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And now, my son Helaman, I command you that ye take the records which have been entrusted with me;
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And now remember, my son, that God has entrusted you with these things, which are sacred, which he has kept sacred, and also which he will keep and preserve for a wise purpose in him, that he may show forth his power unto future generations.
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And now, my son, these interpreters were prepared that the word of God might be fulfilled, which he spake, saying:
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And now, my son, we see that they did not repent; therefore they have been destroyed, and thus far the word of God has been fulfilled; yea, their secret abominations have been brought out of darkness and made known unto us.
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And now, my son, I command you that ye retain all their oaths, and their covenants, and their agreements in their secret abominations; yea, and all their signs and their wonders ye shall keep from this people, that they know them not, lest peradventure they should fall into darkness also and be destroyed.
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And now, my son,
remember the words which I have spoken unto you; trust not those secret
plans unto this people, but teach them an everlasting hatred against
sin and iniquity.
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And now, my son,
I have somewhat to say concerning the thing which our fathers call a
ball, or director—or our fathers called it Liahona, which is, being
interpreted, a compass; and the Lord prepared it.
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And now, my son,
I would that ye should understand that these things are not without a
shadow; for as our fathers were slothful to give heed to this compass (now these things were temporal) they did not prosper; even so it is with things which are spiritual.
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And now, my son, see that ye take care of these sacred things, yea, see that ye look to God and live. Go unto this people and declare the word, and be sober. My son, farewell.
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And now, my son, I trust that I shall have great joy in you, because of your steadiness and
your faithfulness unto God; for as you have commenced in your youth to
look to the Lord your God, even so I hope that you will continue in
keeping his commandments; for blessed is he that endureth to the end.
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And now my son,
Shiblon, I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put
your trust in God even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials,
and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up at the last day.
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And now, my son,
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.
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And now, my son,
I have somewhat more to say unto thee than what I said unto thy
brother; for behold, have ye not observed the steadiness of thy brother,
his faithfulness, and his diligence in keeping the commandments of God? Behold, has he not set a good example for thee?
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And now, my son,
I would to God that ye had not been guilty of so great a crime. I
would not dwell upon your crimes, to harrow up your soul, if it were not
for your good.
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And now, my son,
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.
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And now, my son,
this was the ministry unto which ye were called, to declare these glad
tidings unto this people, to prepare their minds; or rather that
salvation might come unto them, that they may prepare the minds of their
children to hear the word at the time of his coming.
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And now, my son, I have somewhat to say concerning the restoration of which has been spoken; for behold, some have wrested the scriptures, and have gone far astray because of this thing. And I perceive that thy mind has been worried also concerning this thing. But behold, I will explain it unto thee.
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And now behold, my son, do not risk one more offense against your God upon those points of doctrine, which ye have hitherto risked to commit sin.
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And now, my son, all men that are in a state of nature, or I would say, in a carnal state, are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity; they are without God in the world, and they have gone contrary to the nature of God; therefore, they are in a state contrary to the nature of happiness.
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And now, my son,
I perceive there is somewhat more which doth worry your mind, which ye
cannot understand—which is concerning the justice of God in the
punishment of the sinner; for ye do try to suppose that it is injustice
that the sinner should be consigned to a state of misery.
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And now remember, my son,
if it were not for the plan of redemption, (laying it aside) as soon as
they were dead their souls were miserable, being cut off from the
presence of the Lord.
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And now, my son, I desire that ye should let these things trouble you no more, and only let your sins trouble you, with that trouble which shall bring you down unto repentance.
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And now, O my son, ye are called of God to preach the word unto this people. And now, my son, go thy way, declare the word with truth and soberness, that thou mayest bring souls unto repentance, that the great plan of mercy may have claim upon them. And may God grant unto you even according to my words. Amen.
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