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Nephi. e72 7 : ; : +m w ras; prenfeland. - Ni w when king Lamoni heard that Ammon = sine of the faithfulness of Ammon, saying: >} ur Ys oa mi , servants my all: has not been any servant among . y ° faithful as this man; for even he doth remember < mnoner a saith unto Lamoni, Wilt thou hearken unto my words, thee by what power I do these things? and ‘this is if I tell the thing that Y tat sureivy Now 3 KNOWgece I sure Now to. execute them: con he that him this is the Great Spirit; and I would desire I desire of thee. And the king answered him, and said, Yea, I will believe all thy words; and thus he was caught a .commandments with guile. And Ammon began to speak unto him hess, and said unto him, Believest thou that there with boldis a God ? And he answered, and said ‘unto him, I do not know what that meaneth. And then Ammon saith, Believest thou that $a Great Spirit? And he saith, Yea. And Ammon there saith, This is God. And Ammon saith unto him again, thou that this Great Spirit, which is God, created Believest all things, Which is in Heaven and in the Earth? And he saith, Yea, I believe that he created all things which is in the earth: but I do not know the Heavens, And Ammon saith unto him, The eavens isa place where God dwells, and all his holy angels. rae r “st not. but I durst in unto' me, 8 And it came to pass that when.Ammon had mace i went he , servants his and king the chariots for he horses king of OL. the nese RECS rain tha the countenance 4 ee and | 1e saw that unto the king, in . was changed; : * scr ee »s es Ss rants AOWIUTAT ‘ ,e we» nt oe = ed therefore. he was about 4 q . un Salt en 4 il UO Chile ae erful, or great king, consider- which is, being interpreted, powerm, powerful; and to be ko ir | ; hehe said said unto him, t thus atl th the e to stay stay ;;. therefore Ammon ee desireth ah, the king a. .Rabban That 1 wilt unto him, What saith c] and king, the a * turned himself unto . ino 2 > age king a answelsie +hou that I should do forthee, O king? a . And king Lamoni saith, Is it above the earth? saith, Yea, and he looketh 1 down down ut ed him not for the space of an hour, BeLor ding ees Seach sh for he knew not what he should say unto 2 said unto him 10 pass that Ammon : 12 again, defended thy servants and thy flocks, Or ‘prethren with the sling, and with thesv a fo ouoff theU smote ‘sania edge of that which is just and true; + » arms of others, in order-to-défend thy flocks a 7 ie y unto you $ = a % . % Ae i. \ : 4 Now when the king which is right, that will I do. hat AmmonAM” . these words, he marvelled again, for » he he b beheld that mins se - . > ‘ CY @ v , , & thstandin: O° } this, ail Lamoni did open his mouth, and said unto him, 24 6 ° " things: all knows saith which king -~t the G r e hat Great Spirit, which knows ‘end re Art thou that ¢ ty ANG nof.. 1am saswered and said unto him, aT hou f > and a portion of that S pirdwelleth in me, which giveth me knowledg e, Tt, according to my faith and desires which is and also powin God. Now atW then Am mon: h ad said these words, he began tothe création pia ¥ ind 7 =~ 6 itis ws Vhat iseet it, that thy: marvellings are so so ereat : a q iioud ese hatsoeve whe therefore, om , and am thy servant; : the " .O-*man fe had he af * a And king mom saith, I believe all these things whic h thou hast spo*n. Art thou sent from God?’ Ammon saith unto him, I am ‘man ; and man in the beginning, was creat ed after the image ' God; and I'am called by his Holy Spiri t to th 'S8 unto this people, that they may be broug teach these ht to a knowl- ae : \bcholdis it this that causeth thy marrelings | anc . is hand were they all created, from the beginning. a But the king 7 Ww im not. not. Sisk with the spitSe him answered of me? 8 ? k i ee al being Ammon, And it came to pass that of God,; therefore. he aperceived the ea aed that > he saith unto him, Is it because that- t ou he st ven ” of nen.the \ seven OL Le and j Slew seven } And Ammon upon all te children of men 5>— and he knows ’all the thoughts and intents of the Héart: for by . * t © world, and alsocto the-créatiop of Adam , ‘and told him _ te things concerning the Ta of man, ‘and rehearse d and “ore him the records and the Holy Serip tures of’ the Peon] » and which had been spo ken by the prophets, even bi i to the’time that their fathe r Lehi lef¢ Jeru salem; and s0 rehearsed ‘unto them ( for it was unto the 18* all a) ey \ a . king and to gene y thou desirest of me, I will being wise, yet harmless, he < me : aq sia . . se eure s cA Ti ‘ = ‘ that thou art more powerful tha all they; nevertheless, whatsoever graitit unto thee. Now Ammon isned. es ac = More — rAaS@’ ° ’ re more a 5 he was ee . Ne _ , and his chariots ; = horses sc: his alas arine @QPille and if it were needed, I would guard thee with my armies ; but I know 4 _ ¥ ’ , - pie ali. me concerning these things, whatsoever thou desirest, I will give unto thee; till a ME WT — ‘ How knowest thou the thoughts of my hear t? Thou mayest speak boldly, and tell me concerning these things ; and also we ro a. time of the watering of their flocks, that they : ould . wid . . Or _ . ALMA, ORR NEN ee eS . OF 7 uh ™ BOOK — a OF q BGOK |
