Exact Word Count I suppose that the first part of this record, which speaks concerning the creation of the world, and also of Adam, and an account from that time even to the great tower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the Jews-- Ether, and he wass=hlblue>as a descendant of Coriantor. the son of Moron. the son of Ethem. the son of Ahah. the son of Seth. the son of Shiblon. the son of Com. the son of Coriantum. the son of Amnigaddah. the son of Aaron. a descendant of Heth, who wass=hlblue>as the son of Hearthom. the son of Lib. the son of Kish. the son of Corom. the son of Levi. the son of Kim. the son of Morianton. a descendant of Riplakish. the son of Shez. the son of Heth. the son of Com. the son of Coriantum. the son of Emer. the son of Omer. the son of Shule. the son of Kib. the son of Orihah, who wass=hlblue>as the son of Jared; northward, (and the name of the valley wass=hlblue>as Nimrod, being called after the mighty hunter) with their flocks which they had gathered together, male and female, of every kind. upon the face of the land, seeds of every kind. in a cloud, and the brother of Jared saw him not. he stood in a cloud, and gave directions whither they should travel. choice above all other lands, which the Lord God had preserved for a righteous people. the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done. they came to the sea they pitched their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years. tight like unto a dish; and the sides thereof were tight like unto a dish; and the ends thereof were peaked; and the top thereof wass=hlblue>as tight like unto a dish; and the length thereof wass=hlblue>as the length of a tree; and the door thereof, when it wass=hlblue>as shut, wass=hlblue>as tight like unto a dish. thou hast directed me. the Lord had commanded. thou hast commanded me; and I have prepared the vessels for my people, and behold there is no light in them. Behold, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that we shall cross this great water in darkness? a whale in the midst of the sea; for the mountain waves shall dash upon you. Nevertheless, I will bring you up again out of the depths of the sea; for the winds have gone forth out of my mouth, and also the rains and the floods have I sent forth. eight) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even ass=hlgree>as transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying: taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared, and he saw the finger of the Lord; and it wass=hlblue>as ass=hlgree>as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood; and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord, for he wass=hlblue>as struck with fear. man come before me with such exceeding faith ass=hlgree>as thou hast; for were it not so ye could not have seen my finger. Sawest thou more than this? prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name; and they shall become my sons and my daughters. man believed in me ass=hlgree>as thou hast. Seest thou that ye are created after mine own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning after mine own image. I appear unto thee to be in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh. I, Moroni, said I could not make a full account of these things which are written, therefore it sufficeth me to say that Jesus showed himself unto this man in the spirit, even after the manner and in the likeness of the same body even ass=hlgree>as he showed himself unto the Nephites. he ministered unto the Nephites; and all this, that this man might know that he wass=hlblue>as God, because of the many great works which the Lord had showed unto him. the finger of the Lord; and he had faith no longer, for he knew, nothing doubting. the brother of Jared did, that they may become sanctified in me, then will I manifest unto them the things which the brother of Jared saw, even to the unfolding unto them all my revelations, saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of the heavens and of the earth, and all things that in them are. by fire. commenced upon all the face of the land. sist to bring forth this work; a testimony against the world at the last day. no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters. above the water or under the water. grievous unto them. And the brother of Jared said unto them: Surely this thing leadeth into captivity. Pagag. And it came to pass that he refused and would not be their king. And the people would that his father should constrain him, but his father would not; and he commanded them that they should constrain no man to be their king. anointed to be king over the people. thirty and two years old he rebelled against his father, and went over and dwelt in the land of Nehor; and he begat sons and daughters, and they became exceedingly fair; wherefore Corihor drew away many people after him. near the land which is called Desolation by the Nephites. yet in captivity. angry with his brother; and Shule waxed strong, and became mighty ass=hlgree>as to the strength of a man; and he wass=hlblue>as also mighty in judgment. one whose name wass=hlblue>as Noah. he wass=hlblue>as about to put him to death, the sons of Shule crept into the house of Noah by night and slew him, and broke down the door of the prison and brought out their father, and placed him upon his throne in his own kingdom. divided; and there were two kingdoms, the kingdom of Shule, and the kingdom of Cohor, the son of Noah. called Nimrod; and Nimrod gave up the kingdom of Cohor unto Shule, and he did gain favor in the eyes of Shule; wherefore Shule did bestow great favors upon him, and he did do in the kingdom of Shule according to his desires. bringing a curse upon the land, and they should be destroyed if they did not repent. in captivity the half of his days. And it came to pass that he begat sons and daughters, among whom were Esrom and Coriantumr; exceedingly fair. And it came to pass that she did talk with her father, and said unto him: Whereby hath my father so much sorrow? Hath he not read the record which our fathers brought across the great deep? Behold, is there not an account concerning them of old, that they by their secret plans did obtain kingdoms and great glory? a friend to Akish; wherefore, when Jared had sent for Akish, the daughter of Jared danced before him that she pleased him, insomuch that he desired her to wife. And it came to pass that he said unto Jared: Give her unto me to wife. sistance which Akish desired should lose his head; and whoso should divulge whatsoever thing Akish made known unto them, the same should lose his life. a murderer from the beginning. sought power to gain power, and to murder, and to plunder, and to lie, and to commit all manner of wickedness and whoredoms. the daughter of Jared who put it into his heart to search up these things of old; and Jared put it into the heart of Akish; wherefore, Akish administered it unto his kindred and friends, leading them away by fair promises to do whatsoever thing he desired. they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God; merciful unto Omer, and also to his sons and to his daughters who did not seek his destruction. called Ablom, by the seashore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family. anointed king over the people, by the hand of wickedness; and he gave unto Akish his daughter to wife. he sat upon his throne, giving audience to his people. murdered upon his throne, and Akish reigned in his stead. Nimrah) wass=hlblue>as angry with his father because of that which his father had done unto his brother. Akish wass=hlblue>as desirous for power; wherefore, the sons of Akish did offer them money, by which means they drew away the more part of the people after them. restored again to the land of his inheritance. ses, and there were elephants and cureloms and cumoms; all of which were useful unto man, and more especially the elephants and cureloms and cumoms. choice above all other lands; and he commanded that whoso should possess the land should possess it unto the Lord, or they should be destroyed when they were ripened in iniquity; for upon such, saith the Lord: I will pour out the fulness of my wrath. good unto his people in all his days. And it came to pass that he had no children even until he wass=hlblue>as exceedingly old. an hundred and forty and two years old. no rain upon the face of the earth. called by the Nephites Zarahemla. a descendant of Heth-- for Heth had perished by the famine, and all his household save it were Shez-- wherefore, Shez began to build up again a broken people. Shez, did rebel against him; nevertheless, Shez wass=hlblue>as smitten by the hand of a robber, because of his exceeding riches, which brought peace again unto his father. right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men's shoulders which wass=hlblue>as grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings. not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death. killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land. cut off from the presence of the Lord. not favored of the Lord. right in the sight of the Lord; and the people did prosper in the land; and he did live to a good old age, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Corom, whom he anointed king in his stead. good in the sight of the Lord all his days; and he begat many sons and daughters; and after he had seen many days he did pass away, even like unto the rest of the earth; and Kish reigned in his stead. good in the sight of the Lord. And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land wass=hlblue>as covered with animals of the forest. And Lib also himself became a great hunter. covered with inhabitants. choice above all lands, for the Lord had spoken it. taken away from him. And he served many years in captivity, yea, even all the remainder of his days. blessed in all the remainder of his days. great calamity in all the land, for they had testified that a great curse should come upon the land, and also upon the people, and that there should be a great destruction among them, such an one ass=hlgree>as never had been upon the face of the earth, and their bones should become ass=hlgree>as heaps of earth upon the face of the land except they should repent of their wickedness. a great destruction, such an one ass=hlgree>as never had been known upon the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom. they did the Lord did have mercy on them. slain, and Seth wass=hlblue>as brought into captivity, and did dwell in captivity all his days. wicked in his days. wicked before the Lord. built up to get power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years. a descendant of the brother of Jared. king over all the land. a prophet of the Lord; wherefore Ether came forth in the days of Coriantumr, and began to prophesy unto the people, for he could not be restrained because of the Spirit of the Lord which wass=hlblue>as in him. by faith that Christ showed himself unto our fathers, after he had risen from the dead; and he showed not himself unto them until after they had faith in him; wherefore, it must needs be that some had faith in him, for he showed himself not unto the world. shown himself unto the world, and glorified the name of the Father, and prepared a way that thereby others might be partakers of the heavenly gift, that they might hope for those things which they have not seen. by faith that they of old were called after the holy order of God. the law of Moses given. But in the gift of his Son hath God prepared a more excellent way; and it is by faith that it hath been fulfilled. the faith of Alma and Amulek that caused the prison to tumble to the earth. the faith of Nephi and Lehi that wrought the change upon the Lamanites, that they were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost. the faith of Ammon and his brethren which wrought so great a miracle among the Lamanites. by faith that the three disciples obtained a promise that they should not taste of death; and they obtained not the promise until after their faith. so exceedingly strong, even before Christ came, who could not be kept from within the veil, but truly saw with their eyes the things which they had beheld with an eye of faith, and they were glad. the brother of Jared; for so great wass=hlblue>as his faith in God, that when God put forth his finger he could not hide it from the sight of the brother of Jared, because of his word which he had spoken unto him, which word he had obtained by faith. thou art, unto the overpowering of man to read them. comforted, and said: O Lord, thy righteous will be done, for I know that thou workest unto the children of men according to their faith; removed. And if he had not had faith it would not have moved; wherefore thou workest after men have faith. a man telleth another in mine own language, concerning these things; the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord. been a type. Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even ass=hlgree>as he wass=hlblue>as merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not. about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him ass=hlgree>as naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people. he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night. cast out from among the people there began to be a great war among the people, for there were many who rose up, who were mighty men, and sought to destroy Coriantumr by their secret plans of wickedness, of which hath been spoken. exceedingly angry with Shared, and he went against him with his armies to battle; and they did meet in great anger, and they did meet in the valley of Gilgal; and the battle became exceedingly sore. none to restrain them. the curse upon the land. his own, with his hands, and would not borrow neither would he lend; and every man kept the hilt of his sword in his right hand, in the defence of his property and his own life and of his wives and children. they were drunken. Gilead, also received great strength to his army, because of secret combinations. he sat upon his throne. Lib; and Lib wass=hlblue>as a man of great stature, more than any other man among all the people. wounded; nevertheless, the army of Coriantumr did press forward upon Lib, that he fled to the borders upon the seashore. he fled before Lib in that quarter of the land whither he fled. called Shiz. And it came to pass that Shiz pursued after Coriantumr, and he did overthrow many cities, and he did slay both women and children, and he did burn the cities. covered with the bodies of the dead. the war that there wass=hlblue>as none left to bury the dead, but they did march forth from the shedding of blood to the shedding of blood, leaving the bodies of both men, women, and children strewed upon the face of the land, to become a prey to the worms of the flesh. the destruction among the armies of Shiz that the people began to be frightened, and began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr; and they fled to the land of Corihor, and swept off the inhabitants before them, all them that would not join them. near the hill Comnor; wherefore, Coriantumr did gather his armies together upon the hill Comnor, and did sound a trumpet unto the armies of Shiz to invite them forth to battle. carried away ass=hlgree>as though he were dead. so great that Shiz commanded his people that they should not pursue the armies of Coriantumr; wherefore, they returned to their camp. about to fall he fled again before the people of Shiz. wounded again, and he fainted with the loss of blood. called Ogath. that same hill where my father Mormon did hide up the records unto the Lord, which were sacred. Ether. possible that they could receive. night they were weary, and retired to their camps; and after they had retired to their camps they took up a howling and a lamentation for the loss of the slain of their people; and so great were their cries, their howlings and lamentations, that they did rend the air exceedingly. that day; nevertheless, they conquered not, and when the night came again they did rend the air with their cries, and their howlings, and their mournings, for the loss of the slain of their people. a man who is drunken with wine; and they slept again upon their swords. to the strength of men. if he had no life. |