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Show e <i Pa = . a z = — Sena e ALMA. in their trials, and their troub- day; les, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last of not , myself of know | that think and I would not that ye but mind, carnal the of not ; ual spirit the of but the temporal, bora of God. Now behold I say unto you, If I had not been hath, God but things of God, I should not have known these - oe ee er trust in God, shall be supported cs ee = —— SO ne OF for I do know that whomsoever shall put-his_ and learn of me; " ee a | ee oe Oy, aR ea SS ae BOOK a ~ BOOK OF ALMA. 395 behold, | remembered also to have heard my father prophecy unto the people, concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world. Now as tt igh caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heat pth oe ao have ace on me, who_art in the these things known un- ‘lasti art encircled about by the ev gail of bitterness, ang chains of death. And now behold, when T ihoughk Goel of God; the sons of Mosiah, seeking to destroy the church way.— the by us stop to angel holy his sent but behold, God by the memory of my sins no more. And O, what joy re watt marvellous light I did behold; yea, my sou! wes: RIGA by thé mouth of his holy angel, made about with to me, not of any worthiness of myself, for| went voice of thunAnd behold, he spake unto us, as it were the our feet, and h beneat e der, and the whole earth did trembl us. came upon we all fell to the earth, for the fear of the Lord I arose and And Arise. me, unto But behold, the voice said unto me, If thou stood up, and beheld the angel. And he said to destroy the wilt of thyself be destroyed, seek no more | church of God. ; and it was for And it came to pass that I fell to the earth that | could not open the space of three days and three nights, And the angel limbs. my of use the I had my mouth; neither my brethren, by heard were spake more things unto me, which the words, If thou but I did not hear them; for when I heard to destroy the more no seek wilt be destroyed of thyself, church of God, I was struck with such great fear and amaze- be destroyed, that I fell to the ment, lest perhaps that I should with eterne hear no more; but I was racked earth, and I did up to the greatest degree, torment, for my soul was harrowed remember all mj Yea, | did and racked with all my sins. tormented with the pain’ was I sins and iniquities, for which rebelled agaist my God, a of hell; yea, Isaw that | had ‘I ha yea, and that I had not kept his holy commandments; led them away unle murdered many of his children, or rather had been my iniquiuer so great destruction ; yea, and in fine, OU, the presence of my “ __that the very thoughts of coming into h t J, t . O, though did rack my soul with inexpressible horror t both. soul _and_bo! _ I could be banished and become extinc to standtin the presence of mys Sig {Ol that I might not be brough 7 days an And now, for three to be judged of my deeds. with the pains of a damn even , three nights was I racked ig | soul. Oe with racked thus And it came to pass that as I was svhileI was harroyed —_— rastth bh . up by the. memory ef my many*™” could remember my pains no more; yea, with joy as exceeding as wasmy pain; I was harrowed u yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter, Oo a a ty a” ee er gg oe aos od ee But beroI ie a Yea, and againI say unto you, my son, that a there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet , and methought | saw even as our father |// sitting upon his throne, surrounded with num- | as of angels, in the God; yea, and my attitude of singing and soul did long to be there. a. ‘s kare receive their strength again, and I ie ae ; my feet, and did manifest unto the people that I ae orn of God; yea, and from that time, even until tk ave labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls oe ; that I might bring them to taste of the ex; cae joy of which I did taste ; that they might also be born ° sla 0 and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Yea, and now be- the fitce i; a iC ot me exceeding great joy in ka ny abors; for because of the word which he hath Piast s o me, behold, ‘many hath been born of God, and Wen = as | have tasted, and hath seen eye to eye, as I sh = ; therefore they do. know of these things of which die Sone as I do know; and the knowledge which I Nahas: od. And I have been supported under trials and i vee oe : ‘ee kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; te a. elivered me from prison, and from bonds, and ail deliver’ yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will ast day. : and | know that he will raise me up at: the “4 >a Sota with him in glory; yea, and I will praise sess r, or he hath brought our fathers out of Egypt, and aa up the in the red sea; aand’ he’ . Be swallowed fe bs ' Egyptians: ; hath det y his power into the promised land; yea, ard He _ —ealvered them out of bondagege and and captivity, in 1Vi fromngtinre to landof gy” andthe hath also brought our fathers out of the frusatem; e + and he hath also, by his everlasting power, |