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hands, ye shall give the Holy Ghost; and in my name shall ye give
it, for thus do mine apostles.
Moroni 2:3
3 Now Christ spake these words unto them at the time of his
first appearing; and the multitude heard it not, but the
disciples heard it; and on as many as they laid their hands, fell
the Holy Ghost.
Moroni 3 Chapter 3
Moroni 3:1
1 The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of
the church, ordained priests and teachers—
Moroni 3:2
2 After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ,
they laid their hands upon them, and said:
Moroni 3:3
3 In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest, (or,
if he be a teacher) I ordain you to be a teacher, to preach
repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the
endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.
Moroni 3:4
4 And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers,
according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they
ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.
Moroni 4 Chapter 4
Moroni 4:1
1 The manner of their elders and priests administering the flesh
and blood of Christ unto the church; and they administered it
according to the commandments of Christ; wherefore we know the
manner to be true; and the elder or priest did minister it—
Moroni 4:2
2 And they did kneel down with the church, and pray to the
Father in the name of Christ, saying:
Moroni 4:3
3 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son,
Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of
all those who partake of it; that they may eat in remembrance of
the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal
Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy
Son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he
hath given them, that they may always have his Spirit to be with
them. Amen.
Moroni 5 Chapter 5
Moroni 5:1
1 The manner of administering the wine—Behold, they took the
cup, and said:
Moroni 5:2
2 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy
Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls
of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance
of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may
witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always
remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them.
Amen.
Moroni 6 Chapter 6
Moroni 6:1
1 And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests,
and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized save they
brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it.
Moroni 6:2
2 Neither did they receive any unto baptism save they came forth
with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, and witnessed unto the
church that they truly repented of all their sins.
Moroni 6:3
3 And none were received unto baptism save they took upon them
the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the
end.
Moroni 6:4
4 And after they had been received unto baptism, and were
wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they
were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their
names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by
the good word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them
continually watchful unto prayer, relying alone upon the merits
of Christ, who was the author and the finisher of their faith.
Moroni 6:5
5 And the church did meet together oft, to fast and to pray, and
to speak one with another concerning the welfare of their souls.
Moroni 6:6
6 And they did meet together oft to partake of bread and wine,
in remembrance of the Lord Jesus.
Moroni 6:7
7 And they were strict to observe that there should be no
iniquity among them; and whoso was found to commit iniquity, and
three witnesses of the church did condemn them before the elders,
and if they repented not, and confessed not, their names were
blotted out, and they were not numbered among the people of
Christ.
Moroni 6:8
8 But as oft as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real
intent, they were forgiven.
Moroni 6:9
9 And their meetings were conducted by the church after the
manner of the workings of the Spirit, and by the power of the
Holy Ghost; for as the power of the Holy Ghost led them whether
to preach, or to exhort, or to pray, or to supplicate, or to
sing, even so it was done.
Moroni 7 Chapter 7
Moroni 7:1
1 And now I, Moroni, write a few of the words of my father
Mormon, which he spake concerning faith, hope, and charity; for
after this manner did he speak unto the people, as he taught them
in the synagogue which they had built for the place of worship.
Moroni 7:2
2 And now I, Mormon, speak unto you, my beloved brethren; and it
is by the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and
his holy will, because of the gift of his calling unto me, that I
am permitted to speak unto you at this time.
Moroni 7:3
3 Wherefore, I would speak unto you that are of the church, that
are the peaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a
sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord,
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