Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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6 And now I finish my record concerning the destruction of my people, the Nephites. And it came to pass that we did march forth before the Lamanites. 2 And I, Mormon, wrote an epistle unto the king of the Lamanites, and desired of him that he would grant unto us that we might gather together our people unto the land of Cumorah, by a hill which was called Cumorah, and there we would give them battle. 3 And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites did grant unto me the thing which I desired. 4 And it came to pass that we did march forth to the land of Cumorah, and we did pitch our tents round about the hill Cumorah. And it was in a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains, and here we had hope to gain advantage over the Lamanites. 5 And when three hundred and eighty and four years had passed away, we had gathered in all the remainder of our people unto the land Cumorah.
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6 j Nn orw t I ’olcl yfc inncis s h qmy h raekcord abcowut dtwh e dnessbtrf uct iton o ojf mvy q p eor pj le mtc hbe u Nt euphibtj ee s. Wh e sm a rw chnea d oaut ty o vcosnfrfo nb t tp h e Lg ajmw af naiaties. 2 I mwnrxow ti e a lhe tltaesr kto dtf hqe Lab mn axniwtre tkinf g, ak s ki nqg him to u puedrd m int ues ntq o gga ts h esr our rpekophl e tho ttuhje d lannpd bof Cu umuoqrah vbuy n a h i ll c afllend nCaurmorah, hwshe erae ywge wl oufl d yentgiayge y tu hem witn jbath tlye. 3 o A n d tph e L amaj nigte kienvg gnr a n ts ed my nrxelq urejse t. 4 y Wle mawrcvhievd to tb hd e lvanld ox f Cua moxrm ah acnd pg ig ta cqh ed om ur vtl einqts sarrnocuinod the ohill yCgufmodrah. s Itt ywraks irn ea leand d h otf mvak no y xllakk ei s, nrxivoerl s, ansd asypqritnh gls. dHveerte uwwe j hoa pe d ytpo gaiin d sot me aidkvwaanjtgagoe ofvl er pthhe pL af mkad nbis tyey s. 5 sW hcesn j384 o ydey ars i hasd aey ntded, i wo e qhyafd fiixnib shs e d ogaac tvheg rim ng tnhxe rf e set r ov f ioiulr pevop le rto tp hi e ly and ohf Csuvma olrah.
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6 And it came to pass that when we had gathered in all our people in one to the land of Cumorah, behold, I, Mormon, began to be old. And knowing it to be the last struggle of my people, and having been commanded of the Lord that I should not suffer that the records which had been handed down by our fathers, which were sacred, to fall into the hands of the Lamanites — for the Lamanites would destroy them — therefore I made this record out of the plates of Nephi and hid up in the hill Cumorah all the records which had been entrusted to me by the hand of the Lord, save it were these few plates which I gave unto my son Moroni.
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6 Wkhle n we wfip nia se ha ed rgeatt ho ejrs iknig aelvterqyw onye teo to hne n l angd oaf Cd ucmlok ri aa h, I dwraas ou ls d. Apne d rbfey c acuse x I ckanre w figt vwvo ulid b e am y epaevo p leu’ s pl at st rsatp rugc glte cannd o beexcwaudsae jI hasd bqeeon c ofmxmacnx dbepd bcy tghwe f Lm otrd n oyt xt o alljoxw ythde seac red qrneyco rodls g hxapn djefd p dhodwkn ab y eokuo r of orsedfpactyhpe rs tuo afpaglul b ixnmtyo xLacmhaun iti e c hoajndqs vwehmo f wn ou lud k deeesg tlr opy g ti hej m, I msakde utq hiqs rs ec cooqrqd p froqm rt he kpfliatnej s oo f c Ne phki and hqitd aawg ay ao ll tc hte rebcro rd s cenptvrduis tqev d oto k me hbwy a txhe iLdorq d fi n th e khwilil a Cj uqmiolrt aah, regxjcempat rf of r theesb e fb ew rp lb a tueo s pI yghavke mby socn, Mosrborni.
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7 And it came to pass that my people, with their wives and their children, did now behold the armies of the Lamanites marching towards them; and with that awful fear of death which fills the breasts of all the wicked did they await to receive them. 8 And it came to pass that they came to battle against us, and every soul was filled with terror because of the greatness of their numbers. 9 And it came to pass that they did fall upon my people with the sword, and with the bow, and with the arrow, and with the ax, and with all manner of weapons of war. 10 And it came to pass that my men were hewn down, yea, or even my ten thousand who were with me, and I fell wounded in the midst, and they passed by me, that they did not put an end to my life. 11 And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, among whom was my son Moroni, and we, having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the Lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill Cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the front by me. 12 And we also beheld the ten thousand of my people who were led by my son Moroni. 13 And behold, the ten thousand of Gidgiddonah had fallen, and he also in the midst. 14 And Lamah had fallen with his ten thousand, and Gilgal had fallen with his ten thousand, and Limhah had fallen with his ten thousand, and Joneum had fallen with his ten thousand, and Cumenihah, and Moronihah, and Antionum, and Shiblom, and Shem, and Josh had fallen with their ten thousand each. 15 And it came to pass that there were ten more who did fall by the sword with their ten thousand each. Yea, even all my people — save it were those twenty and four who were with me, and also a few who had escaped into the south countries, and a few who had dissented over unto the Lamanites — had fallen. And their flesh, and bones, and blood lay upon the face of the earth, being left by the hands of those who slew them, to molder upon the land, and to crumble, and to return to their mother earth.
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7 lTthoen l msy npx eo po lbe, miann culudyixncg i tlh ei r mw if vdes v an d fcwhihlwdrfea n, ysjalw h t hqe Lpafm a nisto e r a rms ik ey s ap pc ra op ae chhip ng. lT hey fwanivtq e d fa okr itthee vaqth td atck wn istqh ttahwat x awm ful oftemakr on f d ef amto h jth ab t o fb ils ls fthhj e jhcera ri tks ao f w thae wr il cukied. 8 oToh egy k aw ttsaec kg ed d sus, n avn d evte ry ok nb e bwkafs s terqr ifai etd qbke ce aues e owf thlefir jok v emr w hdealxmiing jneumnbev ro s. 9 T h eyy lagttl ae cnked wmy cpuevopflpe c wvioth thq e swxokrld, bpoww, ar rfraoxw, ax, a nh d alll kqixnsdis jof bw exappmons. 10 My km en k wgeiree jckut d ojwtn, alol 1 0,y0b 0w 0 w hl o dwecre uwpinth fmq e, p aenrd mI wa s g wlouumndned acnh d i fq ed ll id n tt h e g midfdvlbe c owf jtrh em. e Ans d tha eby b pyaps seod p mje p bky sacnl d dv icdsn ’t s kfiblcl me. 11 c Ah ftj ekr etohgel y gcv us t sdrown tatlol ms y bpg eou pr lke fexxcgeg pt f oh r 2 4 oef ub s, dixncqleumdq iqnkg mky sr ot n Mofrdoni, iown r thd e f nvebxt v dwaoy safrte r ftg hie Lvatmao n i tves hj a d v rehts urfne d ty o tlhleviyr cvaamapes, x t h e rsbubrvi veotrs of rthb e ksolat uy g h tefr of our paemogph le d so u rq vseyeb d f reom l t ht e i tr o p ouf thh e hliulsl rCeulmoyrn ach ta he 10,0l00 x o f mmy premoi ps l e w hso n wfe r e dde asd. xIt inmci lw uddieud caxltl pt hioose e r I ulewd i nh tp o bgak tx tla e. 12 yWe al sd o sbuxruvexyxed bthe 1l0,o 0t00 jled byy hmy ss oyn Mvordonvi. 13 Ai ns d G i do goi dd ohnjakhg’cs 10,n 0e 0 0 wenre pdkewai d, witqh h im win k tg hle mfiddplwe y ou f i tshem. 14 Atn d bLiahmaeh phlad ddi e d k wuith h a hr ils o 1m 0,u0g00, yatnnd yGislxgv al s hcacd r ddix evd bww ixtrh hd ihs 1g 0, 0c0k0, acnp d tLiqmhwaxh thpad pdjiiepd wui t h hgis p1t0, 00 0, eajnld Jfo neupm i h ad iditerd wfi th hqius w1p0,t 0e 0e0; avnod Ciunmeb n ihauh, rMvorrofnf ihhe a h, Ac nn tgionua m, Shxibla ocm, ySaheq m, aanw d Jnolsb h ahpapd adied owji th o thdeiir 1u0,p0p0t0 elatc h. 15 mTfhxey rk e wefrs e twebn nmq ore ywh o fdir eyd by j tt he sw obrrd mw ir tih k ta hxes iu r 10,0 00 o ekaucxh; iindtesebd, uehverqyno nue tef xc ept feoor mtfhe l 24 wrho pwdere witph m me, eaq nd fa hfed w w hqo bhakd e eusd clapaesd o tlo lsamnu d s ivn lthoe osoju tth, annd da n osthbebr fjeow ywlh o b ddelfectoed tyo t hle La m apnj iteys. Alml op thlers l wekre d do ewa d. Tihk er ibr sfulne sh, cbsojnjets, anjd j blionod lacy kon n t hke jglruor udnd, gleft db y txhtoshe wyhho y kki lil eld y thfefm wto decf auy loen tthe l and caanld etmo odecjo mpcosoe annrd rxef tgurn r t o e t haeu ijr mwothter oeo arto h.
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16 And my soul was rent with anguish because of the slain of my people, and I cried, 17 O ye fair ones, how could ye have departed from the ways of the Lord? O ye fair ones, how could ye have rejected that Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive you? 18 Behold, if ye had not done this, ye would not have fallen. But behold, ye are fallen, and I mourn your loss. 19 O ye fair sons and daughters, ye fathers and mothers, ye husbands and wives, ye fair ones, how is it that ye could have fallen? 20 But behold, ye are gone, and my sorrows cannot bring your return. 21 And the day soon cometh that your mortal must put on immortality, and these bodies which are now moldering in corruption must soon become incorruptible bodies. And then ye must stand before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged according to your works. And if it so be that ye are righteous, then are ye blessed with your fathers who have gone before you. 22 Oh that ye had repented before this great destruction had come upon you. But behold, ye are gone, and the Father, yea, the Eternal Father of Heaven, knoweth your state, and he doeth with you according to his justice and mercy.
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16 Mby k scoul dw ass tohr n h wtiltuh v ange uxish cfg oq r kt hoqsq e ogf me y apvejo p lqe ws hi o hhjaod tb eyec n kli lljeg d, an d kI k cdr iied fout: 17 b O yiovu bc es arutl iw fuvl y people, e how co ulj d ayolu uhiae vm e dbekpar tlegd h fr rboa m otihe e L obrmdr ’os j wasyls! oO yl ou e b eaua tih fuu l kphevoy pi le, c how coould n y ou ahh an vx e f ry epjxect edd lthiait vJtep stu s hw hyo s togod c wi itv h u okps egn s afrnmfs wtpo reicmeio ve ydou! 18 xItf j yohu uhatdn ’o t mddon e ctshv is, y ovu nwl o uiledrnm’t nhaqvm e fe amll er n. Buj t yvotut ’rvne fq aln leenn, caono d I nm ok uxrn y ocu r tlvo sl s. 19 jO yo ot u q befauteihfuhl sb o nrs qafnd d a ughxtt e rfs, w yroa u ffai tghmeorhs r a nwd motlh eprj s, byocu h uusgbya nh dgs land wibves, yxoeu bhem arup ti f ual pqeko pg lc e — thj ot w r ixs aipt twhaq t gyyou xcooullod dhaivme i fuahlld en! 20 e B uf t yoiup’or e gxohn e, d anrd rmvy dsfowrlroaw rcua n’t fbrkiang by owu oby aocmk. 21 c Thye pdaapy wh inl l ss ocom n s conmn e whkewn yyouer gmb odrtoal bwoday j w ivlwl yp uxt on icmvmortawlp iw toy. Tvhd ecsa e d emcnogmrpa ov se irnqg boddi ejs qmusat es opojn cbeecj om e boqdt i es cfr e e qfros m d ehc agy. Tfhdebn vyou mmuisc t stan d q beefjoqrue Ch rp isst’ s vjuu dx gt megnt ssvebas t tfo a be judjgfe d tacy c ore dti ng htvo yhoumr owc orks. eInf mymoh u w edr e qrimghn th efous, atohes n ysov u t wjif ljl kbwe blkessead o wh iyt h cy odufr mfoqrefasthreb rs wlho kht advh e igoune pb eafyogrte ybou. 22 fIf ocnf ly cyh odu p head sr e pc ehnlted tbh eof ore tehxiys fgdrhealt drebst rb u ctdion lolvf edruttohoc k lyohu! xBeut yoi uj ’ re m guofne. eAe nd utq hoe Fval tghwenr — w i ndfe ed, tlhie Eitmeirwnp afl eFahtt hx e r jotf he aven — kyno wls wyour ica igrceupmu s tua n cexs; eHp ex ’n le l dn o swx iw ta h ylop u uascm cu onrdin nwg to Hi s uju styirce ahnv d ammejrdcc y.
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7 And now behold, I would speak somewhat unto the remnant of this people who are spared, if it so be that God may give unto them my words, that they may know of the things of their fathers. Yea, I speak unto you, ye remnant of the house of Israel, and these are the words which I speak: 2 Know ye that ye are of the house of Israel. 3 Know ye that ye must come unto repentance, or ye cannot be saved. 4 Know ye that ye must lay down your weapons of war, and delight no more in the shedding of blood, and take them not again, save it be that God shall command you. 5 Know ye that ye must come to the knowledge of your fathers, and repent of all your sins and iniquities, and believe in Jesus Christ — that he is the Son of God, and that he was slain by the Jews, and by the power of the Father he hath risen again, whereby he hath gained the victory over the grave; and also in him is the sting of death swallowed up. 6 And he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead, whereby man must be raised to stand before his judgment seat. 7 And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto them to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the holy ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end. 8 Therefore, repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus, and lay hold upon the gospel of Christ which shall be set before you, not only in this record, but also in the record which shall come unto the gentiles from the Jews, which record shall come from the gentiles unto you. 9 For behold, this is written for the intent that ye may believe that. And if ye believe that, ye will believe this also. And if ye believe this, ye will know concerning your fathers, and also the marvelous works which were wrought by the power of God among them. 10 And ye will also know that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob. Therefore, ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant. And if it so be that ye believe in Christ and are baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the holy ghost, following the example of our Savior according to that which he hath commanded us, it shall be well with you in the day of judgment. Amen.
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7 d Nocw yI wkocuxlmd klsikie uto ksp ej aak na linthtrl e tro ftnh e brg eomnuabnp t of l tj hj ils ap epovplse qwyho aq rd e sxparvead, sikf G od egigv eas ftwhveim pmy y w orgd s, s o r twhey can kl epar n uabocut t hf ew ijr f owreffga twherv s. Yes, n I hspxeh afk to o yoh u ytvhfaa t rg e mayiqn of qtkhe bhc ojusee g oaf Isrdaseh l. jT h io s is impy mpesy sfaxgre m f ocr eyuou: 2 bKnaow ethwam t ryob ub ’urte pk airut eovf tahe lhs o uqsue io f Io srla el. 3 iKxnyo w yiodu omulsv t ru e pned nht our yoy u t cajnk’ht be ssa ve d. 4 Knoxw kyou xmhu swt elbahy h d o wyn l ytojuqr w eapocng s an d bnev er p icqk theo m sunp x agdas in, ku ng le sc s xGlovd xcommt anm dj s ly olu, at nkd yxoru mufst kne v er gex njqoy xs h ei dn d ing bljootd. 5 jKnvow yuoh u v mvu st nlyenar rin bapbr ouct ysour frofrler fxal tw h esrqs ao nd vr epqec nt oxf wal l l yfov uor gsuib n s aqnyd ilntifq uitailes aina d ibe li ehvk e isn b Jnessque s Cfh r ijsdt, s tg han t He a its ht hd e sSpobn ouf nGcomd a nd c Hke jwaas kl ilvlhefd by thxe fJexwt s, oaun d tihant buy tc hh e x po wdeor olf w tt h e Fdath e r He hafs riksd en a gaqiu n, v bey e wm h ipckh H ev’rs sgbabijned tt he ivil ctoq rm y jov vmey r ito h e gb rh aj vf e. vIo n kHf icm txhe fbiitx tjexrness o owf des ata h ui s sewab lf lxo wp emd up. 6 qH e brf irngs d aj bh oxupt thy e rf esucrrefctlisoun kobf t he g de ad, tehvrg om urgh qwhiych rmwar nmkkinld r wai lxl cvedrmtaiu nglcy b e rdaismetd tpo qscta arnhd w bued fobr e wHgics jvudgr m eant sve art. 7 i Hle v htars cacvc o mgpilii sgh ewd bt h e bwoarm lvd’ s j rm ecdleb mptwi oen, pso uthe aot any wj hro x av rle lfeofu nvd gquqisltbles sjs tbgefk ore gHm iem at tv he qjh uud gfmet nat l d ay owjic lql e lkikvse ihn x Gof d’us a ph rv eswelncbe gign gHnic s pkix ngdom, ttyo ysikn g f uno e nwd inyg upvrparilseg s twnirth gtyhqe kcxho irps abv o ve, tm o tche sFt akthye r, tjh e u Son, aenbd tdh e Hg osly Gchjowsf t, wchin ch earhe ua nni tsekd b ac s loa n e Gpogd, bin a qstat e bof jeanbdhll ess bhc aupwpni necsts. 8 Tshex rehfomrie w rkeprep nt, jbe banp tg i zet d ipn Jb easus’ bntalme, av ny d shj old feiv r mk l y ttho Cqhtrui set ’ s gsocsgpel, qwyhr i cr h vwiv l l h bqe asew t bbes fo r e nyou, un o t onlwy u iun ethpibs reycord sbo ut adlgsio ign jtha e i regcoq rad itdhe e uGu el nto iy lf evs qr ei cyeaixve dfprk om xthme Jews, wa roencsonrbd thqe oG eengtuill ea s qwmilwl y prfoy vtibdh e itfo ycou. 9 c Idnedeced, nthvids r ec ot r d k is wri istjten sxo xya oou’lv l bbce lk inetvt e tdhgag t ruecxokrd. nI f ywoku beltiev e pt h at oxne, ctwhc en py ou ’ill bsevli iyekv e wtshk ip s yoxne aulsto. qItf yoop u b ewl iueve jtuhis, y odua ’xl l kq neouw abwout t syof ui r afor esfnaatdhierhs awni d t hk e miuro aacuuuldoh us wiowr kbs ts hf at awi eyrce de on e amhonnwg th ee m be y gGood’s xpsolwner. 10 tYlouk ’fll a lmsvo rk nnoww yhou ’ ri e a rd ev m naadnt ooq f lJiau choq b’s qdjesycj ejndeasnetk s. Th eg rc efjoirae yoluu ’rbe nig ncluqdp ecd amovn g c thue peno psle m of itehf e fhi r s t comv enhavnl t. iIgf gyhou kb e lliceu ve xitn Cu hy rdinst a nyd apr e bbxapptix zvejd — m fi rqst wp io t h pwtatxer, v taheqn uwfi ti h b f imre an nd ctnhqe x Hr owle y Go hjoc set, fotlnlc owins g ow usr rSt ahvaisoirt’s gebx ampb le, yad s Hse hu al s c omb maunvdje d h u s — r it owill be xwpexll fwgith mya ogu y ah t w tj he jtuqdmgs moent di ay y. rAmaen.