THE BOOK OF MORMON - Joseph F. Smith

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fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those

       who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be

       consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the

       prophet.

      1 Nephi 22:24

       24 And the time cometh speedily that the righteous must be led

       up as calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign

       in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.

      1 Nephi 22:25

       25 And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the

       earth; and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him; and there

       shall be one fold and one shepherd; and he shall feed his sheep,

       and in him they shall find pasture.

      1 Nephi 22:26

       26 And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no

       power; wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many

       years; for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for

       they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.

      1 Nephi 22:27

       27 And now behold, I, Nephi, say unto you that all these things

       must come according to the flesh.

      1 Nephi 22:28

       28 But, behold, all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people shall

       dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel if it so be that they will

       repent.

      1 Nephi 22:29

       29 And now I, Nephi, make an end; for I durst not speak further

       as yet concerning these things.

      1 Nephi 22:30

       30 Wherefore, my brethren, I would that ye should consider that

       the things which have been written upon the plates of brass are

       true; and they testify that a man must be obedient to the

       commandments of God.

      1 Nephi 22:31

       31 Wherefore, ye need not suppose that I and my father are the

       only ones that have testified, and also taught them. Wherefore,

       if ye shall be obedient to the commandments, and endure to the

       end, ye shall be saved at the last day. And thus it is. Amen.

      THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI

       Table of Contents

      An account of the death of Lehi. Nephi's brethren rebel against him. The Lord warns Nephi to depart into the wilderness. His journeyings in the wilderness, and so forth.

      2 Nephi 1 Chapter 1

      2 Nephi 1:1

       1 And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end

       of teaching my brethren, our father, Lehi, also spake many things

       unto them, and rehearsed unto them, how great things the Lord had

       done for them in bringing them out of the land of Jerusalem.

      2 Nephi 1:2

       2 And he spake unto them concerning their rebellions upon the

       waters, and the mercies of God in sparing their lives, that they

       were not swallowed up in the sea.

      2 Nephi 1:3

       3 And he also spake unto them concerning the land of promise,

       which they had obtained—how merciful the Lord had been in

       warning us that we should flee out of the land of Jerusalem.

      2 Nephi 1:4

       4 For, behold, said he, I have seen a vision, in which I know

       that Jerusalem is destroyed; and had we remained in Jerusalem we

       should also have perished.

      2 Nephi 1:5

       5 But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have

       obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all

       other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me

       should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord

       hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever,

       and also all those who should be led out of other countries by

       the hand of the Lord.

      2 Nephi 1:6

       6 Wherefore, I, Lehi, prophesy according to the workings of the

       Spirit which is in me, that there shall none come into this land

       save they shall be brought by the hand of the Lord.

      2 Nephi 1:7

       7 Wherefore, this land is consecrated unto him whom he shall

       bring. And if it so be that they shall serve him according to

       the commandments which he hath given, it shall be a land of

       liberty unto them; wherefore, they shall never be brought down

       into captivity; if so, it shall be because of iniquity; for if

       iniquity shall abound cursed shall be the land for their sakes,

       but unto the righteous it shall be blessed forever.

      2 Nephi 1:8

       8 And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be kept as yet

       from the knowledge of other nations; for behold, many nations

       would overrun the land, that there would be no place for an

       inheritance.

      2 Nephi 1:9

       9 Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a promise, that inasmuch as

       those whom the Lord God shall bring out of the land of Jerusalem

       shall keep his commandments, they shall prosper upon the face of

       this land; and they shall be kept from all other nations, that

       they may possess this land unto themselves. And if it so be that

       they shall keep his commandments they shall be blessed upon the

       face of this land, and there shall be none to molest them, nor to

       take away the land of their inheritance; and they shall dwell

       safely forever.

      2 Nephi 1:10

       10 But behold, when the time cometh that they shall dwindle in

       unbelief, after they have received so great blessings from the

       hand of the Lord—having a knowledge of the creation of the

       earth, and all men, knowing the great and marvelous works of the

       Lord from the creation of the world; having power given them to

       do all things by faith; having all the commandments from the

       beginning, and having been brought by his infinite goodness into

       this precious land of promise—behold, I say, if the day shall

       come that they will reject the Holy One of Israel, the true

       Messiah, their Redeemer and their God, behold, the judgments of

      

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