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Show iV PREFACE. behold _ye,.shall pablish it as thevecotd of Nephi; and thus I will confound those who have altered my words. I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will shew unto them that.my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the Devil. “Wherefore, to‘be obedient un- HIS REIGN to the commandments of God; Ihave; through his grace and mercy, accomplished that which he hath comman- NEPHI. AND- MINISTRY. CHAPTER I. An account of Lehi and his wife Sariah, and his Sour Sons, being called, (beginning at the eldest,) Laman, Lemuel, ded me respecting this thing. I would also inform you that the plates/of which hath been spoken, /were found in the township of Manchester, Ontario county. Sam, and Nephi. The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the peo- ple concerning their iniquity ; and they seek to destroy his He taketh three days’? journey into the wilderness ~ bof life. . New-York. THe OF BOOK FIRST THE ik his family. Nephi taketh his brethren and returys to The acthe land of Jerusalem after the record of the Jews. of Ishrs They take the daughte count of their sufferings. AvTHor. maelto wife. wilderness. They take their families and depart into the TWieir sufferings and afflictions in the wilder- a. ness. The course of their travels. They come to the large...oe 4 Cee oqginst him. He con- Dr <3 Nephi’s brethren_rebell waters. They call the place Ship. a foundeth them, and buildeth into the promised waters “= Bountiful. They cross the large af ; on a dy 7 = - to land, &c.. This is according to the account of Nepht ; or, in other words, | Nephi wrote this record. 1, Nepui, having been born of goodly parents, therefore 1 was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days—never-_ sail abet oy 3 a sf oa 7M e = theless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days;Oa eet eee yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the’ 2. ae | mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days; yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And I know that the record which I. i ae make, to be true; and I make it with mine own hand; and [I _ make it according to my knowledge. For it came to pass, in the commencement of the first year } of the reign. of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father Lehi hay= ang dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days;) and in that same year ek a | ___ there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people, that | they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must he destroyed. Sihse ted Pwd Pines i ok ‘> ge sre ot / ; “4. ae tae SAR) sk ag Som Sos te |