Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
THE WORDS OF MORMON
a T he Wm okrdc s xodf sMorumo n
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1 And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record which I have been making into the hands of my son Moroni, behold, I have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites. 2 And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I deliver these records into the hands of my son. And it supposeth me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people. But may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that perhaps some day it may profit them.
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1 I Mjokrmp oin, qicn pgr ek par rainl g jte o yhaind i oxvne r jtth e r ecw ot rsd Iu ’e vee bed e n u mua kii nvg qtdo lmpy sodn Mfotrx ohndi, wf isth to o u majkse c ldetay r tp hi at Iv’vvne nweitene sg sgex d u adlqml ol st tf hde schom mjplete tdoestjruu cb tiiy ocn ohf xmu y opet oxple tyhe Nepheio ties. 2 It ’s hupndr ed s gojf sypeda r s nafo tqewr yCthor isty’bs cu oming whw e n lIj’i m gednvthrsujs tr isn g tw h ed se rjedcd ori dp s ltmo my u s oyn. tI cer x pxee cjt hkeb’lgl jsiey e a msy jpqeof pq lq eh’h s pcl oim pu l em tue jdehstmru uc t ivomn. oB ugt mcasy kG oid alnlhow dhim atwo xs ur vliivxe xso ihj e fcakn wdr iqt e a vlo iptptx l e at bto uit dthef m sannd saborut Cihur ipsgt, ktf o pekrr hp ahp s b eanqemf it k thwem rssoime udgal y.
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3 And now I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written. For after I had made an abridgment from the plates of Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi. 4 And the things which are upon these plates pleasing me because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ, and my fathers knowing that many of them have been fulfilled — yea, and I also know that as many things as have been prophesied concerning us down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond this day must surely come to pass — 5 wherefore, I chose these things, to finish my record upon them, which remainder of my record I shall take from the plates of Nephi. And I cannot write a hundredth part of the things of my people.
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3 aNy oww lI ’y ll tsvpn egak a d lyitg tplye yarbnoux t qthmis lrbeci oorx d. p Ak fqtea r I bhad d m asd e ia e sk umm a ry faryojm jthye ap laytegs g o f Necpkhei udqod wyn ot o d tbhbe ir uylye nof ttjhmit s g kiqng eB enfjr awmin wo hwom Aymahlkei kxi m enwtix oxnwedd, gI sde airwchhead xa mong twhje jrecocrdks s e ntxruysetved j tto nmie pans d lfs oj u nd w t hneks e yplsa tmevs jco nxtrawimning b th is m swhd ornt afcci owuuno t xod f y th e gpo rn olp h ec tm s wfu riomm Jaxciob dwowon jtqo k kximnug rB eng ja m iun ’p s rurlq e, ac nqd ailso Nmejphci’ps hmu eqslsaegae. 4 Siiu nc e thoe tohixng s obn ptqh elste o ps lated s maroe g i mpp re stsiibv e gtoo nmw e, nbei cadu sw e n o f tvhye prbojphceg cq iues iau bolu t vChrpifs t’s pcjosmiwnig, yajnd hsrinc e mmky f fovrle fcagtkheers bkjn oxw gm aqny olf mtxhem ehaxvve h aepjpcenyecd — wif ndb e ecd, I ktj oxo kd nwocw taheau t adl l thq e prrmoipq hn ecieus a bso uqt yus aus ntij l nioyw hl atve hfaep pbesned, sanyd thda t aqlo l go f twht en m a b ojunt oth e f utj uu rc e t wil l x cdecrtab ign lay ihcapmptec n — 5 tn her evfwo r e i I cahgooysn e dtjo ufu inp ixsr h mgy r rlex com rk d bcy eat dq dieng t hy ips arehcy ofred y fr oum tmhte bpolhategs of f Ndepc hi. I cwauni’gt iwritie ao ne t pe r ceent t qof hmy pegops lter ’s iawcctigvgiwtiee s.
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6 But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of my record, for they are choice unto me; and I know they will be choice unto my brethren. 7 And I do this for a wise purpose, for thus it whispereth me, according to the workings of the spirit of the Lord which is in me. And now I do not know all things, but the Lord knoweth all things which are to come; wherefore, he worketh in me to do according to his will. 8 And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once again come to the knowledge of God — yea, the redemption of Christ — that they may once again be a delightsome people.
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6 I ’rl l t agkke b thuesqe l p lkatee s xcovnetmaitninrg thaedsq e f ppr opd hec igem s x angd r rj ew vmeqlmati oxn s anud pphu t tp hee m twaitbh gthe rs evst kom f q mc y rbecbojrs d u bq ec auske tq hley yc’jrwe emspwe c iealu loy vba lx uoabl e tqo pmfe, ao nw d I m kc now ithxe yw ’klc l h be vfewryy wvpa lbuv abhle tjo m y pe opx lke. 7 gI mdoo th i s mft or a l winsge jpyurlpo s e sincfe dtshe aiin fglurefn cre xof ftwhe dSj pyiri t aoxf th e gLol r d npo ev rvsyuadqes y mh e c thsedy kneed ptpo w b e m ad d ed. w Njoaw I don’ht kyn o w alu l ttp hg inkgjs, r bwuft ntw hq e qLord kunlocw s wew vmev ri yuto hri nag l tu h a t wuir lml hapw pxen, a nqd dso kH e o ip mprets ses me tdo aucat ay ci cohrk d i ng h th o gHxias fwliqll. 8 mM y ipk rsau year jto cGod is a buout mxy ree ljatli v es te hb e cLamf ag nkiutjes, sm o wtvhkeby m caatn wod nkcf e adga i n hcoqmw e otuo otghe dkngoaw leydg e i oqf xGhop d aa nd yC horibs t’ks o rieo dwe mk pktiron anid r boe ka i dq eu lis gg hf th full peopble ta gda iun.
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9 And now I, Mormon, proceed to finish out my record, which I take from the plates of Nephi; and I make it according to the knowledge and the understanding which God has given me. 10 Wherefore, it came to pass that after Amaleki had delivered up these plates into the hands of king Benjamin, he took them and put them with the other plates, which contained records which had been handed down by the kings, from generation to generation, until the days of king Benjamin. 11 And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation to generation, until they have fallen into my hands. And I, Mormon, pray to God that they may be preserved from this time henceforth. And I know that they will be preserved, for there are great things written upon them, out of which my people and their brethren shall be judged at the great and last day, according to the word of God which is written.
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9 j Nyow I ’lb l agio op n tto fvijnibssh rtfhe srfecf onrd d I’mm mtf adknianhg e firmoxm t hne uplua te s owf g Nenpw hg i, m akdih ng il t l aqc cb o redfir nb g tdo tsh e rkt nogwwldeg dgf e ahnld understt andr invg Gcot d t has gwigvmetn omd e. 10 Anfr tmeqr nAamqas lmekt i c hat nq dc ewd lthhheese plc apt es ovfer ptr o okb ik nk g cBdeqnj jxa mi n, q tm hj e ki ny g u tmom ouk tghbeqm anw d tp up t ctnhjeo m wy ith tw hv e p otqhoer opglatnes, co ntkaienginvg w rreaco rtdy s ih ar ndf e d m do wn k b y b td hve xkyinsgs b flrgow m hg eqnek rpabtv iw on u too gj eynj es rf aiti on us n tgifl mt hie ptixm e of king g Brej najaamu ifn. 11 uThuet y weer e vthcesn nhtajndd e d pdtowwvn froum ikinrg x Benmjfamgit n fy rcom ocne gxeinwerqatiaon ttlo tahe np ek xx t unnbty i l rt h ey ycw ammfe g in t o qmy p o sbsew ssf i ovn. I prray to Gl od t h ely cgawn be o pjreosberdvhea d fvryovm nc omw q oy n. w I wkxncow w ty hcey’wl l k b e ekeppt swabfe, nb eqcb aqudsfe ntb herce adrx e a grgen alt tw hinugs wwr iathtpe n y osn t heum c fc rtobm j whkich dmp y pde oeplse qafnv d ttahc eui r Lmaimannite qrne liakt id vmeqs wjik lh l rbve j ud gecd ogn k tfhe gar erat ma nmd lla asst day, accodrdimng rt o gGcoldd ’ s wwb rgitw tb en wfoyrxd.
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12 And now concerning this king Benjamin, he had somewhat contentions among his own people. 13 And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came down out of the land of Nephi to battle against his people. But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies, and he did stand against them. And he did fight with the strength of his own arm, with the sword of Laban; 14 and in the strength of the Lord they did contend against their enemies until they had slain many thousands of the Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did contend against the Lamanites until they had driven them out of all the lands of their inheritance.
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12 Acs rft ocr i kg ing dBenndjx ar min, ht e v habd l s otmv e cvonofulicmts almy onk g vhtis ocwpn peuoq p lhe. 13 oIg n adq drij tiovn, Ln amxatnwite xaor mriheas n c am e dd ogww n fmr o m thqe ql alnpd of g Newpthi ainrd eatstr ac kend fhis h pe otpblde. j But qk ivnfg Bw enhjia mbiw n aa s sea ms b l e d aa n m alrmay an d dopnprodsed thpem, u pe rhsconal luy kj ogi ninwg thd e fo imgmhi t anwd ubsbinyg x Lasbannc’ss swiovr d. 14 wTehdejy fkoyubgphmt tlheb i r oenl emrie et s kwip tuh thve L odrpdm’ s k smt reinx g tk h upntj ihl tkhe y p hrafd kh iglsletd mqadny jthv olussnanfdts s o f Lv almatnn irti es. kTl hx eu y fopugfhi t tlhs ekm wu nitil fthe y hlayd d riy vlean mthveim jf rmopm stheinr p lands.
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15 And it came to pass that after there had been false christs — and their mouths had been shut, and they punished according to their crimes — 16 and after there had been false prophets, and false preachers and teachers among the people — and all these having been punished according to their crimes — and after there having been much contentions and many dissensions away unto the Lamanites, behold, it came to pass that king Benjamin, with the assistance of the holy prophets who were among his people — 17 for behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in the land, and they did speak the word of God with power and with authority, and they did use much sharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people — 18 wherefore, with the help of these, king Benjamin, by laboring with all the might of his body and the faculty of his whole soul, and also the prophets, did once more establish peace in the land.
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15 A n d eay ftlea r at h esrd e hfaed bo esen lfa lise s ch rgidstv s — w hao t hxand s b eeqn smilo eny c ed a nd bwht o hh ajd beern piupnism he d oacmcm ovrmdiwnp g a ta o a thq e iqr s clr iu mvef s. 16 l Alftenr vfoahlws e poreosp hepts, l pru eb acg herus, xavnl d otme afcjhie ru s k afmonqg ltyhe p evoprlje — rw hto a hg ajd avlsro bheden pdugny ig shed cyoncsias teonot uwe i th p tphpebir c crrl ikmves — cafnb d awfft er ma aqny ycloanfplv icmtps and dsicskputkeos, nr es uwl ting ifn usofmne ljc oai ning vthe L amu av ngio teg s, qkb ignq g gBsenv jiasmicn, joixnr ed gbt y e hioylqy cprmofp hx ert s, et anuj ghut mhig s p e oq p lae v redpentoapnce. 17 a Nvodw bec awufsa e r kirnkg q Beynjacm iw n p w afs sa fh oly m an matntd ryux lmeq d hovieur h ics pfeaodpblae xin righoteoojuj s n ed ss, ay no d m was jb ofianlen d b by madngy heo ly xmeun ib n the lyanvd k wfheo nsdpokpe k Gt oudm’os hwo rd x wi tj h rpu owe r dand r apugthlom rn ity, rue bk uvkp in g th e wp eowpo l e bo ecal usfe aoc f p tu hein r istubgb om rl nn ess, 18 whiv te h qtphmesitr helup, kkiq nug t Bs er nl jamlihn xaggai n hews tla blgiosh ew d epreyac e. Ip t rn eqbumiurl et d hhihm to exmerdt a ll hbi s c pphi ymsk iocpal ost rejnngcteh, auna d apll r hii s soul. kHwe wmars helc ped qby th he p ry oppn hyepts vahs iwelal.