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Show ry. 3. — =r ween SS. ee Yi ' ~ ey a — ESS a : : 2 - te) ew se : Ra — ees oe FIRST Mh at : BOOK es: OF NEPHI. berless concourses of people; many of whom were pressing forward, that they might unto the obtain the path which led FIRST in the path which led tothe tree. And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceeding great should be cast off from the presence of the Lord; in lost. And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward: and they came forth, and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, even until they.did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree. And alter that they had partaken of the fruit of the tree, they did cast their eyes about as if they were ashamed. And Lalso cast my eyes round about, and beheld, on the other side of the river of water, a great and spacious building; and it stood as it were in the air, high above “he dwelt in atent, in the valley of Lemuel; and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates. And now, as I have spcken concerning these plates, behold, they are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the history of my people; for the plates upon which I make a full” account of my people, I have given the name of Nephi; wheretore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and these plates also, are called the plates of Nephi. Nevertheless, Ihave received a commandment of the Lord, thatI should make these plates, for the special purpose that there should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people. Upon the other plates should be engraven an account of the reign of the Kings, and the wars, and contentions of my people; wherefore, these plates are, for the more part, of the ministry ; and the other plates are, for the more part, of the reign of the Kings, and the wars, and contentions of my people. Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make fine; and they were in the attitude of mocking and _ pointing their fingers towards those which had come at, and were parta- But, to be short in writing :. Behold, he saw other multitudes after that they had tasted of the fruit, they were ashamed, because of those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away into forbidden paths, and were lost. And-‘now I, Nephi, do not speak all the words of my father. oe eh pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down, and partook of the fruit of the tree. And he also saw other multitudes, feeling their way towards that great and spacious building. _ And it came to pass that many were drowned in the depths _ of the fountain; and many were lost from his view, wandering in strange roads. And great was the multitude that did enter into that strange building, And after that they did“énter into -ihat building, they did point the finger of scorn at me, and thosc these plates, know not. for a wise. purpose_in..him;. which purpose, But the Lord knoweth all things, from the begin- ning; wherefore, he prepareth works among the children of men; a way And thus it is. a CHAPTER We== Amen. CAX -» Anpv now I, Nephi, proceed to give an account upon these 3 & Fy aa of my proceedings, and my reign and ministry > whereore, to proceed with mine account, I must speak somewhat _fore, stan Of the things of my father, and also of my brethren: 5 ea dsr. A Mak Seri ‘ PAO delete ith ene beac ‘ ~ “° Pree x he, 3S eee Laas 2, oe © e ‘ 2 1 to accomplish all his for behold, he hath all pow- er unto the fulfilling of all his words. that were partaking of the fruit also; but we heeded them not. ‘These are the words of my father: For as many as heeded them, had fallen away. And Laman and Lemuel partook not of the fruit, saith my father. ) | |® : And it came to pass that after my father had spoken all the | and he_did ch \X And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak, as the earth; and it was filled with,people, both old and young, both male and female; and theirmanner of dress was exceeding And NEPHI. exhort them then with all the feeling of a tender parent, ‘that {hey would hearken to his words, in that, perhaps the Lord would be merciful to them, and not cast them off; yea, my father did preach unto them. | And after that he had preached unto them, and also prophesied unto them of many things, he bade them to keep the commandments of the Lord; and he did cease speaking unto them. the path, did lose their way, that they wandered off, and were king of the fruit. OF words of his dream or vision, which were many, he said unto us, because of these things which he saw in a vison, he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel; yea, he feared lest they free by which I stood. And it came to pass that they did come forth, and commence mist of darkness, insomuch that they which had commenced BOOK |
