THE BOOK OF MOSIAH
Chapter 1
Mosiah 1:Verse 1
1 AND now there was no more contention in all the land
of Zarahemla, among all the people who belonged to king Benjamin,
so that king Benjamin had continual peace all the remainder of his
days.
Mosiah 1:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that he had three sons; and he
called their names Mosiah, and Helorum, and Helaman. And he caused
that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that
thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might
know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths
of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the
Lord.
Mosiah 1:Verse 3
3 And he also taught them concerning the records which
were engraven on the plates of brass, saying: My sons, I would that
ye should remember that were it not for these plates, which contain
these records and these commandments, we must have suffered in
ignorance, even at this present time, not knowing the mysteries of
God.
Mosiah 1:Verse 4
4 For it were not possible that our father, Lehi, could
have remembered all these things, to have taught them to his
children, except it were for the help of these plates; for he
having been taught in the language of the Egyptians therefore he
could read these engravings, and teach them to his children, that
thereby they could teach them to their children, and so fulfilling
the commandments of God, even down to this present time.
Mosiah 1:Verse 5
5 I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these
things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that
we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his
commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would
have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our
brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things,
or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of
the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.
Mosiah 1:Verse 6
6 O my sons, I would that ye should remember that these
sayings are true, and also that these records are true. And behold,
also the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings
of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now, and
they are true; and we can know of their surety because we have them
before our eyes.
Mosiah 1:Verse 7
7 And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to
search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would
that ye should keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in
the land according to the promises which the Lord made unto our
fathers.
Mosiah 1:Verse 8
8 And many more things did king Benjamin teach his
sons, which are not written in this book.
Mosiah 1:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made
an end of teaching his sons, that he waxed old, and he saw that he
must very soon go the way of all the earth; therefore, he thought
it expedient that he should confer the kingdom upon one of his
sons.
Mosiah 1:Verse 10
10 Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him; and
these are the words which he spake unto him, saying: My son, I
would that ye should make a proclamation throughout all this land
among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people
of Mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered
together; for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people
out of mine own mouth that thou art a king and a ruler over this
people, whom the Lord our God hath given us.
Mosiah 1:Verse 11
11 And moreover, I shall give this people a name, that
thereby they may be distinguished above all the people which the
Lord God hath brought out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I do
because they have been a diligent people in keeping the
commandments of the Lord.
Mosiah 1:Verse 12
12 And I give unto them a name that never shall be
blotted out, except it be through transgression.
Mosiah 1:Verse 13
13 Yea, and moreover I say unto you, that if this
highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression,
and become a wicked and an adulterous people, that the Lord will
deliver them up, that thereby they become weak like unto their
brethren; and he will no more preserve them by his matchless and
marvelous power, as he has hitherto preserved our fathers.
Mosiah 1:Verse 14
14 For I say unto you, that if he had not extended his
arm in the preservation of our fathers they must have fallen into
the hands of the Lamanites, and become victims to their
hatred.
Mosiah 1:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had
made an end of these sayings to his son, that he gave him charge
concerning all the affairs of the kingdom.
Mosiah 1:Verse 16
16 And moreover, he also gave him charge concerning the
records which were engraven on the plates of brass; and also the
plates of Nephi; and also, the sword of Laban, and the ball or
director, which led our fathers through the wilderness, which was
prepared by the hand of the Lord that thereby they might be led,
every one according to the heed and diligence which they gave unto
him.
Mosiah 1:Verse 17
17 Therefore, as they were unfaithful they did not
prosper nor progress in their journey, but were driven back, and
incurred the displeasure of God upon them; and therefore they were
smitten with famine and sore afflictions, to stir them up in
remembrance of their duty.
Mosiah 1:Verse 18
18 And now, it came to pass that Mosiah went and did as
his father had commanded him, and proclaimed unto all the people
who were in the land of Zarahemla that thereby they might gather
themselves together, to go up to the temple to hear the words which
his father should speak unto them.
Chapter 2
Mosiah 2:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that after Mosiah had done as his
father had commanded him, and had made a proclamation throughout
all the land, that the people gathered themselves together
throughout all the land, that they might go up to the temple to
hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them.
Mosiah 2:Verse 2
2 And there were a great number, even so many that they
did not number them; for they had multiplied exceedingly and waxed
great in the land.
Mosiah 2:Verse 3
3 And they also took of the firstlings of their flocks,
that they might offer sacrifice and burnt offerings according to
the law of Moses;
Mosiah 2:Verse 4
4 And also that they might give thanks to the Lord
their God, who had brought them out of the land of Jerusalem, and
who had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies, and had
appointed just men to be their teachers, and also a just man to be
their king, who had established peace in the land of Zarahemla, and
who had taught them to keep the commandments of God, that they
might rejoice and be filled with love towards God and all
men.
Mosiah 2:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that when they came up to the
temple, they pitched their tents round about, every man according
to his family, consisting of his wife, and his sons, and his
daughters, and their sons, and their daughters, from the eldest
down to the youngest, every family being separate one from
another.
Mosiah 2:Verse 6
6 And they pitched their tents round about the temple,
every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple,
that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words
which king Benjamin should speak unto them;
Mosiah 2:Verse 7
7 For the multitude being so great that king Benjamin
could not teach them all within the walls of the temple, therefore
he caused a tower to be erected, that thereby his people might hear
the words which he should speak unto them.
Mosiah 2:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that he began to speak to his
people from the tower; and they could not all hear his words
because of the greatness of the multitude; therefore he caused that
the words which he spake should be written and sent forth among
those that were not under the sound of his voice, that they might
also receive his words.
Mosiah 2:Verse 9
9 And these are the words which he spake and caused to
be written, saying: My brethren, all ye that have assembled
yourselves together, you that can hear my words which I shall speak
unto you this day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither
to trifle with the words which I shall speak, but that you should
hearken unto me, and open your ears that ye may hear, and your
hearts that ye may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of
God may be unfolded to your view.
Mosiah 2:Verse 10
10 I have not commanded you to come up hither that ye
should fear me, or that ye should think that I of myself am more
than a mortal man.
Mosiah 2:Verse 11
11 But I am like as yourselves, subject to all manner
of infirmities in body and mind; yet I have been chosen by this
people, and consecrated by my father, and was suffered by the hand
of the Lord that I should be a ruler and a king over this people;
and have been kept and preserved by his matchless power, to serve
you with all the might, mind and strength which the Lord hath
granted unto me.
Mosiah 2:Verse 12
12 I say unto you that as I have been suffered to spend
my days in your service, even up to this time, and have not sought
gold nor silver nor any manner of riches of you;
Mosiah 2:Verse 13
13 Neither have I suffered that ye should be confined
in dungeons, nor that ye should make slaves one of another, nor
that ye should murder, or plunder, or steal, or commit adultery;
nor even have I suffered that ye should commit any manner of
wickedness, and have taught you that ye should keep the
commandments of the Lord, in all things which he hath commanded
you--
Mosiah 2:Verse 14
14 And even I, myself, have labored with mine own hands
that I might serve you, and that ye should not be laden with taxes,
and that there should nothing come upon you which was grievous to
be borne--and of all these things which I have spoken, ye
yourselves are witnesses this day.
Mosiah 2:Verse 15
15 Yet, my brethren, I have not done these things that
I might boast, neither do I tell these things that thereby I might
accuse you; but I tell you these things that ye may know that I can
answer a clear conscience before God this day.
Mosiah 2:Verse 16
16 Behold, I say unto you that because I said unto you
that I had spent my days in your service, I do not desire to boast,
for I have only been in the service of God.
Mosiah 2:Verse 17
17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may
learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of
your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
Mosiah 2:Verse 18
18 Behold, ye have called me your king; and if I, whom
ye call your king, do labor to serve you, then ought not ye to
labor to serve one another?
Mosiah 2:Verse 19
19 And behold also, if I, whom ye call your king, who
has spent his days in your service, and yet has been in the service
of God, do merit any thanks from you, O how you ought to thank your
heavenly King!
Mosiah 2:Verse 20
20 I say unto you, my brethren, that if you should
render all the thanks and praise which your whole soul has power to
possess, to that God who has created you, and has kept and
preserved you, and has caused that ye should rejoice, and has
granted that ye should live in peace one with another--
Mosiah 2:Verse 21
21 I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has
created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to
day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do
according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment
to another--I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls
yet ye would be unprofitable servants.
Mosiah 2:Verse 22
22 And behold, all that he requires of you is to keep
his commandments; and he has promised you that if ye would keep his
commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary
from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do keep his
commandments he doth bless you and prosper you.
Mosiah 2:Verse 23
23 And now, in the first place, he hath created you,
and granted unto you your lives, for which ye are indebted unto
him.
Mosiah 2:Verse 24
24 And secondly, he doth require that ye should do as
he hath commanded you; for which if ye do, he doth immediately
bless you; and therefore he hath paid you. And ye are still
indebted unto him, and are, and will be, forever and ever;
therefore, of what have ye to boast?
Mosiah 2:Verse 25
25 And now I ask, can ye say aught of yourselves? I
answer you, Nay. Ye cannot say that ye are even as much as the dust
of the earth; yet ye were created of the dust of the earth; but
behold, it belongeth to him who created you.
Mosiah 2:Verse 26
26 And I, even I, whom ye call your king, am no better
than ye yourselves are; for I am also of the dust. And ye behold
that I am old, and am about to yield up this mortal frame to its
mother earth.
Mosiah 2:Verse 27
27 Therefore, as I said unto you that I had served you,
walking with a clear conscience before God, even so I at this time
have caused that ye should assemble yourselves together, that I
might be found blameless, and that your blood should not come upon
me, when I shall stand to be judged of God of the things whereof he
hath commanded me concerning you.
Mosiah 2:Verse 28
28 I say unto you that I have caused that ye should
assemble yourselves together that I might rid my garments of your
blood, at this period of time when I am about to go down to my
grave, that I might go down in peace, and my immortal spirit may
join the choirs above in singing the praises of a just God.
Mosiah 2:Verse 29
29 And moreover, I say unto you that I have caused that
ye should assemble yourselves together, that I might declare unto
you that I can no longer be your teacher, nor your king;
Mosiah 2:Verse 30
30 For even at this time, my whole frame doth tremble
exceedingly while attempting to speak unto you; but the Lord God
doth support me, and hath suffered me that I should speak unto you,
and hath commanded me that I should declare unto you this day, that
my son Mosiah is a king and a ruler over you.
Mosiah 2:Verse 31
31 And now, my brethren, I would that ye should do as
ye have hitherto done. As ye have kept my commandments, and also
the commandments of my father, and have prospered, and have been
kept from falling into the hands of your enemies, even so if ye
shall keep the commandments of my son, or the commandments of God
which shall be delivered unto you by him, ye shall prosper in the
land, and your enemies shall have no power over you.
Mosiah 2:Verse 32
32 But, O my people, beware lest there shall arise
contentions among you, and ye list to obey the evil spirit, which
was spoken of by my father Mosiah.
Mosiah 2:Verse 33
33 For behold, there is a wo pronounced upon him who
listeth to obey that spirit; for if he listeth to obey him, and
remaineth and dieth in his sins, the same drinketh damnation to his
own soul; for he receiveth for his wages an everlasting punishment,
having transgressed the law of God contrary to his own
knowledge.
Mosiah 2:Verse 34
34 I say unto you, that there are not any among you,
except it be your little children that have not been taught
concerning these things, but what knoweth that ye are eternally
indebted to your heavenly Father, to render to him all that you
have and are; and also have been taught concerning the records
which contain the prophecies which have been spoken by the holy
prophets, even down to the time our father, Lehi, left
Jerusalem;
Mosiah 2:Verse 35
35 And also, all that has been spoken by our fathers
until now. And behold, also, they spake that which was commanded
them of the Lord; therefore, they are just and true.
Mosiah 2:Verse 36
36 And now, I say unto you, my brethren, that after ye
have known and have been taught all these things, if ye should
transgress and go contrary to that which has been spoken, that ye
do withdraw yourselves from the Spirit of the Lord, that it may
have no place in you to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye may be
blessed, prospered, and preserved--
Mosiah 2:Verse 37
37 I say unto you, that the man that doeth this, the
same cometh out in open rebellion against God; therefore he listeth
to obey the evil spirit, and becometh an enemy to all
righteousness; therefore, the Lord has no place in him, for he
dwelleth not in unholy temples.
Mosiah 2:Verse 38
38 Therefore if that man repenteth not, and remaineth
and dieth an enemy to God, the demands of divine justice do awaken
his immortal soul to a lively sense of his own guilt, which doth
cause him to shrink from the presence of the Lord, and doth fill
his breast with guilt, and pain, and anguish, which is like an
unquenchable fire, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever.
Mosiah 2:Verse 39
39 And now I say unto you, that mercy hath no claim on
that man; therefore his final doom is to endure a never-ending
torment.
Mosiah 2:Verse 40
40 O, all ye old men, and also ye young men, and you
little children who can understand my words, for I have spoken
plainly unto you that ye might understand, I pray that ye should
awake to a remembrance of the awful situation of those that have
fallen into transgression.
Mosiah 2:Verse 41
41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider
on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments
of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal
and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are
received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a
state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these
things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
Chapter 3
Mosiah 3:Verse 1
1 AND again my brethren, I would call your attention,
for I have somewhat more to speak unto you; for behold, I have
things to tell you concerning that which is to come.
Mosiah 3:Verse 2
2 And the things which I shall tell you are made known
unto me by an angel from God. And he said unto me: Awake; and I
awoke, and behold he stood before me.
Mosiah 3:Verse 3
3 And he said unto me: Awake, and hear the words which
I shall tell thee; for behold, I am come to declare unto you the
glad tidings of great joy.
Mosiah 3:Verse 4
4 For the Lord hath heard thy prayers, and hath judged
of thy righteousness, and hath sent me to declare unto thee that
thou mayest rejoice; and that thou mayest declare unto thy people,
that they may also be filled with joy.
Mosiah 3:Verse 5
5 For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant,
that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is
from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven
among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay,
and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as
healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the
blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all
manner of diseases.
Mosiah 3:Verse 6
6 And he shall cast out devils, or the evil spirits
which dwell in the hearts of the children of men.
Mosiah 3:Verse 7
7 And lo, he shall suffer temptations, and pain of
body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can suffer,
except it be unto death; for behold, blood cometh from every pore,
so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the
abominations of his people.
Mosiah 3:Verse 8
8 And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the
beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary.
Mosiah 3:Verse 9
9 And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might
come unto the children of men even through faith on his name; and
even after all this they shall consider him a man, and say that he
hath a devil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him.
Mosiah 3:Verse 10
10 And he shall rise the third day from the dead; and
behold, he standeth to judge the world; and behold, all these
things are done that a righteous judgment might come upon the
children of men.
Mosiah 3:Verse 11
11 For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins
of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have
died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have
ignorantly sinned.
Mosiah 3:Verse 12
12 But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth
against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through
repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mosiah 3:Verse 13
13 And the Lord God hath sent his holy prophets among
all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred,
nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that
Christ should come, the same might receive remission of their sins,
and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as though he had
already come among them.
Mosiah 3:Verse 14
14 Yet the Lord God saw that his people were a
stiffnecked people, and he appointed unto them a law, even the law
of Moses.
Mosiah 3:Verse 15
15 And many signs, and wonders, and types, and shadows
showed he unto them, concerning his coming; and also holy prophets
spake unto them concerning his coming; and yet they hardened their
hearts, and understood not that the law of Moses availeth nothing
except it were through the atonement of his blood.
Mosiah 3:Verse 16
16 And even if it were possible that little children
could sin they could not be saved; but I say unto you they are
blessed; for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they fall, even so
the blood of Christ atoneth for their sins.
Mosiah 3:Verse 17
17 And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be no
other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can
come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of
Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.
Mosiah 3:Verse 18
18 For behold he judgeth, and his judgment is just; and
the infant perisheth not that dieth in his infancy; but men drink
damnation to their own souls except they humble themselves and
become as little children, and believe that salvation was, and is,
and is to come, in and through the atoning blood of Christ, the
Lord Omnipotent.
Mosiah 3:Verse 19
19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been
from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he
yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the
natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ
the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble,
patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the
Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to
his father.
Mosiah 3:Verse 20
20 And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall
come when the knowledge of a Savior shall spread throughout every
nation, kindred, tongue, and people.
Mosiah 3:Verse 21
21 And behold, when that time cometh, none shall be
found blameless before God, except it be little children, only
through repentance and faith on the name of the Lord God
Omnipotent.
Mosiah 3:Verse 22
22 And even at this time, when thou shalt have taught
thy people the things which the Lord thy God hath commanded thee,
even then are they found no more blameless in the sight of God,
only according to the words which I have spoken unto thee.
Mosiah 3:Verse 23
23 And now I have spoken the words which the Lord God
hath commanded me.
Mosiah 3:Verse 24
24 And thus saith the Lord: They shall stand as a
bright testimony against this people, at the judgment day; whereof
they shall be judged, every man according to his works, whether
they be good, or whether they be evil.
Mosiah 3:Verse 25
25 And if they be evil they are consigned to an awful
view of their own guilt and abominations, which doth cause them to
shrink from the presence of the Lord into a state of misery and
endless torment, from whence they can no more return; therefore
they have drunk damnation to their own souls.
Mosiah 3:Verse 26
26 Therefore, they have drunk out of the cup of the
wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them than it
could deny that Adam should fall because of his partaking of the
forbidden fruit; therefore, mercy could have claim on them no more
forever.
Mosiah 3:Verse 27
27 And their torment is as a lake of fire and
brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth
up forever and ever. Thus hath the Lord commanded me. Amen.
Chapter 4
Mosiah 4:Verse 1
1 AND now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had
made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him
by the angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the
multitude, and behold they had fallen to the earth, for the fear of
the Lord had come upon them.
Mosiah 4:Verse 2
2 And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal
state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried
aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning
blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and
our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall
come down among the children of men.
Mosiah 4:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that after they had spoken these
words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled
with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having
peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had
in Jesus Christ who should come, according to the words which king
Benjamin had spoken unto them.
Mosiah 4:Verse 4
4 And king Benjamin again opened his mouth and began to
speak unto them, saying: My friends and my brethren, my kindred and
my people, I would again call your attention, that ye may hear and
understand the remainder of my words which I shall speak unto
you.
Mosiah 4:Verse 5
5 For behold, if the knowledge of the goodness of God
at this time has awakened you to a sense of your nothingness, and
your worthless and fallen state--
Mosiah 4:Verse 6
6 I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the
goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his
patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and
also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of
the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put
his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his
commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his
life, I mean the life of the mortal body--
Mosiah 4:Verse 7
7 I say, that this is the man who receiveth salvation,
through the atonement which was prepared from the foundation of the
world for all mankind, which ever were since the fall of Adam, or
who are, or who ever shall be, even unto the end of the
world.
Mosiah 4:Verse 8
8 And this is the means whereby salvation cometh. And
there is none other salvation save this which hath been spoken of;
neither are there any conditions whereby man can be saved except
the conditions which I have told you.
Mosiah 4:Verse 9
9 Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he
created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he
has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe
that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can
comprehend.
Mosiah 4:Verse 10
10 And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins
and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in
sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you
believe all these things see that ye do them.
Mosiah 4:Verse 11
11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that
as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have
known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have
received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly
great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember,
and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your
own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you,
unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of
humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing
steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken
by the mouth of the angel.
Mosiah 4:Verse 12
12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye
shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and
always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the
knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge
of that which is just and true.
Mosiah 4:Verse 13
13 And ye will not have a mind to injure one another,
but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that
which is his due.
Mosiah 4:Verse 14
14 And ye will not suffer your children that they go
hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the
laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the
devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which
hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all
righteousness.
Mosiah 4:Verse 15
15 But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth
and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve
one another.
Mosiah 4:Verse 16
16 And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand
in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto
him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar
putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to
perish.
Mosiah 4:Verse 17
17 Perhaps thou shalt say: The man has brought upon
himself his misery; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not
give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance that
he may not suffer, for his punishments are just--
Mosiah 4:Verse 18
18 But I say unto you, O man, whosoever doeth this the
same hath great cause to repent; and except he repenteth of that
which he hath done he perisheth forever, and hath no interest in
the kingdom of God.
Mosiah 4:Verse 19
19 For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all
depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which
we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver,
and for all the riches which we have of every kind?
Mosiah 4:Verse 20
20 And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling
on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And has he
suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he has poured out his
Spirit upon you, and has caused that your hearts should be filled
with joy, and has caused that your mouths should be stopped that ye
could not find utterance, so exceedingly great was your joy.
Mosiah 4:Verse 21
21 And now, if God, who has created you, on whom you
are dependent for your lives and for all that ye have and are, doth
grant unto you whatsoever ye ask that is right, in faith, believing
that ye shall receive, O then, how ye ought to impart of the
substance that ye have one to another.
Mosiah 4:Verse 22
22 And if ye judge the man who putteth up his petition
to you for your substance that he perish not, and condemn him, how
much more just will be your condemnation for withholding your
substance, which doth not belong to you but to God, to whom also
your life belongeth; and yet ye put up no petition, nor repent of
the thing which thou hast done.
Mosiah 4:Verse 23
23 I say unto you, wo be unto that man, for his
substance shall perish with him; and now, I say these things unto
those who are rich as pertaining to the things of this world.
Mosiah 4:Verse 24
24 And again, I say unto the poor, ye who have not and
yet have sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you
who deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in
your hearts that: I give not because I have not, but if I had I
would give.
Mosiah 4:Verse 25
25 And now, if ye say this in your hearts ye remain
guiltless, otherwise ye are condemned; and your condemnation is
just for ye covet that which ye have not received.
Mosiah 4:Verse 26
26 And now, for the sake of these things which I have
spoken unto you--that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of
your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God--I
would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every
man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry,
clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their
relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their
wants.
Mosiah 4:Verse 27
27 And see that all these things are done in wisdom and
order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he
has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be
diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all
things must be done in order.
Mosiah 4:Verse 28
28 And I would that ye should remember, that whosoever
among you borroweth of his neighbor should return the thing that he
borroweth, according as he doth agree, or else thou shalt commit
sin; and perhaps thou shalt cause thy neighbor to commit sin
also.
Mosiah 4:Verse 29
29 And finally, I cannot tell you all the things
whereby ye may commit sin; for there are divers ways and means,
even so many that I cannot number them.
Mosiah 4:Verse 30
30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not
watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your
deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the
faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even
unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man,
remember, and perish not.
Chapter 5
Mosiah 5:Verse 1
1 AND now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had
thus spoken to his people, he sent among them, desiring to know of
his people if they believed the words which he had spoken unto
them.
Mosiah 5:Verse 2
2 And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we
believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we
know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord
Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our
hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good
continually.
Mosiah 5:Verse 3
3 And we, ourselves, also, through the infinite
goodness of God, and the manifestations of his Spirit, have great
views of that which is to come; and were it expedient, we could
prophesy of all things.
Mosiah 5:Verse 4
4 And it is the faith which we have had on the things
which our king has spoken unto us that has brought us to this great
knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceedingly great
joy.
Mosiah 5:Verse 5
5 And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our
God to do his will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all
things that he shall command us, all the remainder of our days,
that we may not bring upon ourselves a never-ending torment, as has
been spoken by the angel, that we may not drink out of the cup of
the wrath of God.
Mosiah 5:Verse 6
6 And now, these are the words which king Benjamin
desired of them; and therefore he said unto them: Ye have spoken
the words that I desired; and the covenant which ye have made is a
righteous covenant.
Mosiah 5:Verse 7
7 And now, because of the covenant which ye have made
ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his
daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you;
for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name;
therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his
daughters.
Mosiah 5:Verse 8
8 And under this head ye are made free, and there is no
other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no other name
given whereby salvation cometh; therefore, I would that ye should
take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into
the covenant with God that ye should be obedient unto the end of
your lives.
Mosiah 5:Verse 9
9 And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this
shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name
by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of
Christ.
Mosiah 5:Verse 10
10 And now it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall
not take upon him the name of Christ must be called by some other
name; therefore, he findeth himself on the left hand of God.
Mosiah 5:Verse 11
11 And I would that ye should remember also, that this
is the name that I said I should give unto you that never should be
blotted out, except it be through transgression; therefore, take
heed that ye do not transgress, that the name be not blotted out of
your hearts.
Mosiah 5:Verse 12
12 I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to
retain the name written always in your hearts, that ye are not
found on the left hand of God, but that ye hear and know the voice
by which ye shall be called, and also, the name by which he shall
call you.
Mosiah 5:Verse 13
13 For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not
served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the
thoughts and intents of his heart?
Mosiah 5:Verse 14
14 And again, doth a man take an ass which belongeth to
his neighbor, and keep him? I say unto you, Nay; he will not even
suffer that he shall feed among his flocks, but will drive him
away, and cast him out. I say unto you, that even so shall it be
among you if ye know not the name by which ye are called.
Mosiah 5:Verse 15
15 Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and
immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord
God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to
heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life,
through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him who
created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all.
Amen.
Chapter 6
Mosiah 6:Verse 1
1 AND now, king Benjamin thought it was expedient,
after having finished speaking to the people, that he should take
the names of all those who had entered into a covenant with God to
keep his commandments.
Mosiah 6:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that there was not one soul,
except it were little children, but who had entered into the
covenant and had taken upon them the name of Christ.
Mosiah 6:Verse 3
3 And again, it came to pass that when king Benjamin
had made an end of all these things, and had consecrated his son
Mosiah to be a ruler and a king over his people, and had given him
all the charges concerning the kingdom, and also had appointed
priests to teach the people, that thereby they might hear and know
the commandments of God, and to stir them up in remembrance of the
oath which they had made, he dismissed the multitude, and they
returned, every one, according to their families, to their own
houses.
Mosiah 6:Verse 4
4 And Mosiah began to reign in his father's stead. And
he began to reign in the thirtieth year of his age, making in the
whole, about four hundred and seventy-six years from the time that
Lehi left Jerusalem.
Mosiah 6:Verse 5
5 And king Benjamin lived three years and he
died.
Mosiah 6:Verse 6
6 And it came to pass that king Mosiah did walk in the
ways of the Lord, and did observe his judgments and his statutes,
and did keep his commandments in all things whatsoever he commanded
him.
Mosiah 6:Verse 7
7 And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should
till the earth. And he also, himself, did till the earth, that
thereby he might not become burdensome to his people, that he might
do according to that which his father had done in all things. And
there was no contention among all his people for the space of three
years.
Chapter 7
Mosiah 7:Verse 1
1 AND now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had
had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous
to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of
Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard
nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla;
therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.
Mosiah 7:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that king Mosiah granted that
sixteen of their strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi,
to inquire concerning their brethren.
Mosiah 7:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that on the morrow they started
to go up, having with them one Ammon, he being a strong and mighty
man, and a descendant of Zarahemla; and he was also their
leader.
Mosiah 7:Verse 4
4 And now, they knew not the course they should travel
in the wilderness to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi; therefore
they wandered many days in the wilderness, even forty days did they
wander.
Mosiah 7:Verse 5
5 And when they had wandered forty days they came to a
hill, which is north of the land of Shilom, and there they pitched
their tents.
Mosiah 7:Verse 6
6 And Ammon took three of his brethren, and their names
were Amaleki, Helem, and Hem, and they went down into the land of
Nephi.
Mosiah 7:Verse 7
7 And behold, they met the king of the people who were
in the land of Nephi, and in the land of Shilom; and they were
surrounded by the king's guard, and were taken, and were bound, and
were committed to prison.
Mosiah 7:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass when they had been in prison two
days they were again brought before the king, and their bands were
loosed; and they stood before the king, and were permitted, or
rather commanded, that they should answer the questions which he
should ask them.
Mosiah 7:Verse 9
9 And he said unto them: Behold, I am Limhi, the son of
Noah, who was the son of Zeniff, who came up out of the land of
Zarahemla to inherit this land, which was the land of their
fathers, who was made a king by the voice of the people.
Mosiah 7:Verse 10
10 And now, I desire to know the cause whereby ye were
so bold as to come near the walls of the city, when I, myself, was
with my guards without the gate?
Mosiah 7:Verse 11
11 And now, for this cause have I suffered that ye
should be preserved, that I might inquire of you, or else I should
have caused that my guards should have put you to death. Ye are
permitted to speak.
Mosiah 7:Verse 12
12 And now, when Ammon saw that he was permitted to
speak, he went forth and bowed himself before the king; and rising
again he said: O king, I am very thankful before God this day that
I am yet alive, and am permitted to speak; and I will endeavor to
speak with boldness;
Mosiah 7:Verse 13
13 For I am assured that if ye had known me ye would
not have suffered that I should have worn these bands. For I am
Ammon, and am a descendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of
the land of Zarahemla to inquire concerning our brethren, whom
Zeniff brought up out of that land.
Mosiah 7:Verse 14
14 And now, it came to pass that after Limhi had heard
the words of Ammon, he was exceedingly glad, and said: Now, I know
of a surety that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are
yet alive. And now, I will rejoice; and on the morrow I will cause
that my people shall rejoice also.
Mosiah 7:Verse 15
15 For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and
are taxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne. And now,
behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage, or out of
the hands of the Lamanites, and we will be their slaves; for it is
better that we be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the
king of the Lamanites.
Mosiah 7:Verse 16
16 And now, king Limhi commanded his guards that they
should no more bind Ammon nor his brethren, but caused that they
should go to the hill which was north of Shilom, and bring their
brethren into the city, that thereby they might eat, and drink, and
rest themselves from the labors of their journey; for they had
suffered many things; they had suffered hunger, thirst, and
fatigue.
Mosiah 7:Verse 17
17 And now, it came to pass on the morrow that king
Limhi sent a proclamation among all his people, that thereby they
might gather themselves together to the temple, to hear the words
which he should speak unto them.
Mosiah 7:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that when they had gathered
themselves together that he spake unto them in this wise, saying: O
ye, my people, lift up your heads and be comforted; for behold, the
time is at hand, or is not far distant, when we shall no longer be
in subjection to our enemies, notwithstanding our many strugglings,
which have been in vain; yet I trust there remaineth an effectual
struggle to be made.
Mosiah 7:Verse 19
19 Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put
your trust in God, in that God who was the God of Abraham, and
Isaac, and Jacob; and also, that God who brought the children of
Israel out of the land of Egypt, and caused that they should walk
through the Red Sea on dry ground, and fed them with manna that
they might not perish in the wilderness; and many more things did
he do for them.
Mosiah 7:Verse 20
20 And again, that same God has brought our fathers out
of the land of Jerusalem, and has kept and preserved his people
even until now; and behold, it is because of our iniquities and
abominations that he has brought us into bondage.
Mosiah 7:Verse 21
21 And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who
was made king over this people, he being over-zealous to inherit
the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning
and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with
king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions
of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city
of Shilom; and the land round about--
Mosiah 7:Verse 22
22 And all this he did, for the sole purpose of
bringing this people into subjection or into bondage. And behold,
we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the
amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our
grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks and
our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess the king of
the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.
Mosiah 7:Verse 23
23 And now, is not this grievous to be borne? And is
not this, our affliction, great? Now behold, how great reason we
have to mourn.
Mosiah 7:Verse 24
24 Yea, I say unto you, great are the reasons which we
have to mourn; for behold how many of our brethren have been slain,
and their blood has been spilt in vain, and all because of
iniquity.
Mosiah 7:Verse 25
25 For if this people had not fallen into transgression
the Lord would not have suffered that this great evil should come
upon them. But behold, they would not hearken unto his words; but
there arose contentions among them, even so much that they did shed
blood among themselves.
Mosiah 7:Verse 26
26 And a prophet of the Lord have they slain; yea, a
chosen man of God, who told them of their wickedness and
abominations, and prophesied of many things which are to come, yea,
even the coming of Christ.
Mosiah 7:Verse 27
27 And because he said unto them that Christ was the
God, the Father of all things, and said that he should take upon
him the image of man, and it should be the image after which man
was created in the beginning; or in other words, he said that man
was created after the image of God, and that God should come down
among the children of men, and take upon him flesh and blood, and
go forth upon the face of the earth--
Mosiah 7:Verse 28
28 And now, because he said this, they did put him to
death; and many more things did they do which brought down the
wrath of God upon them. Therefore, who wondereth that they are in
bondage, and that they are smitten with sore afflictions?
Mosiah 7:Verse 29
29 For behold, the Lord hath said: I will not succor my
people in the day of their transgression; but I will hedge up their
ways that they prosper not; and their doings shall be as a
stumbling block before them.
Mosiah 7:Verse 30
30 And again, he saith: If my people shall sow
filthiness they shall reap the chaff thereof in the whirlwind; and
the effect thereof is poison.
Mosiah 7:Verse 31
31 And again he saith: If my people shall sow
filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate
destruction.
Mosiah 7:Verse 32
32 And now, behold, the promise of the Lord is
fulfilled, and ye are smitten and afflicted.
Mosiah 7:Verse 33
33 But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of
heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence
of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and
pleasure, deliver you out of bondage.
Chapter 8
Mosiah 8:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that after king Limhi had made an
end of speaking to his people, for he spake many things unto them
and only a few of them have I written in this book, he told his
people all the things concerning their brethren who were in the
land of Zarahemla.
Mosiah 8:Verse 2
2 And he caused that Ammon should stand up before the
multitude, and rehearse unto them all that had happened unto their
brethren from the time that Zeniff went up out of the land even
until the time that he himself came up out of the land.
Mosiah 8:Verse 3
3 And he also rehearsed unto them the last words which
king Benjamin had taught them, and explained them to the people of
king Limhi, so that they might understand all the words which he
spake.
Mosiah 8:Verse 4
4 And it came to pass that after he had done all this,
that king Limhi dismissed the multitude, and caused that they
should return every one unto his own house.
Mosiah 8:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that he caused that the plates
which contained the record of his people from the time that they
left the land of Zarahemla, should be brought before Ammon, that he
might read them.
Mosiah 8:Verse 6
6 Now, as soon as Ammon had read the record, the king
inquired of him to know if he could interpret languages, and Ammon
told him that he could not.
Mosiah 8:Verse 7
7 And the king said unto him: Being grieved for the
afflictions of my people, I caused that forty and three of my
people should take a journey into the wilderness, that thereby they
might find the land of Zarahemla, that we might appeal unto our
brethren to deliver us out of bondage.
Mosiah 8:Verse 8
8 And they were lost in the wilderness for the space of
many days, yet they were diligent, and found not the land of
Zarahemla but returned to this land, having traveled in a land
among many waters, having discovered a land which was covered with
bones of men, and of beasts, and was also covered with ruins of
buildings of every kind, having discovered a land which had been
peopled with a people who were as numerous as the hosts of
Israel.
Mosiah 8:Verse 9
9 And for a testimony that the things that they had
said are true they have brought twenty-four plates which are filled
with engravings, and they are of pure gold.
Mosiah 8:Verse 10
10 And behold, also, they have brought breastplates,
which are large, and they are of brass and of copper, and are
perfectly sound.
Mosiah 8:Verse 11
11 And again, they have brought swords, the hilts
thereof have perished, and the blades thereof were cankered with
rust; and there is no one in the land that is able to interpret the
language or the engravings that are on the plates. Therefore I said
unto thee: Canst thou translate?
Mosiah 8:Verse 12
12 And I say unto thee again: Knowest thou of any one
that can translate? For I am desirous that these records should be
translated into our language; for, perhaps, they will give us a
knowledge of a remnant of the people who have been destroyed, from
whence these records came; or, perhaps, they will give us a
knowledge of this very people who have been destroyed; and I am
desirous to know the cause of their destruction.
Mosiah 8:Verse 13
13 Now Ammon said unto him: I can assuredly tell thee,
O king, of a man that can translate the records; for he has
wherewith that he can look, and translate all records that are of
ancient date; and it is a gift from God. And the things are called
interpreters, and no man can look in them except he be commanded,
lest he should look for that he ought not and he should perish. And
whosoever is commanded to look in them, the same is called
seer.
Mosiah 8:Verse 14
14 And behold, the king of the people who are in the
land of Zarahemla is the man that is commanded to do these things,
and who has this high gift from God.
Mosiah 8:Verse 15
15 And the king said that a seer is greater than a
prophet.
Mosiah 8:Verse 16
16 And Ammon said that a seer is a revelator and a
prophet also; and a gift which is greater can no man have, except
he should possess the power of God, which no man can; yet a man may
have great power given him from God.
Mosiah 8:Verse 17
17 But a seer can know of things which are past, and
also of things which are to come, and by them shall all things be
revealed, or, rather, shall secret things be made manifest, and
hidden things shall come to light, and things which are not known
shall be made known by them, and also things shall be made known by
them which otherwise could not be known.
Mosiah 8:Verse 18
18 Thus God has provided a means that man, through
faith, might work mighty miracles; therefore he becometh a great
benefit to his fellow beings.
Mosiah 8:Verse 19
19 And now, when Ammon had made an end of speaking
these words the king rejoiced exceedingly, and gave thanks to God,
saying: Doubtless a great mystery is contained within these plates,
and these interpreters were doubtless prepared for the purpose of
unfolding all such mysteries to the children of men.
Mosiah 8:Verse 20
20 O how marvelous are the works of the Lord, and how
long doth he suffer with his people; yea, and how blind and
impenetrable are the understandings of the children of men; for
they will not seek wisdom, neither do they desire that she should
rule over them!
Mosiah 8:Verse 21
21 Yea, they are as a wild flock which fleeth from the
shepherd, and scattereth, and are driven, and are devoured by the
beasts of the forest.
Chapter 9
Mosiah 9:Verse 1
1 I, Zeniff, having been taught in all the language of
the Nephites, and having had a knowledge of the land of Nephi, or
of the land of our fathers' first inheritance, and having been sent
as a spy among the Lamanites that I might spy out their forces,
that our army might come upon them and destroy them--but when I saw
that which was good among them I was desirous that they should not
be destroyed.
Mosiah 9:Verse 2
2 Therefore, I contended with my brethren in the
wilderness, for I would that our ruler should make a treaty with
them; but he being an austere and a blood-thirsty man commanded
that I should be slain; but I was rescued by the shedding of much
blood; for father fought against father, and brother against
brother, until the greater number of our army was destroyed in the
wilderness; and we returned, those of us that were spared, to the
land of Zarahemla, to relate that tale to their wives and their
children.
Mosiah 9:Verse 3
3 And yet, I being over-zealous to inherit the land of
our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess
the land, and started again on our journey into the wilderness to
go up to the land; but we were smitten with famine and sore
afflictions; for we were slow to remember the Lord our God.
Mosiah 9:Verse 4
4 Nevertheless, after many days' wandering in the
wilderness we pitched our tents in the place where our brethren
were slain, which was near to the land of our fathers.
Mosiah 9:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that I went again with four of my
men into the city, in unto the king, that I might know of the
disposition of the king, and that I might know if I might go in
with my people and possess the land in peace.
Mosiah 9:Verse 6
6 And I went in unto the king, and he covenanted with
me that I might possess the land of Lehi-Nephi, and the land of
Shilom.
Mosiah 9:Verse 7
7 And he also commanded that his people should depart
out of the land, and I and my people went into the land that we
might possess it.
Mosiah 9:Verse 8
8 And we began to build buildings, and to repair the
walls of the city, yea, even the walls of the city of Lehi-Nephi,
and the city of Shilom.
Mosiah 9:Verse 9
9 And we began to till the ground, yea, even with all
manner of seeds, with seeds of corn, and of wheat, and of barley,
and with neas, and with sheum, and with seeds of all manner of
fruits; and we did begin to multiply and prosper in the land.
Mosiah 9:Verse 10
10 Now it was the cunning and the craftiness of king
Laman, to bring my people into bondage, that he yielded up the land
that we might possess it.
Mosiah 9:Verse 11
11 Therefore it came to pass, that after we had dwelt
in the land for the space of twelve years that king Laman began to
grow uneasy, lest by any means my people should wax strong in the
land, and that they could not overpower them and bring them into
bondage.
Mosiah 9:Verse 12
12 Now they were a lazy and an idolatrous people;
therefore they were desirous to bring us into bondage, that they
might glut themselves with the labors of our hands; yea, that they
might feast themselves upon the flocks of our fields.
Mosiah 9:Verse 13
13 Therefore it came to pass that king Laman began to
stir up his people that they should contend with my people;
therefore there began to be wars and contentions in the land.
Mosiah 9:Verse 14
14 For, in the thirteenth year of my reign in the land
of Nephi, away on the south of the land of Shilom, when my people
were watering and feeding their flocks, and tilling their lands, a
numerous host of Lamanites came upon them and began to slay them,
and to take off their flocks, and the corn of their fields.
Mosiah 9:Verse 15
15 Yea, and it came to pass that they fled, all that
were not overtaken, even into the city of Nephi, and did call upon
me for protection.
Mosiah 9:Verse 16
16 And it came to pass that I did arm them with bows,
and with arrows, with swords, and with cimeters, and with clubs,
and with slings, and with all manner of weapons which we could
invent, and I and my people did go forth against the Lamanites to
battle.
Mosiah 9:Verse 17
17 Yea, in the strength of the Lord did we go forth to
battle against the Lamanites; for I and my people did cry mightily
to the Lord that he would deliver us out of the hands of our
enemies, for we were awakened to a remembrance of the deliverance
of our fathers.
Mosiah 9:Verse 18
18 And God did hear our cries and did answer our
prayers; and we did go forth in his might; yea, we did go forth
against the Lamanites, and in one day and a night we did slay three
thousand and forty-three; we did slay them even until we had driven
them out of our land.
Mosiah 9:Verse 19
19 And I, myself, with mine own hands, did help to bury
their dead. And behold, to our great sorrow and lamentation, two
hundred and seventy-nine of our brethren were slain.
Chapter 10
Mosiah 10:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that we again began to establish
the kingdom and we again began to possess the land in peace. And I
caused that there should be weapons of war made of every kind, that
thereby I might have weapons for my people against the time the
Lamanites should come up again to war against my people.
Mosiah 10:Verse 2
2 And I set guards round about the land, that the
Lamanites might not come upon us again unawares and destroy us; and
thus I did guard my people and my flocks, and keep them from
falling into the hands of our enemies.
Mosiah 10:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that we did inherit the land of
our fathers for many years, yea, for the space of twenty and two
years.
Mosiah 10:Verse 4
4 And I did cause that the men should till the ground,
and raise all manner of grain and all manner of fruit of every
kind.
Mosiah 10:Verse 5
5 And I did cause that the women should spin, and toil,
and work, and work all manner of fine linen, yea, and cloth of
every kind, that we might clothe our nakedness; and thus we did
prosper in the land--thus we did have continual peace in the land
for the space of twenty and two years.
Mosiah 10:Verse 6
6 And it came to pass that king Laman died, and his son
began to reign in his stead. And he began to stir his people up in
rebellion against my people; therefore they began to prepare for
war, and to come up to battle against my people.
Mosiah 10:Verse 7
7 But I had sent my spies out round about the land of
Shemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might
guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and
destroy them.
Mosiah 10:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that they came up upon the north
of the land of Shilom, with their numerous hosts, men armed with
bows, and with arrows, and with swords, and with cimeters, and with
stones, and with slings; and they had their heads shaved that they
were naked; and they were girded with a leathern girdle about their
loins.
Mosiah 10:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that I caused that the women and
children of my people should be hid in the wilderness; and I also
caused that all my old men that could bear arms, and also all my
young men that were able to bear arms, should gather themselves
together to go to battle against the Lamanites; and I did place
them in their ranks, every man according to his age.
Mosiah 10:Verse 10
10 And it came to pass that we did go up to battle
against the Lamanites; and I, even I, in my old age, did go up to
battle against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did go up
in the strength of the Lord to battle.
Mosiah 10:Verse 11
11 Now, the Lamanites knew nothing concerning the Lord,
nor the strength of the Lord, therefore they depended upon their
own strength. Yet they were a strong people, as to the strength of
men.
Mosiah 10:Verse 12
12 They were a wild, and ferocious, and a blood-thirsty
people, believing in the tradition of their fathers, which is
this--Believing that they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem
because of the iniquities of their fathers, and that they were
wronged in the wilderness by their brethren, and they were also
wronged while crossing the sea;
Mosiah 10:Verse 13
13 And again, that they were wronged while in the land
of their first inheritance, after they had crossed the sea, and all
this because that Nephi was more faithful in keeping the
commandments of the Lord--therefore he was favored of the Lord, for
the Lord heard his prayers and answered them, and he took the lead
of their journey in the wilderness.
Mosiah 10:Verse 14
14 And his brethren were wroth with him because they
understood not the dealings of the Lord; they were also wroth with
him upon the waters because they hardened their hearts against the
Lord.
Mosiah 10:Verse 15
15 And again, they were wroth with him when they had
arrived in the promised land, because they said that he had taken
the ruling of the people out of their hands; and they sought to
kill him.
Mosiah 10:Verse 16
16 And again, they were wroth with him because he
departed into the wilderness as the Lord had commanded him, and
took the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, for
they said that he robbed them.
Mosiah 10:Verse 17
17 And thus they have taught their children that they
should hate them, and that they should murder them, and that they
should rob and plunder them, and do all they could to destroy them;
therefore they have an eternal hatred towards the children of
Nephi.
Mosiah 10:Verse 18
18 For this very cause has king Laman, by his cunning,
and lying craftiness, and his fair promises, deceived me, that I
have brought this my people up into this land, that they may
destroy them; yea, and we have suffered these many years in the
land.
Mosiah 10:Verse 19
19 And now I, Zeniff, after having told all these
things unto my people concerning the Lamanites, I did stimulate
them to go to battle with their might, putting their trust in the
Lord; therefore, we did contend with them, face to face.
Mosiah 10:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that we did drive them again out
of our land; and we slew them with a great slaughter, even so many
that we did not number them.
Mosiah 10:Verse 21
21 And it came to pass that we returned again to our
own land, and my people again began to tend their flocks, and to
till their ground.
Mosiah 10:Verse 22
22 And now I, being old, did confer the kingdom upon
one of my sons; therefore, I say no more. And may the Lord bless my
people. Amen.
Chapter 11
Mosiah 11:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that Zeniff conferred the
kingdom upon Noah, one of his sons; therefore Noah began to reign
in his stead; and he did not walk in the ways of his father.
Mosiah 11:Verse 2
2 For behold, he did not keep the commandments of God,
but he did walk after the desires of his own heart. And he had many
wives and concubines. And he did cause his people to commit sin,
and do that which was abominable in the sight of the Lord. Yea, and
they did commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness.
Mosiah 11:Verse 3
3 And he laid a tax of one fifth part of all they
possessed, a fifth part of their gold and of their silver, and a
fifth part of their ziff, and of their copper, and of their brass
and their iron; and a fifth part of their fatlings; and also a
fifth part of all their grain.
Mosiah 11:Verse 4
4 And all this did he take to support himself, and his
wives and his concubines; and also his priests, and their wives and
their concubines; thus he had changed the affairs of the
kingdom.
Mosiah 11:Verse 5
5 For he put down all the priests that had been
consecrated by his father, and consecrated new ones in their stead,
such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts.
Mosiah 11:Verse 6
6 Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness,
and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by the taxes which
king Noah had put upon his people; thus did the people labor
exceedingly to support iniquity.
Mosiah 11:Verse 7
7 Yea, and they also became idolatrous, because they
were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the king and
priests; for they did speak flattering things unto them.
Mosiah 11:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that king Noah built many elegant
and spacious buildings; and he ornamented them with fine work of
wood, and of all manner of precious things, of gold, and of silver,
and of iron, and of brass, and of ziff, and of copper;
Mosiah 11:Verse 9
9 And he also built him a spacious palace, and a throne
in the midst thereof, all of which was of fine wood and was
ornamented with gold and silver and with precious things.
Mosiah 11:Verse 10
10 And he also caused that his workmen should work all
manner of fine work within the walls of the temple, of fine wood,
and of copper, and of brass.
Mosiah 11:Verse 11
11 And the seats which were set apart for the high
priests, which were above all the other seats, he did ornament with
pure gold; and he caused a breastwork to be built before them, that
they might rest their bodies and their arms upon while they should
speak lying and vain words to his people.
Mosiah 11:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that he built a tower near the
temple; yea, a very high tower, even so high that he could stand
upon the top thereof and overlook the land of Shilom, and also the
land of Shemlon, which was possessed by the Lamanites; and he could
even look over all the land round about.
Mosiah 11:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that he caused many buildings to
be built in the land Shilom; and he caused a great tower to be
built on the hill north of the land Shilom, which had been a resort
for the children of Nephi at the time they fled out of the land;
and thus he did do with the riches which he obtained by the
taxation of his people.
Mosiah 11:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that he placed his heart upon
his riches, and he spent his time in riotous living with his wives
and his concubines; and so did also his priests spend their time
with harlots.
Mosiah 11:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that he planted vineyards round
about in the land; and he built wine-presses, and made wine in
abundance; and therefore he became a wine-bibber, and also his
people.
Mosiah 11:Verse 16
16 And it came to pass that the Lamanites began to come
in upon his people, upon small numbers, and to slay them in their
fields, and while they were tending their flocks.
Mosiah 11:Verse 17
17 And king Noah sent guards round about the land to
keep them off; but he did not send a sufficient number, and the
Lamanites came upon them and killed them, and drove many of their
flocks out of the land; thus the Lamanites began to destroy them,
and to exercise their hatred upon them.
Mosiah 11:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that king Noah sent his armies
against them, and they were driven back, or they drove them back
for a time; therefore, they returned rejoicing in their
spoil.
Mosiah 11:Verse 19
19 And now, because of this great victory they were
lifted up in the pride of their hearts; they did boast in their own
strength, saying that their fifty could stand against thousands of
the Lamanites; and thus they did boast, and did delight in blood,
and the shedding of the blood of their brethren, and this because
of the wickedness of their king and priests.
Mosiah 11:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that there was a man among them
whose name was Abinadi; and he went forth among them, and began to
prophesy, saying: Behold, thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he
commanded me, saying, Go forth, and say unto this people, thus
saith the Lord--Wo be unto this people, for I have seen their
abominations, and their wickedness, and their whoredoms; and except
they repent I will visit them in mine anger.
Mosiah 11:Verse 21
21 And except they repent and turn to the Lord their
God, behold, I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies;
yea, and they shall be brought into bondage; and they shall be
afflicted by the hand of their enemies.
Mosiah 11:Verse 22
22 And it shall come to pass that they shall know that
I am the Lord their God, and am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquities of my people.
Mosiah 11:Verse 23
23 And it shall come to pass that except this people
repent and turn unto the Lord their God, they shall be brought into
bondage; and none shall deliver them, except it be the Lord the
Almighty God.
Mosiah 11:Verse 24
24 Yea, and it shall come to pass that when they shall
cry unto me I will be slow to hear their cries; yea, and I will
suffer them that they be smitten by their enemies.
Mosiah 11:Verse 25
25 And except they repent in sackcloth and ashes, and
cry mightily to the Lord their God, I will not hear their prayers,
neither will I deliver them out of their afflictions; and thus
saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me.
Mosiah 11:Verse 26
26 Now it came to pass that when Abinadi had spoken
these words unto them they were wroth with him, and sought to take
away his life; but the Lord delivered him out of their hands.
Mosiah 11:Verse 27
27 Now when king Noah had heard of the words which
Abinadi had spoken unto the people, he was also wroth; and he said:
Who is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him, or
who is the Lord, that shall bring upon my people such great
affliction?
Mosiah 11:Verse 28
28 I command you to bring Abinadi hither, that I may
slay him, for he has said these things that he might stir up my
people to anger one with another, and to raise contentions among my
people; therefore I will slay him.
Mosiah 11:Verse 29
29 Now the eyes of the people were blinded; therefore
they hardened their hearts against the words of Abinadi, and they
sought from that time forward to take him. And king Noah hardened
his heart against the word of the Lord, and he did not repent of
his evil doings.
Chapter 12
Mosiah 12:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that after the space of two years
that Abinadi came among them in disguise, that they knew him not,
and began to prophesy among them, saying: Thus has the Lord
commanded me, saying--Abinadi, go and prophesy unto this my people,
for they have hardened their hearts against my words; they have
repented not of their evil doings; therefore, I will visit them in
my anger, yea, in my fierce anger will I visit them in their
iniquities and abominations.
Mosiah 12:Verse 2
2 Yea, wo be unto this generation! And the Lord said
unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying: Thus saith
the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of
their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage, and shall be
smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be
slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild
beasts, shall devour their flesh.
Mosiah 12:Verse 3
3 And it shall come to pass that the life of king Noah
shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace; for he shall
know that I am the Lord.
Mosiah 12:Verse 4
4 And it shall come to pass that I will smite this my
people with sore afflictions, yea, with famine and with pestilence;
and I will cause that they shall howl all the day long.
Mosiah 12:Verse 5
5 Yea, and I will cause that they shall have burdens
lashed upon their backs; and they shall be driven before like a
dumb ass.
Mosiah 12:Verse 6
6 And it shall come to pass that I will send forth hail
among them, and it shall smite them; and they shall also be smitten
with the east wind; and insects shall pester their land also, and
devour their grain.
Mosiah 12:Verse 7
7 And they shall be smitten with a great
pestilence--and all this will I do because of their iniquities and
abominations.
Mosiah 12:Verse 8
8 And it shall come to pass that except they repent I
will utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth; yet they
shall leave a record behind them, and I will preserve them for
other nations which shall possess the land; yea, even this will I
do that I may discover the abominations of this people to other
nations. And many things did Abinadi prophesy against this
people.
Mosiah 12:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that they were angry with him;
and they took him and carried him bound before the king, and said
unto the king: Behold, we have brought a man before thee who has
prophesied evil concerning thy people, and saith that God will
destroy them.
Mosiah 12:Verse 10
10 And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life,
and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of
fire.
Mosiah 12:Verse 11
11 And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk,
even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts
and trodden under foot.
Mosiah 12:Verse 12
12 And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of
a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is
driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord
hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except
thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.
Mosiah 12:Verse 13
13 And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done, or
what great sins have thy people committed, that we should be
condemned of God or judged of this man?
Mosiah 12:Verse 14
14 And now, O king, behold, we are guiltless, and thou,
O king, hast not sinned; therefore, this man has lied concerning
you, and he has prophesied in vain.
Mosiah 12:Verse 15
15 And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into
bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast
prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper.
Mosiah 12:Verse 16
16 Behold, here is the man, we deliver him into thy
hands; thou mayest do with him as seemeth thee good.
Mosiah 12:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that king Noah caused that
Abinadi should be cast into prison; and he commanded that the
priests should gather themselves together that he might hold a
council with them what he should do with him.
Mosiah 12:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that they said unto the king:
Bring him hither that we may question him; and the king commanded
that he should be brought before them.
Mosiah 12:Verse 19
19 And they began to question him, that they might
cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him;
but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions,
yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their
questions, and did confound them in all their words.
Mosiah 12:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that one of them said unto him:
What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been
taught by our fathers, saying:
Mosiah 12:Verse 21
21 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him
that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth
good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto
Zion, Thy God reigneth;
Mosiah 12:Verse 22
22 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice
together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the
Lord shall bring again Zion;
Mosiah 12:Verse 23
23 Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places
of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath
redeemed Jerusalem;
Mosiah 12:Verse 24
24 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of
all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the
salvation of our God?
Mosiah 12:Verse 25
25 And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and
pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of
prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things
mean?
Mosiah 12:Verse 26
26 I say unto you, wo be unto you for perverting the
ways of the Lord! For if ye understand these things ye have not
taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the
Lord.
Mosiah 12:Verse 27
27 Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding;
therefore, ye have not been wise. Therefore, what teach ye this
people?
Mosiah 12:Verse 28
28 And they said: We teach the law of Moses.
Mosiah 12:Verse 29
29 And again he said unto them: If ye teach the law of
Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches?
Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots,
yea, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord has cause
to send me to prophesy against this people, yea, even a great evil
against this people?
Mosiah 12:Verse 30
30 Know ye not that I speak the truth? Yea, ye know
that I speak the truth; and you ought to tremble before God.
Mosiah 12:Verse 31
31 And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten
for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of
Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation
come by the law of Moses? What say ye?
Mosiah 12:Verse 32
32 And they answered and said that salvation did come
by the law of Moses.
Mosiah 12:Verse 33
33 But now Abinadi said unto them: I know if ye keep
the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the
commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of
Sinai, saying:
Mosiah 12:Verse 34
34 I am the Lord thy God, who hath brought thee out of
the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Mosiah 12:Verse 35
35 Thou shalt have no other God before me.
Mosiah 12:Verse 36
36 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or
any likeness of any thing in heaven above, or things which are in
the earth beneath.
Mosiah 12:Verse 37
37 Now Abinadi said unto them, Have ye done all this? I
say unto you, Nay, ye have not. And have ye taught this people that
they should do all these things? I say unto you, Nay, ye have
not.
Chapter 13
Mosiah 13:Verse 1
1 AND now when the king had heard these words, he said
unto his priests: Away with this fellow, and slay him; for what
have we to do with him, for he is mad.
Mosiah 13:Verse 2
2 And they stood forth and attempted to lay their hands
on him; but he withstood them, and said unto them:
Mosiah 13:Verse 3
3 Touch me not, for God shall smite you if ye lay your
hands upon me, for I have not delivered the message which the Lord
sent me to deliver; neither have I told you that which ye requested
that I should tell; therefore, God will not suffer that I shall be
destroyed at this time.
Mosiah 13:Verse 4
4 But I must fulfil the commandments wherewith God has
commanded me; and because I have told you the truth ye are angry
with me. And again, because I have spoken the word of God ye have
judged me that I am mad.
Mosiah 13:Verse 5
5 Now it came to pass after Abinadi had spoken these
words that the people of king Noah durst not lay their hands on
him, for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him; and his face shone
with exceeding luster, even as Moses' did while in the mount of
Sinai, while speaking with the Lord.
Mosiah 13:Verse 6
6 And he spake with power and authority from God; and
he continued his words, saying:
Mosiah 13:Verse 7
7 Ye see that ye have not power to slay me, therefore I
finish my message. Yea, and I perceive that it cuts you to your
hearts because I tell you the truth concerning your
iniquities.
Mosiah 13:Verse 8
8 Yea, and my words fill you with wonder and amazement,
and with anger.
Mosiah 13:Verse 9
9 But I finish my message; and then it matters not
whither I go, if it so be that I am saved.
Mosiah 13:Verse 10
10 But this much I tell you, what you do with me, after
this, shall be as a type and a shadow of things which are to
come.
Mosiah 13:Verse 11
11 And now I read unto you the remainder of the
commandments of God, for I perceive that they are not written in
your hearts; I perceive that ye have studied and taught iniquity
the most part of your lives.
Mosiah 13:Verse 12
12 And now, ye remember that I said unto you: Thou
shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of
things which are in heaven above, or which are in the earth
beneath, or which are in the water under the earth.
Mosiah 13:Verse 13
13 And again: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto
them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children, unto the
third and fourth generations of them that hate me;
Mosiah 13:Verse 14
14 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love
me and keep my commandments.
Mosiah 13:Verse 15
15 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in
vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name
in vain.
Mosiah 13:Verse 16
16 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Mosiah 13:Verse 17
17 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy
work;
Mosiah 13:Verse 18
18 But the seventh day, the sabbath of the Lord thy
God, thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy
daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;
Mosiah 13:Verse 19
19 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and
the sea, and all that in them is; wherefore the Lord blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Mosiah 13:Verse 20
20 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may
be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Mosiah 13:Verse 21
21 Thou shalt not kill.
Mosiah 13:Verse 22
22 Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not
steal.
Mosiah 13:Verse 23
23 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.
Mosiah 13:Verse 24
24 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his
maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy
neighbor's.
Mosiah 13:Verse 25
25 And it came to pass that after Abinadi had made an
end of these sayings that he said unto them: Have ye taught this
people that they should observe to do all these things for to keep
these commandments?
Mosiah 13:Verse 26
26 I say unto you, Nay; for if ye had, the Lord would
not have caused me to come forth and to prophesy evil concerning
this people.
Mosiah 13:Verse 27
27 And now ye have said that salvation cometh by the
law of Moses. I say unto you that it is expedient that ye should
keep the law of Moses as yet; but I say unto you, that the time
shall come when it shall no more be expedient to keep the law of
Moses.
Mosiah 13:Verse 28
28 And moreover, I say unto you, that salvation doth
not come by the law alone; and were it not for the atonement, which
God himself shall make for the sins and iniquities of his people,
that they must unavoidably perish, notwithstanding the law of
Moses.
Mosiah 13:Verse 29
29 And now I say unto you that it was expedient that
there should be a law given to the children of Israel, yea, even a
very strict law; for they were a stiffnecked people, quick to do
iniquity, and slow to remember the Lord their God;
Mosiah 13:Verse 30
30 Therefore there was a law given them, yea, a law of
performances and of ordinances, a law which they were to observe
strictly from day to day, to keep them in remembrance of God and
their duty towards him.
Mosiah 13:Verse 31
31 But behold, I say unto you, that all these things
were types of things to come.
Mosiah 13:Verse 32
32 And now, did they understand the law? I say unto
you, Nay, they did not all understand the law; and this because of
the hardness of their hearts; for they understood not that there
could not any man be saved except it were through the redemption of
God.
Mosiah 13:Verse 33
33 For behold, did not Moses prophesy unto them
concerning the coming of the Messiah, and that God should redeem
his people? Yea, and even all the prophets who have prophesied ever
since the world began--have they not spoken more or less concerning
these things?
Mosiah 13:Verse 34
34 Have they not said that God himself should come down
among the children of men, and take upon him the form of man, and
go forth in mighty power upon the face of the earth?
Mosiah 13:Verse 35
35 Yea, and have they not said also that he should
bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, and that he, himself,
should be oppressed and afflicted?
Chapter 14
Mosiah 14:Verse 1
1 Yea, even doth not Isaiah say: Who hath believed our
report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Mosiah 14:Verse 2
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant,
and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness;
and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire
him.
Mosiah 14:Verse 3
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,
and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from
him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Mosiah 14:Verse 4
4 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted.
Mosiah 14:Verse 5
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon
him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Mosiah 14:Verse 6
6 All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned
every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the
iniquities of us all.
Mosiah 14:Verse 7
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened
not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
sheep before her shearers is dumb so he opened not his mouth.
Mosiah 14:Verse 8
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who
shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of
the living; for the transgressions of my people was he
stricken.
Mosiah 14:Verse 9
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the
rich in his death; because he had done no evil, neither was any
deceit in his mouth.
Mosiah 14:Verse 10
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put
him to grief; when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin he
shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of
the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Mosiah 14:Verse 11
11 He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be
satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify
many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Mosiah 14:Verse 12
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the
great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he
hath poured out his soul unto death; and he was numbered with the
transgressors; and he bore the sins of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors.
Chapter 15
Mosiah 15:Verse 1
1 AND now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye
should understand that God himself shall come down among the
children of men, and shall redeem his people.
Mosiah 15:Verse 2
2 And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called
the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the
Father, being the Father and the Son--
Mosiah 15:Verse 3
3 The Father, because he was conceived by the power of
God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father
and Son--
Mosiah 15:Verse 4
4 And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of
heaven and of earth.
Mosiah 15:Verse 5
5 And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or
the Son to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and
yieldeth not to the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked,
and scourged, and cast out, and disowned by his people.
Mosiah 15:Verse 6
6 And after all this, after working many mighty
miracles among the children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as
Isaiah said, as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so he opened
not his mouth.
Mosiah 15:Verse 7
7 Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain,
the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son
being swallowed up in the will of the Father.
Mosiah 15:Verse 8
8 And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having
gained the victory over death; giving the Son power to make
intercession for the children of men--
Mosiah 15:Verse 9
9 Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of
mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men;
standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of
death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions,
having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice.
Mosiah 15:Verse 10
10 And now I say unto you, who shall declare his
generation? Behold, I say unto you, that when his soul has been
made an offering for sin he shall see his seed. And now what say
ye? And who shall be his seed?
Mosiah 15:Verse 11
11 Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the
words of the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have
prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord--I say unto you, that
all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that
the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that
day for a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are
his seed, or they are the heirs of the kingdom of God.
Mosiah 15:Verse 12
12 For these are they whose sins he has borne; these
are they for whom he has died, to redeem them from their
transgressions. And now, are they not his seed?
Mosiah 15:Verse 13
13 Yea, and are not the prophets, every one that has
opened his mouth to prophesy, that has not fallen into
transgression, I mean all the holy prophets ever since the world
began? I say unto you that they are his seed.
Mosiah 15:Verse 14
14 And these are they who have published peace, who
have brought good tidings of good, who have published salvation;
and said unto Zion: Thy God reigneth!
Mosiah 15:Verse 15
15 And O how beautiful upon the mountains were their
feet!
Mosiah 15:Verse 16
16 And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet of those that are still publishing peace!
Mosiah 15:Verse 17
17 And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet of those who shall hereafter publish peace, yea, from this
time henceforth and forever!
Mosiah 15:Verse 18
18 And behold, I say unto you, this is not all. For O
how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth
good tidings, that is the founder of peace, yea, even the Lord, who
has redeemed his people; yea, him who has granted salvation unto
his people;
Mosiah 15:Verse 19
19 For were it not for the redemption which he hath
made for his people, which was prepared from the foundation of the
world, I say unto you, were it not for this, all mankind must have
perished.
Mosiah 15:Verse 20
20 But behold, the bands of death shall be broken, and
the Son reigneth, and hath power over the dead; therefore, he
bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead.
Mosiah 15:Verse 21
21 And there cometh a resurrection, even a first
resurrection; yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and
who are, and who shall be, even until the resurrection of
Christ--for so shall he be called.
Mosiah 15:Verse 22
22 And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and
all those that have believed in their words, or all those that have
kept the commandments of God, shall come forth in the first
resurrection; therefore, they are the first resurrection.
Mosiah 15:Verse 23
23 They are raised to dwell with God who has redeemed
them; thus they have eternal life through Christ, who has broken
the bands of death.
Mosiah 15:Verse 24
24 And these are those who have part in the first
resurrection; and these are they that have died before Christ came,
in their ignorance, not having salvation declared unto them. And
thus the Lord bringeth about the restoration of these; and they
have a part in the first resurrection, or have eternal life, being
redeemed by the Lord.
Mosiah 15:Verse 25
25 And little children also have eternal life.
Mosiah 15:Verse 26
26 But behold, and fear, and tremble before God, for ye
ought to tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that rebel
against him and die in their sins; yea, even all those that have
perished in their sins ever since the world began, that have
wilfully rebelled against God, that have known the commandments of
God, and would not keep them; these are they that have no part in
the first resurrection.
Mosiah 15:Verse 27
27 Therefore ought ye not to tremble? For salvation
cometh to none such; for the Lord hath redeemed none such; yea,
neither can the Lord redeem such; for he cannot deny himself; for
he cannot deny justice when it has its claim.
Mosiah 15:Verse 28
28 And now I say unto you that the time shall come that
the salvation of the Lord shall be declared to every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people.
Mosiah 15:Verse 29
29 Yea, Lord, thy watchmen shall lift up their voice;
with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to
eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Mosiah 15:Verse 30
30 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places
of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath
redeemed Jerusalem.
Mosiah 15:Verse 31
31 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of
all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the
salvation of our God.
Chapter 16
Mosiah 16:Verse 1
1 AND now, it came to pass that after Abinadi had
spoken these words he stretched forth his hand and said: The time
shall come when all shall see the salvation of the Lord; when every
nation, kindred, tongue, and people shall see eye to eye and shall
confess before God that his judgments are just.
Mosiah 16:Verse 2
2 And then shall the wicked be cast out, and they shall
have cause to howl, and weep, and wail, and gnash their teeth; and
this because they would not hearken unto the voice of the Lord;
therefore the Lord redeemeth them not.
Mosiah 16:Verse 3
3 For they are carnal and devilish, and the devil has
power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did beguile our
first parents, which was the cause of their fall; which was the
cause of all mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, knowing
evil from good, subjecting themselves to the devil.
Mosiah 16:Verse 4
4 Thus all mankind were lost; and behold, they would
have been endlessly lost were it not that God redeemed his people
from their lost and fallen state.
Mosiah 16:Verse 5
5 But remember that he that persists in his own carnal
nature, and goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion against God,
remaineth in his fallen state and the devil hath all power over
him. Therefore, he is as though there was no redemption made, being
an enemy to God; and also is the devil an enemy to God.
Mosiah 16:Verse 6
6 And now if Christ had not come into the world,
speaking of things to come as though they had already come, there
could have been no redemption.
Mosiah 16:Verse 7
7 And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have
broken the bands of death that the grave should have no victory,
and that death should have no sting, there could have been no
resurrection.
Mosiah 16:Verse 8
8 But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath
no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ.
Mosiah 16:Verse 9
9 He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a
light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a
life which is endless, that there can be no more death.
Mosiah 16:Verse 10
10 Even this mortal shall put on immortality, and this
corruption shall put on incorruption, and shall be brought to stand
before the bar of God, to be judged of him according to their works
whether they be good or whether they be evil--
Mosiah 16:Verse 11
11 If they be good, to the resurrection of endless life
and happiness; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of endless
damnation, being delivered up to the devil, who hath subjected
them, which is damnation--
Mosiah 16:Verse 12
12 Having gone according to their own carnal wills and
desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy
were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended
towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their
iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were
commanded to repent and yet they would not repent.
Mosiah 16:Verse 13
13 And now, ought ye not to tremble and repent of your
sins, and remember that only in and through Christ ye can be
saved?
Mosiah 16:Verse 14
14 Therefore, if ye teach the law of Moses, also teach
that it is a shadow of those things which are to come--
Mosiah 16:Verse 15
15 Teach them that redemption cometh through Christ the
Lord, who is the very Eternal Father. Amen.
Chapter 17
Mosiah 17:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that when Abinadi had
finished these sayings, that the king commanded that the priests
should take him and cause that he should be put to death.
Mosiah 17:Verse 2
2 But there was one among them whose name was Alma, he
also being a descendant of Nephi. And he was a young man, and he
believed the words which Abinadi had spoken, for he knew concerning
the iniquity which Abinadi had testified against them; therefore he
began to plead with the king that he would not be angry with
Abinadi, but suffer that he might depart in peace.
Mosiah 17:Verse 3
3 But the king was more wroth, and caused that Alma
should be cast out from among them, and sent his servants after him
that they might slay him.
Mosiah 17:Verse 4
4 But he fled from before them and hid himself that
they found him not. And he being concealed for many days did write
all the words which Abinadi had spoken.
Mosiah 17:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that the king caused that his
guards should surround Abinadi and take him; and they bound him and
cast him into prison.
Mosiah 17:Verse 6
6 And after three days, having counseled with his
priests, he caused that he should again be brought before
him.
Mosiah 17:Verse 7
7 And he said unto him: Abinadi, we have found an
accusation against thee, and thou art worthy of death.
Mosiah 17:Verse 8
8 For thou hast said that God himself should come down
among the children of men; and now, for this cause thou shalt be
put to death unless thou wilt recall all the words which thou hast
spoken evil concerning me and my people.
Mosiah 17:Verse 9
9 Now Abinadi said unto him: I say unto you, I will not
recall the words which I have spoken unto you concerning this
people, for they are true; and that ye may know of their surety I
have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands.
Mosiah 17:Verse 10
10 Yea, and I will suffer even until death, and I will
not recall my words, and they shall stand as a testimony against
you. And if ye slay me ye will shed innocent blood, and this shall
also stand as a testimony against you at the last day.
Mosiah 17:Verse 11
11 And now king Noah was about to release him, for he
feared his word; for he feared that the judgments of God would come
upon him.
Mosiah 17:Verse 12
12 But the priests lifted up their voices against him,
and began to accuse him, saying: He has reviled the king. Therefore
the king was stirred up in anger against him, and he delivered him
up that he might be slain.
Mosiah 17:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that they took him and bound
him, and scourged his skin with faggots, yea, even unto
death.
Mosiah 17:Verse 14
14 And now when the flames began to scorch him, he
cried unto them, saying:
Mosiah 17:Verse 15
15 Behold, even as ye have done unto me, so shall it
come to pass that thy seed shall cause that many shall suffer the
pains that I do suffer, even the pains of death by fire; and this
because they believe in the salvation of the Lord their God.
Mosiah 17:Verse 16
16 And it will come to pass that ye shall be afflicted
with all manner of diseases because of your iniquities.
Mosiah 17:Verse 17
17 Yea, and ye shall be smitten on every hand, and
shall be driven and scattered to and fro, even as a wild flock is
driven by wild and ferocious beasts.
Mosiah 17:Verse 18
18 And in that day ye shall be hunted, and ye shall be
taken by the hand of your enemies, and then ye shall suffer, as I
suffer, the pains of death by fire.
Mosiah 17:Verse 19
19 Thus God executeth vengeance upon those that destroy
his people. O God, receive my soul.
Mosiah 17:Verse 20
20 And now, when Abinadi had said these words, he fell,
having suffered death by fire; yea, having been put to death
because he would not deny the commandments of God, having sealed
the truth of his words by his death.
Chapter 18
Mosiah 18:Verse 1
1 AND now, it came to pass that Alma, who had fled from
the servants of king Noah, repented of his sins and iniquities, and
went about privately among the people, and began to teach the words
of Abinadi--
Mosiah 18:Verse 2
2 Yea, concerning that which was to come, and also
concerning the resurrection of the dead, and the redemption of the
people, which was to be brought to pass through the power, and
sufferings, and death of Christ, and his resurrection and ascension
into heaven.
Mosiah 18:Verse 3
3 And as many as would hear his word he did teach. And
he taught them privately, that it might not come to the knowledge
of the king. And many did believe his words.
Mosiah 18:Verse 4
4 And it came to pass that as many as did believe him
did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received
its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having
been infested, by times or at seasons, by wild beasts.
Mosiah 18:Verse 5
5 Now, there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water,
and Alma resorted thither, there being near the water a thicket of
small trees, where he did hide himself in the daytime from the
searches of the king.
Mosiah 18:Verse 6
6 And it came to pass that as many as believed him went
thither to hear his words.
Mosiah 18:Verse 7
7 And it came to pass after many days there were a
goodly number gathered together at the place of Mormon, to hear the
words of Alma. Yea, all were gathered together that believed on his
word, to hear him. And he did teach them, and did preach unto them
repentance, and redemption, and faith on the Lord.
Mosiah 18:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold,
here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now,
as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called
his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens, that
they may be light;
Mosiah 18:Verse 9
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn;
yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand
as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all
places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed
of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that
ye may have eternal life--
Mosiah 18:Verse 10
10 Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your
hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the
Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant
with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he
may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?
Mosiah 18:Verse 11
11 And now when the people had heard these words, they
clapped their hands for joy, and exclaimed: This is the desire of
our hearts.
Mosiah 18:Verse 12
12 And now it came to pass that Alma took Helam, he
being one of the first, and went and stood forth in the water, and
cried, saying: O Lord, pour out thy Spirit upon thy servant, that
he may do this work with holiness of heart.
Mosiah 18:Verse 13
13 And when he had said these words, the Spirit of the
Lord was upon him, and he said: Helam, I baptize thee, having
authority from the Almighty God, as a testimony that ye have
entered into a covenant to serve him until you are dead as to the
mortal body; and may the Spirit of the Lord be poured out upon you;
and may he grant unto you eternal life, through the redemption of
Christ, whom he has prepared from the foundation of the
world.
Mosiah 18:Verse 14
14 And after Alma had said these words, both Alma and
Helam were buried in the water; and they arose and came forth out
of the water rejoicing, being filled with the Spirit.
Mosiah 18:Verse 15
15 And again, Alma took another, and went forth a
second time into the water, and baptized him according to the
first, only he did not bury himself again in the water.
Mosiah 18:Verse 16
16 And after this manner he did baptize every one that
went forth to the place of Mormon; and they were in number about
two hundred and four souls; yea, and they were baptized in the
waters of Mormon, and were filled with the grace of God.
Mosiah 18:Verse 17
17 And they were called the church of God, or the
church of Christ, from that time forward. And it came to pass that
whosoever was baptized by the power and authority of God was added
to his church.
Mosiah 18:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from
God, ordained priests; even one priest to every fifty of their
number did he ordain to preach unto them, and to teach them
concerning the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Mosiah 18:Verse 19
19 And he commanded them that they should teach nothing
save it were the things which he had taught, and which had been
spoken by the mouth of the holy prophets.
Mosiah 18:Verse 20
20 Yea, even he commanded them that they should preach
nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord, who had
redeemed his people.
Mosiah 18:Verse 21
21 And he commanded them that there should be no
contention one with another, but that they should look forward with
one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit
together in unity and in love one towards another.
Mosiah 18:Verse 22
22 And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they
became the children of God.
Mosiah 18:Verse 23
23 And he commanded them that they should observe the
sabbath day, and keep it holy, and also every day they should give
thanks to the Lord their God.
Mosiah 18:Verse 24
24 And he also commanded them that the priests whom he
had ordained should labor with their own hands for their
support.
Mosiah 18:Verse 25
25 And there was one day in every week that was set
apart that they should gather themselves together to teach the
people, and to worship the Lord their God, and also, as often as it
was in their power, to assemble themselves together.
Mosiah 18:Verse 26
26 And the priests were not to depend upon the people
for their support; but for their labor they were to receive the
grace of God, that they might wax strong in the Spirit, having the
knowledge of God, that they might teach with power and authority
from God.
Mosiah 18:Verse 27
27 And again Alma commanded that the people of the
church should impart of their substance, every one according to
that which he had; if he have more abundantly he should impart more
abundantly; and of him that had but little, but little should be
required; and to him that had not should be given.
Mosiah 18:Verse 28
28 And thus they should impart of their substance of
their own free will and good desires towards God, and to those
priests that stood in need, yea, and to every needy, naked
soul.
Mosiah 18:Verse 29
29 And this he said unto them, having been commanded of
God; and they did walk uprightly before God, imparting to one
another both temporally and spiritually according to their needs
and their wants.
Mosiah 18:Verse 30
30 And now it came to pass that all this was done in
Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near
the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of
Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of
them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and
how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise
forever.
Mosiah 18:Verse 31
31 And these things were done in the borders of the
land, that they might not come to the knowledge of the king.
Mosiah 18:Verse 32
32 But behold, it came to pass that the king, having
discovered a movement among the people, sent his servants to watch
them. Therefore on the day that they were assembling themselves
together to hear the word of the Lord they were discovered unto the
king.
Mosiah 18:Verse 33
33 And now the king said that Alma was stirring up the
people to rebellion against him; therefore he sent his army to
destroy them.
Mosiah 18:Verse 34
34 And it came to pass that Alma and the people of the
Lord were apprised of the coming of the king's army; therefore they
took their tents and their families and departed into the
wilderness.
Mosiah 18:Verse 35
35 And they were in number about four hundred and fifty
souls.
Chapter 19
Mosiah 19:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that the army of the king
returned, having searched in vain for the people of the Lord.
Mosiah 19:Verse 2
2 And now behold, the forces of the king were small,
having been reduced, and there began to be a division among the
remainder of the people.
Mosiah 19:Verse 3
3 And the lesser part began to breathe out threatenings
against the king, and there began to be a great contention among
them.
Mosiah 19:Verse 4
4 And now there was a man among them whose name was
Gideon, and he being a strong man and an enemy to the king,
therefore he drew his sword, and swore in his wrath that he would
slay the king.
Mosiah 19:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that he fought with the king; and
when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and
ran and got upon the tower which was near the temple.
Mosiah 19:Verse 6
6 And Gideon pursued after him and was about to get
upon the tower to slay the king, and the king cast his eyes round
about towards the land of Shemlon, and behold, the army of the
Lamanites were within the borders of the land.
Mosiah 19:Verse 7
7 And now the king cried out in the anguish of his
soul, saying: Gideon, spare me, for the Lamanites are upon us, and
they will destroy us; yea, they will destroy my people.
Mosiah 19:Verse 8
8 And now the king was not so much concerned about his
people as he was about his own life; nevertheless, Gideon did spare
his life.
Mosiah 19:Verse 9
9 And the king commanded the people that they should
flee before the Lamanites, and he himself did go before them, and
they did flee into the wilderness, with their women and their
children.
Mosiah 19:Verse 10
10 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did pursue
them, and did overtake them, and began to slay them.
Mosiah 19:Verse 11
11 Now it came to pass that the king commanded them
that all the men should leave their wives and their children, and
flee before the Lamanites.
Mosiah 19:Verse 12
12 Now there were many that would not leave them, but
had rather stay and perish with them. And the rest left their wives
and their children and fled.
Mosiah 19:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that those who tarried with
their wives and their children caused that their fair daughters
should stand forth and plead with the Lamanites that they would not
slay them.
Mosiah 19:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that the Lamanites had
compassion on them, for they were charmed with the beauty of their
women.
Mosiah 19:Verse 15
15 Therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and
took them captives and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and
granted unto them that they might possess the land, under the
conditions that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of
the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all
they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all
their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king
of the Lamanites from year to year.
Mosiah 19:Verse 16
16 And now there was one of the sons of the king among
those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi.
Mosiah 19:Verse 17
17 And now Limhi was desirous that his father should
not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the
iniquities of his father, he himself being a just man.
Mosiah 19:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that Gideon sent men into the
wilderness secretly, to search for the king and those that were
with him. And it came to pass that they met the people in the
wilderness, all save the king and his priests.
Mosiah 19:Verse 19
19 Now they had sworn in their hearts that they would
return to the land of Nephi, and if their wives and their children
were slain, and also those that had tarried with them, that they
would seek revenge, and also perish with them.
Mosiah 19:Verse 20
20 And the king commanded them that they should not
return; and they were angry with the king, and caused that he
should suffer, even unto death by fire.
Mosiah 19:Verse 21
21 And they were about to take the priests also and put
them to death, and they fled before them.
Mosiah 19:Verse 22
22 And it came to pass that they were about to return
to the land of Nephi, and they met the men of Gideon. And the men
of Gideon told them of all that had happened to their wives and
their children; and that the Lamanites had granted unto them that
they might possess the land by paying a tribute to the Lamanites of
one half of all they possessed.
Mosiah 19:Verse 23
23 And the people told the men of Gideon that they had
slain the king, and his priests had fled from them farther into the
wilderness.
Mosiah 19:Verse 24
24 And it came to pass that after they had ended the
ceremony, that they returned to the land of Nephi, rejoicing,
because their wives and their children were not slain; and they
told Gideon what they had done to the king.
Mosiah 19:Verse 25
25 And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites
made an oath unto them, that his people should not slay them.
Mosiah 19:Verse 26
26 And also Limhi, being the son of the king, having
the kingdom conferred upon him by the people, made oath unto the
king of the Lamanites that his people should pay tribute unto him,
even one half of all they possessed.
Mosiah 19:Verse 27
27 And it came to pass that Limhi began to establish
the kingdom and to establish peace among his people.
Mosiah 19:Verse 28
28 And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about
the land, that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land, that
they might not depart into the wilderness; and he did support his
guards out of the tribute which he did receive from the
Nephites.
Mosiah 19:Verse 29
29 And now king Limhi did have continual peace in his
kingdom for the space of two years, that the Lamanites did not
molest them nor seek to destroy them.
Chapter 20
Mosiah 20:Verse 1
1 NOW there was a place in Shemlon where the daughters
of the Lamanites did gather themselves together to sing, and to
dance, and to make themselves merry.
Mosiah 20:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that there was one day a small
number of them gathered together to sing and to dance.
Mosiah 20:Verse 3
3 And now the priests of king Noah, being ashamed to
return to the city of Nephi, yea, and also fearing that the people
would slay them, therefore they durst not return to their wives and
their children.
Mosiah 20:Verse 4
4 And having tarried in the wilderness, and having
discovered the daughters of the Lamanites, they laid and watched
them;
Mosiah 20:Verse 5
5 And when there were but few of them gathered together
to dance, they came forth out of their secret places and took them
and carried them into the wilderness; yea, twenty and four of the
daughters of the Lamanites they carried into the wilderness.
Mosiah 20:Verse 6
6 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites found
that their daughters had been missing, they were angry with the
people of Limhi, for they thought it was the people of Limhi.
Mosiah 20:Verse 7
7 Therefore they sent their armies forth; yea, even the
king himself went before his people; and they went up to the land
of Nephi to destroy the people of Limhi.
Mosiah 20:Verse 8
8 And now Limhi had discovered them from the tower,
even all their preparations for war did he discover; therefore he
gathered his people together, and laid wait for them in the fields
and in the forests.
Mosiah 20:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites had come
up, that the people of Limhi began to fall upon them from their
waiting places, and began to slay them.
Mosiah 20:Verse 10
10 And it came to pass that the battle became
exceedingly sore, for they fought like lions for their prey.
Mosiah 20:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that the people of Limhi began
to drive the Lamanites before them; yet they were not half so
numerous as the Lamanites. But they fought for their lives, and for
their wives, and for their children; therefore they exerted
themselves and like dragons did they fight.
Mosiah 20:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that they found the king of the
Lamanites among the number of their dead; yet he was not dead,
having been wounded and left upon the ground, so speedy was the
flight of his people.
Mosiah 20:Verse 13
13 And they took him and bound up his wounds, and
brought him before Limhi, and said: Behold, here is the king of the
Lamanites; he having received a wound has fallen among their dead,
and they have left him; and behold, we have brought him before you;
and now let us slay him.
Mosiah 20:Verse 14
14 But Limhi said unto them: Ye shall not slay him, but
bring him hither that I may see him. And they brought him. And
Limhi said unto him: What cause have ye to come up to war against
my people? Behold, my people have not broken the oath that I made
unto you; therefore, why should ye break the oath which ye made
unto my people?
Mosiah 20:Verse 15
15 And now the king said: I have broken the oath
because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people;
therefore, in my anger I did cause my people to come up to war
against thy people.
Mosiah 20:Verse 16
16 And now Limhi had heard nothing concerning this
matter; therefore he said: I will search among my people and
whosoever has done this thing shall perish. Therefore he caused a
search to be made among his people.
Mosiah 20:Verse 17
17 Now when Gideon had heard these things, he being the
king's captain, he went forth and said unto the king: I pray thee
forbear, and do not search this people, and lay not this thing to
their charge.
Mosiah 20:Verse 18
18 For do ye not remember the priests of thy father,
whom this people sought to destroy? And are they not in the
wilderness? And are not they the ones who have stolen the daughters
of the Lamanites?
Mosiah 20:Verse 19
19 And now, behold, and tell the king of these things,
that he may tell his people that they may be pacified towards us;
for behold they are already preparing to come against us; and
behold also there are but few of us.
Mosiah 20:Verse 20
20 And behold, they come with their numerous hosts; and
except the king doth pacify them towards us we must perish.
Mosiah 20:Verse 21
21 For are not the words of Abinadi fulfilled, which he
prophesied against us--and all this because we would not hearken
unto the words of the Lord, and turn from our iniquities?
Mosiah 20:Verse 22
22 And now let us pacify the king, and we fulfil the
oath which we have made unto him; for it is better that we should
be in bondage than that we should lose our lives; therefore, let us
put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.
Mosiah 20:Verse 23
23 And now Limhi told the king all the things
concerning his father, and the priests that had fled into the
wilderness, and attributed the carrying away of their daughters to
them.
Mosiah 20:Verse 24
24 And it came to pass that the king was pacified
towards his people; and he said unto them: Let us go forth to meet
my people, without arms; and I swear unto you with an oath that my
people shall not slay thy people.
Mosiah 20:Verse 25
25 And it came to pass that they followed the king, and
went forth without arms to meet the Lamanites. And it came to pass
that they did meet the Lamanites; and the king of the Lamanites did
bow himself down before them, and did plead in behalf of the people
of Limhi.
Mosiah 20:Verse 26
26 And when the Lamanites saw the people of Limhi, that
they were without arms, they had compassion on them and were
pacified towards them, and returned with their king in peace to
their own land.
Chapter 21
Mosiah 21:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that Limhi and his people
returned to the city of Nephi, and began to dwell in the land again
in peace.
Mosiah 21:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that after many days the
Lamanites began again to be stirred up in anger against the
Nephites, and they began to come into the borders of the land round
about.
Mosiah 21:Verse 3
3 Now they durst not slay them, because of the oath
which their king had made unto Limhi; but they would smite them on
their cheeks, and exercise authority over them; and began to put
heavy burdens upon their backs, and drive them as they would a dumb
ass--
Mosiah 21:Verse 4
4 Yea, all this was done that the word of the Lord
might be fulfilled.
Mosiah 21:Verse 5
5 And now the afflictions of the Nephites were great,
and there was no way that they could deliver themselves out of
their hands, for the Lamanites had surrounded them on every
side.
Mosiah 21:Verse 6
6 And it came to pass that the people began to murmur
with the king because of their afflictions; and they began to be
desirous to go against them to battle. And they did afflict the
king sorely with their complaints; therefore he granted unto them
that they should do according to their desires.
Mosiah 21:Verse 7
7 And they gathered themselves together again, and put
on their armor, and went forth against the Lamanites to drive them
out of their land.
Mosiah 21:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did beat them,
and drove them back, and slew many of them.
Mosiah 21:Verse 9
9 And now there was a great mourning and lamentation
among the people of Limhi, the widow mourning for her husband, the
son and the daughter mourning for their father, and the brothers
for their brethren.
Mosiah 21:Verse 10
10 Now there were a great many widows in the land, and
they did cry mightily from day to day, for a great fear of the
Lamanites had come upon them.
Mosiah 21:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that their continual cries did
stir up the remainder of the people of Limhi to anger against the
Lamanites; and they went again to battle, but they were driven back
again, suffering much loss.
Mosiah 21:Verse 12
12 Yea, they went again even the third time, and
suffered in the like manner; and those that were not slain returned
again to the city of Nephi.
Mosiah 21:Verse 13
13 And they did humble themselves even to the dust,
subjecting themselves to the yoke of bondage, submitting themselves
to be smitten, and to be driven to and fro, and burdened, according
to the desires of their enemies.
Mosiah 21:Verse 14
14 And they did humble themselves even in the depths of
humility; and they did cry mightily to God; yea, even all the day
long did they cry unto their God that he would deliver them out of
their afflictions.
Mosiah 21:Verse 15
15 And now the Lord was slow to hear their cry because
of their iniquities; nevertheless the Lord did hear their cries,
and began to soften the hearts of the Lamanites that they began to
ease their burdens; yet the Lord did not see fit to deliver them
out of bondage.
Mosiah 21:Verse 16
16 And it came to pass that they began to prosper by
degrees in the land, and began to raise grain more abundantly, and
flocks, and herds, that they did not suffer with hunger.
Mosiah 21:Verse 17
17 Now there was a great number of women, more than
there was of men; therefore king Limhi commanded that every man
should impart to the support of the widows and their children, that
they might not perish with hunger; and this they did because of the
greatness of their number that had been slain.
Mosiah 21:Verse 18
18 Now the people of Limhi kept together in a body as
much as it was possible, and secured their grain and their
flocks;
Mosiah 21:Verse 19
19 And the king himself did not trust his person
without the walls of the city, unless he took his guards with him,
fearing that he might by some means fall into the hands of the
Lamanites.
Mosiah 21:Verse 20
20 And he caused that his people should watch the land
round about, that by some means they might take those priests that
fled into the wilderness, who had stolen the daughters of the
Lamanites, and that had caused such a great destruction to come
upon them.
Mosiah 21:Verse 21
21 For they were desirous to take them that they might
punish them; for they had come into the land of Nephi by night, and
carried off their grain and many of their precious things;
therefore they laid wait for them.
Mosiah 21:Verse 22
22 And it came to pass that there was no more
disturbance between the Lamanites and the people of Limhi, even
until the time that Ammon and his brethren came into the
land.
Mosiah 21:Verse 23
23 And the king having been without the gates of the
city with his guard, discovered Ammon and his brethren; and
supposing them to be priests of Noah therefore he caused that they
should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been
the priests of Noah he would have caused that they should be put to
death.
Mosiah 21:Verse 24
24 But when he found that they were not, but that they
were his brethren, and had come from the land of Zarahemla, he was
filled with exceedingly great joy.
Mosiah 21:Verse 25
25 Now king Limhi had sent, previous to the coming of
Ammon, a small number of men to search for the land of Zarahemla;
but they could not find it, and they were lost in the
wilderness.
Mosiah 21:Verse 26
26 Nevertheless, they did find a land which had been
peopled; yea, a land which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land
which had been peopled and which had been destroyed; and they,
having supposed it to be the land of Zarahemla, returned to the
land of Nephi, having arrived in the borders of the land not many
days before the coming of Ammon.
Mosiah 21:Verse 27
27 And they brought a record with them, even a record
of the people whose bones they had found; and it was engraven on
plates of ore.
Mosiah 21:Verse 28
28 And now Limhi was again filled with joy on learning
from the mouth of Ammon that king Mosiah had a gift from God,
whereby he could interpret such engravings; yea, and Ammon also did
rejoice.
Mosiah 21:Verse 29
29 Yet Ammon and his brethren were filled with sorrow
because so many of their brethren had been slain;
Mosiah 21:Verse 30
30 And also that king Noah and his priests had caused
the people to commit so many sins and iniquities against God; and
they also did mourn for the death of Abinadi; and also for the
departure of Alma and the people that went with him, who had formed
a church of God through the strength and power of God, and faith on
the words which had been spoken by Abinadi.
Mosiah 21:Verse 31
31 Yea, they did mourn for their departure, for they
knew not whither they had fled. Now they would have gladly joined
with them, for they themselves had entered into a covenant with God
to serve him and keep his commandments.
Mosiah 21:Verse 32
32 And now since the coming of Ammon, king Limhi had
also entered into a covenant with God, and also many of his people,
to serve him and keep his commandments.
Mosiah 21:Verse 33
33 And it came to pass that king Limhi and many of his
people were desirous to be baptized; but there was none in the land
that had authority from God. And Ammon declined doing this thing,
considering himself an unworthy servant.
Mosiah 21:Verse 34
34 Therefore they did not at that time form themselves
into a church, waiting upon the Spirit of the Lord. Now they were
desirous to become even as Alma and his brethren, who had fled into
the wilderness.
Mosiah 21:Verse 35
35 They were desirous to be baptized as a witness and a
testimony that they were willing to serve God with all their
hearts; nevertheless they did prolong the time; and an account of
their baptism shall be given hereafter.
Mosiah 21:Verse 36
36 And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and
king Limhi and his people, was to deliver themselves out of the
hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.
Chapter 22
Mosiah 22:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that Ammon and king Limhi
began to consult with the people how they should deliver themselves
out of bondage; and even they did cause that all the people should
gather themselves together; and this they did that they might have
the voice of the people concerning the matter.
Mosiah 22:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that they could find no way to
deliver themselves out of bondage, except it were to take their
women and children, and their flocks, and their herds, and their
tents, and depart into the wilderness; for the Lamanites being so
numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with
them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the
sword.
Mosiah 22:Verse 3
3 Now it came to pass that Gideon went forth and stood
before the king, and said unto him: Now O king, thou hast hitherto
hearkened unto my words many times when we have been contending
with our brethren, the Lamanites.
Mosiah 22:Verse 4
4 And now O king, if thou hast not found me to be an
unprofitable servant, or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words
in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I
desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time, and I
will be thy servant and deliver this people out of bondage.
Mosiah 22:Verse 5
5 And the king granted unto him that he might speak.
And Gideon said unto him:
Mosiah 22:Verse 6
6 Behold the back pass, through the back wall, on the
back side of the city. The Lamanites, or the guards of the
Lamanites, by night are drunken; therefore let us send a
proclamation among all this people that they gather together their
flocks and herds, that they may drive them into the wilderness by
night.
Mosiah 22:Verse 7
7 And I will go according to thy command and pay the
last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they will be drunken;
and we will pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp
when they are drunken and asleep.
Mosiah 22:Verse 8
8 Thus we will depart with our women and our children,
our flocks, and our herds into the wilderness; and we will travel
around the land of Shilom.
Mosiah 22:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that the king hearkened unto the
words of Gideon.
Mosiah 22:Verse 10
10 And king Limhi caused that his people should gather
their flocks together; and he sent the tribute of wine to the
Lamanites; and he also sent more wine, as a present unto them; and
they did drink freely of the wine which king Limhi did send unto
them.
Mosiah 22:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that the people of king Limhi
did depart by night into the wilderness with their flocks and their
herds, and they went round about the land of Shilom in the
wilderness, and bent their course towards the land of Zarahemla,
being led by Ammon and his brethren.
Mosiah 22:Verse 12
12 And they had taken all their gold, and silver, and
their precious things, which they could carry, and also their
provisions with them, into the wilderness; and they pursued their
journey.
Mosiah 22:Verse 13
13 And after being many days in the wilderness they
arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined Mosiah's people, and
became his subjects.
Mosiah 22:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with
joy; and he also received their records, and also the records which
had been found by the people of Limhi.
Mosiah 22:Verse 15
15 And now it came to pass when the Lamanites had found
that the people of Limhi had departed out of the land by night,
that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them;
Mosiah 22:Verse 16
16 And after they had pursued them two days, they could
no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the
wilderness.
Chapter 23
Mosiah 23:Verse 1
1 NOW Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the
armies of king Noah would come upon them, and having made it known
to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and
took of their grain, and departed into the wilderness before the
armies of king Noah.
Mosiah 23:Verse 2
2 And the Lord did strengthen them, that the people of
king Noah could not overtake them to destroy them.
Mosiah 23:Verse 3
3 And they fled eight days' journey into the
wilderness.
Mosiah 23:Verse 4
4 And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful
and pleasant land, a land of pure water.
Mosiah 23:Verse 5
5 And they pitched their tents, and began to till the
ground, and began to build buildings; yea, they were industrious,
and did labor exceedingly.
Mosiah 23:Verse 6
6 And the people were desirous that Alma should be
their king, for he was beloved by his people.
Mosiah 23:Verse 7
7 But he said unto them: Behold, it is not expedient
that we should have a king; for thus saith the Lord: Ye shall not
esteem one flesh above another, or one man shall not think himself
above another; therefore I say unto you it is not expedient that ye
should have a king.
Mosiah 23:Verse 8
8 Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could
always have just men to be your kings it would be well for you to
have a king.
Mosiah 23:Verse 9
9 But remember the iniquity of king Noah and his
priests; and I myself was caught in a snare, and did many things
which were abominable in the sight of the Lord, which caused me
sore repentance;
Mosiah 23:Verse 10
10 Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did
hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an
instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge
of his truth.
Mosiah 23:Verse 11
11 Nevertheless, in this I do not glory, for I am
unworthy to glory of myself.
Mosiah 23:Verse 12
12 And now I say unto you, ye have been oppressed by
king Noah, and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and
have been brought into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound
with the bands of iniquity.
Mosiah 23:Verse 13
13 And now as ye have been delivered by the power of
God out of these bonds; yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and
his people, and also from the bonds of iniquity, even so I desire
that ye should stand fast in this liberty wherewith ye have been
made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king over you.
Mosiah 23:Verse 14
14 And also trust no one to be your teacher nor your
minister, except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and
keeping his commandments.
Mosiah 23:Verse 15
15 Thus did Alma teach his people, that every man
should love his neighbor as himself, that there should be no
contention among them.
Mosiah 23:Verse 16
16 And now, Alma was their high priest, he being the
founder of their church.
Mosiah 23:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that none received authority to
preach or to teach except it were by him from God. Therefore he
consecrated all their priests and all their teachers; and none were
consecrated except they were just men.
Mosiah 23:Verse 18
18 Therefore they did watch over their people, and did
nourish them with things pertaining to righteousness.
Mosiah 23:Verse 19
19 And it came to pass that they began to prosper
exceedingly in the land; and they called the land Helam.
Mosiah 23:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that they did multiply and
prosper exceedingly in the land of Helam; and they built a city,
which they called the city of Helam.
Mosiah 23:Verse 21
21 Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his
people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith.
Mosiah 23:Verse 22
22 Nevertheless--whosoever putteth his trust in him the
same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with
this people.
Mosiah 23:Verse 23
23 For behold, I will show unto you that they were
brought into bondage, and none could deliver them but the Lord
their God, yea, even the God of Abraham and Isaac and of
Jacob.
Mosiah 23:Verse 24
24 And it came to pass that he did deliver them, and he
did show forth his mighty power unto them, and great were their
rejoicings.
Mosiah 23:Verse 25
25 For behold, it came to pass that while they were in
the land of Helam, yea, in the city of Helam, while tilling the
land round about, behold an army of the Lamanites was in the
borders of the land.
Mosiah 23:Verse 26
26 Now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled
from their fields, and gathered themselves together in the city of
Helam; and they were much frightened because of the appearance of
the Lamanites.
Mosiah 23:Verse 27
27 But Alma went forth and stood among them, and
exhorted them that they should not be frightened, but that they
should remember the Lord their God and he would deliver them.
Mosiah 23:Verse 28
28 Therefore they hushed their fears, and began to cry
unto the Lord that he would soften the hearts of the Lamanites,
that they would spare them, and their wives, and their
children.
Mosiah 23:Verse 29
29 And it came to pass the the Lord did soften the
hearts of the Lamanites. And Alma and his brethren went forth and
delivered themselves up into their hands; and the Lamanites took
possession of the land of Helam.
Mosiah 23:Verse 30
30 Now the armies of the Lamanites, which had followed
after the people of king Limhi, had been lost in the wilderness for
many days.
Mosiah 23:Verse 31
31 And behold, they had found those priests of king
Noah, in a place which they called Amulon; and they had begun to
possess the land of Amulon and had begun to till the ground.
Mosiah 23:Verse 32
32 Now the name of the leader of those priests was
Amulon.
Mosiah 23:Verse 33
33 And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the
Lamanites; and he also sent forth their wives, who were the
daughters of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they
should not destroy their husbands.
Mosiah 23:Verse 34
34 And the Lamanites had compassion on Amulon and his
brethren, and did not destroy them, because of their wives.
Mosiah 23:Verse 35
35 And Amulon and his brethren did join the Lamanites,
and they were traveling in the wilderness in search of the land of
Nephi when they discovered the land of Helam, which was possessed
by Alma and his brethren.
Mosiah 23:Verse 36
36 And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto
Alma and his brethren, that if they would show them the way which
led to the land of Nephi that they would grant unto them their
lives and their liberty.
Mosiah 23:Verse 37
37 But after Alma had shown them the way that led to
the land of Nephi the Lamanites would not keep their promise; but
they set guards round about the land of Helam, over Alma and his
brethren.
Mosiah 23:Verse 38
38 And the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi;
and a part of them returned to the land of Helam, and also brought
with them the wives and the children of the guards who had been
left in the land.
Mosiah 23:Verse 39
39 And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto
Amulon that he should be a king and a ruler over his people, who
were in the land of Helam; nevertheless he should have no power to
do anything contrary to the will of the king of the
Lamanites.
Chapter 24
Mosiah 24:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that Amulon did gain favor in the
eyes of the king of the Lamanites; therefore, the king of the
Lamanites granted unto him and his brethren that they should be
appointed teachers over his people, yea, even over the people who
were in the land of Shemlon, and in the land of Shilom, and in the
land of Amulon.
Mosiah 24:Verse 2
2 For the Lamanites had taken possession of all these
lands; therefore, the king of the Lamanites had appointed kings
over all these lands.
Mosiah 24:Verse 3
3 And now the name of the king of the Lamanites was
Laman, being called after the name of his father; and therefore he
was called king Laman. And he was king over a numerous
people.
Mosiah 24:Verse 4
4 And he appointed teachers of the brethren of Amulon
in every land which was possessed by his people; and thus the
language of Nephi began to be taught among all the people of the
Lamanites.
Mosiah 24:Verse 5
5 And they were a people friendly one with another;
nevertheless they knew not God; neither did the brethren of Amulon
teach them anything concerning the Lord their God, neither the law
of Moses; nor did they teach them the words of Abinadi;
Mosiah 24:Verse 6
6 But they taught them that they should keep their
record, and that they might write one to another.
Mosiah 24:Verse 7
7 And thus the Lamanites began to increase in riches,
and began to trade one with another and wax great, and began to be
a cunning and a wise people, as to the wisdom of the world, yea, a
very cunning people, delighting in all manner of wickedness and
plunder, except it were among their own brethren.
Mosiah 24:Verse 8
8 And now it came to pass that Amulon began to exercise
authority over Alma and his brethren, and began to persecute him,
and cause that his children should persecute their children.
Mosiah 24:Verse 9
9 For Amulon knew Alma, that he had been one of the
king's priests, and that it was he that believed the words of
Abinadi and was driven out before the king, and therefore he was
wroth with him; for he was subject to king Laman, yet he exercised
authority over them, and put tasks upon them, and put task-masters
over them.
Mosiah 24:Verse 10
10 And it came to pass that so great were their
afflictions that they began to cry mightily to God.
Mosiah 24:Verse 11
11 And Amulon commanded them that they should stop
their cries; and he put guards over them to watch them, that
whosoever should be found calling upon God should be put to
death.
Mosiah 24:Verse 12
12 And Alma and his people did not raise their voices
to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he
did know the thoughts of their hearts.
Mosiah 24:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came
to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of
good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto
me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of
bondage.
Mosiah 24:Verse 14
14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon
your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs,
even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand
as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety
that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their
afflictions.
Mosiah 24:Verse 15
15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were
laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did
strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease,
and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of
the Lord.
Mosiah 24:Verse 16
16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith
and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again,
saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you
out of bondage.
Mosiah 24:Verse 17
17 And he said unto Alma: Thou shalt go before this
people, and I will go with thee and deliver this people out of
bondage.
Mosiah 24:Verse 18
18 Now it came to pass that Alma and his people in the
night-time gathered their flocks together, and also of their grain;
yea, even all the night-time were they gathering the flocks
together.
Mosiah 24:Verse 19
19 And in the morning the Lord caused a deep sleep to
come upon the Lamanites, yea, and all their task-masters were in a
profound sleep.
Mosiah 24:Verse 20
20 And Alma and his people departed into the
wilderness; and when they had traveled all day they pitched their
tents in a valley, and they called the valley Alma, because he led
their way in the wilderness.
Mosiah 24:Verse 21
21 Yea, and in the valley of Alma they poured out their
thanks to God because he had been merciful unto them, and eased
their burdens, and had delivered them out of bondage; for they were
in bondage, and none could deliver them except it were the Lord
their God.
Mosiah 24:Verse 22
22 And they gave thanks to God, yea, all their men and
all their women and all their children that could speak lifted
their voices in the praises of their God.
Mosiah 24:Verse 23
23 And now the Lord said unto Alma: Haste thee and get
thou and this people out of this land, for the Lamanites have
awakened and do pursue thee; therefore get thee out of this land,
and I will stop the Lamanites in this valley that they come no
further in pursuit of this people.
Mosiah 24:Verse 24
24 And it came to pass that they departed out of the
valley, and took their journey into the wilderness.
Mosiah 24:Verse 25
25 And after they had been in the wilderness twelve
days they arrived in the land of Zarahemla; and king Mosiah did
also receive them with joy.
Chapter 25
Mosiah 25:Verse 1
1 AND now king Mosiah caused that all the people should
be gathered together.
Mosiah 25:Verse 2
2 Now there were not so many of the children of Nephi,
or so many of those who were descendants of Nephi, as there were of
the people of Zarahemla, who was a descendant of Mulek, and those
who came with him into the wilderness.
Mosiah 25:Verse 3
3 And there were not so many of the people of Nephi and
of the people of Zarahemla as there were of the Lamanites; yea,
they were not half so numerous.
Mosiah 25:Verse 4
4 And now all the people of Nephi were assembled
together, and also all the people of Zarahemla, and they were
gathered together in two bodies.
Mosiah 25:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that Mosiah did read, and caused
to be read, the records of Zeniff to his people; yea, he read the
records of the people of Zeniff, from the time they left the land
of Zarahemla until they returned again.
Mosiah 25:Verse 6
6 And he also read the account of Alma and his
brethren, and all their afflictions, from the time they left the
land of Zarahemla until the time they returned again.
Mosiah 25:Verse 7
7 And now, when Mosiah had made an end of reading the
records, his people who tarried in the land were struck with wonder
and amazement.
Mosiah 25:Verse 8
8 For they knew not what to think; for when they beheld
those that had been delivered out of bondage they were filled with
exceedingly great joy.
Mosiah 25:Verse 9
9 And again, when they thought of their brethren who
had been slain by the Lamanites they were filled with sorrow, and
even shed many tears of sorrow.
Mosiah 25:Verse 10
10 And again, when they thought of the immediate
goodness of God, and his power in delivering Alma and his brethren
out of the hands of the Lamanites and of bondage, they did raise
their voices and give thanks to God.
Mosiah 25:Verse 11
11 And again, when they thought upon the Lamanites, who
were their brethren, of their sinful and polluted state, they were
filled with pain and anguish for the welfare of their souls.
Mosiah 25:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that those who were the children
of Amulon and his brethren, who had taken to wife the daughters of
the Lamanites, were displeased with the conduct of their fathers,
and they would no longer be called by the names of their fathers,
therefore they took upon themselves the name of Nephi, that they
might be called the children of Nephi and be numbered among those
who were called Nephites.
Mosiah 25:Verse 13
13 And now all the people of Zarahemla were numbered
with the Nephites, and this because the kingdom had been conferred
upon none but those who were descendants of Nephi.
Mosiah 25:Verse 14
14 And now it came to pass that when Mosiah had made an
end of speaking and reading to the people, he desired that Alma
should also speak to the people.
Mosiah 25:Verse 15
15 And Alma did speak unto them, when they were
assembled together in large bodies, and he went from one body to
another, preaching unto the people repentance and faith on the
Lord.
Mosiah 25:Verse 16
16 And he did exhort the people of Limhi and his
brethren, all those that had been delivered out of bondage, that
they should remember that it was the Lord that did deliver
them.
Mosiah 25:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that after Alma had taught the
people many things, and had made an end of speaking to them, that
king Limhi was desirous that he might be baptized; and all his
people were desirous that they might be baptized also.
Mosiah 25:Verse 18
18 Therefore, Alma did go forth into the water and did
baptize them; yea, he did baptize them after the manner he did his
brethren in the waters of Mormon; yea, and as many as he did
baptize did belong to the church of God; and this because of their
belief on the words of Alma.
Mosiah 25:Verse 19
19 And it came to pass that king Mosiah granted unto
Alma that he might establish churches throughout all the land of
Zarahemla; and gave him power to ordain priests and teachers over
every church.
Mosiah 25:Verse 20
20 Now this was done because there were so many people
that they could not all be governed by one teacher; neither could
they all hear the word of God in one assembly;
Mosiah 25:Verse 21
21 Therefore they did assemble themselves together in
different bodies, being called churches; every church having their
priests and their teachers, and every priest preaching the word
according as it was delivered to him by the mouth of Alma.
Mosiah 25:Verse 22
22 And thus, notwithstanding there being many churches
they were all one church, yea, even the church of God; for there
was nothing preached in all the churches except it were repentance
and faith in God.
Mosiah 25:Verse 23
23 And now there were seven churches in the land of
Zarahemla. And it came to pass that whosoever were desirous to take
upon them the name of Christ, or of God, they did join the churches
of God;
Mosiah 25:Verse 24
24 And they were called the people of God. And the Lord
did pour out his Spirit upon them, and they were blessed, and
prospered in the land.
Chapter 26
Mosiah 26:Verse 1
1 NOW it came to pass that there were many of the
rising generation that could not understand the words of king
Benjamin, being little children at the time he spake unto his
people; and they did not believe the tradition of their
fathers.
Mosiah 26:Verse 2
2 They did not believe what had been said concerning
the resurrection of the dead, neither did they believe concerning
the coming of Christ.
Mosiah 26:Verse 3
3 And now because of their unbelief they could not
understand the word of God; and their hearts were hardened.
Mosiah 26:Verse 4
4 And they would not be baptized; neither would they
join the church. And they were a separate people as to their faith,
and remained so ever after, even in their carnal and sinful state;
for they would not call upon the Lord their God.
Mosiah 26:Verse 5
5 And now in the reign of Mosiah they were not half so
numerous as the people of God; but because of the dissensions among
the brethren they became more numerous.
Mosiah 26:Verse 6
6 For it came to pass that they did deceive many with
their flattering words, who were in the church, and did cause them
to commit many sins; therefore it became expedient that those who
committed sin, that were in the church, should be admonished by the
church.
Mosiah 26:Verse 7
7 And it came to pass that they were brought before the
priests, and delivered up unto the priests by the teachers; and the
priests brought them before Alma, who was the high priest.
Mosiah 26:Verse 8
8 Now king Mosiah had given Alma the authority over the
church.
Mosiah 26:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that Alma did not know concerning
them; but there were many witnesses against them; yea, the people
stood and testified of their iniquity in abundance.
Mosiah 26:Verse 10
10 Now there had not any such thing happened before in
the church; therefore Alma was troubled in his spirit, and he
caused that they should be brought before the king.
Mosiah 26:Verse 11
11 And he said unto the king: Behold, here are many
whom we have brought before thee, who are accused of their
brethren; yea, and they have been taken in divers iniquities. And
they do not repent of their iniquities; therefore we have brought
them before thee, that thou mayest judge them according to their
crimes.
Mosiah 26:Verse 12
12 But king Mosiah said unto Alma: Behold, I judge them
not; therefore I deliver them into thy hands to be judged.
Mosiah 26:Verse 13
13 And now the spirit of Alma was again troubled; and
he went and inquired of the Lord what he should do concerning this
matter, for he feared that he should do wrong in the sight of
God.
Mosiah 26:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that after he had poured out his
whole soul to God, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying:
Mosiah 26:Verse 15
15 Blessed art thou, Alma, and blessed are they who
were baptized in the waters of Mormon. Thou art blessed because of
thy exceeding faith in the words alone of my servant Abinadi.
Mosiah 26:Verse 16
16 And blessed are they because of their exceeding
faith in the words alone which thou hast spoken unto them.
Mosiah 26:Verse 17
17 And blessed art thou because thou hast established a
church among this people; and they shall be established, and they
shall be my people.
Mosiah 26:Verse 18
18 Yea, blessed is this people who are willing to bear
my name; for in my name shall they be called; and they are
mine.
Mosiah 26:Verse 19
19 And because thou hast inquired of me concerning the
transgressor, thou art blessed.
Mosiah 26:Verse 20
20 Thou art my servant; and I covenant with thee that
thou shalt have eternal life; and thou shalt serve me and go forth
in my name, and shalt gather together my sheep.
Mosiah 26:Verse 21
21 And he that will hear my voice shall be my sheep;
and him shall ye receive into the church, and him will I also
receive.
Mosiah 26:Verse 22
22 For behold, this is my church; whosoever is baptized
shall be baptized unto repentance. And whomsoever ye receive shall
believe in my name; and him will I freely forgive.
Mosiah 26:Verse 23
23 For it is I that taketh upon me the sins of the
world; for it is I that hath created them; and it is I that
granteth unto him that believeth unto the end a place at my right
hand.
Mosiah 26:Verse 24
24 For behold, in my name are they called; and if they
know me they shall come forth, and shall have a place eternally at
my right hand.
Mosiah 26:Verse 25
25 And it shall come to pass that when the second trump
shall sound then shall they that never knew me come forth and shall
stand before me.
Mosiah 26:Verse 26
26 And then shall they know that I am the Lord their
God, that I am their Redeemer; but they would not be
redeemed.
Mosiah 26:Verse 27
27 And then I will confess unto them that I never knew
them; and they shall depart into everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels.
Mosiah 26:Verse 28
28 Therefore I say unto you, that he that will not hear
my voice, the same shall ye not receive into my church, for him I
will not receive at the last day.
Mosiah 26:Verse 29
29 Therefore I say unto you, Go; and whosoever
transgresseth against me, him shall ye judge according to the sins
which he has committed; and if he confess his sins before thee and
me, and repenteth in the sincerity of his heart, him shall ye
forgive, and I will forgive him also.
Mosiah 26:Verse 30
30 Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive
them their trespasses against me.
Mosiah 26:Verse 31
31 And ye shall also forgive one another your
trespasses; for verily I say unto you, he that forgiveth not his
neighbor's trespasses when he says that he repents, the same hath
brought himself under condemnation.
Mosiah 26:Verse 32
32 Now I say unto you, Go; and whosoever will not
repent of his sins the same shall not be numbered among my people;
and this shall be observed from this time forward.
Mosiah 26:Verse 33
33 And it came to pass when Alma had heard these words
he wrote them down that he might have them, and that he might judge
the people of that church according to the commandments of
God.
Mosiah 26:Verse 34
34 And it came to pass that Alma went and judged those
that had been taken in iniquity, according to the word of the
Lord.
Mosiah 26:Verse 35
35 And whosoever repented of their sins and did confess
them, them he did number among the people of the church;
Mosiah 26:Verse 36
36 And those that would not confess their sins and
repent of their iniquity, the same were not numbered among the
people of the church, and their names were blotted out.
Mosiah 26:Verse 37
37 And it came to pass that Alma did regulate all the
affairs of the church; and they began again to have peace and to
prosper exceedingly in the affairs of the church, walking
circumspectly before God, receiving many, and baptizing many.
Mosiah 26:Verse 38
38 And now all these things did Alma and his fellow
laborers do who were over the church, walking in all diligence,
teaching the word of God in all things, suffering all manner of
afflictions, being persecuted by all those who did not belong to
the church of God.
Mosiah 26:Verse 39
39 And they did admonish their brethren; and they were
also admonished, every one by the word of God, according to his
sins, or to the sins which he had committed, being commanded of God
to pray without ceasing, and to give thanks in all things.
Chapter 27
Mosiah 27:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that the persecutions which
were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers became so great
that the church began to murmur, and complain to their leaders
concerning the matter; and they did complain to Alma. And Alma laid
the case before their king, Mosiah. And Mosiah consulted with his
priests.
Mosiah 27:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that king Mosiah sent a
proclamation throughout the land round about that there should not
any unbeliever persecute any of those who belonged to the church of
God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 3
3 And there was a strict command throughout all the
churches that there should be no persecutions among them, that
there should be an equality among all men;
Mosiah 27:Verse 4
4 That they should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb
their peace; that every man should esteem his neighbor as himself,
laboring with their own hands for their support.
Mosiah 27:Verse 5
5 Yea, and all their priests and teachers should labor
with their own hands for their support, in all cases save it were
in sickness, or in much want; and doing these things, they did
abound in the grace of God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 6
6 And there began to be much peace again in the land;
and the people began to be very numerous, and began to scatter
abroad upon the face of the earth, yea, on the north and on the
south, on the east and on the west, building large cities and
villages in all quarters of the land.
Mosiah 27:Verse 7
7 And the Lord did visit them and prosper them, and
they became a large and wealthy people.
Mosiah 27:Verse 8
8 Now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the
unbelievers; and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered among
them, he being called Alma, after his father; nevertheless, he
became a very wicked and an idolatrous man. And he was a man of
many words, and did speak much flattery to the people; therefore he
led many of the people to do after the manner of his
iniquities.
Mosiah 27:Verse 9
9 And he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of
the church of God; stealing away the hearts of the people; causing
much dissension among the people; giving a chance for the enemy of
God to exercise his power over them.
Mosiah 27:Verse 10
10 And now it came to pass that while he was going
about to destroy the church of God, for he did go about secretly
with the sons of Mosiah seeking to destroy the church, and to lead
astray the people of the Lord, contrary to the commandments of God,
or even the king--
Mosiah 27:Verse 11
11 And as I said unto you, as they were going about
rebelling against God, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto
them; and he descended as it were in a cloud; and he spake as it
were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon
which they stood;
Mosiah 27:Verse 12
12 And so great was their astonishment, that they fell
to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto
them.
Mosiah 27:Verse 13
13 Nevertheless he cried again, saying: Alma, arise and
stand forth, for why persecutest thou the church of God? For the
Lord hath said: This is my church, and I will establish it; and
nothing shall overthrow it, save it is the transgression of my
people.
Mosiah 27:Verse 14
14 And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath
heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his
servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith
concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of
the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee
of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants
might be answered according to their faith.
Mosiah 27:Verse 15
15 And now behold, can ye dispute the power of God? For
behold, doth not my voice shake the earth? And can ye not also
behold me before you? And I am sent from God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 16
16 Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity
of thy fathers in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi; and
remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in
bondage, and he has delivered them. And now I say unto thee, Alma,
go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their
prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of thyself be
cast off.
Mosiah 27:Verse 17
17 And now it came to pass that these were the last
words which the angel spake unto Alma, and he departed.
Mosiah 27:Verse 18
18 And now Alma and those that were with him fell again
to the earth, for great was their astonishment; for with their own
eyes they had beheld an angel of the Lord; and his voice was as
thunder, which shook the earth; and they knew that there was
nothing save the power of God that could shake the earth and cause
it to tremble as though it would part asunder.
Mosiah 27:Verse 19
19 And now the astonishment of Alma was so great that
he became dumb, that he could not open his mouth; yea, and he
became weak, even that he could not move his hands; therefore he
was taken by those that were with him, and carried helpless, even
until he was laid before his father.
Mosiah 27:Verse 20
20 And they rehearsed unto his father all that had
happened unto them; and his father rejoiced, for he knew that it
was the power of God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 21
21 And he caused that a multitude should be gathered
together that they might witness what the Lord had done for his
son, and also for those that were with him.
Mosiah 27:Verse 22
22 And he caused that the priests should assemble
themselves together; and they began to fast, and to pray to the
Lord their God that he would open the mouth of Alma, that he might
speak, and also that his limbs might receive their strength--that
the eyes of the people might be opened to see and know of the
goodness and glory of God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 23
23 And it came to pass after they had fasted and prayed
for the space of two days and two nights, the limbs of Alma
received their strength, and he stood up and began to speak unto
them, bidding them to be of good comfort:
Mosiah 27:Verse 24
24 For, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have
been redeemed of the Lord; behold I am born of the Spirit.
Mosiah 27:Verse 25
25 And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all
mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and
people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their
carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being
redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;
Mosiah 27:Verse 26
26 And thus they become new creatures; and unless they
do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 27
27 I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must
be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast
off.
Mosiah 27:Verse 28
28 Nevertheless, after wading through much tribulation,
repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to
snatch me out of an everlasting burning, and I am born of
God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 29
29 My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of
bitterness and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but
now I behold the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with
eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no
more.
Mosiah 27:Verse 30
30 I rejected my Redeemer, and denied that which had
been spoken of by our fathers; but now that they may foresee that
he will come, and that he remembereth every creature of his
creating, he will make himself manifest unto all.
Mosiah 27:Verse 31
31 Yea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess
before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to
be judged of him, then shall they confess that he is God; then
shall they confess, who live without God in the world, that the
judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they
shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his
all-searching eye.
Mosiah 27:Verse 32
32 And now it came to pass that Alma began from this
time forward to teach the people, and those who were with Alma at
the time the angel appeared unto them, traveling round about
through all the land, publishing to all the people the things which
they had heard and seen, and preaching the word of God in much
tribulation, being greatly persecuted by those who were
unbelievers, being smitten by many of them.
Mosiah 27:Verse 33
33 But notwithstanding all this, they did impart much
consolation to the church, confirming their faith, and exhorting
them with long-suffering and much travail to keep the commandments
of God.
Mosiah 27:Verse 34
34 And four of them were the sons of Mosiah; and their
names were Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and Himni; these were the
names of the sons of Mosiah.
Mosiah 27:Verse 35
35 And they traveled throughout all the land of
Zarahemla, and among all the people who were under the reign of
king Mosiah, zealously striving to repair all the injuries which
they had done to the church, confessing all their sins, and
publishing all the things which they had seen, and explaining the
prophecies and the scriptures to all who desired to hear
them.
Mosiah 27:Verse 36
36 And thus they were instruments in the hands of God
in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the
knowledge of their Redeemer.
Mosiah 27:Verse 37
37 And how blessed are they! For they did publish
peace; they did publish good tidings of good; and they did declare
unto the people that the Lord reigneth.
Chapter 28
Mosiah 28:Verse 1
1 NOW it came to pass that after the sons of Mosiah had
done all these things, they took a small number with them and
returned to their father, the king, and desired of him that he
would grant unto them that they might, with these whom they had
selected, go up to the land of Nephi that they might preach the
things which they had heard, and that they might impart the word of
God to their brethren, the Lamanites--
Mosiah 28:Verse 2
2 That perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge
of the Lord their God, and convince them of the iniquity of their
fathers; and that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred
towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in
the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another,
and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which
the Lord their God had given them.
Mosiah 28:Verse 3
3 Now they were desirous that salvation should be
declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human
soul should perish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul
should endure endless torment did cause them to quake and
tremble.
Mosiah 28:Verse 4
4 And thus did the Spirit of the Lord work upon them,
for they were the very vilest of sinners. And the Lord saw fit in
his infinite mercy to spare them; nevertheless they suffered much
anguish of soul because of their iniquities, suffering much and
fearing that they should be cast off forever.
Mosiah 28:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that they did plead with their
father many days that they might go up to the land of Nephi.
Mosiah 28:Verse 6
6 And king Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord if he
should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the
word.
Mosiah 28:Verse 7
7 And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for
many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal
life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the
Lamanites.
Mosiah 28:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that Mosiah granted that they
might go and do according to their request.
Mosiah 28:Verse 9
9 And they took their journey into the wilderness to go
up to preach the word among the Lamanites; and I shall give an
account of their proceedings hereafter.
Mosiah 28:Verse 10
10 Now king Mosiah had no one to confer the kingdom
upon, for there was not any of his sons who would accept of the
kingdom.
Mosiah 28:Verse 11
11 Therefore he took the records which were engraven on
the plates of brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the
things which he had kept and preserved according to the
commandments of God, after having translated and caused to be
written the records which were on the plates of gold which had been
found by the people of Limhi, which were delivered to him by the
hand of Limhi;
Mosiah 28:Verse 12
12 And this he did because of the great anxiety of his
people; for they were desirous beyond measure to know concerning
those people who had been destroyed.
Mosiah 28:Verse 13
13 And now he translated them by the means of those two
stones which were fastened into the two rims of a bow.
Mosiah 28:Verse 14
14 Now these things were prepared from the beginning,
and were handed down from generation to generation, for the purpose
of interpreting languages;
Mosiah 28:Verse 15
15 And they have been kept and preserved by the hand of
the Lord, that he should discover to every creature who should
possess the land the iniquities and abominations of his
people;
Mosiah 28:Verse 16
16 And whosoever has these things is called seer, after
the manner of old times.
Mosiah 28:Verse 17
17 Now after Mosiah had finished translating these
records, behold, it gave an account of the people who were
destroyed, from the time that they were destroyed back to the
building of the great tower, at the time the Lord confounded the
language of the people and they were scattered abroad upon the face
of all the earth, yea, and even from that time back until the
creation of Adam.
Mosiah 28:Verse 18
18 Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to
mourn exceedingly, yea, they were filled with sorrow; nevertheless
it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice.
Mosiah 28:Verse 19
19 And this account shall be written hereafter; for
behold, it is expedient that all people should know the things
which are written in this account.
Mosiah 28:Verse 20
20 And now, as I said unto you, that after king Mosiah
had done these things, he took the plates of brass, and all the
things which he had kept, and conferred them upon Alma, who was the
son of Alma; yea, all the records, and also the interpreters, and
conferred them upon him, and commanded him that he should keep and
preserve them, and also keep a record of the people, handing them
down from one generation to another, even as they had been handed
down from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem.
Chapter 29
Mosiah 29:Verse 1
1 NOW when Mosiah had done this he sent out throughout
all the land, among all the people, desiring to know their will
concerning who should be their king.
Mosiah 29:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that the voice of the people
came, saying: We are desirous that Aaron thy son should be our king
and our ruler.
Mosiah 29:Verse 3
3 Now Aaron had gone up to the land of Nephi, therefore
the king could not confer the kingdom upon him; neither would Aaron
take upon him the kingdom; neither were any of the sons of Mosiah
willing to take upon them the kingdom.
Mosiah 29:Verse 4
4 Therefore king Mosiah sent again among the people;
yea, even a written word sent he among the people. And these were
the words that were written, saying:
Mosiah 29:Verse 5
5 Behold, O ye my people, or my brethren, for I esteem
you as such, I desire that ye should consider the cause which ye
are called to consider--for ye are desirous to have a king.
Mosiah 29:Verse 6
6 Now I declare unto you that he to whom the kingdom
doth rightly belong has declined, and will not take upon him the
kingdom.
Mosiah 29:Verse 7
7 And now if there should be another appointed in his
stead, behold I fear there would rise contentions among you. And
who knoweth but what my son, to whom the kingdom doth belong,
should turn to be angry and draw away a part of this people after
him, which would cause wars and contentions among you, which would
be the cause of shedding much blood and perverting the way of the
Lord, yea, and destroy the souls of many people.
Mosiah 29:Verse 8
8 Now I say unto you let us be wise and consider these
things, for we have no right to destroy my son, neither should we
have any right to destroy another if he should be appointed in his
stead.
Mosiah 29:Verse 9
9 And if my son should turn again to his pride and vain
things he would recall the things which he had said, and claim his
right to the kingdom, which would cause him and also this people to
commit much sin.
Mosiah 29:Verse 10
10 And now let us be wise and look forward to these
things, and do that which will make for the peace of this
people.
Mosiah 29:Verse 11
11 Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my
days; nevertheless, let us appoint judges, to judge this people
according to our law; and we will newly arrange the affairs of this
people, for we will appoint wise men to be judges, that will judge
this people according to the commandments of God.
Mosiah 29:Verse 12
12 Now it is better that a man should be judged of God
than of man, for the judgments of God are always just, but the
judgments of man are not always just.
Mosiah 29:Verse 13
13 Therefore, if it were possible that you could have
just men to be your kings, who would establish the laws of God, and
judge this people according to his commandments, yea, if ye could
have men for your kings who would do even as my father Benjamin did
for this people--I say unto you, if this could always be the case
then it would be expedient that ye should always have kings to rule
over you.
Mosiah 29:Verse 14
14 And even I myself have labored with all the power
and faculties which I have possessed, to teach you the commandments
of God, and to establish peace throughout the land, that there
should be no wars nor contentions, no stealing, nor plundering, nor
murdering, nor any manner of iniquity;
Mosiah 29:Verse 15
15 And whosoever has committed iniquity, him have I
punished according to the crime which he has committed, according
to the law which has been given to us by our fathers.
Mosiah 29:Verse 16
16 Now I say unto you, that because all men are not
just it is not expedient that ye should have a king or kings to
rule over you.
Mosiah 29:Verse 17
17 For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king
cause to be committed, yea, and what great destruction!
Mosiah 29:Verse 18
18 Yea, remember king Noah, his wickedness and his
abominations, and also the wickedness and abominations of his
people. Behold what great destruction did come upon them; and also
because of their iniquities they were brought into bondage.
Mosiah 29:Verse 19
19 And were it not for the interposition of their
all-wise Creator, and this because of their sincere repentance,
they must unavoidably remain in bondage until now.
Mosiah 29:Verse 20
20 But behold, he did deliver them because they did
humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto
him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work
with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending
the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.
Mosiah 29:Verse 21
21 And behold, now I say unto you, ye cannot dethrone
an iniquitous king save it be through much contention, and the
shedding of much blood.
Mosiah 29:Verse 22
22 For behold, he has his friends in iniquity, and he
keepeth his guards about him; and he teareth up the laws of those
who have reigned in righteousness before him; and he trampleth
under his feet the commandments of God;
Mosiah 29:Verse 23
23 And he enacteth laws, and sendeth them forth among
his people, yea, laws after the manner of his own wickedness; and
whosoever doth not obey his laws he causeth to be destroyed; and
whosoever doth rebel against him he will send his armies against
them to war, and if he can he will destroy them; and thus an
unrighteous king doth pervert the ways of all righteousness.
Mosiah 29:Verse 24
24 And now behold I say unto you, it is not expedient
that such abominations should come upon you.
Mosiah 29:Verse 25
25 Therefore, choose you by the voice of this people,
judges, that ye may be judged according to the laws which have been
given you by our fathers, which are correct, and which were given
them by the hand of the Lord.
Mosiah 29:Verse 26
26 Now it is not common that the voice of the people
desireth anything contrary to that which is right; but it is common
for the lesser part of the people to desire that which is not
right; therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law--to do
your business by the voice of the people.
Mosiah 29:Verse 27
27 And if the time comes that the voice of the people
doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God
will come upon you; yea, then is the time he will visit you with
great destruction even as he has hitherto visited this land.
Mosiah 29:Verse 28
28 And now if ye have judges, and they do not judge you
according to the law which has been given, ye can cause that they
may be judged of a higher judge.
Mosiah 29:Verse 29
29 If your higher judges do not judge righteous
judgments, ye shall cause that a small number of your lower judges
should be gathered together, and they shall judge your higher
judges, according to the voice of the people.
Mosiah 29:Verse 30
30 And I command you to do these things in the fear of
the Lord; and I command you to do these things, and that ye have no
king; that if these people commit sins and iniquities they shall be
answered upon their own heads.
Mosiah 29:Verse 31
31 For behold I say unto you, the sins of many people
have been caused by the iniquities of their kings; therefore their
iniquities are answered upon the heads of their kings.
Mosiah 29:Verse 32
32 And now I desire that this inequality should be no
more in this land, especially among this my people; but I desire
that this land be a land of liberty, and every man may enjoy his
rights and privileges alike, so long as the Lord sees fit that we
may live and inherit the land, yea, even as long as any of our
posterity remains upon the face of the land.
Mosiah 29:Verse 33
33 And many more things did king Mosiah write unto
them, unfolding unto them all the trials and troubles of a
righteous king, yea, all the travails of soul for their people, and
also all the murmurings of the people to their king; and he
explained it all unto them.
Mosiah 29:Verse 34
34 And he told them that these things ought not to be;
but that the burden should come upon all the people, that every man
might bear his part.
Mosiah 29:Verse 35
35 And he also unfolded unto them all the disadvantages
they labored under, by having an unrighteous king to rule over
them;
Mosiah 29:Verse 36
36 Yea, all his iniquities and abominations, and all
the wars, and contentions, and bloodshed, and the stealing, and the
plundering, and the committing of whoredoms, and all manner of
iniquities which cannot be enumerated--telling them that these
things ought not to be, that they were expressly repugnant to the
commandments of God.
Mosiah 29:Verse 37
37 And now it came to pass, after king Mosiah had sent
these things forth among the people they were convinced of the
truth of his words.
Mosiah 29:Verse 38
38 Therefore they relinquished their desires for a
king, and became exceedingly anxious that every man should have an
equal chance throughout all the land; yea, and every man expressed
a willingness to answer for his own sins.
Mosiah 29:Verse 39
39 Therefore, it came to pass that they assembled
themselves together in bodies throughout the land, to cast in their
voices concerning who should be their judges, to judge them
according to the law which had been given them; and they were
exceedingly rejoiced because of the liberty which had been granted
unto them.
Mosiah 29:Verse 40
40 And they did wax strong in love towards Mosiah; yea,
they did esteem him more than any other man; for they did not look
upon him as a tyrant who was seeking for gain, yea, for that lucre
which doth corrupt the soul; for he had not exacted riches of them,
neither had he delighted in the shedding of blood; but he had
established peace in the land, and he had granted unto his people
that they should be delivered from all manner of bondage; therefore
they did esteem him, yea, exceedingly, beyond measure.
Mosiah 29:Verse 41
41 And it came to pass that they did appoint judges to
rule over them, or to judge them according to the law; and this
they did throughout all the land.
Mosiah 29:Verse 42
42 And it came to pass that Alma was appointed to be
the first chief judge, he being also the high priest, his father
having conferred the office upon him, and having given him the
charge concerning all the affairs of the church.
Mosiah 29:Verse 43
43 And now it came to pass that Alma did walk in the
ways of the Lord, and he did keep his commandments, and he did
judge righteous judgments; and there was continual peace through
the land.
Mosiah 29:Verse 44
44 And thus commenced the reign of the judges
throughout all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who were
called the Nephites; and Alma was the first and chief judge.
Mosiah 29:Verse 45
45 And now it came to pass that his father died, being
eighty and two years old, having lived to fulfil the commandments
of God.
Mosiah 29:Verse 46
46 And it came to pass that Mosiah died also, in the
thirty and third year of his reign, being sixty and three years
old; making in the whole, five hundred and nine years from the time
Lehi left Jerusalem.
Mosiah 29:Verse 47
47 And thus ended the reign of the kings over the
people of Nephi; and thus ended the days of Alma, who was the
founder of their church.