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Show It was " o:,tle 0 ... or~ .,.,-r ..... tt sho "~,:<:;t.S t 1 e ir t , o.. f r ~ r.. 1 no __ .JC ~.:.:i 1i ... it · o .1. :r; a. :p~ 1-r..;?.nce of t :.e Tl..ree . glorious endure, or e:my: -acrifice o to receive ble L:>ings a +"' up, an e assured tlu1t just prepare ourselves for these blessings, so soon they will be upon ou r heads. Do y:::m suppose that thesE three Nephites have any knowl·edge of what is going on in tb.i.s land'? They KnOW all c;,':)aLrt it; they are fill-ed with the spirit of _pr:Jphcc~r . 1d1y do they not eome intD our m·dst? Be cause th E: tl.mf.:' hac not e:Jms . va1.y do they n t l:ift up their voices i n the rnidst of ou r cong:cegations'? Because there is a V'lork i'or us to do pr·ep a rat.:J:r.y to th e.ir • rec_ption, and vihen that is accomplish t_;d , they v.Jill a cc:::nrrpl.Lsh tho ' r vv·or k , unto whom.3o ever t hey d esire to mini. st cr . If th -::y shall pray to the Father , say.: the Book of Mormon, in the n &Eie o.:t: J ~:::su s , thE:y csn shaw t h·<::mselvr.:·s unto vvhatsoever p "":X' SOn or .._Jeople th -w ch:::>os,c . 1'he v ery rEason th;:_y do not COtlG amon· s t u s is , b r,::;e[:m.sc WC! .b.ave a work to dQ p repar ator-y t.o their com_ing;; end ju st a s s:J::)n a s tl1at i :3 aecompl ishcd tLey are on hand, and also many J-th er.· g;)::Jd :.1ld v;~ort.hy anci ents that w:::mld rejoice 0u r hearts could \N f~ beh:>ld thclr COl.mt enanc Ps, and hear them recite over t..he scenes they ha.v e passsd t hrough, and the hi story of past event3, as w~·ll as :prophecy of the events to come. H-:>w great and how preciou s are the prc)mi SES of the Lord, c~ontained in ancient !'E:Nelationt ne v inc3Y'ltive tc rj '~'1t 3cusne'3::;, '·t. the e··i ~srce oes not :>tl'!! c1.1t a;t1Ch t ect.. y . * "r, Pratt , "Progress o: the v:o-c~ ... 2~::1ct i fi .... a:t i n of t e f-'o.~.nt s , 11 .J end.~:s .1.. .... Q[·. --l· .:. ,...... ou··. . ~es , T,To 1 . 2 (ls,-t·:-)) , cp . .?...' :D"3 - "_,' 64 . |
