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40
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he f e l t a s tho u
g
Et
bu t he c o u l d n o t H e 1v a s c o m
p
e l l e d t o be s o m e thi n
g
e l se +t
he w e r e be t r a
y
i n
g
hi s he t i t a
g
e a s a c a t e r
p
i l l a r e v e n t o t hi n k a bo u t
w a s a l m o s t a s t ho u
g
h he \ nr a s
p
o w e r l e s s t o r es i s t a c ha n
g
e He r e
his des i r e to be so m e t hi n
g
e i
s e H e t r i e d t o e x
p
l a i n a l l o f thi s to
He e l e d u
p
o n t he w a r n i n
g
s o f t he dr a
g
o n f l
y
w i th r e
g
a r d t o t l1e
f r u st r a t i o n a n d u n 1a
pp
i n e s s a n d a
p p
e a l i n
g
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g
o n fl
y
i o r
We 1/
,
be t ha t a s i t m a
y ,
]1e ha d m a de u
p
hi s m i n d t o
p
a
y
t he
p
r i c e
di r ec t i o n a n d c o u n s el
So o n a f t e r t hi s t he c a t e r
p
i l l a r be c a m e a w a r e o f a st r a n
g
e
i n n e r s e n s a t i o n He c o u l d f e e l u n u s u a l f o r c e s be
g
i n n i n
g
t o v t o r k
1 h e dr a
g
o n fl
y
l e a n e d ba c k i u hi s c ha i r
,
f l e x e d hi s w i n
g
s
,
a n d u
p
o n hi m Su dde n l
y
he l o s t hi s a s s u r a n c e ! Pa n i c se i z e d h m !
f a ste n e d hi s e
yes u
po n a c o r n e r o f t he c e i l i n
g
T he c a te r
p
i ll a r He w a s c ha n
g
i n
g
! Wha t w a s l 1a
pp
e n i n
g
t o hi m ? I t w a s a f r i
g
1 l
f el t hu m bl e i n t he
p r e s e n c e o f s u c h a l e a r n e d be i n
g
V i t en the i n
g e x
p e r i e n c e
,
a n d i n m a n
y
t v a
y
s
q
u i t e
p
a i n f u l He f e l t s u r e he
dr a
g
o n f l
y s
po ke
,
hi s w o r ds c a r r i e d a u t ho r i t
y
a n d c o n v i c t i o n
In c o u l d n e v e r be i de n t i f i e d a s a c a t e r
p
i l l a r a
g
a i n
"
I l
'
s l i ke be i n
g
a l l t he r v ee ks tha t he ha d 1i v e d
,
he s a i d
,
he c o u l d n e v e r r e c al l bo r n a s e c o n d t i m e
,
"
he t ho u
g
ht
ca t e r
p
i l l a r s be i n
g a n
y
t hi n
g
bu l c a t e r
p
i l l a r s & e
hi m s e l f ha
d
Gr a du a l l
y ,
t he
p
a i n
,
t he
p
a n i c
,
a n d t he f r u s t r a t i o n di s a
pp
e a r e d
m a de a n u m be r o f a n t hr o
p
o l o
g
i c a l s t u di e s o f t he t r a di t i o n a l ca te r
A n e w s e 11s e o f a s s u r a n c e a n d
p
e a c e o f m i n d ha d r e
p
l a c e d t he
p
i l l a r c uzt u r e
Qu i t e f r a n kl
y
h
e f o u n d m u c h t ha t w a s v e n e r a bl e
f r u s t r a t i o n a n d t he a n x i e t
y
64
65
B
_
SP- & S m GS
m
F
U
g r
7
0
- .
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e D
pe o u
& 33 s Ee EBs i o r passe m Ms r e w a r d
w i
m
g
- E -
ze al l
y m & J
p po se d
-
d A T desy
i e 1o be co m e b
-
B
o o
k o
f M
o r m o n
R
e
f
e r e n c e s
t o
t h
e
L
a m a n
i t e s
6 6
Bo o
k o f Mo r n 1 o n Wr i u e n f o r L
( m t a n i t e s
"
Whe r e f o r e
,
i t i s a n a br i d
g
e m e n t o f t he r e c o r d o f t he
p
e o
p
l e
o f Ne
p
hi
,
a n d a l s o o f t he L a m a n i t e s Wr i t t e n t o t he La m a n i t
w
w ho a r e a r e m n a n t o f t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l
; a n d a l so 10 Je w a n d
Ge n t i l e
Wr i t t e n b
y
w a
y
o f c o m m a n dm e n t
,
a n d a l s o b
y
t }1e
s
p
i r i t o f
p
r o
p
he c
y
a n d o f r e v e l a t i o n Wr i . t e n a n d s e a l e d u
p,
a n d
hi d u
p
u n t o t he L o r d
,
t ha t t he
y
m i
g
ht n o t be d e s t r o
y
e d To
c o m e
f o r t h b
y
the
g
i f t a n d
p
o \ nr e r o f Go d u n t o t he i n t e r
p
r e t a t i o n
t he r e o f Se a l e d b
y
t he ha n d o f Mo r o n i
,
a n d hi d u
p
u n t o t he
Lo r d
,
t o c o m e
f o r t h i n du e t i m e b
y
w a
y
o f t he Ge n [ i 1e
Tl1e
i n t e r
p
r e t a t i o n t he r e o f b
y
t he
g
i f t o f Go d
"
(
Ti t l e
p
a
g
e o f t he
Bo o k o f Mo r m o n )
"
T he t hi n
g
s w hi c h s ha l l be 11: r i t t e n o l l t o f t he ho o k sha 1<
be o f
g
r e a t w o r t h u n t o t he c hi l dr e n o f r n e n
,
a n d e s
p
e c i a l l
y
u n t o
o u r s e e d
,
w hi c h i s a r e m n a n t o f t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l
"
(
2 Ne
p
hi
28 : 2
)
"
A n d a s t he s e
p
l a t e s a r e s m a l t
,
a n d a s t he s e t hi n
g
s a r e w r i t t e n
f o r t he i n t e n t o f t he be n e f i t o f o u r br e t hr e n t he L a m a n i t e s
,
whe
f o r e
,
i t m u s t n e e ds be t ha t I w r i t e a l i t t l e ;
bu t 0 s ha l l n o t w r i t e
t he t hi n
g
s o f m
y p
r o
p
he s
y
i n
g,
n o r o f m
y
r e v e l a t i o n s
Fo r w ha t
c o u l d I w r i t e m o r e t l 1a n m
y
f a . he r s ha v e w r i t t e n ? Fo r ha v e n o t
t he
y r e v e a l e d t he
p
l a n o f s a . v a 1i o n ? I s a
y
u n t o y
o u
,
Ye a ;
a n d
t hi s s u f f i c e t h m e
"
(Ja r o m : 2 )
"
qf he r e f o r e
,
I w r i t e a
f e w m o r e t hi n
g
s
,
c o n t r a r
y
t o
di a t w hi c l1
I ha d s u
p po s e d
;
f o r I ha d s u
pp
o s e d n o t t o ha v e v r i t t e n a n
y
m o r e ;
bu t I
wr i t e a f e w m o r e t hi n
g
s
,
t ha t
p
e r ha
p
s t he
y
m a
y
be o f w o r t h
u n t o m
y
br e t hr e n The L a m a n i t e s
,
i n s o 1n e u t u r e
da
y,
a c c o r di n
g
t o t he w i l l o f t he L o r d
"
(
Mo r o n i 1 : 4 )
"
N
o w
,
0 M o r o n i
,
w r i t e s o m e w ha t a s s e e m e t 1B 1n e
g
o o d
;
a n d I
\ y r i t e u n t o m
y
br e t hr e n
,
t he
L a m a n i [ e s ;
a n d . w o u
i d tha i t l l e y
69
"
An d t hi s w a s do n e t ha t the i r s e e d m i
g
ht be di s t i n
gu i sh
ed f
s e r v e
hi s
p
e o
p
l e
,
t ha t t he
y
m i
g
ht n o t m i x a n d be l i e v e i n
'
=
,

An
d i t c a m e t .
p
a ss t ha t the
y
w ho r e j e c t e d t he
g
o s
p
e l w e r e
t r a di t i o 1t s w hi c h w o u l d
p
r o v e t he i r de s t r u c t i o n
c a l l e d La m a n i t e s
,
a n d muel i t es
,
a n d I sl u n a e l i t e s
; a n d t he
y
di d
"
1nd i t c a m e t o
p
a ss t ha t w ho s o e v e r di d m i n
g
l e hi s s ee d 1v i l h
n o t
d w i n
ci l
e
i n u n be l i e
f
,
hu t t he
y
di d w i l f u l l
y r e be l a
g
a i n s t t he
B
o sp
c l o f Chr i s t
;
a n d t he
y
di d t e a c h t he i r c hi l dr e n t l 1a t t he
y
t ha t o f t he L a m a n i t e s di d br i n
g
t he s a i n e c u r s e u
p
o n hi s se ed s
ho u l d n o t be
l i e v e
,
e v e n a s t he i r f a t he r s Fr o m t he be
g
i n n i n
g,
di d
'
Ther ef or v rho so e v e r s u f f e r e d hi m s e l f t o be l e d a w a
y
b
y t l1e
,
An d i t w a s be c a u s e o f t he s j c ke dn e s s a n d a bo m i n a t i o n o f
u
p
o n hi m
"
(A1n l a 3 : 8 10 )
h m a n i l es w a s c a l l e d u n de r t ha t he a d
,
a n d t he r e w a s a m a r k
Sc t
t he i r
f a t l 1e r s
,
e v e n a s i t \ r a s i n t he he
g
i n n i n
g
An d t he
y
w e r e
* * *
t a u g
l 1t t o
ha t e t he c hi l dr e n o f Go d
,
e v e n a s t he La m a n i t es w e t e
"
An d t he ski n s o f t he L a m a n i t e s w e r e da r k
,
a c c o r di n
g
t o t he
l a u
g
hl t o
ha t e t he c hi l dr e n o f Ne
p
hi f r o m t he be
g
i n n i n
g
"
(
4
m a r k wl 1i ch w a s s e t u
p
o n t he i r f a t he r s
,
w hi c h w a s a c u r s e u
p
o n
p
l 1i : 38 39 )
t he m be c a u se o f t he i r t r a n s
g
t e s s i o n a n d t he i r r e be l l i o n a
g
a i n s t .
An d a l s o t ha t t he s e e d o f 1hi s
p
e o
p
l e m a
y
m o r e f u l l
y
be l i e v e
the i r br e t hr e n
,
w ho c o n s i s t e d o f Ne
p
hi
,
Ja c o b
,
a n d Jo s e
p
h
,
a n d
hi s
g
o s
p
e l
,
w hi c h s ha l l
g
o f o r u n t o t he m f r o m t he Ge n t i l es ;
f o r
Sa m
,
w ho w e r e j u s t a n d ho l
y
m e n
tl 1i s
p
e o
p
l e sha l l be s c a t t e r e d
,
a n d s ha l l be c o 1n e a da r k
,
a f i l t h
y,
a
n d t hei r b r et hr e n s o u g
h
t t o d es t i a
n d a l oa t hs o me p
e
o p
l
e,
b
ey
o
n d t he d es c r i p
t
i on o f t hat wh i ch
We r e c u r s e d
; a n d t he b r d Go d s e t a
e v e r ha t h be e n a m o n
g
s t US
, y
e a
,
e v e n t ha t w hi c h ha l l i he e z1 a n l o n
g
h m a n a n d I c m u e l
,
a n d a l s o t he f : 1
, t he L a m a n i t e s
,
a n d t hi s be c a u s e o f t he i r u n be l i e f a n d i do l a t r
y
"
w o m e n
"
(
Al m a 3 : 6 7
)
(
Mo r m o n 5 : 15
)
w hi c h he s a i d t o Ne
p
l 1i : Be ho l d
,
t he L a m a n i t e s ha v e I c u r se d
,
'
A n d t he
y
be

a n t o be a v e r
y
i n du s t r i o u s
p
e o
p
l e ; y
e a
,
a n d
se
p
a r a t e d f r o m t he e a n d t h
y
s e e d
,
f r o m t hi s t i m e l 1e n c e f o r l h a n d
c o r r e s
p
o n de 1c e v i t h t l 1e m
,
a n d t he c u r s e o f Go d di d n o 1n o r e
f o r e v e r
,
e x c e
p
t t he
y r e
p
e n t o f t he i r w i c ke dn e s s a n d t u r n 10 m e
f o l l o w t he m (
A l m a 23 : 18
)
t ha t 1 m a
y
ha v e m e r c
y
u
p
o n t he m
'
An d t he n s ha l l t he
y
r e j o i c e ;
f o r the
y
s ha l l k n o w t ha i i t i s
1, t h
y
br e thr e n
,
t ha t t he
y
m a
y
he c u r s e d a l s o (
A l m a 3 : 14 15 )
s l 1a l l n o t
p
a ss a w a
y
a m o n
g
t he m
,
s a v e t he
y
s l 1a l l be a 1v l1i l e a n d
a bl e s s i n
g
u n t o t he m f r o m t he ha n d o f Go d
;
a n d t l t e i r s c a l e s o f
"
No w I w o u l d t ha t
ye sho u l d r e m e m be r
,
t ha t i l 1a s m u c l 1 a s t il e
de l i
g
l 1t so m e
p
e o
p
l e :
'
(
2 Ne
p
hi 30 : 6 )
La m a n i t e s ha \ n o t ke
p
t t he c o m 1n a n dm e n t s o f Go d
,
t he
y
ha v e
bee n
w o r d o f t he L
o r d ha s be e n v e r i f i e d i n t hi s t hi n
g,
a n d t il e 1a m a n
i t es
'
A n d i t c a m e t o
p
a ss a t t ho s e
mani t es w ho ha d u n i md
h a v e be e n c u t o f f f r o m
;
1i s
p
r e s e
n
c e
.
Fr o m t he be
g
i n n i n
g
o f t l1e i r
' "
:
, k
,
H
'
x '
;

: H :
.
X X : ;
: k
.. , - .
t r a n s
g
r es s i o n s i n t he l a n d
"
(
A l m a 9 : 14
)
w hi t e l i k
e u n t o t he Nc
p
l 1i t e s
;
72
73
a n t he
y
w e r e n u m be r e d a m o n
g
t he N
e
p
hi t e s
, a n d
w er e
so Bt g
l1t t o o bt a i n t he s e t hi n
g
s b
y
m u r de r i n
g
a n d
p
l u n de r i n
g,
tha t
i d
N.
.
M. .
An d t hu s e n de d t he t il i r t e e n t h
y
e a r
"
Tbe y
m i
g
ht n o t l a bo r
f o r t he m w i t h t he i r o w n ha n ds
"
(Al m a
2 : 14 16 )
(3
N
e
p
hi
17 : 14 )
"
An d i t c a m e t o p
a s s t ha t t he
y
w ho r e je c te d the
g
o s
p
e l w e r e
c hi l dr e n o f Chr i s t
,
a n d he i r s t o t he ki n
g
do m o f Go d
"
(4 N
e
p
hi :
n o t
d w i nd1e
i n
di d t e a c h t he i r c hi l dr en tha t t l1e
y
u n be l i e f
,
bu t t he
y
di d w i l f u l l
y
r e be l a
g
a i n s t the
dv r i n dl e
"
An d i t w a s be c a u s e o f t he w i c ke dn e s s a n d a bo n 1i n a t i o n o f
t a u g
ht t o
ha t e t he c h 1i a r e n o t u u u
,
c .
a i 1d Re be l l i o 1t s N e
p
hi t e s
t a u g
ht t o ha t e t he c hi l dr e n o f Ne
p
hi f r o m t he be
g
i n n i n
g
"
(
4 Ne
p
hi :
"
An d he ca u s e o f t he i r c u r s i n
g
v hi c h v r a s u
p
o n t he m t he
y
di d
38 39 )
be c o m e a n i dl e
p
e o
p
l e
,
f u l l o f m i s c hi e f a n d s u b t l e t
y ,
a n d di d s e e k
,
An d i t i s i m
p
o s s i bl e f o r t he t o n
g
u e t o de s c r i be
,
o r f o r l u a n
i n t he wi l der ness f o r be a s t s o f
p
r e
y
"
(2 Ne
p
hi 5 : 2 4
)
t o w r i t e a p
e r f e e t de s c r i
p
t i o n o f t he
ho r r i bl e s c e n e o f ti l e bl o o d
"
An d I be a r r e c o r d t ha t t he
p
e o
p
l e o f Ne
p
hi di d s e e k di l i
g
e n t l
y
a n d c a r n a
g
e w hi c h w a s a m o n
g
t he
p
e o
p
l e
,
bo t h o f t he Ne
p
hi t es a n d
m r es t o r e t l1e I m a n i t es u n t o t he t r u e f a i t h i n Go d Bu t o u r
o f dr e L a m a n i t e s ;
a n d e v e r
y
he a r t w a s ha r cl e n e d
,
s o t il a t t he
)
l a bo r s w e r e v a i n ;
the i r ha t r e d i r a s f i x e d
,
a n d t he
y
w e r e l e d b
y
de l i
g
ht e d i n t he s he ddi n
g
o f bl o o d c o n t i n u a l l
y
t he i r e v i l n a t u r e tha t t he
y
be c a m e w i l d
,
a n d f e r o c i o u s
,
a n d a
'
A n d t he r e n e v e r ha d be e n s o
g
r e a t w i c ke dn e ss a m o n
g
a l l
bl o o dt hi r s t
y p
e o
p
l e
,
f u l l o f i do l a t r
y
a n d f i . t hi n e s s ;
f e e di n
g
u
p
o n t he c hi l dr e n o f L e hi
,
n o r e v e n a m o n
g
a l l t he ho u s e o f I s r a e .
,
be a s t s o f
p
r e
y ;
dw e l l i n
g
i n t e n t s
,
a n d
wander i ng a bo u t i n t he
a c c o r di n
g
t o t he w o r ds o t he L o r d
,
a s w a s a m o n
g
t l1i s

i e o
p
l e
"
t v i l de m e ss w i t h a s ho r t s ki n
g
i r d e a bo u t t he i r l o i n s a n d t he i r (Mo r m o n 4 : 11 12
)
he a ds sha v e n ; a n d t he i r s ki l l w a s i n t he bo w
,
a n d i n t he c i m e t e r
,
An d a l s o t ha t t he s e e d o f t hi s p
e o
p
l e m a
y
m o r e f u l l
y
be l i e v e
a n d the a x A n d m a n
y
o f t he m di d e a t n o t hi n
g
s a v e i t w a s r a \ 1r
hi s
g
o s
p
e l
,
w hi c h s l 1a l l
g
o f o r th u n t o t t1e m f r o m t he Ge n t i l e s ;
f o r
20
)
a r r d t he
y
w e r e c o n t i n u a l 1
y
s e e k i n
g
t o de s t r o
y
u s
"
(
En o s :
a n d a l o a t hs o m e
p
e o
p
l e
,
be
y
o n d t he de s c r i
p
t i o n o f t ha t w i1i c h e v e r
"
A n d a ss u r e dl
y
i t w a s
g
r e a t
,
f o r the
y
ha d u n de r t a k e n t o l 1a th be e n a m o n
g
s t u s
, y
e a
,
e v e n t ha t \ v hi c
il ha t h be e n a m o n
g
t l 1c
pr e a c h t he w o r d o f Go d l o a w i l d a n d a ha r de n e d a n d a
f e r o c i o u s La m a n i t e s
,
a n d t hi s be c a u s e o f t he i r u n be l i e f a n d i do l a t r
y
p
e o
p
l e ; a
Pe o
p
l e w ho de l i
g
ht e d i n m u r de r i n
g
t he
Ne
p
hi t e s
,
a n d ,
Fo r be ho l d
,
t he S
p
i r i t o f t he
Lo r d ha t h a l r e a d
y
c e a s e d to
r o bbi n
g a n d
p
l u n de r i n
g
t he m ; a n d t he i r he a r t s w e r e s e t u p
o n
s t t i v e w i t h t he i r a t he r s ; a n d t he
y
a r e w i t ho u t Ch i st a n d Go d
r i c hes
,
o r u
po n
g
o l d a n d s i l v e r
,
a n d
p
r e c i o u s s t o n e s ; y
e t t he ) i n the w o r l d
; a n d t he
y
a r e dr i v e n a bo u t a s c ha f f be
f o r e t he w i n d
T4 75
f o r t he ir s he
p
he r d
; y
e a
.
t h e
y
w e r e 1
e d
e v e n b
y
G
o d d
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p
hi
st ee r n e r ; a n a e v e n a s s l 1e 1s s o a r e t he
y
- U yo
Pr e
di c t i o lr1s o f L { 1 t t e r
da
y
Sc a Me r
i
11
g
a n d
the
y
1n i
g
ht ha v e r ec e i \ E d i n t he l a n d
,
f o r t h
e Ge n ti l
es w ho s hall
f l i c t i o ir1s o f L a n za n i t e s
l e s
t he l a n d
(
: ; l o r m o n 5 : 15 19
)
be he l d m a n
y
1n u l t i t u de s o f the
. t 1t Bn o i r : w r i t e s o 1n e \ e ha t
concerni ng t i l e s u f f e r i n
g
s o f 1his
. o n t i i e l a n d o f
p
r o m i s e ;
a n d I be he d the w r a t h o f Go d
,
p
eo
p
l e . Fo r a c c o r di n
g
t o t he
kno 1edge w hi c h I ll a v e r ece i \ 1 d
Ge n t i l e s u
p
o n
t he s e e d o f m
y
br e t hr e n ;
a n d t he
y
w e r e s e
f r o m A m o r o n
,
be ho l d
,
1e 1mani t es ha v e m a r
y p
r i s o n e \ ehi ch
te m d be f o r e t ii e
Ge n t i l e s a n d
. *
a n d chi l dr n '
Ye a
,
he w i l l br i n
g
o t he r n a t i o n s u n t o t he n i
,
a n d he w i l l
An r l t he hu s ba n ds a n d f a t t1e r s o f t ho s e 1v o m en a n d c hudr en
t he
: :
ha v e eJai n a n d t he
y
f e e d t he w o m e n u
p
o n t he f l e s h o f thei r
0 0 f a T _ a \ r . Ii t t l e
,
do t he
y g
i v e u n t o t he m
I uen
'
(
2 Nc
p
hi I
: 11
. * *
A n d n o t w i t hs t a n di n
g
t hi s
g
r e a t a bo m i n a t i o n o f t he 1a m an i tes
,
'
n d i t m e a n e t h t ha t the t i m e c o m e t l l Tha t a f t e r a l l t he ho u s e
i t d o n o t e x c e e d t ha t o f o u r
p
e o
p
l e i n or i an. um Fo r behol d o f i s r a el 11a v c h e e +1 s c a t t e r e d a n d c o n f o u n de d
,
t ha t the L o r d Go d
m a n
y
o f t he da u
g
ht e s o f i ll e L a m a n i t e s l l a v e t l 1e
y
l a ke n
p
r i s o n e 1s ;
w i l l r a i s e u
p
a m i
g
ht
y
n a t i o n a m o n
g
t he Ge n t i l e s
, y
e a
,
e v e n u
p
o n
a n d a f t e r de
p
r i v i n
g
t he n 1 o f t ha t \ e hi c h w a s m o e t de a r a n d
p
r ec i o u s tl n fa c e o f t hi s l a n d : a 11d b
y
t he m s ha l l o u r s e e d he s c a t t e r e d
"
a bo v e m
t hi 11s w hi c h i s c ha s Ei
w
a n d v i r t u e
a
Ne
p
hi 22 : 7
)
A n d a f t w t he
y
ha d do n e t hi s t hi n
g,
t he
y
di d m u r de r l he n l i n
*
"
Whe r e f o r e
,
m
y
be l o v e d br e t hr e n
,
t hu s s a i t l 1 o u r Go d : I w i l l
be a s t be c a u s e o f the ba r dn e s s o f t l 1e i r ] 1eart s a n d t 11e
y
do i t fo r
f a the r t o t he m
; w he r e f o r e
,
t he Ge 11t i l e s s l 1a i l he h1e ss e d a n d n u m a t o ke n o f br a \ e r
y
"
(Mo r o n i 9 : T 10
)
h
e r ed a m o n
g
t hc ho u s e o f I s r a e l :
'
(
2 Ne
p
hi 10 : 18 )
"
An d I s m v t he m
g
a t he d t o
g
e t he r i n n +u l t i t u des ;
n n d I s a r r
" A
*
w a r s a n d n m l o r s o f w a r s a m o n
g
t .i e m
;
a n d i n w a r s a 11d r u n 1o l s
A f t e r m
y s e e d a n d the s e e d o f 1n
y
br e t hr e n s ha l l l l a v e
w a r s I s a w 111& n
! g
e11e r a t i o n s
p
a s s m ' "a
y
D
w i n dl e d i n u n be l i e f
,
a n d 5l 1a l l ha v e be e t 1 smi t t en b
y
tl 1e Ge n t i l e s ;
An d t he a n
gel s a i d u n t o n 1e : Be ho l d t hes e s 1a l 0 dw i n dl e
i n yc a
, a f t e r t l 1e L o r d Go d s hn 1 l l a v e c a m
p
e d a
g
a i n s t t11e 1n r o u n d
u n be l i e f
Ah
o u t
, a n d s ha l l ha v e l a i d s i e
g
e a
g
a i n s t t he n 1 w i t h a m o u n t
,
a n d
16 77
r o c
k a n
d m y
s a l a v t j D
Pr o m i s e s t o L
a n z a l 1i t e s o f T h
e i r
n 1y
.
An
d bl e s s e d a r e t he
y
w ho s ha l l s e e k to br i n
g
f o r t h m
y
Zi o n
P r e s e r u a t i o n a r i d Ul t i
m a t e B l
e s s i , 1
g
:
"
; ; a n d i f t h e
y
" d. ' " . ' " ' " ' " ' " "
y
s n a u o e u n e o
t he y
s ha l l ha v e t he
g
i f t a n d t he
p
o w e r o f t he
f o r t h o u t o f c a
p
t i v i t
y ,
a n d ha v e be e n l i f t e d u
p
b
y the
po w e r o f
Go d ha t l t c o v e n a n t e d w i t h t h
y
f a t he r t ha t hi s s e e d s ho u l d ha v e fo r
o
f m y
br e t hr e n
,
a n d a l s o t he bo o k o f t he
L a m b o f Go d
,
w hi c h o the r l a n ds
,
v hi c l 1 i s t he l a n d t ha t t he b r d
j
o y,
.
An
d i t c a m e t o p
a s s t ha t I he he l d t he r e m n a n t o f t he s e e d
ha d ; r o c e c
de d f o r t h f r o m t B1e m o u t h o f t he Je w
,
t ha t i t c a m e f o r t h
t he l a n d o f t he i r i n he r i t a n c e ;
w he r e f o r e
,
t ho u s e e s t t ha t t he l o r d
fr o m t he Ge n t i l e s u n t o t he r e +n n a n t o f t he s e e d o f m
y
br e t hr e n
Go d w i l l n o t s u f f e r t ha t t he Ge n t i l e s w i l l u t t e r l
y
de s u o
y the
.
J<n d a f t e r i t ha d c o m e f o r t h u n t o t h e m I be he k l o t he r bo o ks
,
m i x t u r e o f t h
y
s e e d
,
w i 1i c h a r e a m o n
g
t h
y
br e thr e n
w hi c h c a m e
f o r t h b
y
t he p
o w e r o f t he L a m b
,
f r o m t he Ge n t i l e s
"
Ne i the r t o l l he s u f f e ] : t ha t t he Ge n t i l e s s ha l l de s t r o
y
the
u n yo t he m
,
u n t o t he c o n v i n c i n
g
o f t he Ge n t i l e s a n d t he r e m n a n t
s e e d o f t h
y
br e t hr e n
"
(
1 Ne
p
hi 13 : 30 3 1
)
o f the s e e d o f m
y
b r e t hr e n
,
a n d a l s o t l1e Je w s w ho w e r e s c a u e r e d
u
p
o n a 11 t hc f a c e o r t hc e a r t h
,
t ha t t he r e c o r ds o f t he
p
r o
p
l 1e l s
"
A n d i t c a m e to
p
a s s t ha t t he a n
g
e l o f t he L o r d s
p
a ke u n t o a
; d o f t he t w e . v e a
p
o s t l e s o f t he L a m b a r e t r u e
"
(
1 Ne
p
hi 13 : 3
m e
,
[ a
y
h
g
: Be ho l d
,
s a i t h t t1e L a m b o f Go d
,
a f t e r . ha v e v i s i t e d 39
)
t he r e m n a n t o f t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l a n d t i s r e m n a n t o f w ho m
1 s
p
e a k i s t he s e e d o f t h
y
f a t he r w he r e f o r e
,
a f t e r I ha v e v i s i t e d

A n d n o w
,
t he t hi n
g
w hi c h o u r f a t he r m e a n e t h concer ni ng
t he
t he m i n j u d
g
m e n t
,
a n d s m i t t e r r t he m b
y
t he ha n d o f t he Ge n t i l es
g
r a f t i n
g
i n o f t he n a t u r a l br a n c he s t hr o u
g
h t he f u l n e s s o f t he
a n d a f t e r t hc Ge n t i l e s do s t u m bl e e x c e e di n
g
l
y ,
be c a u s e o f t he m o st Ge n t i l es
,
i s
,
t ha t i n t he l a t t e r da
y
s
,
w he n o u r s e e d s ha l l ha v e
p
l a i n a n d
p
r e c i o u s
p
a r t s o f t he
g
o s
p
e l o f rhe L a m b w i 1i c h ha v e dw i n dl e d i n u n b e l i e f
, y
e a
,
f o r t he s
p
a c e o f m a n
y y
e a r s
,
a n d
be e n ke
p
t ba c k b
y
t ha t a bo m i n a bl e c hu r c h
,
w hi c h i s t he mo e r m a n
y g
e n e r a t i o n s a f t e r t he M e s s i a h s ha l l be m a n i f e s t e d i n bo d
y
o f ha r l o t s
,
s a i t h t he L a m b I w i l l he m e r c i f u l u n t o t he Ge n t i l es u n t o t he c hi l dr e n o f m e n
,
t he n s ha l l t he f u l n e s s o f t he
g
o s
p
el o f
i n di a t da
y ,
i n s o m u c h t ha t I w i l l br i n
g
f o r t h u n t o t he m
,
i n m i n e t he M es s i a h c o m e u n t o t he Ge n t i l e s
,
a n d f r o m t he Ge n t i l e s u n t o
o w n
p
o w e r
.
M u c h o f m
y g
o s
p
e l
,
w hi c h s ha . t be
p
l a i n a n d
p
r e c i o u s
, the r e m n a n t o f o u r s e
s a i t h t he L a m b
'
A n d a t t ha t da
y
s ha l l t he r e m n a n t o f o u r s e e d kn o w t l 1a t
"
Fo r
,
be ho l d
,
s a i t h t i l e 1 m b : I w i l . m a n i f e s t m
y
s e l f u n m t he
y a r e o f t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l
,
a n d tha t t he y
a r e t he c o v e n a n t
t h
y
s e e d
,
t ha t t he
y
s ha l l w r i t e m a n
y
t hi n
g
s w hi c h . s ha
i 1 m i n i s 1e r
pe o
p
l e o f t he L o r d
; a n d t he n s ha l l t he
y
k n o w a n d c o m e t o t he
T8
79
, '
w }r e r e f o r e
,
i f
y
e a r e c u r se d
,
be ho l d
,
1 l ea v e m
y
bl
esei n
g u
pon
b
y
hi m ;
w he r e f o r e
,
t he
y
sha l l c o 1n e 1o t he kn o w l e d
g
e o f t hei r
,
Whe r e f o r e
,
be c a u s e o f m
y
bl es si n
g
the Lo rd God w i l l n oE
Re de e 1n e r a n d t he v e r
y p
o i n t s o f hi s do c t r i n e
,
t ha t t li e
y m a
y
k
n o w
, f f e r t ha t y
e s ha l l
p
e r i s h
; r l 1e r e f o r e
,
he w i t. be m e r c i f u l
u n lF
I, o w t o c o m e u n t o hi m a n d be s a v e d
:
"
:
.
;
" " 0 u r s e e d f " " "
A
n d t hen a t t hat day
w
i l l t hey
n
o t r ej oi ce a n d g
i
ve p
r
ai se,
A
n d i t c a me t o p a
s s t hat af t er my
f
at her had ma d e an end
u n t o t he i r e v e r l a s t i n
g
Go d
,
t he i r r o c k a n d t he i r s a l v a t i o n ? Ye a
o f s
p
e a k i n
g
t o t he s o n s a n d da u
g
ht e r s o f L a m a n
,
he ca i l sed the
a t t ha t da
y,
w i l l l he
y
n o t r e c e i v e t he s t r e n
g
t l : a n d n o u r is hm en t
s o n s a n d da u
g
ht e r s o f mu e t t o be br o u
g
ht be fo r e hi m
f r o m t he t r u e v i n e ? Ye a
,
w i l l t he
y
n o t c o m e u n t o t he t r u e f o l d
,
A n d he s
p
a k e u n t o the m
,
s a
y
i n
g
: Be ho l d
,
m
y
o n s a n d m
y
o f Go d?
da u
g
ht e r s
,
w ho a r e t he s o n s a n d t he da u
g
ht e r s o f m
y
seco n d so n
;
"
Beho l d
,
I s a
y
u n t o
y
o u
,
Y e a : t he
y
s ha l t be r e m e m be r e d
be
ho
i d I l e a v e u n to
y
o u t he s a m e bl e ss i n
g
w hi c h . l e ft u n t o the
a
g
a i n a m o n
g
t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l
: t he
y
s ha l l be
g
r a f t e d i n
,
be i n
g
s o n s a n d da u
g
ht e r s o f L a m a n ;
w he r e f o r e
,
t ho u sha l t n o t u t t er l
)
"
An d a f t e r o u r s e e d i s sc a t t e r e d t he Lo r d Go d w i l l
p
r o c e e d
'
A n d be ho l d ho w
g
r e a t t he c o v e n a n t s o f the Lo r d
,
a n d ho w
t o do a m a r v e l o u s w o r k a m o n
g
t he Ge n t i l e s
,
w hi c h s ha l i be o r
g
r e a t hi s c o n de s c e n s i o n s u n t o t he c hi l dr e n o f m e n ; a n d bec a u se
g
r e a t w o r t h u n t o o u r s e e d
; w he r e f o r e
,
i t i s l i ke n e d u n t o t hei r o f Ms
g
r e a m e s s
.
A n d Ms
g
r a c e a n d m e r c
y,
he has
p
r o m i sed u n t o
be i n
g
n o u r i s he d b
y
t he Ge n t i l e s a n d be i n
g
c a r r i e d i n t he i r a r m s u s t ha t o u r s e e d s ha .1 n o t u t t e r l
y
be de s t r o
y
e d
,
a c c o r di n
g
t o the
a n d u
1
) n t he i r s ho u l de r s (
1 Ne
p
hi 22 : 8 )
f l es h
,
bu t t ha t he w o u l d
p
r e s e r v e l he m ;
a n d i n f u t u r e
g
e n e r a t i o ns
t he
y s ha l l be c o m e a r i
g
ht e o u s br a n c h u n t o t he ho u se o f i sr a el
"
"
Bu t
,
s a i d he
,
n o t w i t hs t a n di n
g
o u r a f fl i c t i o n s
,
w e ha v e o b
(
2 Ne
p
hi 9 : 53
)
l a n ds ; a l a n d t v hi c h t he Lo r d Go d ha t h c o v c n a n t e d w i t h m c sho u l d
t a i n e d a l a n d o f
p
r o m i s e
,
a l a n d w hi c h i s c ho i c e a bo v e a l l o t he r
,
Whe r e f o r e
,
I w i l l c o n s e c r a t e t hi s l a n d u n t o 1h
y
sec d
,
a n d di e m
bc a l a n d f o r t hc i n he r i t a n c e o f m
y
s e e d Y e a
,
The
Lo r d lr a t h
w ho s ha l l be n u m be r e d a m o n
g
t h
y
s e e d
:
f o r e v e r
,
f or the
l a n d o f
c o v e n a n t e d t hi B l a n d u n t o m e
,
a n d t o m
y
c hi l dr e n f o r e v e r
,
a n , 1
1l 1e i r i n he r i t a n c e ;
f o r i t +s a c ho i c e l a n d
,
s a i t h Go d un t o m e
a l s o a l l t ho se w ho sho u l d be 1e d o u . o f o the r c o u n t r i e s
b
y
l hc
a b
o v e a l l o t he r l a n ds
,
w he r e f o r e . w i l l Ji a v c a l l l u en rha t del l
ha n d o f t he Lo r d
"
(
2 Ne
p
hi 1 : 5
)
t h
e r e o n t ha t t he
y
s ha l l w o r s hi
p
m e
,
s a i t h Go d
"
(
2 Ne p
hi 10 : 19 )
"
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,
m
y s o n s a n d m
y
da u
g
ht e r s
,
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g
o
do t ' m
'
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g
s w hi c 11 s ha l l be w r i t t e n o u t o f t he bo o k s hal l be o f
t o m
y g
r a v e sa \ T I s ho u k l l e a v e . Bl e s s i n
g
u
p
o n
y
o u ;
f o r
beho l d
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gr e a t w o r t h u n t o t he c hi l dr e n o f m en
,
a n d esp
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y
u n
!
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y
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g
l 1t u
p
i n t he w a
y y
e s ho u l d
g
o y
e w i l t
w hi
c h i s a r e m n a n t o f t he ho u e o f i sr a e l
"
(
2 Ne
p
hi 28 : 2 )
n o t de
pa r t f mu m l t
80 81
l1o v t lm t 1ve c a i n e o u t f r o 1n Je r u s a l e m
,
n n d t l 1n t t he
y n r e de y
e : ;
l r a
l l r e c e i v e
i n t he n a i n e o f Cl1r i s t
, y
e s ha l l r e c ei v e i l
'
/ u r d t he t 1 5l 1n 11 t he r e m n a n t o f o u r s e e d kn o w c 0 11c o r n i n
g u s
,
u n to
m e :
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g y
e s h1t l B a sk i n f
ai t h
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g
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sc eu d a n t s o f t he Je w s
,
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0 ha
d f a i t l 1
,
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y
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p
r c
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g
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,
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g A
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ni ;
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theil : f n t he r s
'
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y
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thi n
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ro
"
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y
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y
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y
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t he n i
,
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y
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t he i r f a i t h
;
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"
(
En o s : 11 18
)
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hts o m e
p
e o
p
l e
"
(
2 Ne
p
hi 30 : 4 6
)
,
Fo r t he r e a 1T m a n
y p
r o m i s e s w hi c h a r e o x t e n de d t o t he
La n m n i s ;
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"
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,
En Ds Ha d he a r d t he s e w o r ds
,
m
y
f a i t h be
g
a n t ha t c a u s e d t he m t o r e m a i n i n t he i r s l a t e o f i
g
n o r a n c e ;
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; a n d I
p
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y
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g
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,
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"
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p
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p
r a
y
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'
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p
e r i o d o f t i m e t l 1e
y
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g
ht t o be l i e v e
a l Bdi l i
g
e n c e
,
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g
r a n t u l l i o t l1e e a c c o r d i n hi s w o r d
,
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i n
g
t o t i1
y
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,
be c a u s e o f t h
y
f a i th o f t he i r f a t he r s ; a n d m a n
y
o f t he m w i l l be s a v ed
,
f o r t he Lo n l
"
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,
t hi s 1Va s t he de s i r e w hi c h . de s i r e d o f
w i l l be m e r c i f u l u n t o a l l w ho c a l l o n hi s n a nl e ?
(
A1n i a 9 : 16 17 )
l 1i n 1 t ha t i f i t s ho u l d s o be
,
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y p
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p
l e
,
t 1e Ne
p
hi te s
,
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g
r e ss i o n
,
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y
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y
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y
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,
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'
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,
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La m a n i t e s sho u l d n o t bc de s t r o
y
e d
,
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w i c ke d o f n
y
s t r e n
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t h
,
t o o n e m o r e i l i a n t l 1e o t he r
,
s a v e i t be
p
r e se r v e a r ec o r d o f m
y p
e o
p
l e
,
t he Ne
p
hi t e s ;
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b
y u n t o tho s e w ho r e
p
e n t o f t he i r s i n s
,
a n d he a r ke n u n t o m
y
w o r ds
t il e
p
o w e r o f 11i s Jt o l
y
a r m
,
t il a t i t m i
g
ht be br o u
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ht f o r t h a t so m e
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,
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y
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,
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y
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,
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,
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y
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ht be br o u
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or a t t he p
r
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'
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or beh ok l ,
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l
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u .
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or t hey
h
av e
t he m t o t he t r u c f a i th A n d t he
y
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,
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n o t s i n n e d a
g
a i n s t t ha t
g
r e a t k n o w l e d
g
e w i1i c h
y
e ha v e r e c e i v e d
;
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p
o ss i bl
q
di ey
w o u l d des t r o
y
o u r r e c o r ds a n d u s
,
a n d a l s o al l
t he r e f o r e t he L o r d w i l l be m e r c i f u l u n t o t he m ; y
e a
,
l1e w i l l 1e n

then
t he t r a di t i o r 1s o f o u r f a t he r s
o u t t he i r da
y
s a n d i n c r e a s e t he i r s ee d
,
e v e n w he n t ho s
s ha l t
"
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,
0 kn o w i n
g
t l1a t t he L o r d Go d w a s a bl e [ o pr e
h
e u t t e r l
y
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y
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p
t t ho u s ha l t r e
p
e n t
"
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Hel a m a n 7 : 23 24 !
se r v e o u r r e co r ds
,
I c r i e d u n t o hi m c o n t i n u a l l
y ,
f o r
ti e
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i d
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,
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a t h
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het s
,
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g
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r e .
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e
T e a r n o [
,
f o r t ho u s ha l t n o t be a sha m ed
; n ei t he r be o u
c
mani t es,
a
g
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d
g
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f o u n
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d
,
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t ho u s ha l t n o t be
p
u t t o s ha m e
;
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"
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,
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u n t o
y
o u
,
t ha t i n t he l a t t e r .i m e s t he
pr o m i
ses o f f o r g
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y y
o u t l]
,
a n t i s ha l t n o t r e m e m ber t he r e
p
r o a c h
the
Lo r d ha v e bee n e x t e n ded t o o u r br e t hr e n
,
t he L a n a n i tes
; an d
o
f 1h
y y
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,
a n
d s ha l t n o t r e m e m ber t h
e r e
p
r o a c h o f t h
y
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g
t he m a n
y
a f f l i c t i o n s w hi Gh t he
y sh
a l l h
av e
, and
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d a n y
m o r e
n o t t v i t hs t a n di n
g
t he
y
s ha l l be dr i v e n t o a n d f r o u
po n the f
ace
'
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y
m a ke r
,
t h
y
hu sba n d
,
t he b r d o f Ho s ts Ss hi s n a m e ;
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,
a n d be 1u m t e d
,
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Sc a t te r e d
a n
d t h
y
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de e m e r
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g
e
,
t he Lo r cl s ha l l be m e r c i f ul
e a r th s
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"
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p
r o
p
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y sha l l b
c
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Lo r d ha t h c a l l e d t he e a s a \ ql o m a n f o r s a ken a n d
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ei r
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y
Go d
a m o n
g
hi s shee p
'
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,
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g
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T
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n t o y
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a
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p
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p
e n t
'
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l i t t l e w r a t h I hi d m
y
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,
F
o, b eh ol d,
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ad t he mi g
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t y
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o r k s b ee n s h own u n t o t hem b
ut wi t h ev e r l as t i ng
k
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o
n t hee ,
s
ai t h t he
w hi c h ha v e be e n s l 1o w n u n t o
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,
u n t o t he m v l ho ha v e
r d t h
y
Re de e m e r
dw i n dl e d i n u n be l i e f be c a u se o f t he t r a di t i o n s o f t he i r f a the r s
, ye
'
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,
t he w a t e r s o f No a h u n i o m e
,
f o r a s I ll a v e sw o r n
c a n s e e o f
y
o u r s e l v e s t ha t t he
y
n e v e r \ rr o u l d a
g
a i n ha v e dw i n dl e d t ha t t he qr a te r s o f No a h s ho u k l n o m o r e
g
o o v e r t he e a r
,
s o hav e
i n u n bel i e f
I 1 r o m t ha t I w o u l d n o t be w r o t h w i t h t he e
"
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,
s a i t h t he Lo r d : I w i l l n o t u t t e r l
y
de s . r o
y
the m
,
'
Fo r t he m o u n t a i n s s ha l l de
p
a r t a n d t he l1i l l s be r e m o v e d
,
bu t
bu t I w i l t c a u ge t ha t i n t he da
y
o f m
y
w i s do m t he
y
s ha l t r e t u r n
n 1
y
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p
a r t f r o m t he e
,
n e i t he r sha l l t he c o v
a
g
a i n u n t o m e
,
s a i l h t he Lo r d
"
(
He l a 1n a n 15 : 11 16
)
en a n t o f m
y p
e o
p
l e be r e m o v e d
,
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y
o n [ he e
0 ba r r e n
,
t ho u l ha t di ds t n o t ]i e a r ;
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g
i n
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a n d
'
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,
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c r
y
a l o u d
,
tho u t ha t di ds t n o t t r a v a i l w i t h c hi l d
;
f o r 1n o r e a r e t he
Be ho l d
,
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y
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,
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y
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y
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g
a 1e s
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a t es o f c a r
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p
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a n d l e t t he m s t r e t c h f o r t h
bu n c l es
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y
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p
l e a s a n t s t o n es
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y
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a r e n o t
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g
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y
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An d a l l t h
y
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g
ht o f t he
b r d
; a n d
g
r e a t
s t r e n
g
t he n t h
y st a ke s
;
s ha n be t he
p
e a c e o f [ h
y
c hi l dr e n
84
85
' '
No i r
i t c a m e t o p
a s s t ha t a f t e r t hc so n s o f
: osi ah h
a d do n e
"
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; t ho u sha l t be f
a t
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i r
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l d
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;
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ht c o u s n e ss i s o f m e
,
s a i t h t he L o r d
"
(
3 N e
p
hi 2 2
)
the
L o r d t he i r Go d l 1a d
g
i v e n t ine m
"
(
1. o s i a h 28 : 1 2
)
"
An d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t ha t w ho s o e v e r w o u l d n o t be l i ev e i n t he
Ne e
d i o r T e a c
l 1i +1
g
L t +n 1a J1i t e s
br o u
g
ht o u t o f t he l a n d o f Je r u s a l e m
,
a n d a l s o i n i hc t r a di t i o n o f
o i t i l e
F t 1l s e
Tmdi t i ons o f T 1
1e i r F a t he r s
the i r f a t he r s
,
w l 1i c h w e r e c o r r e c t
,
w ho be l i e v e d i n t he c o m +n a n d
"
I s a
y
u n t o
y
o u
,
1n
y
s o n s
,
w e r e i t n o t f o r t he s e t l 1i n
g
s
,
w hi c h
m e n t s o f Go d a n d k e
p
. t l 1e m
,
w e r e c a l l e d t he Ne
p
hi t es
,
o r tl u
r e a d a n d u n de r s t a n d o f hi s m
y
s t e r i e s
,
a n d ha v e hi s c o m m a n dm a r t s
p
e o
p
l e o f Ne
p
hi
,
f r o m t ha t t i m e f o r t h
-
"
(
A1n 1a 3 : 11 )
i n u n be l i e f
,
a n d w e s ho u l d ha v e be e n l i k e u n t o o u r br et l 1r
,
t he
"
An d he a l s o r e he a r s e d u n t o l he m (
f o r i t w a s u r 1l o thc ki n
g
La m a n i t es w ho kn o w n o t hi n
g
c o n c e r r 1i n
g
l l1e s e t hi n
g
s
,
o r e v e n
a n d t o hi s s e r v a n t s ) a l l t he j o u m e y
i n
g
o f t he i r f a t l m r s i n i l l e
do n o l be l i e v e t he i n w he n t he
y
a r e t a u
g
ht t he m
,
be c a u s e o f t hc
wi t dcmess
,
a n d a l l t he i r s u f f e r i n
g
s i v i t h hu n
g
e r a n d t hi r s t
,
a n d
t r a di t i o n s o f t he i r f a dt e r s
,
w hi ch a r e n o t c o r r e c t
'
(
M o s i a h 1 : s )
,
An d he a l s o r e he a r s e d u n t o t he m c o n c c t n i n
g
t he r e be 1<i o n s o f
"
An d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t il a t tho s e who w e r e t l 1e c hi l dr e n u
f
l i o n s di d he r e l a t e u n t o t he m a n d he e x p
o u n de d u n t o t B1e m a l l t he
La m a n a n d L e m u e l
,
a n d t he s o n s o f I s hm a e l
, y
e a
,
a l l t l e i r
r e
b
A n 1u l o lt a n d hi s br e 1hr e n
,
w B1o ha d t a k e n t o w i f e t he da u

hm t s
r e c o r ds a n d s c r i
p
t u r e s f r o m t he t i m e t ha t L e hi <e f t Je r u sa l e m
o f t he La m a n i t e s
, we r e di s
p
l e a s e d , v i t l 1 t he c o n du c t o f t he i r f a t l 1e n
,
m r d the
y
. . Ou l d n o l o n
g
e r be c a l l e d b
y
t he n a m e s o f t he i r
f a t l 1e r s
,
do w n t o t i t e
p
r e s e n t t i m e
"
(
A l m a 18 : 37 38 )
t he r e f o r e t he
y
t o o k u
p
o n t he m s e l v e s t he n a m e o f Nc
p
hi
,
t i l a t t he )
t o
'
A n d t hu s t he
y
1n i
g
ht
g
o f o r t h a n d
p
r e a c h t he r v o r d a c c o r di n
g
1ho ee w ho v e r c c a l l e d Ne
p
hi t e s
"
(Mo s i a h 2 5 : 12
)
a n d a l l hi s ho u s e ho l d
;
t he r e f o r e he s e n t hi s p
r o ol a m a t i o n t l 1r o u
g
l 1
86
87
o u t t he
l a n d u n t o 11i s
p
e o
p
l e
,
t ha t t he w o r d o f Go d
m i
g
ht ll av e no o bs t r u c ti o n
,
bu t t ha t i t 1n i
g
ht
g
o f o r t l1 t h
r o u
g
ho u t a i i
t he l
a nd
,
o f t he i r f a t he r s A n d ! h a t t h e
y
m I
g
" . , - - t lr a t t hc ;
w er e
d.
:
y * F
x
.
x :
U
g
? No w m
y
br e t hr e n
. .
. - , "
n o r t o s t e a l
,
n o r t o c o m m i t a du ] te r
y ,
n o r t o c o m i n i t a n
y m a nn er
5
:
,
w a s t Jr e i r
1a n
g
I I a
g
e
"
(
A l m a 26 : 23 24
o f w i c ke dn e s s
"
(
A i m a 23 : 3
)
,
An d a s m a n
y
a s w e r e c o n v i n c e d di d l a
y
do w n t he i r w ea
p
o n s
' " u s t he
y
w e r e a v e r
y
i n do
l e 11l
p
e o
p
l e
,
n i a n
y
o f w ho n 1 di d
o f w a f
,
a n d a l s o t he i r
ha t r e d a n d t he t r a di t i o n o f t he i r f a t he r s
w o r s hi
p
i do l s
,
a n d t he c u r s e o f Go d ha d f a l l e n u
p
o n [ l n m be ca i 1se
(
Hel a m a n 5 : 51 )
o f t he t r a di t i o n s o f the i r f a t l i e r s
;
n o t w i l hs [ a n di n
g
t he
p
r o m i se.
o f t he Lo r d w e r e e x te n de d u n t o t he m On t he c o n di t i o n s o f r e
pen t
,
Bu t be ho l d m
y
br e t hr e n
,
t he L a m a n i t e s ha t h he ha t e d bec a u se
e n c e
"
(
Al m a 17 : 15
)
t he i r de e ds
ha v e be e n e v i l c o n t i n u a l l
y ,
a n d t hi s bec a u se o f t he
"
No t v
,
t he s e a r e t he w o r cl s w hi c h he s a i d u n t o t il e
p
eo
p
l e
i n i
q
u i t
y
o f t he t r a di t i o n o f t he i r f a t he r s Bu t be ho l d
,
s a l v a t i o n
concerni ng
t he m a t t e r : I t ha n k m
y
Go d
,
m
y
be l o v e d
p
e o
p
l e
,
t ha t
l m t h c o m e u n t o t he m t hr o u
g
h t he
p
r e a c hi n
g
o f t he
Ne
p
hi t es ;
a n d
o u r
g
r e a t Go d ha s i n
g
o o dn e s s s en t t he s e o u r br e t hr e n
,
t he Ne
Fo r t hi s i n t e n t ha t l 1 t he L o r d
p
r o
i o n
g
e d t he i r da
y
s
"
(
Hc l a m a n
p
hi t es
,
u n t o u s l o
p
r e a c h u n t o u s
,
a n d 1o c o n v i n c e u s o f e
15 : 4 )
U a di t i o n s o f o u r w i c ke d f a t he r s
"
(
A l m a 24 : 7
)
"
An d be ho l d
, y
e do kn o rr o f
y
o u r s e h
r
e s
,
fo r
y
e ha v e w i m e s s e d
"
Fo r m a n
y
o f t he r n
,
a f t e r ha v j n
g
s u f f er e d m u c h l o s s a n d so i
; t ha t a s m a n
y
o f t he m a s a r e br o u
g
ht t o t he
kn o w l e d
g
e o f t he
m a n
y
a f f l i c t i o n s
,
be
g
a n t o be s t i r r e d u
p
i n r e m e m br a n c e o f t he
t r u t h
,
a n d t o kn o w o f t he w i c ke d a n d a bo m i n a bl e t r a di t io n s o
f the i r
w o r ds w hi c h A a r o n a n d hi s br e t hr e n ha d
p
r e a c he d [ o [ he m i n l li e i r
fa t he r s
,
a n d a r e l e d [ o be l i e v e t he
ho l
y
s c r i
p
t u r e s
, y
e a
,
t he
l a n d
; t he r e f o r e t he
y
be
g
a n t o di s be l i e v e t he t r a di t i o n s o f t hei r
p
r o
p
he c i e s o f t he ho l
y p
r o
p
he t s
,
w hi c h a r e \ 1r r i t t e n
,
w hi c h l e a det h
f a t he r s
,
a n d l o be l i e v e i n t il e L o r d
,
a n d [ ha t he
g
a v e
g
5: e a t
p
o w er
t he m l o f a i t h o n t he L o r d
,
a n d u n t o r e p
e n t a n c e
,
whi ch fa i t11 a n d
u n t o t he N
e
p
l 1i t es
; a n d t hu s t he r e w e r e 1n a n
y
o f t he r n c o n v e r t ed i n
r e
pe n t a 11c e br i n
g
e t h a c ha n
g
e o f he a r t u n t o t he m
"
(
He l a m a u
t he w i l de r n e ss
"
(
A l m a 25 : 6
)
15 : 7
)
"
N
o w do
y
e r e m e m be r
.
M
y
br e t hr e n
,
t ha t w e s a i d u n t o o u r
b r e t h r e n i n t he l a n d o r Za r a he m l a
,
w e
g
o u
p
t o t l m
l a n d o 0 .s e
p
r r'
:
'
An d i l c a m e t o
p
a s s t ha t he w e n t o u t a n d bo w e d hi m s e l 0 d o w n
l o
p
r e a c h u n t o o u r br e t hr e n
,
t he L a m a n i t e s
,
a n d ril e
y
l a u g
he
d
u
po n t il e e a r t h
,
a n d c r i e d m i
g
ht i l
y
t o
hi s
Go d i n be ha
l f o f hi s
:
; - ; ; : c
y s a i d u n t o u s : Do
y
e s u
p p
o s e [ 1a t
y
e c a n
br i n
:
u
pe o
p
l e
, y e a
,
t ho s e w ho w e r e a bo u t t . Be de s t r o
y
e d u e c u " "
c a n c o n v i n c e t he L a m a n i [ e s o f t he i n c o r r e c n r e ss o f t he t r a
di t i o rr s
88
89
"
An d i t 1n e a n e t t1 t ha t t l 1e t i m e c o r n eth tha t a f te r al l tit e ho u se
f o r
1
, ( 1u 1a J1I t e s
i n L
[ 1s D
a
y
s
rvi l t r a i se u
p
a +n i
g
ht
y
n a t i o n a m o n
g
t he Gen t i l es
, y
c n
,
ev en u
p
o n
lw
f a c e o
f t l 1i s l a n
d
;
n n d b
y
t he m sha l l o u r sec d be sca u e r ed
"
An d i t c a nl c t o
p
a ss t ha t 1 bc l1e l d t hc 1: e i n n a n t o f t he see d
'
A 1
d a f t e r o u r s ee d i 6 s c a . t e r e d t he J
. o r el God w il l
P
r o ce c tl
o l tl r
y
br et t en An d a l so t il e bo o k o f t il e La m b
o f Go d
, w hich
10
do a
m a r v e l o u s w o r k a m o n
g
t he Gc n l i l c s
,
w hi c h shal l be o f
l m d
p
r o c eede cl f o r t h f ] : o n 1 t hc m o u t h o f t hc Je w
,
t ha t i t e m n e
g
r ea t v t o r t h u n t o o u r s ee d
;
w he r e f o r c
,
i t i s l i kc m d l u t o 1hc i r
[o r rl1 f r o m t he Gen t i l e s u n t o t hc r e m n an t o f t he s e c d
o f
1r
y
bei n g
n o u r i s l 1e d b
y
l l 1e
Ge n t i l e s a n d be i n
g
c a r r i e d i n 1hc i r a r m s
br et hr en
n n d u
p
o n t he i r s ho u l de r s
"
(
1 Ne
p
hi 22 : 7 8
)
"
An d a f t e r i t l1a d c o m e f o r t h u n t o t he m I be l1e l d o t hc r bo o ks
,
w hi c h c a i n e fo r t h b
y
t he
l
r o w e r o f t he L a m b
,
f r o m t he Ge n t i l es
'
Fo r i t i s w i s do m
i n t he Fa t l 1e r t ha t the
y
s11u l d bc es m bl i Bl ed
I Ui To t lw m
,
u n i o t he c o n v i n c i n
g
o f t l 1e Ge n t i l e s n n d t he r e i n n n n t
i n \hi s l a n d
,
n n d be s e t u
p
a s i l f r e e
p
e o
p
l e b
y
t he
p
o t vc r o f t lw
o f t he s e e d o f m br et hr e n
,
a n d a l s o t hc Je w s v ho w e r e s mt l l e t e d
Fa t i 1e r
,
t lm t t he s e t hi n
g
s m i
g
l 1t c o m e f o r t1 f r o 1n t hem U1U a r em
u
p
o n n 11t he f a c e o f t he ea n l1
,
t ha t t he r e c o r ds o f t he
p
r o
p
he ts a n d
n n n t o f
y
o u r s e e d
,
t ha t . l 1e c o v e n a n t o f t li e
Fa t he r m a
y
be f u l fi l ted
o f t he l w e l v m
p
o s ae s o f t he La m b a r e t r u e
"
(
1 Ne
p
hi 13 : 38 39 )
w hi ch he ha l h c o v e n m 1t c d w i t h hi s p
e o
p
l e
,
0 ho u se o f I s r a
T
her e f or e,
w
h en t hes e wo r k s a n d t he r or ks wh i cl 1s l 1al l be
A
n d i t shMl co me t o1
J
as s,
[
hat i f t he Ge n . i l cs ha u hea r k en 1
yr ou g
h
t mn o n g
yo
u her e a f t er 6 ha1 1 co me f or 1 f r on t he Gent i l w
u n t o i li e La m b o f Go d i n t ha t da
y
t ha t he s ha l l n i a n i f es t l 1i 1n s el l u n t o
y
o u r s e e d w B1i c l 1 s ha l l dw i n dl e i n u n be l i e f bec a u se o f i n i
q
u i t
y ;
u n i o l }1e m i n w o r d
,
a n d a l so i n
p
o w e r
,
i n v e r
y
de e d
,
u n t o the
'
Fo r 1us i t be ho o v e t h t he
Fa t l 1e r t ha t i t s ho u l d c o m e
fo r tt
m ki n
g
ar r a
y
o f t li e i r s t 11m bl i n
g
bl o c ks f r o m t he Ge n t i l e s
,
t ha t he m a
y
s ho w
f o r t h hi s
p
o w e r
u n t o the
"
An d ha r de n n o l t l1e i r he a r t s a
g
a i n s t t he L a m b o f Go d
,
l hc y
Gen t i l e s
,
f o r t hi s c a u s e t ha t t he Ge n t i l e s
,
i f t hc w i l l n o t ha r de n
sha l l be n u m be r e d a m o n
g
t he s e e d o f t h
y
f a t l 1e r ; y
e a
,
t 1 e
y
sha1l l
t he i r he a r t s
,
t ha t t he
y
m a
y
r e
t
i e n t a n d c o l n c u n t o m e a n d bc ba
p
be n u m be r e d a m o n
g
t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l
; a n d t l 1e
y
s ha l i be a
t i ze d i r 1 m
y
n a m e a n d kn o w o f t he t r u e
p
o i n t s o
f n 1
y
do c t r i n e
,
t ha t
bl es se d
p
e o
p
l e u
p
o n i li c
p
r o m i s e d l a n d f o r e v e r ;
t he
y
s ha l l bc 11o
tl r c
y n i a
y
bc r l u 1n be r e d a m o n
g
m
y p
e o
p
i e
,
0 l1o u se o f Jsr a el
"
m o r c br o u
g
ht dm v n i m o c a
N
i v i t
y ; a n d t he ho u s e o f I s r a e l s ha l l (3 Ne
p
hi 2 1 : 4 6
)
n o n l o r e be c o nf o u n de d
"
(1 Ne
p
hi 14 : 1 2
)
,
Whe r e f o r e
,
m
y
hc l o v e d 1) r e t hr e n
,
t hu s s a i l h o u r
Go d : I w i l t
a f f l i c t t h
y s e e d b
y
t he ha n d o f t he Ge n t i l e s ;
n e v e n he l e ss
,
I w il l
"
An d t hi s i s w ha t o u r f a t l 1e r 1n c a n e t h
;
a n d he m e a n e t h t ha t so f te n i h
c he a r t s o f t he Ge n t i l e s
,
tl 1a t t he
y
s ha l l be
l i ke u n t o a
Gen ti l e s ; a n d he m c n n e t l 1 t ha t i t s ha l l c o m e
b
y
way
o f i l i e
f
at he r t o t 11e m
; w he r e f o r e
,
t l 1e Ge n t i l es s l1a
i l be
bl e sse
d a n d n u n ]
G
u t ti l c s
,
t ha i t he Lo r d m a
y s ho w hi s
p
o w e r u n t o t he
Ge n t i l es
,
b
e r e d a 1n o n
g
t l 1e l 1o u s e o f I s r a e l
"
(
2 Ne
p
l t i 10 : 18 )
f
o r i ll e v e r
y c a u s e t l1a t he s ha l l be r e j e c t e d o f t he Je w s
,
o r o f
'
A
n d
110 w be ho l d
,
t 11i s I s
l
i e a k u n t o t he
i r see d
,
a n d a
l so l o
t hc ho u s e o r I s r a e l
"
(
1 Ne
p
hi 15 : 17
)
th
e G
e n t i l
es w ho ha v e c a r e f o r t he
ho u s e o f i s r a e l
,
l ha t r eal ize
an d kn o w f r o m w i 1e n c e t he i r bl e ss i n
g
s c o m e
90
91
"
Fo r 1 kn ow t ha t s u c h w i l l s o r r o l v f o r the c a l a m i t
y o f
t h
e an d a
l s o
t o m a i n t a i n t he i r r i
g
ht s
,
a n d th
e
p
r i v i l
q
es o f th
ei r
ho u s o f Js r a e B
; y
e a
,
t l1e
y
w i l l s o r r o v r f o r t he de s t r u c t i o n o f
this c
1u r c
l1 a n d o f t hei r w o r s hi
p,
a n d t hei r f r eedo m a n d the i r 1i ber t
!
p
eo
p
l e :
t he
y
w i u s o r r o w t ha t t hi s
p
e o
p
l e l 1a d n o t r e
p
e n t ed t h
at
'
An
d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t ha t be f o r e t l r i s l hi r teen 1h
y
ea r had
the
y
m i
g
ht ha v e be en c l a s
p
e d i n t he a r m s o f Je s u s
"
(Mo r m o n
p
a sse
d a w a
y
t he Ne
p
hi t e s w e r e t hr e a te n e d w i t h u t t e r desl r uc l ion
5 : 10 1L
)
bec a u s e o
f t hi s w a r
,
Whi c h ha d he c o n l e ex c e e di n
g
l
y
so r e
"
An d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t 11a t t ho s e L a m a n i tes w ho ha d u n it ed w i th
the
Ne
p
hi t e s w e r e n u m be r e d a m o n
g
t he Ne
l
i l es :
h1di c [ t t i o t 1 T i
l a t So n t e Re c o r d
s
,
An d t he i r c u r s e w a s t a ke n f r o m the m
,
n n d thei r ski n bec am e
We r e
Ke
p
t b
y
Ot l1e r s
T
+a ir1 1
v
e
p
1i t e s
,
An d t l 1e i r y
o u n
g
m e n a n d t l1e i r da u
g
ht e r s bec a m e e x c e edi n
g
l
y
"
Bu . heho l d
,
t he r e a r e m a n
y
bo o ks a n d m a n
y
r e c o r ds o f e v e r
t
f a i r
,
a n d t he
y
w e r e n u m be r e d a m o n
g
the
Ne
p
l1i l es
,
a n d w e r e
ki n d
,
a n d the
y
t1a v e be e n ke
p
t c l 1i e f l
y
b
y
t he Ne
p
hi t e s
"
(
Hel a
c a l l e d Ne
p
h i t e s A n d t hu s e n de d t he t hi r t e e11t l1
y
ea r
"
(
3 Ne
p
hi
"
An d n o w
,
be ho l d
,
i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t ha t t he
p
e o
p
l e o f Ne
p
hi
r r c111t 1s e OT n e n o u a A 0 7 L 1t r s e
di d w a x s t r o n
g,
a n d di d r n u l t i
p
l e x c e e di n
g
l
y
f a st
,
a n d bec a m e
i r o n t L a T11a n i t e s Co 1zd i t i
o n o Re n zo u a l
m 1 e x c e e di n
g
l
y
f a i r a n d de l i
g
ht s o m e
p
eo
p
l e
"
(
4 Ne
p
hi : 10
)
"
An d the n sha l l t he r e m n a n t o f o u r s e e d kn o v c o n c e r n i n
g
u s
. '
A n d t he r e \ \r e r e n o e n v
y
i n
g
s
,
n o r s t r i f es
,
n o r t u m u l t s
,
n o r
ho w t ha t w e c a m e o u t f r o m Je r u s a l e m
,
a n d t B1a t t he
y
a r e de s c en d
w hor edo+ns
,
n o r l
y
i n
g
s
,
n o r m u r de r s
,
n o r a n
y
m a n n er o f l a sc iv i o u
a n ts o f t hc Je w s
n ess
; a n d s u r e l
y
t he r e c o u l d n o 1 be a
}1a
pp
i e r
p
e o
p
l e a n i o 11
g
a l l t he
"
An d t he
g
o s
p
el
o f Je s u s Chr i s t s ha l l he de c l a r e d a m o t r
g
p
e o
p
l e w h
o ha d be e n c r e s t e d b
y
t he ha n d o f Go d
t hem ; w he r e f o r e
,
t he
y
s ha l l be r e s t o r e d u n t o t he kn o t 1r l e d

e o f
.
The r e w e r e n o r o bbe r s
,
n o r m u r de r e r s
,
n e i rhe r w er e t her e
the i r f a t he r s
,
a n d a l so t o t he kn o w l e d
g
e o f Je s u s Chr i s t
,
w hi c h
La m a n i t e s
,
n o r a n
y
m a n n e r o f i l e s
;
bu t t l1e
y
w e r e
i n o n e
,
t ii e
w a s ha d a m o n
g
1l 1e i r f a t he r s c hi l dr e n o f Chr i s t
,
a n d he i r s t o t he k i t r
g
d o m o f Go d
"
(
4 Ne
p
hi : 16
"
An d t he n s ha l l t h
e
y
r e j o i c e ;
f o r t he
y
s ha l l kn o w t l1a t i t 17
)
i s a
bl i ng u n t o t he m f r o m t he ha n d o f Go d
;
a n d t he i r s c a l es
o f da r kn e ss sha l l be
g
i n t o f a l l f r o m t he i r e
y
e s ;
a n d m a n
y gener a
t i o n s sha l l n o t
p
a ss a w a
y
a m o n
g
t he m
,
s a v e t he
y
s ha l l be a w hi t e
C
o r 1 u e r t e d L a T1za n
i t e s
Re e c t
T i es t o
a n d de l i
g
ht so m e
p
e o
p
l e
"
(
2 Ne
p
l 1i 30 : 4 6 Se e a l s o A l m a 23 : 18 )
T
r a d i t o 1+a l P{ 1s t Q n
d See
k Ne 1u
'
t he r e f o r e
,
a <l t he L a m a n i t e s w ho ha d be c o m e c o n v e r t e d u n t o N
cm t e a n a . de n t i t
y
w L o r d d i d u n i t e w i t h t he i r br e t hr e n
,
t he
Ne
p
hi t e s
,
a n d r e r e '
A
n d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t ha t t ho se
who we r e
di e c hi l dr e n 0 l
c o m
pe l l e d
,
f o r t he s a f e t
y o f t he i r l i v e s a n d t he i r w o m e n a n d t he
i r
A
m u l o n a n d hi s br e t hr e n
,
w ho
ha d t a ke n [ o w i fe t l1e
da u
g
hl er [ o f
92
93
ther e f o r e t he
y
to o k u
p
o n t he m s el v e s t he n a m e o f Ne
p
hi
,
tha t t h
e
y
a
l l t he
t hi n g
s w hi c h t he
y
ha d he a r d a n d s e en
,
i n so m u ch that t h
e
"
An
d i t c a m e t o p
a s s t ha t t he
y
di d
g
o f o r t h
,
an d did m i ni ster
m i
g
ht be c a l l e d t he c hi l dr e n o f Ne
p
hi a n d be n u m b
e r e d
a m on
g
m o f e p
a r t o
f t he
L a m a n i t e s w e r e c o n v i c e d o f ti em
,
bec a u se o f the
"
An d n o w i t c a m e t o
p
a s s tha t t he ki n
g
a n d t ho s e w h
o w er e
'
An
d a s m a n
y
a s 1v e r e c o n v i n c e d di d l a
y
dow n thei r w ea
p
ons
c o n v e r t e d w e r e de s i r o u s t ha t t l1e
y
t n i
g
ht ha v e a n a m e
,
t ha t t h
e r e b
y
o
f i v a r
,
a n d a l s o t he i r ha t r e d a n d t he t r a di t i o n o f t h
ei r f ather s
"
c o n su l te d w i t h A a r o n a n d m a n
y
o f t h
e i r
p
r i e s ts
,
c o n c e r n i n
g
t he
(
He
l a m a n
5 : 50 5 1 )
n a m e :ha t t he
y
s ho u l d t a ke u
p
o n t he m
,
t ha t t he
y
m i
g
ht be di s
St e a
d f a s t n e s s a 11d Gr ea t Fa i t h
t i n
g
u i s he d
"
An d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t ha t yhe
y
c a l l e d t he i r n a m e s A n . i Ne
p
l1i
o
Co r zr t e r t e d La 1t 1a r1i t e s
1hi es ; a n d t he
y
w e r e c a l l e d b
y
t hi s n a m e a n d w e r e n o m o r e
i t 1
B o o
le o f Mo r n 1o ir1
T i n 1es
c a l l e d La m a n i t e s
"
An d t he
y
be
g
a n t o be a v e r
y
i n du s t r i o u s
p
e o
p
l e
; y
ea
,
a n d ,
An d a s s u r e a s t he L o r d 1i v e t h
,
s o s u r e a s m an
y
a s be <i ev ed
,
t he
y
w e r e f r i en dl
y
w i t h t he n e
p
hi t e s
;
t he r e f o r e
,
t he
y
di d o
p
en
o r a s m a n
y
a s w e r e br o u
g
ht t o t he k n o w l e d
g
e o
f the t r u th
.
thr ou
g
l1
a c o r r es
p
o n de n c e w i t h t he m
,
a n d t he c u r s e o f Go d di d n o m o r e
t he
p
r e a c hi n
g
o f A m m o n a n d hi s br e t hr e n
,
a c c o r di n
g
t o i ll e s
p
i r i t
f o l l o t v the m
"
(
Al m a 23 : 16 18
)
o f r e v e l a t i o n a n d o f
p
r o
p
he c
y ,
a n d t he
p
o w e r o f Go d vo r ki n
g
m i r a c l e s i n t he m
y
e a
,
I s a
y
u n to
y
o u
,
a s t he Lo r d l i v eth
,
a s
N
o w t her e wa s n o t o n e s ou l amo n g
a
l l t he p
e
o p
l
e wh o h ad m
a n y
o
f t he L a ma n i t es a s b el i ev e d i n t hei r p
r
ea c hi ng
, a
nd we r e
bea l c o n v e r t ed u n t o t he L o r cl t ha t w o u i d t a ke u
p
a r m s a
g
a i n st
c o n v e r t e d u n t o t he L o r d
,
n e v e l : di d f a l l a w a
y
the i r br e t hr e n ; n a
y ,
t he
y
w o u l d n o t ev e n m a ke a n
y p
r e
p
a r a t i o n s
,
Fo r t he
y
be c a m e a r i
g
ht e o u s
p
e o
l
l e ;
t he
y
di d l a
y
do w n the
f o r i v a r ; y
e a
,
a n d a l s o t he i r k i n
g
c o m m a n de d t he m tha t t he
y
sho u l d
w
eapons o f t he i r r e be l l i o n
,
t ha t t he
y
di d n o t l i
g
ht a
g
a i n st God an
y
n o t
"
(
Al m a 24 : 6
)
m o r e
,
n e i t he r a
g
a i n s t a n
y
o f t he i r br e t hr e n
"
(
Al m a 23 : 6 7
)
A
n d i t ca me t o p
a
s s t hat wh en t he
L a ma n i [ es s a w [ hat t hey
c o u l d n o t o v e r
po w e r t he Ne
p
hi t e s t l 1e
y
r e t u r n e d a
g
a i n t o thei r '
An d be ho l d
,
I t ha n k m
y g
r e a t Go d t ha t he
ha s g
i t u n us a
o w n l a n d
; a n d m a n
y o f t l 1e m c a m e o v e r 1o dw e l l i n t he l a n d o
f
Po r t i o n o f hi s S
p
i r i t Lo s o f t e n o u r l 1e a r ts
,
t ha t 140
ll a v e o p
en ed
I s hm a e l a n d t he l a n d o f Ne
p
hi
,
a n d di d
j o i n . he m s e l v e s t o t hc
a c o r r e s
p
o n de n c e w i t h t he s e br e t hr e n
,
t he
Ne
p
hi t e s
p
e o
p
l e o f Go d
,
w ho w e r e t he
p
e o
p
l e o f A n t i Ne
p
11i Le hi
,
An d be ho l d
,
I a l s o t ha n k m
y
Go
d
,
t il a t b
y
o
p
en i n
g
t lr is co f
"
An d t he
y
di d a l s o bu r
y
t he i r w e a
p
o n s o f w a r
,
a c c o r di n g
a s
r es
po n d
e n c e w e ha v e be e n c o n v i n c e d o f o u r s i n s
,
a n d o f t he m an
y
l i n i , br e thr e n ha d
,
a n d t he
y
he
g
a n t o be a r i
g
l1t e o u s p
e o p
l e ;
a n d
m u r de r s w hi Gh w e ha v e c o m m i t t e d
' ' ' t 11c w a
y
s 0 1 t he L o r cl
,
a n d d i d o b s e r v e 10 n " >
'
A
n d 0
a l s o t ha n k m
y
Go d
, y
e a
,
m
y g
r e a t Go
d
,
1hat he l \ a u 1
c o 1n m a u dm e n t s a n d hi s s t a t u t e s
"
(
A i m a 25 : 13 14 )
gr a n t e d
u n t o u s t ha t w e m i
g
ht r e
J
e n t o f t he se t hi n
g
s
,
a n d a
lso
a t
h
e h
a t h f o r
g
i v e n u s o f t ho s e o u r m a n
y
s i n s a n d m u r der s w bic Bt w e
94
95
ll a v e c o m m i t t e d a n d t a ke n a w a
y
t he
g
u i l t f r o m o u r he a r ts
,
t hr o u
g
h
t he n l e r i l s o f l 1i s So n
'
A11
d t hu s w e s e e t ha t
,
w he n t l 1ese L
a m an i tes w e r e br ou
g
ht
"
An d n o qr
be ho l d
,
m
y
br e t hr e n
,
s i n c e i t ha s ]r e e n a l Btha t w e
l o
be l i e v e a n d l o k n o w t he t r u th
,
t he
y
w e r e f i r m
,
an d w o u ld
su f f
er
c o u l d do
, (a s w e w e r e tl1e m o st l o s t o f a l l m a n ki n d
) t o r e
pe n t o f
e v e n u n t o
de a t h r a t he r t ha n c o m m i t s i
n
; a n d l ha s w e see t hai
a l l o u r s i n s a n d the m a n
y
m u r de r s w hi c h w e ha v e c o m m i t t ed
, a n d
t he y
bu r i e d t he i r w e a
p
o n s o f
p
e a c e
,
o r t he
y
b
u r ie d t he w e a
p
o n s
t o
g
e t Go d l o t a ke the m a w a
y
f r o m o u r he a r t s
,
f o r i t w a s a l l
w e
o
f w a f
,
o r
p
e a c e
e o u
id do t o r e
p
e rr t s u f fi c i en t l
y
be f o r e Go d t ha t he w o u l d t a t o
'
A n d i t c a m e t o
p
a s s t l1a l t he i r br e t hr en
,
t he La m a n i l es
,
m ad
a w a
y
o u r st a i n
p
r e
p
a r a t i o n s f o r w a r
,
a n d c a m e u
p
l o t he l a n d o f Ne
p
hi f o r rh
c
"
No w
,
m
y
bes t be l o v e d br e t hr e n
,
s i n c e Go d ha t h t a ken a w a
y p
u r
p
o se o f de s t r o
y
i n
g
t he ki n
g,
a n d t o
p
l a ce a n o ther i n his st e a d
,
o u r s t a i n s
,
a n d o u r s w o r ds ha v e be c o m e br i
g
ht
,
t he n l e t u s s ta i n a n d a l s o o f de s t r o
y
i n
g
t he
p
e o
p
l e o f An t i Ne
p
hi 1hi o u l o f the
o u r s w o r ds n o m o r e w i t h t he bl o o d o f o u r br e t hr e n
l a n d
"
Be ho l d
,
I s a
y
u n t o
y
o u
,
Na
y ,
l c t u s r e ta i n o u r s w o r ds t ha t
'
No w w he n t he
p
e o
p
l e s a w t li a t t he
y
w e r e c o 1n i n
g
a
g
a i n st t hem
t he
y
be n o 1 s t a i n e d w i t h t il e bl o o d o f o u r br e t hr e n ;
f o r
p
e r ha
p
s
l he
y
w e n t o u t t o m e e t t he m
,
a n d
p
r o s t r a tc d t hen u e
i v es be fo r e
i f mr e sho u l d s l a i n o u r s w o r ds a
g
a i n t he
y
c a n n o m o r e be w a shed
di e m t o t he e a r t h
,
a n d be
g
a n t o c a l l o n t he n a m e o f t he Lo r d
:
br i
g
l r t t hr o u
g
h t he bl o o d o f t he So n o f o u r
g
r e a t Go d
,
w hi c h shal l
a n d t hu s t he
y
w e r e i n t hi s a u i t u de w he n l l e La m a n i t es b
g
a n t o f al l
bc s he d f o r t he a t o n e m e n t o f o u r s i n s
a
l
t o n l he m
,
a n d be
g
a n t o s l a
y
t he m wi t h t he s w o r d
t hi n
g
s kn o w n u n to u s l ha t w e m i
g
ht n o t
p
e r i s h
; y
e a
,
a n d he ha s
'
A n d t hu s w i t ho u t m e e t i n
g
a n
y
r es i st a n ce
,
t he
y
di d sl a
y
a
m a de t hes e t hi n
g
s k n o w n u n t o u s be f o r e ha n d
,
be c a u s e he l o v e t h
t ho u s a n d a n d f i v e o f t he m
; a n d w e kn o w t ha t t he
y
a r e bl esse d
,
o u r s o u l s a s w 1i
a s he 1o v e th o u r c hi l dr e n
;
t he r e f o r e
,
i n hi s m er c
y
f o r t he
y
11a v e
g
o n e t o dw e l l w i th t he i r Go d
"
(
Al m a 24 : 19 22
)
he do t h v i s i t u s b
y
hi s a n
g
e l s
,
t ha t t he
p
l a n o f s a l v a t i o r 1 r n i
g
ht be
m a de kn o w n u n t o u s a s w e l l a s u n t o f u t u r e
g
e n e r a t i o n s
'
Th
e
p
e o
p
l e o f t he L a m a n i t es w ho w e r e i n t he ta n d o f . shm a eB
;
"
Oh
,
l 1o w m e r c i f u l s o u r Gn d! A n d n o l v be ho k Jt
,
s i n c e i yli a : ,
'
A n d a l s o o f t he
p
e o
p
l e o f t he I a m a n i l es w ho w e r e 5n O1c
be e n a s m u c h a s w e c o u l d do t o
g
e t o u r s t a i n s t a ke n a w a
y
f r o m u s
,
l a n d o f Mi ddo n i
;
m a
y
be ke
p
t br i
g
ht
,
a s a t e s t i 1n o n
y
10 o u r Go d a t t he l a s t da
y,
o r a t
'
A n d a l s o o f t he
p
e o
p
l e o f t he La m a n i t es w ho w er e i n t he
t he da
y
t il a t w e s ha n be br o u
g
hl t o s t a n d be f or e hi m [ o be j u d
g
e
d
,
c i t
y o f N
e
p
hi
;
[ ha t w e ha v e n o 1 s t a i n e d o u r s w o r ds i n t he bl o o d o f o u r br e t hr e n

An d a l s o o f t he
p
e o
p
l e o f t he L am a n i tes w ho w e r e i n t he
s i n c e he i m
p
a r t e d hi s w o r d u n t o u s a n d ha s m a de u s e .e a n 1he r e
b
y
I
a n d
o f Shi l o m
,
a n d w ho w e r e i n the l a n d o i She n r l m t
,
n n d i n
"
An d n o w
, m
y
br e t hr e n
,
i f o u r br e t li r e n s e e k t o
de s t r o y
u s ,
th
e c i t
y o f h m u e l
,
a n d i n t he c i t
y
o f Shi m n i l o m
be ho l d
,
w c w j j j hi de a w a
y
o u r s w o r ds
, y
e a
,
e v e n w e w i l l bu r !
'
A
n d t he s e a r e t he n a m e s o f t he c i ri es o
f t he 1a m a n i t es w hi c h
t hu n de e
p
i n t he e a r t l t
,
[ ha t t l 1e
y
m a
y
be ke
p
t br i
g
ht
,
a s a t e s t i m o n )
w e r e c o n v e r t e d u n t o t he Lo r d
; a n d t he se a r e t he
y
t ha t l a i d dow n
rha t w c ha v e n e v e r u s e d t he m
,
a t t he l a s t da
y ;
a n d i f o u r br e t l i r en t he w e a
po n s o f t he i r r e be l l i o n
, y
e a
,
a l l t he i r w ea
p
o n s o f w a r ;
a n
d
des t r o
y
u g
,
be ho l d
,
w e s ha l l
g
o t o o u r Go d a n d s ha l l be sa v e d
"
1h
e
y w e r e a l l L a m a n i t e s
"
(
Al m a 23 : 9 13 )
(
Al m a 24 : 8 16
)
96
97
N
o w h eh ol d,
w
e c a n l oo k f or t h an d s ee t he f r ui ts o f o
u r
0a ho r s ;
a n d a r e t he
y
f e w ? I s a
y
u n t o
y
o u
,
Na
y,
d1e
y a r e m a n
y ;
y
e a
,
a n d w e c a n w i m e ss o f t he i r s i n c e r i t
y ,
be c a u s e o f t he i r l o v e
t o w a r ds t he i r br e t hr e n a n d a l s o t o w a r ds u s
"
Fo r be ho l t i
,
t he
y
ha d r a t he r s a c r i %c e t he i r l i v es t ha n e v en
t o t a ke the l i f e o f t he i r e n e m
y ; a n d t he
y
ha v e bu r i e d t he i r w e a
p
o n s
o f w a r de e
p
i n t he e a r t h
,
be c a u se o f t he i r l o v e t o w a r ds thei r
br e Ehr e n
A
n d no w beh ol d I sa y
u
n t o y
o
u ,
h
as t her e bee n so g
r
ea t l ov e
i n a l l t he l a n d? Be ho l d I s a
y
u n t o
y
o u
,
Na
y ,
the r e ha s n o l
,
e v e n
a i n o n
g
t he Ne
p
hi t es
"
Fo r be ho l d
,
t l1e
y
w o u l d t a ke u
p
a r m s a
g
a i n s t t he i r br e t l 1r e n ;
the
y
w o u l d n o t s u f f e r the m se l v e s t o be s l a i n Bu t he ho . d ho w
m a n
y
o f the s e ha v e l a i d do w n t he i r l i v e s ; a n d w e kn o \ r t ha t t he y
ha v e
g
o n e t o t he i r Go d
,
be c a u se o f t he i r l o v e a n d o f t he i r ]1a t r e d
t o s i n
"
(A l m a 26 : 31 34
)
A n d t 11e
y
\ qr e r e a m o n
g
t he
p
e o
p
l e o f Ne
p
hi
,
a n d a l s o n
ber e d a m o n
g
the
p
e o
p
l e w ho w e r e o f t he c hu r c h o f Go d A n d t l 1e y
w e r e a l s o di s t i n
g
u i s \1e d f o r t he i r z e a l t o w a r ds Go d
,
a n d a l so
t o ar ds m e n ;
f o r t he
y
w e r e
p
e r fe c t l
y
]r o n es t a n d u
p
r i
g
ht i n a l l
t hi n
g
s ; a n d t he
y
v e r e f i r m i n t l1e f a i t h o f Chr i s t
,
e v e n u n t o t i i e
e n d
"
(
Al m a 2 7 : 27
)
"
A n d t hu s t he
y
w e r e a z e a l o u s 11d be l o v e d
p
e o
p
l e
,
a 11i
g
hl
y
f a v o r e d
p
e o
p
l e o f t l1e r d
"
(
A i n r a 27 : 30 )
f o r
he w a s t a ke n a n d bo u n d a n d c a n i e d be f o r e t ne hi
g
h
be g
a n
t o p
r e a c h u n t o t he m a l s o ; a n d he r e he di d n o t ha v e m u ch
s u c c es s '
d a l s o
t e c hi e f
j u d
g
e o v e r t he l a n d
"
(ABm a 30 : 19 21
)
p
r i e st
,
a n
,
No l l be ho 1d
,
t l 1e r e w e r e t w o t ho u s a n d o f t ho se
yo u n
g
m en
,
t v ho e n t e r e d i n t o t hi s c o v e n a n t a n d t o o k t hei r w ea
p
o n s o f w a r t o
de
fe n
d t l 1e i r c o u n t r
y
"
An d n o w be ho l d
,
a s t he
y
n e v e r ha d hi t he r t o he en a di sa d
v a n t a g
e t o t he Ne p
hi t e s
,
t he
y
be c a m e n o w a t t hi s
p
e r i o d o f t im e a l so
a g
r e a t s u pp
o r t
;
f o r t he
y
t o o k t he i r w ea
p
o n s o f w a r
,
a n d the
y
w o u l d t ha t He l a m a n s ho u l d be t he i r l e a de r
'
An d t he
y
w e r e a l l
y
o u n
g
m e n
,
a n d t he
y
w e r e ex ce e di n
g
l
y
v a l i a n t f o r c o u r a
g
e
,
a n d a l s o f o r s t r e n
g
th a n d a c t iv i t
y ;
bu t behol d
thi s w a s n o t a l l t he
y
w e r e m e n vho w e r e t r u e a t a l l t i m es i n
\ rt ha t s o e v e r t hi n
g
t he
y
w e r e e n t r u s t e d
'
Ye a
,
t he
y
w e r e m e n o f t r u t h a n d s o be r n ess
,
f o r t l1e
y
ha d been
1a u
g
ht t o k e e
p
t he c o m m a n dm e n t s o f g o d a n d t o t va 1k u
p
r i
g
htl
y
be f o r e hi m
"
(
A l m a 5 3 : 18 2 1
)
p
r e a c h t hes e t hi n
g
s a m o n
g
t he p
e o
p
l e o f A m 1n o n w ho w e r e o n c e
the
p
e o
p
l e o f the L a m a n i t e s
"
Bu t be t1o l d t he
y
y e r e m o r e w i se t i l a n 1n a n
y
o f t he Ne
p
l1i l e s ;
f o r t he
y
t o o k l1i m
,
a n d bo u n d l1i m Nn d c a r r i e ci hi m be f o r e A m m o n
,
w ho w n s n lt i
g
h
p
r i es t t ) v e r t ha t
p
e o
p
l e
A
n d t cn me t o p
n
s s t i l at he cn u s ed t i lat he sh ou l d be car ned
o u t o f t he l a n d n d l 1e c a m e o v e r i n t o t1e l a n d o f Gi de o n
,
a n d
98
'
A n a c c o u n t o f t i l e Ne
p
' i t e s T he i r w a r s a n d co n t en t i o n s
,
n n d t he i r d+s s e n s i o n s An d a l s o t he p
r o
p
hec i es o f m a n
y
ho 0
y
pr o
p
l1e t s
,
be f o r e t he c o m i n
g
o f Chr i s t
,
a c c o r di11
g
t o i ll e r ec o r ds
o f He l a m a n
,
w ho w a s t .1e s o n o f He l a m a n
,
n n d a l so a c co rdi n
g
t o
al so m a n
y o f t .1e L a m n n i t e s a r e c o n v e r t e d JLn a c c o u n t o f tl1ei r
the r e c o r ds o f hi s s o n s
,
e v e n do w 1t t o t he c o m i n
g
o f Chr i st 1u l d
co n v e r s i o n A n a c c o u n t o f t he r i
g
ht eo u s n oss o f t he La m n n i t es
,
n n d
u l e r e c o r d o f H1nni nn n n d hi s s o n s
,
e v en do w n t o t he c o m i ug
t he w i c ke dn e s s n n d a bo m i n a t i o n s o f t l 1e Ne
p
hi t es
,
ccor di ng
t o
o f Chr i t
,
w hi c h i s c a l l e d t he bo o k o f H1aman
,
& c
"
(
I n t r o du c kon
lo t il e B
o o k o f He l a i n a n )
h
ni a 11i te s w i t h s u c h
g
r e a t
p
o w e r a n d a u tho r i t
y,
fo r t l1e
y
]m d
99
T
her ef
or e t hey
d
i d sp
e
a k u1 1t o t l 1e g
r
ea t ns t on i sl nn e nt of t
he
"
A
n d
i t oa mo t a p
a
s s t i lat t he Ln
ma ni tes di d hun t t he l mn d of
La m an i tes
,
to tho c on v i n c i n
g
t he u 1
,
i n s o 1n u c l t ha t t l 1e r o w er e ei
g
t t
tlm ns an [ l o f the Lnm a n i t es w ho 1v e r e in t ho I Bm d
o f
L n r a heni h1
5 : 1 & 19
)
6 : 36 37 )
"
An d 1 w o u l d t ha t
y
o s ho u l d be }1o hl l }1a t i lw m o r e
p
a r t o r
An d i t o nm e t o p ass t ha t w he n t he s i x t
y
m r d s ec o n d
yc ar o f lhen i n r c i n t he
p
n t h o f [ hc i r du t
y ,
m r d l ho
y
do v m l k
oi cumapw1l }
tl ae r e i
g
n o f t he j
u d
g
es l1a d en de d
,
a l l t l 1c s e t 11i n
g
s l m d ha
ppened
be
f o r e
Go d
,
a n el t he
y
do o bs e r v e to ke e
p
hi B c om m a n dm a \ ts m i d
a n d ti l e 1H an i tes hn d bec o m e
,
ti t e m o r e
p
a r t o f t i
r e m
,
a r i
g
hteo us
z1i s s . a t u i e s an d hi s j
u d
g
m e n t s a c c o r di n
g
l o i hc ]a w o f Moses
p
e o
p
l
q
1n so n 1u c h t ha t t hei r r i
g
ht e o u s n es s di d e x c e e d t ha t o f the
'
Ye a
,
I s a
y
u n t o
y
o u
,
1ha t i l t e m o r e
p
a r t o f the m r
doi n
g
Bhis,
Ne
p
hi t es he c au s e o f t lm i r f i r m n e ss n n d t he i r s t e a di
n ess i n t he
a n d .l 1e
y
a r e s t r i v i n
g
w i l ll u n w e a r i e d d+ti
g
en c e l l m l l l ro
y
m a br in
g
fa i th
"
(
Hel a m ai 1 6 : 1
)
t he r e m a i n de r o f l i1e i r br e t hr e 11 t o l l 1e kn ow l ed
g
e o f l ln l mt h ;
l he r e f o r c the r e a r e m m r
y
Who do n dd l o t he i r n u m bc r s dn i l
y
"
Ne v e r t hel ess
,
t he
p
e o
p
l e o f t he c hu r c h di d ha v e
g
r e at
j o
y
"
A n d be ho l d
, y
c
do kn o w o f
y
o u r se l v es
,
f o r
y
c
lBnv c w i m c sst d
hc c a u se o f t he c o n v e r s i o n o f t he La m a n i t es
, y
e a
,
be c a u se o f l hc
i t
,
t l1a t a s m a n
y
o f t l 1e m a s n r e br o u
g
l1t l o t he kn o w le 1l
g
c o f l w
chu r cl 1 o f Go d
,
w hi c h ha d bee n c s m bl i s he d a m o n
g
t he m An d t r u t h
,
a n d . o kn o w o f t il e w i c ke d n n d a
bo m i n n Me l r a dit i o l s o f 1lm i r
t he
y
di d f el l o w s hi
p
o n e w i t h a n o t l 1e r a n d di d r e j o i c e o n e \ , y h f a t he r s
,
a n d a r e l e d t o be l i e v e t he ho l
y
s c r i
p
t u r es
, y
c n
,
the p
r o
p
t :
a n o t her
,
a n d di d ha v e
g
r e a t
j o
y
Eo i es o f t he l1o l
y p
r o
p
he ts
,
w hi c h a r e w r j j t e n
,
w hi c l1 l e adet h rlw m t o
"
An d j t c a m e 10
p
a s s t ha t m a n
y
o f t he L a m a n i t es di d c o m e
f a i l 11 o n t il e L o r d
,
a n d u n t o r e
p
e n t a n c e
,
w hi c h f a i t l1 a n d m
p
e n m n ce
dow n i n t o t he l a n d o f Za t a he m l a
,
a n d di d de c l 1t r e u n t o t hc
p
eo
p
l e
br i n
g
e t l 1 n c l 1a n
g
e o f he a r t u n t o t he i n
-
"
(
f f el n m n 15 : 5 7 )
o f the Ne
p
hi t e s t he m a n n e r o f t he i r c o n v e r s i o n
,
a n d di d e x ho r t the m
,
The r e f o r e
,
a s m a n
y
a s ha v e c o m e t o t l1i s
, y
c
kn o w o f
your
"
Y
e a
,
an d m a n
y
di d
p
r e a c h w i t h e x c e e di n
g
l
y g
r e a t
p
Ow e r a ri d
w j t h t he
y
ha v e be e n m a de f r e e
o f l m m i i i t
y,
t o be t he hu m bl e f o l l o w e r s o f Go d a n d t i t e
La m b
w a r
, n d l
i
w
y
f e a r t o t a ke
t he
p
i s t b
y
n 1r
y
m a s t lw y
'
x :
.
t he l a n d n o r rhw a d
; a d "
o N hi a d h i w e
t
. 0 t l
l an
d
s u f f e r t he n J,s e l v a s t ha t ' " .
y
b. 1r o dd, " d. "
: :
.
:
s
; H
I
D
b
y
I I. .
!
,
n o r t ln v a r d
,
t o
Pr e a c h u n i o t he
p
e o
p
l e A n d t hu s e n de d t he s i x t
y
m i e m i e s
, n n d w i l t n o t l i f t t l n i r
swor ds a
g
a i n s t t l m,
a n d t hi s
an d t hi r d
ye a r
"
(H
el a m a n 6 : 3 6
) be c a u s e o f t he i r f a i t 11 i n Chr i s t
bel i e v e i n l 1i s w o r ds
w h
e n t he
y a r o o n c e e n l i
g
ht e n e d
,
be i r o l d
,
t 1c
r d s l1a l l bl ess
"
A n d n o w
,
be c a u s e o f t he i r s t e a dfa s t n es s w he n t lrc y
do be
l i ev e
u se o f t he i r e a s i n e s s a n d w i l l i n
g
n ess
r o
t h
e m a n d
p r o l o n
g
t he i r da
y
s
,
n o t w i t hs t a di n
g
t l m i r
i
n
i qu
i
100 10z
e a T1v 1
i r t lw
y
_ho u l d d t v in t l l p i n u n be l i e f t he L o r d
s ll al t
p
t o
l o rt g
t l i r d a
l
s .
u n t i l the t i m e str a 11 c o 1n c w hi c h ha t h bean
s
p
o ken o f b
y
o u r f a t l t em a m t d Bs o b
y
t i t e
p
t u
p
he t x en o s
m 1d
m r y
o tl w r p
r o p
he t s
,
c o n c er n i n
g
t l w t es t o r n t i o r 1 o f
o u r h
w t hr en
t l 1c Aamani t c
zr
g
a i n t o t lw kn o rpl e t i
g
e o f t he t r u t l 1
"
(
I e l a m nn
15 : 8 11 )
n d thu s
t he1
bw am e a
g
r ea t i n e
q
u a l i t
y
i n a l l t he l m l d
,
i n so m u c h t l1a t t he c hu r c h b
eg
Bu t t o be br o ke n u
p ; y
e a
,
i n s o 1n u c\1
t hat i n t he [ hi H i c l h
y
e a r t he chu r ch v w s bm ke n u
p
i n a l t 1e l m i d
sa w i t v e r o a m o n
g
a
f e w o f t l m h 1m a n i t e s w ho w e r e c o n v e r te d
1 1 0 the t r u e
f ai r
;
a11d the
y
w o u k l u o t de
p
a r t f r o m i t
,
f o r tlae
y
w r e f i r m
,
a n d s t e a df a s t
.
Nn d i m m o v a bl e
,
w i l l i n
g
Wi t h a u di l i
g
e n w
t o ke e
p
t he cmnni mdment s o f [ hc Lo r d
"
(
3 Ne
p
hi 6 : 14
)
s a v e
i t w e r e tl 1o s e t w u t t
y
a 1u l f o u r w ho w a r e w i l l i 1n c
,
nn d n i sa a
f e \ e w ho B1a d e s c a
p
e d i n t o thc s o u ll 1 c o u n t r i es
,
a r 1d n ( v \ vho 1r a d
di s s e n t e d o v e r u n t o t he L a m a n i t es
,
ha d l n 11c 11: a n d t lr c i r Hesh
,
a n d
bo 1w s
,
a n d MOo d l a
y
u
p
m l t he f n c t : o f 1hc e n r t h
,
; e i n
8
l e f t b
y
t he
l 1a r 1ds o f t l1q s e h il o s Bw v 1l 1l n n 10 1n o k le r u
p
o n 1hc l m 1d
,
a n d t o
c r . 1n r bl e a n d 10 r e t u r n t o t he i r m o t he r e a r t l1
"
(
' o r m o n 6 : 15 )
'
An d i f i t s o bc t ha t t he
y p
e r i sh
.
We kn o w tha t m a n
y
o f o u r
b e t l 1r e n l l a v e di s s e n t e d o v e r t a t o i he 1n m a n i t es
,
a n d m a n
y
n l o r c
w i l t a l s o di s se n t o v e r u 1t o t he m ; w i1e r c f o r c
,
w r i t e somvhnt a
c w t hi n
g
s
,
i f t ho u a r t s
p
ar e d a n d I s ha l l
p
e r i sh a n d n o t s e e l hc e :
bu t I t r u s t t l 1a t I m a
y
s e c t he e s o o n ;
f o r I ha y e s a c r e d r e c o r ds
t ha t I w oul t l de l i v e r u
p
u n t o t l 1e c
"
Mo r o n i 9 : 24
)
Di s s e n t i n
g
t o
L a 111a 11i t e s
n n o t he r b
y
the Nc p
hi [ es
,
e v e n u n t i l [ he
y
ha v e f a l l e n i n to i r ans
g
r ess i o n a n d ha v e be e n m u r de r e d
, p
l u n de r e d
,
a n d hu n te d
,
a n d
dr i v e n fo n h
,
a n d s l a i n
,
a n d s c a t t e r e d u
p
o 11 t he f a c e o f t he ea r th
n n d n D m h h Lam n n
u n h y m m a u h c
Ne
p
hi t es
,
be c o 1n i n
g
t v i c ke d
,
a n d w i 1d
,
a n d f e r o c i o u s
, y
e a
,
e v en
be c o n i j n
g
1mnni t es
"
(
He l a m a n 3 : 16
)
"
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p
a ss t ha t t h
e a r m i e s o
f t he Ne
p
l 1i te s w e r e
dr i v e n ba c k a
g
a i n t o t he l a n d o f De s o l a t i o n A n d w hi l e t he
y
w e r e
ye t w e a r
y,
a f r es h a r m Y o f t hc L a m a n i t e s di d c o m e u
p
o n the n r ;
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y
ha d a s o r e ba t t l e
,
i n s o m u c h t ha t t he L a m a n i te s
di d t a ke
P
oss ess i o 1 o f t he c i t
y
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,
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y
m a n
y
o f tl1e
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p
hi t es
,
a n d di d t a ke m a n
y p
r i s o n e r s
"
(
Mo r m o n 4 : 2
)
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p
a ss t ha t tl1e r e w e r e t e l l m o r e w ho d r a w
b
y
t he s w o r d
.
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m i , t e n t ho u s a n d e a c h
; y
e a
.
Ev e n a l l m y p
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l e
,
102
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p
a ss t ha t Am a l i c ki a h s o u
8
l1t t he f a v o r o f t he
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y
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g
s e r v a 11t s
,
l 1e o b t a i n e d t i l e k i n
g
d o m ;
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u c e r , A n d t o o k Il e r u n t o l 1i n r 10 w i f e : n n d 1l t u s b
y
hi s f r ud
,
a n d
y
e a
,
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g
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g
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,
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g
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,
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t he
p
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p
l e o f the La n l a u i t e s
.
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p
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l 1i t e s
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'
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,
l 1a v i u
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p
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,
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g
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,
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,
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g
e
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,
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g
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y
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c n e d a n d i m
p
e n i Ee n t
,
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,
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t hc L a m a n i t e s dr i n ki n
g
i n w i t h t l 1e t r a di t i o n s o f t l w
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y
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c n t i r e i
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g
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(
A l m a 47 : 35 36 )
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,
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o f I s hm a e l
,
a n d a l l t ho se w h o ha d di s se n t ed f r o m i he Nephi l
w k u
103
w e m
Am a1
l eki te s a n d Zo r n n r i te s
,
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,
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g
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"
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y
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pp
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yc c n n 1u r n t1e r i
g
ht
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n a
1
"
(
Al m a
: 13 : 13 )
u n t o t hc
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g
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Al u t Am u t o n a n d hi s br e l l1r e n di d
j o i n t t1o L a 1n n n i tes
,
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l 1o u s e o f f s ma e ]
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3 N
p
hi 29 : 8 9
)
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p
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y
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(
Mo s i a h 23 : 35
)
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l
tt i ct l t y
e
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,
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,
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.
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p
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t hc l l a m e of 1 m a n i te s
,
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,
t he r e f o r e the
y
c o m m en c e d n i v a r v i t h
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(
He i s m a n 11 : 2 &
)
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g
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,
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y
e 5 l 1a l l be
br o u
g
ht 1, t h t hei n b e f o t he t hr o n e o f Go d
'
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,
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w o l d o f Go d' " al
y
e r e v i l
c n o r n o r e a
g
a i n s t t he m be c a u se o f t he
da r kn es s o f t hei r s ki n s ;
n e i the r s ha l l
y
e r e v i l e a
g
a i n s t t he m be c a u s e
o f t he i r . i l t hi n ess : bu t
y
e s ha l l r e m e n 1be r
y
o u r o w n f i l rhi n ess
,
an d m e m :
be r t i l a t th
e i r f i 1t hi n ess c a m e be c a u s e o f t 1e i r f a t1e r s
"
(J c o b 3 : 8 9
)
s
" " 1 t he J t s No r a n
y
o f the r e m n a n t o f t l 1e
ho u s e o f I s r a e
l
; -
m e
1
x ;
a n d
y
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y
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,
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p
u r n
,
n o r m a
ke
f o r be ho l d
,
the l o r d r eu 1e m be r e t h Ms c o v e n a n t u n t o t he n r
,
a n d he
w i l l do u n t o t hem a c c o r di n
g
t o t ha t \ hi ch he ha t h s w o r n
10 8
105