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Helaman 10
The Lord gives Nephi the sealing power—He is empowered to bind and loose on earth and in heaven—He commands the people to repent or perish—The Spirit carries him from multitude to multitude. About 21–20 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
there
arose
a
division
among
the
people,
insomuch
that
they
divided
hither
and
thither
and
went
their
ways,
leaving
Nephi
alone,
as
he
was
standing
in
the
midst
of
them.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Nephi
went
his
way
towards
his
own
house,
a
pondering
upon
the
things
which
the
Lord
had
shown
unto
him.
3 And
it
came
to
pass
as
he
was
thus
pondering—being
much
cast
down
because
of
the
wickedness
of
the
people
of
the
Nephites,
their
secret
works
of
darkness,
and
their
murderings,
and
their
plunderings,
and
all
manner
of
iniquities—and
it
came
to
pass
as
he
was
thus
pondering
in
his
heart,
behold,
a
a
voice
came
unto
him
saying:
4
a
Blessed
art
thou,
Nephi,
for
those
things
which
thou
hast
done;
for
I
have
beheld
how
thou
hast
with
b
unwearyingness
declared
the
word,
which
I
have
given
unto
thee,
unto
this
people.
And
thou
hast
not
feared
them,
and
hast
not
sought
thine
c
own
life,
but
hast
sought
my
d
will,
and
to
keep
my
commandments.
5 And
now,
because
thou
hast
done
this
with
such
unwearyingness,
behold,
I
will
bless
thee
forever;
and
I
will
make
thee
mighty
in
word
and
in
deed,
in
faith
and
in
works;
yea,
even
that
a
all
things
shall
be
b
done
unto
thee
according
to
thy
c
word,
for
thou
shalt
d
not
ask
that
which
is
contrary
to
my
will.
6 Behold,
thou
art
Nephi,
and
I
am
God.
Behold,
I
declare
it
unto
thee
in
the
presence
of
mine
angels,
that
ye
shall
have
power
over
this
people,
and
shall
smite
the
earth
with
a
famine,
and
with
pestilence,
and
destruction,
according
to
the
wickedness
of
this
people.
7 Behold,
I
give
unto
you
a
power,
that
whatsoever
ye
shall
b
seal
on
earth
shall
be
sealed
in
heaven;
and
whatsoever
ye
shall
loose
on
earth
shall
be
loosed
in
heaven;
and
thus
shall
ye
have
power
among
this
people.
8 And
thus,
if
ye
shall
say
unto
this
temple
it
shall
be
rent
in
twain,
it
shall
be
done.
9 And
if
ye
shall
say
unto
this
a
mountain,
Be
thou
cast
down
and
become
smooth,
it
shall
be
done.
10 And
behold,
if
ye
shall
say
that
God
shall
smite
this
people,
it
shall
come
to
pass.
11 And
now
behold,
I
command
you,
that
ye
shall
go
and
declare
unto
this
people,
that
thus
saith
the
Lord
God,
who
is
the
Almighty:
Except
ye
repent
ye
shall
be
smitten,
even
unto
a
destruction.
12 And
behold,
now
it
came
to
pass
that
when
the
Lord
had
spoken
these
words
unto
Nephi,
he
did
stop
and
did
not
go
unto
his
own
house,
but
did
return
unto
the
multitudes
who
were
scattered
about
upon
the
face
of
the
land,
and
began
to
declare
unto
them
the
word
of
the
Lord
which
had
been
spoken
unto
him,
concerning
their
destruction
if
they
did
not
repent.
13 Now
behold,
a
notwithstanding
that
great
miracle
which
Nephi
had
done
in
telling
them
concerning
the
death
of
the
chief
judge,
they
did
harden
their
hearts
and
did
not
hearken
unto
the
words
of
the
Lord.
14 Therefore
Nephi
did
declare
unto
them
the
word
of
the
Lord,
saying:
Except
ye
repent,
thus
saith
the
Lord,
ye
shall
be
a
smitten
even
unto
destruction.
15 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Nephi
had
declared
unto
them
the
word,
behold,
they
did
still
harden
their
hearts
and
would
not
hearken
unto
his
words;
therefore
they
did
a
revile
against
him,
and
did
seek
to
lay
their
hands
upon
him
that
they
might
cast
him
into
prison.
16 But
behold,
the
power
of
God
was
with
him,
and
they
could
not
take
him
to
cast
him
into
prison,
for
he
was
taken
by
the
Spirit
and
a
conveyed
away
out
of
the
midst
of
them.
17 And
it
came
to
pass
that
thus
he
did
go
forth
in
the
Spirit,
from
multitude
to
multitude,
declaring
the
word
of
God,
even
until
he
had
declared
it
unto
them
all,
or
sent
it
forth
among
all
the
people.
18 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
would
not
hearken
unto
his
words;
and
there
began
to
be
contentions,
insomuch
that
they
were
divided
against
themselves
and
began
to
slay
one
another
with
the
sword.
19 And
thus
ended
the
seventy
and
first
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
Nephi.
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