Mormon 4:23 23 And now I, Mormon, seeing that the Lamanites were about to overthrow the land, therefore I did go to the hill Shim, and did take up all the records which Ammaron had hid up unto the Lord.
Mormon 5 Chapter 5
Mormon 5:1 1 And it came to pa.s.s that I did go forth among the Nephites, and did repent of the oath which I had made that I would no more a.s.sist them; and they gave me command again of their armies, for they looked upon me as though I could deliver them from their afflictions.
Mormon 5:2 2 But behold, I was without hope, for I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them; for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives without calling upon that Being who created them.
Mormon 5:3 3 And it came to pa.s.s that the Lamanites did come against us as we had fled to the city of Jordan; but behold, they were driven back that they did not take the city at that time.
Mormon 5:4 4 And it came to pa.s.s that they came against us again, and we did maintain the city. And there were also other cities which were maintained by Nephites, which strongholds did cut them off that they could not get into the country which lay before us, to destroy the inhabitants of our land.
Mormon 5:5 5 And it came to pa.s.s that whatsoever lands we had pa.s.sed by, and the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in, were destroyed by the Lamanites, and their towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire; and thus three hundred and seventy and nine years pa.s.sed away.
Mormon 5:6 6 And it came to pa.s.s that in the three hundred and eightieth year the Lamanites did come again against us to battle, and we did stand against them boldly; but it was all in vain, for so great were their numbers that they did tread the people of the Nephites under their feet.
Mormon 5:7 7 And it came to pa.s.s that we did again take to flight, and those whose flight was swifter than the Lamanites" did escape, and those whose flight did not exceed the Lamanites" were swept down and destroyed.
Mormon 5:8 8 And now behold, I, Mormon, do not desire to harrow up the souls of men in casting before them such an awful scene of blood and carnage as was laid before mine eyes; but I, knowing that these things must surely be made known, and that all things which are hid must be revealed upon the house-tops--
Mormon 5:9 9 And also that a knowledge of these things must come unto the remnant of these people, and also unto the Gentiles, who the Lord hath said should scatter this people, and this people should be counted as naught among them--therefore I write a small abridgment, daring not to give a full account of the things which I have seen, because of the commandment which I have received, and also that ye might not have too great sorrow because of the wickedness of this people.
Mormon 5:10 10 And now behold, this I speak unto their seed, and also to the Gentiles who have care for the house of Israel, that realize and know from whence their blessings come.
Mormon 5:11 11 For I know that such will sorrow for the calamity of the house of Israel; yea, they will sorrow for the destruction of this people; they will sorrow that this people had not repented that they might have been clasped in the arms of Jesus.
Mormon 5:12 12 Now these things are written unto the remnant of the house of Jacob; and they are written after this manner, because it is known of G.o.d that wickedness will not bring them forth unto them; and they are to be hid up unto the Lord that they may come forth in his own due time.
Mormon 5:13 13 And this is the commandment which I have received; and behold, they shall come forth according to the commandment of the Lord, when he shall see fit, in his wisdom.
Mormon 5:14 14 And behold, they shall go unto the unbelieving of the Jews; and for this intent shall they go--that they may be persuaded that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living G.o.d; that the Father may bring about, through his most Beloved, his great and eternal purpose, in restoring the Jews, or all the house of Israel, to the land of their inheritance, which the Lord their G.o.d hath given them, unto the fulfilling of his covenant;
Mormon 5:15 15 And also that the seed of this people may more fully believe his gospel, which shall go forth unto them from the Gentiles; for this people shall be scattered, and shall become a dark, a filthy, and a loathsome people, beyond the description of that which ever hath been amongst us, yea, even that which hath been among the Lamanites, and this because of their unbelief and idolatry.
Mormon 5:16 16 For behold, the Spirit of the Lord hath already ceased to strive with their fathers; and they are without Christ and G.o.d in the world; and they are driven about as chaff before the wind.
Mormon 5:17 17 They were once a delightsome people, and they had Christ for their shepherd; yea, they were led even by G.o.d the Father.
Mormon 5:18 18 But now, behold, they are led about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they.
Mormon 5:19 19 And behold, the Lord hath reserved their blessings, which they might have received in the land, for the Gentiles who shall possess the land.
Mormon 5:20 20 But behold, it shall come to pa.s.s that they shall be driven and scattered by the Gentiles; and after they have been driven and scattered by the Gentiles, behold, then will the Lord remember the covenant which he made unto Abraham and unto all the house of Israel.
Mormon 5:21 21 And also the Lord will remember the prayers of the righteous, which have been put up unto him for them.
Mormon 5:22 22 And then, O ye Gentiles, how can ye stand before the power of G.o.d, except ye shall repent and turn from your evil ways?
Mormon 5:23 23 Know ye not that ye are in the hands of G.o.d? Know ye not that he hath all power, and at his great command the earth shall be rolled together as a scroll?
Mormon 5:24 24 Therefore, repent ye, and humble yourselves before him, lest he shall come out in justice against you--lest a remnant of the seed of Jacob shall go forth among you as a lion, and tear you in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Mormon 6 Chapter 6
Mormon 6:1 1 And now I finish my record concerning the destruction of my people, the Nephites. And it came to pa.s.s that we did march forth before the Lamanites.
Mormon 6:2 2 And I, Mormon, wrote an epistle unto the king of the Lamanites, and desired of him that he would grant unto us that we might gather together our people unto the land of c.u.morah, by a hill which was called c.u.morah, and there we could give them battle.
Mormon 6:3 3 And it came to pa.s.s that the king of the Lamanites did grant unto me the thing which I desired.
Mormon 6:4 4 And it came to pa.s.s that we did march forth to the land of c.u.morah, and we did pitch our tents around about the hill c.u.morah; and it was in a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains; and here we had hope to gain advantage over the Lamanites.
Mormon 6:5 5 And when three hundred and eighty and four years had pa.s.sed away, we had gathered in all the remainder of our people unto the land of c.u.morah.
Mormon 6:6 6 And it came to pa.s.s that when we had gathered in all our people in one to the land of c.u.morah, behold I, Mormon, began to be old; and knowing it to be the last struggle of my people, and having been commanded of the Lord that I should not suffer the records which had been handed down by our fathers, which were sacred, to fall into the hands of the Lamanites, (for the Lamanites would destroy them) therefore I made this record out of the plates of Nephi, and hid up in the hill c.u.morah all the records which had been entrusted to me by the hand of the Lord, save it were these few plates which I gave unto my son Moroni.
Mormon 6:7 7 And it came to pa.s.s that my people, with their wives and their children, did now behold the armies of the Lamanites marching towards them; and with that awful fear of death which fills the b.r.e.a.s.t.s of all the wicked, did they await to receive them.
Mormon 6:8 8 And it came to pa.s.s that they came to battle against us, and every soul was filled with terror because of the greatness of their numbers.
Mormon 6:9 9 And it came to pa.s.s that they did fall upon my people with the sword, and with the bow, and with the arrow, and with the ax, and with all manner of weapons of war.
Mormon 6:10 10 And it came to pa.s.s that my men were hewn down, yea, even my ten thousand who were with me, and I fell wounded in the midst; and they pa.s.sed by me that they did not put an end to my life.
Mormon 6:11 11 And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, (among whom was my son Moroni) and we having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the Lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill c.u.morah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the front by me.
Mormon 6:12 12 And we also beheld the ten thousand of my people who were led by my son Moroni.
Mormon 6:13 13 And behold, the ten thousand of Gidgiddonah had fallen, and he also in the midst.
Mormon 6:14 14 And Lamah had fallen with his ten thousand; and Gilgal had fallen with his ten thousand; and Limhah had fallen with his ten thousand; and Jeneum had fallen with his ten thousand; and c.u.menihah, and Moronihah, and Antionum, and Shiblom, and Shem, and Josh, had fallen with their ten thousand each.
Mormon 6:15 15 And it came to pa.s.s that there were ten more who did fall by the sword, with their ten thousand each; yea, even all my people, save it were those twenty and four who were with me, and also a few who had escaped into the south countries, and a few who had deserted over unto the Lamanites, had fallen; and their flesh, and bones, and blood lay upon the face of the earth, being left by the hands of those who slew them to molder upon the land, and to crumble and to return to their mother earth.
Mormon 6:16 16 And my soul was rent with anguish, because of the slain of my people, and I cried:
Mormon 6:17 17 O ye fair ones, how could ye have departed from the ways of the Lord! O ye fair ones, how could ye have rejected that Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive you!
Mormon 6:18 18 Behold, if ye had not done this, ye would not have fallen.
But behold, ye are fallen, and I mourn your loss.
Mormon 6:19 19 O ye fair sons and daughters, ye fathers and mothers, ye husbands and wives, ye fair ones, how is it that ye could have fallen!
Mormon 6:20 20 But behold, ye are gone, and my sorrows cannot bring your return.
Mormon 6:21 21 And the day soon cometh that your mortal must put on immortality, and these bodies which are now moldering in corruption must soon become incorruptible bodies; and then ye must stand before the judgment-seat of Christ to be judged according to your works and if it so be that ye are righteous, then are ye blessed with your fathers who have gone before you.
Mormon 6:22 22 O that ye had repented before this great destruction had come upon you. But behold, ye are gone, and the Father, yea, the Eternal Father of heaven, knoweth your state; and he doeth with you according to his justice and mercy.
Mormon 7 Chapter 7