5
And behold, after that, they were brought into bondage by the hands of the Lamanites in the wilderness; yea, I
say unto you, they were in captivity, and again the Lord did deliver
them out of bondage by the power of his word; and we were brought into
this land, and here we began to establish the church of God throughout
this land also.
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44
For I am called to speak after this manner, according to the holy order of God, which is in Christ Jesus; yea, I
am commanded to stand and testify unto this people the things which
have been spoken by our fathers concerning the things which are to come.
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49
And now I say unto you that this is the order after which I am called, yea, to preach unto my beloved brethren, yea, and every one that dwelleth in the land; yea, to preach unto all, both old and young, both bond and free; yea, I say unto you the aged, and also the middle aged, and the rising generation; yea, to cry unto them that they must repent and be born again.
6
But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief as were your brethren; I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts; yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts upon riches and the vain things of the world; yea, I
trust that you do not worship idols, but that ye do worship the true
and the living God, and that ye look forward for the remission of your
sins, with an everlasting faith, which is to come.
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15
Yea, I say unto you come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction, yea,
come and go forth, and show unto your God that ye are willing to repent
of your sins and enter into a covenant with him to keep his
commandments, and witness it unto him this day by going into the waters
of baptism.
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17
And now my beloved brethren, do you believe these things? Behold, I say unto you, yea, I know that ye believe them; and the way that I
know that ye believe them is by the manifestation of the Spirit which
is in me. And now because your faith is strong concerning that, yea, concerning the things which I have spoken, great is my joy.
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19
For I perceive that ye are in the paths of righteousness; I perceive that ye are in the path which leads to the kingdom of God; yea, I perceive that ye are making his paths straight.
12
Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.
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35
Now have we not reason to rejoice? Yea, I say unto you, there never were men that had so great reason to rejoice as we, since the world began; yea,
and my joy is carried away, even unto boasting in my God; for he has
all power, all wisdom, and all understanding; he comprehendeth all
things, and he is a merciful Being, even unto salvation, to those who
will repent and believe on his name.
36
Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea,
blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who
are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a
strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land.
37
Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. Now this is my joy, and my great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever. Amen.
2
Yea, I would declare
unto every soul, as with the voice of thunder, repentance and the plan
of redemption, that they should repent and come unto our God, that there
might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth.
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4
I ought not to harrow up in my desires, the firm decree of a just God, for I know that he granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea,
decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their
wills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction.
5
Yea, and I know that
good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from
evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given
according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or
death, joy or remorse of conscience.
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11
Yea, and I also remember the captivity of my fathers; for I surely do know that the Lord did deliver them out of bondage, and by this did establish his church; yea, the Lord God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, did deliver them out of bondage.
12
Yea, I have always
remembered the captivity of my fathers; and that same God who delivered
them out of the hands of the Egyptians did deliver them out of bondage.
2
My brethren, 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 before your dissension from among us.
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31
Yea, I would that ye
would come forth and harden not your hearts any longer; for behold, now
is the time and the day of your salvation; and therefore, if ye will
repent and harden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of
redemption be brought about unto you.
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39
Yea, and I also
exhort you, my brethren, that ye be watchful unto prayer continually,
that ye may not be led away by the temptations of the devil, that he may
not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day;
for behold, he rewardeth you no good thing.
13
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.
14
Yea, and I had murdered many of his children, or rather led them away unto destruction; 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.
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19
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.
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21
Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.
22
Yea, methought I
saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God sitting upon his throne,
surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in the attitude of
singing and praising their God; yea, and my soul did long to be there.
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27
And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; yea, God has delivered me from prison, and from bonds, and from death; yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me.
28
And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him in glory; yea, and I
will praise him forever, for he has brought our fathers out of Egypt,
and he has swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led them by
his power into the promised land; yea, and he has delivered them out of bondage and captivity from time to time.
3
And Helaman said unto him: Yea, I believe.
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5
And he said: Yea, I believe all the words which thou hast spoken.
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7
And he said: Yea, I will keep thy commandments with all my heart.
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9
But behold, I have somewhat to prophesy unto thee; but what I prophesy unto thee ye shall not make known; yea, what I prophesy unto thee shall not be made known, even until the prophecy is fulfilled; therefore write the words which I shall say.
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12
Yea, and this because they shall dwindle in
unbelief and fall into the works of darkness, and lasciviousness, and
all manner of iniquities; yea, I say unto you, that because they shall sin against so great light and knowledge, yea, I say unto you, that from that day, even the fourth generation shall not all pass away before this great iniquity shall come.
7
Yea, I would tell you these things if ye were capable of hearkening unto them; yea, I
would tell you concerning that awful hell that awaits to receive such
murderers as thou and thy brother have been, except ye repent and
withdraw your murderous purposes, and return with your armies to your
own lands.
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12
And behold, if ye do not this, I will come against you with my armies; yea, even I will arm my women and my children, and I will come against you, and I will follow you even into your own land, which is the land of our first inheritance; yea, and it shall be blood for blood, yea, life for life; and I will give you battle even until you are destroyed from off the face of the earth.
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16
I am Ammoron, the king of the Lamanites; I am the brother of Amalickiah whom ye have murdered. Behold, I will avenge his blood upon you, yea, and I will come upon you with my armies for I fear not your threatenings.
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