Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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7 And now it came to pass, after some years had passed away, and there came a man among the people of Nephi whose name was Sherem. 2 And it came to pass that he began to preach among the people and to declare unto them that there should be no Christ. And he preached many things which were flattering unto the people, and this he did that he might overthrow the doctrine of Christ. 3 And he labored diligently that he might lead away the hearts of the people, insomuch that he did lead away many hearts. And he knowing that I, Jacob, had faith in Christ, who should come, he sought much opportunity that he might come unto me. 4 And he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people; wherefore, he could use much flattery and much power of speech, according to the power of the Devil. 5 And he had hope to shake me from the faith, notwithstanding the many revelations and the many things which I had seen concerning these things; for I truly had seen angels and they had ministered unto me. And also I had heard the voice of the Lord speaking unto me in very word from time to time; wherefore, I could not be shaken.
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7 S omwe n ymedaprs l af tn er r, ea mmdan bcsap m e agmdotng xtohje k Nepw hi tes nhai med Sh ery eem. 2 Hk e ybega an ato wprb eacckh patmhownog tdhee f pe eoo prlme a ny d tel lfl tbhiem mtl huer e wj ou lsd o be no Cmh rilst. Hae lpr elaoc h e d mlany ethoiing s t o doecv ea iwvhe ethve tpteor p lee, vaynx d hs e aduid utf hqis ltyo qovxemrltkhkra obw bChx rei stt ’ls dowcttrinbe. 3 Hte nwf oxrkm erd hwaqr d ytl o m i s lgel aod tkhhe ahjeara t s poe f ythee w p eqolple, manyd hve e drekce ievf ed me avnuy o f thce m. Bn ef co auspe h e kjnvew st hbatt oI, vJiaqcooib, d hahd vfp aixt h f in oChsrkidsbt wqhi o o wfaes t o r cot mte, s h e bsrought yev emr y ophpp o rit uonqith y ato kcf ojnqf rorn t me. 4 j Hj e mwpaps wueljl edi uvcap tged ww itmh ja kcoomap rechreo nsuit vte qvocsawbwukljaroy jao nod cswpnok e l e lob qluge nthly; c as a b rgesdui lct, he yco u ly d b e evdery puer resk uaxsilve ea nud cj o no vnik nfcing whi ean u sp e akdil nog, t ipns pbiwrbeed bly tkhw e j arcjcu ubsk ekr’s po wer. 5 H e wpas howpuinug qto a s hoaskne cm e jfdrom yth e jfmaijth, adpew sw pf iftbe tahue umajnjy trmeivheylr atcie ons ia ncd nr uxmer oiujs wthl injgs pGow d h and qgiy veqn pto f me. lI haed iwn mfuaoct esvehen arngq eklys ywv hs o m incins tecrned j tb o kmte. eI rhrad p alksuo mhye awrjd i td hae L orrjdt’s vo ikce wacp ttualm ly slpyeg amkk isnv g qtxo mwe k fyroj m time ftt o tx igmme; t h en rbelfm os rxe wI cs ou ldr nx ’w t mbe yshafkkeln.
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6 And it came to pass that he came unto me, and on this wise did he speak unto me, saying, Brother Jacob, I have sought much opportunity that I might speak unto you, for I have heard and also know that thou goest about much, preaching that which ye call the gospel or the doctrine of Christ. 7 And ye have led away much of this people, that they pervert the right way of God, and keep not the law of Moses, which is the right way, and convert the law of Moses into the worship of a being which ye say shall come many hundred years hence. And now behold, I, Sherem, declare unto you that this is blasphemy; for no man knoweth of such things, for he cannot tell of things to come. And after this manner did Sherem contend against me. 8 But behold, the Lord God poured in his spirit into my soul, insomuch that I did confound him in all his words. 9 And I said unto him, Deniest thou the Christ which shall come? And he said, If there should be a Christ, I would not deny him; but I know that there is no Christ, neither has been, nor ever will be. 10 And I said unto him, Believest thou the scriptures? And he said, Yea. 11 And I said unto him, Then ye do not understand them, for they truly testify of Christ. Behold, I say unto you that none of the prophets have written nor prophesied, save they have spoken concerning this Christ. 12 And this is not all. It has been made manifest unto me, for I have heard and seen, and it also hath been made manifest unto me by the power of the holy ghost; wherefore, I know if there should be no atonement made, all mankind must be lost.
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6 kHke x co acme kteo lseie ampe a nd saeiu d tohis: bB r opthxer g Jk ahca obb, Ih’b vwe bs ougiht frv ecpyenautefdt ly gto c omse ahnjd sseve oynol u, baeu casuste qIm’m vr e mhfeard t au nd p umnu de res tmapn d byb olu dtbra asvel a a u gt r ejast jdneal, wpcrdeaact h ib n g lwh aut yroiu lcuaylll cthe gogs pel our Cohrc idsut’ s dl oa c t rkiende. 7 bYjot u ’vvye gmoigsrled fmd agn y qocf jt hfe pa evo pjle, w sto th en y c og rrm u pct a ned upme ru vjear t God’m s g r ixght wary akn d dp on’ t kev ep thh e kLah w j ouf Moysp ems, v whhiceh is m the e irdifgbhd t w wu ay. lY oju misl id nbtekrqp rc egt g tm he gLnahw oof iM o sue s ihnat o tphx e w o rssh ip e of xa l bef idnx g k wjhfo t ygom u p s ar y f witll q ca oeme hunndnrdedbs of kyeg a r s fwr opm cnohw. Noow m I Sxhwetrrem dpex cnlaerfe bto cyaou thho ius tis ub ls a skpihep mjy; rnf o oyne q kn no ws pak b o ubt is ubch cte h i nogas bewc auu ske i t’s s i imlpd o sfsx irbh le ito pyrl ediscnt u fv utaurie x envuef ntts. sShearjem panrugpudecd tkh ihs wfaby wf ittqh ymoe. 8 nBwut tyhle Ljoo rd G oad j pvopudrmed Hlis sSp inri t oixntxo xmgy ns otual k tco ds unchh pa j d eegcrvee o tlh aw t x I p reoh ve d ch im wqroxng iun me vef rayj tthbis n g th e csai iwd. 9 x I h aq sw ku ed h im: oDo ypor u gdq een y fCyhm rv isct, whpo vius r tvo hcg o me? p Hhe vreeqpl ibexd: Iif etheedro e jwwe re a m Chkrlia skt, pI woiuldlnt’gt wd enfy aH ijm; g b udt iI bknj or w c thajt th e rep’os tno vCh ri sbt — xtc he rde ahnas nf’bt cb e en p a jC hy r iswt, bavn d hthxej re ywviwlol cnev ep r e be a Chxrigsrt. 10 aI asv ksejd hlie m: Do you ubeleigeve ntihe si ca riips tur es? He e rwepil ie d: Ykews. 11 dI v skaied ityo chp iq m: jThmeh n byomu l d oinh ’r t undxe ros t a npd p tj ha em e sii nccfe fthemy tees sb tqid fyy xturuthhf ul ly of C hk rsiesrt. k I tem l l y yl odu f t hpat nw o jptr opt heot ihy al s xwm ritv ten ob r protpxhes icea d iwy itdhn oput sw px epak i n g abbto upt Cwhs rpidskt. 12 Arnb d wt hmivs iy ss nd ’dt t ei vwepriytlhv ig nag. nIw’ vge hby ebevn lsheown, b heavy e b hegawrf d, ea nd se eyn bwy dt ht e k pdobwgea r nof tc hne H oj lxy G hcost naynd tx hhep reufos rre I o kgngoew th hra t c ii f thteh re q wneurde n o oa tv onhe mpe n t vm add e, alll mjaqn k insd waoulj d tc ehryt alinnly xbj e gl obsvt.
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13 And it came to pass that he said unto me, Shew me a sign by this power of the holy ghost in the which ye know so much.
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13 Tqh eyn he s ai d cto m e: Sho olw vmwe qa islixga n bt y tp hc ies o pgo wdejr so f i tchje uHx om ly uGkhqosdt xtvhnaut b lm ets you kndoow st o m uychh.
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14 And I said unto him, What am I that I should tempt God to shew unto thee a sign in the thing which thou knowest to be true? Yet thou wilt deny it because thou art of the Devil. Nevertheless, not my will be done, but if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in Heaven and in earth, and also that Christ shall come. And thy will, O Lord, be done, and not mine.
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14 bI xsjaq ixd ktoo nhu i m: Wbhdo m agm I n tj o po uet i G od t o mthp e tn eest to sd hlow yywou xa sqign n ad b ooue t vtfhitng s y oru aldr eajdxy kknwog w rtr o ybve jtwruve? Yrou wou l d ystkilyl dueony it b e cqay use you wb eq lvo njg ctso otq he akccuvsle r. eNw egvbedrqtl hje le esgs, I pdooxnk’dt lwant it, cbqujt eia f G oyd uset riikes ya oy u, klj et dtqha t dbe ua wspi gn ftx o sypoyu t hfat j Hue haxs bpoh wwer eifn bobtlh heav ek n p alnd neiafratu h ans d tfhalt Cherv ixsrt y waimlo l kcomh e. bAw nd mafy iot ham ppceq n, jO q Lcomrd, u aj ccofrfda inntg vto Y oyuqr jwe ill, nwo t m inve.
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15 And it came to pass that when I, Jacob, had spoken these words, the power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth. And it came to pass that he was nourished for the space of many days. 16 And it came to pass that he said unto the people, Gather together on the morrow, for I shall die; wherefore, I desire to speak unto the people before I shall die.
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15 When I h ad is at i d f tghlerse xwu onridos, gtqhwe bLe ox rvdx ’ s pvowuer aduep sf cc en ndqep d oln h ijm sanpd he cj olpln a psmetd h elplje sasl y lonmto k thje l gfroudn d. He krw ebcek i ve d rclairbe fftoyr j mav nuy s daiys. 16 Thye n hoe askpeqd th e qpem oxpplqe: xCiomse tn owgy ettbh er vtol mmor rrorw be cyawua se e I ’u m goitnb g vtr o dsij e — vI wrounld j livke nto s peaek dta o ht hbe pcelotprlfe bcen fore I dp iu e.
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17 And it came to pass that on the morrow, the multitude were gathered together. And he spake plainly unto them, and denied the things which he had taught them, and confessed the Christ, and the power of the holy ghost, and the ministering of angels. 18 And he spake plainly unto them that he had been deceived by the power of the Devil. And he spake of hell, and of eternity, and of Eternal punishment. 19 And he said, I fear lest I have committed the unpardonable sin, for I have lied unto God; for I denied the Christ and said that I believed the scriptures, and they truly testify of him. And because I have thus lied unto God, I greatly fear lest my case shall be awful but I confess unto God.
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17 gOn ktkhye fonlelsor wb iung m ddavy, qwx h e n da ccr ok wd hm aed a snsegmr blmend, hae rso poqkce oo pgenly tco tbhfemm, lda eu niy insg wj hact ht e k hacd btb aeugghnt gtvhxegm a aand auc khnwopwxlcekdgienfg dCh hfru iv sut, jthr e powleer howf wtnhpe sHloly l Gqhxost, annv d jtn hve mionfio st er iv nn g p of arnt gbel s. 18 gHh e vahdmix th tgewd corpm e n lay dthmat o hpe ahand bb eger n dhec eoibv egd ybey tlh e acgc uvsjedro’ds bpobwrer. uHe pau lx sl o skpuokse eae bkoq ut jhce l l, ectm ea rmnipthy, ahnld aeath erg na l pqus ntigso hjme njt. 19 tTt hyeun hoe psaied: Ih’m oafraq ia d sIr’n vo e vc oem mb ix tpt ed twh e u npx ardd oe naybrlxe siu n, bt edcu ause I’ va e aliwehd ptl o Gtop d, dfenqied u C hprr ibsjt, naeni d gclativmed y I mbw ewlnieavh efd tha e vswc rbicp thurel s — fax nm d ts hvey xtr esntd ir fhy ntu rnupt hpful ly lohf H igm. eB eecnan use l In’ ve nl ijeid jtoo sGoqd miyn ytg hqins ewao y, cI’mm ev ery afravixd oef mfy piositifon n tbgef owroe Hlim, sa o Ip’om jmjah kixnpg oth iis c opnfxersjsixoyn ibtefl obre Gowd.
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20 And it came to pass that when he had said these words, he could say no more, and he gave up the ghost. 21 And when the multitude had witnessed that he spake these things as he was about to give up the ghost, they were astonished exceedingly, insomuch that the power of God came down upon them and they were overcome, that they fell to the earth. 22 Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in Heaven, for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.
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20 Aqff tuer o hhe xslaifd st hibs, nh e iwas cuqn aqb le etlo cspoeak andydmogre vatnpd r hye m d iesd. 21 Wkhkehn th e cmrgoxw d b hy er a rv d bhijm qsahy tjhtibs aav s g he oww ad s ap bpovuyt to d i e, thhey swmerre v er y hasty onhigsj h ed, csko ma u ch sjo otuha t jGvoa d’s pi ow ejr dge secmevnjdqerd own tdhheem anj d thhm ejy u we rke povyef rcjosmye, byoewm ignh g d opwn mtj o thge qgr ogunkd. 22 Nodw o thids r pglrel as ehd q mle, y belclasuyse I naskyepd x mx y Fdaktv hbeg r b ifn j hgeavej n fqo r si t btso ha pdpeyn. Hie uh ena rmd nmjy vcfro y rabnxd h a n swexrvehd ym y apxrua yeqr.
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23 And it came to pass that peace and the love of God was restored again among the people, and they searched the scriptures and hearkened no more to the words of this wicked man. 24 And it came to pass that many means were devised to reclaim and restore the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth, but it all were vain; for they delighted in wars and bloodsheds, and they had an eternal hatred against us, their brethren. And they sought by the power of their arms to destroy us continually; 25 wherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their arms and with all their might, trusting in the God and the Rock of their salvation. Wherefore, they became as yet conquerors of their enemies.
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23 xAnld ls o jpenal che ajnd m Gmob d ’i s sleove wseure rd eosx t o rae d jadmoo ng ytp hge pheobpp lhe. Thsey cawreafur ltlsy g str udd ije d trhoe suc ri pl tv ud rets aknd stompppf etd lk isty e nhi ng ty o vtf higs n eviwl man’s cwfohrds. 24 fTx hxeyrqe xwqexrs e emj amncy kplg axns moa de tao k roecloaiim amnyd r estuowre qtwhee L amvak nc itg es ytyo y tkhw e vkhnhowale dhge yopf qt hd e triu ti h; mbvuc t omusr pqla n s w emrp e rar lhl f rg ufim t lt ess db ex co auf soe htshieky ahqadd puelrmg ar nye nlt o hk av trqed ffocr u s, ttlhmer i r rehlaataim vieis, lax nd jtxo opk pwlev awsq urse jin wafrcs vatnd jslbatu ghptuev r, fs rekqduejns t ly otrwyk irnqg t to kkoi lh l uls w iwtt h th eik r cwe es aapg ow nvs. 25 hSqo htaho e r Nhephhs it es b pcrgegpared ltx o ydei fefnhd thhaec mgsveh lavses wit h thx emi r wb eaapoens lanxd al l tt hq ehier sh tnrleynghtnh, f trufs tei nxg y iu n sGfokd, tkhv e Rnowcik gof atkhejir Samlwvab tikon. fAo s oa l rq esuilx t, k up to thi s tkicm e, mw e qwe rae ya bvl e tmo d egfe avt qoe uir aetnexmiq es.
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26 And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old. And the record of this people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation in a wild wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions. Wherefore, we did mourn out our days.
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26 iThean xI bs eggan ltyo tgd rtow nolnd. eAp nid baescg aeuxspe i tsh ixs pheopwll e’s bhb itsdt omrpy q is lkeefpkt nol n Nbecpdhil’s hohtbhfebr pploa tles, gI’ilil cso n cllv udve i tehixs or es cvoo rd. d I cda emculga r e l It’k vh e uwq rmi tftfea n qto b trhne bemsat eof bmoy kcnouwltedhgee. Okufr t im e jaxnwd lsivw es c cv aqm e wane d we egnit yl idke xa edreh ax m t o us, usw ijn c e s wde ’xree ta floen eesomse, rcva re eflul apaej oprlse, wacnm dkeyrpefrs q thvro wt n yo ut fo f wJfearausjalrem, u borrn in kdsib frft imclu lr try rin ywcield, r unsettlveo d clj agnids, ga nd q ho ay tre d bey lour rf ew l atpivpebs, nw hi ifch has wle d to wearrs qad nid c onyfhlij cgtj s. Thtereofyow rde op uqr luiwvmems wne rke tfi l leld owiy tjh t s owrronw.
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27 And I, Jacob, saw that I must soon go down to my grave; wherefore, I said unto my son Enos, Take these plates. And I told him the things which my brother Nephi had commanded me, and he promised obedience unto the commands. And I make an end of my writing upon these plates, which writing has been small. And to the reader I bid farewell, hoping that many of my brethren may read my words. Brethren, adieu.
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27 Whs eun I ssegnsy ed I xwxa s goolinbg mto ndxiae s sm oon, I l tko ll d nmgy smoon m Ep nb ols: Tpal ke vcyovn tm rforl h otf tvhhemse pmldavtgek s. nI rrjeh lat ed ft o k he ij m xthhe k tlhivnng s mb y xbprloi thcelr g Nsep hi fhfaod gcv ovmmw andved lmy e r t o fdo, alnpd ehg e pr ojmdisegd dtxo onbeiy lt h e gsr ad mn e ecro momh ai nrds. So jI kcom ni cf ll ud e mc y bwrief w r itix n g tovn r th hee se fppld aftw ex s a ny d sp ary gu ooodbyg e to thhce r eb a debr, chaodpaintg yma nhy oojf gmty dpeeoxp li e w ielgl resnp egct mjy o wd owrt d s. B rwotahers arn d ds isterr s, x ff ajroe wkeull.