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.
Jesus is our Lord and 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.
A disciple of Jesus Christ
Behold, I am a disciple
of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
I have been called of him to
declare his word among his people,
that they might have everlasting life.
Signs of Christ's coming
They knew that it must be expedient
that Christ had come,
because of the many signs
which had been given,
according to the words of the prophets
In the year of our Lord
The coming of the Son of God
And they began to know
that the Son of God must shortly appear;
yea, in fine, all the people
upon the face of the whole earth
from the west to the east,
both in the land north and in the land south,
were so exceedingly astonished
that they fell to the earth.
For they knew that the prophets
had testified of these things for many years,
and that the sign which had been given
was already at hand.
The Father and the Son
Lift up your head and be of good cheer;
for behold, the time is at hand,
and on this night shall the sign be given,
and on the morrow come I into the world,
to show unto the world that I will fulfil
all that which I have caused to be spoken
by the mouth of my holy prophets.
Behold, I come unto my own,
to fulfil all things which I have made known
unto the children of men
from the foundation of the world,
and to do the will,
both of the Father and of the Son—
of the Father because of me,
and of the Son because of my flesh.
And behold, the time is at hand,
and this night shall the sign be given.
The coming of Christ
Behold, Nephi was baptizing,
and prophesying, and preaching,
crying repentance unto the people,
showing signs and wonders,
working miracles among the people,
that they might know that
the Christ must shortly come
Jesus Christ is our Shepherd
They shall again be brought
to the true knowledge,
which is the knowledge
of their Redeemer,
and their great and true shepherd.
Because of faith in Christ
Ye can see that
they fear to sin,
and this because of
their faith in Christ.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ
Behold, he surely must die
that salvation may come;
yea, it behooveth him
and becometh expedient that he dieth,
to bring to pass the resurrection of the dead,
that thereby men may be brought
into the presence of the Lord.
Yea, behold, this death
bringeth to pass the resurrection,
and redeemeth all mankind.
Behold, the resurrection of Christ
redeemeth mankind, yea, even all mankind,
and bringeth them back
into the presence of the Lord.
Believe on the name of Christ
Hear my words
that ye might know of
the coming of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God,
the Father of heaven and of earth,
the Creator of all things from the beginning;
and that ye might know of
the signs of his coming,
to the intent that ye might
believe on his name.
And if ye believe on his name
ye will repent of all your sins,
that thereby ye may have
a remission of them through his merits.
Believe on Jesus Christ
Whosoever shall
believe on the Son of God,
the same shall have everlasting life.
Jesus is our redeemer
Behold,
then cometh the Son of God
to redeem all those
who shall believe on his name.
Salvation is only through Christ
Nothing can save this people
save it be repentance and
faith on the Lord Jesus Christ,
who surely shall suffer many things
and shall be slain for his people.
He is Jesus Christ
O then why not the Son of God come?
Yea, they have testified of the coming of Christ,
and have looked forward, and have rejoiced
in his day which is to come.
And behold, he is God,
and he is with them,
and he did manifest himself unto them,
that they were redeemed by him;
and they gave unto him glory,
because of that which is to come.
Redemption through Jesus Christ
Abraham not only knew of these things,
but there were many
before the days of Abraham
who were called by the order of God;
yea, even after the order of his Son;
and this that it should be shown unto the people,
a great many thousand years before his coming,
that even redemption should come unto them.
Look upon the Son of God
As many as should
look upon the Son of God with faith,
having a contrite spirit, might live,
even unto that life which is eternal.
Peace through Jesus Christ
Peace,
peace be unto you, because of
your faith in my Well Beloved,
who was from the foundation of the world.
Have faith in Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is our Rock
Remember, remember that it is upon
the rock of our Redeemer,
who is Christ, the Son of God,
that ye must build your foundation;
that when the devil
shall send forth his mighty winds,
yea, his shafts in the whirlwind,
yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm
shall beat upon you,
it shall have no power over you to drag you down
to the gulf of misery and endless wo,
because of the rock upon which ye are built,
which is a sure foundation,
a foundation whereon if men build
they cannot fall.
Salvation is only in Christ
O remember, remember
that there is no other way nor means
whereby man can be saved,
only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.
Yea, remember that
he cometh to redeem the world.
And he hath power
given unto him from the Father
to redeem them from their sins
because of repentance
which bringeth unto
the power of the Redeemer,
unto the salvation of their souls.
Sanctification through Jesus Christ
They did fast and pray oft,
and did wax stronger and
stronger in their humility,
and firmer and firmer
in the faith of Christ,
unto the filling their souls
with joy and consolation,
yea, even to the purifying
and the sanctification of their hearts,
which sanctification cometh because of
their yielding their hearts unto God.
Believe in Jesus Christ
Yea, thus we see
that the gate of heaven
is open unto all,
even to those who will
believe on the name of Jesus Christ,
who is the Son of God.
Rejoice in Christ's redemption
And it came to pass
that there were many
who died, firmly believing
that their souls were
redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ;
thus they went out of the world rejoicing.
And those who died
in the faith of Christ
are happy in him,
as we must needs suppose.
We are not ashamed of Christ
If they should transgress
the commandments of God,
or fall into transgression,
and be ashamed to
take upon them the name of Christ,
the Lord should rend them.
Take the name of Christ
Surely God shall not suffer
that we, who are despised
because we take upon us
the name of Christ,
shall be trodden down
and destroyed.
We are Christians
And he prayed mightily unto his God
for the blessings of liberty
to rest upon his brethren,
so long as there should
a band of Christians
remain to possess the land—
For thus were all
the true believers of Christ,
who belonged to the church of God
called by those who
did not belong to the church.
And those who did belong
to the church were faithful; yea,
all those who were true believers in Christ
took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ,
or Christians as they were called,
because of their belief in Christ
who should come.
Believe in Jesus Christ
Believest thou
in Jesus Christ,
who shall come?
Yea, I believe
all the words
which thou
hast spoken.
Blessed art thou;
and the Lord shall
prosper thee
in this land.
The resurrection of Christ
Behold, it is requisite and just,
according to the power
and resurrection of Christ,
that the soul of man
should be restored to its body,
and that every part of the body
should be restored to itself.
Through the resurrection of Christ
And behold, again it hath been spoken,
that there is a first resurrection,
a resurrection of all those who have been,
or who are, or who shall be, down to
the resurrection of Christ from the dead,
the reuniting of the soul with the body,
of those from the days of Adam
down to the resurrection of Christ.
In other words,
their resurrection cometh to pass
before the resurrection of
those who die after the resurrection of Christ.
The souls and the bodies are reunited,
of the righteous, at the resurrection of Christ,
and his ascension into heaven.
Immortality through Christ
This mortal does not
put on immortality,
this corruption does not
put on incorruption
until after the coming of Christ.
Behold, he bringeth to pass
the resurrection of the dead.
The good news of Jesus Christ
I would say somewhat unto you
concerning the coming of Christ.
Behold, I say unto you,
that it is he that surely shall come
to take away the sins of the world;
yea, he cometh to declare
glad tidings of salvation
unto his people.
Only in and through Jesus Christ
I was three days and three nights
in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul;
and never, until I did cry out
unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy,
did I receive a remission of my sins.
But behold, I did cry unto him
and I did find peace to my soul.
And now, I have told you this
that ye may learn wisdom,
that ye may learn of me that
there is no other way or means
whereby man can be saved,
only in and through Christ.
Behold, he is
the life and the light of the world.
Behold, he is
the word of truth and righteousness.
Follow the words of Christ
Surely shall the words of Christ,
if we follow their course,
carry us beyond
this vale of sorrow
into a far better land of promise.
The word of God
It is easy to give heed
to the word of Christ,
which will point you to
a straight course to eternal bliss
Our faith in Jesus Christ
Preach unto them repentance,
and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ;
teach them to humble themselves
and to be meek and lowly in heart;
teach them to withstand
every temptation of the devil,
with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Knowing Christ our Redeemer
Yea, these records and their words
brought them unto repentance;
that is, they brought them to
the knowledge of the Lord their God,
and to rejoice in Jesus Christ their Redeemer.
And who knoweth but what they will be
the means of bringing
many thousands of them
to the knowledge of their Redeemer?
Born again through Christ
I was racked with eternal torment,
for my soul was harrowed up
to the greatest degree
and racked with all my sins.
Yea, I did remember all my sins and iniquities,
for which I was tormented with the pains of hell;
yea, I saw that I had rebelled against my God,
and that I had not kept his holy commandments.
Yea, and in fine so great had been my iniquities,
that the very thought of
coming into the presence of my God
did rack my soul with inexpressible horror.
Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and
become extinct both soul and body,
that I might not be brought
to stand in the presence of my God,
to be judged of my deeds.
And now, for three days and for three nights
was I racked, even with the pains of a damned soul.
And it came to pass that
as I was thus racked with torment,
while I was harrowed up
by the memory of my many sins,
behold, I remembered also
to have heard my father prophesy unto the people
concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God,
to atone for the sins of the world.
Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought,
I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God,
have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness,
and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.
And now, behold, when I thought this,
I could remember my pains no more;
yea, I was harrowed up
by the memory of my sins no more.
And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold;
yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!
Yea, I say unto you that there could be nothing
so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains.
Yea, and again I say unto you that on the other hand,
there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.
And I stood upon my feet,
and did manifest unto the people
that I had been born of God.
Receiving Christ
And now I desire that
ye should remember these things,
and that ye should
work out your salvation
with fear before God,
and that ye should
no more deny the coming of Christ
but that ye receive it,
and take upon you the name of Christ.
The infinite atonement of Jesus Christ
And we have beheld that
the great question which is in your minds
is whether the word be in the Son of God,
or whether there shall be no Christ.
And ye also beheld
that my brother has proved unto you,
in many instances,
that the word is in Christ unto salvation.
And now, behold,
I will testify unto you of myself
that these things are true.
Behold, I say unto you, that
I do know that Christ shall come
among the children of men,
to take upon him
the transgressions of his people,
and that he shall atone
for the sins of the world;
for the Lord God hath spoken it.
For it is expedient that
an atonement should be made;
for according to the great plan
of the Eternal God
there must be an atonement made,
or else all mankind must unavoidably perish;
yea, all are hardened;
yea, all are fallen and are lost,
and must perish
except it be through the atonement
which it is expedient should be made.
Therefore there can be nothing
which is short of an infinite atonement
which will suffice for the sins of the world.
Therefore, it is expedient that
there should be a great and last sacrifice,
and that great and last sacrifice
will be the Son of God,
yea, infinite and eternal.
And thus he shall bring salvation
to all those who shall believe on his name;
this being the intent of this last sacrifice,
to bring about the bowels of mercy,
which overpowereth justice,
and bringeth about means unto men
that they may have faith unto repentance.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God
I think that it is impossible
that ye should be ignorant of
the things which have been spoken
concerning the coming of Christ,
who is taught by us to be the Son of God;
yea, I know that these things
were taught unto you bountifully.
Christ's words bring joy
And now I desire that ye shall
plant this word in your hearts,
and as it beginneth to swell
even so nourish it by your faith.
And behold, it will become a tree,
springing up in you unto everlasting life.
And then may God grant unto you
that your burdens may be light,
through the joy of his Son.
Believe in the Son of God
Begin to believe in the Son of God,
that he will come to redeem his people,
and that he shall suffer and die
to atone for their sins;
and that he shall rise again from the dead,
which shall bring to pass the resurrection,
that all men shall stand before him,
to be judged at the last and judgment day,
according to their works.
The mercies of Christ
Thou art angry, O Lord,
with this people,
because they will not
understand thy mercies
which thou hast
bestowed upon them
because of thy Son.
Believe in Christ
Now behold I would ask
if ye have read the scriptures?
If ye have,
how can ye disbelieve
on the Son of God?
Mercy through Christ
It is because of thy Son
that thou hast been
thus merciful unto me,
therefore I will cry unto thee
in all mine afflictions,
for in thee is my joy;
for thou hast
turned thy judgments
away from me,
because of thy Son.
In the joy of Christ
The Lord provided for them.
And he also gave them strength,
that they should suffer
no manner of afflictions,
save it were swallowed up
in the joy of Christ.
Bring them to Christ
O Lord,
wilt thou grant unto us
that we may have success
in bringing them again
unto thee in Christ.
Comfort my soul in Christ
O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful;
wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ.
O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul,
and give unto me success,
and also my fellow laborers who are with me.
Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ.
I testify of Jesus Christ
Behold, I say unto you,
I know there is a God,
and also that Christ shall come.
And now what evidence have ye
that there is no God,
or that Christ cometh not?
I say unto you that ye have none,
save it be your word only.
But, behold, I have all things
as a testimony that
these things are true;
and ye also have all things
as a testimony unto you
that they are true.
Our joy is in Christ
And thus we see
the great reason of sorrow,
and also of rejoicing—
sorrow because of death and
destruction among men,
and joy because of
the light of Christ unto life.
Victory through Christ
And they were also distinguished
for their zeal towards God,
and also towards men;
for they were perfectly honest
and upright in all things;
and they were firm
in the faith of Christ,
even unto the end.
And they never did look upon death
with any degree of terror,
for their hope and views of Christ
and the resurrection;
therefore, death was swallowed up to them
by the victory of Christ over it.
And thus they were
a zealous and beloved people,
a highly favored people of the Lord.
The blood of Christ
Be washed bright
through the blood of
the Son of our great God,
which shall be shed
for the atonement of our sins.
The sufferings and death of Christ
The plan of redemption was prepared
from the foundation of the world,
through Christ, for all whosoever
would believe on his name.
And since man had fallen
he could not merit anything of himself;
but the sufferings and death of Christ
atone for their sins,
through faith and repentance, and so forth;
and that he breaketh the bands of death,
that the grave shall have no victory,
and that the sting of death
should be swallowed up
in the hopes of glory.
Christ redeems us
Now Aaron said unto him:
Believest thou that
the Son of God shall come
to redeem mankind from their sins?
And Aaron began to
open the scriptures unto them
concerning the coming of Christ,
and also concerning
the resurrection of the dead,
and that there could be
no redemption for mankind
save it were through
the death and sufferings of Christ,
and the atonement of his blood.
Jesus saves us
O blessed Jesus,
who has saved me
from an awful hell!
O blessed God,
have mercy
on this people!
Christ redeems all mankind
As sure as thou livest,
behold,
I have seen my Redeemer;
and he shall come forth,
and be born of a woman,
and he shall
redeem all mankind
who believe on his name.
Redemption is in Christ
He expounded unto them
the plan of redemption,
which was prepared
from the foundation of the world;
and he also made known unto them
concerning the coming of Christ.
Christ is the Son of God
Now those priests
who did go forth among the people
did preach holding forth
the coming of the Son of God,
his sufferings and death, and also
the resurrection of the dead.
And many of the people did inquire
concerning the place where
the Son of God should come;
and they were taught that
he would appear unto them
after his resurrection;
and this the people did hear
with great joy and gladness.
Faith in Jesus Christ heals us
Believest thou
in the power of Christ
unto salvation?
Yea, I believe all the words
that thou hast taught.
If thou believest in
the redemption of Christ
thou canst be healed.
Yea, I believe
according to thy words.
O Lord our God,
have mercy on this man,
and heal him
according to his faith
which is in Christ.
According to faith in Christ
The Lord had granted
unto them power,
according to their faith
which was in Christ.
Look forward to Christ
Now these ordinances
were given after this manner,
that thereby the people might
look forward on the Son of God;
and this that they might
look forward to him
for a remission of their sins,
that they might enter
into the rest of the Lord.
Sanctified through Christ
Thus this holy calling being prepared
from the foundation of the world
for such as would not harden their hearts,
being in and through the atonement
of the Only Begotten Son.
This high priesthood being
after the order of his Son,
which order was
from the foundation of the world;
Now they were ordained after this manner,
after the order of the Son,
the Only Begotten of the Father,
who is without beginning of days or end of years,
who is full of grace, equity, and truth.
Therefore they were called after this holy order,
and were sanctified, and
their garments were washed white
through the blood of the Lamb.
In the name of Jesus Christ
God did call on men,
in the name of his Son,
(this being the plan
of redemption which was laid)
saying:
If ye will repent, and
harden not your hearts,
then will I have mercy upon you,
through mine Only Begotten Son;
Therefore, whosoever repenteth,
and hardeneth not his heart,
he shall have claim on mercy
through mine Only Begotten Son,
unto a remission of his sins;
and these shall enter into my rest.
The death of Christ
Now, there is a death
which is called a temporal death;
and the death of Christ
shall loose the bands
of this temporal death,
that all shall be raised
from this temporal death.
The spirit and the body
shall be reunited again
in its perfect form;
both limb and joint shall be
restored to its proper frame,
even as we now are at this time;
and we shall be brought to stand before God,
knowing even as we know now,
and have a bright recollection of all our guilt.
Now, this restoration shall come to all,
both old and young, both bond and free,
both male and female,
both the wicked and the righteous;
and even there shall not so much
as a hair of their heads be lost;
but every thing shall be restored
to its perfect frame,
as it is now, or in the body,
and shall be brought and be arraigned
before the bar of Christ the Son,
and God the Father,
and the Holy Spirit,
which is one Eternal God,
to be judged according to their works,
whether they be good
or whether they be evil.
Jesus is the Son of God
Who is he that shall come?
Is it the Son of God?
Yea.
Shall he save his people in their sins?
I say unto you he shall not,
for it is impossible
for him to deny his word.
And I say unto you again that
he cannot save them in their sins;
for I cannot deny his word,
and he hath said that
no unclean thing can inherit
the kingdom of heaven;
therefore, how can ye be saved,
except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven?
Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins.
Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father?
Yea, he is the very Eternal Father
of heaven and of earth,
and all things which in them are;
he is the beginning and the end,
the first and the last;
And he shall come into the world
to redeem his people;
and he shall take upon him
the transgressions of those
who believe on his name;
and these are they
that shall have eternal life,
and salvation cometh to none else.
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Not many days hence
the Son of God shall come in his glory;
and his glory shall be the glory of
the Only Begotten of the Father,
full of grace, equity, and truth,
full of patience, mercy, and long-suffering,
quick to hear the cries of his people
and to answer their prayers.
And behold,
he cometh to redeem those
who will be baptized unto repentance,
through faith on his name.
Therefore,
prepare ye the way of the Lord,
for the time is at hand
that all men shall reap a reward of their works,
according to that which they have been—
if they have been righteous
they shall reap the salvation of their souls,
according to the power and deliverance
of Jesus Christ.
Faith in Jesus Christ
Now I say unto you
that ye must repent,
and be born again;
for the Spirit saith
if ye are not born again
ye cannot inherit
the kingdom of heaven;
therefore come and
be baptized unto repentance,
that ye may be
washed from your sins,
that ye may have
faith on the Lamb of God,
who taketh away
the sins of the world,
who is mighty to save
and to cleanse
from all unrighteousness.
The mercy of Christ
Behold,
the kingdom of heaven is at hand,
and the Son of God cometh
upon the face of the earth.
And behold,
he shall be born of Mary,
she being a virgin,
a precious and chosen vessel,
who shall be overshadowed and
conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost,
and bring forth a son,
yea, even the Son of God.
And he shall go forth,
suffering pains and afflictions
and temptations of every kind;
and this that the word might be fulfilled
which saith he will take upon him the pains
and the sicknessesof his people.
And he will take upon him death,
that he may loose the bands of death
which bind his people;
and he will take upon him their infirmities,
that his bowels may be filled with mercy,
according to the flesh,
that he may know according to the flesh
how to succor his people
according to their infirmities.
Now the Spirit knoweth all things;
nevertheless the Son of God
suffereth according to the flesh
that he might take upon him
the sins of his people,
that he might blot out their transgressions
according to the powerof his deliverance;
and now behold,
this is the testimony which is in me.
Our Redeemer lives
Behold, there is one thing
which is of more importance
than they all—for behold,
the time is not far distant
that the Redeemer liveth
and cometh among his people.
The testimony of Jesus Christ
Declare the word of God
according to
the testimony of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, who should come
to redeem his people from their sins.
Christ is the Holy One
And now I say unto you,
can ye withstand these sayings;
yea, can ye lay aside these things,
and trample the Holy One under your feet?
The Only Begotten of the Father
I am called to speak after this manner,
according to the holy order of God,
which is in Christ Jesus.
And I say unto you, that
I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea,
the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father,
full of grace, and mercy, and truth.
And behold, it is he that cometh
to take away the sins of the world,
yea, the sins of every man
who steadfastly believeth on his name.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd
Behold, I say unto you,
that the good shepherd doth call you;
yea, and in his own name he doth call you,
which is the name of Christ;
and if ye will not hearken
unto the voice of the good shepherd,
to the name by which ye are called,
behold, ye are not the sheep
of the good shepherd.
And now if ye are not
the sheep of the good shepherd,
of what fold are ye?
The blood of Jesus Christ
Have ye walked,
keeping yourselves
blameless before God?
Could ye say,
if ye were called
to die at this time,
within yourselves,
that ye have been
sufficiently humble?
That your garments
have been cleansed
and made white
through the blood of Christ,
who will come
to redeem his people
from their sins?
Jesus Christ, Our Deliverer
The people were abasing themselves,
succoring those who
stood in need of their succor,
such as imparting their substance
to the poor and the needy,
feeding the hungry,
and suffering all manner of afflictions,
for Christ’s sake, who should come
according to the spirit of prophecy;
Looking forward to that day,
thus retaining a remission of their sins;
being filled with great joy
because of the resurrection of the dead,
according to the will and power
and deliverance of Jesus Christ
from the bands of death.
Born again through Christ
I am born of God.
My soul hath been redeemed
from the gall of bitterness
and bonds of iniquity.
I was in the darkest abyss;
but now I behold
the marvelous light of God.
My soul was racked
with eternal torment;
but I am snatched,
and my soul is pained no more.
I rejected my Redeemer,
and denied that which
had been spoken of by our fathers;
but now that they may foresee
that he will come,
and that he remembereth
every creature of his creating,
he will make himself manifest unto all.
Yea, every knee shall bow,
and every tongue confess before him.
Yea, even at the last day,
when all men shall
stand to be judged of him.
Eternal life through Christ
May the Spirit of the Lord
be poured out upon you;
and may he grant unto you
eternal life, through
the redemption of Christ,
whom he has prepared
from the foundation of the world.
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