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year had passed

       away and it was six hundred years from the time that Lehi left

       Jerusalem; and it was in the year that Lachoneus was the chief

       judge and the governor over the land.

      3 Nephi 1:2

       2 And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of the land of

       Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son Nephi, who was his eldest

       son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records which

       had been kept, and all those things which had been kept sacred

       from the departure of Lehi out of Jerusalem.

      3 Nephi 1:3

       3 Then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man

       knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep the records in his stead,

       yea, the record of this people.

      3 Nephi 1:4

       4 And it came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety and

       second year, behold, the prophecies of the prophets began to be

       fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater signs and

       greater miracles wrought among the people.

      3 Nephi 1:5

       5 But there were some who began to say that the time was past

       for the words to be fulfilled, which were spoken by Samuel, the

       Lamanite.

      3 Nephi 1:6

       6 And they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying: Behold

       the time is past, and the words of Samuel are not fulfilled;

       therefore, your joy and your faith concerning this thing hath

       been vain.

      3 Nephi 1:7

       7 And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar

       throughout the land; and the people who believed began to be very

       sorrowful, lest by any means those things which had been spoken

       might not come to pass.

      3 Nephi 1:8

       8 But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day and that

       night and that day which should be as one day as if there were no

       night, that they might know that their faith had not been vain.

      3 Nephi 1:9

       9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the

       unbelievers, that all those who believed in those traditions

       should be put to death except the sign should come to pass, which

       had been given by Samuel the prophet.

      3 Nephi 1:10

       10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw

       this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceedingly

       sorrowful.

      3 Nephi 1:11

       11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down

       upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God in behalf of his

       people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed because of

       their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

      3 Nephi 1:12

       12 And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord, all

       that day; and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

       saying:

      3 Nephi 1:13

       13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time

       is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the

       morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will

       fulfill all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of

       my holy prophets.

      3 Nephi 1:14

       14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfill all things which I

       have made known unto the children of men from the foundation of

       the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the

       Son—of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my

       flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the

       sign be given.

      3 Nephi 1:15

       15 And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were

       fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for behold, at the

       going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people began

       to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night

       came.

      3 Nephi 1:16

       16 And there were many, who had not believed the words of the

       prophets, who fell to the earth and became as if they were dead,

       for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had

       laid for those who believed in the words of the prophets had been

       frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at

       hand.

      3 Nephi 1:17

       17 And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly

       appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the whole

       earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and in

       the land south, were so exceedingly astonished that they fell to

       the earth.

      3 Nephi 1:18

       18 For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things

       for many years, and that the sign which had been given was

       already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity

       and their unbelief.

      3 Nephi 1:19

       19 And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that

       night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And it came

       to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according to

       its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord

       should be born, because of the sign which had been given.

      3 Nephi 1:20

       20 And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit,

       according to the words of the prophets.

      3 Nephi 1:21

       21 And it came to pass also that a new star did appear,

       according to the word.

      3 Nephi 1:22

       22 And it came to pass that from this time forth there began to

       be lyings sent forth among the people, by Satan, to harden their

       hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those signs

       and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these lyings

       and deceivings the more part of the people did believe, and were

       converted unto the Lord.

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