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Third Ne fig. Chapter fourteen. And now it came to pass that when
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Jesus had spoken these words, he turned again to the multitude, and it
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opened his mouth unto them again, saying, verily, verily, I say
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unto you, judge not that ye be not judged. For with what judgment
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ye judge, ye shall be judged, And with what measure ye meet,
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it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the moat that
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is in thy brother's eye, But considerest not the beam that is in thine
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own eye. Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, let me pull
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the moat out of thine eye, and behold, a beam is in thine
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own ee. Thou hypocrite, First cast the beam out of thine own eye.
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And then shalt thou see clearly to cast the moat out of thy brother's
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eye. Give not that which is wholly unto the dogs. Neither cast ye
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your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet. And turn
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again and rend you ask, and it shall be given unto you. Seek,
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and ye shall find knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth, and to him
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that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you,
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who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone, or
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if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent. If ye,
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then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,
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how much more shall your father, who is in heaven, give good
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things to them that ask him. Therefore, all things, whatsoever ye would
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that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. For
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this is the law, and the prophets. Enter ye in at the straight
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gate. For why it is the gate, and broad is the way which
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lead us to destruction. And many there be who go in thereat, because
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is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and
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few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets who come to you
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in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them
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by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?
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Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth
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forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. Neither a
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corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit
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is hewn down and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall
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know them. Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord Lord, shall enter
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into the Kingdom of heaven. But he that doeth the will of my Father,
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who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day,
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Lord Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name
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have cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works? And
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then will I profess unto them I never knew you. Depart from me,
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ye that work iniquity. Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth
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them, I will liken him unto a wise man who built his house upon
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a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
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winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it
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was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine
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and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man who built his house
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upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
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the winds blew and beat upon that house. And it fell, and great
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was the fall of it. Third Nephi, chapter fifteen. And now it
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came to pass that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he cast his eyes
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round about on the multitude, and said, unto them, behold, ye
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have heard the things which I taught before I ascended to my father. Therefore,
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whoso remembereth these sayings of mine and doeth them him, will I raise
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up at the last day. And it came to pass that when Jesus had
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said these words, he perceived that there were some among them who marveled and
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wondered what he would concerning the law of Moses. For they understood not the
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saying that old things had passed away, and that all things had become new.
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And he said, unto them, marvel not that I said unto you
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that old things had passed away, and that all things had become new.
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Behold, I say unto you that the law is fulfilled that was given unto
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Moses. Behold, I am he that gave the law, and I am
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he who covenanted with my people Israel. Therefore the law in me is fulfilled,
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for I have come to fulfill the law. Therefore, at hath an
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end. Behold, I do not destroy the prophets. For as many as
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have not been fulfilled in me verily, I say unto you shall all be
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fulfilled. And because I said unto you that old things have passed away,
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I do not destroy that which hath been spoken concerning things which are to come.
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For behold, the covenant which I have made with my people is not
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all fulfilled. But the law which was given unto Moses hath an end in
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me. Behold, I am the Law and the light. Look unto me,
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and endure to the end, and ye shall live. For unto him
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that endureth to the end, will I give eternal life. Behold, I
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have given unto you the commandments. Therefore keep my commandments. And this is
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the law and the prophets, For they truly testified of me. And now
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it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he said,
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unto those twelve whom he had chosen, ye are my disciples, and ye
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are a light unto this people, who are a remnant of the house of
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Joseph. And behold, this is the land of your inheritance, and the
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Father hath given it unto you, and not at any time hath the Father
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given me commandment that I should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem. Neither
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at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell unto them
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concerning the other tribes of the House of Israel, whom the Father hath led
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away out of the land. This much did the Father command me, that
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I should tell unto them that other sheep I have which are not of this
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fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice,
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and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. And now, because of
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stiff nakedness and unbelief, they understood not my word. Therefore I was commanded
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to say no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them. But verily
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I say unto you that the Father hath commanded me, and I tell it
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unto you that you were separated from among them because of their their iniquity.
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Therefore it is because of their iniquity that they know not of you. And
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verily I say unto you again that the other tribes hath the Father separated from
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them, and it is because of their iniquity that they know not of them.
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And verily I say unto you that ye are they of whom I said,
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other sheep I have which are not of this fold. Them also I
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must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one
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fold and one shepherd. And they understood me, not, for they supposed
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it had been the Gentiles. For they understood not that the Gentiles should be
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converted through their preaching. And they understood me not that I said, they
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shall hear my voice. And they understood me not that the Gentiles should not
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at any time hear my voice, that I should not manifest myself unto them,
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save it were by the Holy Ghost. But behold, ye have both
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heard my voice and seen me, And ye are my sheep, and ye
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are numbered among those whom the Father hath given me Third Ney five, chapter
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sixteen. And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other
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sheep which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem,
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neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister.
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For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard
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my voice. Neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them. But
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I have received a commandment of the Father, that I shall go unto them,
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and that they shall hear my voice and shall be numbered among my sheep,
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that there may be one fold and one shepherd. Therefore I go to
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show myself unto them. And I command you that ye shall write these sayings
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after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem,
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they who have seen me and have been with me in my ministry,
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do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge
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of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they
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know not of, That these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and
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shall be manifested unto the gentiles, that through the fullness of the gentiles,
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the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of
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the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be
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brought to a knowledge of ME their Redeemer. And then will I gather them
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in from the four quarters of the earth. And then will I fulfill the
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covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the House of Israel.
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And blessed are the gentiles because of their belief in Me in and of
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the Holy ghost which witnesses unto them of Me and of the Father. Behold,
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because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of
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the unbelief of you, o House of Israel, in the latter day shall
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the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fullness of these things shall be
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made known unto them. But woe saith the Father unto the unbelieving of the
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gentiles. For notwithstanding they have come forth upon the face of this land and
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have scattered my people who are of the House of Israel, and my people
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who are of the House of Israel, have been cast out from among them,
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and have been trodden under feet by them. And because of the mercies
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of the Father unto the gentiles, and also the judgments of the Father upon
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my people who are of the House of Israel, Verily, verily, I
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say unto you that after all this, and I have caused my people who
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are of the House of Israel to be smitten and to be afflicted, and
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to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to
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become hated by them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them.
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And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you. At that
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day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel and shall reject the fullness of
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my Gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above
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all nations and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be
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filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs,
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and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and hortoms,
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and of secret abominations. And if they shall do all those things and shall
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reject the fullness of my gospel, behold, Saith the Father, I will
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bring the fullness of my gospel from among them. And then will I remember
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my covenant which I have made unto my people, O House of Israel,
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and I will bring my gospel unto them, And I will show unto thee
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O House of Israel, that the gentiles shall not have power over you.
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But I will remember my covenant unto you, O House of Israel, and
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ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fullness of my Gospel. But if
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the gentiles will repent and return unto me, Saith the Father, behold,
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they shall be numbered among my people, O House of Israel. And I
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will not suffer my people, who are of the House of Israel, to
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go through among them and tread them down, saith the Father. But if
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they will not turn unto me and hearken unto my voice, I will suffer
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them. Yea, I will suffer my people, O House of Israel,
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that they shall go through among them, and shall tread them down. And
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they shall be a sault which hath lost its savor, which is thenceforth good
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for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of my
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people, O House of Israel. Verily, verily, I say unto you.
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Thus hath the Father commanded me, that I should give unto this people
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this land for their inheritance. And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall
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be fulfilled, which say thy watchman shall lift up the voice. With the
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voice. Together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye.
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When the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together,
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ye waste places of Jerusalem. For the Lord hath comforted his people,
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he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath may bare his Holy arm in the
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eye of all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the
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salvation of God thirty five, chapter seventeen. Behold, now it came to
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pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he looked round about again on
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the multitude, and he said, unto them, behold, my time is
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at hand. I perceive that ye are weak, that ye cannot understand all
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my words, which I am commanded of the Father to speak unto you at
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this time. Therefore, go ye unto your homes and ponder upon the things
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which I have said, and ask of the Father in my name, that
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ye may understand, and prepare your minds for the morrow. And I come
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unto you again. But now I go unto the Father, and also to
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show myself unto the lost shribes of Israel, for they are not lost unto
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the Father, for he knoweth whither he hath taken them. And it came
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to pass that when Jesus had spoken, he cast his eyes round about again
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on the multitude, and behold, they were in tears, and did look
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steadfast upon him, as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer
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with them. And he said unto them, behold, my bowels are filled
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with compassion towards you have ye, any that are sick among you, bring
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them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt,
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or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are
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deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner, Bring them hither, and
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I will heal them. For I have compassion upon you. My bowels are
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filled with mercy. For I perceive that ye desire that I should show unto
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you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem. For I see that
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your faith is sufficient that I should heal you. And it came to pass
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that when he had thus spoken, all the multitude with one accord, it
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go forth with their sick and they are afflicted, and their lame, and
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with their blind and with their dumb, and with all them that were afflicted
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in any manner. And he did heal them, every one as they were
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brought forth unto him. And they did all both, they who had been
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healed, and they who were whole, bow down at his feet and did
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worship him. And as many as could come, for the multitude did kiss
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his feet in so much that they did bathe his feet with their tears.
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And it came to pass that he commanded that their little children should be brought.
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So they brought their little children and set them down upon the ground round
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about him, and Jesus stood in the midst, and the multitude gave way
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till they had all been brought unto him. And it came to pass that
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when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst, he
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commanded the multitude that they should kneel down upon the ground. And it came
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to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground, Jesus groaned within himself
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and said, Father, I am troubled because of the wickedness of the people
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of the House of Israel. And when he had said these words, he
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himself also knelt upon the earth, and behold, he prayed unto the Father.
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And the things which he prayed cannot be written. And the multitude did
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bear record who heard him? And after this manner do they bear record.
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The eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard before so great and
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marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father. And no
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tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can
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the hearts of men conceive of so great and marvelous things as we both saw
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and heard Jesus speak. And no one can conceive of the joy which filled
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our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying unto
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the Father, he arose. But so great was the joy of the multitude
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that they were overcome. And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them
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and bade them arise, and they arose from the earth, and he said
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unto them, blessed are ye because of your faith, And now behold,
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my joy is full. And when he had said these words, he wept,
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and the multitude bare record of it. And he took their little children
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one by one and blessed them and prayed unto the Father for them. And
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when he had done this, he wept again, and he spake unto the
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multitude and said unto them, behold your little ones. And as they looked
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to behold, they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens
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open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven, as it were in
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the midst of fire, and they came down and encircled those little ones about,
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and they were encircled about with fire, and the Angel did minister unto
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them. And the multitude did see and hear and bear record. And they
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know that their record is true, for they all of them did see and
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hear, every man for himself. And they were in number about two thousand
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and five hundred souls, and they did consist of men, women, and
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children. End of Third Nephi, chapters fourteen through seventeen,