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

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Speaker 1: First Nephi, chapter eleven. For it came to pass after
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Speaker 1: I had desired to know the things that my father
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Speaker 1: had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to
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Speaker 1: make them known unto me. As I sat pondering in
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Speaker 1: mine heart, I was caught away in the spirit of
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Speaker 1: the Lord Yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I
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Speaker 1: had never before seen, and upon which I never had
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Speaker 1: before set my foot. And the Spirit said, unto me,
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Speaker 1: behold what desirest thou. And I said, I desire to
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Speaker 1: behold the things which my father saw. And the Spirit said,
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Speaker 1: unto me, believest thou that thy father saw the tree
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Speaker 1: of which he hath spoken. And I said, yea, thou
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Speaker 1: knowest that I believe all the words of my father.
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Speaker 1: And when I had spoken these words, the spirit cried
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Speaker 1: with a loud voice, saying, Hosanna to the Lord, the
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Speaker 1: Most High God. For ye is God over all the earth,
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Speaker 1: yea even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because
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Speaker 1: thou believest in the Sun of the Most High God.
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Speaker 1: Wherefore thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
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Speaker 1: And behold, this thing shall be given unto thee for
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Speaker 1: a sign that after thou hast beheld the tree which
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Speaker 1: bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou shalt also
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Speaker 1: behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall
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Speaker 1: ye witness. And after ye have witnessed him, ye shall
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Speaker 1: bear record that it is the Son of God. And
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Speaker 1: it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me, Look,
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Speaker 1: And I looked and beheld a tree. And it was
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Speaker 1: like unto the tree which my father had seen. And
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Speaker 1: the beauty thereof was far beyond yea exceeding of all beauty.
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Speaker 1: And the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the
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Speaker 1: driven snow. And it came to pass after I had
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Speaker 1: seen the tree, I said, unto the Spirit, I behold,
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Speaker 1: thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious
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Speaker 1: above all. And he said, unto me, what desirest thou?
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Speaker 1: And I said unto him, to know the interpretation thereof,
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Speaker 1: For I spake unto him as a man speaketh, For
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Speaker 1: I beheld that he was in the form of a man.
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Speaker 1: Yet nevertheless I knew that it was the spirit of
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Speaker 1: the Lord. And he spake unto me as a man
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Speaker 1: speaketh with another and it came to pass that he said,
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Speaker 1: unto me, look, and I looked as if to look
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Speaker 1: upon him, and I saw him not, for he had
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Speaker 1: gone from before my presence. And it came to pass
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Speaker 1: that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem,
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Speaker 1: and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth.
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Speaker 1: And in the city of Nazareth, I beheld a virgin,
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Speaker 1: and she was exceedingly fair and white. And it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that I saw the heavens open, and an
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Speaker 1: angel came down and stood before me, and he said,
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Speaker 1: unto me, Nephi, what beholdest thou. And I said, unto him,
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Speaker 1: a virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
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Speaker 1: And he said, unto me, knowest thou the condescension of God?
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Speaker 1: And I said, unto him, I know that he loveth
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Speaker 1: his children. Nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of
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Speaker 1: all things. And he said, unto me, behold the virgin,
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Speaker 1: whom thou seest, is the mother of the Son of God,
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Speaker 1: after the manner of the flesh. And it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that I beheld that she was carried away in
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Speaker 1: the spirit. And after she had been carried away in
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Speaker 1: the spirit for the space of a time. The Angel
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Speaker 1: spake unto me, saying look. And I looked, and beheld
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Speaker 1: the Virgin again, bearing a child in her arms. And
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Speaker 1: the Angel said unto me, behold the lamb of God. Yea,
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Speaker 1: even the son of the Eternal Father, knowest thou the
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Speaker 1: meaning of the tree which thy father saw. And I
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Speaker 1: answered him, saying, yea, it is the love of God,
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Speaker 1: which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children
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Speaker 1: of men. Wherefore it is the most desirable above all things.
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Speaker 1: And he spake unto me, saying yea, and the most
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Speaker 1: joyous to the soul. And after he had said these words,
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Speaker 1: he said unto me, look, and I looked, and I
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Speaker 1: beheld the Son of God going forth among the children
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Speaker 1: of men. And I saw many fall down at his
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Speaker 1: feet and worship him. And it came to pass that
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Speaker 1: I beheld that the rod of iron which my father
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Speaker 1: had seen, was the word of God, which led to
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Speaker 1: the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life,
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Speaker 1: which waters are a representation of the love of God.
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Speaker 1: And I also beheld that the tree life was of
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Speaker 1: representation of the love of God. And the Angel said
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Speaker 1: unto me again look and behold the condescension of God.
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Speaker 1: And I looked and beheld the redeemer of the world
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Speaker 1: of whom my father had spoken. And I also beheld
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Speaker 1: the prophet who should prepare the way before him, And
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Speaker 1: the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him.
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Speaker 1: And after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open,
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Speaker 1: and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and
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Speaker 1: abide upon him in the form of a dove. And
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Speaker 1: I beheld that he went forth, ministering unto the people
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Speaker 1: in power and great glory. And the multitudes were gathered
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Speaker 1: together to hear him. And I beheld that they cast
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Speaker 1: him out from among them. And I also beheld twelve
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Speaker 1: others following him, And it came to pass that they
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Speaker 1: were carried away in the spirit from before my face,
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Speaker 1: and I saw them not. And it came to pass
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Speaker 1: that the Angel spake unto me again, saying look, And
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Speaker 1: I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again, and
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Speaker 1: I saw angels descending upon the children of men, and
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Speaker 1: they did minister unto them. And he spake unto me again,
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Speaker 1: saying look, And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb
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Speaker 1: of God going forth among the children of men, and
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Speaker 1: I beheld multitudes of people who were sick, who were
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Speaker 1: afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and
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Speaker 1: unclean spirits. And the Angel spake and showed all these
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Speaker 1: things unto me, and they were healed by the power
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Speaker 1: of the Lamb of God, and the devils and the
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Speaker 1: unclean spirits were cast out. And it came to pass
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Speaker 1: that the Angel spake unto me again, saying look. And
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Speaker 1: I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he
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Speaker 1: was taken by the people. Yea, the son of the
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Speaker 1: Everlasting God, was judged of the world. And I saw
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Speaker 1: and bare record, and I Nephi saw that he was
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Speaker 1: lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins
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Speaker 1: of the world. And after he was slain, and I
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Speaker 1: saw the multitudes of the earth, that they were gathered
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Speaker 1: together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb. For
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Speaker 1: thus were the twelve called by the Angel of the Lord.
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Speaker 1: And the multitude of the earth was gathered together. And
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Speaker 1: I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building,
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Speaker 1: like under the building which my father saw. And the
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Speaker 1: Angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying, behold
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Speaker 1: the world and the wisdom thereof. Yea, behold the House
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Speaker 1: of Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve
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Speaker 1: apostles of the Lamb. And it came to pass that
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Speaker 1: I saw and bear record that the great and spacious
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Speaker 1: building was the pride of the world. And it fell,
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Speaker 1: and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the Angel
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Speaker 1: of the Lord spake unto me again, saying, thus shall
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Speaker 1: be the destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people
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Speaker 1: that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb
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Speaker 1: Chapter twelve. And it came to pass that the Angel
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Speaker 1: said unto me, look and behold thy seed, and also
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Speaker 1: the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld
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Speaker 1: the land of Promise. And I beheld multitudes of people, yea,
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Speaker 1: even as it were in number as many as the
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Speaker 1: sand of the sea. And it came to pass that
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Speaker 1: I beheld many generations pass away after the manner of
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Speaker 1: wars and contentions in the land. And I beheld many cities, yea,
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Speaker 1: even that I did not number them. And it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on
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Speaker 1: the face of the Land of Promise. And I saw lightnings,
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Speaker 1: and I heard thunderings and earthquakes and all manner of
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Speaker 1: tumultuous noises. And I saw the earth and the rocks
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Speaker 1: that they rent, and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces.
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Speaker 1: And I saw the plains of the earth that they
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Speaker 1: were broken up. And I saw many cities that they
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Speaker 1: were sunk, and I saw many that they were burned
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Speaker 1: with fire. And I saw many that did tumble to
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Speaker 1: the earth because of the quaking thereof. And it came
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Speaker 1: to pass after I saw these things, I saw the
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Speaker 1: vapor of darkness that it passed from off the face
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Speaker 1: of the earth. And behold, I saw multitudes who had
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Speaker 1: not fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of
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Speaker 1: the Lord. And I saw the heavens open, and the
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Speaker 1: Lamb of God descending out of heaven, and he came
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Speaker 1: down and showed himself unto them. And I also saw
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Speaker 1: and bare record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others,
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Speaker 1: and they were ordained of God and chosen. And the
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Speaker 1: Angel spake unto me, saying, behold the twelve disciples of
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Speaker 1: the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed,
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Speaker 1: and he said, unto me, thou rememberest the twelve apostles
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Speaker 1: of the Lamb. Behold, they are they who shall judge
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Speaker 1: the twelve tribes of Israel. Wherefore the twelve ministers of
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Speaker 1: thy seed shall be judged of them. For ye are
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Speaker 1: of the house of Israel. And these twelve ministers, whom
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Speaker 1: thou beholdest, shallt judge thy seed. And behold, they are
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Speaker 1: righteous forever, for because of their faith in the Lamb
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Speaker 1: of God, their garments are made white in his blood.
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Speaker 1: And the Angel said, unto me, look, and I looked
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Speaker 1: and beheld three generations pass away in righteousness, and their
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Speaker 1: garments were white, even like unto the Lamb of God.
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Speaker 1: And the Angel said, unto me, these are made white
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Speaker 1: in the blood of the Lamb because of their faith
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Speaker 1: in him. And I Nephi also saw many of the
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Speaker 1: fourth generation who passed away in righteousness. And it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth
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Speaker 1: gathered together. And the Angel said, unto me, behold thy seed,
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Speaker 1: and also the seed of thy brethren. And it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that I looked and beheld the people of
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Speaker 1: my seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of
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Speaker 1: my brethren, and they were gathered together to battle. And
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Speaker 1: the Angel spake unto me, saying, behold the fountain of
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Speaker 1: filthy water which thy father saw, yea, even the river
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Speaker 1: of which he spake, And the depths thereof are the
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Speaker 1: depths of hell. And the mists of darkness are the
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Speaker 1: temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes and hardeneth
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Speaker 1: the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them
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Speaker 1: away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost.
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Speaker 1: And the large and spacious building which thy father saw
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Speaker 1: is vain imaginations, and the pride of the children of men,
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Speaker 1: And a great and terrible gulf divideth them. YEA, even
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Speaker 1: the word the justice of the eternal God and the Messiah,
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Speaker 1: who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy
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Speaker 1: Ghost beareth, record from the beginning of the world until
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Speaker 1: this time, and from this time henceforth and forever. And
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Speaker 1: while the angels spake these words, I beheld and saw
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Speaker 1: that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed,
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Speaker 1: according to the word of the Angel. And because of
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Speaker 1: the pride of my seed and the temptations of the devil,
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Speaker 1: I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower
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Speaker 1: the people of my seed. And it came to pass
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Speaker 1: that I beheld and saw the people of the seed
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Speaker 1: of my brethren, that they had overcome my seed. And
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Speaker 1: they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.
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Speaker 1: And I saw them gathered together in multitudes, and I
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Speaker 1: saw wars and rumors of wars among them, And in
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Speaker 1: wars and rumors of wars, I saw many generations pass away.
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Speaker 1: And the Angel said, unto me, behold, these shall dwindle
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Speaker 1: in unbelief. And it came to pass that I beheld
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Speaker 1: after they had dwindled in unbelief, they became a dark
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Speaker 1: and loathsome and a filthy people, full of idleness and
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Speaker 1: all manner of abominations Chapter thirteen. And it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that the Angel spake unto me, saying look. And
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Speaker 1: I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms. And the
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Speaker 1: Angel said, unto me, what beholdest thou? And I said,
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Speaker 1: I behold many nations and kingdoms, And he said, unto me,
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Speaker 1: these are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles. And
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Speaker 1: it came to pass that I saw among the nations
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Speaker 1: of the Gentiles the formation of a great church. And
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Speaker 1: the Angel said unto me, behold the formation of a
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Speaker 1: church which is most abominable above all other churches, which
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Speaker 1: slayeth the saints of God, Yea, and tortureth them, and
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Speaker 1: bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron,
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Speaker 1: and bringeth them down into captivity. And it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that I beheld this great and abominable Church, and
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Speaker 1: I saw the devil, that he was the founder of it.
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Speaker 1: And I also saw gold and silver, and silks, and scarlets,
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Speaker 1: and fine twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing.
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Speaker 1: And I saw many harlots, And the angels spake unto me, saying,
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Speaker 1: behold the gold and the silver, and the silks, and
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Speaker 1: the scarlets, and the fine twined linen, and the precious clothing,
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Speaker 1: and the harlots are the desires of this great and
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Speaker 1: abominable Church. And also for the praise of the world.
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Speaker 1: Do they destroy the saints of God and bring them
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Speaker 1: down into captivity. And it came to pass that I
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Speaker 1: looked and beheld many waters, and they divided the gentiles
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Speaker 1: from the seed of my brethren. And it came to
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Speaker 1: pass that the Angel said unto me. Behold, the wrath
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Speaker 1: of God is upon the seed of thy brethren. And
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Speaker 1: I looked and beheld a man among the gentiles who
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Speaker 1: was separated from the seed of my brethren by the
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Speaker 1: many waters. And I beheld the spirit of God, that
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Speaker 1: it came down and wrought upon the man. And he
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Speaker 1: went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed
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Speaker 1: of my brethren, who were in the promised land. And
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Speaker 1: it came to pass that I beheld the spirit of
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Speaker 1: God that it wrought upon other gentiles, and they went
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Speaker 1: forth out of captivity upon the many waters. And it
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Speaker 1: came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the
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Speaker 1: gentiles upon them land of promise, and I beheld the
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Speaker 1: wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of
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Speaker 1: my brethren. And they were scattered before the gentiles and
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Speaker 1: were smitten. And I beheld the spirit of the Lord,
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Speaker 1: that it was upon the gentiles. And they did prosper
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Speaker 1: and obtain the land for their inheritance. And I beheld
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Speaker 1: that they were white and exceedingly fair and beautiful, like
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Speaker 1: unto my people before they were slain. And it came
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Speaker 1: to pass that I, Nephi beheld that the gentiles who
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Speaker 1: had gone forth out of captivity, did humble themselves before
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Speaker 1: the Lord, and the power of the Lord was with them.
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Speaker 1: And I beheld that their mother gentiles were gathered together
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Speaker 1: upon the waters and upon the land also to battle
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Speaker 1: against them. And I beheld that the power of God
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Speaker 1: was with them, and also that the wrath of God
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Speaker 1: was upon all those that were gathered together against them
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Speaker 1: to battle. And I Nephi beheld that the gentiles that
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Speaker 1: had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power
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Speaker 1: of God out of the hands of all other nations.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that I Nephi beheld that
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Speaker 1: they did prosper in the land. And I beheld a book,
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Speaker 1: and it was carried forth among them. And the Angel said,
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Speaker 1: unto me, knowest thou the meaning of the book? And
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Speaker 1: I said, unto him, I know not, And he said, behold,
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Speaker 1: it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And
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Speaker 1: I Nephi beheld it, and he said, unto me, the
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Speaker 1: book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews,
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Speaker 1: which contains the covenants of the Lord which he hath
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Speaker 1: made unto the house of Israel. And it also containeth
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Speaker 1: many of the prophecies of the Holy prophets. And it
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Speaker 1: is a record like unto the engravings which are upon
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Speaker 1: the plates of brass, save there are not so many. Nevertheless,
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Speaker 1: they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath
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Speaker 1: made unto the house of Israel. Wherefore they are of
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Speaker 1: great worth unto the Gentiles. And the Angel of the
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Speaker 1: Lord said unto me, thou hast beheld that the book
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Speaker 1: proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew. And when
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Speaker 1: it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew, it
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Speaker 1: contained the fullness of the Gospel of the Lord, of
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Speaker 1: whom the twelve Apostles bear record, And they bear record
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Speaker 1: according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.
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Speaker 1: Wherefore these things go forth from the Jews in purity,
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Speaker 1: unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.
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Speaker 1: And after they go forth by the hand of the
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Speaker 1: twelve Apostles of the Lamb from the Jews under the Gentiles,
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Speaker 1: thou seest the formation of a great and abominable Church,
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Speaker 1: which is most abominable above all other churches. For behold,
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Speaker 1: they have taken away from the Gospel of the Lamb
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Speaker 1: many parts which are plain and most precious, and also
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Speaker 1: many covenants of the Lord have they taken away. And
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Speaker 1: all this have they done, that they might pervert the
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Speaker 1: right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the
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Speaker 1: eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.
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Speaker 1: Wherefore thou seest that after the book hath gone forth
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Speaker 1: through the hands of the great and abominable Church, that
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Speaker 1: there are many plain and precious things taken away from
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Speaker 1: the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.
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Speaker 1: And after these plain and precious things were taken away,
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Speaker 1: it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles.
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Speaker 1: And after it goeth forth unto all the nations of
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Speaker 1: the gentiles. Yea, even across the many waters which thou
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Speaker 1: hast seen with the Gentiles, which have gone forth out
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Speaker 1: of captivity. Thou seest because of the many plain and
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Speaker 1: precious things which have been taken out of the book,
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Speaker 1: which were plain under the understanding of the children of men,
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Speaker 1: according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God.
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Speaker 1: Because of these things which are taken away out of
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Speaker 1: the Gospel of the Lamb, and exceedingly great many do stumble,
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Speaker 1: yea insomuch that Satan hath great power over them. Nevertheless,
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Speaker 1: thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out
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Speaker 1: of captivity and have been lifted up by the power
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Speaker 1: of God above all other nations, upon the face of
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Speaker 1: the land which is choice above all other lands, which
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Speaker 1: is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with
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Speaker 1: thy Father, that his sieed should have for the land
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Speaker 1: of their inheritance. Wherefore thou seest that the Lord God
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Speaker 1: will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the
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Speaker 1: mixture of thy seed which are among thy brethren. Neither
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Speaker 1: will he suffer that the Gentiles shall destroy the seed
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Speaker 1: of thy brethren. Neither will the Lord God suffer that
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Speaker 1: the gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness,
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Speaker 1: which thou beholdest they are in because of the plain
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Speaker 1: and most precious parts of the Gospel of the Lamb,
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Speaker 1: which have been kept back by that abominable church, whose
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Speaker 1: formation thou hast seen. Wherefore saith the Lamb of God.
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Speaker 1: I will be merciful unto the Gentiles, unto the visiting
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Speaker 1: of the remnant of the House of Israel in great judgment.
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Speaker 1: And it came to pass that the Angel of the
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Speaker 1: Lord spake unto me saying, behold saith the Lamb of God.
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Speaker 1: After I have visited the remnant of the House of Israel,
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Speaker 1: and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed
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Speaker 1: of thy Father. Wherefore, after I have visited them in
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Speaker 1: judgment and smitten them by the hand of the gentiles,
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Speaker 1: and after the gentiles do stumble exceedingly because of the
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Speaker 1: most plain and precious parts of the Gospel of the Lamb,
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Speaker 1: which have been kept back by that abominable church, which
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Speaker 1: is the mother of harlots, Saith the Lamb. I will
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Speaker 1: be merciful unto the gentiles in that day, insomuch that
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Speaker 1: I will bring forth unto them in mine own power
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Speaker 1: much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious.
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Speaker 1: Saith the Lamb. For behold saith the Lamb, I will
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Speaker 1: manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many
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Speaker 1: things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be
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Speaker 1: plas lain and precious. And after thy seed shall be
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Speaker 1: destroyed and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of
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Speaker 1: thy brethren. Behold, these things shall be hid up to
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Speaker 1: come forth unto the gentiles by the gift and power
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Speaker 1: of the Lamb, and in them shall be written my Gospel,
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Speaker 1: Saith the Lamb, and my Rock and my Salvation. And
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Speaker 1: blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my
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Speaker 1: Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift
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Speaker 1: and the power of the Holy Ghost. And if they
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Speaker 1: endure unto the end, they shall be lifted up at
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Speaker 1: the last Day, and shall be saved in the everlasting
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Speaker 1: Kingdom of the Lamb. And whoso shall publish peace yea
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Speaker 1: tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall
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Speaker 1: they be. And it came to pass that I beheld
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Speaker 1: the Remnant of the Seed of my brethren, and also
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Speaker 1: the Book of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded
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Speaker 1: forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came
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Speaker 1: forth from the Gentiles unto the Remnant of the Seed
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Speaker 1: of my brethren. And after it had come forth unto them,
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Speaker 1: I beheld other books which came forth by the power
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Speaker 1: of the Lamb from the Gentiles unto them, unto the
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Speaker 1: convincing of the Gentiles, and the Remnant of the Seed
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Speaker 1: of my brethren. And also the Jews, who were scattered
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Speaker 1: upon all the face of the earth, that the records
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Speaker 1: of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the
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Speaker 1: Lamb are true, and the Angel spake unto me, saying
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Speaker 1: these last records which thou hast seen among the gentiles,
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Speaker 1: shall establish the truth of the first which are of
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Speaker 1: the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known
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Speaker 1: the plain and precious things which have been taken away
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Speaker 1: from them, and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues,
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Speaker 1: and people, that the Lamb of God is the son
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Speaker 1: of the Eternal Father and the savior of the world,
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Speaker 1: and that all men must come unto him, or they
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Speaker 1: cannot be saved. And they must come according to the
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Speaker 1: words which shall be established by the mouth of the Lamb.
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Speaker 1: And the words of the Lamb shall be made known
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Speaker 1: in the records of thy seed, as well as in
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Speaker 1: the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Wherefore
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Speaker 1: they both shall be established in one For there is
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Speaker 1: one God and one shepherd over all the earth. And
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Speaker 1: the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations,
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Speaker 1: both unto the Jews and also unto the gentiles. And
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Speaker 1: after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also
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Speaker 1: unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the
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Speaker 1: gentiles and also unto the Jews. And the last shall
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Speaker 1: be first, and the first shall be last. End of
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Speaker 1: First Nephi, Chapters eleven, fourteen,