The Essential Works of Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith Jr.

The Essential Works of Joseph Smith - Joseph Smith Jr.


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in my grave; and these plates are full. And I make an end of my

       speaking.

      THE WORDS OF MORMON

       Table of Contents

      Words of Mormon 1:1

       1 And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record which

       I have been making into the hands of my son Moroni, behold I have

       witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.

      Words of Mormon 1:2

       2 And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I

       deliver these records into the hands of my son; and it supposeth

       me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people. But

       may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write

       somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that

       perhaps some day it may profit them.

      Words of Mormon 1:3

       3 And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have

       written; for after I had made an abridgment from the plates of

       Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki

       spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into

       my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small

       account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this

       king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi.

      Words of Mormon 1:4

       4 And the things which are upon these plates pleasing me,

       because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers

       knowing that many of them have been fulfilled; yea, and I also

       know that as many things as have been prophesied concerning us

       down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond

       this day must surely come to pass—

      Words of Mormon 1:5

       5 Wherefore, I chose these things, to finish my record upon

       them, which remainder of my record I shall take from the plates

       of Nephi; and I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of

       my people.

      Words of Mormon 1:6

       6 But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these

       prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of

       my record, for they are choice unto me; and I know they will be

       choice unto my brethren.

      Words of Mormon 1:7

       7 And I do this for a wise purpose; for thus it whispereth me,

       according to the workings of the Spirit of the Lord which is in

       me. And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord knoweth all

       things which are to come; wherefore, he worketh in me to do

       according to his will.

      Words of Mormon 1:8

       8 And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may

       once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of

       Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people.

      Words of Mormon 1:9

       9 And now I, Mormon, proceed to finish out my record, which I

       take from the plates of Nephi; and I make it according to the

       knowledge and the understanding which God has given me.

      Words of Mormon 1:10

       10 Wherefore, it came to pass that after Amaleki had delivered

       up these plates into the hands of king Benjamin, he took them and

       put them with the other plates, which contained records which had

       been handed down by the kings, from generation to generation

       until the days of king Benjamin.

      Words of Mormon 1:11

       11 And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation

       to generation until they have fallen into my hands. And I,

       Mormon, pray to God that they may be preserved from this time

       henceforth. And I know that they will be preserved; for there

       are great things written upon them, out of which my people and

       their brethren shall be judged at the great and last day,

       according to the word of God which is written.

      Words of Mormon 1:12

       12 And now, concerning this king Benjamin—he had somewhat of

       contentions among his own people.

      Words of Mormon 1:13

       13 And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites

       came down out of the land of Nephi, to battle against his people.

       But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies, and he

       did stand against them; and he did fight with the strength of his

       own arm, with the sword of Laban.

      Words of Mormon 1:14

       14 And in the strength of the Lord they did contend against

       their enemies, until they had slain many thousands of the

       Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did contend against the

       Lamanites until they had driven them out of all the lands of

       their inheritance.

      Words of Mormon 1:15

       15 And it came to pass that after there had been false Christs,

       and their mouths had been shut, and they punished according to

       their crimes;

      Words of Mormon 1:16

       16 And after there had been false prophets, and false preachers

       and teachers among the people, and all these having been punished

       according to their crimes; and after there having been much

       contention and many dissensions away unto the Lamanites, behold,

       it came to pass that king Benjamin, with the assistance of the

       holy prophets who were among his people—

      Words of Mormon 1:17

       17 For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign

       over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in

       the land, and they did speak the word of God with power and with

       authority; and they did use much sharpness because of the

       stiffneckedness of the people—

      Words of Mormon 1:18

       18 Wherefore, with the help of these, king Benjamin, by laboring

       with all the might of his body and the faculty of his whole soul,

       and also the prophets, did once more establish peace in the land.


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