thing which they do believe1   
for because of their firmness when they 
are once enlightened1 behold1 the ,lord 
shall bless them and prolong their days1
 notwithstanding their iniquity--       
#ae3aa ,yea1 even if they should dwindle
 in unbelief the ,lord shall prolong    
their days1 until the time shall come   
which hath been spoken of by our        
fathers1 and also by the prophet ,zenos1
 and many other prophets1 concerning the
 restoration of our brethren1 the       
,lamanites1 again to the knowledge of   
the truth--  #ae3ab ,yea1 ,i say unto   
you1 that in the latter times the       
promises of the ,lord have been extended
 to our brethren1 the ,lamanites2 and   
notwithstanding the many afflictions    
which they shall have1 and              
notwithstanding they shall be driven to 
and fro upon the face of the earth1 and 
be hunted1 and shall be smitten and     
scattered abroad1 having no place for   
refuge1 the ,lord shall be merciful unto

 them4  #ae3ac ,and this is according to
 the prophecy1 that they shall again be 
brought to the true knowledge1 which is 
knowledge of their ,redeemer1 and their 
great and true shepherd1 and be numbered
 among his sheep4  #ae3ad ,therefore ,i 
say unto you1 it shall be better for    
them than for you except ye repent4     
#ae3ae ,for behold1 had the mighty works
 been shown unto them which have been   
shown unto you1 yea1 unto them who have 
dwindled in unbelief because of the     
traditions of their fathers1 ye can see 
of yourselves that they never would     
again have dwindled in unbelief4  #ae3af
 ,therefore1 saith the ,lord3 ,i will   
not utterly destroy them1 but ,i will   
cause that in the day of my wisdom they 
shall return again unto me1 saith the   
,lord4  #ae3ag ,and now behold1 saith   
the ,lord1 concerning the people of the 
,nephites3 ,if they will not repent1 and
 observe to do my will1 ,i will utterly 
destroy them1 saith the ,lord1 because  
of their unbelief notwithstanding the   

many mighty works which ,i have done    
among them2 and as surely as the ,lord  
liveth shall these things be1 saith the 
,lord4  ,helaman ,chapter #af  #af3a    
,and now1 it came to pass that there    
were many who heard the words of        
,samuel1 the ,lamanite1 which he spake  
upon the walls of the city4 ,and as many
 as believed on his word went forth and 
sought for ,nephi2 and when they had    
come forth and found him they confessed 
unto him their sins and denied not1     
desiring that they might be baptized    
unto the ,lord4  #af3b ,but as many as  
there were who did not believe in the   
words of ,samuel were angry with him2   
and they cast stones at him upon the    
wall1 and also many shot arrows at him  
as he stood upon the wall2 but the      
,spirit of the ,lord was with him1      
insomuch that they could not hit him    
with their stones neither with their    
arrows4  #af3c ,now when they saw that  
they could not hit him1 there were many 
more who did believe on his words1      

insomuch that they went away unto ,nephi
 to be baptized4  #af3d ,for behold1    
,nephi was baptizing1 and prophesying1  
and preaching1 crying repentance unto   
the people1 showing signs and wonders1  
working miracles among the people1 that 
they might know that the ,christ must   
shortly come--  #af3e ,telling them of  
things which must shortly come1 that    
they might know and remember at the time
 of their coming that they had been made
 known unto them beforehand1 to the     
intent that they might believe2         
therefore as many as believed on the    
words of ,samuel went forth unto him to 
be baptized1 for they came repenting and
 confessing their sins4  #af3f ,but the 
more part of them did not believe in the
 words of ,samuel2 therefore when they  
saw that they could not hit him with    
their stones and their arrows1 they     
cried unto their captains1 saying3 ,take
 this fellow and bind him1 for behold he
 hath a devil2 and because of the power 
of the devil which is in him we cannot  

hit him with our stones and our arrows2 
therefore take him and bind him1 and    
away with him4  #af3g ,and as they went 
forth to lay their hands on him1 behold1
 he did cast himself down from the wall1
 and did flee out of their lands1 yea1  
even unto his own country1 and began to 
preach and to prophesy among his own    
people4  #af3h ,and behold1 he was never
 heard of more among the ,nephites2 and 
thus were the affairs of the people4    
#af3i ,and thus ended the eighty and    
sixth year of the reign of the judges   
over the people of ,nephi4  #af3aj ,and 
thus ended also the eighty and seventh  
year of the reign of the judges1 the    
more part of the people remaining in    
their pride and wickedness1 and the     
lesser part walking more circumspectly  
before ,god4  #af3aa ,and these were the
 conditions also1 in the eighty and     
eighth year of the reign of the judges4 
#af3ab ,and there was but little        
alteration in the affairs of the people1
 save it were the people began to be    

more hardened in iniquity1 and do more  
and more of that which was contrary to  
the commandments of ,god1 in the eighty 
and ninth year of the reign of the      
judges4  #af3ac ,but it came to pass in 
the ninetieth year of the reign of the  
judges1 there were great signs given    
unto the people1 and wonders2 and the   
words of the prophets began to be       
fulfilled4  #af3ad ,and angels did      
appear unto men1 wise men1 and did      
declare unto them glad tidings of great 
joy2 thus in this year the scriptures   
began to be fulfilled4  #af3ae          
,nevertheless1 the people began to      
harden their hearts1 all save it were   
the most believing part of them1 both of
 the ,nephites and also of the          
,lamanites1 and began to depend upon    
their own strength and upon their own   
wisdom1 saying3  #af3af ,some things    
they may have guessed right1 among so   
many2 but behold1 we know that all these
 great and marvelous works cannot come  
to pass1 of which has been spoken4      

#af3ag ,and they began to reason and to 
contend among themselves1 saying3       
#af3ah ,that it is not reasonable that  
such a being as a ,christ shall come2 if
 so1 and he be the ,son of ,god1 the    
,father of heaven and of earth1 as it   
has been spoken1 why will he not show   
himself unto us as well as unto them who
 shall be at ,jerusalem8  #af3ai ,yea1  
why will he not show himself in this    
land as well as in the land of          
,jerusalem8  #af3bj ,but behold1 we know
 that this is a wicked tradition1 which 
has been handed down unto us by our     
fathers1 to cause us that we should     
believe in some great and marvelous     
thing which should come to pass1 but not
 among us1 but in a land which is far   
distant1 a land which we know not2      
therefore they can keep us in ignorance1
 for we cannot witness with our own eyes
 that they are true4  #af3ba ,and they  
will1 by the cunning and the mysterious 
arts of the evil one1 work some great   
mystery which we cannot understand1     

which will keep us down to be servants  
to their words1 and also servants unto  
them1 for we depend upon them to teach  
us the word2 and thus will they keep us 
in ignorance if we will yield ourselves 
unto them1 all the days of our lives4   
#af3bb ,and many more things did the    
people imagine up in their hearts1 which
 were foolish and vain2 and they were   
much disturbed1 for ,satan did stir them
 up to do iniquity continually2 yea1 he 
did go about spreading rumors and       
contentions upon all the face of the    
land1 that he might harden the hearts of
 the people against that which was good 
and against that which should come4     
#af3bc ,and notwithstanding the signs   
and the wonders which were wrought among
 the people of the ,lord1 and the many  
miracles which they did1 ,satan did get 
great hold upon the hearts of the people
 upon all the face of the land4  #af3bd 
,and thus ended the ninetieth year of   
the reign of the judges over the people 
of ,nephi4  #af3be ,and thus ended the  

book of ,helaman1 according to the      
record of ,helaman and his sons4        
,,third ,,book ,,of ,,nephi  ,,the ,,son
 ,,of ,,nephi1 ,,who ,,was ,,the ,,son  
,,of ,,helaman  ,and ,helaman was the   
son of ,helaman1 who was the son of     
,alma1 who was the son of ,alma1 being a
 descendant of ,nephi who was the son of
 ,lehi1 who came out of ,jerusalem in   
the first year of the reign of          
,zedekiah1 the king of ,judah4  #c      
,nephi ,chapter #a  #a3a ,now it came to
 pass that the ninety and first year had
 passed away and it was six hundred     
years from the time that ,lehi left     
,jerusalem2 and it was in the year that 
,lachoneus was the chief judge and the  
governor over the land4  #a3b ,and      
,nephi1 the son of ,helaman1 had        
departed out of the land of ,zarahemla1 
giving charge unto his son ,nephi1 who  
was his eldest son1 concerning the      
plates of brass1 and all the records    
which had been kept1 and all those      
things which had been kept sacred from  

the departure of ,lehi out of           
,jerusalem4  #a3c ,then he departed out 
of the land1 and whither he went1 no man
 knoweth2 and his son ,nephi did keep   
the records in his stead1 yea1 the      
record of this people4  #a3d ,and it    
came to pass that in the commencement of
 the ninety and second year1 behold1 the
 prophecies of the prophets began to be 
fulfilled more fully2 for there began to
 be greater signs and greater miracles  
wrought among the people4  #a3e ,but    
there were some who began to say that   
the time was past for the words to be   
fulfilled1 which were spoken by ,samuel1
 the ,lamanite4  #a3f ,and they began to
 rejoice over their brethren1 saying3   
,behold the time is past1 and the words 
of ,samuel are not fulfilled2 therefore1
 your joy and your faith concerning this
 thing hath been vain4  #a3g ,and it    
came to pass that they did make a great 
uproar throughout the land2 and the     
people who believed began to be very    
sorrowful1 lest by any means those      

things which had been spoken might not  
come to pass4  #a3h ,but behold1 they   
did watch steadfastly for that day and  
that night and that day which should be 
as one day as if there were no night1   
that they might know that their faith   
had not been vain4  #a3i ,now it came to
 pass that there was a day set apart by 
the unbelievers1 that all those who     
believed in those traditions should be  
put to death except the sign should come
 to pass1 which had been given by       
,samuel the prophet4  #a3aj ,now it came
 to pass that when ,nephi1 the son of   
,nephi1 saw this wickedness of his      
people1 his heart was exceedingly       
sorrowful4  #a3aa ,and it came to pass  
that he went out and bowed himself down 
upon the earth1 and cried mightily to   
his ,god in behalf of his people1 yea1  
those who were about to be destroyed    
because of their faith in the tradition 
of their fathers4  #a3ab ,and it came to
 pass that he cried mightily unto the   
,lord1 all that day2 and behold1 the    

voice of the ,lord came unto him1       
saying3  #a3ac ,lift up your head and be
 of good cheer2 for behold1 the time is 
at hand1 and on this night shall the    
sign be given1 and on the morrow come ,i
 into the world1 to show unto the world 
that ,i will fulfill all that which ,i  
have caused to be spoken by the mouth of
 my holy prophets4  #a3ad ,behold1 ,i   
come unto my own1 to fulfill all things 
which ,i have made known unto the       
children of men from the foundation of  
the world1 and to do the will1 both of  
the ,father and of the ,son--of the     
,father because of me1 and of the ,son  
because of my flesh4 ,and behold1 the   
time is at hand1 and this night shall   
the sign be given4  #a3ae ,and it came  
to pass that the words which came unto  
,nephi were fulfilled1 according as they
 had been spoken2 for behold1 at the    
going down of the sun there was no      
darkness2 and the people began to be    
astonished because there was no darkness
 when the night came4  #a3af ,and there 

were many1 who had not believed the     
words of the prophets1 who fell to the  
earth and became as if they were dead1  
for they knew that the great plan of    
destruction which they had laid for     
those who believed in the words of the  
prophets had been frustrated2 for the   
sign which had been given was already at
 hand4  #a3ag ,and they began to know   
that the ,son of ,god must shortly      
appear2 yea1 in fine1 all the people    
upon the face of the whole earth from   
the west to the east1 both in the land  
north and in the land south1 were so    
exceedingly astonished that they fell to
 the earth4  #a3ah ,for they knew that  
the prophets had testified of these     
things for many years1 and that the sign
 which had been given was already at    
hand2 and they began to fear because of 
their iniquity and their unbelief4      
#a3ai ,and it came to pass that there   
was no darkness in all that night1 but  
it was as light as though it was        
mid-day4 ,and it came to pass that the  

sun did rise in the morning again1      
according to its proper order2 and they 
knew that it was the day that the ,lord 
should be born1 because of the sign     
which had been given4  #a3bj ,and it had
 come to pass1 yea1 all things1 every   
whit1 according to the words of the     
prophets4  #a3ba ,and it came to pass   
also that a new star did appear1        
according to the word4  #a3bb ,and it   
came to pass that from this time forth  
there began to be lyings sent forth     
among the people1 by ,satan1 to harden  
their hearts1 to the intent that they   
might not believe in those signs and    
wonders which they had seen2 but        
notwithstanding these lyings and        
deceivings the more part of the people  
did believe1 and were converted unto the
 ,lord4  #a3bc ,and it came to pass that
 ,nephi went forth among the people1 and
 also many others1 baptizing unto       
repentance1 in the which there was a    
great remission of sins4 ,and thus the  
people began again to have peace in the 

land4  #a3bd ,and there were no         
contentions1 save it were a few that    
began to preach1 endeavoring to prove by
 the scriptures that it was no more     
expedient to observe the law of ,moses4 
,now in this thing they did err1 having 
not understood the scriptures4  #a3be   
,but it came to pass that they soon     
became converted1 and were convinced of 
the error which they were in1 for it was
 made known unto them that the law was  
not yet fulfilled1 and that it must be  
fulfilled in every whit2 yea1 the word  
came unto them that it must be          
fulfilled2 yea1 that one jot or tittle  
should not pass away till it should all 
be fulfilled2 therefore in this same    
year were they brought to a knowledge of
 their error and did confess their      
faults4  #a3bf ,and thus the ninety and 
second year did pass away1 bringing glad
 tidings unto the people because of the 
signs which did come to pass1 according 
to the words of the prophecy of all the 
holy prophets4  #a3bg ,and it came to   

pass that the ninety and third year did 
also pass away in peace1 save it were   
for the ,gadianton robbers1 who dwelt   
upon the mountains1 who did infest the  
land2 for so strong were their holds and
 their secret places that the people    
could not overpower them2 therefore they
 did commit many murders1 and did do    
much slaughter among the people4  #a3bh 
,and it came to pass that in the ninety 
and fourth year they began to increase  
in great degree1 because there were many
 dissenters of the ,nephites who did    
flee unto them1 which did cause much    
sorrow unto those ,nephites who did     
remain in the land4  #a3bi ,and there   
was also a cause of much sorrow among   
the ,lamanites2 for behold1 they had    
many children who did grow up and began 
to wax strong in years1 that they became
 for themselves1 and were led away by   
some who were ,zoramites1 by their      
lyings and their flattering words1 to   
join those ,gadianton robbers4  #a3cj   
,and thus were the ,lamanites afflicted 

also1 and began to decrease as to their 
faith and righteousness1 because of the 
wickedness of the rising generation4  #c
 ,nephi ,chapter #b  #b3a ,and it came  
to pass that thus passed away the ninety
 and fifth year also1 and the people    
began to forget those signs and wonders 
which they had heard1 and began to be   
less and less astonished at a sign or a 
wonder from heaven1 insomuch that they  
began to be hard in their hearts1 and   
blind in their minds1 and began to      
disbelieve all which they had heard and 
seen--  #b3b ,imagining up some vain    
thing in their hearts1 that it was      
wrought by men and by the power of the  
devil1 to lead away and deceive the     
hearts of the people2 and thus did      
,satan get possession of the hearts of  
the people again1 insomuch that he did  
blind their eyes and lead them away to  
believe that the doctrine of ,christ was
 a foolish and a vain thing4  #b3c ,and 
it came to pass that the people began to
 wax strong in wickedness and           

abominations2 and they did not believe  
that there should be any more signs or  
wonders given2 and ,satan did go about1 
leading away the hearts of the people1  
tempting them and causing them that they
 should do great wickedness in the land4
  #b3d ,and thus did pass away the      
ninety and sixth year2 and also the     
ninety and seventh year2 and also the   
ninety and eighth year2 and also the    
ninety and ninth year2  #b3e ,and also  
an hundred years had passed away since  
the days of ,mosiah1 who was king over  
the people of the ,nephites4  #b3f ,and 
six hundred and nine years had passed   
away since ,lehi left ,jerusalem4  #b3g 
,and nine years had passed away from the
 time when the sign was given1 which was
 spoken of by the prophets1 that ,christ
 should come into the world4  #b3h ,now 
the ,nephites began to reckon their time
 from this period when the sign was     
given1 or from the coming of ,christ2   
therefore1 nine years had passed away4  
#b3i ,and ,nephi1 who was the father of 

,nephi1 who had the charge of the       
records1 did not return to the land of  
,zarahemla1 and could nowhere be found  
in all the land4  #b3aj ,and it came to 
pass that the people did still remain in
 wickedness1 notwithstanding the much   
preaching and prophesying which was sent
 among them2 and thus passed away the   
tenth year also2 and the eleventh year  
also passed away in iniquity4  #b3aa    
,and it came to pass in the thirteenth  
year there began to be wars and         
contentions throughout all the land2 for
 the ,gadianton robbers had become so   
numerous1 and did slay so many of the   
people1 and did lay waste so many       
cities1 and did spread so much death and
 carnage throughout the land1 that it   
became expedient that all the people1   
both the ,nephites and the ,lamanites1  
should take up arms against them4  #b3ab
 ,therefore1 all the ,lamanites who had 
become converted unto the ,lord did     
unite with their brethren1 the          
,nephites1 and were compelled1 for the  

safety of their lives and their women   
and their children1 to take up arms     
against those ,gadianton robbers1 yea1  
and also to maintain their rights1 and  
the privileges of their church and of   
their worship1 and their freedom and    
their liberty4  #b3ac ,and it came to   
pass that before this thirteenth year   
had passed away the ,nephites were      
threatened with utter destruction       
because of this war1 which had become   
exceedingly sore4  #b3ad ,and it came to
 pass that those ,lamanites who had     
united with the ,nephites were numbered 
among the ,nephites2  #b3ae ,and their  
curse was taken from them1 and their    
skin became white like unto the         
,nephites2  #b3af ,and their young men  
and their daughters became exceedingly  
fair1 and they were numbered among the  
,nephites1 and were called ,nephites4   
,and thus ended the thirteenth year4    
#b3ag ,and it came to pass in the       
commencement of the fourteenth year1 the
 war between the robbers and the people 

of ,nephi did continue and did become   
exceedingly sore2 nevertheless1 the     
people of ,nephi did gain some advantage
 of the robbers1 insomuch that they did 
drive them back out of their lands into 
the mountains and into their secret     
places4  #b3ah ,and thus ended the      
fourteenth year4 ,and in the fifteenth  
year they did come forth against the    
people of ,nephi2 and because of the    
wickedness of the people of ,nephi1 and 
their many contentions and dissensions1 
the ,gadianton robbers did gain many    
advantages over them4  #b3ai ,and thus  
ended the fifteenth year1 and thus were 
the people in a state of many           
afflictions2 and the sword of           
destruction did hang over them1 insomuch
 that they were about to be smitten down
 by it1 and this because of their       
iniquity4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #c  #c3a  
,and now it came to pass that in the    
sixteenth year from the coming of       
,christ1 ,lachoneus1 the governor of the
 land1 received an epistle from the     

leader and the governor of this band of 
robbers2 and these were the words which 
were written1 saying3  #c3b ,lachoneus1 
most noble and chief governor of the    
land1 behold1 ,i write this epistle unto
 you1 and do give unto you exceedingly  
great praise because of your firmness1  
and also the firmness of your people1 in
 maintaining that which ye suppose to be
 your right and liberty2 yea1 ye do     
stand well1 as if ye were supported by  
the hand of a god1 in the defence of    
your liberty1 and your property1 and    
your country1 or that which ye do call  
so4  #c3c ,and it seemeth a pity unto   
me1 most noble ,lachoneus1 that ye      
should be so foolish and vain as to     
suppose that ye can stand against so    
many brave men who are at my command1   
who do now at this time stand in their  
arms1 and do await with great anxiety   
for the word--,go down upon the         
,nephites and destroy them4  #c3d ,and  
,i1 knowing of their unconquerable      
spirit1 having proved them in the field 

of battle1 and knowing of their         
everlasting hatred towards you because  
of the many wrongs which ye have done   
unto them1 therefore if they should come
 down against you they would visit you  
with utter destruction4  #c3e ,therefore
 ,i have written this epistle1 sealing  
it with mine own hand1 feeling for your 
welfare1 because of your firmness in    
that which ye believe to be right1 and  
your noble spirit in the field of       
battle4  #c3f ,therefore ,i write unto  
you1 desiring that ye would yield up    
unto this my people1 your cities1 your  
lands1 and your possessions1 rather than
 that they should visit you with the    
sword and that destruction should come  
upon you4  #c3g ,or in other words1     
yield yourselves up unto us1 and unite  
with us and become acquainted with our  
secret works1 and become our brethren   
that ye may be like unto us--not our    
slaves1 but our brethren and partners of
 all our substance4  #c3h ,and behold1  
,i swear unto you1 if ye will do this1  

with an oath1 ye shall not be destroyed2
 but if ye will not do this1 ,i swear   
unto you with an oath1 that on the      
morrow month ,i will command that my    
armies shall come down against you1 and 
they shall not stay their hand and shall
 spare not1 but shall slay you1 and     
shall let fall the sword upon you even  
until ye shall become extinct4  #c3i    
,and behold1 ,i am ,giddianhi2 and ,i am
 the governor of this the secret society
 of ,gadianton2 which society and the   
works thereof ,i know to be good2 and   
they are of ancient date and they have  
been handed down unto us4  #c3aj ,and ,i
 write this epistle unto you1           
,lachoneus1 and ,i hope that ye will    
deliver up your lands and your          
possessions1 without the shedding of    
blood1 that this my people may recover  
their rights and government1 who have   
dissented away from you because of your 
wickedness in retaining from them their 
rights of government1 and except ye do  
this1 ,i will avenge their wrongs4 ,i am

 ,giddianhi4  #c3aa ,and now it came to 
pass when ,lachoneus received this      
epistle he was exceedingly astonished1  
because of the boldness of ,giddianhi   
demanding the possession of the land of 
the ,nephites1 and also of threatening  
the people and avenging the wrongs of   
those that had received no wrong1 save  
it were they had wronged themselves by  
dissenting away unto those wicked and   
abominable robbers4  #c3ab ,now behold1 
this ,lachoneus1 the governor1 was a    
just man1 and could not be frightened by
 the demands and the threatenings of a  
robber2 therefore he did not hearken to 
the epistle of ,giddianhi1 the governor 
of the robbers1 but he did cause that   
his people should cry unto the ,lord for
 strength against the time that the     
robbers should come down against them4  
#c3ac ,yea1 he sent a proclamation among
 all the people1 that they should gather
 together their women1 and their        
children1 their flocks and their herds1 
and all their substance1 save it were   

their land1 unto one place4  #c3ad ,and 
he caused that fortifications should be 
built round about them1 and the strength
 thereof should be exceedingly great4   
,and he caused that armies1 both of the 
,nephites and of the ,lamanites1 or of  
all them who were numbered among the    
,nephites1 should be placed as guards   
round about to watch them1 and to guard 
them from the robbers day and night4    
#c3ae ,yea1 he said unto them3 ,as the  
,lord liveth1 except ye repent of all   
your iniquities1 and cry unto the ,lord1
 ye will in no wise be delivered out of 
the hands of those ,gadianton robbers4  
#c3af ,and so great and marvelous were  
the words and prophecies of ,lachoneus  
that they did cause fear to come upon   
all the people2 and they did exert      
themselves in their might to do         
according to the words of ,lachoneus4   
#c3ag ,and it came to pass that         
,lachoneus did appoint chief captains   
over all the armies of the ,nephites1 to
 command them at the time that the      

robbers should come down out of the     
wilderness against them4  #c3ah ,now the
 chiefest among all the chief captains  
and the great commander of the armies of
 the ,nephites was appointed1 and his   
name was ,gidgiddoni4  #c3ai ,now it was
 the custom among all the ,nephites to  
appoint for their chief captains1 7save 
it were in their times of wickedness7   
some one that had the spirit of         
revelation and also prophecy2 therefore1
 this ,gidgiddoni was a great prophet   
among them1 as also was the chief judge4
  #c3bj ,now the people said unto       
,gidgiddoni3 ,pray unto the ,lord1 and  
let us go up upon the mountains and into
 the wilderness1 that we may fall upon  
the robbers and destroy them in their   
own lands4  #c3ba ,but ,gidgiddoni saith
 unto them3 ,the ,lord forbid2 for if we
 should go up against them the ,lord    
would deliver us into their hands2      
therefore we will prepare ourselves in  
the center of our lands1 and we will    
gather all our armies together1 and we  

will not go against them1 but we will   
wait till they shall come against us2   
therefore as the ,lord liveth1 if we do 
this he will deliver them into our      
hands4  #c3bb ,and it came to pass in   
the seventeenth year1 in the latter end 
of the year1 the proclamation of        
,lachoneus had gone forth throughout all
 the face of the land1 and they had     
taken their horses1 and their chariots1 
and their cattle1 and all their flocks1 
and their herds1 and their grain1 and   
all their substance1 and did march forth
 by thousands and by tens of thousands1 
until they had all gone forth to the    
place which had been appointed that they
 should gather themselves together1 to  
defend themselves against their enemies4
  #c3bc ,and the land which was         
appointed was the land of ,zarahemla1   
and the land which was between the land 
,zarahemla and the land ,bountiful1 yea1
 to the line which was between the land 
,bountiful and the land ,desolation4    
#c3bd ,and there were a great many      

thousand people who were called         
,nephites1 who did gather themselves    
together in this land4 ,now ,lachoneus  
did cause that they should gather       
themselves together in the land         
southward1 because of the great curse   
which was upon the land northward4      
#c3be ,and they did fortify themselves  
against their enemies2 and they did     
dwell in one land1 and in one body1 and 
they did fear the words which had been  
spoken by ,lachoneus1 insomuch that they
 did repent of all their sins2 and they 
did put up their prayers unto the ,lord 
their ,god1 that he would deliver them  
in the time that their enemies should   
come down against them to battle4  #c3bf
 ,and they were exceedingly sorrowful   
because of their enemies4 ,and          
,gidgiddoni did cause that they should  
make weapons of war of every kind1 and  
they should be strong with armor1 and   
with shields1 and with bucklers1 after  
the manner of his instruction4  #c      
,nephi ,chapter #d  #d3a ,and it came to

 pass that in the latter end of the     
eighteenth year those armies of robbers 
had prepared for battle1 and began to   
come down and to sally forth from the   
hills1 and out of the mountains1 and the
 wilderness1 and their strongholds1 and 
their secret places1 and began to take  
possession of the lands1 both which were
 in the land south and which were in the
 land north1 and began to take          
possession of all the lands which had   
been deserted by the ,nephites1 and the 
cities which had been left desolate4    
#d3b ,but behold1 there were no wild    
beasts nor game in those lands which had
 been deserted by the ,nephites1 and    
there was no game for the robbers save  
it were in the wilderness4  #d3c ,and   
the robbers could not exist save it were
 in the wilderness1 for the want of     
food2 for the ,nephites had left their  
lands desolate1 and had gathered their  
flocks and their herds and all their    
substance1 and they were in one body4   
#d3d ,therefore1 there was no chance for

 the robbers to plunder and to obtain   
food1 save it were to come up in open   
battle against the ,nephites2 and the   
,nephites being in one body1 and having 
so great a number1 and having reserved  
for themselves provisions1 and horses   
and cattle1 and flocks of every kind1   
that they might subsist for the space of
 seven years1 in the which time they did
 hope to destroy the robbers from off   
the face of the land2 and thus the      
eighteenth year did pass away4  #d3e    
,and it came to pass that in the        
nineteenth year ,giddianhi found that it
 was expedient that he should go up to  
battle against the ,nephites1 for there 
was no way that they could subsist save 
it were to plunder and rob and murder4  
#d3f ,and they durst not spread         
themselves upon the face of the land    
insomuch that they could raise grain1   
lest the ,nephites should come upon them
 and slay them2 therefore ,giddianhi    
gave commandment unto his armies that in
 this year they should go up to battle  

against the ,nephites4  #d3g ,and it    
came to pass that they did come up to   
battle2 and it was in the sixth month2  
and behold1 great and terrible was the  
day that they did come up to battle2 and
 they were girded about after the manner
 of robbers2 and they had a lamb-skin   
about their loins1 and they were dyed in
 blood1 and their heads were shorn1 and 
they had head-plates upon them2 and     
great and terrible was the appearance of
 the armies of ,giddianhi1 because of   
their armor1 and because of their being 
dyed in blood4  #d3h ,and it came to    
pass that the armies of the ,nephites1  
when they saw the appearance of the army
 of ,giddianhi1 had all fallen to the   
earth1 and did lift their cries to the  
,lord their ,god1 that he would spare   
them and deliver them out of the hands  
of their enemies4  #d3i ,and it came to 
pass that when the armies of ,giddianhi 
saw this they began to shout with a loud
 voice1 because of their joy1 for they  
had supposed that the ,nephites had     

fallen with fear because of the terror  
of their armies4  #d3aj ,but in this    
thing they were disappointed1 for the   
,nephites did not fear them2 but they   
did fear their ,god and did supplicate  
him for protection2 therefore1 when the 
armies of ,giddianhi did rush upon them 
they were prepared to meet them2 yea1 in
 the strength of the ,lord they did     
receive them4  #d3aa ,and the battle    
commenced in this the sixth month2 and  
great and terrible was the battle       
thereof1 yea1 great and terrible was the
 slaughter thereof1 insomuch that there 
never was known so great a slaughter    
among all the people of ,lehi since he  
left ,jerusalem4  #d3ab ,and            
notwithstanding the threatenings and the
 oaths which ,giddianhi had made1       
behold1 the ,nephites did beat them1    
insomuch that they did fall back from   
before them4  #d3ac ,and it came to pass
 that ,gidgiddoni commanded that his    
armies should pursue them as far as the 
borders of the wilderness1 and that they

 should not spare any that should fall  
into their hands by the way2 and thus   
they did pursue them and did slay them1 
to the borders of the wilderness1 even  
until they had fulfilled the commandment
 of ,gidgiddoni4  #d3ad ,and it came to 
pass that ,giddianhi1 who had stood and 
fought with boldness1 was pursued as he 
fled2 and being weary because of his    
much fighting he was overtaken and      
slain4 ,and thus was the end of         
,giddianhi the robber4  #d3ae ,and it   
came to pass that the armies of the     
,nephites did return again to their     
place of security4 ,and it came to pass 
that this nineteenth year did pass away1
 and the robbers did not come again to  
battle2 neither did they come again in  
the twentieth year4  #d3af ,and in the  
twenty and first year they did not come 
up to battle1 but they came up on all   
sides to lay siege round about the      
people of ,nephi2 for they did suppose  
that if they should cut off the people  
of ,nephi from their lands1 and should  

hem them in on every side1 and if they  
should cut them off from all their      
outward privileges1 that they could     
cause them to yield themselves up       
according to their wishes4  #d3ag ,now  
they had appointed unto themselves      
another leader1 whose name was          
,zemnarihah2 therefore it was           
,zemnarihah that did cause that this    
siege should take place4  #d3ah ,but    
behold1 this was an advantage to the    
,nephites2 for it was impossible for the
 robbers to lay siege sufficiently long 
to have any effect upon the ,nephites1  
because of their much provision which   
they had laid up in store1  #d3ai ,and  
because of the scantiness of provisions 
among the robbers--for behold1 they had 
nothing save it were meat for their     
subsistence1 which meat they did obtain 
in the wilderness2  #d3bj ,and it came  
to pass that the wild game became scarce
 in the wilderness--insomuch that the   
robbers were about to perish with       
hunger4  #d3ba ,and the ,nephites were  

continually marching out by day and by  
night1 and falling upon their armies1   
and cutting them off by thousands and by
 tens of thousands4  #d3bb ,and thus it 
became the desire of the people of      
,zemnarihah to withdraw from their      
design1 because of the great destruction
 which came upon them by night and by   
day4  #d3bc ,and it came to pass that   
,zemnarihah did give command unto his   
people that they should withdraw        
themselves from the siege1 and march    
into the furthermost parts of the land  
northward4  #d3bd ,and now1 ,gidgiddoni 
being aware of their design1 and knowing
 of their weakness because of the want  
of food1 and the great slaughter which  
had been made among them1 therefore he  
did send out his armies in the          
night-time1 and did cut off the way of  
their retreat1 and did place his armies 
in the way of their retreat4  #d3be ,and
 this did they do in the night-time1 and
 got on their march beyond the robbers1 
so that on the morrow1 when the robbers 

began their march1 they were met by the 
armies of the ,nephites both in their   
front and in their rear4  #d3bf ,and the
 robbers who were on the south were also
 cut off in their places of retreat4    
,and all these things were done by      
command of ,gidgiddoni4  #d3bg ,and     
there were many thousands who did yield 
themselves up prisoners unto the        
,nephites1 and the remainder of them    
were slain4  #d3bh ,and their leader1   
,zemnarihah1 was taken and hanged upon a
 tree1 yea1 even upon the top thereof   
until he was dead4 ,and when they had   
hanged him until he was dead they did   
fell the tree to the earth1 and did cry 
with a loud voice1 saying3  #d3bi ,may  
the ,lord preserve his people in        
righteousness and in holiness of heart1 
that they may cause to be felled to the 
earth all who shall seek to slay them   
because of power and secret             
combinations1 even as this man hath been
 felled to the earth4  #d3cj ,and they  
did rejoice and cry again with one      

voice1 saying3 ,may the ,god of         
,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and   
the ,god of ,jacob1 protect this people 
in righteousness1 so long as they shall 
call on the name of their ,god for      
protection4  #d3ca ,and it came to pass 
that they did break forth1 all as one1  
in singing1 and praising their ,god for 
the great thing which he had done for   
them1 in preserving them from falling   
into the hands of their enemies4  #d3cb 
,yea1 they did cry3 ,hosanna to the     
,most ,high ,god4 ,and they did cry3    
,blessed be the name of the ,lord ,god  
,almighty1 the ,most ,high ,god4  #d3cc 
,and their hearts were swollen with joy1
 unto the gushing out of many tears1    
because of the great goodness of ,god in
 delivering them out of the hands of    
their enemies2 and they knew it was     
because of their repentance and their   
humility that they had been delivered   
from an everlasting destruction4  #c    
,nephi ,chapter #e  #e3a ,and now       
behold1 there was not a living soul     

among all the people of the ,nephites   
who did doubt in the least the words of 
all the holy prophets who had spoken2   
for they knew that it must needs be that
 they must be fulfilled4  #e3b ,and they
 knew that it must be expedient that    
,christ had come1 because of the many   
signs which had been given1 according to
 the words of the prophets2 and because 
of the things which had come to pass    
already they knew that it must needs be 
that all things should come to pass     
according to that which had been spoken4
  #e3c ,therefore they did forsake all  
their sins1 and their abominations1 and 
their whoredoms1 and did serve ,god with
 all diligence day and night4  #e3d ,and
 now it came to pass that when they had 
taken all the robbers prisoners1        
insomuch that none did escape who were  
not slain1 they did cast their prisoners
 into prison1 and did cause the word of 
,god to be preached unto them2 and as   
many as would repent of their sins and  
enter into a covenant that they would   

murder no more were set at liberty4     
#e3e ,but as many as there were who did 
not enter into a covenant1 and who did  
still continue to have those secret     
murders in their hearts1 yea1 as many as
 were found breathing out threatenings  
against their brethren were condemned   
and punished according to the law4  #e3f
 ,and thus they did put an end to all   
those wicked1 and secret1 and abominable
 combinations1 in the which there was so
 much wickedness1 and so many murders   
committed4  #e3g ,and thus had the      
twenty and second year passed away1 and 
the twenty and third year also1 and the 
twenty and fourth1 and the twenty and   
fifth2 and thus had twenty and five     
years passed away4  #e3h ,and there had 
many things transpired which1 in the    
eyes of some1 would be great and        
marvelous2 nevertheless1 they cannot all
 be written in this book2 yea1 this book
 cannot contain even a hundredth part of
 what was done among so many people in  
the space of twenty and five years2     

#e3i ,but behold there are records which
 do contain all the proceedings of this 
people2 and a shorter but true account  
was given by ,nephi4  #e3aj ,therefore  
,i have made my record of these things  
according to the record of ,nephi1 which
 was engraven on the plates which were  
called the plates of ,nephi4  #e3aa ,and
 behold1 ,i do make the record on plates
 which ,i have made with mine own hands4
  #e3ab ,and behold1 ,i am called       
,mormon1 being called after the land of 
,mormon1 the land in which ,alma did    
establish the church among the people1  
yea1 the first church which was         
established among them after their      
transgression4  #e3ac ,behold1 ,i am a  
disciple of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of 
,god4 ,i have been called of him to     
declare his word among his people1 that 
they might have everlasting life4  #e3ad
 ,and it hath become expedient that ,i1 
according to the will of ,god1 that the 
prayers of those who have gone hence1   
who were the holy ones1 should be       

fulfilled according to their faith1     
should make a record of these things    
which have been done--  #e3ae ,yea1 a   
small record of that which hath taken   
place from the time that ,lehi left     
,jerusalem1 even down until the present 
time4  #e3af ,therefore ,i do make my   
record from the accounts which have been
 given by those who were before me1     
until the commencement of my day2  #e3ag
 ,and then ,i do make a record of the   
things which ,i have seen with mine own 
eyes4  #e3ah ,and ,i know the record    
which ,i make to be a just and a true   
record2 nevertheless there are many     
things which1 according to our language1
 we are not able to write4  #e3ai ,and  
now ,i make an end of my saying1 which  
is of myself1 and proceed to give my    
account of the things which have been   
before me4  #e3bj ,i am ,mormon1 and a  
pure descendant of ,lehi4 ,i have reason
 to bless my ,god and my ,savior ,jesus 
,christ1 that he brought our fathers out
 of the land of ,jerusalem1 7and no one 

knew it save it were himself and those  
whom he brought out of that land7 and   
that he hath given me and my people so  
much knowledge unto the salvation of our
 souls4  #e3ba ,surely he hath blessed  
the house of ,jacob1 and hath been      
merciful unto the seed of ,joseph4      
#e3bb ,and insomuch as the children of  
,lehi have kept his commandments he hath
 blessed them and prospered them        
according to his word4  #e3bc ,yea1 and 
surely shall he again bring a remnant of
 the seed of ,joseph to the knowledge of
 the ,lord their ,god4  #e3bd ,and as   
surely as the ,lord liveth1 will he     
gather in from the four quarters of the 
earth all the remnant of the seed of    
,jacob1 who are scattered abroad upon   
all the face of the earth4  #e3be ,and  
as he hath covenanted with all the house
 of ,jacob1 even so shall the covenant  
wherewith he hath covenanted with the   
house of ,jacob be fulfilled in his own 
due time1 unto the restoring all the    
house of ,jacob unto the knowledge of   

the covenant that he hath covenanted    
with them4  #e3bf ,and then shall they  
know their ,redeemer1 who is ,jesus     
,christ1 the ,son of ,god2 and then     
shall they be gathered in from the four 
quarters of the earth unto their own    
lands1 from whence they have been       
dispersed2 yea1 as the ,lord liveth so  
shall it be4 ,amen4  #c ,nephi ,chapter 
#f  #f3a ,and now it came to pass that  
the people of the ,nephites did all     
return to their own lands in the twenty 
and sixth year1 every man1 with his     
family1 his flocks and his herds1 his   
horses and his cattle1 and all things   
whatsoever did belong unto them4  #f3b  
,and it came to pass that they had not  
eaten up all their provisions2 therefore
 they did take with them all that they  
had not devoured1 of all their grain of 
every kind1 and their gold1 and their   
silver1 and all their precious things1  
and they did return to their own lands  
and their possessions1 both on the north
 and on the south1 both on the land     

northward and on the land southward4    
#f3c ,and they granted unto those       
robbers who had entered into a covenant 
to keep the peace of the land1 who were 
desirous to remain ,lamanites1 lands1   
according to their numbers1 that they   
might have1 with their labors1 wherewith
 to subsist upon2 and thus they did     
establish peace in all the land4  #f3d  
,and they began again to prosper and to 
wax great2 and the twenty and sixth and 
seventh years passed away1 and there was
 great order in the land2 and they had  
formed their laws according to equity   
and justice4  #f3e ,and now there was   
nothing in all the land to hinder the   
people from prospering continually1     
except they should fall into            
transgression4  #f3f ,and now it was    
,gidgiddoni1 and the judge1 ,lachoneus1 
and those who had been appointed        
leaders1 who had established this great 
peace in the land4  #f3g ,and it came to
 pass that there were many cities built 
anew1 and there were many old cities    

repaired4  #f3h ,and there were many    
highways cast up1 and many roads made1  
which led from city to city1 and from   
land to land1 and from place to place4  
#f3i ,and thus passed away the twenty   
and eighth year1 and the people had     
continual peace4  #f3aj ,but it came to 
pass in the twenty and ninth year there 
began to be some disputings among the   
people2 and some were lifted up unto    
pride and boastings because of their    
exceedingly great riches1 yea1 even unto
 great persecutions2  #f3aa ,for there  
were many merchants in the land1 and    
also many lawyers1 and many officers4   
#f3ab ,and the people began to be       
distinguished by ranks1 according to    
their riches and their chances for      
learning1 yea1 some were ignorant       
because of their poverty1 and others did
 receive great learning because of their
 riches4  #f3ac ,some were lifted up in 
pride1 and others were exceedingly      
humble2 some did return railing for     
railing1 while others would receive     

railing and persecution and all manner  
of afflictions1 and would not turn and  
revile again1 but were humble and       
penitent before ,god4  #f3ad ,and thus  
there became a great inequality in all  
the land1 insomuch that the church began
 to be broken up2 yea1 insomuch that in 
the thirtieth year the church was broken
 up in all the land save it were among a
 few of the ,lamanites who were         
converted unto the true faith2 and they 
would not depart from it1 for they were 
firm1 and steadfast1 and immovable1     
willing with all diligence to keep the  
commandments of the ,lord4  #f3ae ,now  
the cause of this iniquity of the people
 was this--,satan had great power1 unto 
the stirring up of the people to do all 
manner of iniquity1 and to the puffing  
them up with pride1 tempting them to    
seek for power1 and authority1 and      
riches1 and the vain things of the      
world4  #f3af ,and thus ,satan did lead 
away the hearts of the people to do all 
manner of iniquity2 therefore they had  

enjoyed peace but a few years4  #f3ag   
,and thus1 in the commencement of the   
thirtieth year--the people having been  
delivered up for the space of a long    
time to be carried about by the         
temptations of the devil whithersoever  
he desired to carry them1 and to do     
whatsoever iniquity he desired they     
should--and thus in the commencement of 
this1 the thirtieth year1 they were in a
 state of awful wickedness4  #f3ah ,now 
they did not sin ignorantly1 for they   
knew the will of ,god concerning them1  
for it had been taught unto them2       
therefore they did wilfully rebel       
against ,god4  #f3ai ,and now it was in 
the days of ,lachoneus1 the son of      
,lachoneus1 for ,lachoneus did fill the 
seat of his father and did govern the   
people that year4  #f3bj ,and there     
began to be men inspired from heaven and
 sent forth1 standing among the people  
in all the land1 preaching and          
testifying boldly of the sins and       
iniquities of the people1 and testifying

 unto them concerning the redemption    
which the ,lord would make for his      
people1 or in other words1 the          
resurrection of ,christ2 and they did   
testify boldly of his death and         
sufferings4  #f3ba ,now there were many 
of the people who were exceedingly angry
 because of those who testified of these
 things2 and those who were angry were  
chiefly the chief judges1 and they who  
had been high priests and lawyers2 yea1 
all those who were lawyers were angry   
with those who testified of these       
things4  #f3bb ,now there was no lawyer 
nor judge nor high priest that could    
have power to condemn any one to death  
save their condemnation was signed by   
the governor of the land4  #f3bc ,now   
there were many of those who testified  
of the things pertaining to ,christ who 
testified boldly1 who were taken and put
 to death secretly by the judges1 that  
the knowledge of their death came not   
unto the governor of the land until     
after their death4  #f3bd ,now behold1  

this was contrary to the laws of the    
land1 that any man should be put to     
death except they had power from the    
governor of the land--  #f3be ,therefore
 a complaint came up unto the land of   
,zarahemla1 to the governor of the land1
 against these judges who had condemned 
the prophets of the ,lord unto death1   
not according to the law4  #f3bf ,now it
 came to pass that they were taken and  
brought up before the judge to be judged
 of the crime which they had done1      
according to the law which had been     
given by the people4  #f3bg ,now it came
 to pass that those judges had many     
friends and kindreds2 and the remainder1
 yea1 even almost all the lawyers and   
the high priests1 did gather themselves 
together1 and unite with the kindreds of
 those judges who were to be tried      
according to the law4  #f3bh ,and they  
did enter into a covenant one with      
another1 yea1 even into that covenant   
which was given by them of old1 which   
covenant was given and administered by  

the devil1 to combine against all       
righteousness4  #f3bi ,therefore they   
did combine against the people of the   
,lord1 and enter into a covenant to     
destroy them1 and to deliver those who  
were guilty of murder from the grasp of 
justice1 which was about to be          
administered according to the law4      
#f3cj ,and they did set at defiance the 
law and the rights of their country2 and
 they did covenant one with another to  
destroy the governor1 and to establish a
 king over the land1 that the land      
should no more be at liberty but should 
be subject unto kings4  #c ,nephi       
,chapter #g  #g3a ,now behold1 ,i will  
show unto you that they did not         
establish a king over the land2 but in  
this same year1 yea1 the thirtieth year1
 they did destroy upon the judgment     
seat1 yea1 did murder the chief judge of
 the land4  #g3b ,and the people were   
divided one against another2 and they   
did separate one from another into      
tribes1 every man according to his      

family and his kindred and friends2 and 
thus they did destroy the government of 
the land4  #g3c ,and every tribe did    
appoint a chief or a leader over them2  
and thus they became tribes and leaders 
of tribes4  #g3d ,now behold1 there was 
no man among them save he had much      
family and many kindreds and friends2   
therefore their tribes became           
exceedingly great4  #g3e ,now all this  
was done1 and there were no wars as yet 
among them2 and all this iniquity had   
come upon the people because they did   
yield themselves unto the power of      
,satan4  #g3f ,and the regulations of   
the government were destroyed1 because  
of the secret combination of the friends
 and kindreds of those who murdered the 
prophets4  #g3g ,and they did cause a   
great contention in the land1 insomuch  
that the more righteous part of the     
people had nearly all become wicked2    
yea1 there were but few righteous men   
among them4  #g3h ,and thus six years   
had not passed away since the more part 

of the people had turned from their     
righteousness1 like the dog to his      
vomit1 or like the sow to her wallowing 
in the mire4  #g3i ,now this secret     
combination1 which had brought so great 
iniquity upon the people1 did gather    
themselves together1 and did place at   
their head a man whom they did call     
,jacob2  #g3aj ,and they did call him   
their king2 therefore he became a king  
over this wicked band2 and he was one of
 the chiefest who had given his voice   
against the prophets who testified of   
,jesus4  #g3aa ,and it came to pass that
 they were not so strong in number as   
the tribes of the people1 who were      
united together save it were their      
leaders did establish their laws1 every 
one according to his tribe2 nevertheless
 they were enemies2 notwithstanding they
 were not a righteous people1 yet they  
were united in the hatred of those who  
had entered into a covenant to destroy  
the government4  #g3ab ,therefore1      
,jacob seeing that their enemies were   

more numerous than they1 he being the   
king of the band1 therefore he commanded
 his people that they should take their 
flight into the northernmost part of the
 land1 and there build up unto          
themselves a kingdom1 until they were   
joined by dissenters1 7for he flattered 
them that there would be many           
dissenters7 and they become sufficiently
 strong to contend with the tribes of   
the people2 and they did so4  #g3ac ,and
 so speedy was their march that it could
 not be impeded until they had gone     
forth out of the reach of the people4   
,and thus ended the thirtieth year2 and 
thus were the affairs of the people of  
,nephi4  #g3ad ,and it came to pass in  
the thirty and first year that they were
 divided into tribes1 every man         
according to his family1 kindred and    
friends2 nevertheless they had come to  
an agreement that they would not go to  
war one with another2 but they were not 
united as to their laws1 and their      
manner of government1 for they were     

established according to the minds of   
those who were their chiefs and their   
leaders4 ,but they did establish very   
strict laws that one tribe should not   
trespass against another1 insomuch that 
in some degree they had peace in the    
land2 nevertheless1 their hearts were   
turned from the ,lord their ,god1 and   
they did stone the prophets and did cast
 them out from among them4  #g3ae ,and  
it came to pass that ,nephi--having been
 visited by angels and also the voice of
 the ,lord1 therefore having seen       
angels1 and being eye-witness1 and      
having had power given unto him that he 
might know concerning the ministry of   
,christ1 and also being eye-witness to  
their quick return from righteousness   
unto their wickedness and abominations2 
#g3af ,therefore1 being grieved for the 
hardness of their hearts and the        
blindness of their minds--went forth    
among them in that same year1 and began 
to testify1 boldly1 repentance and      
remission of sins through faith on the  

,lord ,jesus ,christ4  #g3ag ,and he did
 minister many things unto them2 and all
 of them cannot be written1 and a part  
of them would not suffice1 therefore    
they are not written in this book4 ,and 
,nephi did minister with power and with 
great authority4  #g3ah ,and it came to 
pass that they were angry with him1 even
 because he had greater power than they1
 for it were not possible that they     
could disbelieve his words1 for so great
 was his faith on the ,lord ,jesus      
,christ that angels did minister unto   
him daily4  #g3ai ,and in the name of   
,jesus did he cast out devils and       
unclean spirits2 and even his brother   
did he raise from the dead1 after he had
 been stoned and suffered death by the  
people4  #g3bj ,and the people saw it1  
and did witness of it1 and were angry   
with him because of his power2 and he   
did also do many more miracles1 in the  
sight of the people1 in the name of     
,jesus4  #g3ba ,and it came to pass that
 the thirty and first year did pass     

away1 and there were but few who were   
converted unto the ,lord2 but as many as
 were converted did truly signify unto  
the people that they had been visited by
 the power and ,spirit of ,god1 which   
was in ,jesus ,christ1 in whom they     
believed4  #g3bb ,and as many as had    
devils cast out from them1 and were     
healed of their sicknesses and their    
infirmities1 did truly manifest unto the
 people that they had been wrought upon 
by the ,spirit of ,god1 and had been    
healed2 and they did show forth signs   
also and did do some miracles among the 
people4  #g3bc ,thus passed away the    
thirty and second year also4 ,and ,nephi
 did cry unto the people in the         
commencement of the thirty and third    
year2 and he did preach unto them       
repentance and remission of sins4  #g3bd
 ,now ,i would have you to remember     
also1 that there were none who were     
brought unto repentance who were not    
baptized with water4  #g3be ,therefore1 
there were ordained of ,nephi1 men unto 

this ministry1 that all such as should  
come unto them should be baptized with  
water1 and this as a witness and a      
testimony before ,god1 and unto the     
people1 that they had repented and      
received a remission of their sins4     
#g3bf ,and there were many in the       
commencement of this year that were     
baptized unto repentance2 and thus the  
more part of the year did pass away4  #c
 ,nephi ,chapter #h  #h3a ,and now it   
came to pass that according to our      
record1 and we know our record to be    
true1 for behold1 it was a just man who 
did keep the record--for he truly did   
many miracles in the name of ,jesus2 and
 there was not any man who could do a   
miracle in the name of ,jesus save he   
were cleansed every whit from his       
iniquity--  #h3b ,and now it came to    
pass1 if there was no mistake made by   
this man in the reckoning of our time1  
the thirty and third year had passed    
away2  #h3c ,and the people began to    
look with great earnestness for the sign

 which had been given by the prophet    
,samuel1 the ,lamanite1 yea1 for the    
time that there should be darkness for  
the space of three days over the face of
 the land4  #h3d ,and there began to be 
great doubtings and disputations among  
the people1 notwithstanding so many     
signs had been given4  #h3e ,and it came
 to pass in the thirty and fourth year1 
in the first month1 on the fourth day of
 the month1 there arose a great storm1  
such an one as never had been known in  
all the land4  #h3f ,and there was also 
a great and terrible tempest2 and there 
was terrible thunder1 insomuch that it  
did shake the whole earth as if it was  
about to divide asunder4  #h3g ,and     
there were exceedingly sharp lightnings1
 such as never had been known in all the
 land4  #h3h ,and the city of ,zarahemla
 did take fire4  #h3i ,and the city of  
,moroni did sink into the depths of the 
sea1 and the inhabitants thereof were   
drowned4  #h3aj ,and the earth was      
carried up upon the city of ,moronihah  

that in the place of the city there     
became a great mountain4  #h3aa ,and    
there was a great and terrible          
destruction in the land southward4      
#h3ab ,but behold1 there was a more     
great and terrible destruction in the   
land northward2 for behold1 the whole   
face of the land was changed1 because of
 the tempest and the whirlwinds and the 
thunderings and the lightnings1 and the 
exceedingly great quaking of the whole  
earth2  #h3ac ,and the highways were    
broken up1 and the level roads were     
spoiled1 and many smooth places became  
rough4  #h3ad ,and many great and       
notable cities were sunk1 and many were 
burned1 and many were shaken till the   
buildings thereof had fallen to the     
earth1 and the inhabitants thereof were 
slain1 and the places were left         
desolate4  #h3ae ,and there were some   
cities which remained2 but the damage   
thereof was exceedingly great1 and there
 were many of them who were slain4      
#h3af ,and there were some who were     

carried away in the whirlwind2 and      
whither they went no man knoweth1 save  
they know that they were carried away4  
#h3ag ,and thus the face of the whole   
earth became deformed1 because of the   
tempests1 and the thunderings1 and the  
lightnings1 and the quaking of the      
earth4  #h3ah ,and behold1 the rocks    
were rent in twain2 they were broken up 
upon the face of the whole earth1       
insomuch that they were found in broken 
fragments1 and in seams and in cracks1  
upon all the face of the land4  #h3ai   
,and it came to pass that when the      
thunderings1 and the lightnings1 and the
 storm1 and the tempest1 and the        
quakings of the earth did cease--for    
behold1 they did last for about the     
space of three hours2 and it was said by
 some that the time was greater2        
nevertheless1 all these great and       
terrible things were done in about the  
space of three hours--and then behold1  
there was darkness upon the face of the 
land4  #h3bj ,and it came to pass that  

there was thick darkness upon all the   
face of the land1 insomuch that the     
inhabitants thereof who had not fallen  
could feel the vapor of darkness2  #h3ba
 ,and there could be no light1 because  
of the darkness1 neither candles1       
neither torches2 neither could there be 
fire kindled with their fine and        
exceedingly dry wood1 so that there     
could not be any light at all2  #h3bb   
,and there was not any light seen1      
neither fire1 nor glimmer1 neither the  
sun1 nor the moon1 nor the stars1 for so
 great were the mists of darkness which 
were upon the face of the land4  #h3bc  
,and it came to pass that it did last   
for the space of three days that there  
was no light seen2 and there was great  
mourning and howling and weeping among  
all the people continually2 yea1 great  
were the groanings of the people1       
because of the darkness and the great   
destruction which had come upon them4   
#h3bd ,and in one place they were heard 
to cry1 saying3 ,o that we had repented 

before this great and terrible day1 and 
then would our brethren have been       
spared1 and they would not have been    
burned in that great city ,zarahemla4   
#h3be ,and in another place they were   
heard to cry and mourn1 saying3 ,o that 
we had repented before this great and   
terrible day1 and had not killed and    
stoned the prophets1 and cast them out2 
then would our mothers and our fair     
daughters1 and our children have been   
spared1 and not have been buried up in  
that great city ,moronihah4 ,and thus   
were the howlings of the people great   
and terrible4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #i    
#i3a ,and it came to pass that there was
 a voice heard among all the inhabitants
 of the earth1 upon all the face of this
 land1 crying3  #i3b ,wo1 wo1 wo unto   
this people2 wo unto the inhabitants of 
the whole earth except they shall       
repent2 for the devil laugheth1 and his 
angels rejoice1 because of the slain of 
the fair sons and daughters of my       
people2 and it is because of their      

iniquity and abominations that they are 
fallen6  #i3c ,behold1 that great city  
,zarahemla have ,i burned with fire1 and
 the inhabitants thereof4  #i3d ,and    
behold1 that great city ,moroni have ,i 
caused to be sunk in the depths of the  
sea1 and the inhabitants thereof to be  
drowned4  #i3e ,and behold1 that great  
city ,moronihah have ,i covered with    
earth1 and the inhabitants thereof1 to  
hide their iniquities and their         
abominations from before my face1 that  
the blood of the prophets and the saints
 shall not come any more unto me against
 them4  #i3f ,and behold1 the city of   
,gilgal have ,i caused to be sunk1 and  
the inhabitants thereof to be buried up 
in the depths of the earth2  #i3g ,yea1 
and the city of ,onihah and the         
inhabitants thereof1 and the city of    
,mocum and the inhabitants thereof1 and 
the city of ,jerusalem and the          
inhabitants thereof2 and waters have ,i 
caused to come up in the stead thereof1 
to hide their wickedness and            

abominations from before my face1 that  
the blood of the prophets and the saints
 shall not come up any more unto me     
against them4  #i3h ,and behold1 the    
city of ,gadiandi1 and the city of      
,gadiomnah1 and the city of ,jacob1 and 
the city of ,gimgimno1 all these have ,i
 caused to be sunk1 and made hills and  
valleys in the places thereof2 and the  
inhabitants thereof have ,i buried up in
 the depths of the earth1 to hide their 
wickedness and abominations from before 
my face1 that the blood of the prophets 
and the saints should not come up any   
more unto me against them4  #i3i ,and   
behold1 that great city ,jacobugath1    
which was inhabited by the people of    
king ,jacob1 have ,i caused to be burned
 with fire because of their sins and    
their wickedness1 which was above all   
the wickedness of the whole earth1      
because of their secret murders and     
combinations2 for it was they that did  
destroy the peace of my people and the  
government of the land2 therefore ,i did

 cause them to be burned1 to destroy    
them from before my face1 that the blood
 of the prophets and the saints should  
not come up unto me any more against    
them4  #i3aj ,and behold1 the city of   
,laman1 and the city of ,josh1 and the  
city of ,gad1 and the city of           
,kishkumen1 have ,i caused to be burned 
with fire1 and the inhabitants thereof1 
because of their wickedness in casting  
out the prophets1 and stoning those whom
 ,i did send to declare unto them       
concerning their wickedness and their   
abominations4  #i3aa ,and because they  
did cast them all out1 that there were  
none righteous among them1 ,i did send  
down fire and destroy them1 that their  
wickedness and abominations might be hid
 from before my face1 that the blood of 
the prophets and the saints whom ,i sent
 among them might not cry unto me from  
the ground against them4  #i3ab ,and    
many great destructions have ,i caused  
to come upon this land1 and upon this   
people1 because of their wickedness and 

their abominations4  #i3ac ,o all ye    
that are spared because ye were more    
righteous than they1 will ye not now    
return unto me1 and repent of your sins1
 and be converted1 that ,i may heal you8
  #i3ad ,yea1 verily ,i say unto you1 if
 ye will come unto me ye shall have     
eternal life4 ,behold1 mine arm of mercy
 is extended towards you1 and whosoever 
will come1 him will ,i receive2 and     
blessed are those who come unto me4     
#i3ae ,behold1 ,i am ,jesus ,christ the 
,son of ,god4 ,i created the heavens and
 the earth1 and all things that in them 
are4 ,i was with the ,father from the   
beginning4 ,i am in the ,father1 and the
 ,father in me2 and in me hath the      
,father glorified his name4  #i3af ,i   
came unto my own1 and my own received me
 not4 ,and the scriptures concerning my 
coming are fulfilled4  #i3ag ,and as    
many as have received me1 to them have  
,i given to become the sons of ,god2 and
 even so will ,i to as many as shall    
believe on my name1 for behold1 by me   

redemption cometh1 and in me is the law 
of ,moses fulfilled4  #i3ah ,i am the   
light and the life of the world4 ,i am  
,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and the
 end4  #i3ai ,and ye shall offer up unto
 me no more the shedding of blood2 yea1 
your sacrifices and your burnt offerings
 shall be done away1 for ,i will accept 
none of your sacrifices and your burnt  
offerings4  #i3bj ,and ye shall offer   
for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart  
and a contrite spirit4 ,and whoso cometh
 unto me with a broken heart and a      
contrite spirit1 him will ,i baptize    
with fire and with the ,holy ,ghost1    
even as the ,lamanites1 because of their
 faith in me at the time of their       
conversion1 were baptized with fire and 
with the ,holy ,ghost1 and they knew it 
not4  #i3ba ,behold1 ,i have come unto  
the world to bring redemption unto the  
world1 to save the world from sin4      
#i3bb ,therefore1 whoso repenteth and   
cometh unto me as a little child1 him   
will ,i receive1 for of such is the     

kingdom of ,god4 ,behold1 for such ,i   
have laid down my life1 and have taken  
it up again2 therefore repent1 and come 
unto me ye ends of the earth1 and be    
saved4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #aj  #aj3a   
,and now behold1 it came to pass that   
all the people of the land did hear     
these sayings1 and did witness of it4   
,and after these sayings there was      
silence in the land for the space of    
many hours2  #aj3b ,for so great was the
 astonishment of the people that they   
did cease lamenting and howling for the 
loss of their kindred which had been    
slain2 therefore there was silence in   
all the land for the space of many      
hours4  #aj3c ,and it came to pass that 
there came a voice again unto the       
people1 and all the people did hear1 and
 did witness of it1 saying3  #aj3d ,o ye
 people of these great cities which have
 fallen1 who are descendants of ,jacob1 
yea1 who are of the house of ,israel1   
how oft have ,i gathered you as a hen   
gathereth her chickens under her wings1 

and have nourished you4  #aj3e ,and     
again1 how oft would ,i have gathered   
you as a hen gathereth her chickens     
under her wings1 yea1 ,o ye people of   
the house of ,israel1 who have fallen2  
yea1 ,o ye people of the house of       
,israel1 ye that dwell at ,jerusalem1 as
 ye that have fallen2 yea1 how oft would
 ,i have gathered you as a hen gathereth
 her chickens1 and ye would not4  #aj3f 
,o ye house of ,israel whom ,i have     
spared1 how oft will ,i gather you as a 
hen gathereth her chickens under her    
wings1 if ye will repent and return unto
 me with full purpose of heart4  #aj3g  
,but if not1 ,o house of ,israel1 the   
places of your dwellings shall become   
desolate until the time of the          
fulfilling of the covenant to your      
fathers4  #aj3h ,and now it came to pass
 that after the people had heard these  
words1 behold1 they began to weep and   
howl again because of the loss of their 
kindred and friends4  #aj3i ,and it came
 to pass that thus did the three days   

pass away4 ,and it was in the morning1  
and the darkness dispersed from off the 
face of the land1 and the earth did     
cease to tremble1 and the rocks did     
cease to rend1 and the dreadful         
groanings did cease1 and all the        
tumultuous noises did pass away4  #aj3aj
 ,and the earth did cleave together     
again1 that it stood2 and the mourning1 
and the weeping1 and the wailing of the 
people who were spared alive did cease2 
and their mourning was turned into joy1 
and their lamentations into the praise  
and thanksgiving unto the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 their ,redeemer4  #aj3aa ,and  
thus far were the scriptures fulfilled  
which had been spoken by the prophets4  
#aj3ab ,and it was the more righteous   
part of the people who were saved1 and  
it was they who received the prophets   
and stoned them not2 and it was they who
 had not shed the blood of the saints1  
who were spared--  #aj3ac ,and they were
 spared and were not sunk and buried up 
in the earth2 and they were not drowned 

in the depths of the sea2 and they were 
not burned by fire1 neither were they   
fallen upon and crushed to death2 and   
they were not carried away in the       
whirlwind2 neither were they overpowered
 by the vapor of smoke and of darkness4 
#aj3ad ,and now1 whoso readeth1 let him 
understand2 he that hath the scriptures1
 let him search them1 and see and behold
 if all these deaths and destructions by
 fire1 and by smoke1 and by tempests1   
and by whirlwinds1 and by the opening of
 the earth to receive them1 and all     
these things are not unto the fulfilling
 of the prophecies of many of the holy  
prophets4  #aj3ae ,behold1 ,i say unto  
you1 ,yea1 many have testified of these 
things at the coming of ,christ1 and    
were slain because they testified of    
these things4  #aj3af ,yea1 the prophet 
,zenos did testify of these things1 and 
also ,zenock spake concerning these     
things1 because they testified          
particularly concerning us1 who are the 
remnant of their seed4  #aj3ag ,behold1 

our father ,jacob also testified        
concerning a remnant of the seed of     
,joseph4 ,and behold1 are not we a      
remnant of the seed of ,joseph8 ,and    
these things which testify of us1 are   
they not written upon the plates of     
brass which our father ,lehi brought out
 of ,jerusalem8  #aj3ah ,and it came to 
pass that in the ending of the thirty   
and fourth year1 behold1 ,i will show   
unto you that the people of ,nephi who  
were spared1 and also those who had been
 called ,lamanites1 who had been spared1
 did have great favors shown unto them1 
and great blessings poured out upon     
their heads1 insomuch that soon after   
the ascension of ,christ into heaven he 
did truly manifest himself unto them--  
#aj3ai ,showing his body unto them1 and 
ministering unto them2 and an account of
 his ministry shall be given hereafter4 
,therefore for this time ,i make an end 
of my sayings4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #aa  
#aa3a ,and now it came to pass that     
there were a great multitude gathered   

together1 of the people of ,nephi1 round
 about the temple which was in the land 
,bountiful2 and they were marveling and 
wondering one with another1 and were    
showing one to another the great and    
marvelous change which had taken place4 
#c ,nephi #aa3b ,and they were also     
conversing about this ,jesus ,christ1 of
 whom the sign had been given concerning
 his death4  #aa3c ,and it came to pass 
that while they were thus conversing one
 with another1 they heard a voice as if 
it came out of heaven2 and they cast    
their eyes round about1 for they        
understood not the voice which they     
heard2 and it was not a harsh voice1    
neither was it a loud voice2            
nevertheless1 and notwithstanding it    
being a small voice it did pierce them  
that did hear to the center1 insomuch   
that there was no part of their frame   
that it did not cause to quake2 yea1 it 
did pierce them to the very soul1 and   
did cause their hearts to burn4  #aa3d  
,and it came to pass that again they    

heard the voice1 and they understood it 
not4  #aa3e ,and again the third time   
they did hear the voice1 and did open   
their ears to hear it2 and their eyes   
were towards the sound thereof2 and they
 did look steadfastly towards heaven1   
from whence the sound came4  #aa3f ,and 
behold1 the third time they did         
understand the voice which they heard2  
and it said unto them3  #aa3g ,behold my
 ,beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well      
pleased1 in whom ,i have glorified my   
name--hear ye him4  #aa3h ,and it came  
to pass1 as they understood they cast   
their eyes up again towards heaven2 and 
behold1 they saw a ,man descending out  
of heaven2 and he was clothed in a white
 robe2 and he came down and stood in the
 midst of them2 and the eyes of the     
whole multitude were turned upon him1   
and they durst not open their mouths1   
even one to another1 and wist not what  
it meant1 for they thought it was an    
angel that had appeared unto them4      
#aa3i ,and it came to pass that he      

stretched forth his hand and spake unto 
the people1 saying3  #aa3aj ,behold1 ,i 
am ,jesus ,christ1 whom the prophets    
testified shall come into the world4    
#aa3aa ,and behold1 ,i am the light and 
the life of the world2 and ,i have drunk
 out of that bitter cup which the       
,father hath given me1 and have         
glorified the ,father in taking upon me 
the sins of the world1 in the which ,i  
have suffered the will of the ,father in
 all things from the beginning4  #aa3ab 
,and it came to pass that when ,jesus   
had spoken these words the whole        
multitude fell to the earth2 for they   
remembered that it had been prophesied  
among them that ,christ should show     
himself unto them after his ascension   
into heaven4  #aa3ac ,and it came to    
pass that the ,lord spake unto them     
saying3  #aa3ad ,arise and come forth   
unto me1 that ye may thrust your hands  
into my side1 and also that ye may feel 
the prints of the nails in my hands and 
in my feet1 that ye may know that ,i am 

the ,god of ,israel1 and the ,god of the
 whole earth1 and have been slain for   
the sins of the world4  #aa3ae ,and it  
came to pass that the multitude went    
forth1 and thrust their hands into his  
side1 and did feel the prints of the    
nails in his hands and in his feet2 and 
this they did do1 going forth one by one
 until they had all gone forth1 and did 
see with their eyes and did feel with   
their hands1 and did know of a surety   
and did bear record1 that it was he1 of 
whom it was written by the prophets1    
that should come4  #aa3af ,and when they
 had all gone forth and had witnessed   
for themselves1 they did cry out with   
one accord1 saying3  #aa3ag ,hosanna6   
,blessed be the name of the ,most ,high 
,god6 ,and they did fall down at the    
feet of ,jesus1 and did worship him4    
#aa3ah ,and it came to pass that he     
spake unto ,nephi 7for ,nephi was among 
the multitude7 and he commanded him that
 he should come forth4  #aa3ai ,and     
,nephi arose and went forth1 and bowed  

himself before the ,lord and did kiss   
his feet4  #aa3bj ,and the ,lord        
commanded him that he should arise4 ,and
 he arose and stood before him4  #aa3ba 
,and the ,lord said unto him3 ,i give   
unto you power that ye shall baptize    
this people when ,i am again ascended   
into heaven4  #aa3bb ,and again the     
,lord called others1 and said unto them 
likewise2 and he gave unto them power to
 baptize4 ,and he said unto them3 ,on   
this wise shall ye baptize2 and there   
shall be no disputations among you4     
#aa3bc ,verily ,i say unto you1 that    
whoso repenteth of his sins through your
 words and desireth to be baptized in my
 name1 on this wise shall ye baptize    
them--,behold1 ye shall go down and     
stand in the water1 and in my name shall
 ye baptize them4  #aa3bd ,and now      
behold1 these are the words which ye    
shall say1 calling them by name1 saying3
  #aa3be ,having authority given me of  
,jesus ,christ1 ,i baptize you in the   
name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1   

and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4  #aa3bf 
,and then shall ye immerse them in the  
water1 and come forth again out of the  
water4  #aa3bg ,and after this manner   
shall ye baptize in my name2 for behold1
 verily ,i say unto you1 that the       
,father1 and the ,son1 and the ,holy    
,ghost are one2 and ,i am in the        
,father1 and the ,father in me1 and the 
,father and ,i are one4  #aa3bh ,and    
according as ,i have commanded you thus 
shall ye baptize4 ,and there shall be no
 disputations among you1 as there have  
hitherto been2 neither shall there be   
disputations among you concerning the   
points of my doctrine1 as there have    
hitherto been4  #aa3bi ,for verily1     
verily ,i say unto you1 he that hath the
 spirit of contention is not of me1 but 
is of the devil1 who is the father of   
contention1 and he stirreth up the      
hearts of men to contend with anger1 one
 with another4  #aa3cj ,behold1 this is 
not my doctrine1 to stir up the hearts  
of men with anger1 one against another2 

but this is my doctrine1 that such      
things should be done away4  #aa3ca     
,behold1 verily1 verily1 ,i say unto    
you1 ,i will declare unto you my        
doctrine4  #aa3cb ,and this is my       
doctrine1 and it is the doctrine which  
the ,father hath given unto me2 and ,i  
bear record of the ,father1 and the     
,father beareth record of me1 and the   
,holy ,ghost beareth record of the      
,father and me2 and ,i bear record that 
the ,father commandeth all men1         
everywhere1 to repent and believe in me4
  #aa3cc ,and whoso believeth in me1 and
 is baptized1 the same shall be saved2  
and they are they who shall inherit the 
kingdom of ,god4  #aa3cd ,and whoso     
believeth not in me1 and is not         
baptized1 shall be damned4  #aa3ce      
,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that  
this is my doctrine1 and ,i bear record 
of it from the ,father2 and whoso       
believeth in me believeth in the ,father
 also2 and unto him will the ,father    
bear record of me1 for he will visit him

 with fire and with the ,holy ,ghost4   
#aa3cf ,and thus will the ,father bear  
record of me1 and the ,holy ,ghost will 
bear record unto him of the ,father and 
me2 for the ,father1 and ,i1 and the    
,holy ,ghost are one4  #aa3cg ,and again
 ,i say unto you1 ye must repent1 and   
become as a little child1 and be        
baptized in my name1 or ye can in nowise
 receive these things4  #aa3ch ,and     
again ,i say unto you1 ye must repent1  
and be baptized in my name1 and become  
as a little child1 or ye can in nowise  
inherit the kingdom of ,god4  #aa3ci    
,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that  
this is my doctrine1 and whoso buildeth 
upon this buildeth upon my rock1 and the
 gates of hell shall not prevail against
 them4  #aa3dj ,and whoso shall declare 
more or less than this1 and establish it
 for my doctrine1 the same cometh of    
evil1 and is not built upon my rock2 but
 he buildeth upon a sandy foundation1   
and the gates of hell stand open to     
receive such when the floods come and   

the winds beat upon them4  #aa3da       
,therefore1 go forth unto this people1  
and declare the words which ,i have     
spoken1 unto the ends of the earth4  #c 
,nephi ,chapter #ab  #ab3a ,and it came 
to pass that when ,jesus had spoken     
these words unto ,nephi1 and to those   
who had been called1 7now the number of 
them who had been called1 and received  
power and authority to baptize1 was     
twelve7 and behold1 he stretched forth  
his hand unto the multitude1 and cried  
unto them1 saying3 ,blessed are ye if ye
 shall give heed unto the words of these
 twelve whom ,i have chosen from among  
you to minister unto you1 and to be your
 servants2 and unto them ,i have given  
power that they may baptize you with    
water2 and after that ye are baptized   
with water1 behold1 ,i will baptize you 
with fire and with the ,holy ,ghost2    
therefore blessed are ye if ye shall    
believe in me and be baptized1 after    
that ye have seen me and know that ,i   
am4  #ab3b ,and again1 more blessed are 

they who shall believe in your words    
because that ye shall testify that ye   
have seen me1 and that ye know that ,i  
am4 ,yea1 blessed are they who shall    
believe in your words1 and come down    
into the depths of humility and be      
baptized1 for they shall be visited with
 fire and with the ,holy ,ghost1 and    
shall receive a remission of their sins4
  #ab3c ,yea1 blessed are the poor in   
spirit who come unto me1 for theirs is  
the kingdom of heaven4  #ab3d ,and      
again1 blessed are all they that mourn1 
for they shall be comforted4  #ab3e ,and
 blessed are the meek1 for they shall   
inherit the earth4  #ab3f ,and blessed  
are all they who do hunger and thirst   
after righteousness1 for they shall be  
filled with the ,holy ,ghost4  #ab3g    
,and blessed are the merciful1 for they 
shall obtain mercy4  #ab3h ,and blessed 
are all the pure in heart1 for they     
shall see ,god4  #ab3i ,and blessed are 
all the peacemakers1 for they shall be  
called the children of ,god4  #ab3aj    

,and blessed are all they who are       
persecuted for my name's sake1 for      
theirs is the kingdom of heaven4  #ab3aa
 ,and blessed are ye when men shall     
revile you and persecute1 and shall say 
all manner of evil against you falsely1 
for my sake2  #ab3ab ,for ye shall have 
great joy and be exceedingly glad1 for  
great shall be your reward in heaven2   
for so persecuted they the prophets who 
were before you4  #ab3ac ,verily1       
verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,i give unto   
you to be the salt of the earth2 but if 
the salt shall lose its savor wherewith 
shall the earth be salted8 ,the salt    
shall be thenceforth good for nothing1  
but to be cast out and to be trodden    
under foot of men4  #ab3ad ,verily1     
verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,i give unto   
you to be the light of this people4 ,a  
city that is set on a hill cannot be    
hid4  #ab3ae ,behold1 do men light a    
candle and put it under a bushel8 ,nay1 
but on a candlestick1 and it giveth     
light to all that are in the house2     

#ab3af ,therefore let your light so     
shine before this people1 that they may 
see your good works and glorify your    
,father who is in heaven4  #ab3ag ,think
 not that ,i am come to destroy the law 
or the prophets4 ,i am not come to      
destroy but to fulfil2  #ab3ah ,for     
verily ,i say unto you1 one jot nor     
tittle hath not passed away from the    
law1 but in me it hath all been         
fulfilled4  #ab3ai ,and behold1 ,i have 
given you the law and the commandments  
of my ,father1 that ye shall believe in 
me1 and that ye shall repent of your    
sins1 and come unto me with a broken    
heart and a contrite spirit4 ,behold1 ye
 have the commandments before you1 and  
the law is fulfilled4  #ab3bj ,therefore
 come unto me and be ye saved2 for      
verily ,i say unto you1 that except ye  
shall keep my commandments1 which ,i    
have commanded you at this time1 ye     
shall in no case enter into the kingdom 
of heaven4  #ab3ba ,ye have heard that  
it hath been said by them of old time1  

and it is also written before you1 that 
thou shalt not kill1 and whosoever shall
 kill shall be in danger of the judgment
 of ,god2  #ab3bb ,but ,i say unto you1 
that whosoever is angry with his brother
 shall be in danger of his judgment4    
,and whosoever shall say to his brother1
 ,raca1 shall be in danger of the       
council2 and whosoever shall say1 ,thou 
fool1 shall be in danger of hell fire4  
#ab3bc ,therefore1 if ye shall come unto
 me1 or shall desire to come unto me1   
and rememberest that thy brother hast   
aught against thee--  #ab3bd ,go thy way
 unto thy brother1 and first be         
reconciled to thy brother1 and then come
 unto me with full purpose of heart1 and
 ,i will receive you4  #ab3be ,agree    
with thine adversary quickly while thou 
art in the way with him1 lest at any    
time he shall get thee1 and thou shalt  
be cast into prison4  #ab3bf ,verily1   
verily1 ,i say unto thee1 thou shalt by 
no means come out thence until thou hast
 paid the uttermost senine4 ,and while  

ye are in prison can ye pay even one    
senine8 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto    
you1 ,nay4  #ab3bg ,behold1 it is       
written by them of old time1 that thou  
shalt not commit adultery2  #ab3bh ,but 
,i say unto you1 that whosoever looketh 
on a woman1 to lust after her1 hath     
committed adultery already in his heart4
  #ab3bi ,behold1 ,i give unto you a    
commandment1 that ye suffer none of     
these things to enter into your heart2  
#ab3cj ,for it is better that ye should 
deny yourselves of these things1 wherein
 ye will take up your cross1 than that  
ye should be cast into hell4  #ab3ca ,it
 hath been written1 that whosoever shall
 put away his wife1 let him give her a  
writing of divorcement4  #ab3cb ,verily1
 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that whosoever
 shall put away his wife1 saving for the
 cause of fornication1 causeth her to   
commit adultery2 and whoso shall marry  
her who is divorced committeth adultery4
  #ab3cc ,and again it is written1 thou 
shalt not forswear thyself1 but shalt   

perform unto the ,lord thine oaths2     
#ab3cd ,but verily1 verily1 ,i say unto 
you1 swear not at all2 neither by       
heaven1 for it is ,god's throne2  #ab3ce
 ,nor by the earth1 for it is his       
footstool2  #ab3cf ,neither shalt thou  
swear by thy head1 because thou canst   
not make one hair black or white2       
#ab3cg ,but let your communication be   
,yea1 yea2 ,nay1 nay2 for whatsoever    
cometh of more than these is evil4      
#ab3ch ,and behold1 it is written1 an   
eye for an eye1 and a tooth for a tooth2
  #ab3ci ,but ,i say unto you1 that ye  
shall not resist evil1 but whosoever    
shall smite thee on thy right cheek1    
turn to him the other also2  #ab3dj ,and
 if any man will sue thee at the law and
 take away thy coat1 let him have thy   
cloak also2  #ab3da ,and whosoever shall
 compel thee to go a mile1 go with him  
twain4  #ab3db ,give to him that asketh 
thee1 and from him that would borrow of 
thee turn not away4  #ab3dc ,and behold 
it is written also1 that thou shalt love

 thy neighbor and hate thine enemy2     
#ab3dd ,but ,i say unto you1 love your  
enemies1 bless them that curse you1 do  
good to them that hate you1 and pray for
 them who despitefully use you and      
persecute you2  #ab3de ,that ye may be  
the children of your ,father who is in  
heaven2 for he maketh his sun to rise on
 the evil and on the good4  #ab3df      
,therefore those things which were of   
old time1 which were under the law1 in  
me are all fulfilled4  #ab3dg ,old      
things are done away1 and all things    
have become new4  #ab3dh ,therefore ,i  
would that ye should be perfect even as 
,i1 or your ,father who is in heaven is 
perfect4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #ac  #ac3a 
,verily1 verily1 ,i say that ,i would   
that ye should do alms unto the poor2   
but take heed that ye do not your alms  
before men to be seen of them2 otherwise
 ye have no reward of your ,father who  
is in heaven4  #ac3b ,therefore1 when ye
 shall do your alms do not sound a      
trumpet before you1 as will hypocrites  

do in the synagogues and in the streets1
 that they may have glory of men4       
,verily ,i say unto you1 they have their
 reward4  #ac3c ,but when thou doest    
alms let not thy left hand know what thy
 right hand doeth2  #ac3d ,that thine   
alms may be in secret2 and thy ,father  
who seeth in secret1 himself shall      
reward thee openly4  #ac3e ,and when    
thou prayest thou shalt not do as the   
hypocrites1 for they love to pray1      
standing in the synagogues and in the   
corners of the streets1 that they may be
 seen of men4 ,verily ,i say unto you1  
they have their reward4  #ac3f ,but     
thou1 when thou prayest1 enter into thy 
closet1 and when thou hast shut thy     
door1 pray to thy ,father who is in     
secret2 and thy ,father1 who seeth in   
secret1 shall reward thee openly4  #ac3g
 ,but when ye pray1 use not vain        
repetitions1 as the heathen1 for they   
think that they shall be heard for their
 much speaking4  #ac3h ,be not ye       
therefore like unto them1 for your      

,father knoweth what things ye have need
 of before ye ask him4  #ac3i ,after    
this manner therefore pray ye3 ,our     
,father who art in heaven1 hallowed be  
thy name4  #ac3aj ,thy will be done on  
earth as it is in heaven4  #ac3aa ,and  
forgive us our debts1 as we forgive our 
debtors4  #ac3ab ,and lead us not into  
temptation1 but deliver us from evil4   
#ac3ac ,for thine is the kingdom1 and   
the power1 and the glory1 forever4      
,amen4  #ac3ad ,for1 if ye forgive men  
their trespasses your heavenly ,father  
will also forgive you2  #ac3ae ,but if  
ye forgive not men their trespasses     
neither will your ,father forgive your  
trespasses4  #ac3af ,moreover1 when ye  
fast be not as the hypocrites1 of a sad 
countenance1 for they disfigure their   
faces that they may appear unto men to  
fast4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 they have
 their reward4  #ac3ag ,but thou1 when  
thou fastest1 anoint thy head1 and wash 
thy face2  #ac3ah ,that thou appear not 
unto men to fast1 but unto thy ,father1 

who is in secret2 and thy ,father1 who  
seeth in secret1 shall reward thee      
openly4  #ac3ai ,lay not up for         
yourselves treasures upon earth1 where  
moth and rust doth corrupt1 and thieves 
break through and steal2  #ac3bj ,but   
lay up for yourselves treasures in      
heaven1 where neither moth nor rust doth
 corrupt1 and where thieves do not break
 through nor steal4  #ac3ba ,for where  
your treasure is1 there will your heart 
be also4  #ac3bb ,the light of the body 
is the eye2 if1 therefore1 thine eye be 
single1 thy whole body shall be full of 
light4  #ac3bc ,but if thine eye be     
evil1 thy whole body shall be full of   
darkness4 ,if1 therefore1 the light that
 is in thee be darkness1 how great is   
that darkness6  #ac3bd ,no man can serve
 two masters2 for either he will hate   
the one and love the other1 or else he  
will hold to the one and despise the    
other4 ,ye cannot serve ,god and        
,mammon4  #ac3be ,and now it came to    
pass that when ,jesus had spoken these  

words he looked upon the twelve whom he 
had chosen1 and said unto them3         
,remember the words which ,i have       
spoken4 ,for behold1 ye are they whom ,i
 have chosen to minister unto this      
people4 ,therefore ,i say unto you1 take
 no thought for your life1 what ye shall
 eat1 or what ye shall drink2 nor yet   
for your body1 what ye shall put on4 ,is
 not the life more than meat1 and the   
body than raiment8  #ac3bf ,behold the  
fowls of the air1 for they sow not1     
neither do they reap nor gather into    
barns2 yet your heavenly ,father feedeth
 them4 ,are ye not much better than     
they8  #ac3bg ,which of you by taking   
thought can add one cubit unto his      
stature8  #ac3bh ,and why take ye       
thought for raiment8 ,consider the      
lilies of the field how they grow2 they 
toil not1 neither do they spin2  #ac3bi 
,and yet ,i say unto you1 that even     
,solomon1 in all his glory1 was not     
arrayed like one of these4  #ac3cj      
,wherefore1 if ,god so clothe the grass 

of the field1 which today is1 and       
tomorrow is cast into the oven1 even so 
will he clothe you1 if ye are not of    
little faith4  #ac3ca ,therefore take no
 thought1 saying1 ,what shall we eat8   
or1 ,what shall we drink8 or1           
,wherewithal shall we be clothed8       
#ac3cb ,for your heavenly ,father       
knoweth that ye have need of all these  
things4  #ac3cc ,but seek ye first the  
kingdom of ,god and his righteousness1  
and all these things shall be added unto
 you4  #ac3cd ,take therefore no thought
 for the morrow1 for the morrow shall   
take thought for the things of itself4  
,sufficient is the day unto the evil    
thereof4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #ad  #ad3a 
,and now it came to pass that when      
,jesus had spoken these words he turned 
again to the multitude1 and did open his
 mouth unto them again1 saying3 ,verily1
 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,judge not1   
that ye be not judged4  #ad3b ,for with 
what judgment ye judge1 ye shall be     
judged2 and with what measure ye mete1  

it shall be measured to you again4      
#ad3c ,and why beholdest thou the mote  
that is in thy brother's eye1 but       
considerest not the beam that is in     
thine own eye8  #ad3d ,or how wilt thou 
say to thy brother3 ,let me pull the    
mote out of thine eye--and behold1 a    
beam is in thine own eye8  #ad3e ,thou  
hypocrite1 first cast the beam out of   
thine own eye2 and then shalt thou see  
clearly to cast the mote out of thy     
brother's eye4  #ad3f ,give not that    
which is holy unto the dogs1 neither    
cast ye your pearls before swine1 lest  
they trample them under their feet1 and 
turn again and rend you4  #ad3g ,ask1   
and it shall be given unto you2 seek1   
and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall  
be opened unto you4  #ad3h ,for every   
one that asketh1 receiveth2 and he that 
seeketh1 findeth2 and to him that       
knocketh1 it shall be opened4  #ad3i ,or
 what man is there of you1 who1 if his  
son ask bread1 will give him a stone8   
#ad3aj ,or if he ask a fish1 will he    

give him a serpent8  #ad3aa ,if ye then1
 being evil1 know how to give good gifts
 unto your children1 how much more shall
 your ,father who is in heaven give good
 things to them that ask him8  #ad3ab   
,therefore1 all things whatsoever ye    
would that men should do to you1 do ye  
even so to them1 for this is the law and
 the prophets4  #ad3ac ,enter ye in at  
the strait gate2 for wide is the gate1  
and broad is the way1 which leadeth to  
destruction1 and many there be who go in
 thereat2  #ad3ad ,because strait is the
 gate1 and narrow is the way1 which     
leadeth unto life1 and few there be that
 find it4  #ad3ae ,beware of false      
prophets1 who come to you in sheep's    
clothing1 but inwardly they are ravening
 wolves4  #ad3af ,ye shall know them by 
their fruits4 ,do men gather grapes of  
thorns1 or figs of thistles8  #ad3ag    
,even so every good tree bringeth forth 
good fruit2 but a corrupt tree bringeth 
forth evil fruit4  #ad3ah ,a good tree  
cannot bring forth evil fruit1 neither a

 corrupt tree bring forth good fruit4   
#ad3ai ,every tree that bringeth not    
forth good fruit is hewn down1 and cast 
into the fire4  #ad3bj ,wherefore1 by   
their fruits ye shall know them4  #ad3ba
 ,not every one that saith unto me1     
,lord1 ,lord1 shall enter into the      
kingdom of heaven2 but he that doeth the
 will of my ,father who is in heaven4   
#ad3bb ,many will say to me in that day3
 ,lord1 ,lord1 have we not prophesied in
 thy name1 and in thy name have cast out
 devils1 and in thy name done many      
wonderful works8  #ad3bc ,and then will 
,i profess unto them3 ,i never knew you2
 depart from me1 ye that work iniquity4 
#ad3bd ,therefore1 whoso heareth these  
sayings of mine and doeth them1 ,i will 
liken him unto a wise man1 who built his
 house upon a rock--  #ad3be ,and the   
rain descended1 and the floods came1 and
 the winds blew1 and beat upon that     
house2 and it fell not1 for it was      
founded upon a rock4  #ad3bf ,and every 
one that heareth these sayings of mine  

and doeth them not shall be likened unto
 a foolish man1 who built his house upon
 the sand--  #ad3bg ,and the rain       
descended1 and the floods came1 and the 
winds blew1 and beat upon that house2   
and it fell1 and great was the fall of  
it4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #ae  #ae3a ,and 
now it came to pass that when ,jesus had
 ended these sayings he cast his eyes   
round about on the multitude1 and said  
unto them3 ,behold1 ye have heard the   
things which ,i taught before ,i        
ascended to my ,father2 therefore1 whoso
 remembereth these sayings of mine and  
doeth them1 him will ,i raise up at the 
last day4  #ae3b ,and it came to pass   
that when ,jesus had said these words he
 perceived that there were some among   
them who marveled1 and wondered what he 
would concerning the law of ,moses2 for 
they understood not the saying that old 
things had passed away1 and that all    
things had become new4  #ae3c ,and he   
said unto them3 ,marvel not that ,i said
 unto you that old things had passed    

away1 and that all things had become    
new4  #ae3d ,behold1 ,i say unto you    
that the law is fulfilled that was given
 unto ,moses4  #ae3e ,behold1 ,i am he  
that gave the law1 and ,i am he who     
covenanted with my people ,israel2      
therefore1 the law in me is fulfilled1  
for ,i have come to fulfil the law2     
therefore it hath an end4  #ae3f        
,behold1 ,i do not destroy the prophets1
 for as many as have not been fulfilled 
in me1 verily ,i say unto you1 shall all
 be fulfilled4  #ae3g ,and because ,i   
said unto you that old things have      
passed away1 ,i do not destroy that     
which hath been spoken concerning things
 which are to come4  #ae3h ,for behold1 
the covenant which ,i have made with my 
people is not all fulfilled2 but the law
 which was given unto ,moses hath an end
 in me4  #ae3i ,behold1 ,i am the law1  
and the light4 ,look unto me1 and endure
 to the end1 and ye shall live2 for unto
 him that endureth to the end will ,i   
give eternal life4  #ae3aj ,behold1 ,i  

have given unto you the commandments2   
therefore keep my commandments4 ,and    
this is the law and the prophets1 for   
they truly testified of me4  #ae3aa ,and
 now it came to pass that when ,jesus   
had spoken these words1 he said unto    
those twelve whom he had chosen3  #ae3ab
 ,ye are my disciples2 and ye are a     
light unto this people1 who are a       
remnant of the house of ,joseph4  #ae3ac
 ,and behold1 this is the land of your  
inheritance2 and the ,father hath given 
it unto you4  #ae3ad ,and not at any    
time hath the ,father given me          
commandment that ,i should tell it unto 
your brethren at ,jerusalem4  #ae3ae    
,neither at any time hath the ,father   
given me commandment that ,i should tell
 unto them concerning the other tribes  
of the house of ,israel1 whom the       
,father hath led away out of the land4  
#ae3af ,this much did the ,father       
command me1 that ,i should tell unto    
them3  #ae3ag ,that other sheep ,i have 
which are not of this fold2 them also ,i

 must bring1 and they shall hear my     
voice2 and there shall be one fold1 and 
one shepherd4  #ae3ah ,and now1 because 
of stiffneckedness and unbelief they    
understood not my word2 therefore ,i was
 commanded to say no more of the ,father
 concerning this thing unto them4       
#ae3ai ,but1 verily1 ,i say unto you    
that the ,father hath commanded me1 and 
,i tell it unto you1 that ye were       
separated from among them because of    
their iniquity2 therefore it is because 
of their iniquity that they know not of 
you4  #ae3bj ,and verily1 ,i say unto   
you again that the other tribes hath the
 ,father separated from them2 and it is 
because of their iniquity that they know
 not of them4  #ae3ba ,and verily ,i say
 unto you1 that ye are they of whom ,i  
said3 ,other sheep ,i have which are not
 of this fold2 them also ,i must bring1 
and they shall hear my voice2 and there 
shall be one fold1 and one shepherd4    
#ae3bb ,and they understood me not1 for 
they supposed it had been the ,gentiles2

 for they understood not that the       
,gentiles should be converted through   
their preaching4  #ae3bc ,and they      
understood me not that ,i said they     
shall hear my voice2 and they understood
 me not that the ,gentiles should not at
 any time hear my voice--that ,i should 
not manifest myself unto them save it   
were by the ,holy ,ghost4  #ae3bd ,but  
behold1 ye have both heard my voice1 and
 seen me2 and ye are my sheep1 and ye   
are numbered among those whom the       
,father hath given me4  #c ,nephi       
,chapter #af  #af3a ,and verily1 verily1
 ,i say unto you that ,i have other     
sheep which are not of this land1       
neither of the land of ,jerusalem1      
neither in any parts of that land round 
about whither ,i have been to minister4 
#af3b ,for they of whom ,i speak are    
they who have not as yet heard my voice2
 neither have ,i at any time manifested 
myself unto them4  #af3c ,but ,i have   
received a commandment of the ,father   
that ,i shall go unto them1 and that    

they shall hear my voice1 and shall be  
numbered among my sheep1 that there may 
be one fold and one shepherd2 therefore 
,i go to show myself unto them4  #af3d  
,and ,i command you that ye shall write 
these sayings after ,i am gone1 that if 
it so be that my people at ,jerusalem1  
they who have seen me and been with me  
in my ministry1 do not ask the ,father  
in my name1 that they may receive a     
knowledge of you by the ,holy ,ghost1   
and also of the other tribes whom they  
know not of1 that these sayings which ye
 shall write shall be kept and shall be 
manifested unto the ,gentiles1 that     
through the fulness of the ,gentiles1   
the remnant of their seed1 who shall be 
scattered forth upon the face of the    
earth because of their unbelief1 may be 
brought in1 or may be brought to a      
knowledge of me1 their ,redeemer4  #af3e
 ,and then will ,i gather them in from  
the four quarters of the earth2 and then
 will ,i fulfill the covenant which the 
,father hath made unto all the people of

 the house of ,israel4  #af3f ,and      
blessed are the ,gentiles1 because of   
their belief in me1 in and of the ,holy 
,ghost1 which witnesses unto them of me 
and of the ,father4  #af3g ,behold1     
because of their belief in me1 saith the
 ,father1 and because of the unbelief of
 you1 ,o house of ,israel1 in the latter
 day shall the truth come unto the      
,gentiles1 that the fulness of these    
things shall be made known unto them4   
#af3h ,but wo1 saith the ,father1 unto  
the unbelieving of the ,gentiles--for   
notwithstanding they have come forth    
upon the face of this land1 and have    
scattered my people who are of the house
 of ,israel2 and my people who are of   
the house of ,israel have been cast out 
from among them1 and have been trodden  
under feet by them2  #af3i ,and because 
of the mercies of the ,father unto the  
,gentiles1 and also the judgments of the
 ,father upon my people who are of the  
house of ,israel1 verily1 verily1 ,i say
 unto you1 that after all this1 and ,i  

have caused my people who are of the    
house of ,israel to be smitten1 and to  
be afflicted1 and to be slain1 and to be
 cast out from among them1 and to become
 hated by them1 and to become a hiss and
 a byword among them--  #af3aj ,and thus
 commandeth the ,father that ,i should  
say unto you3 ,at that day when the     
,gentiles shall sin against my gospel1  
and shall reject the fulness of my      
gospel1 and shall be lifted up in the   
pride of their hearts above all nations1
 and above all the people of the whole  
earth1 and shall be filled with all     
manner of lyings1 and of deceits1 and of
 mischiefs1 and all manner of hypocrisy1
 and murders1 and priestcrafts1 and     
whoredoms1 and of secret abominations2  
and if they shall do all those things1  
and shall reject the fulness of my      
gospel1 behold1 saith the ,father1 ,i   
will bring the fulness of my gospel from
 among them4  #af3aa ,and then will ,i  
remember my covenant which ,i have made 
unto my people1 ,o house of ,israel1 and

 ,i will bring my gospel unto them4     
#af3ab ,and ,i will show unto thee1 ,o  
house of ,israel1 that the ,gentiles    
shall not have power over you2 but ,i   
will remember my covenant unto you1 ,o  
house of ,israel1 and ye shall come unto
 the knowledge of the fulness of my     
gospel4  #af3ac ,but if the ,gentiles   
will repent and return unto me1 saith   
the ,father1 behold they shall be       
numbered among my people1 ,o house of   
,israel4  #af3ad ,and ,i will not suffer
 my people1 who are of the house of     
,israel1 to go through among them1 and  
tread them down1 saith the ,father4     
#af3ae ,but if they will not turn unto  
me1 and hearken unto my voice1 ,i will  
suffer them1 yea1 ,i will suffer my     
people1 ,o house of ,israel1 that they  
shall go through among them1 and shall  
tread them down1 and they shall be as   
salt that hath lost its savor1 which is 
thenceforth good for nothing but to be  
cast out1 and to be trodden under foot  
of my people1 ,o house of ,israel4      

#af3af ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1
 thus hath the ,father commanded        
me--that ,i should give unto this people
 this land for their inheritance4       
#af3ag ,and then the words of the       
prophet ,isaiah shall be fulfilled1     
which say3  #af3ah ,thy watchmen shall  
lift up the voice2 with the voice       
together shall they sing1 for they shall
 see eye to eye when the ,lord shall    
bring again ,zion4  #af3ai ,break forth 
into joy1 sing together1 ye waste places
 of ,jerusalem2 for the ,lord hath      
comforted his people1 he hath redeemed  
,jerusalem4  #af3bj ,the ,lord hath made
 bare his holy arm in the eye of all the
 nations2 and all the ends of the earth 
shall see the salvation of ,god4  #c    
,nephi ,chapter #ag  #ag3a ,behold1 now 
it came to pass that when ,jesus had    
spoken these words he looked round about
 again on the multitude1 and he said    
unto them3 ,behold1 my time is at hand4 
#ag3b ,i perceive that ye are weak1 that
 ye cannot understand all my words which

 ,i am commanded of the ,father to speak
 unto you at this time4  #ag3c          
,therefore1 go ye unto your homes1 and  
ponder upon the things which ,i have    
said1 and ask of the ,father1 in my     
name1 that ye may understand1 and       
prepare your minds for the morrow1 and  
,i come unto you again4  #ag3d ,but now 
,i go unto the ,father1 and also to show
 myself unto the lost tribes of ,israel1
 for they are not lost unto the ,father1
 for he knoweth whither he hath taken   
them4  #ag3e ,and it came to pass that  
when ,jesus had thus spoken1 he cast his
 eyes round about again on the          
multitude1 and beheld they were in      
tears1 and did look steadfastly upon him
 as if they would ask him to tarry a    
little longer with them4  #ag3f ,and he 
said unto them3 ,behold1 my bowels are  
filled with compassion towards you4     
#ag3g ,have ye any that are sick among  
you8 ,bring them hither4 ,have ye any   
that are lame1 or blind1 or halt1 or    
maimed1 or leprous1 or that are         

withered1 or that are deaf1 or that are 
afflicted in any manner8 ,bring them    
hither and ,i will heal them1 for ,i    
have compassion upon you2 my bowels are 
filled with mercy4  #ag3h ,for ,i       
perceive that ye desire that ,i should  
show unto you what ,i have done unto    
your brethren at ,jerusalem1 for ,i see 
that your faith is sufficient that ,i   
should heal you4  #ag3i ,and it came to 
pass that when he had thus spoken1 all  
the multitude1 with one accord1 did go  
forth with their sick and their         
afflicted1 and their lame1 and with     
their blind1 and with their dumb1 and   
with all them that were afflicted in any
 manner2 and he did heal them every one 
as they were brought forth unto him4    
#ag3aj ,and they did all1 both they who 
had been healed and they who were whole1
 bow down at his feet1 and did worship  
him2 and as many as could come for the  
multitude did kiss his feet1 insomuch   
that they did bathe his feet with their 
tears4  #ag3aa ,and it came to pass that

 he commanded that their little children
 should be brought4  #ag3ab ,so they    
brought their little children and set   
them down upon the ground round about   
him1 and ,jesus stood in the midst2 and 
the multitude gave way till they had all
 been brought unto him4  #ag3ac ,and it 
came to pass that when they had all been
 brought1 and ,jesus stood in the midst1
 he commanded the multitude that they   
should kneel down upon the ground4      
#ag3ad ,and it came to pass that when   
they had knelt upon the ground1 ,jesus  
groaned within himself1 and said3       
,father1 ,i am troubled because of the  
wickedness of the people of the house of
 ,israel4  #ag3ae ,and when he had said 
these words1 he himself also knelt upon 
the earth2 and behold he prayed unto the
 ,father1 and the things which he prayed
 cannot be written1 and the multitude   
did bear record who heard him4  #ag3af  
,and after this manner do they bear     
record3 ,the eye hath never seen1       
neither hath the ear heard1 before1 so  

great and marvelous things as we saw and
 heard ,jesus speak unto the ,father2   
#ag3ag ,and no tongue can speak1 neither
 can there be written by any man1       
neither can the hearts of men conceive  
so great and marvelous things as we both
 saw and heard ,jesus speak2 and no one 
can conceive of the joy which filled our
 souls at the time we heard him pray for
 us unto the ,father4  #ag3ah ,and it   
came to pass that when ,jesus had made  
an end of praying unto the ,father1 he  
arose2 but so great was the joy of the  
multitude that they were overcome4      
#ag3ai ,and it came to pass that ,jesus 
spake unto them1 and bade them arise4   
#ag3bj ,and they arose from the earth1  
and he said unto them3 ,blessed are ye  
because of your faith4 ,and now behold1 
my joy is full4  #ag3ba ,and when he had
 said these words1 he wept1 and the     
multitude bare record of it1 and he took
 their little children1 one by one1 and 
blessed them1 and prayed unto the       
,father for them4  #ag3bb ,and when he  

had done this he wept again2  #ag3bc    
,and he spake unto the multitude1 and   
said unto them3 ,behold your little     
ones4  #ag3bd ,and as they looked to    
behold they cast their eyes towards     
heaven1 and they saw the heavens open1  
and they saw angels descending out of   
heaven as it were in the midst of fire2 
and they came down and encircled those  
little ones about1 and they were        
encircled about with fire2 and the      
angels did minister unto them4  #ag3be  
,and the multitude did see and hear and 
bear record2 and they know that their   
record is true for they all of them did 
see and hear1 every man for himself2 and
 they were in number about two thousand 
and five hundred souls2 and they did    
consist of men1 women1 and children4  #c
 ,nephi ,chapter #ah  #ah3a ,and it came
 to pass that ,jesus commanded his      
disciples that they should bring forth  
some bread and wine unto him4  #ah3b    
,and while they were gone for bread and 
wine1 he commanded the multitude that   

they should sit themselves down upon the
 earth4  #ah3c ,and when the disciples  
had come with bread and wine1 he took of
 the bread and brake and blessed it2 and
 he gave unto the disciples and         
commanded that they should eat4  #ah3d  
,and when they had eaten and were       
filled1 he commanded that they should   
give unto the multitude4  #ah3e ,and    
when the multitude had eaten and were   
filled1 he said unto the disciples3     
,behold there shall one be ordained     
among you1 and to him will ,i give power
 that he shall break bread and bless it 
and give it unto the people of my       
church1 unto all those who shall believe
 and be baptized in my name4  #ah3f ,and
 this shall ye always observe to do1    
even as ,i have done1 even as ,i have   
broken bread and blessed it and given it
 unto you4  #ah3g ,and this shall ye do 
in remembrance of my body1 which ,i have
 shown unto you4 ,and it shall be a     
testimony unto the ,father that ye do   
always remember me4 ,and if ye do always

 remember me ye shall have my ,spirit to
 be with you4  #ah3h ,and it came to    
pass that when he said these words1 he  
commanded his disciples that they should
 take of the wine of the cup and drink  
of it1 and that they should also give   
unto the multitude that they might drink
 of it4  #ah3i ,and it came to pass that
 they did so1 and did drink of it and   
were filled2 and they gave unto the     
multitude1 and they did drink1 and they 
were filled4  #ah3aj ,and when the      
disciples had done this1 ,jesus said    
unto them3 ,blessed are ye for this     
thing which ye have done1 for this is   
fulfilling my commandments1 and this    
doth witness unto the ,father that ye   
are willing to do that which ,i have    
commanded you4  #ah3aa ,and this shall  
ye always do to those who repent and are
 baptized in my name2 and ye shall do it
 in remembrance of my blood1 which ,i   
have shed for you1 that ye may witness  
unto the ,father that ye do always      
remember me4 ,and if ye do always       

remember me ye shall have my ,spirit to 
be with you4  #ah3ab ,and ,i give unto  
you a commandment that ye shall do these
 things4 ,and if ye shall always do     
these things blessed are ye1 for ye are 
built upon my rock4  #ah3ac ,but whoso  
among you shall do more or less than    
these are not built upon my rock1 but   
are built upon a sandy foundation2 and  
when the rain descends1 and the floods  
come1 and the winds blow1 and beat upon 
them1 they shall fall1 and the gates of 
hell are ready open to receive them4    
#ah3ad ,therefore blessed are ye if ye  
shall keep my commandments1 which the   
,father hath commanded me that ,i should
 give unto you4  #ah3ae ,verily1 verily1
 ,i say unto you1 ye must watch and pray
 always1 lest ye be tempted by the      
devil1 and ye be led away captive by    
him4  #ah3af ,and as ,i have prayed     
among you even so shall ye pray in my   
church1 among my people who do repent   
and are baptized in my name4 ,behold ,i 
am the light2 ,i have set an example for

 you4  #ah3ag ,and it came to pass that 
when ,jesus had spoken these words unto 
his disciples1 he turned again unto the 
multitude and said unto them3  #ah3ah   
,behold1 verily1 verily1 ,i say unto    
you1 ye must watch and pray always lest 
ye enter into temptation2 for ,satan    
desireth to have you1 that he may sift  
you as wheat4  #ah3ai ,therefore ye must
 always pray unto the ,father in my     
name2  #ah3bj ,and whatsoever ye shall  
ask the ,father in my name1 which is    
right1 believing that ye shall receive1 
behold it shall be given unto you4      
#ah3ba ,pray in your families unto the  
,father1 always in my name1 that your   
wives and your children may be blessed4 
#ah3bb ,and behold1 ye shall meet       
together oft2 and ye shall not forbid   
any man from coming unto you when ye    
shall meet together1 but suffer them    
that they may come unto you and forbid  
them not2  #ah3bc ,but ye shall pray for
 them1 and shall not cast them out2 and 
if it so be that they come unto you oft 

ye shall pray for them unto the ,father1
 in my name4  #ah3bd ,therefore1 hold up
 your light that it may shine unto the  
world4 ,behold ,i am the light which ye 
shall hold up--that which ye have seen  
me do4 ,behold ye see that ,i have      
prayed unto the ,father1 and ye all have
 witnessed4  #ah3be ,and ye see that ,i 
have commanded that none of you should  
go away1 but rather have commanded that 
ye should come unto me1 that ye might   
feel and see2 even so shall ye do unto  
the world2 and whosoever breaketh this  
commandment suffereth himself to be led 
into temptation4  #ah3bf ,and now it    
came to pass that when ,jesus had spoken
 these words1 he turned his eyes again  
upon the disciples whom he had chosen1  
and said unto them3  #ah3bg ,behold     
verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,i give
 unto you another commandment1 and then 
,i must go unto my ,father that ,i may  
fulfil other commandments which he hath 
given me4  #ah3bh ,and now behold1 this 
is the commandment which ,i give unto   

you1 that ye shall not suffer any one   
knowingly to partake of my flesh and    
blood unworthily1 when ye shall minister
 it2  #ah3bi ,for whoso eateth and      
drinketh my flesh and blood unworthily  
eateth and drinketh damnation to his    
soul2 therefore if ye know that a man is
 unworthy to eat and drink of my flesh  
and blood ye shall forbid him4  #ah3cj  
,nevertheless1 ye shall not cast him out
 from among you1 but ye shall minister  
unto him and shall pray for him unto the
 ,father1 in my name2 and if it so be   
that he repenteth and is baptized in my 
name1 then shall ye receive him1 and    
shall minister unto him of my flesh and 
blood4  #ah3ca ,but if he repent not he 
shall not be numbered among my people1  
that he may not destroy my people1 for  
behold ,i know my sheep1 and they are   
numbered4  #ah3cb ,nevertheless1 ye     
shall not cast him out of your          
synagogues1 or your places of worship1  
for unto such shall ye continue to      
minister2 for ye know not but what they 

will return and repent1 and come unto me
 with full purpose of heart1 and ,i     
shall heal them2 and ye shall be the    
means of bringing salvation unto them4  
#ah3cc ,therefore1 keep these sayings   
which ,i have commanded you that ye come
 not under condemnation2 for wo unto him
 whom the ,father condemneth4  #ah3cd   
,and ,i give you these commandments     
because of the disputations which have  
been among you4 ,and blessed are ye if  
ye have no disputations among you4      
#ah3ce ,and now ,i go unto the ,father1 
because it is expedient that ,i should  
go unto the ,father for your sakes4     
#ah3cf ,and it came to pass that when   
,jesus had made an end of these sayings1
 he touched with his hand the disciples 
whom he had chosen1 one by one1 even    
until he had touched them all1 and spake
 unto them as he touched them4  #ah3cg  
,and the multitude heard not the words  
which he spake1 therefore they did not  
bear record2 but the disciples bare     
record that he gave them power to give  

the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and ,i will show unto
 you hereafter that this record is true4
  #ah3ch ,and it came to pass that when 
,jesus had touched them all1 there came 
a cloud and overshadowed the multitude  
that they could not see ,jesus4  #ah3ci 
,and while they were overshadowed he    
departed from them1 and ascended into   
heaven4 ,and the disciples saw and did  
bear record that he ascended again into 
heaven4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #ai  #ai3a  
,and now it came to pass that when      
,jesus had ascended into heaven1 the    
multitude did disperse1 and every man   
did take his wife and his children and  
did return to his own home4  #ai3b ,and 
it was noised abroad among the people   
immediately1 before it was yet dark1    
that the multitude had seen ,jesus1 and 
that he had ministered unto them1 and   
that he would also show himself on the  
morrow unto the multitude4  #ai3c ,yea1 
and even all the night it was noised    
abroad concerning ,jesus2 and insomuch  
did they send forth unto the people that

 there were many1 yea1 an exceedingly   
great number1 did labor exceedingly all 
that night1 that they might be on the   
morrow in the place where ,jesus should 
show himself unto the multitude4  #ai3d 
,and it came to pass that on the morrow1
 when the multitude was gathered        
together1 behold1 ,nephi and his brother
 whom he had raised from the dead1 whose
 name was ,timothy1 and also his son1   
whose name was ,jonas1 and also         
,mathoni1 and ,mathonihah1 his brother1 
and ,kumen1 and ,kumenonhi1 and         
,jeremiah1 and ,shemnon1 and ,jonas1 and
 ,zedekiah1 and ,isaiah--now these were 
the names of the disciples whom ,jesus  
had chosen--and it came to pass that    
they went forth and stood in the midst  
of the multitude4  #ai3e ,and behold1   
the multitude was so great that they did
 cause that they should be separated    
into twelve bodies4  #ai3f ,and the     
twelve did teach the multitude2 and     
behold1 they did cause that the         
multitude should kneel down upon the    

face of the earth1 and should pray unto 
the ,father in the name of ,jesus4      
#ai3g ,and the disciples did pray unto  
the ,father also in the name of ,jesus4 
,and it came to pass that they arose and
 ministered unto the people4  #ai3h ,and
 when they had ministered those same    
words which ,jesus had spoken--nothing  
varying from the words which ,jesus had 
spoken--behold1 they knelt again and    
prayed to the ,father in the name of    
,jesus4  #ai3i ,and they did pray for   
that which they most desired2 and they  
desired that the ,holy ,ghost should be 
given unto them4  #ai3aj ,and when they 
had thus prayed they went down unto the 
water's edge1 and the multitude followed
 them4  #ai3aa ,and it came to pass that
 ,nephi went down into the water and was
 baptized4  #ai3ab ,and he came up out  
of the water and began to baptize4 ,and 
he baptized all those whom ,jesus had   
chosen4  #ai3ac ,and it came to pass    
when they were all baptized and had come
 up out of the water1 the ,holy ,ghost  

did fall upon them1 and they were filled
 with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire4   
#ai3ad ,and behold1 they were encircled 
about as if it were by fire2 and it came
 down from heaven1 and the multitude did
 witness it1 and did bear record2 and   
angels did come down out of heaven and  
did minister unto them4  #ai3ae ,and it 
came to pass that while the angels were 
ministering unto the disciples1 behold1 
,jesus came and stood in the midst and  
ministered unto them4  #ai3af ,and it   
came to pass that he spake unto the     
multitude1 and commanded them that they 
should kneel down again upon the earth1 
and also that his disciples should kneel
 down upon the earth4  #ai3ag ,and it   
came to pass that when they had all     
knelt down upon the earth1 he commanded 
his disciples that they should pray4    
#ai3ah ,and behold1 they began to pray2 
and they did pray unto ,jesus1 calling  
him their ,lord and their ,god4  #ai3ai 
,and it came to pass that ,jesus        
departed out of the midst of them1 and  

went a little way off from them and     
bowed himself to the earth1 and he said3
  #ai3bj ,father1 ,i thank thee that    
thou hast given the ,holy ,ghost unto   
these whom ,i have chosen2 and it is    
because of their belief in me that ,i   
have chosen them out of the world4      
#ai3ba ,father1 ,i pray thee that thou  
wilt give the ,holy ,ghost unto all them
 that shall believe in their words4     
#ai3bb ,father1 thou hast given them the
 ,holy ,ghost because they believe in   
me2 and thou seest that they believe in 
me because thou hearest them1 and they  
pray unto me2 and they pray unto me     
because ,i am with them4  #ai3bc ,and   
now ,father1 ,i pray unto thee for them1
 and also for all those who shall       
believe on their words1 that they may   
believe in me1 that ,i may be in them as
 thou1 ,father1 art in me1 that we may  
be one4  #ai3bd ,and it came to pass    
that when ,jesus had thus prayed unto   
the ,father1 he came unto his disciples1
 and behold1 they did still continue1   

without ceasing1 to pray unto him2 and  
they did not multiply many words1 for it
 was given unto them what they should   
pray1 and they were filled with desire4 
#ai3be ,and it came to pass that ,jesus 
blessed them as they did pray unto him2 
and his countenance did smile upon them1
 and the light of his countenance did   
shine upon them1 and behold they were as
 white as the countenance and also the  
garments of ,jesus2 and behold the      
whiteness thereof did exceed all the    
whiteness1 yea1 even there could be     
nothing upon earth so white as the      
whiteness thereof4  #ai3bf ,and ,jesus  
said unto them3 ,pray on2 nevertheless  
they did not cease to pray4  #ai3bg ,and
 he turned from them again1 and went a  
little way off and bowed himself to the 
earth2 and he prayed again unto the     
,father1 saying3  #ai3bh ,father1 ,i    
thank thee that thou hast purified those
 whom ,i have chosen1 because of their  
faith1 and ,i pray for them1 and also   
for them who shall believe on their     

words1 that they may be purified in me1 
through faith on their words1 even as   
they are purified in me4  #ai3bi        
,father1 ,i pray not for the world1 but 
for those whom thou hast given me out of
 the world1 because of their faith1 that
 they may be purified in me1 that ,i may
 be in them as thou1 ,father1 art in me1
 that we may be one1 that ,i may be     
glorified in them4  #ai3cj ,and when    
,jesus had spoken these words he came   
again unto his disciples2 and behold    
they did pray steadfastly1 without      
ceasing1 unto him2 and he did smile upon
 them again2 and behold they were white1
 even as ,jesus4  #ai3ca ,and it came to
 pass that he went again a little way   
off and prayed unto the ,father2  #ai3cb
 ,and tongue cannot speak the words     
which he prayed1 neither can be written 
by man the words which he prayed4       
#ai3cc ,and the multitude did hear and  
do bear record2 and their hearts were   
open and they did understand in their   
hearts the words which he prayed4       

#ai3cd ,nevertheless1 so great and      
marvelous were the words which he prayed
 that they cannot be written1 neither   
can they be uttered by man4  #ai3ce ,and
 it came to pass that when ,jesus had   
made an end of praying he came again to 
the disciples1 and said unto them3 ,so  
great faith have ,i never seen among all
 the ,jews2 wherefore ,i could not show 
unto them so great miracles1 because of 
their unbelief4  #ai3cf ,verily ,i say  
unto you1 there are none of them that   
have seen so great things as ye have    
seen2 neither have they heard so great  
things as ye have heard4  #c ,nephi     
,chapter #bj  #bj3a ,and it came to pass
 that he commanded the multitude that   
they should cease to pray1 and also his 
disciples4 ,and he commanded them that  
they should not cease to pray in their  
hearts4  #bj3b ,and he commanded them   
that they should arise and stand up upon
 their feet4 ,and they arose up and     
stood upon their feet4  #bj3c ,and it   
came to pass that he brake bread again  

and blessed it1 and gave to the         
disciples to eat4  #bj3d ,and when they 
had eaten he commanded them that they   
should break bread1 and give unto the   
multitude4  #bj3e ,and when they had    
given unto the multitude he also gave   
them wine to drink1 and commanded them  
that they should give unto the          
multitude4  #bj3f ,now1 there had been  
no bread1 neither wine1 brought by the  
disciples1 neither by the multitude2    
#bj3g ,but he truly gave unto them bread
 to eat1 and also wine to drink4  #bj3h 
,and he said unto them3 ,he that eateth 
this bread eateth of my body to his     
soul2 and he that drinketh of this wine 
drinketh of my blood to his soul2 and   
his soul shall never hunger nor thirst1 
but shall be filled4  #bj3i ,now1 when  
the multitude had all eaten and drunk1  
behold1 they were filled with the       
,spirit2 and they did cry out with one  
voice1 and gave glory to ,jesus1 whom   
they both saw and heard4  #bj3aj ,and it
 came to pass that when they had all    

given glory unto ,jesus1 he said unto   
them3 ,behold now ,i finish the         
commandment which the ,father hath      
commanded me concerning this people1 who
 are a remnant of the house of ,israel4 
#bj3aa ,ye remember that ,i spake unto  
you1 and said that when the words of    
,isaiah should be fulfilled--behold they
 are written1 ye have them before you1  
therefore search them--  #bj3ab ,and    
verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that   
when they shall be fulfilled then is the
 fulfilling of the covenant which the   
,father hath made unto his people1 ,o   
house of ,israel4  #bj3ac ,and then     
shall the remnants1 which shall be      
scattered abroad upon the face of the   
earth1 be gathered in from the east and 
from the west1 and from the south and   
from the north2 and they shall be       
brought to the knowledge of the ,lord   
their ,god1 who hath redeemed them4     
#bj3ad ,and the ,father hath commanded  
me that ,i should give unto you this    
land1 for your inheritance4  #bj3ae ,and

 ,i say unto you1 that if the ,gentiles 
do not repent after the blessing which  
they shall receive1 after they have     
scattered my people--  #bj3af ,then     
shall ye1 who are a remnant of the house
 of ,jacob1 go forth among them2 and ye 
shall be in the midst of them who shall 
be many2 and ye shall be among them as a
 lion among the beasts of the forest1   
and as a young lion among the flocks of 
sheep1 who1 if he goeth through both    
treadeth down and teareth in pieces1 and
 none can deliver4  #bj3ag ,thy hand    
shall be lifted up upon thine           
adversaries1 and all thine enemies shall
 be cut off4  #bj3ah ,and ,i will gather
 my people together as a man gathereth  
his sheaves into the floor4  #bj3ai ,for
 ,i will make my people with whom the   
,father hath covenanted1 yea1 ,i will   
make thy horn iron1 and ,i will make thy
 hoofs brass4 ,and thou shalt beat in   
pieces many people2 and ,i will         
consecrate their gain unto the ,lord1   
and their substance unto the ,lord of   

the whole earth4 ,and behold1 ,i am he  
who doeth it4  #bj3bj ,and it shall come
 to pass1 saith the ,father1 that the   
sword of my justice shall hang over them
 at that day2 and except they repent it 
shall fall upon them1 saith the ,father1
 yea1 even upon all the nations of the  
,gentiles4  #bj3ba ,and it shall come to
 pass that ,i will establish my people1 
,o house of ,israel4  #bj3bb ,and       
behold1 this people will ,i establish in
 this land1 unto the fulfilling of the  
covenant which ,i made with your father 
,jacob2 and it shall be a ,new          
,jerusalem4 ,and the powers of heaven   
shall be in the midst of this people2   
yea1 even ,i will be in the midst of    
you4  #bj3bc ,behold1 ,i am he of whom  
,moses spake1 saying3 ,a prophet shall  
the ,lord your ,god raise up unto you of
 your brethren1 like unto me2 him shall 
ye hear in all things whatsoever he     
shall say unto you4 ,and it shall come  
to pass that every soul who will not    
hear that prophet shall be cut off from 

among the people4  #bj3bd ,verily ,i say
 unto you1 yea1 and all the prophets    
from ,samuel and those that follow      
after1 as many as have spoken1 have     
testified of me4  #bj3be ,and behold1 ye
 are the children of the prophets2 and  
ye are of the house of ,israel2 and ye  
are of the covenant which the ,father   
made with your fathers1 saying unto     
,abraham3 ,and in thy seed shall all the
 kindreds of the earth be blessed4      
#bj3bf ,the ,father having raised me up 
unto you first1 and sent me to bless you
 in turning away every one of you from  
his iniquities2 and this because ye are 
the children of the covenant--  #bj3bg  
,and after that ye were blessed then    
fulfilleth the ,father the covenant     
which he made with ,abraham1 saying3 ,in
 thy seed shall all the kindreds of the 
earth be blessed--unto the pouring out  
of the ,holy ,ghost through me upon the 
,gentiles1 which blessing upon the      
,gentiles shall make them mighty above  
all1 unto the scattering of my people1  

,o house of ,israel4  #bj3bh ,and they  
shall be a scourge unto the people of   
this land4 ,nevertheless1 when they     
shall have received the fulness of my   
gospel1 then if they shall harden their 
hearts against me ,i will return their  
iniquities upon their own heads1 saith  
the ,father4  #bj3bi ,and ,i will       
remember the covenant which ,i have made
 with my people2 and ,i have covenanted 
with them that ,i would gather them     
together in mine own due time1 that ,i  
would give unto them again the land of  
their fathers for their inheritance1    
which is the land of ,jerusalem1 which  
is the promised land unto them forever1 
saith the ,father4  #bj3cj ,and it shall
 come to pass that the time cometh1 when
 the fulness of my gospel shall be      
preached unto them2  #bj3ca ,and they   
shall believe in me1 that ,i am ,jesus  
,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 and shall    
pray unto the ,father in my name4       
#bj3cb ,then shall their watchmen lift  
up their voice1 and with the voice      

together shall they sing2 for they shall
 see eye to eye4  #bj3cc ,then will the 
,father gather them together again1 and 
give unto them ,jerusalem for the land  
of their inheritance4  #bj3cd ,then     
shall they break forth into joy--,sing  
together1 ye waste places of ,jerusalem2
 for the ,father hath comforted his     
people1 he hath redeemed ,jerusalem4    
#bj3ce ,the ,father hath made bare his  
holy arm in the eyes of all the nations2
 and all the ends of the earth shall see
 the salvation of the ,father2 and the  
,father and ,i are one4  #bj3cf ,and    
then shall be brought to pass that which
 is written3 ,awake1 awake again1 and   
put on thy strength1 ,o ,zion2 put on   
thy beautiful garments1 ,o ,jerusalem1  
the holy city1 for henceforth there     
shall no more come into thee the        
uncircumcised and the unclean4  #bj3cg  
,shake thyself from the dust2 arise1 sit
 down1 ,o ,jerusalem2 loose thyself from
 the bands of thy neck1 ,o captive      
daughter of ,zion4  #bj3ch ,for thus    

saith the ,lord3 ,ye have sold          
yourselves for naught1 and ye shall be  
redeemed without money4  #bj3ci ,verily1
 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that my people
 shall know my name2 yea1 in that day   
they shall know that ,i am he that doth 
speak4  #bj3dj ,and then shall they say3
 ,how beautiful upon the mountains are  
the feet of him that bringeth good      
tidings unto them1 that publisheth      
peace2 that bringeth good tidings unto  
them of good1 that publisheth salvation2
 that saith unto ,zion3 ,thy ,god       
reigneth6  #bj3da ,and then shall a cry 
go forth3 ,depart ye1 depart ye1 go ye  
out from thence1 touch not that which is
 unclean2 go ye out of the midst of her2
 be ye clean that bear the vessels of   
the ,lord4  #bj3db ,for ye shall not go 
out with haste nor go by flight2 for the
 ,lord will go before you1 and the ,god 
of ,israel shall be your rearward4      
#bj3dc ,behold1 my servant shall deal   
prudently2 he shall be exalted and      
extolled and be very high4  #bj3dd ,as  

many were astonished at thee--his visage
 was so marred1 more than any man1 and  
his form more than the sons of men--    
#bj3de ,so shall he sprinkle many       
nations2 the kings shall shut their     
mouths at him1 for that which had not   
been told them shall they see2 and that 
which they had not heard shall they     
consider4  #bj3df ,verily1 verily1 ,i   
say unto you1 all these things shall    
surely come1 even as the ,father hath   
commanded me4 ,then shall this covenant 
which the ,father hath covenanted with  
his people be fulfilled2 and then shall 
,jerusalem be inhabited again with my   
people1 and it shall be the land of     
their inheritance4  #c ,nephi ,chapter  
#ba  #ba3a ,and verily ,i say unto you1 
,i give unto you a sign1 that ye may    
know the time when these things shall be
 about to take place--that ,i shall     
gather in1 from their long dispersion1  
my people1 ,o house of ,israel1 and     
shall establish again among them my     
,zion2  #ba3b ,and behold1 this is the  

thing which ,i will give unto you for a 
sign--for verily ,i say unto you that   
when these things which ,i declare unto 
you1 and which ,i shall declare unto you
 hereafter of myself1 and by the power  
of the ,holy ,ghost which shall be given
 unto you of the ,father1 shall be made 
known unto the ,gentiles that they may  
know concerning this people who are a   
remnant of the house of ,jacob1 and     
concerning this my people who shall be  
scattered by them2  #ba3c ,verily1      
verily1 ,i say unto you1 when these     
things shall be made known unto them of 
the ,father1 and shall come forth of the
 ,father1 from them unto you2  #ba3d    
,for it is wisdom in the ,father that   
they should be established in this land1
 and be set up as a free people by the  
power of the ,father1 that these things 
might come forth from them unto a       
remnant of your seed1 that the covenant 
of the ,father may be fulfilled which he
 hath covenanted with his people1 ,o    
house of ,israel2  #ba3e ,therefore1    

when these works and the works which    
shall be wrought among you hereafter    
shall come forth from the ,gentiles1    
unto your seed which shall dwindle in   
unbelief because of iniquity2  #ba3f    
,for thus it behooveth the ,father that 
it should come forth from the ,gentiles1
 that he may show forth his power unto  
the ,gentiles1 for this cause that the  
,gentiles1 if they will not harden their
 hearts1 that they may repent and come  
unto me and be baptized in my name and  
know of the true points of my doctrine1 
that they may be numbered among my      
people1 ,o house of ,israel2  #ba3g ,and
 when these things come to pass that thy
 seed shall begin to know these         
things--it shall be a sign unto them1   
that they may know that the work of the 
,father hath already commenced unto the 
fulfilling of the covenant which he hath
 made unto the people who are of the    
house of ,israel4  #ba3h ,and when that 
day shall come1 it shall come to pass   
that kings shall shut their mouths2 for 

that which had not been told them shall 
they see2 and that which they had not   
heard shall they consider4  #ba3i ,for  
in that day1 for my sake shall the      
,father work a work1 which shall be a   
great and a marvelous work among them2  
and there shall be among them those who 
will not believe it1 although a man     
shall declare it unto them4  #ba3aj ,but
 behold1 the life of my servant shall be
 in my hand2 therefore they shall not   
hurt him1 although he shall be marred   
because of them4 ,yet ,i will heal him1 
for ,i will show unto them that my      
wisdom is greater than the cunning of   
the devil4  #ba3aa ,therefore it shall  
come to pass that whosoever will not    
believe in my words1 who am ,jesus      
,christ1 which the ,father shall cause  
him to bring forth unto the ,gentiles1  
and shall give unto him power that he   
shall bring them forth unto the         
,gentiles1 7it shall be done even as    
,moses said7 they shall be cut off from 
among my people who are of the covenant4

  #ba3ab ,and my people who are a       
remnant of ,jacob shall be among the    
,gentiles1 yea1 in the midst of them as 
a lion among the beasts of the forest1  
as a young lion among the flocks of     
sheep1 who1 if he go through both       
treadeth down and teareth in pieces1 and
 none can deliver4  #ba3ac ,their hand  
shall be lifted up upon their           
adversaries1 and all their enemies shall
 be cut off4  #ba3ad ,yea1 wo be unto   
the ,gentiles except they repent2 for it
 shall come to pass in that day1 saith  
the ,father1 that ,i will cut off thy   
horses out of the midst of thee1 and ,i 
will destroy thy chariots2  #ba3ae ,and 
,i will cut off the cities of thy land1 
and throw down all thy strongholds2     
#ba3af ,and ,i will cut off witchcrafts 
out of thy land1 and thou shalt have no 
more soothsayers2  #ba3ag ,thy graven   
images ,i will also cut off1 and thy    
standing images out of the midst of     
thee1 and thou shalt no more worship the
 works of thy hands2  #ba3ah ,and ,i    

will pluck up thy groves out of the     
midst of thee2 so will ,i destroy thy   
cities4  #ba3ai ,and it shall come to   
pass that all lyings1 and deceivings1   
and envyings1 and strifes1 and          
priestcrafts1 and whoredoms1 shall be   
done away4  #ba3bj ,for it shall come to
 pass1 saith the ,father1 that at that  
day whosoever will not repent and come  
unto my ,beloved ,son1 them will ,i cut 
off from among my people1 ,o house of   
,israel2  #ba3ba ,and ,i will execute   
vengeance and fury upon them1 even as   
upon the heathen1 such as they have not 
heard4  #ba3bb ,but if they will repent 
and hearken unto my words1 and harden   
not their hearts1 ,i will establish my  
church among them1 and they shall come  
in unto the covenant and be numbered    
among this the remnant of ,jacob1 unto  
whom ,i have given this land for their  
inheritance2  #ba3bc ,and they shall    
assist my people1 the remnant of ,jacob1
 and also as many of the house of       
,israel as shall come1 that they may    

build a city1 which shall be called the 
,new ,jerusalem4  #ba3bd ,and then shall
 they assist my people that they may be 
gathered in1 who are scattered upon all 
the face of the land1 in unto the ,new  
,jerusalem4  #ba3be ,and then shall the 
power of heaven come down among them2   
and ,i also will be in the midst4       
#ba3bf ,and then shall the work of the  
,father commence at that day1 even when 
this gospel shall be preached among the 
remnant of this people4 ,verily ,i say  
unto you1 at that day shall the work of 
the ,father commence among all the      
dispersed of my people1 yea1 even the   
tribes which have been lost1 which the  
,father hath led away out of ,jerusalem4
  #ba3bg ,yea1 the work shall commence  
among all the dispersed of my people1   
with the ,father to prepare the way     
whereby they may come unto me1 that they
 may call on the ,father in my name4    
#ba3bh ,yea1 and then shall the work    
commence1 with the ,father among all    
nations in preparing the way whereby his

 people may be gathered home to the land
 of their inheritance4  #ba3bi ,and they
 shall go out from all nations2 and they
 shall not go out in haste1 nor go by   
flight1 for ,i will go before them1     
saith the ,father1 and ,i will be their 
rearward4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #bb  #bb3a
 ,and then shall that which is written  
come to pass3 ,sing1 ,o barren1 thou    
that didst not bear2 break forth into   
singing1 and cry aloud1 thou that didst 
not travail with child2 for more are the
 children of the desolate than the      
children of the married wife1 saith the 
,lord4  #bb3b ,enlarge the place of thy 
tent1 and let them stretch forth the    
curtains of thy habitations2 spare not1 
lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy   
stakes2  #bb3c ,for thou shalt break    
forth on the right hand and on the left1
 and thy seed shall inherit the         
,gentiles and make the desolate cities  
to be inhabited4  #bb3d ,fear not1 for  
thou shalt not be ashamed2 neither be   
thou confounded1 for thou shalt not be  

put to shame2 for thou shalt forget the 
shame of thy youth1 and shalt not       
remember the reproach of thy youth1 and 
shalt not remember the reproach of thy  
widowhood any more4  #bb3e ,for thy     
maker1 thy husband1 the ,lord of ,hosts 
is his name2 and thy ,redeemer1 the     
,holy ,one of ,israel--the ,god of the  
whole earth shall he be called4  #bb3f  
,for the ,lord hath called thee as a    
woman forsaken and grieved in spirit1   
and a wife of youth1 when thou wast     
refused1 saith thy ,god4  #bb3g ,for a  
small moment have ,i forsaken thee1 but 
with great mercies will ,i gather thee4 
#bb3h ,in a little wrath ,i hid my face 
from thee for a moment1 but with        
everlasting kindness will ,i have mercy 
on thee1 saith the ,lord thy ,redeemer4 
#bb3i ,for this1 the waters of ,noah    
unto me1 for as ,i have sworn that the  
waters of ,noah should no more go over  
the earth1 so have ,i sworn that ,i     
would not be wroth with thee4  #bb3aj   
,for the mountains shall depart and the 

hills be removed1 but my kindness shall 
not depart from thee1 neither shall the 
covenant of my peace be removed1 saith  
the ,lord that hath mercy on thee4      
#bb3aa ,o thou afflicted1 tossed with   
tempest1 and not comforted6 ,behold1 ,i 
will lay thy stones with fair colors1   
and lay thy foundations with sapphires4 
#bb3ab ,and ,i will make thy windows of 
agates1 and thy gates of carbuncles1 and
 all thy borders of pleasant stones4    
#bb3ac ,and all thy children shall be   
taught of the ,lord2 and great shall be 
the peace of thy children4  #bb3ad ,in  
righteousness shalt thou be established2
 thou shalt be far from oppression for  
thou shalt not fear1 and from terror for
 it shall not come near thee4  #bb3ae   
,behold1 they shall surely gather       
together against thee1 not by me2       
whosoever shall gather together against 
thee shall fall for thy sake4  #bb3af   
,behold1 ,i have created the smith that 
bloweth the coals in the fire1 and that 
bringeth forth an instrument for his    

work2 and ,i have created the waster to 
destroy4  #bb3ag ,no weapon that is     
formed against thee shall prosper2 and  
every tongue that shall revile against  
thee in judgment thou shalt condemn4    
,this is the heritage of the servants of
 the ,lord1 and their righteousness is  
of me1 saith the ,lord4  #c ,nephi      
,chapter #bc  #bc3a ,and now1 behold1 ,i
 say unto you1 that ye ought to search  
these things4 ,yea1 a commandment ,i    
give unto you that ye search these      
things diligently2 for great are the    
words of ,isaiah4  #bc3b ,for surely he 
spake as touching all things concerning 
my people which are of the house of     
,israel2 therefore it must needs be that
 he must speak also to the ,gentiles4   
#bc3c ,and all things that he spake have
 been and shall be1 even according to   
the words which he spake4  #bc3d        
,therefore give heed to my words2 write 
the things which ,i have told you2 and  
according to the time and the will of   
the ,father they shall go forth unto the

 ,gentiles4  #bc3e ,and whosoever will  
hearken unto my words and repenteth and 
is baptized1 the same shall be saved4   
,search the prophets1 for many there be 
that testify of these things4  #bc3f    
,and now it came to pass that when      
,jesus had said these words he said unto
 them again1 after he had expounded all 
the scriptures unto them which they had 
received1 he said unto them3 ,behold1   
other scriptures ,i would that ye should
 write1 that ye have not4  #bc3g ,and it
 came to pass that he said unto ,nephi3 
,bring forth the record which ye have   
kept4  #bc3h ,and when ,nephi had       
brought forth the records1 and laid them
 before him1 he cast his eyes upon them 
and said3  #bc3i ,verily ,i say unto    
you1 ,i commanded my servant ,samuel1   
the ,lamanite1 that he should testify   
unto this people1 that at the day that  
the ,father should glorify his name in  
me that there were many saints who      
should arise from the dead1 and should  
appear unto many1 and should minister   

unto them4 ,and he said unto them3 ,was 
it not so8  #bc3aj ,and his disciples   
answered him and said3 ,yea1 ,lord1     
,samuel did prophesy according to thy   
words1 and they were all fulfilled4     
#bc3aa ,and ,jesus said unto them3 ,how 
be it that ye have not written this     
thing1 that many saints did arise and   
appear unto many and did minister unto  
them8  #bc3ab ,and it came to pass that 
,nephi remembered that this thing had   
not been written4  #bc3ac ,and it came  
to pass that ,jesus commanded that it   
should be written2 therefore it was     
written according as he commanded4      
#bc3ad ,and now it came to pass that    
when ,jesus had expounded all the       
scriptures in one1 which they had       
written1 he commanded them that they    
should teach the things which he had    
expounded unto them4  #c ,nephi ,chapter
 #bd  #bd3a ,and it came to pass that he
 commanded them that they should write  
the words which the ,father had given   
unto ,malachi1 which he should tell unto

 them4 ,and it came to pass that after  
they were written he expounded them4    
,and these are the words which he did   
tell unto them1 saying3 ,thus said the  
,father unto ,malachi--,behold1 ,i will 
send my messenger1 and he shall prepare 
the way before me1 and the ,lord whom ye
 seek shall suddenly come to his temple1
 even the messenger of the covenant1    
whom ye delight in2 behold1 he shall    
come1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4  #bd3b 
,but who may abide the day of his       
coming1 and who shall stand when he     
appeareth8 ,for he is like a refiner's  
fire1 and like fuller's soap4  #bd3c    
,and he shall sit as a refiner and      
purifier of silver2 and he shall purify 
the sons of ,levi1 and purge them as    
gold and silver1 that they may offer    
unto the ,lord an offering in           
righteousness4  #bd3d ,then shall the   
offering of ,judah and ,jerusalem be    
pleasant unto the ,lord1 as in the days 
of old1 and as in former years4  #bd3e  
,and ,i will come near to you to        

judgment2 and ,i will be a swift witness
 against the sorcerers1 and against the 
adulterers1 and against false swearers1 
and against those that oppress the      
hireling in his wages1 the widow and the
 fatherless1 and that turn aside the    
stranger1 and fear not me1 saith the    
,lord of ,hosts4  #bd3f ,for ,i am the  
,lord1 ,i change not2 therefore ye sons 
of ,jacob are not consumed4  #bd3g ,even
 from the days of your fathers ye are   
gone away from mine ordinances1 and have
 not kept them4 ,return unto me and ,i  
will return unto you1 saith the ,lord of
 ,hosts4 ,but ye say3 ,wherein shall we 
return8  #bd3h ,will a man rob ,god8    
,yet ye have robbed me4 ,but ye say3    
,wherein have we robbed thee8 ,in tithes
 and offerings4  #bd3i ,ye are cursed   
with a curse1 for ye have robbed me1    
even this whole nation4  #bd3aj ,bring  
ye all the tithes into the storehouse1  
that there may be meat in my house2 and 
prove me now herewith1 saith the ,lord  
of ,hosts1 if ,i will not open you the  

windows of heaven1 and pour you out a   
blessing that there shall not be room   
enough to receive it4  #bd3aa ,and ,i   
will rebuke the devourer for your sakes1
 and he shall not destroy the fruits of 
your ground2 neither shall your vine    
cast her fruit before the time in the   
fields1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4      
#bd3ab ,and all nations shall call you  
blessed1 for ye shall be a delightsome  
land1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4  #bd3ac
 ,your words have been stout against me1
 saith the ,lord4 ,yet ye say3 ,what    
have we spoken against thee8  #bd3ad ,ye
 have said3 ,it is vain to serve ,god1  
and what doth it profit that we have    
kept his ordinances and that we have    
walked mournfully before the ,lord of   
,hosts8  #bd3ae ,and now we call the    
proud happy2 yea1 they that work        
wickedness are set up2 yea1 they that   
tempt ,god are even delivered4  #bd3af  
,then they that feared the ,lord spake  
often one to another1 and the ,lord     
hearkened and heard2 and a book of      

remembrance was written before him for  
them that feared the ,lord1 and that    
thought upon his name4  #bd3ag ,and they
 shall be mine1 saith the ,lord of      
,hosts1 in that day when ,i make up my  
jewels2 and ,i will spare them as a man 
spareth his own son that serveth him4   
#bd3ah ,then shall ye return and discern
 between the righteous and the wicked1  
between him that serveth ,god and him   
that serveth him not4  #c ,nephi        
,chapter #be  #be3a ,for behold1 the day
 cometh that shall burn as an oven2 and 
all the proud1 yea1 and all that do     
wickedly1 shall be stubble2 and the day 
that cometh shall burn them up1 saith   
the ,lord of ,hosts1 that it shall leave
 them neither root nor branch4  #be3b   
,but unto you that fear my name1 shall  
the ,son of ,righteousness arise with   
healing in his wings2 and ye shall go   
forth and grow up as calves in the      
stall4  #be3c ,and ye shall tread down  
the wicked2 for they shall be ashes     
under the soles of your feet in the day 

that ,i shall do this1 saith the ,lord  
of ,hosts4  #be3d ,remember ye the law  
of ,moses1 my servant1 which ,i         
commanded unto him in ,horeb for all    
,israel1 with the statutes and          
judgments4  #be3e ,behold1 ,i will send 
you ,elijah the prophet before the      
coming of the great and dreadful day of 
the ,lord2  #be3f ,and he shall turn the
 heart of the fathers to the children1  
and the heart of the children to their  
fathers1 lest ,i come and smite the     
earth with a curse4  #c ,nephi ,chapter 
#bf  #bf3a ,and now it came to pass that
 when ,jesus had told these things he   
expounded them unto the multitude2 and  
he did expound all things unto them1    
both great and small4  #bf3b ,and he    
saith3 ,these scriptures1 which ye had  
not with you1 the ,father commanded that
 ,i should give unto you2 for it was    
wisdom in him that they should be given 
unto future generations4  #bf3c ,and he 
did expound all things1 even from the   
beginning until the time that he should 

come in his glory--yea1 even all things 
which should come upon the face of the  
earth1 even until the elements should   
melt with fervent heat1 and the earth   
should be wrapt together as a scroll1   
and the heavens and the earth should    
pass away2  #bf3d ,and even unto the    
great and last day1 when all people1 and
 all kindreds1 and all nations and      
tongues shall stand before ,god1 to be  
judged of their works1 whether they be  
good or whether they be evil--  #bf3e   
,if they be good1 to the resurrection of
 everlasting life2 and if they be evil1 
to the resurrection of damnation2 being 
on a parallel1 the one on the one hand  
and the other on the other hand1        
according to the mercy1 and the justice1
 and the holiness which is in ,christ1  
who was before the world began4  #bf3f  
,and now there cannot be written in this
 book even a hundredth part of the      
things which ,jesus did truly teach unto
 the people2  #bf3g ,but behold the     
plates of ,nephi do contain the more    

part of the things which he taught the  
people4  #bf3h ,and these things have ,i
 written1 which are a lesser part of the
 things which he taught the people2 and 
,i have written them to the intent that 
they may be brought again unto this     
people1 from the ,gentiles1 according to
 the words which ,jesus hath spoken4    
#bf3i ,and when they shall have received
 this1 which is expedient that they     
should have first1 to try their faith1  
and if it shall so be that they shall   
believe these things then shall the     
greater things be made manifest unto    
them4  #bf3aj ,and if it so be that they
 will not believe these things1 then    
shall the greater things be withheld    
from them1 unto their condemnation4     
#bf3aa ,behold1 ,i was about to write   
them1 all which were engraven upon the  
plates of ,nephi1 but the ,lord forbade 
it1 saying3 ,i will try the faith of my 
people4  #bf3ab ,therefore ,i1 ,mormon1 
do write the things which have been     
commanded me of the ,lord4 ,and now ,i1 

,mormon1 make an end of my sayings1 and 
proceed to write the things which have  
been commanded me4  #bf3ac ,therefore1  
,i would that ye should behold that the 
,lord truly did teach the people1 for   
the space of three days2 and after that 
he did show himself unto them oft1 and  
did break bread oft1 and bless it1 and  
give it unto them4  #bf3ad ,and it came 
to pass that he did teach and minister  
unto the children of the multitude of   
whom hath been spoken1 and he did loose 
their tongues1 and they did speak unto  
their fathers great and marvelous       
things1 even greater than he had        
revealed unto the people2 and he loosed 
their tongues that they could utter4    
#bf3ae ,and it came to pass that after  
he had ascended into heaven--the second 
time that he showed himself unto them1  
and had gone unto the ,father1 after    
having healed all their sick1 and their 
lame1 and opened the eyes of their blind
 and unstopped the ears of the deaf1 and
 even had done all manner of cures among

 them1 and raised a man from the dead1  
and had shown forth his power unto them1
 and had ascended unto the ,father--    
#bf3af ,behold1 it came to pass on the  
morrow that the multitude gathered      
themselves together1 and they both saw  
and heard these children2 yea1 even     
babes did open their mouths and utter   
marvelous things2 and the things which  
they did utter were forbidden that there
 should not any man write them4  #bf3ag 
,and it came to pass that the disciples 
whom ,jesus had chosen began from that  
time forth to baptize and to teach as   
many as did come unto them2 and as many 
as were baptized in the name of ,jesus  
were filled with the ,holy ,ghost4      
#bf3ah ,and many of them saw and heard  
unspeakable things1 which are not lawful
 to be written4  #bf3ai ,and they       
taught1 and did minister one to another2
 and they had all things common among   
them1 every man dealing justly1 one with
 another4  #bf3bj ,and it came to pass  
that they did do all things even as     

,jesus had commanded them4  #bf3ba ,and 
they who were baptized in the name of   
,jesus were called the church of        
,christ4  #c ,nephi ,chapter #bg  #bg3a 
,and it came to pass that as the        
disciples of ,jesus were journeying and 
were preaching the things which they had
 both heard and seen1 and were baptizing
 in the name of ,jesus1 it came to pass 
that the disciples were gathered        
together and were united in mighty      
prayer and fasting4  #bg3b ,and ,jesus  
again showed himself unto them1 for they
 were praying unto the ,father in his   
name2 and ,jesus came and stood in the  
midst of them1 and said unto them3 ,what
 will ye that ,i shall give unto you8   
#bg3c ,and they said unto him3 ,lord1 we
 will that thou wouldst tell us the name
 whereby we shall call this church2 for 
there are disputations among the people 
concerning this matter4  #bg3d ,and the 
,lord said unto them3 ,verily1 verily1  
,i say unto you1 why is it that the     
people should murmur and dispute because

 of this thing8  #bg3e ,have they not   
read the scriptures1 which say ye must  
take upon you the name of ,christ1 which
 is my name8 ,for by this name shall ye 
be called at the last day2  #bg3f ,and  
whoso taketh upon him my name1 and      
endureth to the end1 the same shall be  
saved at the last day4  #bg3g           
,therefore1 whatsoever ye shall do1 ye  
shall do it in my name2 therefore ye    
shall call the church in my name2 and ye
 shall call upon the ,father in my name 
that he will bless the church for my    
sake4  #bg3h ,and how be it my church   
save it be called in my name8 ,for if a 
church be called in ,moses' name then it
 be ,moses' church2 or if it be called  
in the name of a man then it be the     
church of a man2 but if it be called in 
my name then it is my church1 if it so  
be that they are built upon my gospel4  
#bg3i ,verily ,i say unto you1 that ye  
are built upon my gospel2 therefore ye  
shall call whatsoever things ye do call1
 in my name2 therefore if ye call upon  

the ,father1 for the church1 if it be in
 my name the ,father will hear you2     
#bg3aj ,and if it so be that the church 
is built upon my gospel then will the   
,father show forth his own works in it4 
#bg3aa ,but if it be not built upon my  
gospel1 and is built upon the works of  
men1 or upon the works of the devil1    
verily ,i say unto you they have joy in 
their works for a season1 and by and by 
the end cometh1 and they are hewn down  
and cast into the fire1 from whence     
there is no return4  #bg3ab ,for their  
works do follow them1 for it is because 
of their works that they are hewn down2 
therefore remember the things that ,i   
have told you4  #bg3ac ,behold ,i have  
given unto you my gospel1 and this is   
the gospel which ,i have given unto     
you--that ,i came into the world to do  
the will of my ,father1 because my      
,father sent me4  #bg3ad ,and my ,father
 sent me that ,i might be lifted up upon
 the cross2 and after that ,i had been  
lifted up upon the cross1 that ,i might 

draw all men unto me1 that as ,i have   
been lifted up by men even so should men
 be lifted up by the ,father1 to stand  
before me1 to be judged of their works1 
whether they be good or whether they be 
evil--  #bg3ae ,and for this cause have 
,i been lifted up2 therefore1 according 
to the power of the ,father ,i will draw
 all men unto me1 that they may be      
judged according to their works4  #bg3af
 ,and it shall come to pass1 that whoso 
repenteth and is baptized in my name    
shall be filled2 and if he endureth to  
the end1 behold1 him will ,i hold       
guiltless before my ,father at that day 
when ,i shall stand to judge the world4 
#bg3ag ,and he that endureth not unto   
the end1 the same is he that is also    
hewn down and cast into the fire1 from  
whence they can no more return1 because 
of the justice of the ,father4  #bg3ah  
,and this is the word which he hath     
given unto the children of men4 ,and for
 this cause he fulfilleth the words     
which he hath given1 and he lieth not1  

but fulfilleth all his words4  #bg3ai   
,and no unclean thing can enter into his
 kingdom2 therefore nothing entereth    
into his rest save it be those who have 
washed their garments in my blood1      
because of their faith1 and the         
repentance of all their sins1 and their 
faithfulness unto the end4  #bg3bj ,now 
this is the commandment3 ,repent1 all ye
 ends of the earth1 and come unto me and
 be baptized in my name1 that ye may be 
sanctified by the reception of the ,holy
 ,ghost1 that ye may stand spotless     
before me at the last day4  #bg3ba      
,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 this  
is my gospel2 and ye know the things    
that ye must do in my church2 for the   
works which ye have seen me do that     
shall ye also do2 for that which ye have
 seen me do even that shall ye do2      
#bg3bb ,therefore1 if ye do these things
 blessed are ye1 for ye shall be lifted 
up at the last day4  #bg3bc ,write the  
things which ye have seen and heard1    
save it be those which are forbidden4   

#bg3bd ,write the works of this people1 
which shall be1 even as hath been       
written1 of that which hath been4       
#bg3be ,for behold1 out of the books    
which have been written1 and which shall
 be written1 shall this people be       
judged1 for by them shall their works be
 known unto men4  #bg3bf ,and behold1   
all things are written by the ,father2  
therefore out of the books which shall  
be written shall the world be judged4   
#bg3bg ,and know ye that ye shall be    
judges of this people1 according to the 
judgment which ,i shall give unto you1  
which shall be just4 ,therefore1 what   
manner of men ought ye to be8 ,verily ,i
 say unto you1 even as ,i am4  #bg3bh   
,and now ,i go unto the ,father4 ,and   
verily ,i say unto you1 whatsoever      
things ye shall ask the ,father in my   
name shall be given unto you4  #bg3bi   
,therefore1 ask1 and ye shall receive2  
knock1 and it shall be opened unto you2 
for he that asketh1 receiveth2 and unto 
him that knocketh1 it shall be opened4  

#bg3cj ,and now1 behold1 my joy is      
great1 even unto fulness1 because of    
you1 and also this generation2 yea1 and 
even the ,father rejoiceth1 and also all
 the holy angels1 because of you and    
this generation2 for none of them are   
lost4  #bg3ca ,behold1 ,i would that ye 
should understand2 for ,i mean them who 
are now alive of this generation2 and   
none of them are lost2 and in them ,i   
have fulness of joy4  #bg3cb ,but       
behold1 it sorroweth me because of the  
fourth generation from this generation1 
for they are led away captive by him    
even as was the son of perdition2 for   
they will sell me for silver and for    
gold1 and for that which moth doth      
corrupt and which thieves can break     
through and steal4 ,and in that day will
 ,i visit them1 even in turning their   
works upon their own heads4  #bg3cc ,and
 it came to pass that when ,jesus had   
ended these sayings he said unto his    
disciples3 ,enter ye in at the strait   
gate2 for strait is the gate1 and narrow

 is the way that leads to life1 and few 
there be that find it2 but wide is the  
gate1 and broad the way which leads to  
death1 and many there be that travel    
therein1 until the night cometh1 wherein
 no man can work4  #c ,nephi ,chapter   
#bh  #bh3a ,and it came to pass when    
,jesus had said these words1 he spake   
unto his disciples1 one by one1 saying  
unto them3 ,what is it that ye desire of
 me1 after that ,i am gone to the       
,father8  #bh3b ,and they all spake1    
save it were three1 saying3 ,we desire  
that after we have lived unto the age of
 man1 that our ministry1 wherein thou   
hast called us1 may have an end1 that we
 may speedily come unto thee in thy     
kingdom4  #bh3c ,and he said unto them3 
,blessed are ye because ye desired this 
thing of me2 therefore1 after that ye   
are seventy and two years old ye shall  
come unto me in my kingdom2 and with me 
ye shall find rest4  #bh3d ,and when he 
had spoken unto them1 he turned himself 
unto the three1 and said unto them3     

,what will ye that ,i should do unto    
you1 when ,i am gone unto the ,father8  
#bh3e ,and they sorrowed in their       
hearts1 for they durst not speak unto   
him the things which they desired4      
#bh3f ,and he said unto them3 ,behold1  
,i know your thoughts1 and ye have      
desired the thing which ,john1 my       
beloved1 who was with me in my ministry1
 before that ,i was lifted up by the    
,jews1 desired of me4  #bh3g ,therefore1
 more blessed are ye1 for ye shall never
 taste of death2 but ye shall live to   
behold all the doings of the ,father    
unto the children of men1 even until all
 things shall be fulfilled according to 
the will of the ,father1 when ,i shall  
come in my glory with the powers of     
heaven4  #bh3h ,and ye shall never      
endure the pains of death2 but when ,i  
shall come in my glory ye shall be      
changed in the twinkling of an eye from 
mortality to immortality2 and then shall
 ye be blessed in the kingdom of my     
,father4  #bh3i ,and again1 ye shall not

 have pain while ye shall dwell in the  
flesh1 neither sorrow save it be for the
 sins of the world2 and all this will ,i
 do because of the thing which ye have  
desired of me1 for ye have desired that 
ye might bring the souls of men unto me1
 while the world shall stand4  #bh3aj   
,and for this cause ye shall have       
fulness of joy2 and ye shall sit down in
 the kingdom of my ,father2 yea1 your   
joy shall be full1 even as the ,father  
hath given me fulness of joy2 and ye    
shall be even as ,i am1 and ,i am even  
as the ,father2 and the ,father and ,i  
are one2  #bh3aa ,and the ,holy ,ghost  
beareth record of the ,father and me2   
and the ,father giveth the ,holy ,ghost 
unto the children of men1 because of me4
  #bh3ab ,and it came to pass that when 
,jesus had spoken these words1 he       
touched every one of them with his      
finger save it were the three who were  
to tarry1 and then he departed4  #bh3ac 
,and behold1 the heavens were opened1   
and they were caught up into heaven1 and

 saw and heard unspeakable things4      
#bh3ad ,and it was forbidden them that  
they should utter2 neither was it given 
unto them power that they could utter   
the things which they saw and heard2    
#bh3ae ,and whether they were in the    
body or out of the body1 they could not 
tell2 for it did seem unto them like a  
transfiguration of them1 that they were 
changed from this body of flesh into an 
immortal state1 that they could behold  
the things of ,god4  #bh3af ,but it came
 to pass that they did again minister   
upon the face of the earth2 nevertheless
 they did not minister of the things    
which they had heard and seen1 because  
of the commandment which was given them 
in heaven4  #bh3ag ,and now1 whether    
they were mortal or immortal1 from the  
day of their transfiguration1 ,i know   
not2  #bh3ah ,but this much ,i know1    
according to the record which hath been 
given--they did go forth upon the face  
of the land1 and did minister unto all  
the people1 uniting as many to the      

church as would believe in their        
preaching2 baptizing them1 and as many  
as were baptized did receive the ,holy  
,ghost4  #bh3ai ,and they were cast into
 prison by them who did not belong to   
the church4 ,and the prisons could not  
hold them1 for they were rent in twain4 
#bh3bj ,and they were cast down into the
 earth2 but they did smite the earth    
with the word of ,god1 insomuch that by 
his power they were delivered out of the
 depths of the earth2 and therefore they
 could not dig pits sufficient to hold  
them4  #bh3ba ,and thrice they were cast
 into a furnace and received no harm4   
#bh3bb ,and twice were they cast into a 
den of wild beasts2 and behold they did 
play with the beasts as a child with a  
suckling lamb1 and received no harm4    
#bh3bc ,and it came to pass that thus   
they did go forth among all the people  
of ,nephi1 and did preach the gospel of 
,christ unto all people upon the face of
 the land2 and they were converted unto 
the ,lord1 and were united unto the     

church of ,christ1 and thus the people  
of that generation were blessed1        
according to the word of ,jesus4  #bh3bd
 ,and now ,i1 ,mormon1 make an end of   
speaking concerning these things for a  
time4  #bh3be ,behold1 ,i was about to  
write the names of those who were never 
to taste of death1 but the ,lord        
forbade2 therefore ,i write them not1   
for they are hid from the world4  #bh3bf
 ,but behold1 ,i have seen them1 and    
they have ministered unto me4  #bh3bg   
,and behold they will be among the      
,gentiles1 and the ,gentiles shall know 
them not4  #bh3bh ,they will also be    
among the ,jews1 and the ,jews shall    
know them not4  #bh3bi ,and it shall    
come to pass1 when the ,lord seeth fit  
in his wisdom that they shall minister  
unto all the scattered tribes of        
,israel1 and unto all nations1 kindreds1
 tongues and people1 and shall bring out
 of them unto ,jesus many souls1 that   
their desire may be fulfilled1 and also 
because of the convincing power of ,god 

which is in them4  #bh3cj ,and they are 
as the angels of ,god1 and if they shall
 pray unto the ,father in the name of   
,jesus they can show themselves unto    
whatsoever man it seemeth them good4    
#bh3ca ,therefore1 great and marvelous  
works shall be wrought by them1 before  
the great and coming day when all people
 must surely stand before the           
judgment-seat of ,christ2  #bh3cb ,yea  
even among the ,gentiles shall there be 
a great and marvelous work wrought by   
them1 before that judgment day4  #bh3cc 
,and if ye had all the scriptures which 
give an account of all the marvelous    
works of ,christ1 ye would1 according to
 the words of ,christ1 know that these  
things must surely come4  #bh3cd ,and wo
 be unto him that will not hearken unto 
the words of ,jesus1 and also to them   
whom he hath chosen and sent among them2
 for whoso receiveth not the words of   
,jesus and the words of those whom he   
hath sent receiveth not him2 and        
therefore he will not receive them at   

the last day2  #bh3ce ,and it would be  
better for them if they had not been    
born4 ,for do ye suppose that ye can get
 rid of the justice of an offended ,god1
 who hath been trampled under feet of   
men1 that thereby salvation might come8 
#bh3cf ,and now behold1 as ,i spake     
concerning those whom the ,lord hath    
chosen1 yea1 even three who were caught 
up into the heavens1 that ,i knew not   
whether they were cleansed from         
mortality to immortality--  #bh3cg ,but 
behold1 since ,i wrote1 ,i have inquired
 of the ,lord1 and he hath made it      
manifest unto me that there must needs  
be a change wrought upon their bodies1  
or else it needs be that they must taste
 of death2  #bh3ch ,therefore1 that they
 might not taste of death there was a   
change wrought upon their bodies1 that  
they might not suffer pain nor sorrow   
save it were for the sins of the world4 
#bh3ci ,now this change was not equal to
 that which shall take place at the last
 day2 but there was a change wrought    

upon them1 insomuch that ,satan could   
have no power over them1 that he could  
not tempt them2 and they were sanctified
 in the flesh1 that they were holy1 and 
that the powers of the earth could not  
hold them4 #c ,nephi #bh3dj ,and in this
 state they were to remain until the    
judgment day of ,christ2 and at that day
 they were to receive a greater change1 
and to be received into the kingdom of  
the ,father to go no more out1 but to   
dwell eternally in the heavens4  #c     
,nephi ,chapter #bi  #bi3a ,and now     
behold1 ,i say unto you that when the   
,lord shall see fit1 in his wisdom1 that
 these sayings shall come unto the      
,gentiles according to his word1 then ye
 may know that the covenant which the   
,father hath made with the children of  
,israel1 concerning their restoration to
 the lands of their inheritance1 is     
already beginning to be fulfilled4      
#bi3b ,and ye may know that the words of
 the ,lord1 which have been spoken by   
the holy prophets1 shall all be         

fulfilled2 and ye need not say that the 
,lord delays his coming unto the        
children of ,israel4  #bi3c ,and ye need
 not imagine in your hearts that the    
words which have been spoken are vain1  
for behold1 the ,lord will remember his 
covenant which he hath made unto his    
people of the house of ,israel4  #bi3d  
,and when ye shall see these sayings    
coming forth among you1 then ye need not
 any longer spurn at the doings of the  
,lord1 for the sword of his justice is  
in his right hand2 and behold1 at that  
day1 if ye shall spurn at his doings he 
will cause that it shall soon overtake  
you4  #bi3e ,wo unto him that spurneth  
at the doings of the ,lord2 yea1 wo unto
 him that shall deny the ,christ and his
 works6  #bi3f ,yea1 wo unto him that   
shall deny the revelations of the ,lord1
 and that shall say the ,lord no longer 
worketh by revelation1 or by prophecy1  
or by gifts1 or by tongues1 or by       
healings1 or by the power of the ,holy  
,ghost6  #bi3g ,yea1 and wo unto him    

that shall say at that day1 to get gain1
 that there can be no miracle wrought by
 ,jesus ,christ2 for he that doeth this 
shall become like unto the son of       
perdition1 for whom there was no mercy1 
according to the word of ,christ6  #bi3h
 ,yea1 and ye need not any longer hiss1 
nor spurn1 nor make game of the ,jews1  
nor any of the remnant of the house of  
,israel2 for behold1 the ,lord          
remembereth his covenant unto them1 and 
he will do unto them according to that  
which he hath sworn4  #bi3i ,therefore  
ye need not suppose that ye can turn the
 right hand of the ,lord unto the left1 
that he may not execute judgment unto   
the fulfilling of the covenant which he 
hath made unto the house of ,israel4  #c
 ,nephi ,chapter #cj  #cj3a ,hearken1 ,o
 ye ,gentiles1 and hear the words of    
,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of the living  
,god1 which he hath commanded me that ,i
 should speak concerning you1 for1      
behold he commandeth me that ,i should  
write1 saying3  #cj3b ,turn1 all ye     

,gentiles1 from your wicked ways2 and   
repent of your evil doings1 of your     
lyings and deceivings1 and of your      
whoredoms1 and of your secret           
abominations1 and your idolatries1 and  
of your murders1 and your priestcrafts1 
and your envyings1 and your strifes1 and
 from all your wickedness and           
abominations1 and come unto me1 and be  
baptized in my name1 that ye may receive
 a remission of your sins1 and be filled
 with the ,holy ,ghost1 that ye may be  
numbered with my people who are of the  
house of ,israel4      ,,fourth ,,nephi 
,,who ,,is ,,the ,,son ,,of             
,,nephi--,,one ,,of ,,the ,,disciples   
,,of ,,jesus ,,christ  ,an account of   
the people of ,nephi1 according to his  
record4  #d ,nephi #a3a ,and it came to 
pass that the thirty and fourth year    
passed away1 and also the thirty and    
fifth1 and behold the disciples of      
,jesus had formed a church of ,christ in
 all the lands round about4 ,and as many
 as did come unto them1 and did truly   

repent of their sins1 were baptized in  
the name of ,jesus2 and they did also   
receive the ,holy ,ghost4  #d ,nephi    
#a3b ,and it came to pass in the thirty 
and sixth year1 the people were all     
converted unto the ,lord1 upon all the  
face of the land1 both ,nephites and    
,lamanites1 and there were no           
contentions and disputations among them1
 and every man did deal justly one with 
another4  #d ,nephi #a3c ,and they had  
all things common among them2 therefore 
there were not rich and poor1 bond and  
free1 but they were all made free1 and  
partakers of the heavenly gift4  #d     
,nephi #a3d ,and it came to pass that   
the thirty and seventh year passed away 
also1 and there still continued to be   
peace in the land4  #d ,nephi #a3e ,and 
there were great and marvelous works    
wrought by the disciples of ,jesus1     
insomuch that they did heal the sick1   
and raise the dead1 and cause the lame  
to walk1 and the blind to receive their 
sight1 and the deaf to hear2 and all    

manner of miracles did they work among  
the children of men2 and in nothing did 
they work miracles save it were in the  
name of ,jesus4  #d ,nephi #a3f ,and    
thus did the thirty and eighth year pass
 away1 and also the thirty and ninth1   
and forty and first1 and the forty and  
second1 yea1 even until forty and nine  
years had passed away1 and also the     
fifty and first1 and the fifty and      
second2 yea1 and even until fifty and   
nine years had passed away4  #d ,nephi  
#a3g ,and the ,lord did prosper them    
exceedingly in the land2 yea1 insomuch  
that they did build cities again where  
there had been cities burned4  #d ,nephi
 #a3h ,yea1 even that great city        
,zarahemla did they cause to be built   
again4  #d ,nephi #a3i ,but there were  
many cities which had been sunk1 and    
waters came up in the stead thereof2    
therefore these cities could not be     
renewed4  #d ,nephi #a3aj ,and now1     
behold1 it came to pass that the people 
of ,nephi did wax strong1 and did       

multiply exceedingly fast1 and became an
 exceedingly fair and delightsome       
people4  #d ,nephi #a3aa ,and they were 
married1 and given in marriage1 and were
 blessed according to the multitude of  
the promises which the ,lord had made   
unto them4  #d ,nephi #a3ab ,and they   
did not walk any more after the         
performances and ordinances of the law  
of ,moses2 but they did walk after the  
commandments which they had received    
from their ,lord and their ,god1        
continuing in fasting and prayer1 and in
 meeting together oft both to pray and  
to hear the word of the ,lord4  #d      
,nephi #a3ac ,and it came to pass that  
there was no contention among all the   
people1 in all the land2 but there were 
mighty miracles wrought among the       
disciples of ,jesus4  #d ,nephi #a3ad   
,and it came to pass that the seventy   
and first year passed away1 and also the
 seventy and second year1 yea1 and in   
fine1 till the seventy and ninth year   
had passed away2 yea1 even an hundred   

years had passed away1 and the disciples
 of ,jesus1 whom he had chosen1 had all 
gone to the paradise of ,god1 save it   
were the three who should tarry2 and    
there were other disciples ordained in  
their stead2 and also many of that      
generation had passed away4  #d ,nephi  
#a3ae ,and it came to pass that there   
was no contention in the land1 because  
of the love of ,god which did dwell in  
the hearts of the people4  #d ,nephi    
#a3af ,and there were no envyings1 nor  
strifes1 nor tumults1 nor whoredoms1 nor
 lyings1 nor murders1 nor any manner of 
lasciviousness2 and surely there could  
not be a happier people among all the   
people who had been created by the hand 
of ,god4  #d ,nephi #a3ag ,there were no
 robbers1 nor murderers1 neither were   
there ,lamanites1 nor any manner of     
--ites2 but they were in one1 the       
children of ,christ1 and heirs to the   
kingdom of ,god4  #d ,nephi #a3ah ,and  
how blessed were they6 ,for the ,lord   
did bless them in all their doings2 yea1

 even they were blessed and prospered   
until an hundred and ten years had      
passed away2 and the first generation   
from ,christ had passed away1 and there 
was no contention in all the land4  #d  
,nephi #a3ai ,and it came to pass that  
,nephi1 he that kept this last record1  
7and he kept it upon the plates of      
,nephi7 died1 and his son ,amos kept it 
in his stead2 and he kept it upon the   
plates of ,nephi also4  #d ,nephi #a3bj 
,and he kept it eighty and four years1  
and there was still peace in the land1  
save it were a small part of the people 
who had revolted from the church and    
taken upon them the name of ,lamanites2 
therefore there began to be ,lamanites  
again in the land4  #d ,nephi #a3ba ,and
 it came to pass that ,amos died also1  
7and it was an hundred and ninety and   
four years from the coming of ,christ7  
and his son ,amos kept the record in his
 stead2 and he also kept it upon the    
plates of ,nephi2 and it was also       
written in the book of ,nephi1 which is 

this book4  #d ,nephi #a3bb ,and it came
 to pass that two hundred years had     
passed away2 and the second generation  
had all passed away save it were a few4 
#d ,nephi #a3bc ,and now ,i1 ,mormon1   
would that ye should know that the      
people had multiplied1 insomuch that    
they were spread upon all the face of   
the land1 and that they had become      
exceedingly rich1 because of their      
prosperity in ,christ4  #d ,nephi #a3bd 
,and now1 in this two hundred and first 
year there began to be among them those 
who were lifted up in pride1 such as the
 wearing of costly apparel1 and all     
manner of fine pearls1 and of the fine  
things of the world4  #d ,nephi #a3be   
,and from that time forth they did have 
their goods and their substance no more 
common among them4  #d ,nephi #a3bf ,and
 they began to be divided into classes2 
and they began to build up churches unto
 themselves to get gain1 and began to   
deny the true church of ,christ4  #d    
,nephi #a3bg ,and it came to pass that  

when two hundred and ten years had      
passed away there were many churches in 
the land2 yea1 there were many churches 
which professed to know the ,christ1 and
 yet they did deny the more parts of his
 gospel1 insomuch that they did receive 
all manner of wickedness1 and did       
administer that which was sacred unto   
him to whom it had been forbidden       
because of unworthiness4  #d ,nephi     
#a3bh ,and this church did multiply     
exceedingly because of iniquity1 and    
because of the power of ,satan who did  
get hold upon their hearts4  #d ,nephi  
#a3bi ,and again1 there was another     
church which denied the ,christ2 and    
they did persecute the true church of   
,christ1 because of their humility and  
their belief in ,christ2 and they did   
despise them because of the many        
miracles which were wrought among them4 
#d ,nephi #a3cj ,therefore they did     
exercise power and authority over the   
disciples of ,jesus who did tarry with  
them1 and they did cast them into       

prison2 but by the power of the word of 
,god1 which was in them1 the prisons    
were rent in twain1 and they went forth 
doing mighty miracles among them4  #d   
,nephi #a3ca ,nevertheless1 and         
notwithstanding all these miracles1 the 
people did harden their hearts1 and did 
seek to kill them1 even as the ,jews at 
,jerusalem sought to kill ,jesus1       
according to his word4  #d ,nephi #a3cb 
,and they did cast them into furnaces of
 fire1 and they came forth receiving no 
harm4  #d ,nephi #a3cc ,and they also   
cast them into dens of wild beasts1 and 
they did play with the wild beasts even 
as a child with a lamb2 and they did    
come forth from among them1 receiving no
 harm4  #d ,nephi #a3cd ,nevertheless1  
the people did harden their hearts1 for 
they were led by many priests and false 
prophets to build up many churches1 and 
to do all manner of iniquity4 ,and they 
did smite upon the people of ,jesus2 but
 the people of ,jesus did not smite     
again4 ,and thus they did dwindle in    

unbelief and wickedness1 from year to   
year1 even until two hundred and thirty 
years had passed away4  #d ,nephi #a3ce 
,and now it came to pass in this year1  
yea1 in the two hundred and thirty and  
first year1 there was a great division  
among the people4  #d ,nephi #a3cf ,and 
it came to pass that in this year there 
arose a people who were called the      
,nephites1 and they were true believers 
in ,christ2 and among them there were   
those who were called by the            
,lamanites--,jacobites1 and ,josephites1
 and ,zoramites2  #d ,nephi #a3cg       
,therefore the true believers in        
,christ1 and the true worshipers of     
,christ1 7among whom were the three     
disciples of ,jesus who should tarry7   
were called ,nephites1 and ,jacobites1  
and ,josephites1 and ,zoramites4  #d    
,nephi #a3ch ,and it came to pass that  
they who rejected the gospel were called
 ,lamanites1 and ,lemuelites1 and       
,ishmaelites2 and they did not dwindle  
in unbelief1 but they did wilfully rebel

 against the gospel of ,christ2 and they
 did teach their children that they     
should not believe1 even as their       
fathers1 from the beginning1 did        
dwindle4  #d ,nephi #a3ci ,and it was   
because of the wickedness and           
abomination of their fathers1 even as it
 was in the beginning4 ,and they were   
taught to hate the children of ,god1    
even as the ,lamanites were taught to   
hate the children of ,nephi from the    
beginning4  #d ,nephi #a3dj ,and it came
 to pass that two hundred and forty and 
four years had passed away1 and thus    
were the affairs of the people4 ,and the
 more wicked part of the people did wax 
strong1 and became exceedingly more     
numerous than were the people of ,god4  
#d ,nephi #a3da ,and they did still     
continue to build up churches unto      
themselves1 and adorn them with all     
manner of precious things4 ,and thus did
 two hundred and fifty years pass away1 
and also two hundred and sixty years4   
#d ,nephi #a3db ,and it came to pass    

that the wicked part of the people began
 again to build up the secret oaths and 
combinations of ,gadianton4  #d ,nephi  
#a3dc ,and also the people who were     
called the people of ,nephi began to be 
proud in their hearts1 because of their 
exceeding riches1 and become vain like  
unto their brethren1 the ,lamanites4  #d
 ,nephi #a3dd ,and from this time the   
disciples began to sorrow for the sins  
of the world4  #d ,nephi #a3de ,and it  
came to pass that when three hundred    
years had passed away1 both the people  
of ,nephi and the ,lamanites had become 
exceedingly wicked one like unto        
another4  #d ,nephi #a3df ,and it came  
to pass that the robbers of ,gadianton  
did spread over all the face of the     
land2 and there were none that were     
righteous save it were the disciples of 
,jesus4 ,and gold and silver did they   
lay up in store in abundance1 and did   
traffic in all manner of traffic4  #d   
,nephi #a3dg ,and it came to pass that  
after three hundred and five years had  

passed away1 7and the people did still  
remain in wickedness7 ,amos died2 and   
his brother1 ,ammaron1 did keep the     
record in his stead4  #d ,nephi #a3dh   
,and it came to pass that when three    
hundred and twenty years had passed     
away1 ,ammaron1 being constrained by the
 ,holy ,ghost1 did hide up the records  
which were sacred--yea1 even all the    
sacred records which had been handed    
down from generation to generation1     
which were sacred--even until the three 
hundred and twentieth year from the     
coming of ,christ4  #d ,nephi #a3di ,and
 he did hide them up unto the ,lord that
 they might come again unto the remnant 
of the house of ,jacob according to the 
prophecies and the promises of the      
,lord4 ,and thus is the end of the      
record of ,ammaron4      ,,the ,,book   
,,of ,,mormon  ,mormon ,chapter #a  #a3a
 ,and now ,i1 ,mormon1 make a record of 
the things which ,i have both seen and  
heard1 and call it the ,book of ,mormon4
  #a3b ,and about the time that ,ammaron

 hid up the records unto the ,lord1 he  
came unto me1 7,i being about ten years 
of age1 and ,i began to be learned      
somewhat after the manner of the        
learning of my people7 and ,ammaron said
 unto me3 ,i perceive that thou art a   
sober child1 and art quick to observe2  
#a3c ,therefore1 when ye are about      
twenty and four years old ,i would that 
ye should remember the things that ye   
have observed concerning this people2   
and when ye are of that age go to the   
land ,antum1 unto a hill which shall be 
called ,shim2 and there have ,i         
deposited unto the ,lord all the sacred 
engravings concerning this people4  #a3d
 ,and behold1 ye shall take the plates  
of ,nephi unto yourself1 and the        
remainder shall ye leave in the place   
where they are2 and ye shall engrave on 
the plates of ,nephi all the things that
 ye have observed concerning this       
people4  #a3e ,and ,i1 ,mormon1 being a 
descendant of ,nephi1 7and my father's  
name was ,mormon7 ,i remembered the     

things which ,ammaron commanded me4     
#a3f ,and it came to pass that ,i1 being
 eleven years old1 was carried by my    
father into the land southward1 even to 
the land of ,zarahemla4  #a3g ,the whole
 face of the land had become covered    
with buildings1 and the people were as  
numerous almost1 as it were the sand of 
the sea4  #a3h ,and it came to pass in  
this year there began to be a war       
between the ,nephites1 who consisted of 
the ,nephites and the ,jacobites and the
 ,josephites and the ,zoramites2 and    
this war was between the ,nephites1 and 
the ,lamanites and the ,lemuelites and  
the ,ishmaelites4  #a3i ,now the        
,lamanites and the ,lemuelites and the  
,ishmaelites were called ,lamanites1 and
 the two parties were ,nephites and     
,lamanites4  #a3aj ,and it came to pass 
that the war began to be among them in  
the borders of ,zarahemla1 by the waters
 of ,sidon4  #a3aa ,and it came to pass 
that the ,nephites had gathered together
 a great number of men1 even to exceed  

the number of thirty thousand4 ,and it  
came to pass that they did have in this 
same year a number of battles1 in which 
the ,nephites did beat the ,lamanites   
and did slay many of them4  #a3ab ,and  
it came to pass that the ,lamanites     
withdrew their design1 and there was    
peace settled in the land2 and peace did
 remain for the space of about four     
years1 that there was no bloodshed4     
#a3ac ,but wickedness did prevail upon  
the face of the whole land1 insomuch    
that the ,lord did take away his beloved
 disciples1 and the work of miracles and
 of healing did cease because of the    
iniquity of the people4  #a3ad ,and     
there were no gifts from the ,lord1 and 
the ,holy ,ghost did not come upon any1 
because of their wickedness and         
unbelief4  #a3ae ,and ,i1 being fifteen 
years of age and being somewhat of a    
sober mind1 therefore ,i was visited of 
the ,lord1 and tasted and knew of the   
goodness of ,jesus4  #a3af ,and ,i did  
endeavor to preach unto this people1 but

 my mouth was shut1 and ,i was forbidden
 that ,i should preach unto them2 for   
behold they had wilfully rebelled       
against their ,god2 and the beloved     
disciples were taken away out of the    
land1 because of their iniquity4  #a3ag 
,but ,i did remain among them1 but ,i   
was forbidden to preach unto them1      
because of the hardness of their hearts2
 and because of the hardness of their   
hearts the land was cursed for their    
sake4  #a3ah ,and these ,gadianton      
robbers1 who were among the ,lamanites1 
did infest the land1 insomuch that the  
inhabitants thereof began to hide up    
their treasures in the earth2 and they  
became slippery1 because the ,lord had  
cursed the land1 that they could not    
hold them1 nor retain them again4  #a3ai
 ,and it came to pass that there were   
sorceries1 and witchcrafts1 and magics2 
and the power of the evil one was       
wrought upon all the face of the land1  
even unto the fulfilling of all the     
words of ,abinadi1 and also ,samuel the 

,lamanite4  ,mormon ,chapter #b  #b3a   
,and it came to pass in that same year  
there began to be a war again between   
the ,nephites and the ,lamanites4 ,and  
notwithstanding ,i being young1 was     
large in stature2 therefore the people  
of ,nephi appointed me that ,i should be
 their leader1 or the leader of their   
armies4  #b3b ,therefore it came to pass
 that in my sixteenth year ,i did go    
forth at the head of an army of the     
,nephites1 against the ,lamanites2      
therefore three hundred and twenty and  
six years had passed away4  #b3c ,and it
 came to pass that in the three hundred 
and twenty and seventh year the         
,lamanites did come upon us with        
exceedingly great power1 insomuch that  
they did frighten my armies2 therefore  
they would not fight1 and they began to 
retreat towards the north countries4    
#b3d ,and it came to pass that we did   
come to the city of ,angola1 and we did 
take possession of the city1 and make   
preparations to defend ourselves against

 the ,lamanites4 ,and it came to pass   
that we did fortify the city with our   
might2 but notwithstanding all our      
fortifications the ,lamanites did come  
upon us and did drive us out of the     
city4  #b3e ,and they did also drive us 
forth out of the land of ,david4  #b3f  
,and we marched forth and came to the   
land of ,joshua1 which was in the       
borders west by the seashore4  #b3g ,and
 it came to pass that we did gather in  
our people as fast as it were possible1 
that we might get them together in one  
body4  #b3h ,but behold1 the land was   
filled with robbers and with ,lamanites2
 and notwithstanding the great          
destruction which hung over my people1  
they did not repent of their evil       
doings2 therefore there was blood and   
carnage spread throughout all the face  
of the land1 both on the part of the    
,nephites and also on the part of the   
,lamanites2 and it was one complete     
revolution throughout all the face of   
the land4  #b3i ,and now1 the ,lamanites

 had a king1 and his name was ,aaron2   
and he came against us with an army of  
forty and four thousand4 ,and behold1 ,i
 withstood him with forty and two       
thousand4 ,and it came to pass that ,i  
beat him with my army that he fled      
before me4 ,and behold1 all this was    
done1 and three hundred and thirty years
 had passed away4  #b3aj ,and it came to
 pass that the ,nephites began to repent
 of their iniquity1 and began to cry    
even as had been prophesied by ,samuel  
the prophet2 for behold no man could    
keep that which was his own1 for the    
thieves1 and the robbers1 and the       
murderers1 and the magic art1 and the   
witchcraft which was in the land4  #b3aa
 ,thus there began to be a mourning and 
a lamentation in all the land because of
 these things1 and more especially among
 the people of ,nephi4  #b3ab ,and it   
came to pass that when ,i1 ,mormon1 saw 
their lamentation and their mourning and
 their sorrow before the ,lord1 my heart
 did begin to rejoice within me1 knowing

 the mercies and the long-suffering of  
the ,lord1 therefore supposing that he  
would be merciful unto them that they   
would again become a righteous people4  
#b3ac ,but behold this my joy was vain1 
for their sorrowing was not unto        
repentance1 because of the goodness of  
,god2 but it was rather the sorrowing of
 the damned1 because the ,lord would not
 always suffer them to take happiness in
 sin4  #b3ad ,and they did not come unto
 ,jesus with broken hearts and contrite 
spirits1 but they did curse ,god1 and   
wish to die4 ,nevertheless they would   
struggle with the sword for their lives4
  #b3ae ,and it came to pass that my    
sorrow did return unto me again1 and ,i 
saw that the day of grace was passed    
with them1 both temporally and          
spiritually2 for ,i saw thousands of    
them hewn down in open rebellion against
 their ,god1 and heaped up as dung upon 
the face of the land4 ,and thus three   
hundred and forty and four years had    
passed away4  #b3af ,and it came to pass

 that in the three hundred and forty and
 fifth year the ,nephites did begin to  
flee before the ,lamanites2 and they    
were pursued until they came even to the
 land of ,jashon1 before it was possible
 to stop them in their retreat4  #b3ag  
,and now1 the city of ,jashon was near  
the land where ,ammaron had deposited   
the records unto the ,lord1 that they   
might not be destroyed4 ,and behold ,i  
had gone according to the word of       
,ammaron1 and taken the plates of       
,nephi1 and did make a record according 
to the words of ,ammaron4  #b3ah ,and   
upon the plates of ,nephi ,i did make a 
full account of all the wickedness and  
abominations2 but upon these plates ,i  
did forbear to make a full account of   
their wickedness and abominations1 for  
behold1 a continual scene of wickedness 
and abominations has been before mine   
eyes ever since ,i have been sufficient 
to behold the ways of man4  #b3ai ,and  
wo is me because of their wickedness2   
for my heart has been filled with sorrow

 because of their wickedness1 all my    
days2 nevertheless1 ,i know that ,i     
shall be lifted up at the last day4     
#b3bj ,and it came to pass that in this 
year the people of ,nephi again were    
hunted and driven4 ,and it came to pass 
that we were driven forth until we had  
come northward to the land which was    
called ,shem4  #b3ba ,and it came to    
pass that we did fortify the city of    
,shem1 and we did gather in our people  
as much as it were possible1 that       
perhaps we might save them from         
destruction4  #b3bb ,and it came to pass
 in the three hundred and forty and     
sixth year they began to come upon us   
again4  #b3bc ,and it came to pass that 
,i did speak unto my people1 and did    
urge them with great energy1 that they  
would stand boldly before the ,lamanites
 and fight for their wives1 and their   
children1 and their houses1 and their   
homes4  #b3bd ,and my words did arouse  
them somewhat to vigor1 insomuch that   
they did not flee from before the       

,lamanites1 but did stand with boldness 
against them4  #b3be ,and it came to    
pass that we did contend with an army of
 thirty thousand against an army of     
fifty thousand4 ,and it came to pass    
that we did stand before them with such 
firmness that they did flee from before 
us4  #b3bf ,and it came to pass that    
when they had fled we did pursue them   
with our armies1 and did meet them      
again1 and did beat them2 nevertheless  
the strength of the ,lord was not with  
us2 yea1 we were left to ourselves1 that
 the ,spirit of the ,lord did not abide 
in us2 therefore we had become weak like
 unto our brethren4  #b3bg ,and my heart
 did sorrow because of this the great   
calamity of my people1 because of their 
wickedness and their abominations4 ,but 
behold1 we did go forth against the     
,lamanites and the robbers of           
,gadianton1 until we had again taken    
possession of the lands of our          
inheritance4  #b3bh ,and the three      
hundred and forty and ninth year had    

passed away4 ,and in the three hundred  
and fiftieth year we made a treaty with 
the ,lamanites and the robbers of       
,gadianton1 in which we did get the     
lands of our inheritance divided4  #b3bi
 ,and the ,lamanites did give unto us   
the land northward1 yea1 even to the    
narrow passage which led into the land  
southward4 ,and we did give unto the    
,lamanites all the land southward4      
,mormon ,chapter #c  #c3a ,and it came  
to pass that the ,lamanites did not come
 to battle again until ten years more   
had passed away4 ,and behold1 ,i had    
employed my people1 the ,nephites1 in   
preparing their lands and their arms    
against the time of battle4  #c3b ,and  
it came to pass that the ,lord did say  
unto me3 ,cry unto this people--,repent 
ye1 and come unto me1 and be ye         
baptized1 and build up again my church1 
and ye shall be spared4  #c3c ,and ,i   
did cry unto this people1 but it was in 
vain2 and they did not realize that it  
was the ,lord that had spared them1 and 

granted unto them a chance for          
repentance4 ,and behold they did harden 
their hearts against the ,lord their    
,god4  #c3d ,and it came to pass that   
after this tenth year had passed away1  
making1 in the whole1 three hundred and 
sixty years from the coming of ,christ1 
the king of the ,lamanites sent an      
epistle unto me1 which gave unto me to  
know that they were preparing to come   
again to battle against us4  #c3e ,and  
it came to pass that ,i did cause my    
people that they should gather          
themselves together at the land         
,desolation1 to a city which was in the 
borders1 by the narrow pass which led   
into the land southward4  #c3f ,and     
there we did place our armies1 that we  
might stop the armies of the ,lamanites1
 that they might not get possession of  
any of our lands2 therefore we did      
fortify against them with all our force4
  #c3g ,and it came to pass that in the 
three hundred and sixty and first year  
the ,lamanites did come down to the city

 of ,desolation to battle against us2   
and it came to pass that in that year we
 did beat them1 insomuch that they did  
return to their own lands again4  #c3h  
,and in the three hundred and sixty and 
second year they did come down again to 
battle4 ,and we did beat them again1 and
 did slay a great number of them1 and   
their dead were cast into the sea4  #c3i
 ,and now1 because of this great thing  
which my people1 the ,nephites1 had     
done1 they began to boast in their own  
strength1 and began to swear before the 
heavens that they would avenge          
themselves of the blood of their        
brethren who had been slain by their    
enemies4  #c3aj ,and they did swear by  
the heavens1 and also by the throne of  
,god1 that they would go up to battle   
against their enemies1 and would cut    
them off from the face of the land4     
#c3aa ,and it came to pass that ,i1     
,mormon1 did utterly refuse from this   
time forth to be a commander and a      
leader of this people1 because of their 

wickedness and abomination4  #c3ab      
,behold1 ,i had led them1               
notwithstanding their wickedness ,i had 
led them many times to battle1 and had  
loved them1 according to the love of    
,god which was in me1 with all my heart2
 and my soul had been poured out in     
prayer unto my ,god all the day long for
 them2 nevertheless1 it was without     
faith1 because of the hardness of their 
hearts4  #c3ac ,and thrice have ,i      
delivered them out of the hands of their
 enemies1 and they have repented not of 
their sins4  #c3ad ,and when they had   
sworn by all that had been forbidden    
them by our ,lord and ,savior ,jesus    
,christ1 that they would go up unto     
their enemies to battle1 and avenge     
themselves of the blood of their        
brethren1 behold the voice of the ,lord 
came unto me saying3  #c3ae ,vengeance  
is mine1 and ,i will repay2 and because 
this people repented not after ,i had   
delivered them1 behold1 they shall be   
cut off from the face of the earth4     

#c3af ,and it came to pass that ,i      
utterly refused to go up against mine   
enemies2 and ,i did even as the ,lord   
had commanded me2 and ,i did stand as an
 idle witness to manifest unto the world
 the things which ,i saw and heard1     
according to the manifestations of the  
,spirit which had testified of things to
 come4  #c3ag ,therefore ,i write unto  
you1 ,gentiles1 and also unto you1 house
 of ,israel1 when the work shall        
commence1 that ye shall be about to     
prepare to return to the land of your   
inheritance2  #c3ah ,yea1 behold1 ,i    
write unto all the ends of the earth2   
yea1 unto you1 twelve tribes of ,israel1
 who shall be judged according to your  
works by the twelve whom ,jesus chose to
 be his disciples in the land of        
,jerusalem4  #c3ai ,and ,i write also   
unto the remnant of this people1 who    
shall also be judged by the twelve whom 
,jesus chose in this land2 and they     
shall be judged by the other twelve whom
 ,jesus chose in the land of ,jerusalem4

  #c3bj ,and these things doth the      
,spirit manifest unto me2 therefore ,i  
write unto you all4 ,and for this cause 
,i write unto you1 that ye may know that
 ye must all stand before the           
judgment-seat of ,christ1 yea1 every    
soul who belongs to the whole human     
family of ,adam2 and ye must stand to be
 judged of your works1 whether they be  
good or evil2  #c3ba ,and also that ye  
may believe the gospel of ,jesus        
,christ1 which ye shall have among you2 
and also that the ,jews1 the covenant   
people of the ,lord1 shall have other   
witness besides him whom they saw and   
heard1 that ,jesus1 whom they slew1 was 
the very ,christ and the very ,god4     
#c3bb ,and ,i would that ,i could       
persuade all ye ends of the earth to    
repent and prepare to stand before the  
judgment-seat of ,christ4  ,mormon      
,chapter #d  #d3a ,and now it came to   
pass that in the three hundred and sixty
 and third year the ,nephites did go up 
with their armies to battle against the 

,lamanites1 out of the land ,desolation4
  #d3b ,and it came to pass that the    
armies of the ,nephites were driven back
 again to the land of ,desolation4 ,and 
while they were yet weary1 a fresh army 
of the ,lamanites did come upon them2   
and they had a sore battle1 insomuch    
that the ,lamanites did take possession 
of the city ,desolation1 and did slay   
many of the ,nephites1 and did take many
 prisoners4  #d3c ,and the remainder did
 flee and join the inhabitants of the   
city ,teancum4 ,now the city ,teancum   
lay in the borders by the seashore2 and 
it was also near the city ,desolation4  
#d3d ,and it was because the armies of  
the ,nephites went up unto the          
,lamanites that they began to be        
smitten2 for were it not for that1 the  
,lamanites could have had no power over 
them4  #d3e ,but1 behold1 the judgments 
of ,god will overtake the wicked2 and it
 is by the wicked that the wicked are   
punished2 for it is the wicked that stir
 up the hearts of the children of men   

unto bloodshed4  #d3f ,and it came to   
pass that the ,lamanites did make       
preparations to come against the city   
,teancum4  #d3g ,and it came to pass in 
the three hundred and sixty and fourth  
year the ,lamanites did come against the
 city ,teancum1 that they might take    
possession of the city ,teancum also4   
#d3h ,and it came to pass that they were
 repulsed and driven back by the        
,nephites4 ,and when the ,nephites saw  
that they had driven the ,lamanites they
 did again boast of their own strength2 
and they went forth in their own might1 
and took possession again of the city   
,desolation4  #d3i ,and now all these   
things had been done1 and there had been
 thousands slain on both sides1 both the
 ,nephites and the ,lamanites4  #d3aj   
,and it came to pass that the three     
hundred and sixty and sixth year had    
passed away1 and the ,lamanites came    
again upon the ,nephites to battle2 and 
yet the ,nephites repented not of the   
evil they had done1 but persisted in    

their wickedness continually4  #d3aa    
,and it is impossible for the tongue to 
describe1 or for man to write a perfect 
description of the horrible scene of the
 blood and carnage which was among the  
people1 both of the ,nephites and of the
 ,lamanites2 and every heart was        
hardened1 so that they delighted in the 
shedding of blood continually4  #d3ab   
,and there never had been so great      
wickedness among all the children of    
,lehi1 nor even among all the house of  
,israel1 according to the words of the  
,lord1 as was among this people4  #d3ac 
,and it came to pass that the ,lamanites
 did take possession of the city        
,desolation1 and this because their     
number did exceed the number of the     
,nephites4  #d3ad ,and they did also    
march forward against the city ,teancum1
 and did drive the inhabitants forth out
 of her1 and did take many prisoners    
both women and children1 and did offer  
them up as sacrifices unto their idol   
gods4  #d3ae ,and it came to pass that  

in the three hundred and sixty and      
seventh year1 the ,nephites being angry 
because the ,lamanites had sacrificed   
their women and their children1 that    
they did go against the ,lamanites with 
exceedingly great anger1 insomuch that  
they did beat again the ,lamanites1 and 
drive them out of their lands4  #d3af   
,and the ,lamanites did not come again  
against the ,nephites until the three   
hundred and seventy and fifth year4     
#d3ag ,and in this year they did come   
down against the ,nephites with all     
their powers2 and they were not numbered
 because of the greatness of their      
number4  #d3ah ,and from this time forth
 did the ,nephites gain no power over   
the ,lamanites1 but began to be swept   
off by them even as a dew before the    
sun4  #d3ai ,and it came to pass that   
the ,lamanites did come down against the
 city ,desolation2 and there was an     
exceedingly sore battle fought in the   
land ,desolation1 in the which they did 
beat the ,nephites4  #d3bj ,and they    

fled again from before them1 and they   
came to the city ,boaz2 and there they  
did stand against the ,lamanites with   
exceeding boldness1 insomuch that the   
,lamanites did not beat them until they 
had come again the second time4  #d3ba  
,and when they had come the second time1
 the ,nephites were driven and          
slaughtered with an exceedingly great   
slaughter2 their women and their        
children were again sacrificed unto     
idols4  #d3bb ,and it came to pass that 
the ,nephites did again flee from before
 them1 taking all the inhabitants with  
them1 both in towns and villages4  #d3bc
 ,and now ,i1 ,mormon1 seeing that the  
,lamanites were about to overthrow the  
land1 therefore ,i did go to the hill   
,shim1 and did take up all the records  
which ,ammaron had hid up unto the      
,lord4  ,mormon ,chapter #e  #e3a ,and  
it came to pass that ,i did go forth    
among the ,nephites1 and did repent of  
the oath which ,i had made that ,i would
 no more assist them2 and they gave me  

command again of their armies1 for they 
looked upon me as though ,i could       
deliver them from their afflictions4    
#e3b ,but behold1 ,i was without hope1  
for ,i knew the judgments of the ,lord  
which should come upon them2 for they   
repented not of their iniquities1 but   
did struggle for their lives without    
calling upon that ,being who created    
them4  #e3c ,and it came to pass that   
the ,lamanites did come against us as we
 had fled to the city of ,jordan2 but   
behold1 they were driven back that they 
did not take the city at that time4     
#e3d ,and it came to pass that they came
 against us again1 and we did maintain  
the city4 ,and there were also other    
cities which were maintained by         
,nephites1 which strongholds did cut    
them off that they could not get into   
the country which lay before us1 to     
destroy the inhabitants of our land4    
#e3e ,and it came to pass that          
whatsoever lands we had passed by1 and  
the inhabitants thereof were not        

gathered in1 were destroyed by the      
,lamanites1 and their towns1 and        
villages1 and cities were burned with   
fire2 and thus three hundred and seventy
 and nine years passed away4  #e3f ,and 
it came to pass that in the three       
hundred and eightieth year the          
,lamanites did come again against us to 
battle1 and we did stand against them   
boldly2 but it was all in vain1 for so  
great were their numbers that they did  
tread the people of the ,nephites under 
their feet4  #e3g ,and it came to pass  
that we did again take to flight1 and   
those whose flight was swifter than the 
,lamanites' did escape1 and those whose 
flight did not exceed the ,lamanites'   
were swept down and destroyed4  #e3h    
,and now behold1 ,i1 ,mormon1 do not    
desire to harrow up the souls of men in 
casting before them such an awful scene 
of blood and carnage as was laid before 
mine eyes2 but ,i1 knowing that these   
things must surely be made known1 and   
that all things which are hid must be   

revealed upon the house-tops--  #e3i    
,and also that a knowledge of these     
things must come unto the remnant of    
these people1 and also unto the         
,gentiles1 who the ,lord hath said      
should scatter this people1 and this    
people should be counted as naught among
 them--therefore ,i write a small       
abridgment1 daring not to give a full   
account of the things which ,i have     
seen1 because of the commandment which  
,i have received1 and also that ye might
 not have too great sorrow because of   
the wickedness of this people4  #e3aj   
,and now behold1 this ,i speak unto     
their seed1 and also to the ,gentiles   
who have care for the house of ,israel1 
that realize and know from whence their 
blessings come4  #e3aa ,for ,i know that
 such will sorrow for the calamity of   
the house of ,israel2 yea1 they will    
sorrow for the destruction of this      
people2 they will sorrow that this      
people had not repented that they might 
have been clasped in the arms of ,jesus4

  #e3ab ,now these things are written   
unto the remnant of the house of ,jacob2
 and they are written after this manner1
 because it is known of ,god that       
wickedness will not bring them forth    
unto them2 and they are to be hid up    
unto the ,lord that they may come forth 
in his own due time4  #e3ac ,and this is
 the commandment which ,i have received2
 and behold1 they shall come forth      
according to the commandment of the     
,lord1 when he shall see fit1 in his    
wisdom4  #e3ad ,and behold1 they shall  
go unto the unbelieving of the ,jews2   
and for this intent shall they go--that 
they may be persuaded that ,jesus is the
 ,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god2  
that the ,father may bring about1       
through his most ,beloved1 his great and
 eternal purpose1 in restoring the      
,jews1 or all the house of ,israel1 to  
the land of their inheritance1 which the
 ,lord their ,god hath given them1 unto 
the fulfilling of his covenant2  #e3ae  
,and also that the seed of this people  

may more fully believe his gospel1 which
 shall go forth unto them from the      
,gentiles2 for this people shall be     
scattered1 and shall become a dark1 a   
filthy1 and a loathsome people1 beyond  
the description of that which ever hath 
been amongst us1 yea1 even that which   
hath been among the ,lamanites1 and this
 because of their unbelief and idolatry4
  #e3af ,for behold1 the ,spirit of the 
,lord hath already ceased to strive with
 their fathers2 and they are without    
,christ and ,god in the world2 and they 
are driven about as chaff before the    
wind4  #e3ag ,they were once a          
delightsome people1 and they had ,christ
 for their shepherd2 yea1 they were led 
even by ,god the ,father4  #e3ah ,but   
now1 behold1 they are led about by      
,satan1 even as chaff is driven before  
the wind1 or as a vessel is tossed about
 upon the waves1 without sail or anchor1
 or without anything wherewith to steer 
her2 and even as she is1 so are they4   
#e3ai ,and behold1 the ,lord hath       

reserved their blessings1 which they    
might have received in the land1 for the
 ,gentiles who shall possess the land4  
#e3bj ,but behold1 it shall come to pass
 that they shall be driven and scattered
 by the ,gentiles2 and after they have  
been driven and scattered by the        
,gentiles1 behold1 then will the ,lord  
remember the covenant which he made unto
 ,abraham and unto all the house of     
,israel4  #e3ba ,and also the ,lord will
 remember the prayers of the righteous1 
which have been put up unto him for     
them4  #e3bb ,and then1 ,o ye ,gentiles1
 how can ye stand before the power of   
,god1 except ye shall repent and turn   
from your evil ways8  #e3bc ,know ye not
 that ye are in the hands of ,god8 ,know
 ye not that he hath all power1 and at  
his great command the earth shall be    
rolled together as a scroll8  #e3bd     
,therefore1 repent ye1 and humble       
yourselves before him1 lest he shall    
come out in justice against you--lest a 
remnant of the seed of ,jacob shall go  

forth among you as a lion1 and tear you 
in pieces1 and there is none to deliver4
  ,mormon ,chapter #f  #f3a ,and now ,i 
finish my record concerning the         
destruction of my people1 the ,nephites4
 ,and it came to pass that we did march 
forth before the ,lamanites4  #f3b ,and 
,i1 ,mormon1 wrote an epistle unto the  
king of the ,lamanites1 and desired of  
him that he would grant unto us that we 
might gather together our people unto   
the land of ,cumorah1 by a hill which   
was called ,cumorah1 and there we could 
give them battle4  #f3c ,and it came to 
pass that the king of the ,lamanites did
 grant unto me the thing which ,i       
desired4  #f3d ,and it came to pass that
 we did march forth to the land of      
,cumorah1 and we did pitch our tents    
around about the hill ,cumorah2 and it  
was in a land of many waters1 rivers1   
and fountains2 and here we had hope to  
gain advantage over the ,lamanites4     
#f3e ,and when three hundred and eighty 
and four years had passed away1 we had  

gathered in all the remainder of our    
people unto the land of ,cumorah4  #f3f 
,and it came to pass that when we had   
gathered in all our people in one to the
 land of ,cumorah1 behold ,i1 ,mormon1  
began to be old2 and knowing it to be   
the last struggle of my people1 and     
having been commanded of the ,lord that 
,i should not suffer the records which  
had been handed down by our fathers1    
which were sacred1 to fall into the     
hands of the ,lamanites1 7for the       
,lamanites would destroy them7 therefore
 ,i made this record out of the plates  
of ,nephi1 and hid up in the hill       
,cumorah all the records which had been 
entrusted to me by the hand of the      
,lord1 save it were these few plates    
which ,i gave unto my son ,moroni4  #f3g
 ,and it came to pass that my people1   
with their wives and their children1 did
 now behold the armies of the ,lamanites
 marching towards them2 and with that   
awful fear of death which fills the     
breasts of all the wicked1 did they     

await to receive them4  #f3h ,and it    
came to pass that they came to battle   
against us1 and every soul was filled   
with terror because of the greatness of 
their numbers4  #f3i ,and it came to    
pass that they did fall upon my people  
with the sword1 and with the bow1 and   
with the arrow1 and with the ax1 and    
with all manner of weapons of war4      
#f3aj ,and it came to pass that my men  
were hewn down1 yea1 even my ten        
thousand who were with me1 and ,i fell  
wounded in the midst2 and they passed by
 me that they did not put an end to my  
life4  #f3aa ,and when they had gone    
through and hewn down all my people save
 it were twenty and four of us1 7among  
whom was my son ,moroni7 and we having  
survived the dead of our people1 did    
behold on the morrow1 when the          
,lamanites had returned unto their      
camps1 from the top of the hill         
,cumorah1 the ten thousand of my people 
who were hewn down1 being led in the    
front by me4  #f3ab ,and we also beheld 

the ten thousand of my people who were  
led by my son ,moroni4  #f3ac ,and      
behold1 the ten thousand of ,gidgiddonah
 had fallen1 and he also in the midst4  
#f3ad ,and ,lamah had fallen with his   
ten thousand2 and ,gilgal had fallen    
with his ten thousand2 and ,limhah had  
fallen with his ten thousand2 and       
,jeneum had fallen with his ten         
thousand2 and ,cumenihah1 and           
,moronihah1 and ,antionum1 and ,shiblom1
 and ,shem1 and ,josh1 had fallen with  
their ten thousand each4  #f3ae ,and it 
came to pass that there were ten more   
who did fall by the sword1 with their   
ten thousand each2 yea1 even all my     
people1 save it were those twenty and   
four who were with me1 and also a few   
who had escaped into the south          
countries1 and a few who had deserted   
over unto the ,lamanites1 had fallen2   
and their flesh1 and bones1 and blood   
lay upon the face of the earth1 being   
left by the hands of those who slew them
 to molder upon the land1 and to crumble

 and to return to their mother earth4   
#f3af ,and my soul was rent with        
anguish1 because of the slain of my     
people1 and ,i cried3  #f3ag ,o ye fair 
ones1 how could ye have departed from   
the ways of the ,lord6 ,o ye fair ones1 
how could ye have rejected that ,jesus1 
who stood with open arms to receive you6
  #f3ah ,behold1 if ye had not done     
this1 ye would not have fallen4 ,but    
behold1 ye are fallen1 and ,i mourn your
 loss4  #f3ai ,o ye fair sons and       
daughters1 ye fathers and mothers1 ye   
husbands and wives1 ye fair ones1 how is
 it that ye could have fallen6  #f3bj   
,but behold1 ye are gone1 and my sorrows
 cannot bring your return4  #f3ba ,and  
the day soon cometh that your mortal    
must put on immortality1 and these      
bodies which are now moldering in       
corruption must soon become             
incorruptible bodies2 and then ye must  
stand before the judgment-seat of       
,christ to be judged according to your  
works and if it so be that ye are       

righteous1 then are ye blessed with your
 fathers who have gone before you4      
#f3bb ,o that ye had repented before    
this great destruction had come upon    
you4 ,but behold1 ye are gone1 and the  
,father1 yea1 the ,eternal ,father of   
heaven1 knoweth your state2 and he doeth
 with you according to his justice and  
mercy4  ,mormon ,chapter #g  #g3a ,and  
now1 behold1 ,i would speak somewhat    
unto the remnant of this people who are 
spared1 if it so be that ,god may give  
unto them my words1 that they may know  
of the things of their fathers2 yea1 ,i 
speak unto you1 ye remnant of the house 
of ,israel2 and these are the words     
which ,i speak3  #g3b ,know ye that ye  
are of the house of ,israel4  #g3c ,know
 ye that ye must come unto repentance1  
or ye cannot be saved4  #g3d ,know ye   
that ye must lay down your weapons of   
war1 and delight no more in the shedding
 of blood1 and take them not again1 save
 it be that ,god shall command you4     
#g3e ,know ye that ye must come to the  

knowledge of your fathers1 and repent of
 all your sins and iniquities1 and      
believe in ,jesus ,christ1 that he is   
the ,son of ,god1 and that he was slain 
by the ,jews1 and by the power of the   
,father he hath risen again1 whereby he 
hath gained the victory over the grave2 
and also in him is the sting of death   
swallowed up4  #g3f ,and he bringeth to 
pass the resurrection of the dead1      
whereby man must be raised to stand     
before his judgment-seat4  #g3g ,and he 
hath brought to pass the redemption of  
the world1 whereby he that is found     
guiltless before him at the judgment day
 hath it given unto him to dwell in the 
presence of ,god in his kingdom1 to sing
 ceaseless praises with the choirs      
above1 unto the ,father1 and unto the   
,son1 and unto the ,holy ,ghost1 which  
are one ,god1 in a state of happiness   
which hath no end4  #g3h ,therefore     
repent1 and be baptized in the name of  
,jesus1 and lay hold upon the gospel of 
,christ1 which shall be set before you1 

not only in this record but also in the 
record which shall come unto the        
,gentiles from the ,jews1 which record  
shall come from the ,gentiles unto you4 
#g3i ,for behold1 this is written for   
the intent that ye may believe that2 and
 if ye believe that ye will believe this
 also2 and if ye believe this ye will   
know concerning your fathers1 and also  
the marvelous works which were wrought  
by the power of ,god among them4  #g3aj 
,and ye will also know that ye are a    
remnant of the seed of ,jacob2 therefore
 ye are numbered among the people of the
 first covenant2 and if it so be that ye
 believe in ,christ1 and are baptized1  
first with water1 then with fire and    
with the ,holy ,ghost1 following the    
example of our ,savior1 according to    
that which he hath commanded us1 it     
shall be well with you in the day of    
judgment4 ,amen4  ,mormon ,chapter #h   
#h3a ,behold ,i1 ,moroni1 do finish the 
record of my father1 ,mormon4 ,behold1  
,i have but few things to write1 which  

things ,i have been commanded by my     
father4  #h3b ,and now it came to pass  
that after the great and tremendous     
battle at ,cumorah1 behold1 the         
,nephites who had escaped into the      
country southward were hunted by the    
,lamanites1 until they were all         
destroyed4  #h3c ,and my father also was
 killed by them1 and ,i even remain     
alone to write the sad tale of the      
destruction of my people4 ,but behold1  
they are gone1 and ,i fulfil the        
commandment of my father4 ,and whether  
they will slay me1 ,i know not4  #h3d   
,therefore ,i will write and hide up the
 records in the earth2 and whither ,i go
 it mattereth not4  #h3e ,behold1 my    
father hath made this record1 and he    
hath written the intent thereof4 ,and   
behold1 ,i would write it also if ,i had
 room upon the plates1 but ,i have not2 
and ore ,i have none1 for ,i am alone4  
,my father hath been slain in battle1   
and all my kinsfolk1 and ,i have not    
friends nor whither to go2 and how long 

the ,lord will suffer that ,i may live  
,i know not4  #h3f ,behold1 four hundred
 years have passed away since the coming
 of our ,lord and ,savior4  #h3g ,and   
behold1 the ,lamanites have hunted my   
people1 the ,nephites1 down from city to
 city and from place to place1 even     
until they are no more2 and great has   
been their fall2 yea1 great and         
marvelous is the destruction of my      
people1 the ,nephites4  #h3h ,and       
behold1 it is the hand of the ,lord     
which hath done it4 ,and behold also1   
the ,lamanites are at war one with      
another2 and the whole face of this land
 is one continual round of murder and   
bloodshed2 and no one knoweth the end of
 the war4  #h3i ,and now1 behold1 ,i say
 no more concerning them1 for there are 
none save it be the ,lamanites and      
robbers that do exist upon the face of  
the land4  #h3aj ,and there are none    
that do know the true ,god save it be   
the disciples of ,jesus1 who did tarry  
in the land until the wickedness of the 

people was so great that the ,lord would
 not suffer them to remain with the     
people2 and whether they be upon the    
face of the land no man knoweth4  #h3aa 
,but behold1 my father and ,i have seen 
them1 and they have ministered unto us4 
#h3ab ,and whoso receiveth this record1 
and shall not condemn it because of the 
imperfections which are in it1 the same 
shall know of greater things than these4
 ,behold1 ,i am ,moroni2 and were it    
possible1 ,i would make all things known
 unto you4  #h3ac ,behold1 ,i make an   
end of speaking concerning this people4 
,i am the son of ,mormon1 and my father 
was a descendant of ,nephi4  #h3ad ,and 
,i am the same who hideth up this record
 unto the ,lord2 the plates thereof are 
of no worth1 because of the commandment 
of the ,lord4 ,for he truly saith that  
no one shall have them to get gain2 but 
the record thereof is of great worth2   
and whoso shall bring it to light1 him  
will the ,lord bless4  #h3ae ,for none  
can have power to bring it to light save

 it be given him of ,god2 for ,god wills
 that it shall be done with an eye      
single to his glory1 or the welfare of  
the ancient and long dispersed covenant 
people of the ,lord4  #h3af ,and blessed
 be he that shall bring this thing to   
light2 for it shall be brought out of   
darkness unto light1 according to the   
word of ,god2 yea1 it shall be brought  
out of the earth1 and it shall shine    
forth out of darkness1 and come unto the
 knowledge of the people2 and it shall  
be done by the power of ,god4  #h3ag    
,and if there be faults they be the     
faults of a man4 ,but behold1 we know no
 fault2 nevertheless ,god knoweth all   
things2 therefore1 he that condemneth1  
let him be aware lest he shall be in    
danger of hell fire4  #h3ah ,and he that
 saith3 ,show unto me1 or ye shall be   
smitten--let him beware lest he         
commandeth that which is forbidden of   
the ,lord4  #h3ai ,for behold1 the same 
that judgeth rashly shall be judged     
rashly again2 for according to his works

 shall his wages be2 therefore1 he that 
smiteth shall be smitten again1 of the  
,lord4  #h3bj ,behold what the scripture
 says--man shall not smite1 neither     
shall he judge2 for judgment is mine1   
saith the ,lord1 and vengeance is mine  
also1 and ,i will repay4  #h3ba ,and he 
that shall breathe out wrath and strifes
 against the work of the ,lord1 and     
against the covenant people of the ,lord
 who are the house of ,israel1 and shall
 say3 ,we will destroy the work of the  
,lord1 and the ,lord will not remember  
his covenant which he hath made unto the
 house of ,israel--the same is in danger
 to be hewn down and cast into the fire2
  #h3bb ,for the eternal purposes of the
 ,lord shall roll on1 until all his     
promises shall be fulfilled4  #h3bc     
,search the prophecies of ,isaiah4      
,behold1 ,i cannot write them4 ,yea1    
behold ,i say unto you1 that those      
saints who have gone before me1 who have
 possessed this land1 shall cry1 yea1   
even from the dust will they cry unto   

the ,lord2 and as the ,lord liveth he   
will remember the covenant which he hath
 made with them4  #h3bd ,and he knoweth 
their prayers1 that they were in behalf 
of their brethren4 ,and he knoweth their
 faith1 for in his name could they      
remove mountains2 and in his name could 
they cause the earth to shake2 and by   
the power of his word did they cause    
prisons to tumble to the earth2 yea1    
even the fiery furnace could not harm   
them1 neither wild beasts nor poisonous 
serpents1 because of the power of his   
word4  #h3be ,and behold1 their prayers 
were also in behalf of him that the     
,lord should suffer to bring these      
things forth4  #h3bf ,and no one need   
say they shall not come1 for they surely
 shall1 for the ,lord hath spoken it2   
for out of the earth shall they come1 by
 the hand of the ,lord1 and none can    
stay it2 and it shall come in a day when
 it shall be said that miracles are done
 away2 and it shall come even as if one 
should speak from the dead4  #h3bg ,and 

it shall come in a day when the blood of
 saints shall cry unto the ,lord1       
because of secret combinations and the  
works of darkness4  #h3bh ,yea1 it shall
 come in a day when the power of ,god   
shall be denied1 and churches become    
defiled and be lifted up in the pride of
 their hearts2 yea1 even in a day when  
leaders of churches and teachers shall  
rise in the pride of their hearts1 even 
to the envying of them who belong to    
their churches4  #h3bi ,yea1 it shall   
come in a day when there shall be heard 
of fires1 and tempests1 and vapors of   
smoke in foreign lands2  #h3cj ,and     
there shall also be heard of wars1      
rumors of wars1 and earthquakes in      
divers places4  #h3ca ,yea1 it shall    
come in a day when there shall be great 
pollutions upon the face of the earth2  
there shall be murders1 and robbing1 and
 lying1 and deceivings1 and whoredoms1  
and all manner of abominations2 when    
there shall be many who will say1 ,do   
this1 or do that1 and it mattereth not1 

for the ,lord will uphold such at the   
last day4 ,but wo unto such for they are
 in the gall of bitterness and in the   
bonds of iniquity4  #h3cb ,yea1 it shall
 come in a day when there shall be      
churches built up that shall say3 ,come 
unto me1 and for your money you shall be
 forgiven of your sins4  #h3cc ,o ye    
wicked and perverse and stiffnecked     
people1 why have ye built up churches   
unto yourselves to get gain8 ,why have  
ye transfigured the holy word of ,god1  
that ye might bring damnation upon your 
souls8 ,behold1 look ye unto the        
revelations of ,god2 for behold1 the    
time cometh at that day when all these  
things must be fulfilled4  #h3cd        
,behold1 the ,lord hath shown unto me   
great and marvelous things concerning   
that which must shortly come1 at that   
day when these things shall come forth  
among you4  #h3ce ,behold1 ,i speak unto
 you as if ye were present1 and yet ye  
are not4 ,but behold1 ,jesus ,christ    
hath shown you unto me1 and ,i know your

 doing4  #h3cf ,and ,i know that ye do  
walk in the pride of your hearts2 and   
there are none save a few only who do   
not lift themselves up in the pride of  
their hearts1 unto the wearing of very  
fine apparel1 unto envying1 and strifes1
 and malice1 and persecutions1 and all  
manner of iniquities2 and your churches1
 yea1 even every one1 have become       
polluted because of the pride of your   
hearts4  #h3cg ,for behold1 ye do love  
money1 and your substance1 and your fine
 apparel1 and the adorning of your      
churches1 more than ye love the poor and
 the needy1 the sick and the afflicted4 
#h3ch ,o ye pollutions1 ye hypocrites1  
ye teachers1 who sell yourselves for    
that which will canker1 why have ye     
polluted the holy church of ,god8 ,why  
are ye ashamed to take upon you the name
 of ,christ8 ,why do ye not think that  
greater is the value of an endless      
happiness than that misery which never  
dies--because of the praise of the      
world8  #h3ci ,why do ye adorn          

yourselves with that which hath no life1
 and yet suffer the hungry1 and the     
needy1 and the naked1 and the sick and  
the afflicted to pass by you1 and notice
 them not8  #h3dj ,yea1 why do ye build 
up your secret abominations to get gain1
 and cause that widows should mourn     
before the ,lord1 and also orphans to   
mourn before the ,lord1 and also the    
blood of their fathers and their        
husbands to cry unto the ,lord from the 
ground1 for vengeance upon your heads8  
#h3da ,behold1 the sword of vengeance   
hangeth over you2 and the time soon     
cometh that he avengeth the blood of the
 saints upon you1 for he will not suffer
 their cries any longer4  ,mormon       
,chapter #i  #i3a ,and now1 ,i speak    
also concerning those who do not believe
 in ,christ4  #i3b ,behold1 will ye     
believe in the day of your              
visitation--behold1 when the ,lord shall
 come1 yea1 even that great day when the
 earth shall be rolled together as a    
scroll1 and the elements shall melt with

 fervent heat1 yea1 in that great day   
when ye shall be brought to stand before
 the ,lamb of ,god--then will ye say    
that there is no ,god8  #i3c ,then will 
ye longer deny the ,christ1 or can ye   
behold the ,lamb of ,god8 ,do ye suppose
 that ye shall dwell with him under a   
consciousness of your guilt8 ,do ye     
suppose that ye could be happy to dwell 
with that holy ,being1 when your souls  
are racked with a consciousness of guilt
 that ye have ever abused his laws8     
#i3d ,behold1 ,i say unto you that ye   
would be more miserable to dwell with a 
holy and just ,god1 under a             
consciousness of your filthiness before 
him1 than ye would to dwell with the    
damned souls in hell4  #i3e ,for behold1
 when ye shall be brought to see your   
nakedness before ,god1 and also the     
glory of ,god1 and the holiness of      
,jesus ,christ1 it will kindle a flame  
of unquenchable fire upon you4  #i3f ,o 
then ye unbelieving1 turn ye unto the   
,lord2 cry mightily unto the ,father in 

the name of ,jesus1 that perhaps ye may 
be found spotless1 pure1 fair1 and      
white1 having been cleansed by the blood
 of the ,lamb1 at that great and last   
day4  #i3g ,and again ,i speak unto you 
who deny the revelations of ,god1 and   
say that they are done away1 that there 
are no revelations1 nor prophecies1 nor 
gifts1 nor healing1 nor speaking with   
tongues1 and the interpretation of      
tongues2  #i3h ,behold ,i say unto you1 
he that denieth these things knoweth not
 the gospel of ,christ2 yea1 he has not 
read the scriptures2 if so1 he does not 
understand them4  #i3i ,for do we not   
read that ,god is the same yesterday1   
today1 and forever1 and in him there is 
no variableness neither shadow of       
changing8  #i3aj ,and now if ye have    
imagined up unto yourselves a god who   
doth vary1 and in whom there is shadow  
of changing1 then have ye imagined up   
unto yourselves a god who is not ,god of
 miracles4  #i3aa ,but behold1 ,i will  
show unto you a ,god of miracles1 even  

the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of   
,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob2 and it  
is that same ,god who created the       
heavens and the earth1 and all things   
that in them are4  #i3ab ,behold he     
created ,adam1 and by ,adam came the    
fall of man4 ,and because of the fall of
 man came ,jesus ,christ1 even the      
,father and the ,son2 and because of    
,jesus ,christ came the redemption of   
man4  #i3ac ,and because of the         
redemption of man1 which came by ,jesus 
,christ1 they are brought back into the 
presence of the ,lord2 yea1 this is     
wherein all men are redeemed1 because   
the death of ,christ bringeth to pass   
the resurrection1 which bringeth to pass
 a redemption from an endless sleep1    
from which sleep all men shall be       
awakened by the power of ,god when the  
trump shall sound2 and they shall come  
forth1 both small and great1 and all    
shall stand before his bar1 being       
redeemed and loosed from this eternal   
band of death1 which death is a temporal

 death4  #i3ad ,and then cometh the     
judgment of the ,holy ,one upon them2   
and then cometh the time that he that is
 filthy shall be filthy still2 and he   
that is righteous shall be righteous    
still2 he that is happy shall be happy  
still2 and he that is unhappy shall be  
unhappy still4  #i3ae ,and now1 ,o all  
ye that have imagined up unto yourselves
 a god who can do no miracles1 ,i would 
ask of you1 have all these things       
passed1 of which ,i have spoken8 ,has   
the end come yet8 ,behold ,i say unto   
you1 ,nay2 and ,god has not ceased to be
 a ,god of miracles4  #i3af ,behold1 are
 not the things that ,god hath wrought  
marvelous in our eyes8 ,yea1 and who can
 comprehend the marvelous works of ,god8
  #i3ag ,who shall say that it was not a
 miracle that by his word the heaven and
 the earth should be2 and by the power  
of his word man was created of the dust 
of the earth2 and by the power of his   
word have miracles been wrought8  #i3ah 
,and who shall say that ,jesus ,christ  

did not many mighty miracles8 ,and there
 were many mighty miracles wrought by   
the hands of the apostles4  #i3ai ,and  
if there were miracles wrought then1 why
 has ,god ceased to be a ,god of        
miracles and yet be an unchangeable     
,being8 ,and behold1 ,i say unto you he 
changeth not2 if so he would cease to be
 ,god2 and he ceaseth not to be ,god1   
and is a ,god of miracles4  #i3bj ,and  
the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles
 among the children of men is because   
that they dwindle in unbelief1 and      
depart from the right way1 and know not 
the ,god in whom they should trust4     
#i3ba ,behold1 ,i say unto you that     
whoso believeth in ,christ1 doubting    
nothing1 whatsoever he shall ask the    
,father in the name of ,christ it shall 
be granted him2 and this promise is unto
 all1 even unto the ends of the earth4  
#i3bb ,for behold1 thus said ,jesus     
,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 unto his     
disciples who should tarry1 yea1 and    
also to all his disciples1 in the       

hearing of the multitude3 ,go ye into   
all the world1 and preach the gospel to 
every creature2  #i3bc ,and he that     
believeth and is baptized shall be      
saved1 but he that believeth not shall  
be damned2  #i3bd ,and these signs shall
 follow them that believe--in my name   
shall they cast out devils2 they shall  
speak with new tongues2 they shall take 
up serpents2 and if they drink any      
deadly thing it shall not hurt them2    
they shall lay hands on the sick and    
they shall recover2  #i3be ,and         
whosoever shall believe in my name1     
doubting nothing1 unto him will ,i      
confirm all my words1 even unto the ends
 of the earth4  #i3bf ,and now1 behold1 
who can stand against the works of the  
,lord8 ,who can deny his sayings8 ,who  
will rise up against the almighty power 
of the ,lord8 ,who will despise the     
works of the ,lord8 ,who will despise   
the children of ,christ8 ,behold1 all ye
 who are despisers of the works of the  
,lord1 for ye shall wonder and perish4  

#i3bg ,o then despise not1 and wonder   
not1 but hearken unto the words of the  
,lord1 and ask the ,father in the name  
of ,jesus for what things soever ye     
shall stand in need4 ,doubt not1 but be 
believing1 and begin as in times of old1
 and come unto the ,lord with all your  
heart1 and work out your own salvation  
with fear and trembling before him4     
#i3bh ,be wise in the days of your      
probation2 strip yourselves of all      
uncleanness2 ask not1 that ye may       
consume it on your lusts1 but ask with a
 firmness unshaken1 that ye will yield  
to no temptation1 but that ye will serve
 the true and living ,god4  #i3bi ,see  
that ye are not baptized unworthily2 see
 that ye partake not of the sacrament of
 ,christ unworthily2 but see that ye do 
all things in worthiness1 and do it in  
the name of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of 
the living ,god2 and if ye do this1 and 
endure to the end1 ye will in nowise be 
cast out4  #i3cj ,behold1 ,i speak unto 
you as though ,i spake from the dead2   

for ,i know that ye shall have my words4
  #i3ca ,condemn me not because of mine 
imperfection1 neither my father1 because
 of his imperfection1 neither them who  
have written before him2 but rather give
 thanks unto ,god that he hath made     
manifest unto you our imperfections1    
that ye may learn to be more wise than  
we have been4  #i3cb ,and now1 behold1  
we have written this record according to
 our knowledge1 in the characters which 
are called among us the reformed        
,egyptian1 being handed down and altered
 by us1 according to our manner of      
speech4  #i3cc ,and if our plates had   
been sufficiently large we should have  
written in ,hebrew2 but the ,hebrew hath
 been altered by us also2 and if we     
could have written in ,hebrew1 behold1  
ye would have had no imperfection in our
 record4  #i3cd ,but the ,lord knoweth  
the things which we have written1 and   
also that none other people knoweth our 
language2 and because that none other   
people knoweth our language1 therefore  

he hath prepared means for the          
interpretation thereof4  #i3ce ,and     
these things are written that we may rid
 our garments of the blood of our       
brethren1 who have dwindled in unbelief4
  #i3cf ,and behold1 these things which 
we have desired concerning our brethren1
 yea1 even their restoration to the     
knowledge of ,christ1 are according to  
the prayers of all the saints who have  
dwelt in the land4  #i3cg ,and may the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ grant that their   
prayers may be answered according to    
their faith2 and may ,god the ,father   
remember the covenant which he hath made
 with the house of ,israel2 and may he  
bless them forever1 through faith on the
 name of ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4         
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,ether   ,the record 
of the ,jaredites1 taken from the       
twenty-four plates found by the people  
of ,limhi in the days of king ,mosiah4  
,ether ,chapter #a  #a3a ,and now ,i1   
,moroni1 proceed to give an account of  
those ancient inhabitants who were      

destroyed by the hand of the ,lord upon 
the face of this north country4  #a3b   
,and ,i take mine account from the      
twenty and four plates which were found 
by the people of ,limhi1 which is called
 the ,book of ,ether4  #a3c ,and as ,i  
suppose that the first part of this     
record1 which speaks concerning the     
creation of the world1 and also of      
,adam1 and an account from that time    
even to the great tower1 and whatsoever 
things transpired among the children of 
men until that time1 is had among the   
,jews--  #a3d ,therefore ,i do not write
 those things which transpired from the 
days of ,adam until that time2 but they 
are had upon the plates2 and whoso      
findeth them1 the same will have power  
that he may get the full account4  #a3e 
,but behold1 ,i give not the full       
account1 but a part of the account ,i   
give1 from the tower down until they    
were destroyed4  #a3f ,and on this wise 
do ,i give the account4 ,he that wrote  
this record was ,ether1 and he was a    

descendant of ,coriantor4  #a3g         
,coriantor was the son of ,moron4  #a3h 
,and ,moron was the son of ,ethem4  #a3i
 ,and ,ethem was the son of ,ahah4      
#a3aj ,and ,ahah was the son of ,seth4  
#a3aa ,and ,seth was the son of         
,shiblon4  #a3ab ,and ,shiblon was the  
son of ,com4  #a3ac ,and ,com was the   
son of ,coriantum4  #a3ad ,and          
,coriantum was the son of ,amnigaddah4  
#a3ae ,and ,amnigaddah was the son of   
,aaron4  #a3af ,and ,aaron was a        
descendant of ,heth1 who was the son of 
,hearthom4  #a3ag ,and ,hearthom was the
 son of ,lib4  #a3ah ,and ,lib was the  
son of ,kish4  #a3ai ,and ,kish was the 
son of ,corom4  #a3bj ,and ,corom was   
the son of ,levi4  #a3ba ,and ,levi was 
the son of ,kim4  #a3bb ,and ,kim was   
the son of ,morianton4  #a3bc ,and      
,morianton was a descendant of          
,riplakish4  #a3bd ,and ,riplakish was  
the son of ,shez4  #a3be ,and ,shez was 
the son of ,heth4  #a3bf ,and ,heth was 
the son of ,com4  #a3bg ,and ,com was   

the son of ,coriantum4  #a3bh ,and      
,coriantum was the son of ,emer4  #a3bi 
,and ,emer was the son of ,omer4  #a3cj 
,and ,omer was the son of ,shule4  #a3ca
 ,and ,shule was the son of ,kib4  #a3cb
 ,and ,kib was the son of ,orihah1 who  
was the son of ,jared2  #a3cc ,which    
,jared came forth with his brother and  
their families1 with some others and    
their families1 from the great tower1 at
 the time the ,lord confounded the      
language of the people1 and swore in his
 wrath that they should be scattered    
upon all the face of the earth2 and     
according to the word of the ,lord the  
people were scattered4  #a3cd ,and the  
brother of ,jared being a large and     
mighty man1 and a man highly favored of 
the ,lord1 ,jared1 his brother1 said    
unto him3 ,cry unto the ,lord1 that he  
will not confound us that we may not    
understand our words4  #a3ce ,and it    
came to pass that the brother of ,jared 
did cry unto the ,lord1 and the ,lord   
had compassion upon ,jared2 therefore he

 did not confound the language of       
,jared2 and ,jared and his brother were 
not confounded4  #a3cf ,then ,jared said
 unto his brother3 ,cry again unto the  
,lord1 and it may be that he will turn  
away his anger from them who are our    
friends1 that he confound not their     
language4  #a3cg ,and it came to pass   
that the brother of ,jared did cry unto 
the ,lord1 and the ,lord had compassion 
upon their friends and their families   
also1 that they were not confounded4    
#a3ch ,and it came to pass that ,jared  
spake again unto his brother1 saying3   
,go and inquire of the ,lord whether he 
will drive us out of the land1 and if he
 will drive us out of the land1 cry unto
 him whither we shall go4 ,and who      
knoweth but the ,lord will carry us     
forth into a land which is choice above 
all the earth8 ,and if it so be1 let us 
be faithful unto the ,lord1 that we may 
receive it for our inheritance4  #a3ci  
,and it came to pass that the brother of
 ,jared did cry unto the ,lord according

 to that which had been spoken by the   
mouth of ,jared4  #a3dj ,and it came to 
pass that the ,lord did hear the brother
 of ,jared1 and had compassion upon him1
 and said unto him3  #a3da ,go to and   
gather together thy flocks1 both male   
and female1 of every kind2 and also of  
the seed of the earth of every kind2 and
 thy families2 and also ,jared thy      
brother and his family2 and also thy    
friends and their families1 and the     
friends of ,jared and their families4   
#a3db ,and when thou hast done this thou
 shalt go at the head of them down into 
the valley which is northward4 ,and     
there will ,i meet thee1 and ,i will go 
before thee into a land which is choice 
above all the lands of the earth4  #a3dc
 ,and there will ,i bless thee and thy  
seed1 and raise up unto me of thy seed1 
and of the seed of thy brother1 and they
 who shall go with thee1 a great nation4
 ,and there shall be none greater than  
the nation which ,i will raise up unto  
me of thy seed1 upon all the face of the

 earth4 ,and thus ,i will do unto thee  
because this long time ye have cried    
unto me4  ,ether ,chapter #b  #b3a ,and 
it came to pass that ,jared and his     
brother1 and their families1 and also   
the friends of ,jared and his brother   
and their families1 went down into the  
valley which was northward1 7and the    
name of the valley was ,nimrod1 being   
called after the mighty hunter7 with    
their flocks which they had gathered    
together1 male and female1 of every     
kind4  #b3b ,and they did also lay      
snares and catch fowls of the air2 and  
they did also prepare a vessel1 in which
 they did carry with them the fish of   
the waters4  #b3c ,and they did also    
carry with them deseret1 which1 by      
interpretation1 is a honey bee2 and thus
 they did carry with them swarms of     
bees1 and all manner of that which was  
upon the face of the land1 seeds of     
every kind4  #b3d ,and it came to pass  
that when they had come down into the   
valley of ,nimrod the ,lord came down   

and talked with the brother of ,jared2  
and he was in a cloud1 and the brother  
of ,jared saw him not4  #b3e ,and it    
came to pass that the ,lord commanded   
them that they should go forth into the 
wilderness1 yea1 into that quarter where
 there never had man been4 ,and it came 
to pass that the ,lord did go before    
them1 and did talk with them as he stood
 in a cloud1 and gave directions whither
 they should travel4  #b3f ,and it came 
to pass that they did travel in the     
wilderness1 and did build barges1 in    
which they did cross many waters1 being 
directed continually by the hand of the 
,lord4  #b3g ,and the ,lord would not   
suffer that they should stop beyond the 
sea in the wilderness1 but he would that
 they should come forth even unto the   
land of promise1 which was choice above 
all other lands1 which the ,lord ,god   
had preserved for a righteous people4   
#b3h ,and he had sworn in his wrath unto
 the brother of ,jared1 that whoso      
should possess this land of promise1    

from that time henceforth and forever1  
should serve him1 the true and only     
,god1 or they should be swept off when  
the fulness of his wrath should come    
upon them4  #b3i ,and now1 we can behold
 the decrees of ,god concerning this    
land1 that it is a land of promise2 and 
whatsoever nation shall possess it shall
 serve ,god1 or they shall be swept off 
when the fulness of his wrath shall come
 upon them4 ,and the fulness of his     
wrath cometh upon them when they are    
ripened in iniquity4  #b3aj ,for behold1
 this is a land which is choice above   
all other lands2 wherefore he that doth 
possess it shall serve ,god or shall be 
swept off2 for it is the everlasting    
decree of ,god4 ,and it is not until the
 fulness of iniquity among the children 
of the land1 that they are swept off4   
#b3aa ,and this cometh unto you1 ,o ye  
,gentiles1 that ye may know the decrees 
of ,god--that ye may repent1 and not    
continue in your iniquities until the   
fulness come1 that ye may not bring down

 the fulness of the wrath of ,god upon  
you as the inhabitants of the land have 
hitherto done4  #b3ab ,behold1 this is a
 choice land1 and whatsoever nation     
shall possess it shall be free from     
bondage1 and from captivity1 and from   
all other nations under heaven1 if they 
will but serve the ,god of the land1 who
 is ,jesus ,christ1 who hath been       
manifested by the things which we have  
written4  #b3ac ,and now ,i proceed with
 my record2 for behold1 it came to pass 
that the ,lord did bring ,jared and his 
brethren forth even to that great sea   
which divideth the lands4 ,and as they  
came to the sea they pitched their      
tents2 and they called the name of the  
place ,moriancumer2 and they dwelt in   
tents1 and dwelt in tents upon the      
seashore for the space of four years4   
#b3ad ,and it came to pass at the end of
 four years that the ,lord came again   
unto the brother of ,jared1 and stood in
 a cloud and talked with him4 ,and for  
the space of three hours did the ,lord  

talk with the brother of ,jared1 and    
chastened him because he remembered not 
to call upon the name of the ,lord4     
#b3ae ,and the brother of ,jared        
repented of the evil which he had done1 
and did call upon the name of the ,lord 
for his brethren who were with him4 ,and
 the ,lord said unto him3 ,i will       
forgive thee and thy brethren of their  
sins2 but thou shalt not sin any more1  
for ye shall remember that my ,spirit   
will not always strive with man2        
wherefore1 if ye will sin until ye are  
fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the 
presence of the ,lord4 ,and these are my
 thoughts upon the land which ,i shall  
give you for your inheritance2 for it   
shall be a land choice above all other  
lands4  #b3af ,and the ,lord said3 ,go  
to work and build1 after the manner of  
barges which ye have hitherto built4    
,and it came to pass that the brother of
 ,jared did go to work1 and also his    
brethren1 and built barges after the    
manner which they had built1 according  

to the instructions of the ,lord4 ,and  
they were small1 and they were light    
upon the water1 even like unto the      
lightness of a fowl upon the water4     
#b3ag ,and they were built after a      
manner that they were exceedingly tight1
 even that they would hold water like   
unto a dish2 and the bottom thereof was 
tight like unto a dish2 and the sides   
thereof were tight like unto a dish2 and
 the ends thereof were peaked2 and the  
top thereof was tight like unto a dish2 
and the length thereof was the length of
 a tree2 and the door thereof1 when it  
was shut1 was tight like unto a dish4   
#b3ah ,and it came to pass that the     
brother of ,jared cried unto the ,lord1 
saying3 ,o ,lord1 ,i have performed the 
work which thou hast commanded me1 and  
,i have made the barges according as    
thou hast directed me4  #b3ai ,and      
behold1 ,o ,lord1 in them there is no   
light2 whither shall we steer8 ,and also
 we shall perish1 for in them we cannot 
breathe1 save it is the air which is in 

them2 therefore we shall perish4  #b3bj 
,and the ,lord said unto the brother of 
,jared3 ,behold1 thou shalt make a hole 
in the top1 and also in the bottom2 and 
when thou shalt suffer for air thou     
shalt unstop the hole and receive air4  
,and if it be so that the water come in 
upon thee1 behold1 ye shall stop the    
hole1 that ye may not perish in the     
flood4  #b3ba ,and it came to pass that 
the brother of ,jared did so1 according 
as the ,lord had commanded4  #b3bb ,and 
he cried again unto the ,lord saying3 ,o
 ,lord1 behold ,i have done even as thou
 hast commanded me2 and ,i have prepared
 the vessels for my people1 and behold  
there is no light in them4 ,behold1 ,o  
,lord1 wilt thou suffer that we shall   
cross this great water in darkness8     
#b3bc ,and the ,lord said unto the      
brother of ,jared3 ,what will ye that ,i
 should do that ye may have light in    
your vessels8 ,for behold1 ye cannot    
have windows1 for they will be dashed in
 pieces2 neither shall ye take fire with

 you1 for ye shall not go by the light  
of fire4  #b3bd ,for behold1 ye shall be
 as a whale in the midst of the sea2 for
 the mountain waves shall dash upon you4
 ,nevertheless1 ,i will bring you up    
again out of the depths of the sea2 for 
the winds have gone forth out of my     
mouth1 and also the rains and the floods
 have ,i sent forth4  #b3be ,and behold1
 ,i prepare you against these things2   
for ye cannot cross this great deep save
 ,i prepare you against the waves of the
 sea1 and the winds which have gone     
forth1 and the floods which shall come4 
,therefore what will ye that ,i should  
prepare for you that ye may have light  
when ye are swallowed up in the depths  
of the sea8  ,ether ,chapter #c  #c3a   
,and it came to pass that the brother of
 ,jared1 7now the number of the vessels 
which had been prepared was eight7 went 
forth unto the mount1 which they called 
the mount ,shelem1 because of its       
exceeding height1 and did molten out of 
a rock sixteen small stones2 and they   

were white and clear1 even as           
transparent glass2 and he did carry them
 in his hands upon the top of the mount1
 and cried again unto the ,lord1 saying3
  #c3b ,o ,lord1 thou hast said that we 
must be encompassed about by the floods4
 ,now behold1 ,o ,lord1 and do not be   
angry with thy servant because of his   
weakness before thee2 for we know that  
thou art holy and dwellest in the       
heavens1 and that we are unworthy before
 thee2 because of the fall our natures  
have become evil continually2           
nevertheless1 ,o ,lord1 thou hast given 
us a commandment that we must call upon 
thee1 that from thee we may receive     
according to our desires4  #c3c ,behold1
 ,o ,lord1 thou hast smitten us because 
of our iniquity1 and hast driven us     
forth1 and for these many years we have 
been in the wilderness2 nevertheless1   
thou hast been merciful unto us4 ,o     
,lord1 look upon me in pity1 and turn   
away thine anger from this thy people1  
and suffer not that they shall go forth 

across this raging deep in darkness2 but
 behold these things which ,i have      
molten out of the rock4  #c3d ,and ,i   
know1 ,o ,lord1 that thou hast all      
power1 and can do whatsoever thou wilt  
for the benefit of man2 therefore touch 
these stones1 ,o ,lord1 with thy finger1
 and prepare them that they may shine   
forth in darkness2 and they shall shine 
forth unto us in the vessels which we   
have prepared1 that we may have light   
while we shall cross the sea4  #c3e     
,behold1 ,o ,lord1 thou canst do this4  
,we know that thou art able to show     
forth great power1 which looks small    
unto the understanding of men4  #c3f    
,and it came to pass that when the      
brother of ,jared had said these words1 
behold1 the ,lord stretched forth his   
hand and touched the stones one by one  
with his finger4 ,and the veil was taken
 from off the eyes of the brother of    
,jared1 and he saw the finger of the    
,lord2 and it was as the finger of a    
man1 like unto flesh and blood2 and the 

brother of ,jared fell down before the  
,lord1 for he was struck with fear4     
#c3g ,and the ,lord saw that the brother
 of ,jared had fallen to the earth2 and 
the ,lord said unto him3 ,arise1 why    
hast thou fallen8  #c3h ,and he saith   
unto the ,lord3 ,i saw the finger of the
 ,lord1 and ,i feared lest he should    
smite me2 for ,i knew not that the ,lord
 had flesh and blood4  #c3i ,and the    
,lord said unto him3 ,because of thy    
faith thou hast seen that ,i shall take 
upon me flesh and blood2 and never has  
man come before me with such exceeding  
faith as thou hast2 for were it not so  
ye could not have seen my finger4       
,sawest thou more than this8  #c3aj ,and
 he answered3 ,nay2 ,lord1 show thyself 
unto me4  #c3aa ,and the ,lord said unto
 him3 ,believest thou the words which ,i
 shall speak8  #c3ab ,and he answered3  
,yea1 ,lord1 ,i know that thou speakest 
the truth1 for thou art a ,god of truth1
 and canst not lie4  #c3ac ,and when he 
had said these words1 behold1 the ,lord 

showed himself unto him1 and said3      
,because thou knowest these things ye   
are redeemed from the fall2 therefore ye
 are brought back into my presence2     
therefore ,i show myself unto you4      
#c3ad ,behold1 ,i am he who was prepared
 from the foundation of the world to    
redeem my people4 ,behold1 ,i am ,jesus 
,christ4 ,i am the ,father and the ,son4
 ,in me shall all mankind have life1 and
 that eternally1 even they who shall    
believe on my name2 and they shall      
become my sons and my daughters4  #c3ae 
,and never have ,i showed myself unto   
man whom ,i have created1 for never has 
man believed in me as thou hast4 ,seest 
thou that ye are created after mine own 
image8 ,yea1 even all men were created  
in the beginning after mine own image4  
#c3af ,behold1 this body1 which ye now  
behold1 is the body of my spirit2 and   
man have ,i created after the body of my
 spirit2 and even as ,i appear unto thee
 to be in the spirit will ,i appear unto
 my people in the flesh4  #c3ag ,and    

now1 as ,i1 ,moroni1 said ,i could not  
make a full account of these things     
which are written therefore it sufficeth
 me to say that ,jesus showed himself   
unto this man in the spirit1 even after 
the manner and in the likeness of the   
same body even as he showed himself unto
 the ,nephites4  #c3ah ,and he          
ministered unto him even as he          
ministered unto the ,nephites2 and all  
this1 that this man might know that he  
was ,god1 because of the many great     
works which the ,lord had showed unto   
him4  #c3ai ,and because of the         
knowledge of this man he could not be   
kept from beholding within the veil2 and
 he saw the finger of ,jesus1 which1    
when he saw1 he fell with fear2 for he  
knew that it was the finger of the      
,lord2 and he had faith no longer1 for  
he knew1 nothing doubting4  #c3bj       
,wherefore1 having this perfect         
knowledge of ,god1 he could not be kept 
from within the veil2 therefore he saw  
,jesus2 and he did minister unto him4   

#c3ba ,and it came to pass that the     
,lord said unto the brother of ,jared3  
,behold1 thou shalt not suffer these    
things which ye have seen and heard to  
go forth unto the world1 until the time 
cometh that ,i shall glorify my name in 
the flesh2 wherefore1 ye shall treasure 
up the things which ye have seen and    
heard1 and show it to no man4  #c3bb    
,and behold1 when ye shall come unto me1
 ye shall write them and shall seal them
 up1 that no one can interpret them2 for
 ye shall write them in a language that 
they cannot be read4  #c3bc ,and behold1
 these two stones will ,i give unto     
thee1 and ye shall seal them up also    
with the things which ye shall write4   
#c3bd ,for behold1 the language which ye
 shall write ,i have confounded2        
wherefore ,i will cause in my own due   
time that these stones shall magnify to 
the eyes of men these things which ye   
shall write4  #c3be ,and when the ,lord 
had said these words1 he showed unto the
 brother of ,jared all the inhabitants  

of the earth which had been1 and also   
all that would be2 and he withheld them 
not from his sight1 even unto the ends  
of the earth4  #c3bf ,for he had said   
unto him in times before1 that if he    
would believe in him that he could show 
unto him all things--it should be shown 
unto him2 therefore the ,lord could not 
withhold anything from him1 for he knew 
that the ,lord could show him all       
things4  #c3bg ,and the ,lord said unto 
him3 ,write these things and seal them  
up2 and ,i will show them in mine own   
due time unto the children of men4      
#c3bh ,and it came to pass that the     
,lord commanded him that he should seal 
up the two stones which he had received1
 and show them not1 until the ,lord     
should show them unto the children of   
men4  ,ether ,chapter #d  #d3a ,and the 
,lord commanded the brother of ,jared to
 go down out of the mount from the      
presence of the ,lord1 and write the    
things which he had seen2 and they were 
forbidden to come unto the children of  

men until after that he should be lifted
 up upon the cross2 and for this cause  
did king ,mosiah keep them1 that they   
should not come unto the world until    
after ,christ should show himself unto  
his people4  #d3b ,and after ,christ    
truly had showed himself unto his people
 he commanded that they should be made  
manifest4  #d3c ,and now1 after that1   
they have all dwindled in unbelief2 and 
there is none save it be the ,lamanites1
 and they have rejected the gospel of   
,christ2 therefore ,i am commanded that 
,i should hide them up again in the     
earth4  #d3d ,behold1 ,i have written   
upon these plates the very things which 
the brother of ,jared saw2 and there    
never were greater things made manifest 
than those which were made manifest unto
 the brother of ,jared4  #d3e ,wherefore
 the ,lord hath commanded me to write   
them2 and ,i have written them4 ,and he 
commanded me that ,i should seal them   
up2 and he also hath commanded that ,i  
should seal up the interpretation       

thereof2 wherefore ,i have sealed up the
 interpreters1 according to the         
commandment of the ,lord4  #d3f ,for the
 ,lord said unto me3 ,they shall not go 
forth unto the ,gentiles until the day  
that they shall repent of their         
iniquity1 and become clean before the   
,lord4  #d3g ,and in that day that they 
shall exercise faith in me1 saith the   
,lord1 even as the brother of ,jared    
did1 that they may become sanctified in 
me1 then will ,i manifest unto them the 
things which the brother of ,jared saw1 
even to the unfolding unto them all my  
revelations1 saith ,jesus ,christ1 the  
,son of ,god1 the ,father of the heavens
 and of the earth1 and all things that  
in them are4  #d3h ,and he that will    
contend against the word of the ,lord1  
let him be accursed2 and he that shall  
deny these things1 let him be accursed2 
for unto them will ,i show no greater   
things1 saith ,jesus ,christ2 for ,i am 
he who speaketh4  #d3i ,and at my       
command the heavens are opened and are  

shut2 and at my word the earth shall    
shake2 and at my command the inhabitants
 thereof shall pass away1 even so as by 
fire4  #d3aj ,and he that believeth not 
my words believeth not my disciples2 and
 if it so be that ,i do not speak1 judge
 ye2 for ye shall know that it is ,i    
that speaketh1 at the last day4  #d3aa  
,but he that believeth these things     
which ,i have spoken1 him will ,i visit 
with the manifestations of my ,spirit1  
and he shall know and bear record4 ,for 
because of my ,spirit he shall know that
 these things are true2 for it          
persuadeth men to do good4  #d3ab ,and  
whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do   
good is of me2 for good cometh of none  
save it be of me4 ,i am the same that   
leadeth men to all good2 he that will   
not believe my words will not believe   
me--that ,i am2 and he that will not    
believe me will not believe the ,father 
who sent me4 ,for behold1 ,i am the     
,father1 ,i am the light1 and the life1 
and the truth of the world4  #d3ac ,come

 unto me1 ,o ye ,gentiles1 and ,i will  
show unto you the greater things1 the   
knowledge which is hid up because of    
unbelief4  #d3ad ,come unto me1 ,o ye   
house of ,israel1 and it shall be made  
manifest unto you how great things the  
,father hath laid up for you1 from the  
foundation of the world2 and it hath not
 come unto you1 because of unbelief4    
#d3ae ,behold1 when ye shall rend that  
veil of unbelief which doth cause you to
 remain in your awful state of          
wickedness1 and hardness of heart1 and  
blindness of mind1 then shall the great 
and marvelous things which have been hid
 up from the foundation of the world    
from you--yea1 when ye shall call upon  
the ,father in my name1 with a broken   
heart and a contrite spirit1 then shall 
ye know that the ,father hath remembered
 the covenant which he made unto your   
fathers1 ,o house of ,israel4  #d3af    
,and then shall my revelations which ,i 
have caused to be written by my servant 
,john be unfolded in the eyes of all the

 people4 ,remember1 when ye see these   
things1 ye shall know that the time is  
at hand that they shall be made manifest
 in very deed4  #d3ag ,therefore1 when  
ye shall receive this record ye may know
 that the work of the ,father has       
commenced upon all the face of the land4
  #d3ah ,therefore1 repent all ye ends  
of the earth1 and come unto me1 and     
believe in my gospel1 and be baptized in
 my name2 for he that believeth and is  
baptized shall be saved2 but he that    
believeth not shall be damned2 and signs
 shall follow them that believe in my   
name4  #d3ai ,and blessed is he that is 
found faithful unto my name at the last 
day1 for he shall be lifted up to dwell 
in the kingdom prepared for him from the
 foundation of the world4 ,and behold it
 is ,i that hath spoken it4 ,amen4      
,ether ,chapter #e  #e3a ,and now ,i1   
,moroni1 have written the words which   
were commanded me1 according to my      
memory2 and ,i have told you the things 
which ,i have sealed up2 therefore touch

 them not in order that ye may          
translate2 for that thing is forbidden  
you1 except by and by it shall be wisdom
 in ,god4  #e3b ,and behold1 ye may be  
privileged that ye may show the plates  
unto those who shall assist to bring    
forth this work2  #e3c ,and unto three  
shall they be shown by the power of     
,god2 wherefore they shall know of a    
surety that these things are true4  #e3d
 ,and in the mouth of three witnesses   
shall these things be established2 and  
the testimony of three1 and this work1  
in the which shall be shown forth the   
power of ,god and also his word1 of     
which the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the
 ,holy ,ghost bear record--and all this 
shall stand as a testimony against the  
world at the last day4  #e3e ,and if it 
so be that they repent and come unto the
 ,father in the name of ,jesus1 they    
shall be received into the kingdom of   
,god4  #e3f ,and now1 if ,i have no     
authority for these things1 judge ye2   
for ye shall know that ,i have authority

 when ye shall see me1 and we shall     
stand before ,god at the last day4      
,amen4  ,ether ,chapter #f  #f3a ,and   
now ,i1 ,moroni1 proceed to give the    
record of ,jared and his brother4  #f3b 
,for it came to pass after the ,lord had
 prepared the stones which the brother  
of ,jared had carried up into the mount1
 the brother of ,jared came down out of 
the mount1 and he did put forth the     
stones into the vessels which were      
prepared1 one in each end thereof2 and  
behold1 they did give light unto the    
vessels4  #f3c ,and thus the ,lord      
caused stones to shine in darkness1 to  
give light unto men1 women1 and         
children1 that they might not cross the 
great waters in darkness4  #f3d ,and it 
came to pass that when they had prepared
 all manner of food1 that thereby they  
might subsist upon the water1 and also  
food for their flocks and herds1 and    
whatsoever beast or animal or fowl that 
they should carry with them--and it came
 to pass that when they had done all    

these things they got aboard of their   
vessels or barges1 and set forth into   
the sea1 commending themselves unto the 
,lord their ,god4  #f3e ,and it came to 
pass that the ,lord ,god caused that    
there should be a furious wind blow upon
 the face of the waters1 towards the    
promised land2 and thus they were tossed
 upon the waves of the sea before the   
wind4  #f3f ,and it came to pass that   
they were many times buried in the      
depths of the sea1 because of the       
mountain waves which broke upon them1   
and also the great and terrible tempests
 which were caused by the fierceness of 
the wind4  #f3g ,and it came to pass    
that when they were buried in the deep  
there was no water that could hurt them1
 their vessels being tight like unto a  
dish1 and also they were tight like unto
 the ark of ,noah2 therefore when they  
were encompassed about by many waters   
they did cry unto the ,lord1 and he did 
bring them forth again upon the top of  
the waters4  #f3h ,and it came to pass  

that the wind did never cease to blow   
towards the promised land while they    
were upon the waters2 and thus they were
 driven forth before the wind4  #f3i    
,and they did sing praises unto the     
,lord2 yea1 the brother of ,jared did   
sing praises unto the ,lord1 and he did 
thank and praise the ,lord all the day  
long2 and when the night came1 they did 
not cease to praise the ,lord4  #f3aj   
,and thus they were driven forth2 and no
 monster of the sea could break them1   
neither whale that could mar them2 and  
they did have light continually1 whether
 it was above the water or under the    
water4  #f3aa ,and thus they were driven
 forth1 three hundred and forty and four
 days upon the water4  #f3ab ,and they  
did land upon the shore of the promised 
land4 ,and when they had set their feet 
upon the shores of the promised land    
they bowed themselves down upon the face
 of the land1 and did humble themselves 
before the ,lord1 and did shed tears of 
joy before the ,lord1 because of the    

multitude of his tender mercies over    
them4  #f3ac ,and it came to pass that  
they went forth upon the face of the    
land1 and began to till the earth4      
#f3ad ,and ,jared had four sons2 and    
they were called ,jacom1 and ,gilgah1   
and ,mahah1 and ,orihah4  #f3ae ,and the
 brother of ,jared also begat sons and  
daughters4  #f3af ,and the friends of   
,jared and his brother were in number   
about twenty and two souls2 and they    
also begat sons and daughters before    
they came to the promised land2 and     
therefore they began to be many4  #f3ag 
,and they were taught to walk humbly    
before the ,lord2 and they were also    
taught from on high4  #f3ah ,and it came
 to pass that they began to spread upon 
the face of the land1 and to multiply   
and to till the earth2 and they did wax 
strong in the land4  #f3ai ,and the     
brother of ,jared began to be old1 and  
saw that he must soon go down to the    
grave2 wherefore he said unto ,jared3   
,let us gather together our people that 

we may number them1 that we may know of 
them what they will desire of us before 
we go down to our graves4  #f3bj ,and   
accordingly the people were gathered    
together4 ,now the number of the sons   
and the daughters of the brother of     
,jared were twenty and two souls2 and   
the number of sons and daughters of     
,jared were twelve1 he having four sons4
  #f3ba ,and it came to pass that they  
did number their people2 and after that 
they had numbered them1 they did desire 
of them the things which they would that
 they should do before they went down to
 their graves4  #f3bb ,and it came to   
pass that the people desired of them    
that they should anoint one of their    
sons to be a king over them4  #f3bc ,and
 now behold1 this was grievous unto     
them4 ,and the brother of ,jared said   
unto them3 ,surely this thing leadeth   
into captivity4  #f3bd ,but ,jared said 
unto his brother3 ,suffer them that they
 may have a king4 ,and therefore he said
 unto them3 ,choose ye out from among   

our sons a king1 even whom ye will4     
#f3be ,and it came to pass that they    
chose even the firstborn of the brother 
of ,jared2 and his name was ,pagag4 ,and
 it came to pass that he refused and    
would not be their king4 ,and the people
 would that his father should constrain 
him1 but his father would not2 and he   
commanded them that they should         
constrain no man to be their king4      
#f3bf ,and it came to pass that they    
chose all the brothers of ,pagag1 and   
they would not4  #f3bg ,and it came to  
pass that neither would the sons of     
,jared1 even all save it were one2 and  
,orihah was anointed to be king over the
 people4  #f3bh ,and he began to reign1 
and the people began to prosper2 and    
they became exceedingly rich4  #f3bi    
,and it came to pass that ,jared died1  
and his brother also4  #f3cj ,and it    
came to pass that ,orihah did walk      
humbly before the ,lord1 and did        
remember how great things the ,lord had 
done for his father1 and also taught his

 people how great things the ,lord had  
done for their fathers4  ,ether ,chapter
 #g  #g3a ,and it came to pass that     
,orihah did execute judgment upon the   
land in righteousness all his days1     
whose days were exceedingly many4  #g3b 
,and he begat sons and daughters2 yea1  
he begat thirty and one1 among whom were
 twenty and three sons4  #g3c ,and it   
came to pass that he also begat ,kib in 
his old age4 ,and it came to pass that  
,kib reigned in his stead2 and ,kib     
begat ,corihor4  #g3d ,and when ,corihor
 was thirty and two years old he        
rebelled against his father1 and went   
over and dwelt in the land of ,nehor2   
and he begat sons and daughters1 and    
they became exceedingly fair2 wherefore 
,corihor drew away many people after    
him4  #g3e ,and when he had gathered    
together an army he came up unto the    
land of ,moron where the king dwelt1 and
 took him captive1 which brought to pass
 the saying of the brother of ,jared    
that they would be brought into         

captivity4  #g3f ,now the land of       
,moron1 where the king dwelt1 was near  
the land which is called ,desolation by 
the ,nephites4  #g3g ,and it came to    
pass that ,kib dwelt in captivity1 and  
his people under ,corihor his son1 until
 he became exceedingly old2 nevertheless
 ,kib begat ,shule in his old age1 while
 he was yet in captivity4  #g3h ,and it 
came to pass that ,shule was angry with 
his brother2 and ,shule waxed strong1   
and became mighty as to the strength of 
a man2 and he was also mighty in        
judgment4  #g3i ,wherefore1 he came to  
the hill ,ephraim1 and he did molten out
 of the hill1 and made swords out of    
steel for those whom he had drawn away  
with him2 and after he had armed them   
with swords he returned to the city     
,nehor and gave battle unto his brother 
,corihor1 by which means he obtained the
 kingdom and restored it unto his father
 ,kib4  #g3aj ,and now because of the   
thing which ,shule had done1 his father 
bestowed upon him the kingdom2 therefore

 he began to reign in the stead of his  
father4  #g3aa ,and it came to pass that
 he did execute judgment in             
righteousness2 and he did spread his    
kingdom upon all the face of the land1  
for the people had become exceedingly   
numerous4  #g3ab ,and it came to pass   
that ,shule also begat many sons and    
daughters4  #g3ac ,and ,corihor repented
 of the many evils which he had done2   
wherefore ,shule gave him power in his  
kingdom4  #g3ad ,and it came to pass    
that ,corihor had many sons and         
daughters4 ,and among the sons of       
,corihor there was one whose name was   
,noah4  #g3ae ,and it came to pass that 
,noah rebelled against ,shule1 the king1
 and also his father ,corihor1 and drew 
away ,cohor his brother1 and also all   
his brethren and many of the people4    
#g3af ,and he gave battle unto ,shule   
the king1 in which he did obtain the    
land of their first inheritance2 and he 
became a king over that part of the     
land4  #g3ag ,and it came to pass that  

he gave battle again unto ,shule1 the   
king2 and he took ,shule1 the king1 and 
carried him away captive into ,moron4   
#g3ah ,and it came to pass as he was    
about to put him to death1 the sons of  
,shule crept into the house of ,noah by 
night and slew him1 and broke down the  
door of the prison and brought out their
 father1 and placed him upon his throne 
in his own kingdom4  #g3ai ,wherefore1  
the son of ,noah did build up his       
kingdom in his stead2 nevertheless they 
did not gain power any more over ,shule 
the king1 and the people who were under 
the reign of ,shule the king did prosper
 exceedingly and wax great4  #g3bj ,and 
the country was divided2 and there were 
two kingdoms1 the kingdom of ,shule1 and
 the kingdom of ,cohor1 the son of      
,noah4  #g3ba ,and ,cohor1 the son of   
,noah1 caused that his people should    
give battle unto ,shule1 in which ,shule
 did beat them and did slay ,cohor4     
#g3bb ,and now ,cohor had a son who was 
called ,nimrod2 and ,nimrod gave up the 

kingdom of ,cohor unto ,shule1 and he   
did gain favor in the eyes of ,shule2   
wherefore ,shule did bestow great favors
 upon him1 and he did do in the kingdom 
of ,shule according to his desires4     
#g3bc ,and also in the reign of ,shule  
there came prophets among the people1   
who were sent from the ,lord1           
prophesying that the wickedness and     
idolatry of the people was bringing a   
curse upon the land1 and they should be 
destroyed if they did not repent4  #g3bd
 ,and it came to pass that the people   
did revile against the prophets1 and did
 mock them4 ,and it came to pass that   
king ,shule did execute judgment against
 all those who did revile against the   
prophets4  #g3be ,and he did execute a  
law throughout all the land1 which gave 
power unto the prophets that they should
 go whithersoever they would2 and by    
this cause the people were brought unto 
repentance4  #g3bf ,and because the     
people did repent of their iniquities   
and idolatries the ,lord did spare them1

 and they began to prosper again in the 
land4 ,and it came to pass that ,shule  
begat sons and daughters in his old age4
  #g3bg ,and there were no more wars in 
the days of ,shule2 and he remembered   
the great things that the ,lord had done
 for his fathers in bringing them across
 the great deep into the promised land2 
wherefore he did execute judgment in    
righteousness all his days4  ,ether     
,chapter #h  #h3a ,and it came to pass  
that he begat ,omer1 and ,omer reigned  
in his stead4 ,and ,omer begat ,jared2  
and ,jared begat sons and daughters4    
#h3b ,and ,jared rebelled against his   
father1 and came and dwelt in the land  
of ,heth4 ,and it came to pass that he  
did flatter many people1 because of his 
cunning words1 until he had gained the  
half of the kingdom4  #h3c ,and when he 
had gained the half of the kingdom he   
gave battle unto his father1 and he did 
carry away his father into captivity1   
and did make him serve in captivity2    
#h3d ,and now1 in the days of the reigns

 of ,omer he was in captivity the half  
of his days4 ,and it came to pass that  
he begat sons and daughters among whom  
were ,esrom and ,coriantumr2  #h3e ,and 
they were exceedingly angry because of  
the doings of ,jared their brother1     
insomuch that they did raise an army and
 gave battle unto ,jared4 ,and it came  
to pass that they did give battle unto  
him by night4  #h3f ,and it came to pass
 that when they had slain the army of   
,jared they were about to slay him also2
 and he plead with them that they would 
not slay him1 and he would give up the  
kingdom unto his father4 ,and it came to
 pass that they did grant unto him his  
life4  #h3g ,and now ,jared became      
exceedingly sorrowful because of the    
loss of the kingdom1 for he had set his 
heart upon the kingdom and upon the     
glory of the world4  #h3h ,now the      
daughter of ,jared being exceedingly    
expert1 and seeing the sorrows of her   
father1 thought to devise a plan whereby
 she could redeem the kingdom unto her  

father4  #h3i ,now the daughter of      
,jared was exceedingly fair4 ,and it    
came to pass that she did talk with her 
father1 and said unto him3 ,whereby hath
 my father so much sorrow8 ,hath he not 
read the record which our fathers       
brought across the great deep8 ,behold1 
is there not an account concerning them 
of old1 that they by their secret plans 
did obtain kingdoms and great glory8    
#h3aj ,and now1 therefore1 let my father
 send for ,akish1 the son of ,kimnor2   
and behold1 ,i am fair1 and ,i will     
dance before him1 and ,i will please    
him1 that he will desire me to wife2    
wherefore if he shall desire of thee    
that ye shall give unto him me to wife1 
then shall ye say3 ,i will give her if  
ye will bring unto me the head of my    
father1 the king4  #h3aa ,and now ,omer 
was a friend to ,akish2 wherefore1 when 
,jared had sent for ,akish1 the daughter
 of ,jared danced before him that she   
pleased him1 insomuch that he desired   
her to wife4 ,and it came to pass that  

he said unto ,jared3 ,give her unto me  
to wife4  #h3ab ,and ,jared said unto   
him3 ,i will give her unto you1 if ye   
will bring unto me the head of my       
father1 the king4  #h3ac ,and it came to
 pass that ,akish gathered in unto the  
house of ,jared all his kinsfolk1 and   
said unto them3 ,will ye swear unto me  
that ye will be faithful unto me in the 
thing which ,i shall desire of you8     
#h3ad ,and it came to pass that they all
 sware unto him1 by the ,god of heaven1 
and also by the heavens1 and also by the
 earth1 and by their heads1 that whoso  
should vary from the assistance which   
,akish desired should lose his head2 and
 whoso should divulge whatsoever thing  
,akish made known unto them1 the same   
should lose his life4  #h3ae ,and it    
came to pass that thus they did agree   
with ,akish4 ,and ,akish did administer 
unto them the oaths which were given by 
them of old who also sought power1 which
 had been handed down even from ,cain1  
who was a murderer from the beginning4  

#h3af ,and they were kept up by the     
power of the devil to administer these  
oaths unto the people1 to keep them in  
darkness1 to help such as sought power  
to gain power1 and to murder1 and to    
plunder1 and to lie1 and to commit all  
manner of wickedness and whoredoms4     
#h3ag ,and it was the daughter of ,jared
 who put it into his heart to search up 
these things of old2 and ,jared put it  
into the heart of ,akish2 wherefore1    
,akish administered it unto his kindred 
and friends1 leading them away by fair  
promises to do whatsoever thing he      
desired4  #h3ah ,and it came to pass    
that they formed a secret combination1  
even as they of old2 which combination  
is most abominable and wicked above all1
 in the sight of ,god2  #h3ai ,for the  
,lord worketh not in secret             
combinations1 neither doth he will that 
man should shed blood1 but in all things
 hath forbidden it1 from the beginning  
of man4  #h3bj ,and now ,i1 ,moroni1 do 
not write the manner of their oaths and 

combinations1 for it hath been made     
known unto me that they are had among   
all people1 and they are had among the  
,lamanites4  #h3ba ,and they have caused
 the destruction of this people of whom 
,i am now speaking1 and also the        
destruction of the people of ,nephi4    
#h3bb ,and whatsoever nation shall      
uphold such secret combinations1 to get 
power and gain1 until they shall spread 
over the nation1 behold1 they shall be  
destroyed2 for the ,lord will not suffer
 that the blood of his saints1 which    
shall be shed by them1 shall always cry 
unto him from the ground for vengeance  
upon them and yet he avenge them not4   
#h3bc ,wherefore1 ,o ye ,gentiles1 it is
 wisdom in ,god that these things should
 be shown unto you1 that thereby ye may 
repent of your sins1 and suffer not that
 these murderous combinations shall get 
above you1 which are built up to get    
power and gain--and the work1 yea1 even 
the work of destruction come upon you1  
yea1 even the sword of the justice of   

the ,eternal ,god shall fall upon you1  
to your overthrow and destruction if ye 
shall suffer these things to be4  #h3bd 
,wherefore1 the ,lord commandeth you1   
when ye shall see these things come     
among you that ye shall awake to a sense
 of your awful situation1 because of    
this secret combination which shall be  
among you2 or wo be unto it1 because of 
the blood of them who have been slain2  
for they cry from the dust for vengeance
 upon it1 and also upon those who built 
it up4  #h3be ,for it cometh to pass    
that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to    
overthrow the freedom of all lands1     
nations1 and countries2 and it bringeth 
to pass the destruction of all people1  
for it is built up by the devil1 who is 
the father of all lies2 even that same  
liar who beguiled our first parents1    
yea1 even that same liar who hath caused
 man to commit murder from the          
beginning2 who hath hardened the hearts 
of men that they have murdered the      
prophets1 and stoned them1 and cast them

 out from the beginning4  #h3bf         
,wherefore1 ,i1 ,moroni1 am commanded to
 write these things that evil may be    
done away1 and that the time may come   
that ,satan may have no power upon the  
hearts of the children of men1 but that 
they may be persuaded to do good        
continually1 that they may come unto the
 fountain of all righteousness and be   
saved4  ,ether ,chapter #i  #i3a ,and   
now ,i1 ,moroni1 proceed with my record4
 ,therefore1 behold1 it came to pass    
that because of the secret combinations 
of ,akish and his friends1 behold1 they 
did overthrow the kingdom of ,omer4     
#i3b ,nevertheless1 the ,lord was       
merciful unto ,omer1 and also to his    
sons and to his daughters who did not   
seek his destruction4  #i3c ,and the    
,lord warned ,omer in a dream that he   
should depart out of the land2 wherefore
 ,omer departed out of the land with his
 family1 and traveled many days1 and    
came over and passed by the hill of     
,shim1 and came over by the place where 

the ,nephites were destroyed1 and from  
thence eastward1 and came to a place    
which was called ,ablom1 by the         
seashore1 and there he pitched his tent1
 and also his sons and his daughters1   
and all his household1 save it were     
,jared and his family4  #i3d ,and it    
came to pass that ,jared was anointed   
king over the people1 by the hand of    
wickedness2 and he gave unto ,akish his 
daughter to wife4  #i3e ,and it came to 
pass that ,akish sought the life of his 
father-in-law2 and he applied unto those
 whom he had sworn by the oath of the   
ancients1 and they obtained the head of 
his father-in-law1 as he sat upon his   
throne1 giving audience to his people4  
#i3f ,for so great had been the         
spreading of this wicked and secret     
society that it had corrupted the hearts
 of all the people2 therefore ,jared was
 murdered upon his throne1 and ,akish   
reigned in his stead4  #i3g ,and it came
 to pass that ,akish began to be jealous
 of his son1 therefore he shut him up in

 prison1 and kept him upon little or no 
food until he had suffered death4  #i3h 
,and now the brother of him that        
suffered death1 7and his name was       
,nimrah7 was angry with his father      
because of that which his father had    
done unto his brother4  #i3i ,and it    
came to pass that ,nimrah gathered      
together a small number of men1 and fled
 out of the land1 and came over and     
dwelt with ,omer4  #i3aj ,and it came to
 pass that ,akish begat other sons1 and 
they won the hearts of the people1      
notwithstanding they had sworn unto him 
to do all manner of iniquity according  
to that which he desired4  #i3aa ,now   
the people of ,akish were desirous for  
gain1 even as ,akish was desirous for   
power2 wherefore1 the sons of ,akish did
 offer them money1 by which means they  
drew away the more part of the people   
after them4  #i3ab ,and there began to  
be a war between the sons of ,akish and 
,akish1 which lasted for the space of   
many years1 yea1 unto the destruction of

 nearly all the people of the kingdom1  
yea1 even all1 save it were thirty      
souls1 and they who fled with the house 
of ,omer4  #i3ac ,wherefore1 ,omer was  
restored again to the land of his       
inheritance4  #i3ad ,and it came to pass
 that ,omer began to be old2            
nevertheless1 in his old age he begat   
,emer2 and he anointed ,emer to be king 
to reign in his stead4  #i3ae ,and after
 that he had anointed ,emer to be king  
he saw peace in the land for the space  
of two years1 and he died1 having seen  
exceedingly many days1 which were full  
of sorrow4 ,and it came to pass that    
,emer did reign in his stead1 and did   
fill the steps of his father4  #i3af    
,and the ,lord began again to take the  
curse from off the land1 and the house  
of ,emer did prosper exceedingly under  
the reign of ,emer2 and in the space of 
sixty and two years they had become     
exceedingly strong1 insomuch that they  
became exceedingly rich--  #i3ag ,having
 all manner of fruit1 and of grain1 and 

of silks1 and of fine linen1 and of     
gold1 and of silver1 and of precious    
things2  #i3ah ,and also all manner of  
cattle1 of oxen1 and cows1 and of sheep1
 and of swine1 and of goats1 and also   
many other kinds of animals which were  
useful for the food of man4  #i3ai ,and 
they also had horses1 and asses1 and    
there were elephants and cureloms and   
cumoms2 all of which were useful unto   
man1 and more especially the elephants  
and cureloms and cumoms4  #i3bj ,and    
thus the ,lord did pour out his         
blessings upon this land1 which was     
choice above all other lands2 and he    
commanded that whoso should possess the 
land should possess it unto the ,lord1  
or they should be destroyed when they   
were ripened in iniquity2 for upon such1
 saith the ,lord3 ,i will pour out the  
fulness of my wrath4  #i3ba ,and ,emer  
did execute judgment in righteousness   
all his days1 and he begat many sons and
 daughters2 and he begat ,coriantum1 and
 he anointed ,coriantum to reign in his 

stead4  #i3bb ,and after he had anointed
 ,coriantum to reign in his stead he    
lived four years1 and he saw peace in   
the land2 yea1 and he even saw the ,son 
of ,righteousness1 and did rejoice and  
glory in his day2 and he died in peace4 
#i3bc ,and it came to pass that         
,coriantum did walk in the steps of his 
father1 and did build many mighty       
cities1 and did administer that which   
was good unto his people in all his     
days4 ,and it came to pass that he had  
no children even until he was           
exceedingly old4  #i3bd ,and it came to 
pass that his wife died1 being an       
hundred and two years old4 ,and it came 
to pass that ,coriantum took to wife1 in
 his old age1 a young maid1 and begat   
sons and daughters2 wherefore he lived  
until he was an hundred and forty and   
two years old4  #i3be ,and it came to   
pass that he begat ,com1 and ,com       
reigned in his stead2 and he reigned    
forty and nine years1 and he begat      
,heth2 and he also begat other sons and 

daughters4  #i3bf ,and the people had   
spread again over all the face of the   
land1 and there began again to be an    
exceedingly great wickedness upon the   
face of the land1 and ,heth began to    
embrace the secret plans again of old1  
to destroy his father4  #i3bg ,and it   
came to pass that he did dethrone his   
father1 for he slew him with his own    
sword2 and he did reign in his stead4   
#i3bh ,and there came prophets in the   
land again1 crying repentance unto      
them--that they must prepare the way of 
the ,lord or there should come a curse  
upon the face of the land2 yea1 even    
there should be a great famine1 in which
 they should be destroyed if they did   
not repent4  #i3bi ,but the people      
believed not the words of the prophets1 
but they cast them out2 and some of them
 they cast into pits and left them to   
perish4 ,and it came to pass that they  
did all these things according to the   
commandment of the king1 ,heth4  #i3cj  
,and it came to pass that there began to

 be a great dearth upon the land1 and   
the inhabitants began to be destroyed   
exceedingly fast because of the dearth1 
for there was no rain upon the face of  
the earth4  #i3ca ,and there came forth 
poisonous serpents also upon the face of
 the land1 and did poison many people4  
,and it came to pass that their flocks  
began to flee before the poisonous      
serpents1 towards the land southward1   
which was called by the ,nephites       
,zarahemla4  #i3cb ,and it came to pass 
that there were many of them which did  
perish by the way2 nevertheless1 there  
were some which fled into the land      
southward4  #i3cc ,and it came to pass  
that the ,lord did cause the serpents   
that they should pursue them no more1   
but that they should hedge up the way   
that the people could not pass1 that    
whoso should attempt to pass might fall 
by the poisonous serpents4  #i3cd ,and  
it came to pass that the people did     
follow the course of the beasts1 and did
 devour the carcasses of them which fell

 by the way1 until they had devoured    
them all4 ,now when the people saw that 
they must perish they began to repent of
 their iniquities and cry unto the      
,lord4  #i3ce ,and it came to pass that 
when they had humbled themselves        
sufficiently before the ,lord he did    
send rain upon the face of the earth2   
and the people began to revive again1   
and there began to be fruit in the north
 countries1 and in all the countries    
round about4 ,and the ,lord did show    
forth his power unto them in preserving 
them from famine4  ,ether ,chapter #aj  
#aj3a ,and it came to pass that ,shez1  
who was a descendant of ,heth--for ,heth
 had perished by the famine1 and all his
 household save it were                 
,shez--wherefore1 ,shez began to build  
up again a broken people4  #aj3b ,and it
 came to pass that ,shez did remember   
the destruction of his fathers1 and he  
did build up a righteous kingdom2 for he
 remembered what the ,lord had done in  
bringing ,jared and his brother across  

the deep2 and he did walk in the ways of
 the ,lord2 and he begat sons and       
daughters4  #aj3c ,and his eldest son1  
whose name was ,shez1 did rebel against 
him2 nevertheless1 ,shez was smitten by 
the hand of a robber1 because of his    
exceeding riches1 which brought peace   
again unto his father4  #aj3d ,and it   
came to pass that his father did build  
up many cities upon the face of the     
land1 and the people began again to     
spread over all the face of the land4   
,and ,shez did live to an exceedingly   
old age2 and he begat ,riplakish4 ,and  
he died1 and ,riplakish reigned in his  
stead4  #aj3e ,and it came to pass that 
,riplakish did not do that which was    
right in the sight of the ,lord1 for he 
did have many wives and concubines1 and 
did lay that upon men's shoulders which 
was grievous to be borne2 yea1 he did   
tax them with heavy taxes2 and with the 
taxes he did build many spacious        
buildings4  #aj3f ,and he did erect him 
an exceedingly beautiful throne2 and he 

did build many prisons1 and whoso would 
not be subject unto taxes he did cast   
into prison2 and whoso was not able to  
pay taxes he did cast into prison2 and  
he did cause that they should labor     
continually for their support2 and whoso
 refused to labor he did cause to be put
 to death4  #aj3g ,wherefore he did     
obtain all his fine work1 yea1 even his 
fine gold he did cause to be refined in 
prison1 and all manner of fine          
workmanship he did cause to be wrought  
in prison4 ,and it came to pass that he 
did afflict the people with his         
whoredoms and abominations4  #aj3h ,and 
when he had reigned for the space of    
forty and two years the people did rise 
up in rebellion against him2 and there  
began to be war again in the land1      
insomuch that ,riplakish was killed1 and
 his descendants were driven out of the 
land4  #aj3i ,and it came to pass after 
the space of many years1 ,morianton1 7he
 being a descendant of ,riplakish7      
gathered together an army of outcasts1  

and went forth and gave battle unto the 
people2 and he gained power over many   
cities2 and the war became exceedingly  
sore1 and did last for the space of many
 years2 and he did gain power over all  
the land1 and did establish himself king
 over all the land4  #aj3aj ,and after  
that he had established himself king he 
did ease the burden of the people1 by   
which he did gain favor in the eyes of  
the people1 and they did anoint him to  
be their king4  #aj3aa ,and he did do   
justice unto the people1 but not unto   
himself because of his many whoredoms2  
wherefore he was cut off from the       
presence of the ,lord4  #aj3ab ,and it  
came to pass that ,morianton built up   
many cities1 and the people became      
exceedingly rich under his reign1 both  
in buildings1 and in gold and silver1   
and in raising grain1 and in flocks1 and
 herds1 and such things which had been  
restored unto them4  #aj3ac ,and        
,morianton did live to an exceedingly   
great age1 and then he begat ,kim2 and  

,kim did reign in the stead of his      
father2 and he did reign eight years1   
and his father died4 ,and it came to    
pass that ,kim did not reign in         
righteousness1 wherefore he was not     
favored of the ,lord4  #aj3ad ,and his  
brother did rise up in rebellion against
 him1 by which he did bring him into    
captivity2 and he did remain in         
captivity all his days2 and he begat    
sons and daughters in captivity1 and in 
his old age he begat ,levi2 and he died4
  #aj3ae ,and it came to pass that ,levi
 did serve in captivity after the death 
of his father1 for the space of forty   
and two years4 ,and he did make war     
against the king of the land1 by which  
he did obtain unto himself the kingdom4 
#aj3af ,and after he had obtained unto  
himself the kingdom he did that which   
was right in the sight of the ,lord2 and
 the people did prosper in the land2 and
 he did live to a good old age1 and     
begat sons and daughters2 and he also   
begat ,corom1 whom he anointed king in  

his stead4  #aj3ag ,and it came to pass 
that ,corom did that which was good in  
the sight of the ,lord all his days2 and
 he begat many sons and daughters2 and  
after he had seen many days he did pass 
away1 even like unto the rest of the    
earth2 and ,kish reigned in his stead4  
#aj3ah ,and it came to pass that ,kish  
passed away also1 and ,lib reigned in   
his stead4  #aj3ai ,and it came to pass 
that ,lib also did that which was good  
in the sight of the ,lord4 ,and in the  
days of ,lib the poisonous serpents were
 destroyed4 ,wherefore they did go into 
the land southward1 to hunt food for the
 people of the land1 for the land was   
covered with animals of the forest4 ,and
 ,lib also himself became a great       
hunter4  #aj3bj ,and they built a great 
city by the narrow neck of land1 by the 
place where the sea divides the land4   
#aj3ba ,and they did preserve the land  
southward for a wilderness1 to get game4
 ,and the whole face of the land        
northward was covered with inhabitants4 

#aj3bb ,and they were exceedingly       
industrious1 and they did buy and sell  
and traffic one with another1 that they 
might get gain4  #aj3bc ,and they did   
work in all manner of ore1 and they did 
make gold1 and silver1 and iron1 and    
brass1 and all manner of metals2 and    
they did dig it out of the earth2       
wherefore they did cast up mighty heaps 
of earth to get ore1 of gold1 and of    
silver1 and of iron1 and of copper4 ,and
 they did work all manner of fine work4 
#aj3bd ,and they did have silks1 and    
fine-twined linen2 and they did work all
 manner of cloth1 that they might clothe
 themselves from their nakedness4       
#aj3be ,and they did make all manner of 
tools to till the earth1 both to plow   
and to sow1 to reap and to hoe1 and also
 to thrash4  #aj3bf ,and they did make  
all manner of tools with which they did 
work their beasts4  #aj3bg ,and they did
 make all manner of weapons of war4 ,and
 they did work all manner of work of    
exceedingly curious workmanship4  #aj3bh

 ,and never could be a people more      
blessed than were they1 and more        
prospered by the hand of the ,lord4 ,and
 they were in a land that was choice    
above all lands1 for the ,lord had      
spoken it4  #aj3bi ,and it came to pass 
that ,lib did live many years1 and begat
 sons and daughters2 and he also begat  
,hearthom4  #aj3cj ,and it came to pass 
that ,hearthom reigned in the stead of  
his father4 ,and when ,hearthom had     
reigned twenty and four years1 behold1  
the kingdom was taken away from him4    
,and he served many years in captivity1 
yea1 even all the remainder of his days4
  #aj3ca ,and he begat ,heth1 and ,heth 
lived in captivity all his days4 ,and   
,heth begat ,aaron1 and ,aaron dwelt in 
captivity all his days2 and he begat    
,amnigaddah1 and ,amnigaddah also dwelt 
in captivity all his days2 and he begat 
,coriantum1 and ,coriantum dwelt in     
captivity all his days2 and he begat    
,com4  #aj3cb ,and it came to pass that 
,com drew away the half of the kingdom4 

,and he reigned over the half of the    
kingdom forty and two years2 and he went
 to battle against the king1 ,amgid1 and
 they fought for the space of many      
years1 during which time ,com gained    
power over ,amgid1 and obtained power   
over the remainder of the kingdom4      
#aj3cc ,and in the days of ,com there   
began to be robbers in the land2 and    
they adopted the old plans1 and         
administered oaths after the manner of  
the ancients1 and sought again to       
destroy the kingdom4  #aj3cd ,now ,com  
did fight against them much2            
nevertheless1 he did not prevail against
 them4  ,ether ,chapter #aa  #aa3a ,and 
there came also in the days of ,com many
 prophets1 and prophesied of the        
destruction of that great people except 
they should repent1 and turn unto the   
,lord1 and forsake their murders and    
wickedness4  #aa3b ,and it came to pass 
that the prophets were rejected by the  
people1 and they fled unto ,com for     
protection1 for the people sought to    

destroy them4  #aa3c ,and they          
prophesied unto ,com many things2 and he
 was blessed in all the remainder of his
 days4  #aa3d ,and he lived to a good   
old age1 and begat ,shiblom2 and        
,shiblom reigned in his stead4 ,and the 
brother of ,shiblom rebelled against    
him1 and there began to be an           
exceedingly great war in all the land4  
#aa3e ,and it came to pass that the     
brother of ,shiblom caused that all the 
prophets who prophesied of the          
destruction of the people should be put 
to death2  #aa3f ,and there was great   
calamity in all the land1 for they had  
testified that a great curse should come
 upon the land1 and also upon the       
people1 and that there should be a great
 destruction among them1 such an one as 
never had been upon the face of the     
earth1 and their bones should become as 
heaps of earth upon the face of the land
 except they should repent of their     
wickedness4  #aa3g ,and they hearkened  
not unto the voice of the ,lord1 because

 of their wicked combinations2          
wherefore1 there began to be wars and   
contentions in all the land1 and also   
many famines and pestilences1 insomuch  
that there was a great destruction1 such
 an one as never had been known upon the
 face of the earth2 and all this came to
 pass in the days of ,shiblom4  #aa3h   
,and the people began to repent of their
 iniquity2 and inasmuch as they did the 
,lord did have mercy on them4  #aa3i    
,and it came to pass that ,shiblom was  
slain1 and ,seth was brought into       
captivity1 and did dwell in captivity   
all his days4  #aa3aj ,and it came to   
pass that ,ahah1 his son1 did obtain the
 kingdom2 and he did reign over the     
people all his days4 ,and he did do all 
manner of iniquity in his days1 by which
 he did cause the shedding of much      
blood2 and few were his days4  #aa3aa   
,and ,ethem1 being a descendant of      
,ahah1 did obtain the kingdom2 and he   
also did do that which was wicked in his
 days4  #aa3ab ,and it came to pass that

 in the days of ,ethem there came many  
prophets1 and prophesied again unto the 
people2 yea1 they did prophesy that the 
,lord would utterly destroy them from   
off the face of the earth except they   
repented of their iniquities4  #aa3ac   
,and it came to pass that the people    
hardened their hearts1 and would not    
hearken unto their words2 and the       
prophets mourned and withdrew from among
 the people4  #aa3ad ,and it came to    
pass that ,ethem did execute judgment in
 wickedness all his days2 and he begat  
,moron4 ,and it came to pass that ,moron
 did reign in his stead2 and ,moron did 
that which was wicked before the ,lord4 
#aa3ae ,and it came to pass that there  
arose a rebellion among the people1     
because of that secret combination which
 was built up to get power and gain2 and
 there arose a mighty man among them in 
iniquity1 and gave battle unto ,moron1  
in which he did overthrow the half of   
the kingdom2 and he did maintain the    
half of the kingdom for many years4     

#aa3af ,and it came to pass that ,moron 
did overthrow him1 and did obtain the   
kingdom again4  #aa3ag ,and it came to  
pass that there arose another mighty    
man2 and he was a descendant of the     
brother of ,jared4  #aa3ah ,and it came 
to pass that he did overthrow ,moron and
 obtain the kingdom2 wherefore1 ,moron  
dwelt in captivity all the remainder of 
his days2 and he begat ,coriantor4      
#aa3ai ,and it came to pass that        
,coriantor dwelt in captivity all his   
days4  #aa3bj ,and in the days of       
,coriantor there also came many         
prophets1 and prophesied of great and   
marvelous things1 and cried repentance  
unto the people1 and except they should 
repent the ,lord ,god would execute     
judgment against them to their utter    
destruction2  #aa3ba ,and that the ,lord
 ,god would send or bring forth another 
people to possess the land1 by his      
power1 after the manner by which he     
brought their fathers4  #aa3bb ,and they
 did reject all the words of the        

prophets1 because of their secret       
society and wicked abominations4  #aa3bc
 ,and it came to pass that ,coriantor   
begat ,ether1 and he died1 having dwelt 
in captivity all his days4  ,ether      
,chapter #ab  #ab3a ,and it came to pass
 that the days of ,ether were in the    
days of ,coriantumr2 and ,coriantumr was
 king over all the land4  #ab3b ,and    
,ether was a prophet of the ,lord2      
wherefore ,ether came forth in the days 
of ,coriantumr1 and began to prophesy   
unto the people1 for he could not be    
restrained because of the ,spirit of the
 ,lord which was in him4  #ab3c ,for he 
did cry from the morning1 even until the
 going down of the sun1 exhorting the   
people to believe in ,god unto          
repentance lest they should be          
destroyed1 saying unto them that by     
faith all things are fulfilled--  #ab3d 
,wherefore1 whoso believeth in ,god     
might with surety hope for a better     
world1 yea1 even a place at the right   
hand of ,god1 which hope cometh of      

faith1 maketh an anchor to the souls of 
men1 which would make them sure and     
steadfast1 always abounding in good     
works1 being led to glorify ,god4  #ab3e
 ,and it came to pass that ,ether did   
prophesy great and marvelous things unto
 the people1 which they did not believe1
 because they saw them not4  #ab3f ,and 
now1 ,i1 ,moroni1 would speak somewhat  
concerning these things2 ,i would show  
unto the world that faith is things     
which are hoped for and not seen2       
wherefore1 dispute not because ye see   
not1 for ye receive no witness until    
after the trial of your faith4  #ab3g   
,for it was by faith that ,christ showed
 himself unto our fathers1 after he had 
risen from the dead2 and he showed not  
himself unto them until after they had  
faith in him2 wherefore1 it must needs  
be that some had faith in him1 for he   
showed himself not unto the world4      
#ab3h ,but because of the faith of men  
he has shown himself unto the world1 and
 glorified the name of the ,father1 and 

prepared a way that thereby others might
 be partakers of the heavenly gift1 that
 they might hope for those things which 
they have not seen4  #ab3i ,wherefore1  
ye may also have hope1 and be partakers 
of the gift1 if ye will but have faith4 
#ab3aj ,behold it was by faith that they
 of old were called after the holy order
 of ,god4  #ab3aa ,wherefore1 by faith  
was the law of ,moses given4 ,but in the
 gift of his ,son hath ,god prepared a  
more excellent way2 and it is by faith  
that it hath been fulfilled4  #ab3ab    
,for if there be no faith among the     
children of men ,god can do no miracle  
among them2 wherefore1 he showed not    
himself until after their faith4  #ab3ac
 ,behold1 it was the faith of ,alma and 
,amulek that caused the prison to tumble
 to the earth4  #ab3ad ,behold1 it was  
the faith of ,nephi and ,lehi that      
wrought the change upon the ,lamanites1 
that they were baptized with fire and   
with the ,holy ,ghost4  #ab3ae ,behold1 
it was the faith of ,ammon and his      

brethren which wrought so great a       
miracle among the ,lamanites4  #ab3af   
,yea1 and even all they who wrought     
miracles wrought them by faith1 even    
those who were before ,christ and also  
those who were after4  #ab3ag ,and it   
was by faith that the three disciples   
obtained a promise that they should not 
taste of death2 and they obtained not   
the promise until after their faith4    
#ab3ah ,and neither at any time hath any
 wrought miracles until after their     
faith2 wherefore they first believed in 
the ,son of ,god4  #ab3ai ,and there    
were many whose faith was so exceedingly
 strong1 even before ,christ came1 who  
could not be kept from within the veil1 
but truly saw with their eyes the things
 which they had beheld with an eye of   
faith1 and they were glad4  #ab3bj ,and 
behold1 we have seen in this record that
 one of these was the brother of ,jared2
 for so great was his faith in ,god1    
that when ,god put forth his finger he  
could not hide it from the sight of the 

brother of ,jared1 because of his word  
which he had spoken unto him1 which word
 he had obtained by faith4  #ab3ba ,and 
after the brother of ,jared had beheld  
the finger of the ,lord1 because of the 
promise which the brother of ,jared had 
obtained by faith1 the ,lord could not  
withhold anything from his sight2       
wherefore he showed him all things1 for 
he could no longer be kept without the  
veil4  #ab3bb ,and it is by faith that  
my fathers have obtained the promise    
that these things should come unto their
 brethren through the ,gentiles2        
therefore the ,lord hath commanded me1  
yea1 even ,jesus ,christ4  #ab3bc ,and  
,i said unto him3 ,lord1 the ,gentiles  
will mock at these things1 because of   
our weakness in writing2 for ,lord thou 
hast made us mighty in word by faith1   
but thou hast not made us mighty in     
writing2 for thou hast made all this    
people that they could speak much1      
because of the ,holy ,ghost which thou  
hast given them2  #ab3bd ,and thou hast 

made us that we could write but little1 
because of the awkwardness of our hands4
 ,behold1 thou hast not made us mighty  
in writing like unto the brother of     
,jared1 for thou madest him that the    
things which he wrote were mighty even  
as thou art1 unto the overpowering of   
man to read them4  #ab3be ,thou hast    
also made our words powerful and great1 
even that we cannot write them2         
wherefore1 when we write we behold our  
weakness1 and stumble because of the    
placing of our words2 and ,i fear lest  
the ,gentiles shall mock at our words4  
#ab3bf ,and when ,i had said this1 the  
,lord spake unto me1 saying3 ,fools     
mock1 but they shall mourn2 and my grace
 is sufficient for the meek1 that they  
shall take no advantage of your         
weakness2  #ab3bg ,and if men come unto 
me ,i will show unto them their         
weakness4 ,i give unto men weakness that
 they may be humble2 and my grace is    
sufficient for all men that humble      
themselves before me2 for if they humble

 themselves before me1 and have faith in
 me1 then will ,i make weak things      
become strong unto them4  #ab3bh        
,behold1 ,i will show unto the ,gentiles
 their weakness and ,i will show unto   
them that faith1 hope and charity       
bringeth unto me--the fountain of all   
righteousness4  #ab3bi ,and ,i1 ,moroni1
 having heard these words1 was          
comforted1 and said3 ,o ,lord1 thy      
righteous will be done1 for ,i know that
 thou workest unto the children of men  
according to their faith2  #ab3cj ,for  
the brother of ,jared said unto the     
mountain ,zerin1 ,remove--and it was    
removed4 ,and if he had not had faith it
 would not have moved2 wherefore thou   
workest after men have faith4  #ab3ca   
,for thus didst thou manifest thyself   
unto thy disciples2 for after they had  
faith1 and did speak in thy name1 thou  
didst show thyself unto them in great   
power4  #ab3cb ,and ,i also remember    
that thou hast said that thou hast      
prepared a house for man1 yea1 even     

among the mansions of thy ,father1 in   
which man might have a more excellent   
hope2 wherefore man must hope1 or he    
cannot receive an inheritance in the    
place which thou hast prepared4  #ab3cc 
,and again1 ,i remember that thou hast  
said that thou hast loved the world1    
even unto the laying down of thy life   
for the world1 that thou mightest take  
it again to prepare a place for the     
children of men4  #ab3cd ,and now ,i    
know that this love which thou hast had 
for the children of men is charity2     
wherefore1 except men shall have charity
 they cannot inherit that place which   
thou hast prepared in the mansions of   
thy ,father4  #ab3ce ,wherefore1 ,i know
 by this thing which thou hast said1    
that if the ,gentiles have not charity1 
because of our weakness1 that thou wilt 
prove them1 and take away their talent1 
yea1 even that which they have received1
 and give unto them who shall have more 
abundantly4  #ab3cf ,and it came to pass
 that ,i prayed unto the ,lord that he  

would give unto the ,gentiles grace1    
that they might have charity4  #ab3cg   
,and it came to pass that the ,lord said
 unto me3 ,if they have not charity it  
mattereth not unto thee1 thou hast been 
faithful2 wherefore1 thy garments shall 
be made clean4 ,and because thou hast   
seen thy weakness thou shalt be made    
strong1 even unto the sitting down in   
the place which ,i have prepared in the 
mansions of my ,father4  #ab3ch ,and now
 ,i1 ,moroni1 bid farewell unto the     
,gentiles1 yea1 and also unto my        
brethren whom ,i love1 until we shall   
meet before the judgment-seat of        
,christ1 where all men shall know that  
my garments are not spotted with your   
blood4  #ab3ci ,and then shall ye know  
that ,i have seen ,jesus1 and that he   
hath talked with me face to face1 and   
that he told me in plain humility1 even 
as a man telleth another in mine own    
language1 concerning these things2      
#ab3dj ,and only a few have ,i written1 
because of my weakness in writing4      

#ab3da ,and now1 ,i would commend you to
 seek this ,jesus of whom the prophets  
and apostles have written1 that the     
grace of ,god the ,father1 and also the 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and the ,holy     
,ghost1 which beareth record of them1   
may be and abide in you forever4 ,amen4 
,ether ,chapter #ac  #ac3a ,and now ,i1 
,moroni1 proceed to finish my record    
concerning the destruction of the people
 of whom ,i have been writing4  #ac3b   
,for behold1 they rejected all the words
 of ,ether2 for he truly told them of   
all things1 from the beginning of man2  
and that after the waters had receded   
from off the face of this land it became
 a choice land above all other lands1 a 
chosen land of the ,lord2 wherefore the 
,lord would have that all men should    
serve him who dwell upon the face       
thereof2  #ac3c ,and that it was the    
place of the ,new ,jerusalem1 which     
should come down out of heaven1 and the 
holy sanctuary of the ,lord4  #ac3d     
,behold1 ,ether saw the days of ,christ1

 and he spake concerning a ,new         
,jerusalem upon this land4  #ac3e ,and  
he spake also concerning the house of   
,israel1 and the ,jerusalem from whence 
,lehi should come--after it should be   
destroyed it should be built up again1 a
 holy city unto the ,lord2 wherefore1 it
 could not be a new ,jerusalem for it   
had been in a time of old2 but it should
 be built up again1 and become a holy   
city of the ,lord2 and it should be     
built unto the house of ,israel4  #ac3f 
,and that a ,new ,jerusalem should be   
built upon this land1 unto the remnant  
of the seed of ,joseph1 for which things
 there has been a type4  #ac3g ,for as  
,joseph brought his father down into the
 land of ,egypt1 even so he died there2 
wherefore1 the ,lord brought a remnant  
of the seed of ,joseph out of the land  
of ,jerusalem1 that he might be merciful
 unto the seed of ,joseph that they     
should perish not1 even as he was       
merciful unto the father of ,joseph that
 he should perish not4  #ac3h           

,wherefore1 the remnant of the house of 
,joseph shall be built upon this land2  
and it shall be a land of their         
inheritance2 and they shall build up a  
holy city unto the ,lord1 like unto the 
,jerusalem of old2 and they shall no    
more be confounded1 until the end come  
when the earth shall pass away4  #ac3i  
,and there shall be a new heaven and a  
new earth2 and they shall be like unto  
the old save the old have passed away1  
and all things have become new4  #ac3aj 
,and then cometh the ,new ,jerusalem2   
and blessed are they who dwell therein1 
for it is they whose garments are white 
through the blood of the ,lamb2 and they
 are they who are numbered among the    
remnant of the seed of ,joseph1 who were
 of the house of ,israel4  #ac3aa ,and  
then also cometh the ,jerusalem of old2 
and the inhabitants thereof1 blessed are
 they1 for they have been washed in the 
blood of the ,lamb2 and they are they   
who were scattered and gathered in from 
the four quarters of the earth1 and from

 the north countries1 and are partakers 
of the fulfilling of the covenant which 
,god made with their father1 ,abraham4  
#ac3ab ,and when these things come1     
bringeth to pass the scripture which    
saith1 there are they who were first1   
who shall be last2 and there are they   
who were last1 who shall be first4      
#ac3ac ,and ,i was about to write more1 
but ,i am forbidden2 but great and      
marvelous were the prophecies of ,ether2
 but they esteemed him as naught1 and   
cast him out2 and he hid himself in the 
cavity of a rock by day1 and by night he
 went forth viewing the things which    
should come upon the people4  #ac3ad    
,and as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock
 he made the remainder of his record1   
viewing the destructions which came upon
 the people1 by night4  #ac3ae ,and it  
came to pass that in that same year in  
which he was cast out from among the    
people there began to be a great war    
among the people1 for there were many   
who rose up1 who were mighty men1 and   

sought to destroy ,coriantumr by their  
secret plans of wickedness1 of which    
hath been spoken4  #ac3af ,and now      
,coriantumr1 having studied1 himself1 in
 all the arts of war and all the cunning
 of the world1 wherefore he gave battle 
unto them who sought to destroy him4    
#ac3ag ,but he repented not1 neither his
 fair sons nor daughters2 neither the   
fair sons and daughters of ,cohor2      
neither the fair sons and daughters of  
,corihor2 and in fine1 there were none  
of the fair sons and daughters upon the 
face of the whole earth who repented of 
their sins4  #ac3ah ,wherefore1 it came 
to pass that in the first year that     
,ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock1   
there were many people who were slain by
 the sword of those secret combinations1
 fighting against ,coriantumr that they 
might obtain the kingdom4  #ac3ai ,and  
it came to pass that the sons of        
,coriantumr fought much and bled much4  
#ac3bj ,and in the second year the word 
of the ,lord came to ,ether1 that he    

should go and prophesy unto ,coriantumr 
that1 if he would repent1 and all his   
household1 the ,lord would give unto him
 his kingdom and spare the people--     
#ac3ba ,otherwise they should be        
destroyed1 and all his household save it
 were himself4 ,and he should only live 
to see the fulfilling of the prophecies 
which had been spoken concerning another
 people receiving the land for their    
inheritance2 and ,coriantumr should     
receive a burial by them2 and every soul
 should be destroyed save it were       
,coriantumr4  #ac3bb ,and it came to    
pass that ,coriantumr repented not1     
neither his household1 neither the      
people2 and the wars ceased not2 and    
they sought to kill ,ether1 but he fled 
from before them and hid again in the   
cavity of the rock4  #ac3bc ,and it came
 to pass that there arose up ,shared1   
and he also gave battle unto            
,coriantumr2 and he did beat him1       
insomuch that in the third year he did  
bring him into captivity4  #ac3bd ,and  

the sons of ,coriantumr1 in the fourth  
year1 did beat ,shared1 and did obtain  
the kingdom again unto their father4    
#ac3be ,now there began to be a war upon
 all the face of the land1 every man    
with his band fighting for that which he
 desired4  #ac3bf ,and there were       
robbers1 and in fine1 all manner of     
wickedness upon all the face of the     
land4  #ac3bg ,and it came to pass that 
,coriantumr was exceedingly angry with  
,shared1 and he went against him with   
his armies to battle2 and they did meet 
in great anger1 and they did meet in the
 valley of ,gilgal2 and the battle      
became exceedingly sore4  #ac3bh ,and it
 came to pass that ,shared fought       
against him for the space of three days4
 ,and it came to pass that ,coriantumr  
beat him1 and did pursue him until he   
came to the plains of ,heshlon4  #ac3bi 
,and it came to pass that ,shared gave  
him battle again upon the plains2 and   
behold1 he did beat ,coriantumr1 and    
drove him back again to the valley of   

,gilgal4  #ac3cj ,and ,coriantumr gave  
,shared battle again in the valley of   
,gilgal1 in which he beat ,shared and   
slew him4  #ac3ca ,and ,shared wounded  
,coriantumr in his thigh1 that he did   
not go to battle again for the space of 
two years1 in which time all the people 
upon the face of the land were shedding 
blood1 and there was none to restrain   
them4  ,ether ,chapter #ad  #ad3a ,and  
now there began to be a great curse upon
 all the land because of the iniquity of
 the people1 in which1 if a man should  
lay his tool or his sword upon his      
shelf1 or upon the place whither he     
would keep it1 behold1 upon the morrow1 
he could not find it1 so great was the  
curse upon the land4  #ad3b ,wherefore  
every man did cleave unto that which was
 his own1 with his hands1 and would not 
borrow neither would he lend2 and every 
man kept the hilt of his sword in his   
right hand1 in the defence of his       
property and his own life and of his    
wives and children4  #ad3c ,and now1    

after the space of two years1 and after 
the death of ,shared1 behold1 there     
arose the brother of ,shared and he gave
 battle unto ,coriantumr1 in which      
,coriantumr did beat him and did pursue 
him to the wilderness of ,akish4  #ad3d 
,and it came to pass that the brother of
 ,shared did give battle unto him in the
 wilderness of ,akish2 and the battle   
became exceedingly sore1 and many       
thousands fell by the sword4  #ad3e ,and
 it came to pass that ,coriantumr did   
lay siege to the wilderness2 and the    
brother of ,shared did march forth out  
of the wilderness by night1 and slew a  
part of the army of ,coriantumr1 as they
 were drunken4  #ad3f ,and he came forth
 to the land of ,moron1 and placed      
himself upon the throne of ,coriantumr4 
#ad3g ,and it came to pass that         
,coriantumr dwelt with his army in the  
wilderness for the space of two years1  
in which he did receive great strength  
to his army4  #ad3h ,now the brother of 
,shared1 whose name was ,gilead1 also   

received great strength to his army1    
because of secret combinations4  #ad3i  
,and it came to pass that his high      
priest murdered him as he sat upon his  
throne4  #ad3aj ,and it came to pass    
that one of the secret combinations     
murdered him in a secret pass1 and      
obtained unto himself the kingdom2 and  
his name was ,lib2 and ,lib was a man of
 great stature1 more than any other man 
among all the people4  #ad3aa ,and it   
came to pass that in the first year of  
,lib1 ,coriantumr came up unto the land 
of ,moron1 and gave battle unto ,lib4   
#ad3ab ,and it came to pass that he     
fought with ,lib1 in which ,lib did     
smite upon his arm that he was wounded2 
nevertheless1 the army of ,coriantumr   
did press forward upon ,lib1 that he    
fled to the borders upon the seashore4  
#ad3ac ,and it came to pass that        
,coriantumr pursued him2 and ,lib gave  
battle unto him upon the seashore4      
#ad3ad ,and it came to pass that ,lib   
did smite the army of ,coriantumr1 that 

they fled again to the wilderness of    
,akish4  #ad3ae ,and it came to pass    
that ,lib did pursue him until he came  
to the plains of ,agosh4 ,and           
,coriantumr had taken all the people    
with him as he fled before ,lib in that 
quarter of the land whither he fled4    
#ad3af ,and when he had come to the     
plains of ,agosh he gave battle unto    
,lib1 and he smote upon him until he    
died2 nevertheless1 the brother of ,lib 
did come against ,coriantumr in the     
stead thereof1 and the battle became    
exceedingly sore1 in the which          
,coriantumr fled again before the army  
of the brother of ,lib4  #ad3ag ,now the
 name of the brother of ,lib was called 
,shiz4 ,and it came to pass that ,shiz  
pursued after ,coriantumr1 and he did   
overthrow many cities1 and he did slay  
both women and children1 and he did burn
 the cities4  #ad3ah ,and there went a  
fear of ,shiz throughout all the land2  
yea1 a cry went forth throughout the    
land--,who can stand before the army of 

,shiz8 ,behold1 he sweepeth the earth   
before him6  #ad3ai ,and it came to pass
 that the people began to flock together
 in armies1 throughout all the face of  
the land4  #ad3bj ,and they were        
divided2 and a part of them fled to the 
army of ,shiz1 and a part of them fled  
to the army of ,coriantumr4  #ad3ba ,and
 so great and lasting had been the war1 
and so long had been the scene of       
bloodshed and carnage1 that the whole   
face of the land was covered with the   
bodies of the dead4  #ad3bb ,and so     
swift and speedy was the war that there 
was none left to bury the dead1 but they
 did march forth from the shedding of   
blood to the shedding of blood1 leaving 
the bodies of both men1 women1 and      
children strewed upon the face of the   
land1 to become a prey to the worms of  
the flesh4  #ad3bc ,and the scent       
thereof went forth upon the face of the 
land1 even upon all the face of the     
land2 wherefore the people became       
troubled by day and by night1 because of

 the scent thereof4  #ad3bd             
,nevertheless1 ,shiz did not cease to   
pursue ,coriantumr2 for he had sworn to 
avenge himself upon ,coriantumr of the  
blood of his brother1 who had been      
slain1 and the word of the ,lord which  
came to ,ether that ,coriantumr should  
not fall by the sword4  #ad3be ,and thus
 we see that the ,lord did visit them in
 the fulness of his wrath1 and their    
wickedness and abominations had prepared
 a way for their everlasting            
destruction4  #ad3bf ,and it came to    
pass that ,shiz did pursue ,coriantumr  
eastward1 even to the borders by the    
seashore1 and there he gave battle unto 
,shiz for the space of three days4      
#ad3bg ,and so terrible was the         
destruction among the armies of ,shiz   
that the people began to be frightened1 
and began to flee before the armies of  
,coriantumr2 and they fled to the land  
of ,corihor1 and swept off the          
inhabitants before them1 all them that  
would not join them4  #ad3bh ,and they  

pitched their tents in the valley of    
,corihor2 and ,coriantumr pitched his   
tents in the valley of ,shurr4 ,now the 
valley of ,shurr was near the hill      
,comnor2 wherefore1 ,coriantumr did     
gather his armies together upon the hill
 ,comnor1 and did sound a trumpet unto  
the armies of ,shiz to invite them forth
 to battle4  #ad3bi ,and it came to pass
 that they came forth1 but were driven  
again2 and they came the second time1   
and they were driven again the second   
time4 ,and it came to pass that they    
came again the third time1 and the      
battle became exceedingly sore4  #ad3cj 
,and it came to pass that ,shiz smote   
upon ,coriantumr that he gave him many  
deep wounds2 and ,coriantumr1 having    
lost his blood1 fainted1 and was carried
 away as though he were dead4  #ad3ca   
,now the loss of men1 women and children
 on both sides was so great that ,shiz  
commanded his people that they should   
not pursue the armies of ,coriantumr2   
wherefore1 they returned to their camp4 

,ether ,chapter #ae  #ae3a ,and it came 
to pass when ,coriantumr had recovered  
of his wounds1 he began to remember the 
words which ,ether had spoken unto him4 
#ae3b ,he saw that there had been slain 
by the sword already nearly two millions
 of his people1 and he began to sorrow  
in his heart2 yea1 there had been slain 
two millions of mighty men1 and also    
their wives and their children4  #ae3c  
,he began to repent of the evil which he
 had done2 he began to remember the     
words which had been spoken by the mouth
 of all the prophets1 and he saw them   
that they were fulfilled thus far1 every
 whit2 and his soul mourned and refused 
to be comforted4  #ae3d ,and it came to 
pass that he wrote an epistle unto      
,shiz1 desiring him that he would spare 
the people1 and he would give up the    
kingdom for the sake of the lives of the
 people4  #ae3e ,and it came to pass    
that when ,shiz had received his epistle
 he wrote an epistle unto ,coriantumr1  
that if he would give himself up1 that  

he might slay him with his own sword1   
that he would spare the lives of the    
people4  #ae3f ,and it came to pass that
 the people repented not of their       
iniquity2 and the people of ,coriantumr 
were stirred up to anger against the    
people of ,shiz2 and the people of ,shiz
 were stirred up to anger against the   
people of ,coriantumr2 wherefore1 the   
people of ,shiz did give battle unto the
 people of ,coriantumr4  #ae3g ,and when
 ,coriantumr saw that he was about to   
fall he fled again before the people of 
,shiz4  #ae3h ,and it came to pass that 
he came to the waters of ,ripliancum1   
which1 by interpretation1 is large1 or  
to exceed all2 wherefore1 when they came
 to these waters they pitched their     
tents2 and ,shiz also pitched his tents 
near unto them2 and therefore on the    
morrow they did come to battle4  #ae3i  
,and it came to pass that they fought an
 exceedingly sore battle1 in which      
,coriantumr was wounded again1 and he   
fainted with the loss of blood4  #ae3aj 

,and it came to pass that the armies of 
,coriantumr did press upon the armies of
 ,shiz that they beat them1 that they   
caused them to flee before them2 and    
they did flee southward1 and did pitch  
their tents in a place which was called 
,ogath4  #ae3aa ,and it came to pass    
that the army of ,coriantumr did pitch  
their tents by the hill ,ramah2 and it  
was that same hill where my father      
,mormon did hide up the records unto the
 ,lord1 which were sacred4  #ae3ab ,and 
it came to pass that they did gather    
together all the people upon all the    
face of the land1 who had not been      
slain1 save it was ,ether4  #ae3ac ,and 
it came to pass that ,ether did behold  
all the doings of the people2 and he    
beheld that the people who were for     
,coriantumr were gathered together to   
the army of ,coriantumr2 and the people 
who were for ,shiz were gathered        
together to the army of ,shiz4  #ae3ad  
,wherefore1 they were for the space of  
four years gathering together the       

people1 that they might get all who were
 upon the face of the land1 and that    
they might receive all the strength     
which it was possible that they could   
receive4  #ae3ae ,and it came to pass   
that when they were all gathered        
together1 every one to the army which he
 would1 with their wives and their      
children--both men women and children   
being armed with weapons of war1 having 
shields1 and breastplates1 and          
head-plates1 and being clothed after the
 manner of war--they did march forth one
 against another to battle2 and they    
fought all that day1 and conquered not4 
#ae3af ,and it came to pass that when it
 was night they were weary1 and retired 
to their camps2 and after they had      
retired to their camps they took up a   
howling and a lamentation for the loss  
of the slain of their people2 and so    
great were their cries1 their howlings  
and lamentations1 that they did rend the
 air exceedingly4  #ae3ag ,and it came  
to pass that on the morrow they did go  

again to battle1 and great and terrible 
was that day2 nevertheless1 they        
conquered not1 and when the night came  
again they did rend the air with their  
cries1 and their howlings1 and their    
mournings1 for the loss of the slain of 
their people4  #ae3ah ,and it came to   
pass that ,coriantumr wrote again an    
epistle unto ,shiz1 desiring that he    
would not come again to battle1 but that
 he would take the kingdom1 and spare   
the lives of the people4  #ae3ai ,and   
behold1 the ,spirit of the ,lord had    
ceased striving with them1 and ,satan   
had full power over the hearts of the   
people2 for they were given up unto the 
hardness of their hearts1 and the       
blindness of their minds that they might
 be destroyed2 wherefore they went again
 to battle4  #ae3bj ,and it came to pass
 that they fought all that day1 and when
 the night came they slept upon their   
swords4  #ae3ba ,and on the morrow they 
fought even until the night came4       
#ae3bb ,and when the night came they    

were drunken with anger1 even as a man  
who is drunken with wine2 and they slept
 again upon their swords4  #ae3bc ,and  
on the morrow they fought again2 and    
when the night came they had all fallen 
by the sword save it were fifty and two 
of the people of ,coriantumr1 and sixty 
and nine of the people of ,shiz4  #ae3bd
 ,and it came to pass that they slept   
upon their swords that night1 and on the
 morrow they fought again1 and they     
contended in their might with their     
swords and with their shields1 all that 
day4  #ae3be ,and when the night came   
there were thirty and two of the people 
of ,shiz1 and twenty and seven of the   
people of ,coriantumr4  #ae3bf ,and it  
came to pass that they ate and slept1   
and prepared for death on the morrow4   
,and they were large and mighty men as  
to the strength of men4  #ae3bg ,and it 
came to pass that they fought for the   
space of three hours1 and they fainted  
with the loss of blood4  #ae3bh ,and it 
came to pass that when the men of       

,coriantumr had received sufficient     
strength that they could walk1 they were
 about to flee for their lives2 but     
behold1 ,shiz arose1 and also his men1  
and he swore in his wrath that he would 
slay ,coriantumr or he would perish by  
the sword4  #ae3bi ,wherefore1 he did   
pursue them1 and on the morrow he did   
overtake them2 and they fought again    
with the sword4 ,and it came to pass    
that when they had all fallen by the    
sword1 save it were ,coriantumr and     
,shiz1 behold ,shiz had fainted with the
 loss of blood4  #ae3cj ,and it came to 
pass that when ,coriantumr had leaned   
upon his sword1 that he rested a little1
 he smote off the head of ,shiz4  #ae3ca
 ,and it came to pass that after he had 
smitten off the head of ,shiz1 that     
,shiz raised upon his hands and fell2   
and after that he had struggled for     
breath1 he died4  #ae3cb ,and it came to
 pass that ,coriantumr fell to the      
earth1 and became as if he had no life4 
#ae3cc ,and the ,lord spake unto ,ether1

 and said unto him3 ,go forth4 ,and he  
went forth1 and beheld that the words of
 the ,lord had all been fulfilled2 and  
he finished his record2 7and the        
hundredth part ,i have not written7 and 
he hid them in a manner that the people 
of ,limhi did find them4  #ae3cd ,now   
the last words which are written by     
,ether are these3 ,whether the ,lord    
will that ,i be translated1 or that ,i  
suffer the will of the ,lord in the     
flesh1 it mattereth not1 if it so be    
that ,i am saved in the kingdom of ,god4
 ,amen4      ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,moroni 
,moroni ,chapter #a  #a3a ,now ,i1      
,moroni1 after having made an end of    
abridging the account of the people of  
,jared1 ,i had supposed not to have     
written more1 but ,i have not as yet    
perished2 and ,i make not myself known  
to the ,lamanites lest they should      
destroy me4  #a3b ,for behold1 their    
wars are exceedingly fierce among       
themselves2 and because of their hatred 
they put to death every ,nephite that   

will not deny the ,christ4  #a3c ,and   
,i1 ,moroni1 will not deny the ,christ2 
wherefore1 ,i wander whithersoever ,i   
can for the safety of mine own life4    
#a3d ,wherefore1 ,i write a few more    
things1 contrary to that which ,i had   
supposed2 for ,i had supposed not to    
have written any more2 but ,i write a   
few more things1 that perhaps they may  
be of worth unto my brethren1 the       
,lamanites1 in some future day1         
according to the will of the ,lord4     
,moroni ,chapter #b  #b3a ,the words of 
,christ1 which he spake unto his        
disciples1 the twelve whom he had       
chosen1 as he laid his hands upon them--
  #b3b ,and he called them by name1     
saying3 ,ye shall call on the ,father in
 my name1 in mighty prayer2 and after ye
 have done this ye shall have power that
 to him upon whom ye shall lay your     
hands1 ye shall give the ,holy ,ghost2  
and in my name shall ye give it1 for    
thus do mine apostles4  #b3c ,now       
,christ spake these words unto them at  

the time of his first appearing2 and the
 multitude heard it not1 but the        
disciples heard it2 and on as many as   
they laid their hands1 fell the ,holy   
,ghost4  ,moroni ,chapter #c  #c3a ,the 
manner which the disciples1 who were    
called the elders of the church1        
ordained priests and teachers--  #c3b   
,after they had prayed unto the ,father 
in the name of ,christ1 they laid their 
hands upon them1 and said3  #c3c ,in the
 name of ,jesus ,christ ,i ordain you to
 be a priest1 7or1 if he be a teacher7  
,i ordain you to be a teacher1 to preach
 repentance and remission of sins       
through ,jesus ,christ1 by the endurance
 of faith on his name to the end4 ,amen4
  #c3d ,and after this manner did they  
ordain priests and teachers1 according  
to the gifts and callings of ,god unto  
men2 and they ordained them by the power
 of the ,holy ,ghost1 which was in them4
  ,moroni ,chapter #d  #d3a ,the manner 
of their elders and priests             
administering the flesh and blood of    

,christ unto the church2 and they       
administered it according to the        
commandments of ,christ2 wherefore we   
know the manner to be true2 and the     
elder or priest did minister it--  #d3b 
,and they did kneel down with the       
church1 and pray to the ,father in the  
name of ,christ1 saying3  #d3c ,o ,god1 
the ,eternal ,father1 we ask thee in the
 name of thy ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 to   
bless and sanctify this bread to the    
souls of all those who partake of it2   
that they may eat in remembrance of the 
body of thy ,son1 and witness unto thee1
 ,o ,god1 the ,eternal ,father1 that    
they are willing to take upon them the  
name of thy ,son1 and always remember   
him1 and keep his commandments which he 
hath given them1 that they may always   
have his ,spirit to be with them4 ,amen4
  ,moroni ,chapter #e  #e3a ,the manner 
of administering the wine--,behold1 they
 took the cup1 and said3  #e3b ,o ,god1 
the ,eternal ,father1 we ask thee1 in   
the name of thy ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 to

 bless and sanctify this wine to the    
souls of all those who drink of it1 that
 they may do it in remembrance of the   
blood of thy ,son1 which was shed for   
them2 that they may witness unto thee1  
,o ,god1 the ,eternal ,father1 that they
 do always remember him1 that they may  
have his ,spirit to be with them4 ,amen4
  ,moroni ,chapter #f  #f3a ,and now ,i 
speak concerning baptism4 ,behold1      
elders1 priests1 and teachers were      
baptized2 and they were not baptized    
save they brought forth fruit meet that 
they were worthy of it4  #f3b ,neither  
did they receive any unto baptism save  
they came forth with a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit1 and witnessed unto   
the church that they truly repented of  
all their sins4  #f3c ,and none were    
received unto baptism save they took    
upon them the name of ,christ1 having a 
determination to serve him to the end4  
#f3d ,and after they had been received  
unto baptism1 and were wrought upon and 
cleansed by the power of the ,holy      

,ghost1 they were numbered among the    
people of the church of ,christ2 and    
their names were taken1 that they might 
be remembered and nourished by the good 
word of ,god1 to keep them in the right 
way1 to keep them continually watchful  
unto prayer1 relying alone upon the     
merits of ,christ1 who was the author   
and the finisher of their faith4  #f3e  
,and the church did meet together oft1  
to fast and to pray1 and to speak one   
with another concerning the welfare of  
their souls4  #f3f ,and they did meet   
together oft to partake of bread and    
wine1 in remembrance of the ,lord       
,jesus4  #f3g ,and they were strict to  
observe that there should be no iniquity
 among them2 and whoso was found to     
commit iniquity1 and three witnesses of 
the church did condemn them before the  
elders1 and if they repented not1 and   
confessed not1 their names were blotted 
out1 and they were not numbered among   
the people of ,christ4  #f3h ,but as oft
 as they repented and sought            

forgiveness1 with real intent1 they were
 forgiven4  #f3i ,and their meetings    
were conducted by the church after the  
manner of the workings of the ,spirit1  
and by the power of the ,holy ,ghost2   
for as the power of the ,holy ,ghost led
 them whether to preach1 or to exhort1  
or to pray1 or to supplicate1 or to     
sing1 even so it was done4  ,moroni     
,chapter #g  #g3a ,and now ,i1 ,moroni1 
write a few of the words of my father   
,mormon1 which he spake concerning      
faith1 hope1 and charity2 for after this
 manner did he speak unto the people1 as
 he taught them in the synagogue which  
they had built for the place of worship4
  #g3b ,and now ,i1 ,mormon1 speak unto 
you1 my beloved brethren2 and it is by  
the grace of ,god the ,father1 and our  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and his holy will1
 because of the gift of his calling unto
 me1 that ,i am permitted to speak unto 
you at this time4  #g3c ,wherefore1 ,i  
would speak unto you that are of the    
church1 that are the peaceable followers

 of ,christ1 and that have obtained a   
sufficient hope by which ye can enter   
into the rest of the ,lord1 from this   
time henceforth until ye shall rest with
 him in heaven4  #g3d ,and now my       
brethren1 ,i judge these things of you  
because of your peaceable walk with the 
children of men4  #g3e ,for ,i remember 
the word of ,god1 which saith by their  
works ye shall know them2 for if their  
works be good1 then they are good also4 
#g3f ,for behold1 ,god hath said a man  
being evil cannot do that which is good2
 for if he offereth a gift1 or prayeth  
unto ,god1 except he shall do it with   
real intent it profiteth him nothing4   
#g3g ,for behold1 it is not counted unto
 him for righteousness4  #g3h ,for      
behold1 if a man being evil giveth a    
gift1 he doeth it grudgingly2 wherefore 
it is counted unto him the same as if he
 had retained the gift2 wherefore he is 
counted evil before ,god4  #g3i ,and    
likewise also is it counted evil unto a 
man1 if he shall pray and not with real 

intent of heart2 yea1 and it profiteth  
him nothing1 for ,god receiveth none    
such4  #g3aj ,wherefore1 a man being    
evil cannot do that which is good2      
neither will he give a good gift4  #g3aa
 ,for behold1 a bitter fountain cannot  
bring forth good water2 neither can a   
good fountain bring forth bitter water2 
wherefore1 a man being a servant of the 
devil cannot follow ,christ2 and if he  
follow ,christ he cannot be a servant of
 the devil4  #g3ab ,wherefore1 all      
things which are good cometh of ,god2   
and that which is evil cometh of the    
devil2 for the devil is an enemy unto   
,god1 and fighteth against him          
continually1 and inviteth and enticeth  
to sin1 and to do that which is evil    
continually4  #g3ac ,but behold1 that   
which is of ,god inviteth and enticeth  
to do good continually2 wherefore1 every
 thing which inviteth and enticeth to do
 good1 and to love ,god1 and to serve   
him1 is inspired of ,god4  #g3ad        
,wherefore1 take heed1 my beloved       

brethren1 that ye do not judge that     
which is evil to be of ,god1 or that    
which is good and of ,god to be of the  
devil4  #g3ae ,for behold1 my brethren1 
it is given unto you to judge1 that ye  
may know good from evil2 and the way to 
judge is as plain1 that ye may know with
 a perfect knowledge1 as the daylight is
 from the dark night4  #g3af ,for       
behold1 the ,spirit of ,christ is given 
to every man1 that he may know good from
 evil2 wherefore1 ,i show unto you the  
way to judge2 for every thing which     
inviteth to do good1 and to persuade to 
believe in ,christ1 is sent forth by the
 power and gift of ,christ2 wherefore ye
 may know with a perfect knowledge it is
 of ,god4  #g3ag ,but whatsoever thing  
persuadeth men to do evil1 and believe  
not in ,christ1 and deny him1 and serve 
not ,god1 then ye may know with a       
perfect knowledge it is of the devil2   
for after this manner doth the devil    
work1 for he persuadeth no man to do    
good1 no1 not one2 neither do his       

angels2 neither do they who subject     
themselves unto him4  #g3ah ,and now1 my
 brethren1 seeing that ye know the light
 by which ye may judge1 which light is  
the light of ,christ1 see that ye do not
 judge wrongfully2 for with that same   
judgment which ye judge ye shall also be
 judged4  #g3ai ,wherefore1 ,i beseech  
of you1 brethren1 that ye should search 
diligently in the light of ,christ that 
ye may know good from evil2 and if ye   
will lay hold upon every good thing1 and
 condemn it not1 ye certainly will be a 
child of ,christ4  #g3bj ,and now1 my   
brethren1 how is it possible that ye can
 lay hold upon every good thing8  #g3ba 
,and now ,i come to that faith1 of which
 ,i said ,i would speak2 and ,i will    
tell you the way whereby ye may lay hold
 on every good thing4  #g3bb ,for       
behold1 ,god knowing all things1 being  
from everlasting to everlasting1 behold1
 he sent angels to minister unto the    
children of men1 to make manifest       
concerning the coming of ,christ2 and in

 ,christ there should come every good   
thing4  #g3bc ,and ,god also declared   
unto prophets1 by his own mouth1 that   
,christ should come4  #g3bd ,and behold1
 there were divers ways that he did     
manifest things unto the children of    
men1 which were good2 and all things    
which are good cometh of ,christ2       
otherwise men were fallen1 and there    
could no good thing come unto them4     
#g3be ,wherefore1 by the ministering of 
angels1 and by every word which         
proceeded forth out of the mouth of     
,god1 men began to exercise faith in    
,christ2 and thus by faith1 they did lay
 hold upon every good thing2 and thus it
 was until the coming of ,christ4  #g3bf
 ,and after that he came men also were  
saved by faith in his name2 and by      
faith1 they become the sons of ,god4    
,and as sure as ,christ liveth he spake 
these words unto our fathers1 saying3   
,whatsoever thing ye shall ask the      
,father in my name1 which is good1 in   
faith believing that ye shall receive1  

behold1 it shall be done unto you4      
#g3bg ,wherefore1 my beloved brethren1  
have miracles ceased because ,christ    
hath ascended into heaven1 and hath sat 
down on the right hand of ,god1 to claim
 of the ,father his rights of mercy     
which he hath upon the children of men8 
#g3bh ,for he hath answered the ends of 
the law1 and he claimeth all those who  
have faith in him2 and they who have    
faith in him will cleave unto every good
 thing2 wherefore he advocateth the     
cause of the children of men2 and he    
dwelleth eternally in the heavens4      
#g3bi ,and because he hath done this1 my
 beloved brethren1 have miracles ceased8
 ,behold ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 neither 
have angels ceased to minister unto the 
children of men4  #g3cj ,for behold1    
they are subject unto him1 to minister  
according to the word of his command1   
showing themselves unto them of strong  
faith and a firm mind in every form of  
godliness4  #g3ca ,and the office of    
their ministry is to call men unto      

repentance1 and to fulfill and to do the
 work of the covenants of the ,father1  
which he hath made unto the children of 
men1 to prepare the way among the       
children of men1 by declaring the word  
of ,christ unto the chosen vessels of   
the ,lord1 that they may bear testimony 
of him4  #g3cb ,and by so doing1 the    
,lord ,god prepareth the way that the   
residue of men may have faith in        
,christ1 that the ,holy ,ghost may have 
place in their hearts1 according to the 
power thereof2 and after this manner    
bringeth to pass the ,father1 the       
covenants which he hath made unto the   
children of men4  #g3cc ,and ,christ    
hath said3 ,if ye will have faith in me 
ye shall have power to do whatsoever    
thing is expedient in me4  #g3cd ,and he
 hath said3 ,repent all ye ends of the  
earth1 and come unto me1 and be baptized
 in my name1 and have faith in me1 that 
ye may be saved4  #g3ce ,and now1 my    
beloved brethren1 if this be the case   
that these things are true which ,i have

 spoken unto you1 and ,god will show    
unto you1 with power and great glory at 
the last day1 that they are true1 and if
 they are true has the day of miracles  
ceased8  #g3cf ,or have angels ceased to
 appear unto the children of men8 ,or   
has he withheld the power of the ,holy  
,ghost from them8 ,or will he1 so long  
as time shall last1 or the earth shall  
stand1 or there shall be one man upon   
the face thereof to be saved8  #g3cg    
,behold ,i say unto you1 ,nay2 for it is
 by faith that miracles are wrought2 and
 it is by faith that angels appear and  
minister unto men2 wherefore1 if these  
things have ceased wo be unto the       
children of men1 for it is because of   
unbelief1 and all is vain4  #g3ch ,for  
no man can be saved1 according to the   
words of ,christ1 save they shall have  
faith in his name2 wherefore1 if these  
things have ceased1 then has faith      
ceased also2 and awful is the state of  
man1 for they are as though there had   
been no redemption made4  #g3ci ,but    

behold1 my beloved brethren1 ,i judge   
better things of you1 for ,i judge that 
ye have faith in ,christ because of your
 meekness2 for if ye have not faith in  
him then ye are not fit to be numbered  
among the people of his church4  #g3dj  
,and again1 my beloved brethren1 ,i     
would speak unto you concerning hope4   
,how is it that ye can attain unto      
faith1 save ye shall have hope8  #g3da  
,and what is it that ye shall hope for8 
,behold ,i say unto you that ye shall   
have hope through the atonement of      
,christ and the power of his            
resurrection1 to be raised unto life    
eternal1 and this because of your faith 
in him according to the promise4  #g3db 
,wherefore1 if a man have faith he must 
needs have hope2 for without faith there
 cannot be any hope4  #g3dc ,and again1 
behold ,i say unto you that he cannot   
have faith and hope1 save he shall be   
meek1 and lowly of heart4  #g3dd ,if so1
 his faith and hope is vain1 for none is
 acceptable before ,god1 save the meek  

and lowly in heart2 and if a man be meek
 and lowly in heart1 and confesses by   
the power of the ,holy ,ghost that      
,jesus is the ,christ1 he must needs    
have charity2 for if he have not charity
 he is nothing2 wherefore he must needs 
have charity4  #g3de ,and charity       
suffereth long1 and is kind1 and envieth
 not1 and is not puffed up1 seeketh not 
her own1 is not easily provoked1        
thinketh no evil1 and rejoiceth not in  
iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth1    
beareth all things1 believeth all       
things1 hopeth all things1 endureth all 
things4  #g3df ,wherefore1 my beloved   
brethren1 if ye have not charity1 ye are
 nothing1 for charity never faileth4    
,wherefore1 cleave unto charity1 which  
is the greatest of all1 for all things  
must fail--  #g3dg ,but charity is the  
pure love of ,christ1 and it endureth   
forever2 and whoso is found possessed of
 it at the last day1 it shall be well   
with him4  #g3dh ,wherefore1 my beloved 
brethren1 pray unto the ,father with all

 the energy of heart1 that ye may be    
filled with this love1 which he hath    
bestowed upon all who are true followers
 of his ,son1 ,jesus ,christ2 that ye   
may become the sons of ,god2 that when  
he shall appear we shall be like him1   
for we shall see him as he is2 that we  
may have this hope2 that we may be      
purified even as he is pure4 ,amen4     
,moroni ,chapter #h  #h3a ,an epistle of
 my father ,mormon1 written to me1      
,moroni2 and it was written unto me soon
 after my calling to the ministry4 ,and 
on this wise did he write unto me1      
saying3  #h3b ,my beloved son1 ,moroni1 
,i rejoice exceedingly that your ,lord  
,jesus ,christ hath been mindful of you1
 and hath called you to his ministry1   
and to his holy work4  #h3c ,i am       
mindful of you always in my prayers1    
continually praying unto ,god the       
,father in the name of his ,holy ,child1
 ,jesus1 that he1 through his infinite  
goodness and grace1 will keep you       
through the endurance of faith on his   

name to the end4  #h3d ,and now1 my son1
 ,i speak unto you concerning that which
 grieveth me exceedingly2 for it        
grieveth me that there should           
disputations rise among you4  #h3e ,for1
 if ,i have learned the truth1 there    
have been disputations among you        
concerning the baptism of your little   
children4  #h3f ,and now1 my son1 ,i    
desire that ye should labor diligently1 
that this gross error should be removed 
from among you2 for1 for this intent ,i 
have written this epistle4  #h3g ,for   
immediately after ,i had learned these  
things of you ,i inquired of the ,lord  
concerning the matter4 ,and the word of 
the ,lord came to me by the power of the
 ,holy ,ghost1 saying3  #h3h ,listen to 
the words of ,christ1 your ,redeemer1   
your ,lord and your ,god4 ,behold1 ,i   
came into the world not to call the     
righteous but sinners to repentance2 the
 whole need no physician1 but they that 
are sick2 wherefore1 little children are
 whole1 for they are not capable of     

committing sin2 wherefore the curse of  
,adam is taken from them in me1 that it 
hath no power over them2 and the law of 
circumcision is done away in me4  #h3i  
,and after this manner did the ,holy    
,ghost manifest the word of ,god unto   
me2 wherefore1 my beloved son1 ,i know  
that it is solemn mockery before ,god1  
that ye should baptize little children4 
#h3aj ,behold ,i say unto you that this 
thing shall ye teach--repentance and    
baptism unto those who are accountable  
and capable of committing sin2 yea1     
teach parents that they must repent and 
be baptized1 and humble themselves as   
their little children1 and they shall   
all be saved with their little children4
  #h3aa ,and their little children need 
no repentance1 neither baptism4 ,behold1
 baptism is unto repentance to the      
fulfilling the commandments unto the    
remission of sins4  #h3ab ,but little   
children are alive in ,christ1 even from
 the foundation of the world2 if not so1
 ,god is a partial ,god1 and also a     

changeable ,god1 and a respecter to     
persons2 for how many little children   
have died without baptism6  #h3ac       
,wherefore1 if little children could not
 be saved without baptism1 these must   
have gone to an endless hell4  #h3ad    
,behold ,i say unto you1 that he that   
supposeth that little children need     
baptism is in the gall of bitterness and
 in the bonds of iniquity1 for he hath  
neither faith1 hope1 nor charity2       
wherefore1 should he be cut off while in
 the thought1 he must go down to hell4  
#h3ae ,for awful is the wickedness to   
suppose that ,god saveth one child      
because of baptism1 and the other must  
perish because he hath no baptism4      
#h3af ,wo be unto them that shall       
pervert the ways of the ,lord after this
 manner1 for they shall perish except   
they repent4 ,behold1 ,i speak with     
boldness1 having authority from ,god2   
and ,i fear not what man can do2 for    
perfect love casteth out all fear4      
#h3ag ,and ,i am filled with charity1   

which is everlasting love2 wherefore1   
all children are alike unto me2         
wherefore1 ,i love little children with 
a perfect love2 and they are all alike  
and partakers of salvation4  #h3ah ,for 
,i know that ,god is not a partial ,god1
 neither a changeable being2 but he is  
unchangeable from all eternity to all   
eternity4  #h3ai ,little children cannot
 repent2 wherefore1 it is awful         
wickedness to deny the pure mercies of  
,god unto them1 for they are all alive  
in him because of his mercy4  #h3bj ,and
 he that saith that little children need
 baptism denieth the mercies of ,christ1
 and setteth at naught the atonement of 
him and the power of his redemption4    
#h3ba ,wo unto such1 for they are in    
danger of death1 hell1 and an endless   
torment4 ,i speak it boldly2 ,god hath  
commanded me4 ,listen unto them and give
 heed1 or they stand against you at the 
judgment-seat of ,christ4  #h3bb ,for   
behold that all little children are     
alive in ,christ1 and also all they that

 are without the law4 ,for the power of 
redemption cometh on all them that have 
no law2 wherefore1 he that is not       
condemned1 or he that is under no       
condemnation1 cannot repent2 and unto   
such baptism availeth nothing--  #h3bc  
,but it is mockery before ,god1 denying 
the mercies of ,christ1 and the power of
 his ,holy ,spirit1 and putting trust in
 dead works4  #h3bd ,behold1 my son1    
this thing ought not to be2 for         
repentance is unto them that are under  
condemnation and under the curse of a   
broken law4  #h3be ,and the first fruits
 of repentance is baptism2 and baptism  
cometh by faith unto the fulfilling the 
commandments2 and the fulfilling the    
commandments bringeth remission of sins2
  #h3bf ,and the remission of sins      
bringeth meekness1 and lowliness of     
heart2 and because of meekness and      
lowliness of heart cometh the visitation
 of the ,holy ,ghost1 which ,comforter  
filleth with hope and perfect love1     
which love endureth by diligence unto   

prayer1 until the end shall come1 when  
all the saints shall dwell with ,god4   
#h3bg ,behold1 my son1 ,i will write    
unto you again if ,i go not out soon    
against the ,lamanites4 ,behold1 the    
pride of this nation1 or the people of  
the ,nephites1 hath proven their        
destruction except they should repent4  
#h3bh ,pray for them1 my son1 that      
repentance may come unto them4 ,but     
behold1 ,i fear lest the ,spirit hath   
ceased striving with them2 and in this  
part of the land they are also seeking  
to put down all power and authority     
which cometh from ,god2 and they are    
denying the ,holy ,ghost4  #h3bi ,and   
after rejecting so great a knowledge1 my
 son1 they must perish soon1 unto the   
fulfilling of the prophecies which were 
spoken by the prophets1 as well as the  
words of our ,savior himself4  #h3cj    
,farewell1 my son1 until ,i shall write 
unto you1 or shall meet you again4      
,amen4  ,moroni ,chapter #i  #i3a ,my   
beloved son1 ,i write unto you again    

that ye may know that ,i am yet alive2  
but ,i write somewhat of that which is  
grievous4  #i3b ,for behold1 ,i have had
 a sore battle with the ,lamanites1 in  
which we did not conquer2 and           
,archeantus has fallen by the sword1 and
 also ,luram and ,emron2 yea1 and we    
have lost a great number of our choice  
men4  #i3c ,and now behold1 my son1 ,i  
fear lest the ,lamanites shall destroy  
this people2 for they do not repent1 and
 ,satan stirreth them up continually to 
anger one with another4  #i3d ,behold1  
,i am laboring with them continually2   
and when ,i speak the word of ,god with 
sharpness they tremble and anger against
 me2 and when ,i use no sharpness they  
harden their hearts against it2         
wherefore1 ,i fear lest the ,spirit of  
the ,lord hath ceased striving with     
them4  #i3e ,for so exceedingly do they 
anger that it seemeth me that they have 
no fear of death2 and they have lost    
their love1 one towards another2 and    
they thirst after blood and revenge     

continually4  #i3f ,and now1 my beloved 
son1 notwithstanding their hardness1 let
 us labor diligently2 for if we should  
cease to labor1 we should be brought    
under condemnation2 for we have a labor 
to perform whilst in this tabernacle of 
clay1 that we may conquer the enemy of  
all righteousness1 and rest our souls in
 the kingdom of ,god4  #i3g ,and now ,i 
write somewhat concerning the sufferings
 of this people4 ,for according to the  
knowledge which ,i have received from   
,amoron1 behold1 the ,lamanites have    
many prisoners1 which they took from the
 tower of ,sherrizah2 and there were    
men1 women1 and children4  #i3h ,and the
 husbands and fathers of those women and
 children they have slain2 and they feed
 the women upon the flesh of their      
husbands1 and the children upon the     
flesh of their fathers2 and no water1   
save a little1 do they give unto them4  
#i3i ,and notwithstanding this great    
abomination of the ,lamanites1 it doth  
not exceed that of our people in        

,moriantum4 ,for behold1 many of the    
daughters of the ,lamanites have they   
taken prisoners2 and after depriving    
them of that which was most dear and    
precious above all things1 which is     
chastity and virtue--  #i3aj ,and after 
they had done this thing1 they did      
murder them in a most cruel manner1     
torturing their bodies even unto death2 
and after they have done this1 they     
devour their flesh like unto wild       
beasts1 because of the hardness of their
 hearts2 and they do it for a token of  
bravery4  #i3aa ,o my beloved son1 how  
can a people like this1 that are without
 civilization--  #i3ab 7,and only a few 
years have passed away1 and they were a 
civil and a delightsome people7  #i3ac  
,but ,o my son1 how can a people like   
this1 whose delight is in so much       
abomination--  #i3ad ,how can we expect 
that ,god will stay his hand in judgment
 against us8  #i3ae ,behold1 my heart   
cries3 ,wo unto this people4 ,come out  
in judgment1 ,o ,god1 and hide their    

sins1 and wickedness1 and abominations  
from before thy face6  #i3af ,and again1
 my son1 there are many widows and their
 daughters who remain in ,sherrizah2 and
 that part of the provisions which the  
,lamanites did not carry away1 behold1  
the army of ,zenephi has carried away1  
and left them to wander whithersoever   
they can for food2 and many old women do
 faint by the way and die4  #i3ag ,and  
the army which is with me is weak2 and  
the armies of the ,lamanites are betwixt
 ,sherrizah and me2 and as many as have 
fled to the army of ,aaron have fallen  
victims to their awful brutality4  #i3ah
 ,o the depravity of my people6 ,they   
are without order and without mercy4    
,behold1 ,i am but a man1 and ,i have   
but the strength of a man1 and ,i cannot
 any longer enforce my commands4  #i3ai 
,and they have become strong in their   
perversion2 and they are alike brutal1  
sparing none1 neither old nor young2 and
 they delight in everything save that   
which is good2 and the suffering of our 

women and our children upon all the face
 of this land doth exceed everything2   
yea1 tongue cannot tell1 neither can it 
be written4  #i3bj ,and now1 my son1 ,i 
dwell no longer upon this horrible      
scene4 ,behold1 thou knowest the        
wickedness of this people2 thou knowest 
that they are without principle1 and    
past feeling2 and their wickedness doth 
exceed that of the ,lamanites4  #i3ba   
,behold1 my son1 ,i cannot recommend    
them unto ,god lest he should smite me4 
#i3bb ,but behold1 my son1 ,i recommend 
thee unto ,god1 and ,i trust in ,christ 
that thou wilt be saved2 and ,i pray    
unto ,god that he will spare thy life1  
to witness the return of his people unto
 him1 or their utter destruction2 for ,i
 know that they must perish except they 
repent and return unto him4  #i3bc ,and 
if they perish it will be like unto the 
,jaredites1 because of the wilfulness of
 their hearts1 seeking for blood and    
revenge4  #i3bd ,and if it so be that   
they perish1 we know that many of our   

brethren have deserted over unto the    
,lamanites1 and many more will also     
desert over unto them2 wherefore1 write 
somewhat a few things1 if thou art      
spared and ,i shall perish and not see  
thee2 but ,i trust that ,i may see thee 
soon2 for ,i have sacred records that ,i
 would deliver up unto thee4  #i3be ,my 
son1 be faithful in ,christ2 and may not
 the things which ,i have written grieve
 thee1 to weigh thee down unto death2   
but may ,christ lift thee up1 and may   
his sufferings and death1 and the       
showing his body unto our fathers1 and  
his mercy and long-suffering1 and the   
hope of his glory and of eternal life1  
rest in your mind forever4  #i3bf ,and  
may the grace of ,god the ,father1 whose
 throne is high in the heavens1 and our 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who sitteth on the
 right hand of his power1 until all     
things shall become subject unto him1   
be1 and abide with you forever4 ,amen4  
,moroni ,chapter #aj  #aj3a ,now ,i1    
,moroni1 write somewhat as seemeth me   

good2 and ,i write unto my brethren1 the
 ,lamanites2 and ,i would that they     
should know that more than four hundred 
and twenty years have passed away since 
the sign was given of the coming of     
,christ4  #aj3b ,and ,i seal up these   
records1 after ,i have spoken a few     
words by way of exhortation unto you4   
#aj3c ,behold1 ,i would exhort you that 
when ye shall read these things1 if it  
be wisdom in ,god that ye should read   
them1 that ye would remember how        
merciful the ,lord hath been unto the   
children of men1 from the creation of   
,adam even down unto the time that ye   
shall receive these things1 and ponder  
it in your hearts4  #aj3d ,and when ye  
shall receive these things1 ,i would    
exhort you that ye would ask ,god1 the  
,eternal ,father1 in the name of        
,christ1 if these things are not true2  
and if ye shall ask with a sincere      
heart1 with real intent1 having faith in
 ,christ1 he will manifest the truth of 
it unto you1 by the power of the ,holy  

,ghost4  #aj3e ,and by the power of the 
,holy ,ghost ye may know the truth of   
all things4  #aj3f ,and whatsoever thing
 is good is just and true2 wherefore1   
nothing that is good denieth the        
,christ1 but acknowledgeth that he is4  
#aj3g ,and ye may know that he is1 by   
the power of the ,holy ,ghost2 wherefore
 ,i would exhort you that ye deny not   
the power of ,god2 for he worketh by    
power1 according to the faith of the    
children of men1 the same today and     
tomorrow1 and forever4  #aj3h ,and      
again1 ,i exhort you1 my brethren1 that 
ye deny not the gifts of ,god1 for they 
are many2 and they come from the same   
,god4 ,and there are different ways that
 these gifts are administered2 but it is
 the same ,god who worketh all in all2  
and they are given by the manifestations
 of the ,spirit of ,god unto men1 to    
profit them4  #aj3i ,for behold1 to one 
is given by the ,spirit of ,god1 that he
 may teach the word of wisdom2  #aj3aj  
,and to another1 that he may teach the  

word of knowledge by the same ,spirit2  
#aj3aa ,and to another1 exceedingly     
great faith2 and to another1 the gifts  
of healing by the same ,spirit2  #aj3ab 
,and again1 to another1 that he may work
 mighty miracles2  #aj3ac ,and again1 to
 another1 that he may prophesy          
concerning all things2  #aj3ad ,and     
again1 to another1 the beholding of     
angels and ministering spirits2  #aj3ae 
,and again1 to another1 all kinds of    
tongues2  #aj3af ,and again1 to another1
 the interpretation of languages and of 
divers kinds of tongues4  #aj3ag ,and   
all these gifts come by the ,spirit of  
,christ2 and they come unto every man   
severally1 according as he will4  #aj3ah
 ,and ,i would exhort you1 my beloved   
brethren1 that ye remember that every   
good gift cometh of ,christ4  #aj3ai    
,and ,i would exhort you1 my beloved    
brethren1 that ye remember that he is   
the same yesterday1 today1 and forever1 
and that all these gifts of which ,i    
have spoken1 which are spiritual1 never 

will be done away1 even as long as the  
world shall stand1 only according to the
 unbelief of the children of men4       
#aj3bj ,wherefore1 there must be faith2 
and if there must be faith there must   
also be hope2 and if there must be hope 
there must also be charity4  #aj3ba ,and
 except ye have charity ye can in nowise
 be saved in the kingdom of ,god2       
neither can ye be saved in the kingdom  
of ,god if ye have not faith2 neither   
can ye if ye have no hope4  #aj3bb ,and 
if ye have no hope ye must needs be in  
despair2 and despair cometh because of  
iniquity4  #aj3bc ,and ,christ truly    
said unto our fathers3 ,if ye have faith
 ye can do all things which are         
expedient unto me4  #aj3bd ,and now ,i  
speak unto all the ends of the          
earth--that if the day cometh that the  
power and gifts of ,god shall be done   
away among you1 it shall be because of  
unbelief4  #aj3be ,and wo be unto the   
children of men if this be the case2 for
 there shall be none that doeth good    

among you1 no not one4 ,for if there be 
one among you that doeth good1 he shall 
work by the power and gifts of ,god4    
#aj3bf ,and wo unto them who shall do   
these things away and die1 for they die 
in their sins1 and they cannot be saved 
in the kingdom of ,god2 and ,i speak it 
according to the words of ,christ2 and  
,i lie not4  #aj3bg ,and ,i exhort you  
to remember these things2 for the time  
speedily cometh that ye shall know that 
,i lie not1 for ye shall see me at the  
bar of ,god2 and the ,lord ,god will say
 unto you3 ,did ,i not declare my words 
unto you1 which were written by this    
man1 like as one crying from the dead1  
yea1 even as one speaking out of the    
dust8  #aj3bh ,i declare these things   
unto the fulfilling of the prophecies4  
,and behold1 they shall proceed forth   
out of the mouth of the everlasting     
,god2 and his word shall hiss forth from
 generation to generation4  #aj3bi ,and 
,god shall show unto you1 that that     
which ,i have written is true4  #aj3cj  

,and again ,i would exhort you that ye  
would come unto ,christ1 and lay hold   
upon every good gift1 and touch not the 
evil gift1 nor the unclean thing4       
#aj3ca ,and awake1 and arise from the   
dust1 ,o ,jerusalem2 yea1 and put on thy
 beautiful garments1 ,o daughter of     
,zion2 and strengthen thy stakes and    
enlarge thy borders forever1 that thou  
mayest no more be confounded1 that the  
covenants of the ,eternal ,father which 
he hath made unto thee1 ,o house of     
,israel1 may be fulfilled4  #aj3cb ,yea1
 come unto ,christ1 and be perfected in 
him1 and deny yourselves of all         
ungodliness2 and if ye shall deny       
yourselves of all ungodliness and love  
,god with all your might1 mind and      
strength1 then is his grace sufficient  
for you1 that by his grace ye may be    
perfect in ,christ2 and if by the grace 
of ,god ye are perfect in ,christ1 ye   
can in nowise deny the power of ,god4   
#aj3cc ,and again1 if ye by the grace of
 ,god are perfect in ,christ1 and deny  

not his power1 then are ye sanctified in
 ,christ by the grace of ,god1 through  
the shedding of the blood of ,christ1   
which is in the covenant of the ,father 
unto the remission of your sins1 that ye
 become holy1 without spot4  #aj3cd ,and
 now ,i bid unto all1 farewell4 ,i soon 
go to rest in the paradise of ,god1     
until my spirit and body shall again    
reunite1 and ,i am brought forth        
triumphant through the air1 to meet you 
before the pleasing bar of the great    
,jehovah1 the ,eternal ,judge of both   
quick and dead4 ,amen4