Exact Word Count he went forth prayed unto the Lord, yea, even with all his heart, in behalf of his people. he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard he did quake and tremble exceedingly. he read, he wass=hlblue>as filled with the Spirit of the Lord. : Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish! with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. obedient unto the word of the Lord, wherefore he did ass=hlgree>as the Lord commanded him. he commanded them. ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands. thy brethren shall rebel against thee, they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. thou shalt keep my commandments, thou shalt be made a ruler and a teacher over thy brethren. he sat in his house. the Lord liveth, and ass=hlgree>as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us. they smote us with a rod, behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands. our fathers, and to destroy Laban, even ass=hlgree>as the Egyptians. I came near unto the house of Laban I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he wass=hlblue>as drunken with wine. thy seed shall keep my commandments, they shall prosper in the land of promise. I went forth towards the treasury of Laban, behold, I saw the servant of Laban who had the keys of the treasury. And I commanded him in the voice of Laban, that he should go with me into the treasury. if it had been Laban. I went forth unto my brethren, who were without the walls. the Lord liveth, and ass=hlgree>as I live, even so that if he would hearken unto our words, we would spare his life. wisdom in the Lord that we should carry them with us, ass=hlgree>as we journeyed in the wilderness towards the land of promise. we journeyed in the wilderness, behold Laman and Lemuel, and two of the daughters of Ishmael, and the two sons of Ishmael and their families, did rebel against us; yea, against me, Nephi, and Sam, and their father, Ishmael, and his wife, and his three other daughters. I followed him I beheld myself that I wass=hlblue>as in a dark and dreary waste. I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it wass=hlblue>as desirable above all other fruit. I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might discover my family also, I beheld a river of water; and it ran along, and it wass=hlblue>as near the tree of which I wass=hlblue>as partaking the fruit. if they knew not whither they should go. if it had been a world. if they were ass=hlblue>ashamed. it were in the air, high above the earth. many ass=hlgree>as heeded them, had fallen away. he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates. I have spoken concerning these plates, behold they are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the history of my people; for the plates upon which I make a full account of my people I have given the name of Nephi; wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi. many of them ass=hlgree>as were expedient for me in mine other book. my father dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel. the Messiah who should come-- I, Nephi, wass=hlblue>as desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him, ass=hlgree>as well in times of old ass=hlgree>as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men. well in these times ass=hlgree>as in times of old, and ass=hlgree>as well in times of old ass=hlgree>as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round. able to make them known unto me, ass=hlgree>as I sat pondering in mine heart I wass=hlblue>as caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot. a man speaketh; for I beheld that he wass=hlblue>as in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it wass=hlblue>as the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me ass=hlgree>as a man speaketh with another. if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence. it were in number ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as the sand of the sea. well ass=hlgree>as in the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in one; for there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth. there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things-- they ought. to the things which are spiritual, which are pertaining to righteousness; wherefore, they must be brought to stand before God, to be judged of their works; and if their works have been filthiness they must needs be filthy; and if they be filthy it must needs be that they cannot dwell in the kingdom of God; if so, the kingdom of God must be filthy also. my father dwelt in a tent in the valley which he called Lemuel. my father arose in the morning, and went forth to the tent door, to his great ass=hlblue>astonishment he beheld upon the ground a round ball of curious workmanship; and it wass=hlblue>as of fine brass. And within the ball were two spindles; and the one pointed the way whither we should go into the wilderness. I, Nephi, went forth to slay food, behold, I did break my bow, which wass=hlblue>as made of fine steel; and after I did break my bow, behold, my brethren were angry with me because of the loss of my bow, for we did obtain no food. in the beginning; and after we had traveled for the space of many days we did pitch our tents again, that we might tarry for the space of a time. we journeyed in the wilderness; for he said: I will make thy food become sweet, that ye cook it not; ye shall keep my commandments ye shall be led towards the promised land; and ye shall know that it is by me that ye are led. ye have; and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity. He sent fiery flying serpents among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way that they might be healed; and the labor which they had to perform wass=hlblue>as to look; and because of the simpleness of the way, or the easiness of it, there were many who perished. spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake ass=hlgree>as if it were to divide ass=hlblue>asunder. they came forth to lay their hands upon me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall wither even ass=hlgree>as a dried reed; and he shall be ass=hlgree>as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him. we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the ass=hlblue>ass and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men. And we did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper. a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel. for those who are at Jerusalem, saith the prophet, they shall be scourged by all people, because they crucify the God of Israel, and turn their hearts ass=hlblue>aside, rejecting signs and wonders, and the power and glory of the God of Israel. he had prophets of old, I should have perished also. well ass=hlgree>as your brethren from whom ye have been broken off; for after this manner hass=hlblue>as the prophet written. a river, and thy righteousness ass=hlgree>as the waves of the sea. the sand; the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, ass=hlgree>as with an ornament, and bind them on even ass=hlgree>as a bride. with sweet wine; and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned. by fire. stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet. calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory. yet concerning these things. |