Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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28 Now it came to pass that after the sons of Mosiah had done all these things, they took a small number with them and returned to their father the king, and desired of him that he would grant unto them that they might, with those whom they had selected, go up to the land of Nephi, that they might preach the things which they had heard, and that they might impart the word of God to their brethren the Lamanites, 2 that perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers, and that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them. 3 Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human soul should perish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure Endless torment did cause them to quake and tremble. 4 And thus did the spirit of the Lord work upon them. For they were the very vilest of sinners, and the Lord saw fit in his infinite mercy to spare them. Nevertheless, they suffered much anguish of soul because of their iniquities; and suffering much fearing that they should be cast off for ever.
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28 After Mosiah’s sons had done all this, they took a small number with them and went to their father the king and asked him to allow them to go up to the land of Nephi with those they had chosen, in order to preach what they had heard and share God’s word with their Lamanite brothers and sisters, 2 so they could perhaps bring them to know the Lord who is God and convince them of their forefathers’ iniquity. Perhaps to cure them of their hatred of the Nephites, and so they could also be brought to rejoice in the Lord who is God and be friendly to each other, and so there wouldn’t be any more wars in the whole land that the Lord their God had given them. 3 Now they wanted salvation to be explained to every creature, because they couldn’t stand for any human soul to perish. Indeed, the very thought that any soul might endure endless torment made them shake and tremble. 4 This is how the Spirit of the Lord acted upon them. They were once the vilest of sinners, but the Lord saw fit in His infinite mercy to spare them. Nevertheless, they suffered great anguish of soul because of their iniquities, experiencing terrible dread that they could be rejected forever.
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5 And it came to pass that they did plead with their father many days that they might go up to the land of Nephi. 6 King Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord if he should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the word. 7 And the Lord said unto Mosiah, Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words and they shall have eternal life. And I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites.
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5 They pled with their father for many days to be able to go up to the land of Nephi. 6 And king Mosiah went and asked the Lord if he should let his sons go among the Lamanites to preach the word. 7 The Lord said to Mosiah: Let them go there, because many will believe in their words; and they will have eternal life. And I’ll protect your sons from the power of the Lamanites.
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8 And it came to pass that Mosiah granted that they might go and do according to their request. 9 And they took their journey into the wilderness to go up to preach the word among the Lamanites. And I shall give an account of their proceedings hereafter. 10 Now king Mosiah had no one to confer the kingdom upon, for there were not any of his sons who would accept of the kingdom. 11 Therefore he took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the things which he had kept and preserved according to the commandments of God, 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 Limhi, which were delivered to him by the hand of Limhi; 12 and this he did because of the great anxiety of his people, for they were desirous beyond measure to know concerning those people who had been destroyed. 13 And now he translated them by the means of those two stones which were fastened into the two rims of a bow. 14 Now these things were prepared from the beginning, and were handed down from generation to generation, for the purpose of interpreting languages. 15 And they have been kept and preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he should discover to every creature who should possess the land the iniquities and abominations of his people. 16 And whosoever has these things is called seer, after the manner of old times.
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8 Mosiah gave them permission to go and do as they requested. 9 And so they went into the wilderness to preach the word among the Lamanites. I’ll give an account of their labors later. 10 Now king Mosiah had no one to confer the kingdom on, since none of his sons would accept the kingdom. 11 So he took the records engraved on the brass plates, the plates of Nephi, and all the things that he had kept and preserved according to God’s commandments. And he translated the records on the gold plates found by Limhi’s people and then given to him by Limhi. He had the translation written down. 12 He did this because his people were eagerly wanting to know about the people who had been destroyed. 13 Now he translated the plates using those two stones fastened into the two rims of a frame for spectacles. 14 These things had been prepared from the beginning and handed down for generations for the purpose of translating languages. 15 And the hand of the Lord had preserved them to expose the iniquities and abominations of His people to any people who would inhabit the land. 16 And whoever has this instrument has always been called a seer.
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17 Now after Mosiah had finished translating these records, behold, it gave an account of the people who were destroyed — from the time that they were destroyed, back to the building of the great tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people and they were scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth, yea, and even from that time until the creation of Adam. 18 Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to mourn exceedingly; yea, they were filled with sorrow. Nevertheless, it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice. 19 And this account shall be written hereafter; for behold, it is expedient that all people should know the things which are written in this account.
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17 After Mosiah had finished translating these records, they learned it was an account of the people who were destroyed, from the time they were destroyed back to the time when the great tower was built, when the Lord confused the people’s language and they were scattered across the whole earth, and went all the way back to Adam’s creation. 18 Now this account distressed Mosiah’s people — indeed, they were heartbroken. Nevertheless, it informed them a great deal, and they rejoiced because of that. 19 And this account will be written later; because it will benefit everyone to know what’s written in that account.