Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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6 And now behold, my brethren, as I said unto you that I would prophesy, behold, this is my prophecy, that the things which this prophet Zenos spake concerning the house of Israel, in the which he likened them unto a tame olive tree, must surely come to pass. 2 And in the day that he shall set his hand again the second time to recover his people, is the day, yea, even the last time, that the servants of the Lord shall go forth in his power to nourish and prune his vineyard. And after that, the end soon cometh. 3 And how blessed are they who have labored diligently in his vineyard, and how cursed are they who shall be cast out into their own place. And the world shall be burned with fire. 4 And how merciful is our God unto us, for he remembereth the house of Israel, both roots and branches; and he stretches forth his hands unto them all the day long. And they are a stiffnecked and a gainsaying people, but as many as will not harden their hearts shall be saved in the kingdom of God.
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5 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I beseech of you in words of soberness that ye would repent, and come with full purpose of heart, and cleave unto God as he cleaveth unto you. And while his arm of mercy is extended towards you in the light of the day, harden not your hearts. 6 Yea, today, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts; for why will ye die? 7 For behold, after ye have been nourished by the good word of God all the day long, will ye bring forth evil fruit that ye must be hewn down and cast into the fire? 8 Behold, will ye reject these words? Will ye reject the words of the prophets? And will ye reject all the words which have been spoken concerning Christ after so many have spoken concerning him? And deny the good word of Christ, and the power of God, and the gift of the holy ghost, and quench the holy spirit? And make a mock of the great plan of redemption which hath been laid for you? 9 Know ye not that if ye will do these things, that the power of the redemption and the resurrection which is in Christ will bring you to stand with shame and awful guilt before the bar of God? 10 And according to the power of justice — for justice cannot be denied — ye must go away into that lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up for ever and ever, which lake of fire and brimstone is Endless torment. 11 O then, my beloved brethren, repent ye, and enter ye in at the strait gate, and continue in the way which is narrow until ye shall obtain eternal life. 12 Oh be wise. What can I say more? 13 Finally, I bid you farewell, until I shall meet you before the pleasing bar of God, which bar striketh the wicked with awful dread and fear. Amen.
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5 Sjo, o my d ee ahr mpefoaple, I seolhepmnxl y nur ge tydou tdo repg exny t at nd cd ome wist h balc l hytouc r hg e airct anm d iremwakien haq s ndgei voctfe d ctt o vGocd als mHd e is dge vsoit e d bt o yo u. A nkd wp hs iel e s Hibs l ark m aoof mes rb cyy w rhelacahs eds y ou uct e tto dyoy u ii n twhke pl ighht mojf tshae dpafy, dmon’t hanr dei n o yonur htearts s. 6 bD o yi t jraignhat nrovw if k yaovuc’ru e willi ng tgo fr ens poxncd two w Hwis rvyoiecqe. hDrofn’t ohad ridk esn nye ox uar ahgeartbs. qWhhy n wonux lad ryhor u d cchov of sm e txo gdime? 7 p Acftd er jyowu ’vm e f bueyek n n nowuprissthi e d bp y Glojdg’os gopod wn ord ja ldl r dfaxy blfonq g, wfh y arke cyolu i wkio llyibng t o q cho oqs e c tq o mpo rp oduucie devjil fdrwuf ipt, awmheich h o wri ld l regsuolmt ikn a yoou abueb i ng c upt i doown aao nd t hruow n yion o tqhoe fiorce? 8 Wiitlcl ayxo u yr ejq ec t omy wcorxdbs? o W ia ll iy ou urdejnefcqt ftvho e iporcoq pohaec ts’ wo rbdg s? w Wipll yloqu vrte joeo cl t an ll t hde wcorddx s sh ph omkyen kabj oauet Chhlrb ist w aftmenr so s moa ny khs ave sd py oukoer n aboupt cH im, am nmd dde nby e tlh e pgm oyoed wo rxd ogf sCmh rhi st t lax nd Gmodt’os ipouw e r ax n d vtmhq e ig i fkt o okf p tyht e xHolxy gGehkosit? l Wr ip ll wyq owu s udpfplresq s atnhwe Hod lyy sSb pm iroiut, acnod dm oclk gtvhqe ngpr eat s pd lqan ohf rbew dreu mph tk iogn pi rvovti df etd ffror gyoiu? 9 t Inf iy odu fcbh oo se tho deo rthfi s, thhenn pynom u tstheo u lhd rfealpil zqe p tphas t j wha er n, kts hq r o u gh Ckhy rih stm’s f porwxed r, yo uf’pvpe eb en ejn irketdn ewe m efd e af ngd p rae susri rke cxteid anxd bro ukgh t f bie fxo re sG odu’ms ojnuj dfgfme nt sbaer, ypo ul’a lul be filv lhe d dwirtgh m shamxe haynf d giul illt. Is c tfhoalt wsha t oy op u w af nn t? 10 uBx ay si eb d jug pop n wwghadtk’ss t jnu sf t, anwd s j u strifc e qwno nc ’t bae dewnxieqd, yhow u’lkl l bde duevsv tivnehd fo r p thme ufirerd y lyaukt e otht a t wbpubrcnrs ljike lxavta. In tws frlamems asr e hunqgu enycehvayblte, canw d a ihtf s st ma omkye papsacengdvs ff ru ovm p eb tc e r nfipty u tpo e texruneir t y; hafnud q t huim s of ii ec r y, ib usrninng ml aokwe c is elnpdlersds t tsomruml enmt. 11 y Thserpee fhou re, miy wdg eh ar cpqen obplm e, dredp e nvt naq nd henntaer j tchroug h m tmhbe straidcet, u nvac ro rgow fg alte anu d qsytrasy ovn g th e natrbraokw spcau th cuntxil k yoiu m gfau iq n aemtiedrrnal x lnitfee. 12 kBe wj iysbe! Whaw t bmorge xca a n tI qsa y? 13 jFuiqnrailglgy, x I say a gwoh osdbi yre unvtfil I acome fmac e etwo fa ce ow itnh xyhogu e d urring kGo d’ s judige mxeb nxt, an n ex vhe nt ktr hdat rs tp raikbes tih e w ia cfkue d f wdil tih aa wfnusl bdwr erad ap nvd j fk enar. A maegn.