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privileges of

       their church and of their worship, and their freedom and their

       liberty.

      3 Nephi 2:13

       13 And it came to pass that before this thirteenth year had

       passed away the Nephites were threatened with utter destruction

       because of this war, which had become exceedingly sore.

      3 Nephi 2:14

       14 And it came to pass that those Lamanites who had united with

       the Nephites were numbered among the Nephites;

      3 Nephi 2:15

       15 And their curse was taken from them, and their skin became

       white like unto the Nephites;

      3 Nephi 2:16

       16 And their young men and their daughters became exceedingly

       fair, and they were numbered among the Nephites, and were called

       Nephites. And thus ended the thirteenth year.

      3 Nephi 2:17

       17 And it came to pass in the commencement of the fourteenth

       year, the war between the robbers and the people of Nephi did

       continue and did become exceedingly sore; nevertheless, the

       people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch

       that they did drive them back out of their lands into the

       mountains and into their secret places.

      3 Nephi 2:18

       18 And thus ended the fourteenth year. And in the fifteenth

       year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and because

       of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many

       contentions and dissensions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many

       advantages over them.

      3 Nephi 2:19

       19 And thus ended the fifteenth year, and thus were the people

       in a state of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction did

       hang over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten down

       by it, and this because of their iniquity.

      3 Nephi 3 Chapter 3

      3 Nephi 3:1

       1 And now it came to pass that in the sixteenth year from the

       coming of Christ, Lachoneus, the governor of the land, received

       an epistle from the leader and the governor of this band of

       robbers; and these were the words which were written, saying:

      3 Nephi 3:2

       2 Lachoneus, most noble and chief governor of the land, behold,

       I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you exceedingly

       great praise because of your firmness, and also the firmness of

       your people, in maintaining that which ye suppose to be your

       right and liberty; yea, ye do stand well, as if ye were supported

       by the hand of a god, in the defence of your liberty, and your

       property, and your country, or that which ye do call so.

      3 Nephi 3:3

       3 And it seemeth a pity unto me, most noble Lachoneus, that ye

       should be so foolish and vain as to suppose that ye can stand

       against so many brave men who are at my command, who do now at

       this time stand in their arms, and do await with great anxiety

       for the word—Go down upon the Nephites and destroy them.

      3 Nephi 3:4

       4 And I, knowing of their unconquerable spirit, having proved

       them in the field of battle, and knowing of their everlasting

       hatred towards you because of the many wrongs which ye have done

       unto them, therefore if they should come down against you they

       would visit you with utter destruction.

      3 Nephi 3:5

       5 Therefore I have written this epistle, sealing it with mine

       own hand, feeling for your welfare, because of your firmness in

       that which ye believe to be right, and your noble spirit in the

       field of battle.

      3 Nephi 3:6

       6 Therefore I write unto you, desiring that ye would yield up

       unto this my people, your cities, your lands, and your

       possessions, rather than that they should visit you with the

       sword and that destruction should come upon you.

      3 Nephi 3:7

       7 Or in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and unite with

       us and become acquainted with our secret works, and become our

       brethren that ye may be like unto us—not our slaves, but our

       brethren and partners of all our substance.

      3 Nephi 3:8

       8 And behold, I swear unto you, if ye will do this, with an

       oath, ye shall not be destroyed; but if ye will not do this, I

       swear unto you with an oath, that on the morrow month I will

       command that my armies shall come down against you, and they

       shall not stay their hand and shall spare not, but shall slay

       you, and shall let fall the sword upon you even until ye shall

       become extinct.

      3 Nephi 3:9

       9 And behold, I am Giddianhi; and I am the governor of this the

       secret society of Gadianton; which society and the works thereof

       I know to be good; and they are of ancient date and they have

       been handed down unto us.

      3 Nephi 3:10

       10 And I write this epistle unto you, Lachoneus, and I hope that

       ye will deliver up your lands and your possessions, without the

       shedding of blood, that this my people may recover their rights

       and government, who have dissented away from you because of your

       wickedness in retaining from them their rights of government, and

       except ye do this, I will avenge their wrongs. I am Giddianhi.

      3 Nephi 3:11

       11 And now it came to pass when Lachoneus received this epistle

       he was exceedingly astonished, because of the boldness of

       Giddianhi demanding the possession of the land of the Nephites,

       and also of threatening the people and avenging the wrongs of

       those that had received no wrong, save it were they had wronged

       themselves by dissenting away unto those wicked and abominable

       robbers.

      3 Nephi 3:12

       12 Now behold, this Lachoneus, the governor, was a just man, and

       could not be frightened by the demands and the threatenings of a

       robber; therefore he did not hearken to the epistle of Giddianhi,

      

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