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Show BOOK MORMON. because of their exceeding like unto their brethren, the Shim; riches, anu from this time, the disciples began to sorrow for the sing of the world. And it came to pass that when three hundred years had passed away, both the people of Nephi and the Lamanites had beAnd it came come exceeding wicked, one like unto another. to pass that the robbers of Gaddianton did spread over all the none that-wWere gold and silver did_ behold, ye the re- and yourself, And it-:came to pass that I, being eleven years old, was carried by my father into the land southward, éven to the land of Zarahemla: did traffic in all manner And people. unto Nephi of called all the shall mainder shall ye leave in the place where they are; and ye shall engrave upon the plates of Nephi, all the things that ye have observed concerning this people. And [, Mormon, being a descendant of Nephi, (and my father’s name was Mormon,)| remembered the things which Ammaron commanded me. righteous, this concerning plates the be the Lord, the whole face of the land having become cov- ered with buildings, and the people were as numerous almost, of traffic: % And it came to pass that after three hundred and five years had passed away, (and the people did still remain in wicked- as it were the sand of the sea. And it came to pass in this year, there began to be a war between the Nephites, which ness,) Amos died, and his brother, Afiimaron, did keep the record, in his stead. And it came to pass that when three ies, and the Zoramites: consisted of the Nephites, and the Jacobites, and the Joseph- all the sacred records which hundred and had Nephites and Lamanites. twentieth year from Jacob, according to the prophecies and the promises of the BOOK OF MORMON, Anp now I, Mormon, make a record of the things which & and call it the Book and heard, And about the time that Ammaron ceive that thou and Ammaron art a sober child, and saith unto me, oa art quick ‘ to oiee) therefore .when ye are about twenty and four years . would that ye should remember the things that ye i. ane, ‘served concerning this people; and when ye are of tay". \ ! egal ment ciples and work the ae of ¢ a that there ia Toh were - ‘no blood — nag = is And nealing cease, ofoT the the pepeople. theredid_ were no sluts trom the Lord, and the Holy Ghost did not come upon a because of their wickedness and unbelie? And I, bein of Mormon. hid up the records <p ecanse of the » iniquity j auth ie f the Lord, he came unto me, (I being about ten years of sie and I began to be learned somewhat after the manner : a learning of my people,) to pass that the war and there was peace settled in the land, and peace did remain ee CHAPTER I. have both seen it came dye this same year a number of battles, in the which the Nephites did beat the Lamanites, and did slay many of them. nd it came to pass that the Lamanites withdrew their design, And thus is the end of the record of Ammaron. et eee And began to be among them, in the borders of Zarahemla, by the Waters of Sidon. And it came to pass that the Nephites had gathered together a great number of men, even to exceed the humber of thirty thousand. And it came to pass that they did the coming of Christ. And he did hide them up unto the Lord, that they might come again unto the remnant of the house 0! Lord. Ne- maelites. Now the Lamanites, and the Lemuelites, and the ishmaelites, were called Lamanites, and the two parties were been handed down from generation to generation, which were sacred, even until the three the and tke Ish- a ‘i and being somewhat ore I was Visited-of the Lord, | i g90dness ) of age, of Jesus. Mie of a soba? and. and tasted, and knew of And I did endeavor to preach unto Ait bl shu‘, and I were forbidden that elled against their © 1 and the eae tbey had wilfully reWay out of the e even between Me yea, war was the Lemuelites, ~ sacred; this ew iwet Eg were and phites, and the Lamanites, and hundred and twenty years had passed away, Ammaron, being constrained by the Holy Ghost, did hide up the records which eT And in abundance, and shall take unto ony , ea because r efee ‘ disciples their iniquity, were taken But I did f the disciples of Jesus. they lay up in store I deposited tr were unto have ae Save it were there and face of the land; Antum, sacred engravings And Lamanites. and a hill, which of there go to the land eS become vain, called the people of Nephi, began to be ‘ hearts, in their 3 were proud MORMON. ry: ¥ people which F. 5135 OF ee OF ae Re BOOK |
