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Ammaron instructs Mormon concerning the sacred records—War commences between the Nephites and the Lamanites—The Three Nephites are taken away—Wickedness, unbelief, sorceries, and witchcraft prevail. About A.D. 321–326.
And
now
I,
Mormon,
make
a
a
record
of
the
things
which
I
have
both
seen
and
heard,
and
call
it
the
b
Book
of
Mormon.
2 And
about
the
time
that
a
Ammaron
hid
up
the
records
unto
the
Lord,
he
came
unto
me,
(I
being
about
ten
years
of
age,
and
I
began
to
be
b
learned
somewhat
after
the
manner
of
the
learning
of
my
people)
and
Ammaron
said
unto
me:
I
perceive
that
thou
art
a
c
sober
child,
and
art
quick
to
observe;
3 Therefore,
when
ye
are
about
twenty
and
four
years
old
I
would
that
ye
should
remember
the
things
that
ye
have
observed
concerning
this
people;
and
when
ye
are
of
that
age
go
to
the
a
land
Antum,
unto
a
hill
which
shall
be
called
b
Shim;
and
there
have
I
deposited
unto
the
Lord
all
the
sacred
engravings
concerning
this
people.
4 And
behold,
ye
shall
take
the
a
plates
of
Nephi
unto
yourself,
and
the
remainder
shall
ye
leave
in
the
place
where
they
are;
and
ye
shall
engrave
on
the
plates
of
Nephi
all
the
things
that
ye
have
observed
concerning
this
people.
5 And
I,
Mormon,
being
a
descendant
of
a
Nephi,
(and
my
father's
name
was
Mormon)
I
remembered
the
things
which
Ammaron
commanded
me.
6 And
it
came
to
pass
that
I,
being
eleven
years
old,
was
carried
by
my
father
into
the
land
southward,
even
to
the
land
of
Zarahemla.
7 The
whole
face
of
the
land
had
become
covered
with
buildings,
and
the
people
were
as
numerous
almost,
as
it
were
the
sand
of
the
sea.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
in
this
year
there
began
to
be
a
war
between
the
a
Nephites,
who
consisted
of
the
Nephites
and
the
Jacobites
and
the
Josephites
and
the
Zoramites;
and
this
war
was
between
the
Nephites,
and
the
Lamanites
and
the
Lemuelites
and
the
Ishmaelites.
9 Now
the
a
Lamanites
and
the
Lemuelites
and
the
Ishmaelites
were
called
Lamanites,
and
the
two
parties
were
Nephites
and
Lamanites.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
war
began
to
be
among
them
in
the
borders
of
Zarahemla,
by
the
waters
of
Sidon.
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Nephites
had
gathered
together
a
great
number
of
men,
even
to
exceed
the
number
of
thirty
thousand.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
did
have
in
this
same
year
a
number
of
a
battles,
in
which
the
Nephites
did
beat
the
Lamanites
and
did
slay
many
of
them.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Lamanites
withdrew
their
design,
and
there
was
peace
settled
in
the
land;
and
peace
did
remain
for
the
space
of
about
four
years,
that
there
was
no
bloodshed.
13 But
wickedness
did
prevail
upon
the
face
of
the
whole
land,
insomuch
that
the
Lord
did
take
away
his
a
beloved
disciples,
and
the
work
of
miracles
and
of
healing
did
cease
because
of
the
iniquity
of
the
people.
14 And
there
were
no
a
gifts
from
the
Lord,
and
the
b
Holy
Ghost
did
not
come
upon
any,
because
of
their
wickedness
and
c
unbelief.
15 And
I,
being
a
fifteen
years
of
age
and
being
somewhat
of
a
b
sober
mind,
therefore
I
was
c
visited
of
the
Lord,
and
d
tasted
and
knew
of
the
goodness
of
Jesus.
16 And
I
did
endeavor
to
preach
unto
this
people,
but
my
mouth
was
shut,
and
I
was
forbidden
that
I
should
preach
unto
them;
for
behold
they
had
a
wilfully
rebelled
against
their
God;
and
the
beloved
disciples
were
b
taken
away
out
of
the
land,
because
of
their
iniquity.
17 But
I
did
remain
among
them,
but
I
was
forbidden
to
a
preach
unto
them,
because
of
the
hardness
of
their
hearts;
and
because
of
the
hardness
of
their
hearts
the
land
was
b
cursed
for
their
sake.
18 And
these
Gadianton
robbers,
who
were
among
the
Lamanites,
did
infest
the
land,
insomuch
that
the
inhabitants
thereof
began
to
a
hide
up
their
b
treasures
in
the
earth;
and
they
became
slippery,
because
the
Lord
had
cursed
the
land,
that
they
could
not
hold
them,
nor
retain
them
again.
19 And
it
came
to
pass
that
there
were
a
sorceries,
and
witchcrafts,
and
magics;
and
the
power
of
the
evil
one
was
wrought
upon
all
the
face
of
the
land,
even
unto
the
fulfilling
of
all
the
words
of
Abinadi,
and
also
b
Samuel
the
Lamanite.
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