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23 - Book of Mormon - Joseph Smith Jr · Philosophy and Faith

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Speaker 1: Mosiah chapter twenty four. And it came to pass that
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Speaker 1: Amulan did gain favor in the eyes of the King
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Speaker 1: of the Lamanites. Therefore, the King of the Lamanites granted
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Speaker 1: unto him and his brethren, that they should be appointed
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Speaker 1: teachers over his people, yea, even over the people who
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Speaker 1: were in the land of Shemlan, and in the land
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Speaker 1: of Shylem, and in the land of Amulon. For the
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Speaker 1: Lamanites had taken possession of all these lands. Therefore the
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Speaker 1: King of the Lamanites had appointed kings over all these lands.
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Speaker 1: And now the name of the King of the Lamanites
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Speaker 1: was Layman, being called after the name of his father.
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Speaker 1: And therefore he was called King Layman. And he was
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Speaker 1: king over a numerous people. And he appointed teachers of
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Speaker 1: the brethren of Amulon in every land which was possessed
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Speaker 1: by his people. And thus the language of Nephi began
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Speaker 1: to be taught among all the people of the Lamanites.
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Speaker 1: And they were a people friendly one with another. Nevertheless,
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Speaker 1: they knew not God. Neither did the brethren of Amulan
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Speaker 1: teach them anything concerning the Lord their God, neither the
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Speaker 1: Law of Moses, nor did they teach them the words
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Speaker 1: of Abinedai. But they taught them that they should keep
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Speaker 1: their record, and that they might write one to another.
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Speaker 1: And thus the Lamanites began to increase in riches and
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Speaker 1: began to trade one with another in wax great and
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Speaker 1: began to be a cunning and a wise people. As
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Speaker 1: to the wisdom of the world, yea a very cunning people,
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Speaker 1: delighting in all manner of wickedness and plunder, except it
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Speaker 1: were among their own brethren. And now it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that Amulan began to exercise authority over Alma and
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Speaker 1: his brethren, and began to persecute him, and cause that
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Speaker 1: his children should persecute their children. For Amulon knew Alma
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Speaker 1: that he had been one of the king's priests, and
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Speaker 1: that it was he that believed the words of Abindai
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Speaker 1: and was driven out before the king. And therefore he
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Speaker 1: was wroth with him, for he was subject to King Layman.
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Speaker 1: Yet he exercised authority over them, and put tasks upon them,
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Speaker 1: and put task masters over them. And it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that so great were their afflats that they begin
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Speaker 1: to cry mightily to God. And Ambulan commanded them that
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Speaker 1: they should stop their cries, and he put guards over
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Speaker 1: them to watch them, that whosoever should be found calling
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Speaker 1: upon God should be put to death. And Alma and
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Speaker 1: his people did not raise their voices to the Lord
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Speaker 1: their God, but did pour out their hearts to him.
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Speaker 1: And He did know the thoughts of their hearts. And
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Speaker 1: it came to pass that the voice of the Lord
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Speaker 1: came to them in their afflictions, saying, lift up your
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Speaker 1: heads and be of good comfort, for I know of
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Speaker 1: the covenant which ye have made unto me. And I
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Speaker 1: will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
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Speaker 1: And I will also ease the burdens which are put
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Speaker 1: upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon
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Speaker 1: your backs, even while you are in bondage. And this
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Speaker 1: will I do, that ye may stand as witnesses for
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Speaker 1: me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety
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Speaker 1: that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in
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Speaker 1: their afflictions. And now it came to pass that the
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Speaker 1: burdens which were laid upon Almah and his brethren were
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Speaker 1: made light. Yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they
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Speaker 1: could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did
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Speaker 1: submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of
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Speaker 1: the Lord. And it came to pass that so great
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Speaker 1: was their faith and their patience, that the voice of
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Speaker 1: the Lord came unto them again, saying, be of good comfort,
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Speaker 1: for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.
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Speaker 1: And he said unto Alma, thou shalt go before this people,
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Speaker 1: and I will go with thee and deliver this people
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Speaker 1: out of bondage. Now it came to pass that Alma
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Speaker 1: and his people, in the night time gathered their flocks together,
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Speaker 1: and also of their grain Yea. Even all the night
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Speaker 1: time were they gathering the flocks together. And in the
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Speaker 1: morning the Lord caused a deep sleep to come upon
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Speaker 1: the Lamanites. Yea and all their task masters were in
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Speaker 1: a profound sleep. And Alma and his people departed into
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Speaker 1: the wilderness. And when they had traveled all day, they
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Speaker 1: pitched their tents in a valley, and they called the
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Speaker 1: valley Alma, because he led their way in the wilderness.
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Speaker 1: And in the valley Alma, they poured out their thanks
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Speaker 1: to God because he had been merciful unto them and
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Speaker 1: eased their burdens and had delivered them out of bondage,
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Speaker 1: for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them
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Speaker 1: except it were the Lord their God. And they gave
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Speaker 1: thanks to God yea. All their men and all their women,
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Speaker 1: and all their children that could speak lifted their voices
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Speaker 1: in the praises of their God. And now the Lord said,
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Speaker 1: unto Almah, haste thee, and get thou in this people
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Speaker 1: out of this land, for the Lamanites have awakened and
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Speaker 1: do pursue Thee. Therefore, get THEE out of this land,
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Speaker 1: and I will stop the Lamanites in this valley, that
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Speaker 1: they come no further in pursuit of this people. And
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Speaker 1: it came to pass that they departed out of the
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Speaker 1: valley and took their journey into the wilderness. And after
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Speaker 1: they had been in the wilderness twelve days, they arrived
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Speaker 1: in the land of Zarahemla, and King Mosiah did also
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Speaker 1: received them with joy Mosaiah chapter twenty five. And now
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Speaker 1: King Mosiah caused that all the people should be gathered together.
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Speaker 1: Now there were not so many of the children of Nephi,
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Speaker 1: or so many of those who were descendants of Nephi,
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Speaker 1: as there were of the people of Zarahemla, who was
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Speaker 1: a descendant of Meulik, and those who came with him
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Speaker 1: into the wilderness. And there were not so many of
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Speaker 1: the people of Nephi and of the people of Zarahemla
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Speaker 1: as there were of the Lamanites. Yea, they were not
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Speaker 1: half so numerous. And now all the people of Nephi
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Speaker 1: were assembled together, and also all the people of Zarahemla.
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Speaker 1: And they were gathered together in two bodies. And it
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Speaker 1: came to pass that Mosiah did read and cause to
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Speaker 1: be read the records of Zenop to his people. Yea.
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Speaker 1: He read the records of the people of Zenith from
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Speaker 1: the time that they left the land of Zarahemla until
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Speaker 1: they returned again. And he also read the account of
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Speaker 1: Alma and his brethren and all their afflictions, from the
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Speaker 1: time that they left the land of Zarahemla until the
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Speaker 1: time they returned again. And now, when Mosiah had made
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Speaker 1: an end of reading the records, his people who tarried
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Speaker 1: in the land were struck with wonder and amazement, for
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Speaker 1: they knew not what to think. For when they beheld
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Speaker 1: those that had been delivered out of bondage, they were
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Speaker 1: filled with exceedingly great joy. And again when they thought
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Speaker 1: of their brethren who had been slain by the Lamanites,
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Speaker 1: they were filled with sorrow and even shed many tears
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Speaker 1: of sorrow. And again when they thought of the immediate
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Speaker 1: goodness of God and his power in delivering Alma and
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Speaker 1: his brethren out of the hands of the Lamanites and
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Speaker 1: a bondage, they did raise their voices and give thanks
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Speaker 1: to God. And again when they thought upon the Lamanites,
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Speaker 1: who were their brethren, of their sinful and polluted state,
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Speaker 1: they were filled with pain and anguish for the welfare
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Speaker 1: of their souls. And it came to pass that those
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Speaker 1: who were the children of Ambulon and his brethren, who
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Speaker 1: had taken to wife the daughters of the Lamanites, were
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Speaker 1: displeased with the conduct of their fathers, and they would
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Speaker 1: no longer be called by the names of their fathers. Therefore,
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Speaker 1: they took upon themselves the name of Nephi, that they
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Speaker 1: might be called the children of Nephi and be numbered
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Speaker 1: among those who were called Nephites. And now all the
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Speaker 1: people of Zarahemla were numbered with the Nephites. And this
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Speaker 1: because the kingdom had been conferred upon none but those
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Speaker 1: who were descendants of Nephi. And now it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that when Mosiah had made an end of speaking
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Speaker 1: and reading to the people, he desired that Alma should
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Speaker 1: also speak to the people. And Alma did speak unto
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Speaker 1: them when they were assembled together in large bodies, and
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Speaker 1: he went from one body to another, preaching unto the
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Speaker 1: people repentance and faith on the Lord. And he did
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Speaker 1: exhort the people of Limhai and his brethren, all those
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Speaker 1: who had been delivered out of bondage, that they should
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Speaker 1: remember that it was the Lord that did deliver them.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that after Alma had taught
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Speaker 1: the people many things and had made an end of
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Speaker 1: speaking to them, that King Limhai was desirous that he
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Speaker 1: might be baptized, and all his people were desirous that
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Speaker 1: they might be baptized. Also, therefore Alma did go forth
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Speaker 1: into the water and did baptize them. Yea, he did
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Speaker 1: baptize them after the manner he did his brethren in
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Speaker 1: the waters of Mormon. Yea. And as many as he
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Speaker 1: did baptized, did belong to the Church of God. And
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Speaker 1: this because of their belief on the words of Alma.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that King Mosiah granted unto
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Speaker 1: Alma that he might establish churches throughout all the land
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Speaker 1: of Zarahemla. And he gave him power to ordain priests
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Speaker 1: and teachers over every church. Now this was done because
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Speaker 1: there were so many people that they could not all
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Speaker 1: be governed by one teacher, neither could they all hear
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Speaker 1: the word of God in one assembly. Therefore they did
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Speaker 1: assemble themselves together in different bodies, being called churches, every
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Speaker 1: church having their priests and their teachers, and every priest
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Speaker 1: preaching the word according as it was delivered to him
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Speaker 1: by the mouth of Alma. And thus, notwithstanding there being
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Speaker 1: many churches, they were all one church, yea, even the
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Speaker 1: Church of God. For there was nothing preached in all
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Speaker 1: the churches except it were repentance and faith in God.
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Speaker 1: And now there were seven churches in the land of Zarahemla.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that whosoever were desirous to
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Speaker 1: take upon them the name of Christ or of God,
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Speaker 1: they did join the churches of God, and they were
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Speaker 1: called the People of God. And the Lord did pour
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Speaker 1: out his spirit upon them, and they were blessed and
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Speaker 1: prospered in the Land Mosiah, chapter twenty six. And now
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Speaker 1: it came to pass that there were many of the
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Speaker 1: rising generation that could not understand the words of King Benjamin,
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Speaker 1: being little children at the time he spake unto his people,
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Speaker 1: and they did not believe the tradition of their fathers.
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Speaker 1: They did not believe what had been said concerning the
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Speaker 1: resurrection of the dead. Neither did they believe concerning the
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Speaker 1: coming of Christ. And now because of their unbelief, they
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Speaker 1: could not understand the word of God, and their hearts
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Speaker 1: were hardened, and they would not be baptized. Neither would
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Speaker 1: they join the church. And they were a separate people
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Speaker 1: as to their faith, and remained so ever after, even
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Speaker 1: in their carnal and sinful state, for they would not
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Speaker 1: call upon the Lord their God. And now in the
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Speaker 1: reign of Mosiah, they were not half so numerous as
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Speaker 1: the people of God. But because of the dissensions among
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Speaker 1: the brother and they became more numerous. For it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that they to deceive many with their flattering
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Speaker 1: words who were in the church, and had caused them
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Speaker 1: to commit many sins. Therefore, it became expedient that those
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Speaker 1: who committed sin that were in the church should be
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Speaker 1: admonished by the church. And it came to pass that
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Speaker 1: they were brought before the priests and delivered up unto
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Speaker 1: the priests by the teachers, and the priests brought them
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Speaker 1: before Alma, who was the high priest. Now King Mosiah
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Speaker 1: had given Alma the authority over the church. And it
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Speaker 1: came to pass that Almah did not know concerning them.
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Speaker 1: But there were many witnesses against them. Yea. The people
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Speaker 1: stood and testified of their iniquity and abundance. Now there
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Speaker 1: had not any such thing happened before in the church.
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Speaker 1: Therefore Almah was troubled in his spirit, and he caused
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Speaker 1: that they should be brought before the king. And he said,
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Speaker 1: unto the King, behold, here are many whom we have
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Speaker 1: brought before THEE who are accused of their brethren. Yea.
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Speaker 1: And they have been taken in diverse iniquities, and they
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Speaker 1: do not repent of their iniquities. Therefore we have brought
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Speaker 1: them before Thee, that thou mayest judge them according to
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Speaker 1: their crimes. But King Mosiah said, unto Almah, behold, I
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Speaker 1: judge them not. Therefore I deliver them into thy hands
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Speaker 1: to be judged. And now the spirit of Almah was
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Speaker 1: again troubled, and he went and inquired of the Lord
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Speaker 1: what he should do concerning this matter, for he feared
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Speaker 1: that he should do wrong in the sight of God.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that, after he had poured
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Speaker 1: out his whole soul to God, the voice of the
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Speaker 1: Lord came to him, saying, blessed art thou Almah, And
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Speaker 1: blessed are they who were baptized in the waters of Mormon.
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Speaker 1: Thou art blessed because of thy exceeding faith in the
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Speaker 1: words alone of my servant Tobinaedai. And blessed are they
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Speaker 1: because of their exceeding faith and the words alone which
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Speaker 1: thou hast spoken unto them. And blessed art thou because
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Speaker 1: thou hast established a church among this people, and they
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Speaker 1: shall be established, and they shall be my people. YEA,
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Speaker 1: blessed is this people who are willing to bear my name.
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Speaker 1: For my name shall they be called, and they are mine.
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Speaker 1: And because thou hast inquired of me concerning the transgressor
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Speaker 1: thou art blessed Thou art my servant, and I covenant
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Speaker 1: with Thee that thou shalt have eternal life, and thou
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Speaker 1: shalt serve me, and go forth in my name, and
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Speaker 1: shalt gather together my sheep, and he that will hear
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Speaker 1: my voice shall be my sheep. And him shall ye
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Speaker 1: receive unto the church, And him will I also receive.
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Speaker 1: For behold, this is my church. Whosoever is baptized, shall
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Speaker 1: be baptized unto repentance. And whomsoever ye receive, shall believe
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Speaker 1: in my name. And him will I freely forgive. For
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Speaker 1: it is I that taketh upon me the sins of
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Speaker 1: the world. For it is I that hath created them.
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Speaker 1: And it is I that granteth unto him that believeth
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Speaker 1: unto the end a place at my right hand. For behold,
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Speaker 1: in my name are they called, And if they know me,
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Speaker 1: shall come forth and shall have a place eternally at
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Speaker 1: my right hand. And it shall come to pass that
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Speaker 1: when the second trump shall sound, then shall they that
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Speaker 1: never knew me come forth and shall stand before me.
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Speaker 1: And then shall they know that I am the Lord
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Speaker 1: their God, that I am their redeemer. But they would
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Speaker 1: not be redeemed. And then I will confess unto them
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Speaker 1: that I never knew them, and they shall depart into
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Speaker 1: everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Therefore
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Speaker 1: I say unto you that he that will not hear
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Speaker 1: my voice, the same shall ye not receive into my church.
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Speaker 1: For him I will not receive at the last day.
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Speaker 1: Therefore I say unto you, go, and whosoever transgresseth against me,
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Speaker 1: him shall ye judge according to the sins which he
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Speaker 1: has committed. And if he confess his sins before THEE
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Speaker 1: and me and repenteth in the sincerity of his heart,
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Speaker 1: him shall shall ye forgive. And I will forgive him also, yea.
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Speaker 1: And as often as my people repent, will I forgive
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Speaker 1: them their trespasses against me? And ye shall also forgive
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Speaker 1: one another your trespasses. For verily, I say unto you,
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Speaker 1: he that forgiveth not his neighbor's trespasses when he says
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Speaker 1: that he repents, the same hath brought himself under condemnation.
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Speaker 1: Now I say unto you, go, and whosoever will not
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Speaker 1: repent of his sins, the same shall not be numbered
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Speaker 1: among my people. And this shall be observed from this
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Speaker 1: time forward. And it came to pass when Almah had
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Speaker 1: heard these words, he wrote them down that he might
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Speaker 1: have them and that he might judge the people of
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Speaker 1: that church according to the commandments of God. And it
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Speaker 1: came to pass that Almah went and judged those that
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Speaker 1: had been taken in iniquity according to the word of
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Speaker 1: the Lord. And whosoever repented of their sins and did
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Speaker 1: confess them, he did number among the people of the church.
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Speaker 1: And those that would not confess their sins and repent
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Speaker 1: of their iniquity, the same were not numbered among the
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Speaker 1: people of the Church, and their names were blotted out.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that Almah did regulate all
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Speaker 1: the affairs of the church, and they began again to
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Speaker 1: have peace and to prosper exceedingly in the affairs of
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Speaker 1: the church, walking circumspectly before God, receiving many and baptizing many.
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Speaker 1: And now all these things did Alma and his fellow
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Speaker 1: laborers do, who were over the church, walking in all diligence,
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Speaker 1: teaching the word of God in all things, suffering all
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Speaker 1: manner of afflictions, being persecuted by those who did not
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Speaker 1: belong to the Church of God. And they did admonish
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Speaker 1: their brethren. And they were also admonished every one by
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Speaker 1: the word of God according to his sins or to
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Speaker 1: the sins which he had committed, being commanded of God
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Speaker 1: to pray without ceasing and to give thanks in all
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Speaker 1: things Moi Zaiah, chapter twenty seven. And now it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that the persecutions which were inflicted on the
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Speaker 1: Church by the unbelievers became so great that the church
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Speaker 1: began to murmur and complain to their leaders concerning the matter.
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Speaker 1: And they did complain to Alma, and Almah laid the
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Speaker 1: case before their king Mosiah, and Mosiah consulted with his priests,
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Speaker 1: and it came to pass that King Mosiah sent a
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Speaker 1: proclamation throughout the land round about that there should not
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Speaker 1: any unbeliever persecute any of those who belonged to the
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Speaker 1: Church of God. And there was a strict command throughout
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Speaker 1: all the churches that there should be no persecutions among them,
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Speaker 1: that there should be an equality among all men, that
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Speaker 1: they should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb their peace.
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Speaker 1: That every man should esteem his neighbor as himself, laboring
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Speaker 1: with their own hands for their support yea. And all
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Speaker 1: their priests and teachers should labor with their own hands
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Speaker 1: for their support in all cases, save it were in
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Speaker 1: sickness or in much want, and doing these things they
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Speaker 1: did abound in the grace of God, and there began
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Speaker 1: to be much peace again in the land. And the
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Speaker 1: people began to be very numerous, and began to scatter
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Speaker 1: abroad upon the face of the earth, yea on the
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Speaker 1: north and on the south, on the east and on
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Speaker 1: the west, building large cities and villages in all quarters
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Speaker 1: of the land. And the Lord did visit them and
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Speaker 1: prosper them, and they became a large and wealthy people.
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Speaker 1: Now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the unbelievers,
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Speaker 1: and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered
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Speaker 1: among them, he being called Alma after his father. Nevertheless,
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Speaker 1: he became a very wicked and an idolatrous man, and
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Speaker 1: he was a man of many words, and did speak
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Speaker 1: much flattery to the people. Therefore, he led many of
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Speaker 1: the people to do after the manner of his iniquities,
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Speaker 1: and he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of
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Speaker 1: the Church of God, stealing away the hearts of the people,
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Speaker 1: causing much dissension among them people, giving a chance for
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Speaker 1: the enemy of God to exercise his power over them.
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Speaker 1: And now it came to pass that while he was
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Speaker 1: going about to destroy the Church of God. For he
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Speaker 1: did go about secretly with the sons of Mosiah, seeking
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Speaker 1: to destroy the Church and to lead astray the people
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Speaker 1: of the Lord, contrary to the commandments of God or
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Speaker 1: even the King. And as I said unto you, as
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Speaker 1: they were going about rebelling against God, behold, the Angel
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Speaker 1: of the Lord appeared unto them, and he descended, as
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Speaker 1: it were, in a cloud. And he spake, as it were,
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Speaker 1: with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to
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Speaker 1: shake upon which they stood. And so great was their
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Speaker 1: astonishment that they fell to the earth and understood not
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Speaker 1: the words which he spake unto them. Nevertheless, he cried again, saying, Almah,
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Speaker 1: arise and stand forth, for why persecutest thou the Church
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Speaker 1: of God? For the Lord Hath said, this is my church,
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Speaker 1: and I will establish it, and nothing shall I'll overthrow it,
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Speaker 1: save it is the transgression of my people. And again
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Speaker 1: the Angel said, beholds the Lord Hath heard the prayers
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Speaker 1: of his people and also the prayers of his servant, Almah,
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Speaker 1: who is thy Father, For he has prayed with much
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Speaker 1: faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the
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Speaker 1: knowledge of the truth Therefore, for this purpose have I
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Speaker 1: come to convince thee of the power and authority of God,
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Speaker 1: that the prayers of his servants might be answered according
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Speaker 1: to their faith. And now behold, can ye dispute the
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Speaker 1: power of God? For behold, doth not my voice shake
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Speaker 1: the earth? And can ye not also behold me before you?
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Speaker 1: And I am sent from God. Now I say unto thee,
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Speaker 1: go and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the
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Speaker 1: land of Helim and in the land of Nephi. And
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Speaker 1: remember how great things He has done for them, for
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Speaker 1: they were in bondage, and he has delivered them. And
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Speaker 1: now I say unto thee Almah, go thy way and
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Speaker 1: seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers
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Speaker 1: may be answered. And this even if thou wilt of
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Speaker 1: thyself be cast off. And now it came to pass
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Speaker 1: that these were the last words which the angel spake
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Speaker 1: andto Alma, and he departed. And now Alma and those
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Speaker 1: that were with him fell again to the earth. For
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Speaker 1: great was their astonishment, For with their own eyes they
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Speaker 1: had beheld an angel of the Lord, and his voice
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Speaker 1: was as thunder which shook the earth. And they knew
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Speaker 1: that there was nothing save the power of God that
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Speaker 1: could shake the earth and cause it to tremble, as
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Speaker 1: though it would part asunder. And now the astonishment of
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Speaker 1: Alma was so great that he became dumb that he
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Speaker 1: could not open his mouth yea, and he became weak
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Speaker 1: even that he could not move his hands. Therefore he
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Speaker 1: was taken by those that were with him, and carried
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Speaker 1: helpless even until he was laid before his father. And
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Speaker 1: they rehearsed unto his father all that had happened unto them,
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Speaker 1: And his father rejoiced, for he knew that it was
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Speaker 1: the power of God. And he caused that a multitude
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Speaker 1: should be gathered together, that they might witness what the
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Speaker 1: Lord had done for his son, and also for those
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Speaker 1: that were with him. And he caused that the priests
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Speaker 1: should assemble themselves together, and they began to fast and
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Speaker 1: to pray to the Lord their God, that he would
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Speaker 1: open the mouth of Alma, that he might speak, and
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Speaker 1: also that his limbs might receive their strength, that the
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Speaker 1: eyes of the people might be opened to see and
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Speaker 1: know of the goodness and glory of God. And it
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Speaker 1: came to pass after they had fasted and prayed for
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Speaker 1: the space of two days, and two nights, the limbs
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Speaker 1: of Alma received their strength, and he stood up and
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Speaker 1: began to speak unto them, bidding them to be of
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Speaker 1: good comfort. For said he, I have repented of my
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Speaker 1: sins and have been redeemed of the Lord. Behold, I
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Speaker 1: am born of the Spirit. And the Lord said unto me,
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Speaker 1: marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues,
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Speaker 1: and people must be born again, yea, born of God,
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Speaker 1: changed from their carnal and fallen state to a state
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Speaker 1: of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming His sons and daughters.
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Speaker 1: And thus they become new creatures. And unless they do this,
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Speaker 1: they can in no wise inherit the Kingdom of God.
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Speaker 1: I say unto you. Unless this be the case, they
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Speaker 1: must be cast off. And this I know because I
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Speaker 1: was like to be cast off. Nevertheless, after wading through
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Speaker 1: much tribulations, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy
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Speaker 1: hath seen fit to snatch me out of an everlasting burning.
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Speaker 1: And I am born of God. My soul hath been
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Speaker 1: redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity.
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Speaker 1: I was in the darkest abyss But now I behold
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Speaker 1: the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with
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Speaker 1: eternal torment. But I am snatched, and my soul is
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Speaker 1: pained no more. I rejected my redeemer and denied that
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Speaker 1: which had been spoken of by our fathers. But now
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Speaker 1: that they may foresee that he will come, and that
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Speaker 1: he remembereth every creature of his creating, he will make
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Speaker 1: himself manifest unto all. Yea, every knee shall bow, and
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Speaker 1: every tongue confess before him. Yea, Even at the last day,
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Speaker 1: when all men shall stand to be judged of him,
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Speaker 1: then shall they confess that he is God. Then shall
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Speaker 1: they confess, who live without God in the world, that
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Speaker 1: the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them,
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Speaker 1: And they shall quake and tremble and shrink beneath the
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Speaker 1: glance of His all searching eye. And now it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that Almah began from this time forward to
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Speaker 1: teach the people and those who were with Alma at
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Speaker 1: the time the angel appeared unto them, traveling round about
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Speaker 1: through all the land, publishing to all the people the
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Speaker 1: things which they had heard and seen, and preaching the
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Speaker 1: word of God in much tribulation, being greatly persecuted by
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Speaker 1: those who were unbelievers, being smitten by many of them.
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Speaker 1: But notwithstanding all this, they did impart much consolation to
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Speaker 1: the Church, confirming their faith and exhorting them with long
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Speaker 1: suffering and much travail to keep the commandments of God.
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Speaker 1: And four of them were the sons of Mosiah, and
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Speaker 1: their names were Amon, and Arin, and Omner and Hymni.
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Speaker 1: These were the names of the sons of Mosiah. And
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Speaker 1: they traveled throughout all the lands of Zarahimla and among
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Speaker 1: all the people who were under the reign of King Mosiah,
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Speaker 1: zealously striving to repair all the injuries which they had
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Speaker 1: done to the church, confessing all their sins and publishing
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Speaker 1: all the things which they had seen, and explaining the
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Speaker 1: prophecies and the scriptures to all who desired to s
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Speaker 1: hear them. And thus they were instruments in the hands
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Speaker 1: of God in bringing many to the knowledge of the
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Speaker 1: truth yea to the knowledge of their redeemer. And how
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Speaker 1: blessed are they, for they did publish peace, they did
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Speaker 1: publish good tidings of good and they did declare unto
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Speaker 1: the people that the Lord reigneth end of Mosiah Chapters
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Speaker 1: twenty four through twenty seven,