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Both the Nephites and the Lamanites are depraved and degenerate—They torture and murder each other—Mormon prays that grace and goodness may rest upon Moroni forever. About A.D. 401.
My
beloved
son,
I
write
unto
you
again
that
ye
may
know
that
I
am
yet
alive;
but
I
write
somewhat
of
that
which
is
grievous.
2 For
behold,
I
have
had
a
sore
battle
with
the
Lamanites,
in
which
we
did
not
conquer;
and
Archeantus
has
fallen
by
the
sword,
and
also
Luram
and
Emron;
yea,
and
we
have
lost
a
great
number
of
our
choice
men.
3 And
now
behold,
my
son,
I
fear
lest
the
Lamanites
shall
destroy
this
people;
for
they
do
not
repent,
and
Satan
stirreth
them
up
continually
to
a
anger
one
with
another.
4 Behold,
I
am
laboring
with
them
continually;
and
when
I
speak
the
word
of
God
with
a
sharpness
they
tremble
and
anger
against
me;
and
when
I
use
no
sharpness
they
b
harden
their
hearts
against
it;
wherefore,
I
fear
lest
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
hath
ceased
c
striving
with
them.
5 For
so
exceedingly
do
they
anger
that
it
seemeth
me
that
they
have
no
fear
of
death;
and
they
have
lost
their
love,
one
towards
another;
and
they
a
thirst
after
blood
and
revenge
continually.
6 And
now,
my
beloved
son,
notwithstanding
their
hardness,
let
us
labor
a
diligently;
for
if
we
should
cease
to
b
labor,
we
should
be
brought
under
condemnation;
for
we
have
a
labor
to
perform
whilst
in
this
tabernacle
of
clay,
that
we
may
conquer
the
enemy
of
all
righteousness,
and
rest
our
souls
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
7 And
now
I
write
somewhat
concerning
the
sufferings
of
this
people.
For
according
to
the
knowledge
which
I
have
received
from
Amoron,
behold,
the
Lamanites
have
many
prisoners,
which
they
took
from
the
tower
of
Sherrizah;
and
there
were
men,
women,
and
children.
8 And
the
husbands
and
fathers
of
those
women
and
children
they
have
slain;
and
they
feed
the
women
upon
the
a
flesh
of
their
husbands,
and
the
children
upon
the
flesh
of
their
fathers;
and
no
water,
save
a
little,
do
they
give
unto
them.
9 And
notwithstanding
this
great
a
abomination
of
the
Lamanites,
it
doth
not
exceed
that
of
our
people
in
Moriantum.
For
behold,
many
of
the
daughters
of
the
Lamanites
have
they
taken
prisoners;
and
after
b
depriving
them
of
that
which
was
most
dear
and
precious
above
all
things,
which
is
c
chastity
and
d
virtue—
10 And
after
they
had
done
this
thing,
they
did
murder
them
in
a
most
a
cruel
manner,
torturing
their
bodies
even
unto
death;
and
after
they
have
done
this,
they
devour
their
flesh
like
unto
wild
beasts,
because
of
the
hardness
of
their
hearts;
and
they
do
it
for
a
token
of
bravery.
11 O
my
beloved
son,
how
can
a
people
like
this,
that
are
without
civilization—
12 (And
only
a
few
years
have
passed
away,
and
they
were
a
civil
and
a
delightsome
people)
13 But
O
my
son,
how
can
a
people
like
this,
whose
a
delight
is
in
so
much
abomination—
14 How
can
we
expect
that
God
will
a
stay
his
hand
in
judgment
against
us?
15 Behold,
my
heart
cries:
Wo
unto
this
people.
Come
out
in
judgment,
O
God,
and
hide
their
sins,
and
wickedness,
and
abominations
from
before
thy
face!
16 And
again,
my
son,
there
are
many
a
widows
and
their
daughters
who
remain
in
Sherrizah;
and
that
part
of
the
provisions
which
the
Lamanites
did
not
carry
away,
behold,
the
army
of
Zenephi
has
carried
away,
and
left
them
to
wander
whithersoever
they
can
for
food;
and
many
old
women
do
faint
by
the
way
and
die.
17 And
the
army
which
is
with
me
is
weak;
and
the
armies
of
the
Lamanites
are
betwixt
Sherrizah
and
me;
and
as
many
as
have
fled
to
the
army
of
a
Aaron
have
fallen
victims
to
their
awful
brutality.
18 O
the
depravity
of
my
people!
They
are
without
a
order
and
without
mercy.
Behold,
I
am
but
a
man,
and
I
have
but
the
b
strength
of
a
man,
and
I
cannot
any
longer
enforce
my
commands.
19 And
they
have
become
strong
in
their
perversion;
and
they
are
alike
brutal,
sparing
none,
neither
old
nor
young;
and
they
delight
in
everything
save
that
which
is
good;
and
the
suffering
of
our
women
and
our
children
upon
all
the
face
of
this
land
doth
exceed
everything;
yea,
tongue
cannot
tell,
neither
can
it
be
written.
20 And
now,
my
son,
I
dwell
no
longer
upon
this
horrible
scene.
Behold,
thou
knowest
the
wickedness
of
this
people;
thou
knowest
that
they
are
without
principle,
and
past
feeling;
and
their
wickedness
doth
a
exceed
that
of
the
Lamanites.
21 Behold,
my
son,
I
cannot
recommend
them
unto
God
lest
he
should
smite
me.
22 But
behold,
my
son,
I
recommend
thee
unto
God,
and
I
trust
in
Christ
that
thou
wilt
be
saved;
and
I
a
pray
unto
God
that
he
will
b
spare
thy
life,
to
witness
the
return
of
his
people
unto
him,
or
their
utter
destruction;
for
I
know
that
they
must
perish
except
they
c
repent
and
return
unto
him.
23 And
if
they
perish
it
will
be
like
unto
the
a
Jaredites,
because
of
the
wilfulness
of
their
hearts,
b
seeking
for
blood
and
c
revenge.
24 And
if
it
so
be
that
they
perish,
we
know
that
many
of
our
brethren
have
a
deserted
over
unto
the
Lamanites,
and
many
more
will
also
desert
over
unto
them;
wherefore,
write
somewhat
a
few
things,
if
thou
art
spared
and
I
shall
perish
and
not
see
thee;
but
I
trust
that
I
may
see
thee
soon;
for
I
have
sacred
records
that
I
would
b
deliver
up
unto
thee.
25 My
son,
be
faithful
in
Christ;
and
may
not
the
things
which
I
have
written
grieve
thee,
to
weigh
thee
down
unto
a
death;
but
may
Christ
lift
thee
up,
and
may
his
sufferings
and
death,
and
the
showing
his
body
unto
our
fathers,
and
his
mercy
and
b
long-suffering,
and
the
hope
of
his
glory
and
of
eternal
life,
rest
in
your
c
mind
forever.
26 And
may
the
grace
of
God
the
Father,
whose
throne
is
high
in
the
heavens,
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
sitteth
on
the
a
right
hand
of
his
power,
until
all
things
shall
become
subject
unto
him,
be,
and
abide
with
you
forever.
Amen.
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