Exact Word Count he wass=hlblue>as about to do this, behold, he wass=hlblue>as taken, and wass=hlblue>as tried according to the voice of the people, and condemned unto death; for he had raised up in rebellion and sought to destroy the liberty of the people. condemned unto death, therefore they were angry, and behold, they sent forth one Kishkumen, even to the judgment-seat of Pahoran, and murdered Pahoran ass=hlgree>as he sat upon the judgment-seat. not known among the people of Nephi, for he wass=hlblue>as in disguise at the time that he murdered Pahoran. And Kishkumen and his band, who had covenanted with him, did mingle themselves among the people, in a manner that they all could not be found; but ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as were found were condemned unto death. they had hitherto done; therefore Moronihah had caused that their strong armies should maintain those parts round about by the borders. he went forth towards the judgment-seat to destroy Helaman, behold one of the servants of Helaman, having been out by night, and having obtained, through disguise, a knowledge of those plans which had been laid by this band to destroy Helaman-- they were going forth unto the judgment-seat, did stab Kishkumen even to the heart, that he fell dead without a groan. And he ran and told Helaman all the things which he had seen, and heard, and done. timber wass=hlblue>as exceedingly scarce in the land northward, they did send forth much by the way of shipping. they did repent they did begin to prosper. ass=hlgree>as great ass=hlgree>as their strength, even man for man. And thus had they fallen into this great transgression; yea, thus had they become weak, because of their transgression, in the space of not many years. their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted. it hass=hlblue>as been said and written of them. if by fire, even insomuch that they durst not lay their hands upon them for fear lest they should be burned. Nevertheless, Nephi and Lehi were not burned; and they were ass=hlgree>as standing in the midst of fire and were not burned. if they were struck dumb with amazement. if they were about to tumble to the earth; but behold, they did not fall. And behold, they that were in the prison were Lamanites and Nephites who were dissenters. if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings. not a voice of thunder, neither wass=hlblue>as it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it wass=hlblue>as a still voice of perfect mildness, ass=hlgree>as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul-- if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse-- if it were about to divide ass=hlblue>asunder. the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven; and they were in the attitude ass=hlgree>as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whom they beheld. if in the midst of a flaming fire, yet it did harm them not, neither did it take hold upon the walls of the prison; and they were filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory. if with fire, and they could speak forth marvelous words. if it were a whisper, saying: if to behold from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and angels came down out of heaven and ministered unto them. many ass=hlgree>as were convinced did lay down their weapons of war, and also their hatred and the tradition of their fathers. murdered by an unknown hand ass=hlgree>as he sat upon the judgment-seat. And it came to pass that in the same year, that his son, who had been appointed by the people in his stead, wass=hlblue>as also murdered. And thus ended the sixty and sixth year. he can get hold upon the hearts of the children of men. he wass=hlblue>as pouring out his soul unto God upon the tower; and they ran and told the people what they had seen, and the people came together in multitudes that they might know the cause of so great mourning for the wickedness of the people. he hass=hlblue>as hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies. testified unto us; for we know that he hass=hlblue>as testified aright unto us concerning our iniquities. And behold they are many, and he knoweth ass=hlgree>as well all things which shall befall us ass=hlgree>as he knoweth of our iniquities; he lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so shall he be lifted up who should come. many ass=hlgree>as should look upon that serpent should live, even so ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as should look upon the Son of God with faith, having a contrite spirit, might live, even unto that life which is eternal. a witness that they are true. they went: Nephi had testified, we were ass=hlblue>astonished insomuch that we fell to the earth; and when we were recovered from our ass=hlblue>astonishment, behold they cast us into prison. for the murder of this man, we know not who hass=hlblue>as done it; and only this much we know, we ran and came according ass=hlgree>as ye desired, and behold he wass=hlblue>as dead, according to the words of Nephi. if he were ass=hlblue>astonished; nevertheless, he shall declare unto you that he is innocent. if death had come upon him. Nephi had said unto them. And behold, the words which he had said were true; for according to the words he did deny; and also according to the words he did confess. he wass=hlblue>as standing in the midst of them. he wass=hlblue>as thus pondering-- being much cast down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites, their secret works of darkness, and their murderings, and their plunderings, and all manner of iniquities-- and it came to pass ass=hlgree>as he wass=hlblue>as thus pondering in his heart, behold, a voice came unto him saying: smitten that it wass=hlblue>as dry, and did not yield forth grain in the season of grain; and the whole earth wass=hlblue>as smitten, even among the Lamanites ass=hlgree>as well ass=hlgree>as among the Nephites, so that they were smitten that they did perish by thousands in the more wicked parts of the land. filled with rejoicing; and they did no more seek to destroy Nephi, but they did esteem him ass=hlgree>as a great prophet, and a man of God, having great power and authority given unto him from God. not a whit behind him ass=hlgree>as to things pertaining to righteousness. there were dissenters that went forth unto them. arrived, that ye do cast out the prophets, and do mock them, and cast stones at them, and do slay them, and do all manner of iniquity unto them, even ass=hlgree>as they did of old time. the Lord liveth, if a prophet come among you and declareth unto you the word of the Lord, which testifieth of your sins and iniquities, ye are angry with him, and cast him out and seek all manner of ways to destroy him; yea, you will say that he is a false prophet, and that he is a sinner, and of the devil, because he testifieth that your deeds are evil. if it wass=hlblue>as day. if it were one day and there were no night; and this shall be unto you for a sign; for ye shall know of the rising of the sun and also of its setting; therefore they shall know of a surety that there shall be two days and a night; nevertheless the night shall not be darkened; and it shall be the night before he is born. ye never have beheld; and this also shall be a sign unto you. dead, both ass=hlgree>as to things temporal and to things spiritual. to things pertaining to righteousness. I said unto you concerning another sign, a sign of his death, behold, in that day that he shall suffer death the sun shall be darkened and refuse to give his light unto you; and also the moon and the stars; and there shall be no light upon the face of this land, even from the time that he shall suffer death, for the space of three days, to the time that he shall rise again from the dead. many of them ass=hlgree>as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them-- many ass=hlgree>as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free. surely ass=hlgree>as the Lord liveth shall these things be, saith the Lord. many ass=hlgree>as believed on his word went forth and sought for Nephi; and when they had come forth and found him they confessed unto him their sins and denied not, desiring that they might be baptized unto the Lord. many ass=hlgree>as there were who did not believe in the words of Samuel were angry with him; and they cast stones at him upon the wall, and also many shot arrows at him ass=hlgree>as he stood upon the wall; but the Spirit of the Lord wass=hlblue>as with him, insomuch that they could not hit him with their stones neither with their arrows. many ass=hlgree>as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins. they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people. a Christ shall come; if so, and he be the Son of God, the Father of heaven and of earth, ass=hlgree>as it hass=hlblue>as been spoken, why will he not show himself unto us ass=hlgree>as well ass=hlgree>as unto them who shall be at Jerusalem? well ass=hlgree>as in the land of Jerusalem? |