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Alma 38
Shiblon was persecuted for righteousness' sake—Salvation is in Christ, who is the life and the light of the world—Bridle all your passions. About 74 B.C.
My
a
son,
give
ear
to
my
words,
for
I
say
unto
you,
even
as
I
said
unto
Helaman,
that
b
b
inasmuch
as
ye
shall
keep
the
commandments
of
God
ye
shall
prosper
in
the
land;
and
c
inasmuch
as
ye
will
not
keep
the
commandments
of
God
ye
shall
be
d
c
cut
off
from
his
e
d
presence.
2 And
now,
my
son,
I
trust
that
I
shall
have
great
joy
in
you,
because
of
your
a
steadiness
and
your
faithfulness
unto
God;
for
as
you
have
commenced
in
your
youth
to
look
to
the
Lord
your
God,
even
so
I
hope
that
you
will
continue
in
keeping
his
commandments;
for
blessed
is
he
that
b
endureth
to
the
end.
3 I
say
unto
you,
my
son,
that
I
have
had
great
joy
in
thee
already,
because
of
thy
faithfulness
and
thy
diligence,
and
thy
patience
and
thy
long-suffering
among
the
people
of
the
a
Zoramites.
4 For
I
know
that
thou
wast
in
bonds;
yea,
and
I
also
know
that
thou
wast
stoned
for
the
word's
sake;
and
thou
didst
bear
all
these
things
with
a
patience
because
the
Lord
was
b
with
thee;
and
now
thou
knowest
that
the
Lord
did
deliver
thee.
5 And
now
my
son,
Shiblon,
I
would
that
ye
should
remember,
that
as
much
as
ye
shall
put
your
a
trust
in
God
even
so
much
ye
shall
be
b
delivered
out
of
your
trials,
and
your
c
troubles,
and
your
afflictions,
and
ye
shall
be
lifted
up
at
the
last
day.
6 Now,
my
son,
I
would
not
that
ye
should
think
that
I
know
these
things
of
myself,
but
it
is
the
Spirit
of
God
which
is
in
me
which
maketh
these
things
known
unto
me;
for
if
I
had
not
been
a
born
of
God
I
should
not
have
known
these
things.
7 But
behold,
the
Lord
in
his
great
mercy
sent
his
a
angel
to
declare
unto
me
that
I
must
stop
the
work
of
b
destruction
among
his
people;
yea,
and
I
have
seen
an
angel
face
to
face,
and
he
spake
with
me,
and
his
voice
was
as
thunder,
and
it
shook
the
whole
earth.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
that
I
was
a
three
days
and
three
nights
in
the
most
bitter
b
pain
and
c
anguish
of
soul;
and
never,
until
I
did
cry
out
unto
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
for
mercy,
did
I
receive
a
d
remission
of
my
sins.
But
behold,
I
did
cry
unto
him
and
I
did
find
peace
to
my
soul.
9 And
now,
my
son,
I
have
told
you
this
that
ye
may
learn
wisdom,
that
ye
may
learn
of
me
that
there
is
a
no
other
way
or
means
whereby
man
can
be
saved,
only
in
and
through
Christ.
Behold,
he
is
the
life
and
the
b
light
of
the
world.
Behold,
he
is
the
word
of
truth
and
c
righteousness.
10 And
now,
as
ye
have
begun
to
teach
the
word
even
so
I
would
that
ye
should
continue
to
teach;
and
I
would
that
ye
would
be
diligent
and
a
temperate
in
all
things.
11 See
that
ye
are
not
lifted
up
unto
pride;
yea,
see
that
ye
do
not
a
boast
in
your
own
wisdom,
nor
of
your
much
strength.
12 Use
a
boldness,
but
not
overbearance;
and
also
see
that
ye
b
bridle
all
your
passions,
that
ye
may
be
filled
with
love;
see
that
ye
refrain
from
idleness.
13 Do
not
a
pray
as
the
Zoramites
do,
for
ye
have
seen
that
they
pray
to
be
heard
of
men,
and
to
be
praised
for
their
wisdom.
14 Do
not
say:
O
God,
I
thank
thee
that
we
are
a
better
than
our
brethren;
but
rather
say:
O
Lord,
forgive
my
b
unworthiness,
and
remember
my
brethren
in
mercy—yea,
acknowledge
your
unworthiness
before
God
at
all
times.
15 And
may
the
Lord
bless
your
soul,
and
receive
you
at
the
last
day
into
his
kingdom,
to
sit
down
in
peace.
Now
go,
my
son,
and
teach
the
word
unto
this
people.
Be
a
sober.
My
son,
farewell.
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