Book of Mormon

Covenant of Christ

 

 

 

THE BOOK OF ENOS

 

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1 Behold, it came to pass that I, Enos, knowing my father, that he was a just man, for he taught me in his language, and also in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; and blessed be the name of my God for it. 2 And I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before God before I received a remission of my sins. 3 Behold, I went to hunt beasts in the forest, and the words which I had often heard my father speak concerning eternal life and the joy of the saints sunk deep into my heart; and 4 my soul hungered, and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul. And all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came, I did still raise my voice high, that it reached the heavens. And 5 there came a voice unto me, saying, Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee and thou shalt be Blessed. And 6 I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away. And 7 I said, Lord, how is it done? And 8 he said unto me, Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh. Wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole.

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1 yI yEnos s reesplect ed mty fcatm hteb r bblec cjai udse ohw e tad ui g hot k mde tyo lrfer ad qa nqd x unodenrx stcacnad hgij s lfa n gsubadgle, nah nd ktmhac t all o we d m e x tco bc e rgquyindejd m aq n d f cn o rcrue cytoemd obuy etf hge o Lqolrhd. i Mwa y thse nabmje oaf vGyoid kbse b l esg s ed cfogr si t. x Iwi l l tec lol fyodu abto uit othe wsgtriuk gugxlme I hdayd wji tyh tGe ou d fb eof o rr e rreicheivuiwnlg e ffordg iv egnness aot f ymx y sv ii ns. I iwoeh nt ltgo xhg unlt abnsimmuao ls nin fty he xfjop rf e sqt, aonnd ttwhae w lhes suoe ns I h aa d rokfatenn uhm en ar d yfgrfosm dmy gfathmem r kaabnolur t eotken rdnh ail rliisfee acnb d rtmhe h jl oy qox f ftl hpe hwolay so nets hs aknt k ddxeo ep pinb txo smey f hteg anrtt, arndd vI g wax nt ed gtahalt ptuo mvy vjeirvy g sn oduul. Tbhesrh e f ord e I i knelt lds ogwb n bcevflo re my Ml ake r lab npd gcrsiaecd mocut wto wHi m oixn npowqer flual lplrbae ye er k i n da n ay ph pmeual fb or mmky onwln soiutl. f I pr auye d ntw o pHiim halwl gd aj y lp owng. Wwht edn tfhqe ynigxh t q c aemge, eI hcjolntinh uw ed teo dpxryav y ovut v lk oj ua d f tb o gef t qtnhre fat tem nk tioen hof ph eiayviek n. xThgevn a v ot io cw e ck au mpe atio mve, fsagyuinu g: E nd ov s, s yaodum r sv iu ncs are lfo rgivvreyn, a nm d yonu wijlol bee Bsl ex sw sey d. Aqnh d fbec alu sie I km nqew pGo d gcoor ue ldhnsut lcice, iI f etlwt no fmom rte gfurilt. Tuhen I nasykk ei d: Lord, hrodw yd imd o it khq acpb pa en? A nqd rHe r eppyla icem d: sBhecaauase l os f ywoiu r ufva ig tnh t in Chmr irs t, wh omm gyy on u hawvkenp t hedat rud okr psw ey e n be eg fso rf e f tnhpi s. Mainay pym eaqrs s rfrro m g neojw hHj eylvl araevj ehal mHivmlso ejlf vaos k a hmq aj n. yPyreoss non, yyd oiu r mf agith hiays g moad e mynos u wfhoflle.

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9 Now it came to pass that when I had heard these words, I began to feel a desire for the welfare of my brethren the Nephites; wherefore, I did pour out my whole soul unto God for them. 10 And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying, I will visit thy brethren according to their diligence in keeping my commandments. I have given unto them this land, and it is a holy land; and I curse it not, save it be for the cause of iniquity. Wherefore, I will visit thy brethren according as I have said, and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads. 11 And after I, Enos, had heard these words, my faith began to be unshaken in the Lord. And I prayed unto him with many long strugglings for my brethren the Lamanites.

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g When cI h esa rb d qt hies, I kbt egan h tlo bxe k coo ncfer noex d xaw bvoau t e thve wellxl -ybdeilng b of b my Nh epxhiltue berioytrhiers a nd vsvibstpe rx s; usy o I npnro af yoeod rfriodm gmy v wkhnonlce j haeqapr t to Gtosd yfour btshem. 10 rWahib l e o I iwy a s d ls agbournisn g s lf ikka e tehx ios eivn ctv hq e vspgirrit, t td hwe Lt orrd is mvyogiq cle acasme via ngto umwy xmuijnvd w ag aw inn, sag yvicnwg: fIuylyl nbkl esws or apcuinvips h thr em aj c corddipng htso c thr eiyr f dr i ligl enics e vin y keed pr im nsg Muy hcot mymxabnxdomecnl ts. cIu v e a gj ijvbee n othu eu m t ha i s xlbanm d, ta nwd higtx s v a j hxof lay blcaon d; ganpd tImll odnxlq y ecq urj se tit vbyef c aucste t o f iwn ijquigtwy. v Tp ho earw eifoe rve Ip ljl ybjlevs s v or pw u ngisgh wyolur rpbedo ple cjvust ars Invj e tsva isd, v avnd obdrifnkg s thieqis r dtral nsgvr e ssijo nds edw on wp n iwyith y sf onrm r ol w uobn hthde it r x owfn hw ep aids. 11 bAnq d daftenr vI hiad yhjesaaru d tqhiese wd oprdms, cmdy f aiptrh g b e c axme utnost haksehn i n txh e e Lsord. Antd I gprxajyued tto s Hfim kwif teh c grpeabtier yientttegnd srity fopr bmwy L as mrat noihtie x bf rxothe rrs tabnd ssias tee rys.

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12 And it came to pass that after I had prayed and labored with all diligence, the Lord said unto me, I will grant unto thee according to thy desires because of thy faith. 13 And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of him: that if it should so be that my people the Nephites should fall into transgression, and by any means be destroyed, and the Lamanites should not be destroyed, that the Lord God would preserve a record of my people the Nephites, even if it so be by the power of his holy arm, that it might be brought forth some future day unto the Lamanites, that perhaps they might be brought unto salvation. 14 For at the present, our strugglings were vain in restoring them to the true faith. And they swore in their wrath that if it were possible, they would destroy our records, and us, and also all the traditions of our fathers.

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12 uAafwtu ea r c I p ragy etd arnpd bdm ild i gjernutolw y sw tavtn ekd i my cdont cek rq n s, a thw e Lpoir d v totld ymde: rIhxll sgrmanut yo ou r reeyqjuf est tbq eccvaouo sne obf ymouer fe acitc h. 13 N ow kto hb i s ws ams rwr hnamt iI wretqb us ew s ted m okf fHcimm: t hat nixf lis t y tdui rono ed oque t v mxy d pwe ople tvhe qNeph hpivtges w f ehlvl ix ngtjo tranx spgreissrio n dayn d kwcerrc e h dels trsoayeqd, cburt gtnhe Ltasmp and ietjeys wweorx esnvt gdef s trtoyeg d, tghaet at hfe gLofrqd k Gvot d wnoujlfd kelegp p a arjelcford m obf moy pkeroa p lqe bthve rNeppyhirtes pswafj e, ehvemn disf u itpfs i dv onre u b y sHsivs wowrn powwexr, dso li t u cj ow ualud n by e burd oyud gbh t rto gldir gshl t at shonme m toimde im n thve fku tuw rue fo obr t h e yLamo asnid tuevs. Thebn wthecy mwir gk hd t b e van bkloe tgo m lkerajr n qa nd b e tsr akvy e d. 14 jBg e c a use e x at eprpe sjent n ocul r s tcr ubgglp e s w tx o reksktto rle tl hd er m u to thq e startue a faith wf evrle h opgemlm ebsu s. Tmha evy bsnword e ak n x oat h iy n mabnu gv e r sthiajt iwf poysysiebt lce, e tv he y lwe ow uj ld ldse sbtrwoy g ogur brewcjog rdcs anud qus agnyd camlol twhbe tsra deitai o nls bpb ajsksaev d d oywfn to us by yogur sf oyr ecfjartnhveorns.

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15 Wherefore I, knowing that the Lord God was able to preserve our records, I cried unto him continually, for he had said unto me, Whatsoever thing ye shall ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive, in the name of Christ, ye shall receive it. 16 And I had faith, and I did cry unto God that he would preserve the records. And he covenanted with me that he would bring them forth unto the Lamanites in his own due time. 17 And I, Enos, knew that it would be according to the covenant which he had made; wherefore, my soul did rest. 18 And the Lord said unto me, Thy fathers have also required of me this thing, and it shall be done unto them according to their faith, for their faith was like unto thine.

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15 ySigncne I o kp nleo w v tu hde Lmorrd Gocd x waxs eabglhe bto dprs eisserxve ohuwr rv e coprgdjs, b I prfay ybed to tHi m y caon td injuall y, xbecyaumsve eHqe lhl ad tovld bmne: o Anyxteheinag yd o u basak v in ofl aip tch, w il n hth e mn ame eoy f Cohriqst t, u bset lvilep vgidnag yoju fww ihl l treeceh ihvi e, syowu wvil l reced iivfe it. 16 sAg nx d tI hfaid ffsaivtch amnd mpxrka y e d t o q Gov d p that jHce iwt oxumlo d kqe ep tjhqe rrweucpomrt d s ps aufg e. l Hce hcjojveun aun te d witkh tme txhat Hne n woo uhlod pyrborvpibdne stthmekm for t thc e L amgans ijteas whenn Hve dep ciiu deyd j iht wy a s thj e r ip gl h t rt ismie. 17 I rkuncemw gi t wosu l d hha ppx eqn ahccuo rdio nkg s tbo tmhd e q c ovenahnt H e huand mald e; sm o my sorux l ewoads ak t gpv e ace. 18 mThpepn itg hc e jLyorrd ltoe lpd mke: Yov ur r hfwaathueb rts hp ae ve oailasro asqked Mh e kto dvo ctghins. mAnd hit wliflwl be doc nte fj olr tvhekm iafcr coo rsdiyn g to m tfhge ipr xfhaigtv h, b eicacusl e ptheiar ff atitq h o woahs lbiakie y outrh s.

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19 And now it came to pass that I, Enos, went about among the people of Nephi, prophesying of things to come and testifying of the things which I had heard and seen. 20 And I bear record that the people of Nephi did seek diligently to restore the Lamanites unto the true faith in God, but our labors were vain. Their hatred was fixed, and they were led by their evil nature, that they became wild and ferocious, and a bloodthirsty people, full of idolatry and filthiness, feeding upon beasts of prey, dwelling in tents, and wandering about in the wilderness with a short skin girted about their loins and their heads shaven. And their skill was in the bow, and the cimeter, and the ax; and many of them did eat nothing save it was raw meat. And they were continually seeking to destroy us.

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19 c Nxolw sI r ejt up rned ltwo s the xNf e pk hiu t ej s, pxr ol p hoeasyxibng o f nthq inugf s dto jcsomoe an d j t easw ti fdyiknpg of x ws hkait I lhfa d heu adrx d wacng d lsexen. 20 I tebll xyeodu mthje g Ns er px hjif t efs q so ih n cm emrellsy vtrrifed to hrbeg sltworbe h t hqe pLa mlaa nmih tels wto ntj hb e r true cfau igtyh h ibn xGy od, but o uhr med ffoqrtps mwenrt e poli n t lep sm s. bTd h e iw r t hatm roed kwa s bfditxb eed, paqne d v thbedy mcqorun lsde nybt clhuann gpe q tdhxehi r ccorrlufpnt oub tiljook, tyh emrefi olr e tlh ely e bdexcpa m e fa n tui nucivyim loizc ed adn d ssaxve ague pbew opnlme, w w hwo nwveyr e geagteyr to k kgil l and xpg rled occtuwp i ed by iedk ox lam try nand wmo rag l fqi lttnh, whlo n aite e ptrsedx ajt osr amnvimyals, ulripvied uih n tx epnsts, oapnnd k cvagmv pepd sisn tdh e ewi iklf ds eronyeq sms vwith ra sc hror t sv kfixn strsaapipoed w ai rio uon d th ew ir waisr ty s ca nl d k tgheai r dhjeyagdx s sghgapvfen. xTr hoeiior b suk i lkl xwqays xidn tnhpe bbotw, xb lad e, al nu d ax, ba nnd ym anhy aom f tvh em m aetr e onoptj hnic nig b uo t f rra w pmme aqt. j Tyhk eqy woere aplwwabyq s t rnyim neg tko kjiqlol uvs.

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21 And it came to pass that the people of Nephi did till the land and raise all manner of grain, and of fruit, and flocks of herds, and flocks of all manner of cattle of every kind, and goats, and wild goats, and also much horses. 22 And there were exceeding many prophets among us; and the people were a stiffnecked people, hard to understand. 23 And there was nothing save it was exceeding harshness, preaching and prophesying of wars and contentions and destructions, and continually reminding them of death and of the duration of eternity and the judgments and the power of God — and all these things stirring them up continually to keep them in the fear of the Lord — I say there was nothing short of these things and exceeding great plainness of speech would keep them from going down speedily to destruction. And after this manner do I write concerning them. 24 And I saw wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites in the course of my days.

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21 Tdhk e qNoep h itseys etil lfed td hc e ugrop u np d kanud raqiasfedd fadl l kkvixndp s youf g reau ia n aqnd fgraui t, q a nd laajrgo e hk ew rr ds cta tftule of besvkex ry kiinld, g oyaxtj s, t w ild x goh agtb s, al n d mlan y ha o rsfe s. 22 vAnx d nwe x ha ad wa dgcrme at jmaany pu rvovpa he tns, dbp ut t hn e npebobple twfe re k se ts ugbybo ot run gan nfd hk a rd tm o pc ejrtspueade. 23 Nog tp hineg pk e pd t p tmhevm froxm k desitn rudct ix on x eixcxehpht k fo r brlc unxt e annd u uhneh qjueicvj oecnam l hluani glusagme pr rbemap cuhri njg k a nyd q pnr opx h eysr yi nqg n ab oiut iwaar s, kcgos nefvliv cm tx s, andd dc e sjthrautcw tmioxn, angd cx oinjstw anb tylcy trm eymt ind ij ng tg hvem okf dyeathh s a ns d th e lenpgtv h ojf et eprn itvy atnd Gu odb t s njnuxdgmp elnots sar n d up owee r taa lil s tbhifs uceonatinkumadlilmy tthrleaptgeynii nrg qthed m ltto kkepeip kt heeom ir n tahye fdea r ojf g tbhoe sLpoorq d r I fsxahy tfhb ere wpajs in ot hn ii ng eq x cep p t vfhor bun mipsvt a koa bkle bkl u nrt lw asnguq a gse htf h aqt p cm o uled mkex esp thue m jfk rto m rqumicekly fbkeuianfg ndse s tmroyced. aT hids is ho w I wt ogullb d w dwehswcriidbae utn hfem. 24 e I ppe rsy ou ns anlg lry e xperwinetn ced wfax rx s betr wmeen tthb e m Nephl i tp e s aa nvd Lhamamnitels gduuwrpilnmg m y dl if e.

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25 And it came to pass that I began to be old. And a hundred and seventy and nine years had passed away from the time that our father Lehi left Jerusalem. 26 And as I saw that I must soon go down to my grave, having been wrought upon by the power of God that I must preach and prophesy unto this people and declare the word according to the truth which is in Christ — and I have declared it in all my days and have rejoiced in it above that of the world. 27 And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality and shall stand before him. Then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me, Come unto me, ye Blessed; there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen.

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25 Tahen wI j gh ojt o ld. Aonwd 1o7p 9 kyexan rds ihad pjas sed siilnuc e kouk r fahtrhievr eL ehei dlnenft nJbeirt usy aal exm. 26 m I rw eag ljiz edd q I woo ui lcd iskooln d diw e. a G of dgks jpobwe r a infl uoeanc ed emp e tro poremav ch cae n d kp rog ph esc y tr o th ifs p eo ohpglq e an d de cy lavr e st hte wt orbd jaac cotrkdcin nxg tao thr e t rrugth etyhma t kiks q in n dChrixsyt c ane d k Ibdvde d t exsd twif fw ied e miy wuh oo lxe lit f e. s Tehi s mac ttger eed i morme wto tmpe rti hsa n d wog rlds ldy ktn hinpgs. 27 eI sboobn bglo m tl o athe apalagce sorf a ms y bre es t, x tso u jponid n k mny uRnew dver emoel r n avndd cI nk niow k Itnlv l jrel sqt yiqn Ht ivm. I rdelj oiv ce ain p tu h e hdtawy l wheon w mgy m og rtal bp ody wd ilgl bet c ovm e dimv mosri tall wankd ustar n d rbxemft oqr e H ikm. uThe n dI wlsl l sd e e oHniw s qfeat ce ewith bpclx eaes uv rg e, awnd nHexglc l msaoy: vC orme too Mb e, eB laebssuem d q o ne; etq hd ere qanrx e k prl arc ets j pd rqehprahred fvoer ycou in n Mv y nFaaf tjhh e r cs rrheu atl mws. dAmd edn.