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Ammon glories in the Lord—The faithful are strengthened by the Lord and are given knowledge—By faith men may bring thousands of souls unto repentance—God has all power and comprehends all things. About 90–77 B.C.
And
now,
these
are
the
words
of
Ammon
to
his
brethren,
which
say
thus:
My
brothers
and
my
brethren,
behold
I
say
unto
you,
how
great
reason
have
we
to
rejoice;
for
could
we
have
supposed
when
we
a
started
from
the
land
of
Zarahemla
that
God
would
have
granted
unto
us
such
great
blessings?
2 And
now,
I
ask,
what
great
blessings
has
he
bestowed
upon
us?
Can
ye
tell?
3 Behold,
I
answer
for
you;
for
our
brethren,
the
Lamanites,
were
in
darkness,
yea,
even
in
the
darkest
abyss,
but
behold,
how
a
many
of
them
are
brought
to
behold
the
marvelous
light
of
God!
And
this
is
the
blessing
which
hath
been
bestowed
upon
us,
that
we
have
been
made
b
instruments
in
the
hands
of
God
to
bring
about
this
great
work.
4 Behold,
a
thousands
of
them
do
rejoice,
and
have
been
brought
into
the
fold
of
God.
5 Behold,
the
a
field
was
ripe,
and
blessed
are
ye,
for
ye
did
thrust
in
the
b
sickle,
and
did
reap
with
your
might,
yea,
all
the
day
long
did
ye
labor;
and
behold
the
number
of
your
c
sheaves!
And
they
shall
be
gathered
into
the
garners,
that
they
are
not
wasted.
6 Yea,
they
shall
not
be
beaten
down
by
the
storm
at
the
last
day;
yea,
neither
shall
they
be
harrowed
up
by
the
whirlwinds;
but
when
the
a
storm
cometh
they
shall
be
gathered
together
in
their
place,
that
the
storm
cannot
penetrate
to
them;
yea,
neither
shall
they
be
driven
with
fierce
winds
whithersoever
the
enemy
listeth
to
carry
them.
7 But
behold,
they
are
in
the
hands
of
the
Lord
of
the
a
harvest,
and
they
are
his;
and
he
will
b
raise
them
up
at
the
last
day.
8
a
Blessed
be
the
name
of
our
God;
let
us
b
sing
to
his
praise,
yea,
let
us
give
c
thanks
to
his
holy
name,
for
he
doth
work
righteousness
forever.
9 For
if
we
had
not
come
up
out
of
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
these
our
dearly
beloved
brethren,
who
have
so
dearly
beloved
us,
would
still
have
been
racked
with
a
hatred
against
us,
yea,
and
they
would
also
have
been
b
strangers
to
God.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Ammon
had
said
these
words,
his
brother
Aaron
rebuked
him,
saying:
Ammon,
I
fear
that
thy
joy
doth
carry
thee
away
unto
boasting.
11 But
Ammon
said
unto
him:
I
do
not
a
boast
in
my
own
strength,
nor
in
my
own
wisdom;
but
behold,
my
b
joy
is
full,
yea,
my
heart
is
brim
with
c
joy,
and
I
will
rejoice
in
my
God.
12 Yea,
I
know
that
I
am
a
nothing;
as
to
my
strength
I
am
weak;
therefore
I
will
b
not
boast
of
myself,
but
I
will
c
boast
of
my
God,
for
in
his
d
strength
I
can
do
all
e
things;
yea,
behold,
many
mighty
miracles
we
have
wrought
in
this
land,
for
which
we
will
praise
his
name
forever.
13 Behold,
how
many
thousands
of
our
brethren
has
he
loosed
from
the
pains
of
a
hell;
and
they
are
brought
to
b
sing
redeeming
love,
and
this
because
of
the
power
of
his
word
which
is
in
us,
therefore
have
we
not
great
reason
to
rejoice?
14 Yea,
we
have
reason
to
praise
him
forever,
for
he
is
the
Most
High
God,
and
has
loosed
our
brethren
from
the
a
chains
of
hell.
15 Yea,
they
were
encircled
about
with
everlasting
a
darkness
and
destruction;
but
behold,
he
has
brought
them
into
his
everlasting
b
light,
yea,
into
everlasting
salvation;
and
they
are
encircled
about
with
the
matchless
bounty
of
his
love;
yea,
and
we
have
been
instruments
in
his
hands
of
doing
this
great
and
marvelous
work.
16 Therefore,
let
us
a
glory,
yea,
we
will
b
glory
in
the
Lord;
yea,
we
will
rejoice,
for
our
joy
is
full;
yea,
we
will
praise
our
God
forever.
Behold,
who
can
glory
too
much
in
the
Lord?
Yea,
who
can
say
too
much
of
his
great
power,
and
of
his
c
mercy,
and
of
his
long-suffering
towards
the
children
of
men?
Behold,
I
say
unto
you,
I
cannot
say
the
smallest
part
which
I
feel.
17 Who
could
have
supposed
that
our
God
would
have
been
so
merciful
as
to
have
snatched
us
from
our
awful,
sinful,
and
a
polluted
state?
18 Behold,
we
went
forth
even
in
wrath,
with
mighty
threatenings
to
a
destroy
his
church.
19 Oh
then,
why
did
he
not
consign
us
to
an
awful
destruction,
yea,
why
did
he
not
let
the
sword
of
his
justice
fall
upon
us,
and
doom
us
to
eternal
a
despair?
20 Oh,
my
soul,
almost
as
it
were,
fleeth
at
the
thought.
Behold,
he
did
not
exercise
his
justice
upon
us,
but
in
his
great
mercy
hath
brought
us
over
that
everlasting
a
gulf
of
death
and
misery,
even
to
the
salvation
of
our
souls.
21 And
now
behold,
my
brethren,
what
a
natural
man
is
there
that
knoweth
these
things?
I
say
unto
you,
there
is
b
none
that
c
knoweth
these
things,
save
it
be
the
penitent.
22 Yea,
he
that
a
repenteth
and
exerciseth
faith,
and
bringeth
forth
good
b
works,
and
prayeth
continually
without
ceasing—unto
such
it
is
given
to
know
the
c
mysteries
of
God;
yea,
unto
such
it
shall
be
d
given
to
e
reveal
things
which
never
have
been
revealed;
yea,
and
it
shall
be
given
unto
such
to
bring
thousands
of
souls
to
repentance,
even
as
it
has
been
given
unto
us
to
bring
these
our
brethren
to
repentance.
23 Now
do
ye
remember,
my
brethren,
that
we
said
unto
our
brethren
in
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
we
go
up
to
the
land
of
Nephi,
to
preach
unto
our
brethren,
the
Lamanites,
and
they
a
laughed
us
to
scorn?
24 For
they
said
unto
us:
Do
ye
suppose
that
ye
can
bring
the
Lamanites
to
the
knowledge
of
the
truth?
Do
ye
suppose
that
ye
can
convince
the
Lamanites
of
the
a
incorrectness
of
the
b
traditions
of
their
fathers,
as
c
stiffnecked
a
people
as
they
are;
whose
hearts
delight
in
the
d
shedding
of
blood;
whose
days
have
been
spent
in
the
grossest
iniquity;
whose
ways
have
been
the
ways
of
a
transgressor
from
the
beginning?
Now
my
brethren,
ye
remember
that
this
was
their
language.
25 And
moreover
they
did
say:
Let
us
take
up
arms
against
them,
that
we
destroy
them
and
their
iniquity
out
of
the
land,
lest
they
overrun
us
and
destroy
us.
26 But
behold,
my
beloved
brethren,
we
came
into
the
wilderness
not
with
the
intent
to
destroy
our
brethren,
but
with
the
intent
that
perhaps
we
might
save
some
few
of
their
souls.
27 Now
when
our
hearts
were
depressed,
and
we
were
about
to
a
turn
back,
behold,
the
Lord
b
comforted
us,
and
said:
Go
amongst
thy
brethren,
the
Lamanites,
and
bear
with
c
patience
thine
d
afflictions,
and
I
will
give
unto
you
success.
28 And
now
behold,
we
have
come,
and
been
forth
amongst
them;
and
we
have
been
patient
in
our
sufferings,
and
we
have
suffered
every
privation;
yea,
we
have
traveled
from
house
to
house,
relying
upon
the
mercies
of
the
world—not
upon
the
mercies
of
the
world
alone
but
upon
the
mercies
of
God.
29 And
we
have
entered
into
their
houses
and
taught
them,
and
we
have
taught
them
in
their
streets;
yea,
and
we
have
taught
them
upon
their
hills;
and
we
have
also
entered
into
their
temples
and
their
a
synagogues
and
taught
them;
and
we
have
been
cast
out,
and
mocked,
and
spit
upon,
and
smote
upon
our
cheeks;
and
we
have
been
b
stoned,
and
taken
and
bound
with
c
strong
cords,
and
cast
into
prison;
and
through
the
power
and
wisdom
of
God
we
have
been
delivered
again.
30 And
we
have
suffered
all
manner
of
afflictions,
and
all
this,
that
perhaps
we
might
be
the
means
of
saving
some
soul;
and
we
supposed
that
our
a
joy
would
be
full
if
perhaps
we
could
be
the
means
of
saving
some.
31 Now
behold,
we
can
look
forth
and
see
the
a
fruits
of
our
labors;
and
are
they
few?
I
say
unto
you,
Nay,
they
are
b
many;
yea,
and
we
can
witness
of
their
sincerity,
because
of
their
love
towards
their
brethren
and
also
towards
us.
32 For
behold,
they
had
rather
a
sacrifice
their
lives
than
even
to
take
the
life
of
their
enemy;
and
they
have
b
buried
their
weapons
of
war
deep
in
the
earth,
because
of
their
love
towards
their
brethren.
33 And
now
behold
I
say
unto
you,
has
there
been
so
great
love
in
all
the
land?
Behold,
I
say
unto
you,
Nay,
there
has
not,
even
among
the
Nephites.
34 For
behold,
they
would
take
up
arms
against
their
brethren;
they
would
not
suffer
themselves
to
be
slain.
But
behold
how
a
many
of
these
have
laid
down
their
lives;
and
we
know
that
they
have
gone
to
their
God,
because
of
their
love
and
of
their
hatred
to
sin.
35 Now
have
we
not
reason
to
rejoice?
Yea,
I
say
unto
you,
there
never
were
men
that
had
so
great
reason
to
rejoice
as
we,
since
the
world
began;
yea,
and
my
joy
is
carried
away,
even
unto
boasting
in
my
God;
for
he
has
all
a
power,
b
all
wisdom,
and
all
understanding;
he
comprehendeth
all
things,
and
he
is
a
c
merciful
Being,
even
unto
salvation,
to
those
who
will
repent
and
believe
on
his
name.
36 Now
if
this
is
a
boasting,
even
so
will
I
boast;
for
this
is
my
life
and
my
light,
my
joy
and
my
salvation,
and
my
redemption
from
everlasting
wo.
Yea,
blessed
is
the
name
of
my
God,
who
has
been
mindful
of
this
people,
who
are
a
b
branch
of
the
tree
of
Israel,
and
has
been
c
lost
from
its
body
in
a
strange
land;
yea,
I
say,
blessed
be
the
name
of
my
God,
who
has
been
mindful
of
us,
d
wanderers
in
a
strange
land.
37 Now
my
brethren,
we
see
that
God
is
a
mindful
of
every
b
people,
whatsoever
land
they
may
be
in;
yea,
he
numbereth
his
people,
and
his
bowels
of
mercy
are
over
all
the
earth.
Now
this
is
my
joy,
and
my
great
thanksgiving;
yea,
and
I
will
give
thanks
unto
my
God
forever.
Amen.
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