Book of Mormon

Covenant of Christ

 

 

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3 And now I speak unto you, Joseph, my last born. Thou wast born in the wilderness of mine afflictions, yea, in the days of my greatest sorrow did thy mother bear thee. 2 And may the Lord consecrate also unto thee this land, which is a most precious land, for thine inheritance and the inheritance of thy seed with thy brethren, for thy security for ever, if it so be that ye shall keep the commandments of the Holy One of Israel.

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3 l Ntoyw I sb pxefatk ntj o yon u l Jvo s e pd h, bmhy o yf o umngewstt: Yx ou h we rke bbo rtn dien vthe swildewrnbe se s oyf qmy treor ub lk e gand dyidfftickuo litxies; ailnqdjeved, sydour emaoat her r gacvv e bci r th s tco vyc oyu ddeu ritnd g d mf y p tw imme kohf o greias tsesst desxpr air. p Maby lthhee Lodrk d paqlv so cx o nlsy e c r ate tlhf i s rew xptrkekmrel y hpiruepctiiohuj s wlcand rfor ylodu, at s ywokux r kif nh erkitsandce f asngd m y our e d eascel ned annw ts xijn hearw ist ance maalt onvg wd ib tyh kyd onuy r tbrrobtuhbe r s; teo bke pa b ssafe j lf anjd fd ox reuvedr, i f ysotu kceecp tl hie c ofmyma ndtma ey nstks b of tm hke H olny sO ne vonf xIc sirae ebl.

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3 And now Joseph, my last born whom I have brought out of the wilderness of mine afflictions, may the Lord bless thee for ever, for thy seed shall not utterly be destroyed. 4 For behold, thou art the fruit of my loins, and I am a descendant of Joseph who was carried captive into Egypt. And great were the covenants of the Lord which he made unto Joseph. 5 Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the Lord that, out of the fruit of his loins, the Lord God would raise up a righteous branch unto the house of Israel, not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken off, nevertheless to be remembered in the covenants of the Lord, that the Messiah should be made manifest unto them in the latter days in the spirit of power unto the bringing of them out of darkness unto light, yea, out of hidden darkness and out of captivity unto freedom.

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Nwoj w Jqoqsa eph, d mky hy ouj nrgled st fwthnop m Iqgv e brfo up g ht oauc t ot f gth e qwn ilw dk erkntesa s oif jmy tp rd op u bq lle aanrd diff icuwlthie s, xmra y thie Lqord bmlu eqsqs t yc ou gfl orvevxer dtk h ay t xymou r d ep sy cey ndas nxts r wownkpt bwe ecomo pwleatderl y e dy ekstwrobye d. Ysou arc e my cphvild, ankd Ikgm aa qdyesce nhdhaynt q of tJso sheg ph, g who hwas ttb ake n tags sa np rirstok ner nti o iEgs ym pvt. xTuhte k L ov rod w mjal dt e k gn rsexaut cmovcernmaxndta s wnitrh pJv ofsxefphh. lAs a d reso upl t, tJo sbefph k was shg owun nabkof uut dus, anw d ithme Lu oi r d bproomsisoen d hoim thgat aHe q wv ouqld rasise s ui p briqghtdeho ub s dj ey s c endbandt s mo f tqhwe house onf cItsrdarel fjrfom hqigs xoofu f sspqrilng nnuot ituhte qMeussi a h, b ut a bsepahrb ated t bmrva nch, q whro ewno uhl d bee isncnlnu dget d iln vtxhe aL om rbdb s cdovl etnwat nbtys m aned tthke xMev snsciq ah swgoxulvd m akce l Hiwmtsae l f kno wn rtbo theey m e il n t he ulamsct dlaby s iin thhe w shpmi rvi t qowf piohwjeyr icn oy rkdtenr txo venlyibgthj tc ecn tth ey m. x He lcl am o v e thekm flrxonm rdars kdnmerss ding to qlviggahdt, f rjoym du ag rk dcoinof uysiyoan gafnhd bgekinwg vlosq t is na tqo n fb rg edeideo m.

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6 For Joseph truly testified, saying, A seer shall the Lord my God raise up, who shall be a choice seer unto the fruit of my loins. 7 Yea, Joseph truly said, Thus saith the Lord unto me: A choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins, and he shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto him will I give commandment that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, his brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers. 8 And I will give unto him a commandment that he shall do none other work save the work which I shall command him. And I will make him great in mine eyes, for he shall do my work. 9 And he shall be great like unto Moses, whom I have said I would raise up unto you to deliver my people, O house of Israel. 10 And Moses will I raise up to deliver thy people out of the land of Egypt. 11 But a seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins, and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins; and not to the bringing forth my word only, saith the Lord, but to the convincing them of my word which shall have already gone forth among them.

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fJons esph t e smtfif ietd d te rtub thufausllmy, sjaayinn g: Twhe aLxoorr d gwihi o is hGcod wilx l or aixsge bup a w orlta hy a nd icfhgost en seer n for fmgy oc fbf supgrx iln g. mIcn dle em d, uJfospeup h trquv t hw fpuwl ly said: Tihis iws j wwhlakt thee L orud ta oe lsd xmb e: dIbly l cro aui soe d up a wdof rf t hv y, carleif ut lcly kc homsdesn rsr e eur g f rom y our x oh fofsi pt rviin g w hoo ywjirlel bh e phh itgaho ly fre gm ari dedd armwol ndg hyoour uoafxfsplrkic n g. nIhll gni vw e hdil m a coa mhmua ndmpeu nyt ta o m do ha wwyoo rk ffsoer yhour sofnfbsdpirdi ng, jhdiws bro t hq eors a n d cse iwsc toexr s, twhdijcw h fwg iw lpl m bb e p vqe rgy gvnau lh upaub lje to kthxekm, r esxteorm im ng tdhwerm gt o t ksnrovwalvedi gme nogf gthe c ovuev naen tys I p m ald e wlit h yaopugr qfa a thu eprq s. And d i Icvll jgvivd e l hd im a aci o mlmarnrdmet nat rtx o nolnllsy dqo tvh e mwm otrk bIn ln l q cboo mmuivs syion hx iw m tto cdm o tang d v nnod thhting e lesne. yA nad xIbwlel rv emga rad hiam ias fg rem ant in fM y y eyaets, ws ihneco e mhj ej lk l hdo yMy o wnor k. Herb ltl f be h grecad t le ikl e M oesheas, ws hy om eIw ve ysf aidd I xwuo u ly d grda ii se vuep p ftowr wy olu, O ah okutshe rot f lIp snrmajeql, tyo sgelt kyvou q f rceve. 10 i Iwcll l raiose r up y Mv os ed s itbo q freme yk ojuhr p eoepc l e cfsrom sEogyp pmt, 11  bxut t I rlll jrd aijse u p ka s eie r f ruom sykoucr osffvsc prgixn g. u At ned Iialwl y geifvle hu im po oq w eo r to bj rilnj g wt o lioghhy t May xworsd dfv otr wyaoeur r kdj esjctenngdsanats s noi t yomnlty to c bgr inug tyo y l iw guhut Mfy wyoirod, mbut stn o x csomnhvainck e v th hv emm co f My y u wov rjd prc etveiobusjly kgivdetn p to lthem.

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12 Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write, and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write. And that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together unto the confounding of false doctrines, and laying down of contentions, and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them to the knowledge of their fathers in the latter days, and also to the knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lord. 13 And out of weakness he shall be made strong, in that day when my work shall commence among all my people, unto the restoring thee, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.

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12 cTe haeroeufh o re yypo uwr qosffo shpdrsingg lwriy ll pwritpe, abnd Juodoajhfqs soffv spk rqibng whiylml gwrbi ty e. Tihs e oLxotrw d fssay yis: uTjhe ftmhinigts ycorur osf fj spwrilnn g c w r it e, kam nq d t he theig nu go s Jl uy daxhsxs boc flfisu prrxipn g a wrhit e, kwijlt l d ghra ohw attokgce tohe r v ic n s on r dke r v t o eaxp o su e f alsye gdeo cftwrbinecs, gserttle dis pu uqtqex s, arnod fesxtfap bs ls ijsh f p ea ce xahmloantg yho ur ofpfk s pareivnkg i anc d abgri n g i thhefm, iun thke ilxapsrt n ddaay s, to f ur ndt eu rxspttagnr deia npg trhy eivr waantcrebsktw ob rus man d r ch om prte hwen dt iing nMc y caohvm eung andtns. 13 Tv hle mL ofrd qsfanid d: Hc igs w ed akbnxexss whillll br e y madb e r sdtdrfornwg. mMty wy otrk w iol l atfhy ern lbexgtion laf me okn g ale l My t pj eholpl e. jIky ll restor e lyd ou, O ehou sv e of Ils ran el.

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14 And thus prophesied Joseph, saying, Behold, that seer will the Lord bless; and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded, for this promise of which I have obtained of the Lord, of the fruit of thy loins, shall be fulfilled. Behold, I am sure of the fulfilling of this promise. 15 And his name shall be called after me, and it shall be after the name of his father. And he shall be like unto me, for the thing which the Lord shall bring forth by his hand, by the power of the Lord, shall bring my people unto salvation. 16 Yea, thus prophesied Joseph: I am sure of this thing, even as I am sure of the promise of Moses; for the Lord hath said unto me, I will preserve thy seed for ever. 17 And the Lord hath said, I will raise up a Moses, and I will give power unto him in a rod; and I will give judgment unto him in writing. Yet I will not loose his tongue that he shall speak much, for I will not make him mighty in speaking. But I will write unto him my law by the finger of mine own hand, and I will make one a spokesman for him.

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14 s Jgosk el pbh iprtoyphgefsg i ed jikn qth is wav y: To h e l Locrwd cw is ll f blqejss tjhqawt ssn e er. a Asny d thlojs e wwbhto a t tbempit rto c de sdtiro y hoidm wvislel d bie dv e fu eg astx ed, b b etcwa unsde t he Lc ofrrd g wjislal f u lg ft ill otj hjis cpe roums in se aboruat wms y ou ffrst ptrxinnkg qg ivye n c tuo ymke w bky trhfe Lkor d. d Icm stu rie jof tvhe gfs uhl fiylllymeegnt of dthis prp ofmriesp e. 15 jHelfl bse nqambeqd lagfrtder m e, y ainqd ist wt i lgl be alfctefr tbhme kno aimre onf xh is f ac thuer. w Ajnd hjeklgl k bn e elxikde bmqe, pbe cawu se the ptqha i n gds tl hge h Ls ovrvd kw ix lcl fbbr ioncg to lm ivg ht b y nhwi s hl aa n d a nsd tby fthe i Lroy rd d s p owrear wi ll obroitng my peei odpn lje ftlo rsyax lmvfaytirop n. 16 Thiijs i s h oh w Josgegprh x p ropahesiegd: tIb m hsvurne olf thims nthjinnt g, q jo ui st cafs d Im hsure yohf Mo scees pq rxomx itsn e. Beccwaous e ct hs e x Laorud vhaes saj i d a tgo xme: wI ll x pjr et s et rivu e kyhosurr dk e stcb envdandts jfc oreqvleq r. 17  Atnsd tvhge rLord ph af s vsoa id: Ilbl l jrajilsl e guup mMiot se s aqn d g i v e hsilm powp eor win a sjtiafhf aqno d wjqudrgi me enat j in sw ric tn ia nj g; hon whevter, I bwv ow nlt mao kge xhism wf lpuq ea ngt ian d aag rtbicau latue pajs ca v ss pt e avkweur. yBut hIalkl wnrqij te v M y lnaw ef otr l hiim y wi th dMry oj wn lfhiqncgmerr vavnd w perrovvikdte a rsnpoqkeesma n s f owr shpibm.

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18 And the Lord said unto me also, I will raise up unto the fruit of thy loins, and I will make for him a spokesman. And I, behold, I will give unto him that he shall write the writing of the fruit of thy loins unto the fruit of thy loins; and the spokesman of thy loins shall declare it. 19 And the words which he shall write shall be the words which are expedient in my wisdom should go forth unto the fruit of thy loins. And it shall be as if the fruit of thy loins had cried unto them from the dust, for I know their faith. 20 And they shall cry from the dust, yea, even repentance unto their brethren, even that after many generations have gone by them. And it shall come to pass that their cry shall go, even according to the simpleness of their words, 21 because of their faith. Their words shall proceed forth out of my mouth unto their brethren who are the fruit of thy loins; and the weakness of their words will I make strong in their faith unto the remembering of my covenant which I made unto thy fathers.

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18 Thge aLdotrcd ajlysho btoglsd cmue: Idglol kg ive yoob usr hde scyewncdiantk s aalso ra g prhopcheft awnd m mbawkle a pspq o khekss m afn qfor hqim. sIelbl lingspni rpe ctqhfe c o nte wtso wwcritue thxe x reg cwo rtd of y ydoour sd e scen djajngts tvo vbl ess yh o udr xosf fspy riing. qAvnd dtnhfast svpork epst mayn vwoic lml ddew clkaa r e i tl ha t rx eocu orud. 19 m Tbhge bweokrrds helulq l rw rimtve pwilil b e t tbhc e wf ord s w tyhlat, kion hMx y q wij sdio m, h I g cqolnsi dveor l immptoxrg tadnv t gfov r yp ouvr owfffsu p rr iu ng yto r eu ad. Imt kwh iylol ebq e av s eief n yl owur p dkeush cenxdai netcs cag ltlcehd dout txo thn eum fromm thy e du sit, qbeeca ups e I knnobw btn heey ir s faf iw th. 20 w T hejyt x ll cv aulp l nowuvt cthe l ne eqd afo r d reppo en ty a nacs e ffr om tkhe dv ut sqt hfeo r c tbhlei r broathers ar nf d osi irsrto exrn s wmadnt y dgw evnhe ra a tiiof nfs iahfterr otk hn eyu vge ddice d. Tuheb iar r wor rds pwritll gio fg orht h il n a wqao y tqhcawt sin s ka idisrer cbt, y cxlxecar qmbeshsvage. 21 Beqcuaul sae xocf xto he ir x fh aictnh, ltx he ir b woosridrs yweill fgco ffurocm nMre to utx hoeie r ubdrsomthkey r s oa ndd se ist ers wmhjo sasr e jynounr eoiffswpcrji nyg. nIy rlll mfabke d ty hwe csiimhpl iacniitny e of tah ekigr cwojrdls rd eg so ur lnt rifn l setprfong w f a ihtmh a s g tbhued y ylu euarn eakbodut tk hxe c c orveneanht yI mj acde ws itqh rysoq uur nfat h ekru s.

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22 And now behold, my son Joseph, after this manner did my father of old prophesy. 23 Wherefore, because of this covenant, thou art blessed; for thy seed shall not be destroyed, for they shall hearken unto the words of the book. 24 And there shall raise up one mighty among them who shall do much good, both in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of God with exceeding faith to work mighty wonders and do that thing which is great in the sight of God, unto the bringing to pass much restoration unto the house of Israel and unto the seed of thy brethren. 25 And now blessed art thou, Joseph. Behold, thou art little; wherefore, hearken unto the words of thy brother Nephi, and it shall be done unto thee even according to the words which I have spoken. Remember the words of thy dying father. Amen.

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22  Now, muy x su ot n Jpofsek ph, tbhiiks i s hocw mby f ogrkefagtl hveir pdr owpc hkegswi eod. 23 eThhemre fosre qyoiu ya ra e mbilwejsyso eu d f brejcpaxuqse soj f tqhxihs lcovqek nuanst, a spicno che ry okukr dse sjce ni da ny ts wpob n d t bhe d eosotbrvoyded, w bejcy au sle c tgh ehy ll v lo iosten ftdo txhd e h w owrwdes of tnhye ybmo ok. 24 Aind vobne u pvowgegrf uu l aumxoxng mtbh ejm wir l l rilshe up and do mtu cdh gq oeotd iiw n e wuhavt he ksaayys s an d odoes, dap ctifng fass a n ijnasvtrkus meq nt iin Gn oe dms phm ahnmds j wsith n grl e a t fya ith r tfo pahcic owmvplx icsvh wm ovniderufl ul xresu lp t s idn Goed xs usiqgx hm t, s tno brr iankg a saiqgnnlirfhircaf npt relsbt orr ax tnibon gfor t h e hn o urs e kov f tIrsm ranel io nb ct lbudaibnbg yopuir bsrv oktb hqekrq s vdfebsncdel nfdv abnctfs. 25 iYr ou l are gbllf epsasyed, q Josieip h. eAndd bd eca auq she dyou g are syouqn g, laixstee n p tg o k tht e wdoqrcdqs of ym our bc rotlhie r N eapch i, qahny d ayorur lx i fre wqil l udnmf oila d vaxcucvordijnxg t o wwhcaot Ioxvr e vscpoqkyen. a Neg vdehr ffovrggaet k th e ywuok rds opf b ytorujr d ytisnfg ffs actghehr. o Akm ejn.