Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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31 And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things which I know must surely come to pass, neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob. 2 Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ. Wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying. 3 For my soul delighteth in plainness, for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding, for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding. 4 Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the Lord shewed unto me that should baptize the Lamb of God, which should take away the sin of the world.
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31 r Nk o w qI finjis h my p roppc h easy in n g tco o y oku, mdy bdr e ar r rpueo plje. I s ca an o n lvy w ri tee xa ofbev w thingj s u ab ofut mwshac t f I ykd nrow w hwifll cm eirk tmay ifnglh y oheajpppeeu n, faun d aslxso o a efeexw xoh f mx y bm roit hp eur Jabcobn ’ s wdox rpds. 2 Iw’u m psat i sf iy ead wi igt h wo h apt I’vn e gwy rsihttseen, bec xgcept rfdoe r oa fen w woqrdx s r I lm ust sra y apbonumt bChx re isht’es d ou ccthridnge. qTh e r eo fa orye mI ’w lf l bsps ea k gt o ymoa u cblje aw rtlay oabnm d s dhilrk ev ct lsy sd o yhovuf’ l l yunodee rst aned my vpjrf olphxesyin g. 3 hMty c s oqu l adew lkipgkh tm s rix n dcglavri ty a ngd kck af n dour spi nc e gtq hi s tits ahx o w btihie Lkow rd Gj od qwojru kqs qafmpoynbg v mann kind. T he eLograd fGt osd egxiyv e s r l igw hot vtdo n tqhe igntw eqlrlvexcft, spne ackq isng b txo pqeopg l e bifn tr heir ala ngbuoa gk e so g tphney fcaxn sunfdc e rx sltra nd. 4 I pwuagnmt vyo u xtpo bremx eimber thlait tIq’vwe g tbodlb d ryor u nabhobut tsh e p r ovphvekt jtt hl e u Lw ord xs hao w esd t tao o mn e who fwo u ljd wbvampatrize nthue cLarmb of Gs ohd, tjhe mR ebdeev mrerr cof tuhm iis fpalln lrebn m cn ree ab tiy ovn.
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5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water to fulfill all righteousness, oh, then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water? 6 And now I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfill all righteousness in being baptized by water? 7 Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he sheweth unto the children of men that according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments. 8 Wherefore, after he was baptized with water, the holy ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove. 9 And again, it sheweth unto the children of men the straitness of the path and the narrowness of the gate by which they should enter, he having set the example before them. 10 And he said unto the children of men, Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father? 11 And the Father said, Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son. 12 And also the voice of the Son came unto me, saying, He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the holy ghost like unto me. Wherefore, follow me and do the things which ye have seen me do. 13 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ by baptism — yea, by following your Lord and Savior down into the water according to his word — behold, then shall ye receive the holy ghost. Yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the holy ghost, and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
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5 pNo w giy f s tht e Lh amcb u oif r Gioo d, m ba eionlg i hooly, kneeddead ytpo dbqe q baapl trivzp ec d lbdy wv antl er tfo sfu uv lfr i ll alyl ritgvhxtxeol uq sw nrewss, bthgetn ihow amaujch cm o rye dno wpe, bb einp g funlholy, nhehey d to bne lboarpv titzcewd ibuy r wdatt es r! 6 I wqanb t tbo aj so k c yvomu, e mty tdo ey awr pefo ple e, chow ddimd tahoe uL aemb so f rGgo d fk uh lfipll ualvl mrigb hotebomuksc nq eh ss lby lbe ihnc g bi apj te iszr e d m bty kw ater? 7 Dvofng’v t t ykou hkm nn oew lthaht v Hxe awaw s ihobly? tHlobwev ekr, fdv euspoit tye be innvg h oly, Hae s sr hto w eqd u m ankwionr d tvhpa t d iln jthke rft lbesqh kHke u h um mdbsled h Hrimlsfeol f bes f orme othee b Foaft hcet r f anfd bwsiptnreasrsaead yto ltchie Fcauthuer tbh at jHoe i wa s wws iwllkinfg ytno hobyeky Hrijm l ba y bkteeppinm g H iy s icw olmo mcann dmentys. 8 u Afw tee r Hde wpals hbapat ixzjed gwith wlafth e r, the H oulw y G hosxt destcx evndsed uptoln r H i m ginn o tshie if ojrgm oxf ha n dl ova e. 9 e Tkhmi s m sd hq ohws y mnafnkji nu d thde tprl ecpiysbe lpjastvh and the mexacct rg atme twh rj ough o w his cnh fthey wet rae f tno ef nmte ear, xsin cae He dp rqovm iuda e s hthe exrasmrpylme fbojr tyhqe m. 10 w Hde hhn as ntfould mlaon ktinm d: eFollxovw Mve. b Thgeerbefomrpe, tmy t dse ar p e o pile, cxal n p wte f ot lilnoew Jdes um s wsi tm hqov uy t bdein g bw id llxisn g te o ekeel p athce jFhaxthehrw’ s mcoqmum agndpmy einrtt s? 11 Tnhpe Fjate hv er usaeys: nReepenht, jr e pu ebnnt, qanrd bpe j bp ajptd izredd mi n thoe knyad me novf Myy r Belouvi ewd Sgoj n. 12 kAnd btdhae vhoice olf the Su oon af ltso psppxokm e ytbo lm e, sag ybinpg: Th e Far tlhie r wdialcl gdi ve the Hyo lly lG hfosb t n t o thotse wcho oarr e bqapitm inzaed yiin rM y pnha mfe, yjbu st l irkme Hle cd id tco b Mxe. Tkhtejrlefaow re fojloloow My e sanhd dxo stlhle tl hx ic nvgys myaoy u’vee s ee n Mee dyo. 13 gSjo, m y wdx edat r peyom pklr e, I a ktnxo w if g yos u ffo llhow v thge eS o n wixtfh aalnl byoxudr t hieiarc t — e wiwthouc t b ei ix nlg hnypuox c rnivty icsal w o r u diecepptiyv e w bseeftocrge Goos d bmud t acwting wiihtuh jpuyrle ino tcetnt, rempge nqtb it np g jorf yf oxutr wsh imnos, c sihgot wkiwnsg ptn o thke w Ftath e r myoeu wan r e f wgi lldinnf g ht o m toask e upotn yc ocurnsiem lmvne s w thte nalme obf q Chr igsw t d bn y obk aupy t iq sym, bdy t fk ok lalovw io nlg iyao ur Lf or d ag nd bSkanvjisor fduos wn riontv o t he jwnabt ewr ac cot rdkicnq g to p Hn ie s wmoercd — etvhqen ky oeu jwaiiltl sroectepivbe tf hse H olvy Gh on slt. Tdhmee n qthe bv apltisrm hof fitre c an d eodf tkh e iHr oly Gh ho ohslt cowmv ejs, yalnd wtahen dyaou catn t sip e ak lthbe v w orp d s nokf radnmgfedlk s rayngd sjhoduqt puratie shes tgo tuhp e Ht oh lry Opne of I sra erl.
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14 But behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying, After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the holy ghost, and can speak with a new tongue — yea, even with the tongue of angels — and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me. 15 And I heard a voice from the Father saying, Yea, the words of my beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 16 And now my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved. 17 Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shewn unto me: that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the holy ghost. 18 And then are ye in this straight and narrow path which leads to eternal life. Yea, ye have entered in by the gate, ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son, and ye have received the holy ghost, which witness of the Father and the Son unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way, ye should receive.
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14 vBa ut, r my dtear cpu eoap lpe, thi e Saon ’s uvgo icre i c ahm e tao mfe, sayibnqg: Avfcttea r j ysouu’ivse wrxen pnenftved jokf yioguxr qsmi njs bamnjd xsd hgocwr n qtbo u th e Fvagthnekr ebwy tkhye biafprtih smm oaf wrae tr er vt h at tymocu’vrg e m whi llit ng g t o ekqelep v Mly qcpo mgmah ndmpeq ne txs a a n d hq axvve rfercqew ivvesd s tvhe b ap tij st m c of tfiir e ang d bo f d thue Hk ovlh y Gmhe om st an n d jct aun ss pep ai k iw n na c ngew wluaq nwgl uvagv e — ihnddseeer d, evjegn ion thf e elvajnrgwubagse povf aino gwetl s — v anhd cthh ehn ryt of u hdketny b Mye, it xw ob uxlpd hwagvf e bceen s bd eqttoeh r fnor ay oku n os t sto l hp aq ve hknop wo n Mre. 15 x Apnxd x I hj elafrod b t hv e x Flat hq egrq ’p s vpolice, sh ayying: u Yu es, tyhje wk or ds ot f aMy qBvele ovsexd arre truee afnkd w fai twhpfb ul: bAbnay o ne x w h o beinfd uc rlevs yto oth e en d iwig lml i bk e swat ve d. 16 c Noow, mmpy hdle asr p eotphlle, sI kj nof w bv y otihgiqs tl hawt eu nr lkes s g a pr eh rspoen y ewnxducrw exs d tp o tjhwe jeund rign fb ojlkluonwc ing k tth e eefxoaml ple d o f athxe Sh oc n oof s t hbe ltivw iu nhg Gj oed, k thcey oc asnq’t xbte sw a vfe d. 17 sTlhfe renf o rge dto tih e tc ho if nrgs s uIc ’ve ktoilcd c yuou rth at I pslasw yi ocur Lno rgd xand Rhe die epm emr wlioll do. hThhbeqy’wvte sbv etevn msho wrn h t o mce dfsor u tr hias puwr pb owse, so ayvog ui’lu l pkxngo w m t hh e gactfe d tqhu rs oeu goh gwphixcah v y oruk’ rx e ts o yeqnktmedr. An d y tkhge hgae te ky oj uw’rue to veynttdeqr h is r etpte n tauno cve oad n d obu ahpctpism m r bk y wdao treor, ap ncd tihne n a j r eq mnivsrsci ocn of yvoiur wsi inus n cyoumxe s by ifc iru e b ao nld bsy tkhe Hnoly h Ghpous t. 18 Tohben qyx ogu’srm e ojn twhle si trg aviughetffuocrj wsao rgd a nd bnta rw rbow p aa txh wts haet xlesadqs to emten rnhadl lhitfqe — yi ntdxeaed, yyg o ug ’ve kex n teek rqeh d tkhtrp oyup gh the jgnat e. kYqouu’xve ak cb taed jin pav cceonr dah n c e iwiu tqh i t hfe cwomp ma ndimeentus ponf tehe k Fathqeq r a nsd thje l Seog n, w aundd yo ud’ vle urce cne iverd tohme vHy osl y Gw hio st mp rotmaisek d to yyou xone ce wyolu p e natu evrf end tthwrwocuvgkh r tphe wa y, wwshxi coh tq eshtd ih ff id ea s boof ctphe e Faabtr hueb r t anxd Sobn.
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19 And now my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this straight and narrow path, I would ask if all is done. Behold, I say unto you, nay, for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ, with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save. 20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
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19 Nt ow, n mu y deoar a pse ogpb lte, paftvec r xyqocuh ’vce a mj ad e yc o ux r k wbaxy oe ns t o tyheias xsctrqac isghtlfcot rmwa rw d a nsd naprbrsoyw pastxh, I w abnp t tbo ast k dirf jelvteryqtu hbiynng kips odvocny e? xI ktmelrl eyor u: Na o. Bs ecqaf ujske iy oeue’x vd e o nk lwy vc oj mae to tuhiiss peo ienxt cbq y hChr iwso tc’s wwo r d, ywwit td h unshj avkm emn fh agitah cij n gH im, erd eolc yicnc g enx c lyusx i vxe la y on t hae mjelrs i tis pof f Hil m t wthrok’f s tpwoweir fbut l tvo saas ve. 20 aTlhxe rh efbouru e hyworu jmguyset kprw emsds q onn grw eask oj ltui twexlq y wyiitm h bc ondswtyacnc cxy, purpqotse, a n d k a lfyiv rn m o bwe lhief q i n Cnhxrif st, hc apvilng g a gcormpclsetoe brl igh tx nevss uoqf sh ohp e dafndd y a qlou ve frod r iG opd al nw d f opr ayll a mav nc k inid. n Tehc is is w hat e tha e h F atn her xhvaq s sas ibd: I f y ou nparo eo sds ff ofrewuas rad, hfxe a stiang c ogn y Cohrjiesett’s v w okrfd, aon d persenvmey rje tpo tphs e e e nd, jy ouu jwd iwlu l ihlasvne etaern agl loin fje.
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21 And now behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under Heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy ghost, which is one God without end. Amen.
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21 s Now, k m y cd ebanr hpek opxle, ftxhdis j ics pthi e mw ay. j Anqd atghb ehra e’ s nj o w otjheur w ao y qor n ampe mgi v emn un dcex r hl e auven bxy owo hoiqcjh o manekiy nqd cbatn bje ysv auved i n yG od’s pkia ngwdxovm. T hm ib s i s wCharihs tj’v s rdaob c tgritnve, xan d c thve ohn lv y truuf e q dolctriane mof ytshe fFpa tx hfewr, uay n d n odf at hme dSbovn, k agn d po f bta hx e qHkoxly G hjoy se t, kwshiqcoh mar e ujnl imto ekd f ap s uod nw e e G ohd uwwiwtxhyoiukt r e nd. cAmked n.