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Mormon leads the Nephite armies—Blood and carnage sweep the land—The Nephites lament and mourn with the sorrowing of the damned—Their day of grace is passed—Mormon obtains the plates of Nephi—Wars continue. About A.D. 327–350.
And
it
came
to
pass
in
that
same
year
there
began
to
be
a
war
again
between
the
Nephites
and
the
Lamanites.
And
notwithstanding
I
being
a
young,
was
large
in
stature;
therefore
the
people
of
Nephi
appointed
me
that
I
should
be
their
leader,
or
the
leader
of
their
armies.
2 Therefore
it
came
to
pass
that
in
my
sixteenth
year
I
did
go
forth
at
the
head
of
an
army
of
the
Nephites,
against
the
Lamanites;
therefore
three
hundred
and
twenty
and
six
years
had
passed
away.
3 And
it
came
to
pass
that
in
the
three
hundred
and
twenty
and
seventh
year
the
Lamanites
did
come
upon
us
with
a
exceedingly
great
power,
insomuch
that
they
did
frighten
my
armies;
therefore
they
would
not
fight,
and
they
began
to
retreat
towards
the
b
north
countries.
4 And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
did
come
to
the
city
of
Angola,
and
we
did
take
possession
of
the
city,
and
make
preparations
to
defend
ourselves
against
the
Lamanites.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
did
a
fortify
the
city
with
our
might;
but
notwithstanding
all
our
fortifications
the
Lamanites
did
come
upon
us
and
did
drive
us
out
of
the
city.
5 And
they
did
also
drive
us
forth
out
of
the
land
of
David.
6 And
we
marched
forth
and
came
to
the
land
of
Joshua,
which
was
in
the
borders
west
by
the
seashore.
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
did
gather
in
our
people
as
fast
as
it
were
possible,
that
we
might
get
them
together
in
a
one
body.
8 But
behold,
the
land
was
a
filled
with
b
robbers
and
with
Lamanites;
and
notwithstanding
the
great
destruction
which
hung
over
my
people,
they
did
not
repent
of
their
evil
doings;
therefore
there
was
blood
and
carnage
spread
throughout
all
the
face
of
the
land,
both
on
the
part
of
the
Nephites
and
also
on
the
part
of
the
Lamanites;
and
it
was
one
complete
revolution
throughout
all
the
face
of
the
land.
9 And
now,
the
Lamanites
had
a
king,
and
his
name
was
a
Aaron;
and
he
came
against
us
with
an
army
of
forty
and
four
thousand.
And
behold,
I
withstood
him
with
forty
and
two
thousand.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
I
beat
him
with
my
army
that
he
fled
before
me.
And
behold,
all
this
was
done,
and
three
hundred
and
thirty
years
had
passed
away.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Nephites
began
to
repent
of
their
iniquity,
and
began
to
cry
even
as
had
been
prophesied
by
Samuel
the
prophet;
for
behold
no
man
could
a
keep
that
which
was
his
own,
for
the
thieves,
and
the
robbers,
and
the
murderers,
and
the
magic
art,
and
the
witchcraft
which
was
in
the
land.
11 Thus
there
began
to
be
a
a
mourning
and
a
lamentation
in
all
the
land
because
of
these
things,
and
more
especially
among
the
people
of
Nephi.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
I,
Mormon,
saw
their
lamentation
and
their
a
mourning
and
their
sorrow
before
the
Lord,
my
heart
did
begin
to
rejoice
within
me,
knowing
the
mercies
and
the
long-suffering
of
the
Lord,
therefore
supposing
that
he
would
be
merciful
unto
them
that
they
would
b
again
become
a
righteous
people.
13 But
behold
this
my
joy
was
vain,
for
their
a
sorrowing
was
not
unto
repentance,
because
of
the
goodness
of
God;
but
it
was
rather
the
b
sorrowing
of
the
c
damned,
because
the
Lord
would
not
always
suffer
them
to
take
d
happiness
in
sin.
14 And
they
did
not
come
unto
Jesus
with
broken
a
hearts
and
contrite
spirits,
but
they
did
b
curse
God,
and
wish
to
die.
Nevertheless
they
would
struggle
with
the
sword
for
their
lives.
15 And
it
came
to
pass
that
my
sorrow
did
return
unto
me
again,
and
I
saw
that
the
a
day
of
b
grace
c
was
passed
with
them,
both
temporally
and
spiritually;
for
I
saw
thousands
of
them
hewn
down
in
open
d
rebellion
against
their
God,
and
heaped
up
as
e
dung
upon
the
face
of
the
land.
And
thus
three
hundred
and
forty
and
four
years
had
passed
away.
16 And
it
came
to
pass
that
in
the
three
hundred
and
forty
and
fifth
year
the
Nephites
did
begin
to
flee
before
the
Lamanites;
and
they
were
pursued
until
they
came
even
to
the
land
of
Jashon,
before
it
was
possible
to
stop
them
in
their
retreat.
17 And
now,
the
city
of
Jashon
was
near
the
a
land
where
Ammaron
had
b
deposited
the
records
unto
the
Lord,
that
they
might
not
be
destroyed.
And
behold
I
had
gone
according
to
the
word
of
Ammaron,
and
taken
the
c
plates
of
Nephi,
and
did
make
a
record
according
to
the
words
of
Ammaron.
18 And
upon
the
plates
of
Nephi
I
did
make
a
full
account
of
all
the
wickedness
and
abominations;
but
upon
a
these
plates
I
did
forbear
to
make
a
full
account
of
their
wickedness
and
abominations,
for
behold,
a
continual
scene
of
wickedness
and
abominations
has
been
before
mine
eyes
ever
since
I
have
been
sufficient
to
behold
the
ways
of
man.
19 And
wo
is
me
because
of
their
wickedness;
for
my
heart
has
been
filled
with
sorrow
because
of
their
wickedness,
all
my
days;
nevertheless,
I
know
that
I
shall
be
a
lifted
up
at
the
last
day.
20 And
it
came
to
pass
that
in
this
year
the
people
of
Nephi
again
were
hunted
and
driven.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
were
driven
forth
until
we
had
come
northward
to
the
land
which
was
called
Shem.
21 And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
did
a
fortify
the
city
of
Shem,
and
we
did
gather
in
our
people
as
much
as
it
were
possible,
that
perhaps
we
might
save
them
from
destruction.
22 And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
three
hundred
and
forty
and
sixth
year
they
began
to
come
upon
us
again.
23 And
it
came
to
pass
that
I
did
speak
unto
my
people,
and
did
urge
them
with
great
energy,
that
they
would
stand
boldly
before
the
Lamanites
and
a
fight
for
their
b
wives,
and
their
children,
and
their
houses,
and
their
homes.
24 And
my
words
did
arouse
them
somewhat
to
vigor,
insomuch
that
they
did
not
flee
from
before
the
Lamanites,
but
did
stand
with
boldness
against
them.
25 And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
did
contend
with
an
army
of
thirty
thousand
against
an
army
of
fifty
thousand.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
we
did
stand
before
them
with
such
firmness
that
they
did
flee
from
before
us.
26 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
they
had
fled
we
did
pursue
them
with
our
armies,
and
did
meet
them
again,
and
did
a
beat
them;
nevertheless
the
b
strength
of
the
Lord
was
not
with
us;
yea,
we
were
left
to
ourselves,
that
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
did
not
abide
in
us;
therefore
we
had
become
weak
like
unto
our
brethren.
27 And
my
heart
did
sorrow
because
of
this
the
great
calamity
of
my
people,
because
of
their
wickedness
and
their
abominations.
But
behold,
we
did
go
forth
against
the
Lamanites
and
the
robbers
of
Gadianton,
until
we
had
again
taken
possession
of
the
lands
of
our
inheritance.
28 And
the
three
hundred
and
forty
and
ninth
year
had
passed
away.
And
in
the
three
hundred
and
fiftieth
year
we
made
a
treaty
with
the
Lamanites
and
the
robbers
of
Gadianton,
in
which
we
did
get
the
lands
of
our
inheritance
divided.
29 And
the
Lamanites
did
give
unto
us
the
land
a
northward,
yea,
even
to
the
b
narrow
passage
which
led
into
the
land
southward.
And
we
did
give
unto
the
Lamanites
all
the
land
southward.
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