Jesus prayed great things

And it came to pass that
he went again a little way off
and prayed unto the Father;
And tongue cannot speak
the words which he prayed,
neither can be written by man
the words which he prayed.

And the multitude did hear
and do bear record;
and their hearts were open
and they did understand in their hearts
the words which he prayed.

Nevertheless,
so great and marvelous were the words
which he prayed that they cannot be written,
neither can they be uttered by man.

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had made an end of praying
he came again to the disciples,
and said unto them:
So great faith have I never seen
among all the Jews;
wherefore I could not show
unto them so great miracles,
because of their unbelief.

Verily I say unto you,
there are none of them
that have seen so great things
as ye have seen;
neither have they heard
so great things as ye have heard.

Purified through Jesus Christ

And Jesus said unto them: Pray on;
nevertheless they did not cease to pray.

And he turned from them again,
and went a little way off
and bowed himself to the earth;
and he prayed again unto the Father, saying:

Father, I thank thee
that thou hast purified
those whom I have chosen,
because of their faith,
and I pray for them, and also for
them who shall believe on their words,
that they may be purified in me,
through faith on their words,
even as they are purified in me.

Father, I pray not for the world, but for those
whom thou hast given me out of the world,
because of their faith,
that they may be purified in me,
that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me,
that we may be one,
that I may be glorified in them.

And when Jesus had spoken these words
he came again unto his disciples;
and behold they did pray steadfastly,
without ceasing, unto him;
and he did smile upon them again;
and behold they were white, even as Jesus.

Jesus smiled upon them

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had
thus prayed unto the Father,
he came unto his disciples,
and behold,
they did still continue,
without ceasing,
to pray unto him; and
they did not multiply many words,
for it was given unto them
what they should pray,
and they were filled with desire.

And it came to pass that
Jesus blessed them as
they did pray unto him;
and his countenance did smile upon them,
and the light of his countenance
did shine upon them, and
behold they were as white as
the countenance and also the garments of Jesus;
and behold the whiteness thereof
did exceed all the whiteness,
yea, even there could be nothing upon earth
so white as the whiteness thereof.

Being one with Christ

And it came to pass that
Jesus departed out of the midst of them,
and went a little way off from them
and bowed himself to the earth, and he said:

Father, I thank thee that
thou hast given the Holy Ghost
unto these whom I have chosen;
and it is because of their belief in me
that I have chosen them out of the world.

Father, I pray thee
that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost
unto all them that shall believe in their words.

Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost
because they believe in me;
and thou seest that they believe in me
because thou hearest them,
and they pray unto me;
and they pray unto me because I am with them.

And now Father, I pray unto thee for them,
and also for all those who shall believe on their words,
that they may believe in me,
that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me,
that we may be one.

Jesus is our Lord and God

Behold, Jesus came
and stood in the midst
and ministered unto them.

And it came to pass that
he spake unto the multitude,
and commanded them that
they should kneel down
again upon the earth,
and also that his disciples should
kneel down upon the earth.

And it came to pass that
when they had all knelt down
upon the earth,
he commanded his disciples
that they should pray.

And behold, they began to pray;
and they did pray unto Jesus,
calling him their Lord and their God.

We pray in the name of Jesus Christ

And the twelve did teach the multitude;
and behold, they did cause that
the multitude should kneel down
upon the face of the earth,
and should pray unto the Father
in the name of Jesus.

And the disciples did pray unto the Father
also in the name of Jesus.

And it came to pass that they arose
and ministered unto the people.

And when they had ministered
those same words which Jesus had spoken—
nothing varying from the words
which Jesus had spoken—
behold, they knelt again
and prayed to the Father
in the name of Jesus.

They saw Jesus

And now it came to pass that
when Jesus had ascended into heaven,
the multitude did disperse, and
every man did take his wife and his children
and did return to his own home.

And it was noised abroad
among the people immediately,
before it was yet dark,
that the multitude had seen Jesus,
and that he had ministered unto them,
and that he would also show himself
on the morrow unto the multitude.

Yea, and even all the night
it was noised abroad concerning Jesus;
and insomuch did they send forth
unto the people that there were many,
yea, an exceedingly great number,
did labor exceedingly all that night,
that they might be on the morrow
in the place where Jesus should
show himself unto the multitude.

Build upon the rock of Jesus Christ

And it came to pass that
when he said these words,
he commanded his Disciples
that they should take of
the wine of the cup and drink of it,
and that they should also
give unto the multitude
that they might drink of it.

And it came to pass that they did so,
and did drink of it and were filled;
and they gave unto the multitude,
and they did drink, and they were filled.

And when the Disciples had done this,
Jesus said unto them:
Blessed are ye for this thing which ye have done,
for this is fulfilling my commandments,
and this doth witness unto the Father
that ye are willing to do
that which I have commanded you.

And this shall ye always do
to those who repent and
are baptized in my name; and
ye shall do it in remembrance of my blood,
which I have shed for you,
that ye may witness unto the Father
that ye do always remember me.

And if ye do always remember me
ye shall have my Spirit to be with you.

And I give unto you a commandment
that ye shall do these things.

And if ye shall always do these things
blessed are ye, for ye are built upon my rock.

Always remember Jesus

And it came to pass that
Jesus commanded his Disciples
that they should bring forth
some bread and wine unto him.

And when the Disciples had
come with bread and wine,
he took of the bread and brake and blessed it;
and he gave unto the Disciples
and commanded that they should eat.

And when they had eaten and were filled,
he commanded that they
should give unto the multitude.

And when the multitude
had eaten and were filled,
he said unto the Disciples:

Behold
there shall one be ordained among you,
and to him will I give power that
he shall break bread and bless it and
give it unto the people of my church,
unto all those who shall believe
and be baptized in my name.

And this shall ye always observe to do,
even as I have done,
even as I have broken bread
and blessed it and given it unto you.

And this shall ye do
in remembrance of my body,
which I have shown unto you.

And it shall be a testimony unto the Father
that ye do always remember me.

And if ye do always remember me
ye shall have my Spirit to be with you.

Jesus blessed the little children

And it came to pass that
Jesus spake unto them,
and bade them arise.

And they arose from the earth,
and he said unto them:
Blessed are ye because of your faith.

And now behold, my joy is full.

And when he had said these words, he wept,
and the multitude bare record of it,
and he took their little children,
one by one,
and blessed them,
and prayed unto the Father for them.

And when he had done this he wept again;

And he spake unto the multitude,
and said unto them:
Behold your little ones.

And as they looked to behold
they cast their eyes towards heaven,
and they saw the heavens open,
and they saw angels descending out of heaven
as it were in the midst of fire;
and they came down and encircled those little ones about,
and they were encircled about with fire;
and the angels did minister unto them.

And the multitude did see and hear and bear record;
and they know that their record is true
for they all of them did see and hear,
every man for himself; and they were in number
about two thousand and five hundred souls;
and they did consist of men, women, and children.

Our joy in the love of Jesus

And it came to pass that
when they had knelt upon the ground,
Jesus groaned within himself, and said:
Father, I am troubled because of
the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.

And when he had said these words,
he himself also knelt upon the earth;
and behold he prayed unto the Father,
and the things which he prayed cannot be written,
and the multitude did bear record who heard him.

And after this manner do they bear record:
The eye hath never seen,
neither hath the ear heard, before,
so great and marvelous things as
we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;

And no tongue can speak,
neither can there be written by any man,
neither can the hearts of men conceive
so great and marvelous things as
we both saw and heard Jesus speak;
and no one can conceive of the joy
which filled our souls at the time
we heard him pray for us unto the Father.

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had made an end
of praying unto the Father, he arose;
but so great was the joy of the multitude
that they were overcome.

Jesus heals us, and we worship Him

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had thus spoken,
he cast his eyes round about
again on the multitude,
and beheld they were in tears,
and did look steadfastly upon him
as if they would ask him
to tarry a little longer with them.

And he said unto them:
Behold, my bowels are
filled with compassion towards you.

Have ye any that are sick among you?
Bring them hither.

Have ye any that are lame, or blind,
or halt, or maimed, or leprous,
or that are withered, or that are deaf,
or that are afflicted in any manner?

Bring them hither and I will heal them,
for I have compassion upon you;
my bowels are filled with mercy.

For I perceive that ye desire that
I should show unto you what I have done
unto your brethren at Jerusalem,
for I see that your faith is
sufficient that I should heal you.

And it came to pass that
when he had thus spoken,
all the multitude, with one accord,
did go forth with their sick and their afflicted,
and their lame, and with their blind,
and with their dumb, and with all them
that were afflicted in any manner;
and he did heal them every one
as they were brought forth unto him.

And they did all,
both they who had been healed
and they who were whole,
bow down at his feet, and did worship him;
and as many as could come for the multitude
did kiss his feet, insomuch that
they did bathe his feet with their tears.

Look unto Christ

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had said these words
he perceived that there were
some among them who marveled,
for they understood not the saying
that old things had passed away,
and that all things had become new.

And he said unto them:
Marvel not that I said unto you
that old things had passed away,
and that all things had become new.

Behold, I say unto you that
the law is fulfilled
that was given unto Moses.

Behold, I am he that gave the law,
and I am he who covenanted with my people Israel;
therefore, the law in me is fulfilled,
for I have come to fulfil the law;
therefore it hath an end.

Behold, I do not destroy the prophets,
for as many as have not been fulfilled in me,
verily I say unto you, shall all be fulfilled.

And because I said unto you that
old things have passed away,
I do not destroy that which hath been spoken
concerning things which are to come.

For behold, the covenant
which I have made with my people
is not all fulfilled;
but the law
which was given unto Moses
hath an end in me.

Behold, I am the law, and the light.

Look unto me,
and endure to the end,
and ye shall live; for
unto him that endureth to the end
will I give eternal life.

Behold,
I have given unto you the commandments;
therefore keep my commandments.

And this is the law and the prophets,
for they truly testified of me.

The words of Jesus Christ

And now it came to pass that
when Jesus had ended these sayings
he cast his eyes round about on the multitude,
and said unto them: Behold,
ye have heard the things which I taught
before I ascended to my Father;
therefore, whoso remembereth
these sayings of mine and doeth them,
him will I raise up at the last day.

Authority from Jesus Christ

Verily I say unto you,
that whoso repenteth of his sins
through your words,
and desireth to be baptized in my name,
on this wise shall ye baptize them—

Behold,
ye shall go down and stand in the water,
and in my name shall ye baptize them.

And now behold,
these are the words which ye shall say,
calling them by name, saying:

Having authority given me of Jesus Christ,
I baptize you in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

And then shall ye immerse them in the water,
and come forth again out of the water.

And after this manner
shall ye baptize in my name;
for behold, verily I say unto you,
that the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Ghost are one;
and I am in the Father,
and the Father in me,
and the Father and I are one.

Behold, He is Jesus Christ

And behold, the third time
they did understand the voice which they heard;
and it said unto them:

Behold my Beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased,
in whom I have glorified my name—
hear ye him.

And it came to pass, as they understood
they cast their eyes up again towards heaven;
and behold, they saw a Man
descending out of heaven;
and he was clothed in a white robe;
and he came down and stood in the midst of them;
and the eyes of the whole multitude
were turned upon him,
and they durst not open their mouths,
even one to another, and wist not what it meant,
for they thought it was an angel
that had appeared unto them.

And it came to pass
that he stretched forth his hand
and spake unto the people, saying:

Behold, I am Jesus Christ,
whom the prophets testified
shall come into the world.

And behold,
I am the light and the life of the world;
and I have drunk out of that bitter cup
which the Father hath given me,
and have glorified the Father
in taking upon me the sins of the world,
in the which I have suffered the will of the Father
in all things from the beginning.

And it came to pass
that when Jesus had spoken these words
the whole multitude fell to the earth;
for they remembered
that it had been prophesied among them
that Christ should show himself unto them
after his ascension into heaven.

And it came to pass
that the Lord spake unto them saying:

Arise and come forth unto me,
that ye may thrust your hands into my side,
and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails
in my hands and in my feet,
that ye may know that I am the God of Israel,
and the God of the whole earth,
and have been slain for the sins of the world.

And it came to pass
that the multitude went forth,
and thrust their hands into his side,
and did feel the prints of the nails
in his hands and in his feet;
and this they did do,
going forth one by one
until they had all gone forth,
and did see with their eyes
and did feel with their hands,
and did know of a surety
and did bear record, that it was he,
of whom it was written by the prophets,
that should come.

And when they had all gone forth
and had witnessed for themselves,
they did cry out with one accord, saying:

Hosanna!
Blessed be the name
of the Most High God!

And they did fall down
at the feet of Jesus,
and did worship him.

They knew Jesus Christ

They were conversing
about this Jesus Christ,
of whom the sign had been given
concerning his death.

The ministry of Jesus Christ

I will show unto you that
the people who had been spared,
did have great favors shown unto them,
and great blessings poured out upon their heads,
insomuch that soon after
the ascension of Christ into heaven
he did truly manifest himself unto them—
Showing his body unto them,
and ministering unto them;
and an account of his ministry
shall be given hereafter.

Behold Jesus Christ

Behold,
I am Jesus Christ
the Son of God.

I created the heavens and the earth,
and all things that in them are.

I was with the Father from the beginning.

I am in the Father, and the Father in me;
and in me hath the Father glorified his name.

I came unto my own,
and my own received me not.

And the scriptures concerning my coming are fulfilled.

And as many as have received me,
to them have I given to become the sons of God;
and even so will I to as many
as shall believe on my name,
for behold, by me redemption cometh,
and in me is the law of Moses fulfilled.

I am the light and the life of the world.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me
a broken heart and a contrite spirit.

And whoso cometh unto me
with a broken heart and a contrite spirit,
him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost,

Behold, I have come unto the world
to bring redemption unto the world,
to save the world from sin.

Therefore, whoso repenteth
and cometh unto me as a little child,
him will I receive,
for of such is the kingdom of God.

Behold, for such I have laid down my life,
and have taken it up again;
therefore repent,
and come unto me ye ends of the earth,
and be saved.

Cleansed through Jesus

We know our record to be true,
for behold, it was a just man
who did keep the record—
for he truly did many miracles
in the name of Jesus;
and there was not any man
who could do a miracle
in the name of Jesus
save he were cleansed
every whit from his iniquity.

Converted through Christ

As many as were converted
did truly signify unto the people
that they had been visited by
the power and Spirit of God,
which was in Jesus Christ,
in whom they believed.

Miracles in the name of Jesus Christ

In the name of Jesus
did he cast out devils and unclean spirits;
and he did also do many more miracles,
in the sight of the people,
in the name of Jesus.

Such great faith in Christ

And it came to pass that Nephi—
having had power given unto him that
he might know concerning the ministry of Christ—
went forth among them in that same year,
and began to testify, boldly,
repentance and remission of sins
through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.

And it were not possible
that they could disbelieve his words,
for so great was his faith
on the Lord Jesus Christ
that angels did minister unto him daily.

Testify boldly of Christ

And there began to be men
inspired from heaven and sent forth,
standing among the people in all the land,
preaching and testifying boldly of
the sins and iniquities of the people,
and testifying unto them concerning
the redemption which the Lord
would make for his people,
or in other words,
the resurrection of Christ;
and they did testify boldly
of his death and sufferings.

Our Redeemer is Jesus Christ

And then shall they know their Redeemer,
who is Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
yea, as the Lord liveth so shall it be.

My Savior Jesus Christ

I have reason to bless my God
and my Savior Jesus Christ,
that he hath given me and my people
so much knowledge
unto the salvation of our souls.