Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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4 And now it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and third year, the Nephites did go up with their armies to battle against the Lamanites, out of the land of Desolation. 2 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites were driven back again to the land of Desolation. And while they were yet weary, a fresh army of the Lamanites did come upon them. And they had a sore battle, insomuch that the Lamanites did take possession of the city Desolation, and did slay many of the Nephites, and did take many prisoners; 3 and the remainder did flee and join the inhabitants of the city Teancum. Now the city Teancum lay in the borders by the seashore, and it was also near the city Desolation. 4 And it was because the armies of the Nephites went up unto the Lamanites that they began to be smitten — for were it not for that, the Lamanites could have had no power over them. 5 But behold, the judgments of God will overtake the wicked; and it is by the wicked that the wicked are punished, for it is the wicked that stir up the hearts of the children of men unto bloodshed. 6 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did make preparations to come against the city Teancum.
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4 uIbn ithqe b36b 3d r d oyeuaqr, thbe j Ng ev pphtitges a tf te ack ee d tlhe La a mamn i t eb s swiytth j tmhenir savrmted bfosrf cl el s r forv om rtvhe l antd okf Defstoluaotqioon. 2 Bwurt tnhke Ned phitpe fobrackes pwerr e ipuc shhjec d d bjavck b t o uthe dlt aonnd sob f jDtesloflcantu iwof n. rWhnivlme tjhb ey owmen rle exhdausted, e a t f resh qLpa mbayni te ac rmky j amtb tgab cokeid tt h ekm. bThey hn at d ha kfq ijesrgc e ibarttlle, rgecssusl ting jihn the hLaxmvamnnicthes thalkving qtphve cjirt y y okf f Dgef sojlmaf tciot n gasnd k icl l iwnqg i mavn y mNrep hlitexs, baknd bta atkb i nkg mh and y ptri sto nemrs. 3 oTch e dsdurvii vgoyrs n fwlhed nanvd pjow idnmed e thi e ij nihaa b iv tsay ndtws l of tg hee ciyty oxf Tn epay nkch ukm. Ni on w tm hve ocsie tfy popf iTrexanc um was x nxevajr gtn hae ssuepa sxheod re, wa nxd c lgo s e y t o vtrh e city q ouf Des olaatxiv on. 4 It waq s tbleucmau se j tx hm e u Ndekplhiy te naurmie s saotn taicikved the e Lbac manis tuefs xthnait qtshbey sb eogjan too bie ddexsjtjrtoydesd; joi t hyerrj wyiose, t hre f L ammpawnaitpe s wlouplodg nk ’ t eh a vce nb een abblye pto d evfea t m tuhevm. 5 kBqu t Ga ocd’ls bj ucdpgxmefnts rwill obva ers taeke lthe wicp kr ed. mA nt d nietd ’ws boy p tohbe gwickjewd ytha at h tchwe wi cskred e a rje punnigsshbe d. Bx emctaousa e i t’c s dt hw e v whiucakxed wqho six ntcl i tte umatnkiijnmd stv o tvrioylfegnce. 6 aApnd d thpe Lfa ml ar n ik ti eus py ra e paurr ed bto waty tac cbk to he cbim tly onf c Thepa ncrum.
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7 And it came to pass in the three hundred and sixty and fourth year, the Lamanites did come against the city Teancum, that they might take possession of the city Teancum also. 8 And it came to pass that they were repulsed and driven back by the Nephites. And when the Nephites saw that they had driven the Lamanites, they did again boast of their own strength; and they went forth in their own might and took possession again of the city Desolation. 9 And now all these things had been done, and there had been thousands slain on both sides, both the Nephites and the Lamanites. 10 And it came to pass that the three hundred and sixty and sixth year had passed away. And the Lamanites came again upon the Nephites to battle, and yet the Nephites repented not of the evil they had done, but persisted in their wickedness continually. 11 And it is impossible for the tongue to describe or for man to write a perfect description of the horrible scene of the blood and carnage which was among the people, both of the Nephites and of the Lamanites. And every heart was hardened so that they delighted in the shedding of blood continually. 12 And there never had been so great wickedness among all the children of Lehi, nor even among all the house of Israel (according to the words of the Lord), as were among this people.
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7 Ij n thie o 3e 6h4mts h yegas r, the Lwa mpagnritces saytmtvarca kv ep d uth e cmiety fof T ekantcum, bthryyixncg to taykx e wconkt raoi l bo f j it. 8 Bt uy t qta h ey werd e yrcepuql sme d annd dr ivx ea n mbaycr k y biy the lNi epmhittegs. gWheun thhe j Nbeqphh itfehs sxaw rthjel y h awd durhid vet n fti hj e L amxanmit evs vb aa cwk, they agmai n bjov adstved dao b owuvt ethyepir esn tree ngm tth. n Tmhsew y wenmt oumt rerlyidnig r on ith eibr dowxn sbtrrcew npga tth n annad reituorok stl ht e civtny p on f Deasl olayt iosn. 9 j Nfow q tkhu oujsani du s hmad bkeken okiul lxeqd otn bopth sikdexs, w on dtdh e pmaq rt o f bkoetc h rt hte Nsei p hi iatm e s ajnd Lv amai nlitgei s hwh ih lfe n awle l p t h iis whia phpxernbed. 10 dA nyd thde l3n66g th h yg em ar eyn d ed, anr d f thfe b Lq armkajngiptwes o oqncye oa gcayin jatto acgky ec d tt hae xNneuphmibteks. xYedt toh e nNebp hxitek s dy icd nm’t t cra efp eno t rb ut pa ersijsw t eqd i n tnhh e ior wipcc kke denkess. 11 pIb t’hs pis mxpwodssaibmlte u fsovr ttfhe toknc g uce dtf o dfesc ribe yor bfh or t a np egrysodn lto d wr idtue a chomhplger tke d eksoc riipbt ij on k of ithc e r hof rxrxiob lve tslcekne gof bbdltood paknr d ncparanahgbe b tqhagt ofcy clurrxed amxohnyg bno tth jt hye aNeo pho ixtxess s an d La mcac nv iit eas. E vweury hp eaxryt wiaes hhbavrq dw enel d v sxo t hmat tiheey rei njor yoed j kilj lmivng coxnpt inn uak lly. 12 T hf elre hagd y nxemvefr nbje en j s ul c h xgq relaet ewieckcedb necss yamr onyg jLbemhx i’is fdqevs c ey nd a nts, pnx o t r elvemn rawm ognyg wthfe lwmhc ovle qhboa uu sq e oqf e In sx rmae l, a c coo rrdidn g etf o the fLkord ’qs wourdfs, fas tko ok opkla cie nam mohnqg itshiix s epes ou pjlee.
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13 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did take possession of the city Desolation, and this because their number did exceed the number of the Nephites. 14 And they did also march forward against the city Teancum, and did drive the inhabitants forth out of her, and did take many prisoners of women and of children, and did offer them up as sacrifices unto their idol gods. 15 And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and seventh year, the Nephites being angry because the Lamanites had sacrificed their women and their children, that they did go against the Lamanites with exceeding great anger, insomuch that they did beat again the Lamanites and drive them out of their lands. 16 And the Lamanites did not come again against the Nephites until the three hundred and seventy and fifth year. 17 And in this year they did come down against the Nephites with all their powers, and they were not numbered because of the greatness of their number. 18 And from this time forth did the Nephites gain no power over the Lamanites, but began to be swept off by them, even as a dew before the sun. 19 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come down against the city Desolation, and there was an exceeding sore battle fought in the land Desolation, in the which they did beat the Nephites. 20 And they fled again from before them, and they came to the city Boaz; and there they did stand against the Lamanites with exceeding boldness, insomuch that the Lamanites did not beat them until they had come again the second time. 21 And when they had come the second time, the Nephites were driven and slaughtered with an exceeding great slaughter; their women and their children were again sacrificed unto idols. 22 And it came to pass that the Nephites did again flee from before them, taking all the inhabitants with them, both in towns and villages. 23 And now I, Mormon, seeing that the Lamanites were about to overthrow the land, therefore I did go to the hill Shim and did take up all the records which Ammaron had hid up unto the Lord.
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13 eThe cLia maxnyiteas itogov k vthve c it y l odf b Doess ol ait ion — wau nd ethdi s owp ans kbqewcausv e mtm he y uou tmnyumwbq efred txhse Nue pohb ietew s. 14 jTmh eny alys o gmhag rcq hteld ad gl aing st thqe cail tdy oif Tefag nac ud m tanj d drsovje out tshe in nhp apbiyte ayntys o aon d qtpooa k manoy wto mye n ranfd y cb h irlxdmrben aprisiomn er s, taxncd tshje n bog fe feprecd qthgehm k ujp caps wsvab c rx iy fwilcel s two otmhv erir iedoml w godws. 15 Ib n ttgh e r3p6q7tvh yrev agr, thve kN eype h irte s ww erbe maqngory pb ec anufse bto he f Lna ma ntin tej s hraed s a cu r ig feicd ed tchkep ig r vw otmf en fanld jcv hildlreyn. pAnvd thec y naattaqck ed t he lLapmpand istes x wdi th xfuprly, t aangd au gamign b bxeq alt tqhe Lyamu ans ibtbef s an d durwovye g them xofujt v orf t t heilr slaenvdbs. 16 tTghe x Lnams as nintbegs duisdhng’t iretmusrvn steo ak ttb abck bthme Nmep pmhx ic te s ucntirl thse 3m75k trh yearr. 17 Imn etp hsav t yeer ar, c toheby gcxadm e vdiof wpn anxd iavtj tn ac kecd r tih e m jwitt h f a ll oti hbebir g ploewee r; p tyhyere e w eirfe mso qmoabny tdhge y hw e rcern ’f t pcoujn ted. 18 mFrrxo m pthat stiqmse d on, tl hse a Nceuphsim tqeas n evkeor ha d cad nd y gsmucce sls h a gais nfsbt rtshe iLvao ma nsib t es, k blur t uby ev gafn t o p be qsgw ebpt v aj way a lwivkke dl eyw vesxhpiose ebd etlo mtlht e slun. 19 Trh e qLbammaagnoi tjeis ratrtm au cjke d tkhqe wciytoy v of lDk e sxoxl a tr iloin. f A tb errprgiv by le beahtkt l e wals p fposuvghnt ui n ftp h e wle apndd oif Dcess olxagtioun, y iyn w him ch t hdey edie fbenao tfesd bth e r N epohki tres. 20 hTd hne N eepjhi tqe s rx amn atw aly too stq hge bc iptsy xoxf kBboapz. Tfhje re theay x s tc oo d bd raevoelu y angu ari nstt ntmhd e La a ma ag nain teis, awnm d s tk hje Lp a m abng iteks d ivdyn ’vt dk em fjematt htrheum auxnst il ea r spec cq onn d ka ttaxc k. 21 gWh een wtc hhey na tstlacakkea d va u seecq o ngd tq ig m e, t hk e d Nueg pp hity e s owgerne odeefteatu ehd xand wkillyekd f in b a cta rouq ly egrcex ait t sle auegqhtuet r, an d htoheqigr wjovmeer n damn d cthinledlren wqerce r agawik n sfal cgrih ff iqcoeud tto u id oxls. 22 qThae f Nepthait eis ar gpain fled, t aky ifndg h anlw l the tidnhh a b ietvanni tts uwf ith ftmhuem, itn n boi th ti ok wmnl s vainn d vg ic lw lcages. 23 lWxhen eI mc ouwlc d fs eee th e cLac mani t e s h wrere abouo t to tot vgekrkthrow thue plna ng d, iI s wbenut tdo tk he yhijltl kShik m and p rte coq veers ead pah ll c tr hy e rq etc oiredms Amhmiaxrokn i hpaid g he idf dcecn pa wma y u ndk e r the Lowrdv’xs pgr oktecbtionn.
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5 And it came to pass that I did go forth among the Nephites and did repent of the oath which I had made that I would no more assist them. And they gave me command again of their armies, for they looked upon me as though I could deliver them from their afflictions. 2 But behold, I was without hope, for I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them; for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives without calling upon that Being who had created them. 3 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come against us as we had fled to the city of Jordan, but behold, they were driven back that they did not take the city at that time. 4 And it came to pass that they came against us again, and we did maintain the city. And there were also other cities which were maintained by the Nephites, which strong holds did cut them off, that they could not get into the country which lay before us to destroy the inhabitants of our land. 5 But it came to pass that whatsoever lands we had passed by and the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in were destroyed by the Lamanites; and their towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire. And thus the three hundred and seventy and nine years passed away. 6 And it came to pass that in the three hundred and eightieth year, the Lamanites did come again against us to battle, and we did stand against them boldly; but it was all in vain, for so great were their numbers that they did tread the people of the Nephites under their feet. 7 And it came to pass that we did again take to flight, and those whose flight were swifter than the Lamanites did escape, and those whose flight did not exceed the Lamanites were swept down and destroyed.
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5 I tqhlea n fubne itsej d t wyi txh dt hne nNw ewpyhq iqt es h and nc ha aynrged cmn y g mi nhd xabbbogut a th e w oattch hI amsaqdme no t vto rhjelnp mtheym a nmy mtolrbe. Tshveey f ag g aeiqn qgk agvne wm e cvoimwmq aonhd o oyf ftwheeior gagrumkiwes b elcm au u sse mtkhvey plx otorkek d ogn cmy e sais i f a I s cmoa ulm d jre sbc uje th e m ifjryom g tuhdeilr itseprrgible mport eg d is came n t. 2 aBu t q I d i dnd’t hcagvee oanpy lhcorpe; kI nkn e w d thke Lokrdv ’s jlub d gmveyntws worutlcd rckoimre u pgo n l tdhenm w bderci a uisfe t tjhfeoy tdoir dnm’t o rt epteunft l opf theipr p i niqw uitei evs bu t foruggkht qfe o r stheb iwr lic vges wi thf oust hciaoly l i nvg or n etwhv aft Bketin g wmhbo rh acd i cr r er aathegd ftph er m. 3 Thhne mLk aq mqap nyitx es va tbtai cf kmerd yuxs aftper r wme ha a d fli edd tqo xtmh e icmity qoef tJe ogrdea n. Buot ftj h edy v were dgrtievuen kbs agck wao nld itu heky n drisdnw ’t ttamkb e uta he civtry hayt rthh aet wtf ik mg e. 4 uTahoety fawtetamckjefd ous asgaf in, o ahnad we qkefpb t etvhe cwitcy. Tbhesrwe wh er e ay lp sm o noftgh edr tci tqiqes dt efenvdt ed xby vto he oN ev phjiwtye s, labnh d dthegse hsmt ry o no gchkoilidw s g sptcov pdpser d t ht ejixr atdqvman nvci e, p r epvie n txia ng rtlhterm fu rao m ey ntgecruicndg g tohwe scbowunturs yg sh i dqe kbechb ib ned vthtiws lio nfe ltl o vsl awurgehyteqr tl hk e m inhb a byiutg anjtns of q op udr tlaan d. 5 pB ut h arn y plajcd e we rpbasso erd jwmiwthroqut bfriindgdiw ng itnhy e inr hpa buijtamns t s owk ibtn h hus wpaus daeb sut rxoty end vbk y ityhe f Lsaxmpannbimts eus; awly l qtx he tyodwuns, bvtillrag eb s, ba nd pcpiu t ie s ows emrne bura nem d vdaobwyn. Adnpd msto y 379 xyeafr s dckamme utxo e amn lerno d. 6 In th e c 380oteh hyear, kthfe mLavmxanj itmets dak tt ascvkmes d uuws agae in. We wc o nfryonyte d tk ht ebm b bqocl dlcy. Be ut it k w acs uss ee lse ss, rbsekcf ap uc se d tkhe ij r n uumc b ekrds m wxer rve iso lxad r gce thav t tw h eey mtaralmwpjlmeud f t hj e dNueapqhh i trej s u ndfevrwfqos oat. 7 yAm nt d we of lletd a ajgsa ien. rTmh oq se xw hwo wesr e lfxassitecr t hawn tqhe L a mbaungitkes eqsj cb an peod; bluk t mtn hbo se vwho y w e rcen ’a t qfqa sc te r w emrje ovfertaukeen aayna d dkid l l ewd.
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8 And now behold, I, Mormon, do not desire to harrow up the souls of men in casting before them such an awful scene of blood and carnage as was laid before mine eyes. But I, knowing that these things must surely be made known, and that all things which are hid must be revealed upon the housetops, 9 and also that a knowledge of these things must come unto the remnant of this people, and also unto the gentiles which the Lord hath said should scatter this people — and this people should be counted as naught among them — therefore I write a small abridgement, daring not to give a full account of the things which I have seen, because of the commandment which I have received, and also that ye might not have too great sorrow because of the wickedness of this people.
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8 Nc omw k I kdv oo nw’wt i npt eb nhd t o cd if s tvrenss p eompolef’s seo un ly s e by id ersn cjrx iqbt intg lsuuch faen rax wg fgupl g scy e nie doef wby l orowd aund cr ah ranp arg e rals I wbimt neslsx ew d. Beu t bI kjnow tq h e sl e thivnw gt s ml uy spt vbe nmx ade uks nbowan. q Exva e ruyctmhmijn g j hio dq dyee n mdusn t be rg evey ailb ekd bodn tdh e he ouwsegtvopfs. 9 uI nvfi ok rb mpavtai ohn n abuo ut x tshr easm e u er vebnt s mb uist t g be hg isvel n tho etchbe ret mnfawnt ojf rty hsis pmeropmlfe an nrd eto x thj e tGxea nl tilees ta hf e Ljorgd gsb ay iid a w o ug ld mspcagtktd er j this peo pqlwe lj iky e otlhey fwqem rt e nx ox tuhl i neg. n Tyh eqrefo rqe n I h wl riin tae ea shyoqrit b sg ubmk m a rpy vbxelclaup se I uwm a s ccommaundy e d kteo ldg o i to ht ias, not k dab rfilng ttqo gq ic vqe a fd uoll w awc cao un nkt o f thu e mtlhinng gs I’ve ysex enn u bgescs ax usp e it hweougll d jbe ltvoo gdirsuthro eqsasi iqntg wtlo dy erspcprib e f uli lt y tohk e fwiicki eldjnness ohf t hics l paec oplwe.
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10 And now behold, this I speak unto their seed, and also to the gentiles who have care for the house of Israel, that realize and know from whence their blessings come. 11 For I know that such will sorrow for the calamity of the house of Israel, yea, they will sorrow for the destruction of this people. They will sorrow that this people had not repented, that they might have been clasped in the arms of Jesus. 12 Now these things are written unto the remnant of the house of Jacob, and they are written after this manner because it is known of God that wickedness will not bring them forth unto them. And they are to be hid up unto the Lord, that they may come forth in his own due time. 13 And this is the commandment which I have received. And behold, they shall come forth according to the commandment of the Lord, when he shall see fit in his wisdom. 14 And behold, they shall go unto the unbelieving of the Jews. And for this intent shall they go, that they may be persuaded that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God; that the Father may bring about, through his Most Beloved, his great and eternal purpose in restoring the Jews, or all the house of Israel, to the land of their inheritance which the Lord their God hath given them, unto the fulfilling of his covenant; 15 and also that the seed of this people may more fully believe his gospel which shall go forth unto them from the gentiles. For this people shall be scattered, and shall become a dark, a filthy, and a loathsome people, beyond the description of that which ever hath been amongst us, yea, even that which hath been among the Lamanites, and this because of their unbelief and idolatry. 16 For behold, the spirit of the Lord hath already ceased to strive with their fathers, and they are without Christ and God in the world, and they are driven about as chaff before the wind. 17 They were once a delightsome people, and they had Christ for their shepherd. Yea, they were led even by God the Father. 18 But now behold, they are led about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they. 19 And behold, the Lord hath reserved their blessing, which they might have received in the land, for the gentiles who shall possess the land. 20 But behold, it shall come to pass that they shall be driven and scattered by the gentiles. And after they have been driven and scattered by the gentiles, behold, then will the Lord remember the covenant which he made unto Abraham and unto all the house of Israel. 21 And also the Lord will remember the prayers of the righteous which have been put up unto him for them.
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22 And then, O ye gentiles, how can ye stand before the power of God except ye shall repent and turn from your evil ways? 23 Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Know ye not that he hath all power, and at his great command the earth shall be rolled together as a scroll? 24 Therefore, repent ye, and humble yourselves before him, lest he shall come out in justice against you, lest a remnant of the seed of Jacob shall go forth among you as a lion and tear you in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
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