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Joseph in Egypt saw the Nephites in vision—He prophesied of Joseph Smith, the latter-day seer; of Moses, who would deliver Israel; and of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. About 588–570 B.C.
And
now
I
speak
unto
you,
Joseph,
my
a
last-born.
Thou
wast
born
in
the
wilderness
of
mine
afflictions;
yea,
in
the
days
of
my
greatest
sorrow
did
thy
mother
bear
thee.
2 And
may
the
Lord
consecrate
also
unto
thee
this
a
land,
which
is
a
most
precious
land,
for
thine
inheritance
and
the
inheritance
of
thy
seed
with
thy
brethren,
for
thy
security
forever,
if
it
so
be
that
ye
shall
keep
the
commandments
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
3 And
now,
Joseph,
my
last-born,
whom
I
have
brought
out
of
the
wilderness
of
mine
afflictions,
may
the
Lord
bless
thee
forever,
for
thy
a
seed
shall
not
utterly
be
b
destroyed.
4 For
behold,
thou
art
the
fruit
of
my
loins;
and
I
am
a
descendant
of
a
Joseph
who
was
carried
b
captive
into
Egypt.
And
great
were
the
c
covenants
of
the
Lord
which
he
made
unto
Joseph.
5 Wherefore,
Joseph
truly
a
saw
our
day.
And
he
obtained
a
b
promise
of
the
Lord,
that
out
of
the
fruit
of
his
loins
the
Lord
God
would
raise
up
a
c
righteous
d
branch
unto
the
house
of
Israel;
not
the
Messiah,
but
a
branch
which
was
to
be
broken
off,
nevertheless,
to
be
remembered
in
the
covenants
of
the
Lord
that
the
Messiah
should
be
made
e
manifest
unto
them
in
the
latter
days,
in
the
spirit
of
power,
unto
the
bringing
of
them
out
of
f
darkness
unto
light—yea,
out
of
hidden
darkness
and
out
of
captivity
unto
freedom.
6 For
Joseph
truly
testified,
saying:
A
a
seer
shall
the
Lord
my
God
raise
up,
who
shall
be
a
choice
seer
unto
the
fruit
of
my
b
loins.
7 Yea,
Joseph
truly
said:
Thus
saith
the
Lord
unto
me:
A
choice
a
seer
will
I
b
raise
up
out
of
the
fruit
of
thy
loins;
and
he
shall
be
esteemed
highly
among
the
fruit
of
thy
loins.
And
unto
him
will
I
give
commandment
that
he
shall
do
a
work
for
the
fruit
of
thy
loins,
his
brethren,
which
shall
be
of
great
worth
unto
them,
even
to
the
bringing
of
them
to
the
c
knowledge
of
the
covenants
which
I
have
made
with
thy
fathers.
8 And
I
will
give
unto
him
a
commandment
that
he
shall
do
a
none
other
work,
save
the
work
which
I
shall
command
him.
And
I
will
make
him
great
in
mine
eyes;
for
he
shall
do
my
work.
9 And
he
shall
be
great
like
unto
a
Moses,
whom
I
have
said
I
would
raise
up
unto
you,
to
b
deliver
my
c
people,
O
house
of
Israel.
10 And
a
Moses
will
I
raise
up,
to
deliver
thy
people
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
11 But
a
a
seer
will
I
raise
up
out
of
the
fruit
of
thy
loins;
and
unto
him
will
I
give
b
power
to
c
bring
forth
my
word
unto
the
seed
of
thy
loins—and
not
to
the
bringing
forth
my
word
only,
saith
the
Lord,
but
to
the
convincing
them
of
my
word,
which
shall
have
already
gone
forth
among
them.
12 Wherefore,
the
fruit
of
thy
loins
shall
a
write;
and
the
fruit
of
the
loins
of
b
Judah
shall
c
write;
and
that
which
shall
be
written
by
the
fruit
of
thy
loins,
and
also
that
which
shall
be
written
by
the
fruit
of
the
loins
of
Judah,
shall
grow
together,
unto
the
d
confounding
of
e
false
doctrines
and
laying
down
of
contentions,
and
establishing
f
peace
among
the
fruit
of
thy
loins,
and
g
bringing
them
to
the
h
knowledge
of
their
fathers
in
the
latter
days,
and
also
to
the
knowledge
of
my
covenants,
saith
the
Lord.
13 And
out
of
weakness
he
shall
be
made
strong,
in
that
day
when
my
work
shall
commence
among
all
my
people,
unto
the
restoring
thee,
O
house
of
Israel,
saith
the
Lord.
14 And
thus
prophesied
Joseph,
saying:
Behold,
that
seer
will
the
Lord
bless;
and
they
that
seek
to
destroy
him
shall
be
confounded;
for
this
promise,
which
I
have
obtained
of
the
Lord,
of
the
fruit
of
my
loins,
shall
be
fulfilled.
Behold,
I
am
sure
of
the
fulfilling
of
this
promise;
15 And
his
a
name
shall
be
called
after
me;
and
it
shall
be
after
the
b
name
of
his
father.
And
he
shall
be
c
like
unto
me;
for
the
thing,
which
the
Lord
shall
bring
forth
by
his
hand,
by
the
power
of
the
Lord
shall
bring
d
my
people
unto
e
salvation.
16 Yea,
thus
prophesied
Joseph:
I
am
sure
of
this
thing,
even
as
I
am
sure
of
the
promise
of
Moses;
for
the
Lord
hath
said
unto
me,
I
will
a
preserve
thy
seed
forever.
17 And
the
Lord
hath
said:
I
will
raise
up
a
Moses;
and
I
will
give
power
unto
him
in
a
rod;
and
I
will
give
judgment
unto
him
in
writing.
Yet
I
will
not
loose
his
tongue,
that
he
shall
speak
much,
for
I
will
not
make
him
mighty
in
speaking.
But
I
will
a
write
unto
him
my
law,
by
the
finger
of
mine
own
hand;
and
I
will
make
a
b
spokesman
for
him.
18 And
the
Lord
said
unto
me
also:
I
will
raise
up
unto
the
fruit
of
thy
loins;
and
I
will
make
for
him
a
spokesman.
And
I,
behold,
I
will
give
unto
him
that
he
shall
write
the
writing
of
the
fruit
of
thy
loins,
unto
the
fruit
of
thy
loins;
and
the
spokesman
of
thy
loins
shall
declare
it.
19 And
the
words
which
he
shall
write
shall
be
the
words
which
are
expedient
in
my
wisdom
should
go
forth
unto
the
a
fruit
of
thy
loins.
And
it
shall
be
as
if
the
fruit
of
thy
loins
had
cried
unto
them
b
from
the
dust;
for
I
know
their
faith.
20 And
they
shall
a
cry
from
the
b
dust;
yea,
even
repentance
unto
their
brethren,
even
after
many
generations
have
gone
by
them.
And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
their
cry
shall
go,
even
according
to
the
simpleness
of
their
words.
21 Because
of
their
faith
their
a
words
shall
proceed
forth
out
of
my
mouth
unto
their
brethren
who
are
the
fruit
of
thy
loins;
and
the
weakness
of
their
words
will
I
make
strong
in
their
faith,
unto
the
remembering
of
my
covenant
which
I
made
unto
thy
fathers.
22 And
now,
behold,
my
son
Joseph,
after
this
manner
did
my
father
of
old
a
prophesy.
23 Wherefore,
because
of
this
covenant
thou
art
a
blessed;
for
thy
seed
shall
not
be
destroyed,
for
they
shall
b
hearken
unto
the
words
of
the
book.
24 And
there
shall
rise
up
a
one
mighty
among
them,
who
shall
do
much
good,
both
in
word
and
in
deed,
being
an
instrument
in
the
hands
of
God,
with
exceeding
faith,
to
work
mighty
wonders,
and
do
that
thing
which
is
great
in
the
sight
of
God,
unto
the
bringing
to
pass
much
b
restoration
unto
the
house
of
Israel,
and
unto
the
seed
of
thy
brethren.
25 And
now,
blessed
art
thou,
Joseph.
Behold,
thou
art
little;
wherefore
hearken
unto
the
words
of
thy
brother,
Nephi,
and
it
shall
be
done
unto
thee
even
according
to
the
words
which
I
have
spoken.
Remember
the
words
of
thy
dying
father.
Amen.
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