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Show FIRST BOOK OF FIRST NEPHI. 2 2 . x . ; the record of my father, upon plates which T have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after that I have abridged the record of my father, then will I make an account of mine own life. Therefore, I would that ye should know that after the Lord had shewn so many marvellous things unto my father Lehi, yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy and to declare unto them concerning the things which he had both seen and heard. And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified . ; 5 . . . &° their God. Bs + . ae. . rk Pe Bb Bf ve « Skea ? r . “ae | And it came to pass that he saw one descending out of the midst of Heaven, and he. beheld that/his lustre was above that of their wickedness 6 read. . And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the spirit of the Lord;/and he read, saying, Wo, wo unto Jerusalem! for I have seen thine abominations; yea, and many ae things did my father read concerning J erusalem—that it should »_ be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof, many should perish _~ by the sword, and many should be carried away captive into Babylon. whom he hath chosen, yee = — _ hot Make a had shewn unto him. And now I, Nephi) do tul account of the things which my “written, for he hath written many t hings : which x - ‘ yea, father hath he saw in visis- take 4 away thy life. And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, a things which I commanded thee, behold they: seek to even in a dream, that he should take his family and depart anta. the wilderness. And it came to pass that he was obedientun-. _ __ tantsof the earth; and because thou art merciful, theu wilt epee NOt suffer those'who come unto thee that they shall perish! And afterafter thisthis n manner was ras the language | of my father in the . | E thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and be=— ae cause thou hast been faithful-and declared unto this people the =~ and thy power, and goodness, and mercy is over all the inhabi- art was filled, because of the things which he had seen; ee (4. (4 — For behold it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and sayeth unto him, Blessed are Mi praising of his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole and he testified because of their faith, to make them._ mighty even unto the power of deliverance. _/> And it came to pass that when my father had read and saw (many great and marvellous things, he did exclaim many things __untothe Lord; such as, Great and marvellous are thy works _ O-Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the Heavens, - and their abominations; that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he read in the Book, manifested plainly of the coming of a Messiah, and also the redemption of the world. And when the Jews heard these things, they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out and stoned and slain; and they also sought his hie, But behold, I, Nephi, will shew that they might take it away. unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord is over all them of the sun at noon-day i and he also saw twelve others follow- ing him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament; and they came down and wént forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a Book, and bade himthat he should ~~ os . NEPHI. my proceedings in my days—Behold I make an abridgment of <¥ 5 OF jons and in dreams; and he also hath written many things which he prophesied and spake unto his children, of which 1 shall not make a full account; but I shall make an account of Wherefore it came to pass, that my father Lehi, as he wen: . forth, prayed unto the Lord, yea, even with all his heart. in behalf of his people. : And it came to pass, as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him: and he saw and heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard, he did quake and tremble exceedingly And it came to pass that he returned to his own house ai Jerusalem ; and he cast himself upon his bed, being overcome te the spirit and the things which he had seen: and being ‘hus overcome with the spirit, he was carried away in a vis~ion, even that he saw the Heavens open; and he thought he paw God “gigs upon his throne, surrounded with numberless | | concou con rses of angels in the éattitude e of of singing g singing and praisisin rT BOOK to the word of the Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord co manded him. : > ota UR a s Pe wh. m-- ous es weoe4s tye 7a Feng TEE And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness.— a a ¥ Se _And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and. his nothin: took and things, s preciou his and gold, and his silver, tents, and, with him save it were his family, and provisions, and down by the a << he came departed into the wilderness; and oe: |
