36:17 And it came to pass that ass=hlgree>as I wass=hlblue>as thus racked with torment, while I wass=hlblue>as harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world.

 36:18 Now, ass=hlgree>as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.

 36:19 And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains no more; yea, I wass=hlblue>as harrowed up by the memory of my sins no more.

 36:20 And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my soul wass=hlblue>as filled with joy ass=hlgree>as exceeding ass=hlgree>as wass=hlblue>as my pain!

 36:21 Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter ass=hlgree>as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet ass=hlgree>as wass=hlblue>as my joy.

 36:22 Yea, methought I saw, even ass=hlgree>as our father Lehi saw, God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in the attitude of singing and praising their God; yea, and my soul did long to be there.

 36:23 But behold, my limbs did receive their strength again, and I stood upon my feet, and did manifest unto the people that I had been born of God.

 36:24 Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto repentance; that I might bring them to taste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste; that they might also be born of God, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

 36:25 Yea, and now behold, O my son, the Lord doth give me exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my labors;

 36:26 For because of the word which he hass=hlblue>as imparted unto me, behold, many have been born of God, and have tasted ass=hlgree>as I have tasted, and have seen eye to eye ass=hlgree>as I have seen; therefore they do know of these things of which I have spoken, ass=hlgree>as I do know; and the knowledge which I have is of God.

 36:27 And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; yea, God hass=hlblue>as delivered me from prison, and from bonds, and from death; yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me.

 36:28 And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him in glory; yea, and I will praise him forever, for he hass=hlblue>as brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he hass=hlblue>as swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led them by his power into the promised land; yea, and he hass=hlblue>as delivered them out of bondage and captivity from time to time.

 36:29 Yea, and he hass=hlblue>as also brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem; and he hass=hlblue>as also, by his everlasting power, delivered them out of bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day; and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity; yea, and ye also ought to retain in remembrance, ass=hlgree>as I have done, their captivity.

 36:30 But behold, my son, this is not all; for ye ought to know ass=hlgree>as I do know, that inasmuch ass=hlgree>as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land; and ye ought to know also, that inasmuch ass=hlgree>as ye will not keep the commandments of God ye shall be cut off from his presence. Now this is according to his word.

 37:1 And now, my son Helaman, I command you that ye take the records which have been entrusted with me;

 37:2 And I also command you that ye keep a record of this people, according ass=hlgree>as I have done, upon the plates of Nephi, and keep all these things sacred which I have kept, even ass=hlgree>as I have kept them; for it is for a wise purpose that they are kept.