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But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do
not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded
me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.
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Yea, and that same God did establish his church among them; yea, and
that same God hath called me by a holy calling, to preach the word unto
this people, and hath given me much success, in the which my joy is full.
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But I do not joy in my own success alone, but my joy is more full because of the success of my brethren, who have been up to the land of Nephi.
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Now, when I think of the success of these my brethren my soul is carried away, even to the separation of it from the body, as it were, so great is my joy.
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