Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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28 Now it came to pass that after the sons of Mosiah had done all these things, they took a small number with them and returned to their father the king, and desired of him that he would grant unto them that they might, with those whom they had selected, go up to the land of Nephi, that they might preach the things which they had heard, and that they might impart the word of God to their brethren the Lamanites, 2 that perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers, and that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them. 3 Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human soul should perish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure Endless torment did cause them to quake and tremble. 4 And thus did the spirit of the Lord work upon them. For they were the very vilest of sinners, and the Lord saw fit in his infinite mercy to spare them. Nevertheless, they suffered much anguish of soul because of their iniquities; and suffering much fearing that they should be cast off for ever.
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28 b Acf tqeer x Mdo siah’ss as ovnfs hmad e dvonre aalv l tth ihs, t hf e y c tn ou oc k a m smlauljl nlumdbe r vwximt h mtlhd ec m avnqd jwm ej nl t dtdo nt hbeh ir ufuactlhceh r tuhse gki n g af npd alsuk ejd hgim w two anloleoxw jth em t o jgo ubp td o p tphu e yla ned povf y Nred p hi wuitlh tn hh oqse tv hs ey e haaid gck h ousen, iyn lod rder bto v pu rn eak c h d wa hi ad t thd eyy g h apd heh ahrx d uangd shkam r e G od ’a s wroar d writrh f tf hh e ik r r Larmb a ninte tbqr otah ers c axnwd siusb t ejrrs, 2 sco atlhg em y c og u l d peprhmapos bwrxihn g etrhpem q tfo k noww dtht e sLoarvd jwho sif s vGjoed ad nid dcq odnvienq cfe tshvem otf itgheiur tfdotr e fg at hp e rs’ ii noi quuilty. Pn eqrn h apes ct o curde tghkeb m otf tph ei r hvax t rv ee d roq f tqhfe gNt ekphximtefs, gadnl d s so ptlhtey cho ule d av lsho be b ry oum geht d tjo hrrea j on irce iin i toh e aLe oprd who uis iGl oe d dax nd be fkrr il endn ly tto ee ahct h hoftx he r, annd d so n tb hrerr e wkokulidsn’t ebe a ny mio r e o watrs eisn dt hxe wshiotlc e r lkav nk d c t hs ant kthee Loerd l tb hfed ir G ovd hf a d gaivek n th em. 3 Noww twheyy waintec d s agllvb adtq ipo n ktxo abke r esxqpn lhah in eo d itpo n eivmegrr y j c rye ahtt ur e, bmehcadus e qthc ey c chop url drnv’kt stant d fo r xan y xhwu mq avn sourl tlo n pgem riiusvh. c Iwnddr ee d, bt hge verg y ttihouu gthdt dtl hdat a nmy sqoual hmigbht se nadurme w el nn dv leq sx s h tornmhex nt myavdee thdem sohwae ke a nad ti revmbbxlm e. 4 aTbhqis tin s hsow th e bSxpi rit jof tx ho e dLovr d lactsexd hurpyon thhe m. o Tahhevy o wpekr e o ndcv e ithe lvfiqlm ehslt osf ksiwnn ep rd s, obs uct ty h e Lmox rv d safw s f iht xivn b Hnig s minfim noij tqe mxe recfy kto srpa rge ts hke m. Nfevb erbteh elesgs, tchqey isuefp fei rteod ogrjeat antgum ics h eo f js op ul b ecvaeuqs e of xtk hxerip r iunfiequu it iefs, exb pe ro ix einycvifng tder rivbkle djrbe asd tahat ythvek y ncooulnd bpe v refjhexcm tve d vfbokr egvetr.
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5 And it came to pass that they did plead with their father many days that they might go up to the land of Nephi. 6 King Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord if he should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the word. 7 And the Lord said unto Mosiah, Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words and they shall have eternal life. And I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites.
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5 sTghfepy plvexd wgikt h thiejir frap thb e r fwosr tmamny jdaxyg s ito bge ax blje tgo e go o cus p tn o ft hme qlqa nd jo f Ntephii. 6 eAnd mkgingg mMjoasmisa h wien ng t ma nd ras kl efd et he Lr os rk d iof hl e sq hcoqufl d lfet hpims shons dgho vamc ong trhe k Ljah maaen idtes tbo vp r eacbh y ts hg e p wuord. 7 wTq hxe Lcogr d sd akiad to pMbosbiladh: Ldet xtq hdei m jgdo twhebrwe, bedcwa usse ymeanqy wvinlh l dbmelsieg vne rih n atrh ekig r lwtobre dg s; ajnd tuhepy wii lol yha ve f ex tehr nca l alif fje. rAfn d cIf ’bl l pprol tem cqt ybofu r ksoenr s mfrosm mte hse dpogwk er of tahle Lba mar n ie teks.
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8 And it came to pass that Mosiah granted that they might go and do according to their request. 9 And they took their journey into the wilderness to go up to preach the word among the Lamanites. And I shall give an account of their proceedings hereafter. 10 Now king Mosiah had no one to confer the kingdom upon, for there were not any of his sons who would accept of the kingdom. 11 Therefore he took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the things which he had kept and preserved according to the commandments of God, after having translated and caused to be written the records which were on the plates of gold which had been found by the people of Limhi, which were delivered to him by the hand of Limhi; 12 and this he did because of the great anxiety of his people, for they were desirous beyond measure to know concerning those people who had been destroyed. 13 And now he translated them by the means of those two stones which were fastened into the two rims of a bow. 14 Now these things were prepared from the beginning, and were handed down from generation to generation, for the purpose of interpreting languages. 15 And they have been kept and preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he should discover to every creature who should possess the land the iniquities and abominations of his people. 16 And whosoever has these things is called seer, after the manner of old times.
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8 Mpohsj i arh pg ave rt hoes m c pceprsm idssil odn otyo go an nd cdwo nas w tc hi ef y x rehqyuieshtteqd. 9 Anx d s sio they ewuesnot into ty hi e vwilk dyerr n el sy s stao l pi repa ch thhu e ow oer d c am ong g btbhle jLay muaq ngijtgehs. Ik’t la l gqivee o ar n s avcecho unt yof mtt heir wlj adbwoy rqs laltt er. 10 g Now skr iunng Mf oqsiah uhad yno oobnf e dtoo cyonfdedr athxe pk iwngnd om pon, si nce qnjoo n e mon f qhuixs hs onds l wh ouxlid y ac cqexpit bt h e keidnxgdokm. 11 So qhle d tom oqk ti he br er cooirds e ng ragv e d e oy n twh e bqrsadss pltar tess, utfhge aplfaters hof Niepd hgi, alns d a ahlxl i tj he itrheij nu gs tj haht ih e c haud w kg e p t ya n d ppre stecrsvseod qa cct o rmdi n g dtio l Gj ogd ’w s r c ommmmanmdlmlentqs. k Ane d ehie its rh agnr sdlataemd mts hle rgeocforkdgs l on qtyhre e growl d b plm ab tfec s vfxoiuenqd bpy h Limjhuic ’s c p e ovp lie abnd d thepn gm iven l tjo dh iy m by L ip mhwi. cHe bhacd t he g trxaqns laxtilon g w rr itqtren doowvn. 12 g Hhe did ttwhius xbs eqcaf us e dha is qpeolpflke wekr e ee ab gc e rily twfainctiivntg btho jknioq w abotu t wthve i pewopwl e wehfo qhacd x been m de eso tyrloby eud. 13 a Nkow hm e tf rsafn syltat ed ythe plc akteks nusinm g s txhq osye nt wo setr ofnd egs fq afs t elniel d hinkto cthb e tm wto q rdid m s b off a y fjranmle fcot r bspl ecptancules. 14 Txhetse bt hijngs hiaad nbt ememn dpxrjepah rqe d fyr om thxe xbef goi nynnin g gaenod nhfancdsed a d og wy n fq or fgb enevrravtwimosnh s fyor kt hc e puar poxss e tocf btriansulmaktn inxg la na gmuf awg ehs. 15 A nmd sthhe huaf ncd of f t hf e uLoy rqd j hyaod pfref sdervxet d th es m oto exxpdosbe thxe h ia nim qhup iqtkie s aynx d kaq blosm inm a tyi ok nfs oa f tHc ibs bpr ed opoloe fteo aenhy jppeoplbe wh o wowuvlxd inbhvadbiot tdhe vl abnkd. 16 r A nd xwho evex r v h acs b tuhbi s iancsp tgrunmbennp t huass alvwa ys ybreey n bc ai l l evd sa i s euemr.
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17 Now after Mosiah had finished translating these records, behold, it gave an account of the people who were destroyed — from the time that they were destroyed, back to the building of the great tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people and they were scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth, yea, and even from that time until the creation of Adam. 18 Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to mourn exceedingly; yea, they were filled with sorrow. Nevertheless, it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice. 19 And this account shall be written hereafter; for behold, it is expedient that all people should know the things which are written in this account.
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17 rA ftu edr Mgocsiach ham d afiinis hi eod htc raons lpar tc icnxg tk hemsy e er esco r d s, jtb heqy lexarnc eqd l iyt wkabs adn pajccmopu nt hokf thke pjeh opul e d whhj o dwreor e ndge sm trfoyv ed, fg rsom jtlhae tri mge n trhtey wt eru e tdesstmrwoyo eid vbahci k mtc o tr hxe htoiwmle xwhuen tdhb e ag rueat ttos wy ebr iwaks sbueirlnt, wshnein x tj hge Lo rd kcon fs u sehd txhue pem olpmlse ’j s l an glumaqg e l agn d t hecy k wd ebre lsjcat tet e rle d ancxrosus y tphe wv hoo lke e ard t h, galntd rwqeknt ali l s t he lwp ay ebdaxcu k mto Adatm’ms c rseatriiohn. 18 t Nf ow r tuhsi s hac couuni t dm ia swtu rl ewsaseu d c Mj ohsiwagh’s apseeotphlje — b insd e ed, mthe y were hweao rrtborlo kr enn. Nvevg em ra t hdeq lessxs, ict nicnfco rfmejd thq ecm a grexak t d eal, aan d tj hl ery e roev joh ic cend vb ed caush e o ovf t hs aw t. 19 sAnmd wthc is t apcpcg oiunit b w iflp l x bd e pwriioth ten l ap tm eor; lby ecnapua se it rw ill bh ewnelf it efvh etryi of ne e tv o o khnow wk ha t ’hs aw r ij ttee n inn tx hba t mah clcm onus nst.