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Show BOOK 4 BOOK OF the name of Nephi, that they might be called the children o Nephi, and be numbered among those which were called Ne, phites. And now . the pe ople of Zarahemla were numberet with the Nephites, and this because the kingdom had been cor: ferred upon none but those which were descendants of Nephi, And now it came to pass that when Mosiah had made al end of speaking and reading to the people, he desired thatA ma should als@speak to the people. And it came to pass tho! Alma did speak unto them, when they were assembled ‘together notunderstand the word of God; repentance and faith on the sae Ant ee 0x that had been delivered out of f bondage, that they sl hci d reme ner that it was the Lori that did deliver them. it cam And among the meres to pass that after Alma had taught the people many things, a had made an end of speaking to them, that king Limhi ws desirous that he might be baptized; and ali his “people wel _ desirous that they might be baptized a Therefore An ' did go forth into the waiter, and did baptize het ; yea, he di Baptize them after the manner he. did his brethren in ‘the W ate of Mormon; yea, and as many : as he did b aptize_did belon and delivered up $0 many people that they could not all be governed by °" teacher; neither could they all hear the word of God in 0 assembly; therefore they \lid assemble themselves togethtt " different bodies, being called Churches; ever y Church havit the wore of Alma; they sine and Bist: as according and all teachers, it was thus,‘Totwithstanding one C} and de} liv ered deviate to priest by hy ‘mM thi ere ihe ine mi aAnY C wrch; yea, even the Church 0 . } aie os wh 4 preach" thy e : f mou : ure hes Gotyd: their hearts were har- they became more numerous. For it mit many sins; therefore it became expedient that those who committed sin that was in the church, should be admonished by the church. Andit came to pass that they were brought before the priests, words of Alma. And it came to pass that king Mosi®h granted unto Alm’, that he might establish Chusches throughout all the land © Zavahemla : and gave\him power to ordain priests and teache! Now this was done because there ¥" over every ‘Church. thei a priests and came a pass that hey did deceive many W ith eo. flattering Words, which’ were in the church, and did cause them to com- of God; and this because of their belief on th the Church except it dened. And they would not be baptized; neither would they jom thechurch. And they were a separate people as to their faith, and remained so ever after, even in their carnal and sinful state: forthey would not call upon the Lord their God.— And now in the reign of Mos ah, they were not half so numerous as the people of God; but because of the dissentions he went from one bo: dy to another, Pp reacl ihe did exhort the people of Limhi and his brethre: Churches And now there was seven were repentance and faith in God. And it came to pass that Churches in the land of Zarahemla. whosoever was desirous to take upon them the name of Christ, or of God, they. did join the churches of God; and they were called the re of God. And the Lord. did pour out his spirit upopy them, and y ieere blest, and prospered in the land. y¢ - XX : Now it came {0 | pass*tha E was many of the rising generation that could not understand the words of king Benjamin, being little children at the time he spake unto his people; and they did | not believe the tradition of their fathers. They did notbelieve what had been said concerning the resurrection of the dead; neither did they believe concerning the coming of Christ. And now because of their unbelief, they could ters of the Lamanites, they were displeased wiih the conduc of their fathers, and oe would no longer be called by the names of their fathers; therefore they took upon thems selves ang unto the people 209 there was nothing preached in all the when they thought upon the Lamanites, which was their oe ren, of their sinful and polluted state, they were filled with pai and anguish, for the welfare of their souls. And it came to pass that when those which were the children of Amulon and his brethren, which had taken to wife the daugh- | in large bodies, and OF MOSIAH. MOSTAH. : unto the priests by the teachers; and the priests brought thera before Alma, which was the high priest. Now king Mosiah had civen Alma the authority over the church, And it came to paas that Alma did not know conCeming them, for there were many witnesses against them; yea, the people stood and testified of their in iquity in abun: dance, Now there had not an y such thing happened before, ‘the church; therefore Alma was troubled in his spirit, and ‘ Caused that they shuu ild be Rea xht before the king. roa And sip the kine, Behold, here are many which we have Re r pone thee, which are ola of their brethren; yea, y have been taken in divers iniquities. And th Ley do repent of theirj iniguities ; therefore we have brought thenz Ore thee, that. thou may judgedthem i4 according to thei |
