MosiahChapter1
And now there was no more contention in all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who belonged to king Benjamin, so that king Benjamin had continual peace all the remainder of his days.
And it came to pass that he had three sons; and he called their names Mosiah, and Helorum, and Helaman. And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord.
And he also taught them concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, saying: My sons, I would that ye should remember that were it not for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we must have suffered in ignorance, even at this present time, not knowing the mysteries of God.
For it were not possible that our father, Lehi, could have remembered all these things, to have taught them to his children, except it were for the help of these plates; for he having been taught in the language of the Egyptians therefore he could read these engravings, and teach them to his children, that thereby they could teach them to their children, and so fulfilling the commandments of God, even down to this present time.
I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.
O my sons, I would that ye should remember that these sayings are true, and also that these records are true. And behold, also the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now, and they are true; and we can know of their surety because we have them before our eyes.
And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in the land according to the promises which the Lord made unto our fathers.
And many more things did king Benjamin teach his sons, which are not written in this book.
And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made an end of teaching his sons, that he waxed old, and he saw that he must very soon go the way of all the earth; therefore, he thought it expedient that he should confer the kingdom upon one of his sons.
Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him; and these are the words which he spake unto him, saying: My son, I would that ye should make a proclamation throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered together; for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people out of mine own mouth that thou art a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God hath given us.
And moreover, I shall give this people a name, that thereby they may be distinguished above all the people which the Lord God hath brought out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I do because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.
And I give unto them a name that never shall be blotted out, except it be through transgression.
Yea, and moreover I say unto you, that if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression, and become a wicked and an adulterous people, that the Lord will deliver them up, that thereby they become weak like unto their brethren; and he will no more preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power, as he has hitherto preserved our fathers.
For I say unto you, that if he had not extended his arm in the preservation of our fathers they must have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites, and become victims to their hatred.
And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made an end of these sayings to his son, that he gave him charge concerning all the affairs of the kingdom.
And moreover, he also gave him charge concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass; and also the plates of Nephi; and also, the sword of Laban, and the ball or director, which led our fathers through the wilderness, which was prepared by the hand of the Lord that thereby they might be led, every one according to the heed and diligence which they gave unto him.
Therefore, as they were unfaithful they did not prosper nor progress in their journey, but were driven back, and incurred the displeasure of God upon them; and therefore they were smitten with famine and sore afflictions, to stir them up in remembrance of their duty.
And now, it came to pass that Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him, and proclaimed unto all the people who were in the land of Zarahemla that thereby they might gather themselves together, to go up to the temple to hear the words which his father should speak unto them.
There was no more contention in all the land of Zarahemla among the people who belonged to King Benjamin, so he had constant peace for the rest of his days. He had three sons, and he named them Mosiah, Helorum, and Helaman. He had them taught in the language of his fathers, so that they would become men of understanding and would know the prophecies spoken by their fathers, which had been delivered to them by the hand of the Lord.
He also taught them about the records engraved on the brass plates. He said: "My sons, I want you to remember that if it weren't for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we would still be suffering in ignorance today, not knowing God's mysteries. Without the help of these plates, our father Lehi couldn't have remembered all these things to teach them to his children. He had been taught the language of the Egyptians, so he could read these engravings and teach them to his children, and they could teach them to their children. That is how the commandments of God have been kept right down to our own time.
"I tell you, my sons, if it weren't for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God so that we could read and understand his mysteries and always have his commandments in front of us, even our fathers would have faded away in unbelief. We would have been like our brothers the Lamanites, who know nothing about these things, or who don't even believe them when they are taught, because of the traditions of their fathers, which aren't correct.
"My sons, remember that these sayings are true, and so are these records. The same is true of the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now. We can be certain of them because we have them right in front of us. And now, remember to search them diligently, so that you will profit from them. And I want you to keep the commandments of God, so that you will prosper in the land, according to the promises the Lord made to our fathers."
King Benjamin taught his sons many more things that aren't written in this book. After he had finished teaching his sons, he grew old and saw that he would soon go the way of all the earth. So he thought it best to pass the kingdom on to one of his sons.
He had Mosiah brought before him, and these are the words he spoke to him: "My son, I want you to make a proclamation throughout this land, among all this people, both the people of Zarahemla and the people of Mosiah who live in the land, so that they can gather together, because tomorrow I will proclaim to them with my own mouth that you are a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God has given us.
"And more than that, I will give this people a name, so that they will stand apart from all the people the Lord God has brought out of the land of Jerusalem. I am doing this because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord. And I give them a name that will never be blotted out, except through transgression.
"And I say to you further: if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression and become a wicked and adulterous people, the Lord will deliver them up, so that they become weak like their brothers. He will no longer preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power, as he has preserved our fathers until now. For I say to you: if he had not extended his arm to preserve our fathers, they would have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites and become victims of their hatred."
After King Benjamin had finished saying this to his son, he put him in charge of all the affairs of the kingdom. He also put him in charge of the records engraved on the brass plates, the plates of Nephi, the sword of Laban, and the ball, or director, that had led our fathers through the wilderness. It was prepared by the hand of the Lord so that they would be led, each one according to the attention and diligence they gave him. So when they were unfaithful, they didn't prosper or make progress on their journey. Instead, they were driven back and brought God's displeasure on themselves, and they were struck with famine and terrible suffering, to keep reminding them of their duty.
So Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him. He made a proclamation to all the people in the land of Zarahemla, so that they would gather together and go up to the temple to hear what his father would say to them.
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And now there was no more contention in all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who belonged to king Benjamin, so that king Benjamin had continual peace all the remainder of his days.
There was no more contention in all the land of Zarahemla among the people who belonged to King Benjamin, so he had constant peace for the rest of his days.
And it came to pass that he had three sons; and he called their names Mosiah, and Helorum, and Helaman. And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord.
He had three sons, and he named them Mosiah, Helorum, and Helaman. He had them taught in the language of his fathers, so that they would become men of understanding and would know the prophecies spoken by their fathers, which had been delivered to them by the hand of the Lord.
And he also taught them concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, saying: My sons, I would that ye should remember that were it not for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we must have suffered in ignorance, even at this present time, not knowing the mysteries of God.
He also taught them about the records engraved on the brass plates. He said: "My sons, I want you to remember that if it weren't for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we would still be suffering in ignorance today, not knowing God's mysteries.
For it were not possible that our father, Lehi, could have remembered all these things, to have taught them to his children, except it were for the help of these plates; for he having been taught in the language of the Egyptians therefore he could read these engravings, and teach them to his children, that thereby they could teach them to their children, and so fulfilling the commandments of God, even down to this present time.
Without the help of these plates, our father Lehi couldn't have remembered all these things to teach them to his children. He had been taught the language of the Egyptians, so he could read these engravings and teach them to his children, and they could teach them to their children. That is how the commandments of God have been kept right down to our own time.
I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.
"I tell you, my sons, if it weren't for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God so that we could read and understand his mysteries and always have his commandments in front of us, even our fathers would have faded away in unbelief. We would have been like our brothers the Lamanites, who know nothing about these things, or who don't even believe them when they are taught, because of the traditions of their fathers, which aren't correct.
O my sons, I would that ye should remember that these sayings are true, and also that these records are true. And behold, also the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now, and they are true; and we can know of their surety because we have them before our eyes.
"My sons, remember that these sayings are true, and so are these records. The same is true of the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now. We can be certain of them because we have them right in front of us.
And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in the land according to the promises which the Lord made unto our fathers.
And now, remember to search them diligently, so that you will profit from them. And I want you to keep the commandments of God, so that you will prosper in the land, according to the promises the Lord made to our fathers."
And many more things did king Benjamin teach his sons, which are not written in this book.
King Benjamin taught his sons many more things that aren't written in this book.
And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made an end of teaching his sons, that he waxed old, and he saw that he must very soon go the way of all the earth; therefore, he thought it expedient that he should confer the kingdom upon one of his sons.
After he had finished teaching his sons, he grew old and saw that he would soon go the way of all the earth. So he thought it best to pass the kingdom on to one of his sons.
Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him; and these are the words which he spake unto him, saying: My son, I would that ye should make a proclamation throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered together; for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people out of mine own mouth that thou art a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God hath given us.
He had Mosiah brought before him, and these are the words he spoke to him: "My son, I want you to make a proclamation throughout this land, among all this people, both the people of Zarahemla and the people of Mosiah who live in the land, so that they can gather together, because tomorrow I will proclaim to them with my own mouth that you are a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God has given us.
And moreover, I shall give this people a name, that thereby they may be distinguished above all the people which the Lord God hath brought out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I do because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.
"And more than that, I will give this people a name, so that they will stand apart from all the people the Lord God has brought out of the land of Jerusalem. I am doing this because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.
And I give unto them a name that never shall be blotted out, except it be through transgression.
And I give them a name that will never be blotted out, except through transgression.
Yea, and moreover I say unto you, that if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression, and become a wicked and an adulterous people, that the Lord will deliver them up, that thereby they become weak like unto their brethren; and he will no more preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power, as he has hitherto preserved our fathers.
"And I say to you further: if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression and become a wicked and adulterous people, the Lord will deliver them up, so that they become weak like their brothers. He will no longer preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power, as he has preserved our fathers until now.
For I say unto you, that if he had not extended his arm in the preservation of our fathers they must have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites, and become victims to their hatred.
For I say to you: if he had not extended his arm to preserve our fathers, they would have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites and become victims of their hatred."
And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made an end of these sayings to his son, that he gave him charge concerning all the affairs of the kingdom.
After King Benjamin had finished saying this to his son, he put him in charge of all the affairs of the kingdom.
And moreover, he also gave him charge concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass; and also the plates of Nephi; and also, the sword of Laban, and the ball or director, which led our fathers through the wilderness, which was prepared by the hand of the Lord that thereby they might be led, every one according to the heed and diligence which they gave unto him.
He also put him in charge of the records engraved on the brass plates, the plates of Nephi, the sword of Laban, and the ball, or director, that had led our fathers through the wilderness. It was prepared by the hand of the Lord so that they would be led, each one according to the attention and diligence they gave him.
Therefore, as they were unfaithful they did not prosper nor progress in their journey, but were driven back, and incurred the displeasure of God upon them; and therefore they were smitten with famine and sore afflictions, to stir them up in remembrance of their duty.
So when they were unfaithful, they didn't prosper or make progress on their journey. Instead, they were driven back and brought God's displeasure on themselves, and they were struck with famine and terrible suffering, to keep reminding them of their duty.
And now, it came to pass that Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him, and proclaimed unto all the people who were in the land of Zarahemla that thereby they might gather themselves together, to go up to the temple to hear the words which his father should speak unto them.
So Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him. He made a proclamation to all the people in the land of Zarahemla, so that they would gather together and go up to the temple to hear what his father would say to them.
And now there was no more contention in all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who belonged to king Benjamin, so that king Benjamin had continual peace all the remainder of his days.
There was no more contention in all the land of Zarahemla among the people who belonged to King Benjamin, so he had constant peace for the rest of his days.
And it came to pass that he had three sons; and he called their names Mosiah, and Helorum, and Helaman. And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord.
He had three sons, and he named them Mosiah, Helorum, and Helaman. He had them taught in the language of his fathers, so that they would become men of understanding and would know the prophecies spoken by their fathers, which had been delivered to them by the hand of the Lord.
And he also taught them concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, saying: My sons, I would that ye should remember that were it not for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we must have suffered in ignorance, even at this present time, not knowing the mysteries of God.
He also taught them about the records engraved on the brass plates. He said: "My sons, I want you to remember that if it weren't for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we would still be suffering in ignorance today, not knowing God's mysteries.
For it were not possible that our father, Lehi, could have remembered all these things, to have taught them to his children, except it were for the help of these plates; for he having been taught in the language of the Egyptians therefore he could read these engravings, and teach them to his children, that thereby they could teach them to their children, and so fulfilling the commandments of God, even down to this present time.
Without the help of these plates, our father Lehi couldn't have remembered all these things to teach them to his children. He had been taught the language of the Egyptians, so he could read these engravings and teach them to his children, and they could teach them to their children. That is how the commandments of God have been kept right down to our own time.
I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.
"I tell you, my sons, if it weren't for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God so that we could read and understand his mysteries and always have his commandments in front of us, even our fathers would have faded away in unbelief. We would have been like our brothers the Lamanites, who know nothing about these things, or who don't even believe them when they are taught, because of the traditions of their fathers, which aren't correct.
O my sons, I would that ye should remember that these sayings are true, and also that these records are true. And behold, also the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now, and they are true; and we can know of their surety because we have them before our eyes.
"My sons, remember that these sayings are true, and so are these records. The same is true of the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now. We can be certain of them because we have them right in front of us.
And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in the land according to the promises which the Lord made unto our fathers.
And now, remember to search them diligently, so that you will profit from them. And I want you to keep the commandments of God, so that you will prosper in the land, according to the promises the Lord made to our fathers."
And many more things did king Benjamin teach his sons, which are not written in this book.
King Benjamin taught his sons many more things that aren't written in this book.
And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made an end of teaching his sons, that he waxed old, and he saw that he must very soon go the way of all the earth; therefore, he thought it expedient that he should confer the kingdom upon one of his sons.
After he had finished teaching his sons, he grew old and saw that he would soon go the way of all the earth. So he thought it best to pass the kingdom on to one of his sons.
Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him; and these are the words which he spake unto him, saying: My son, I would that ye should make a proclamation throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered together; for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people out of mine own mouth that thou art a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God hath given us.
He had Mosiah brought before him, and these are the words he spoke to him: "My son, I want you to make a proclamation throughout this land, among all this people, both the people of Zarahemla and the people of Mosiah who live in the land, so that they can gather together, because tomorrow I will proclaim to them with my own mouth that you are a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God has given us.
And moreover, I shall give this people a name, that thereby they may be distinguished above all the people which the Lord God hath brought out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I do because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.
"And more than that, I will give this people a name, so that they will stand apart from all the people the Lord God has brought out of the land of Jerusalem. I am doing this because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.
And I give unto them a name that never shall be blotted out, except it be through transgression.
And I give them a name that will never be blotted out, except through transgression.
Yea, and moreover I say unto you, that if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression, and become a wicked and an adulterous people, that the Lord will deliver them up, that thereby they become weak like unto their brethren; and he will no more preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power, as he has hitherto preserved our fathers.
"And I say to you further: if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression and become a wicked and adulterous people, the Lord will deliver them up, so that they become weak like their brothers. He will no longer preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power, as he has preserved our fathers until now.
For I say unto you, that if he had not extended his arm in the preservation of our fathers they must have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites, and become victims to their hatred.
For I say to you: if he had not extended his arm to preserve our fathers, they would have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites and become victims of their hatred."
And it came to pass that after king Benjamin had made an end of these sayings to his son, that he gave him charge concerning all the affairs of the kingdom.
After King Benjamin had finished saying this to his son, he put him in charge of all the affairs of the kingdom.
And moreover, he also gave him charge concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass; and also the plates of Nephi; and also, the sword of Laban, and the ball or director, which led our fathers through the wilderness, which was prepared by the hand of the Lord that thereby they might be led, every one according to the heed and diligence which they gave unto him.
He also put him in charge of the records engraved on the brass plates, the plates of Nephi, the sword of Laban, and the ball, or director, that had led our fathers through the wilderness. It was prepared by the hand of the Lord so that they would be led, each one according to the attention and diligence they gave him.
Therefore, as they were unfaithful they did not prosper nor progress in their journey, but were driven back, and incurred the displeasure of God upon them; and therefore they were smitten with famine and sore afflictions, to stir them up in remembrance of their duty.
So when they were unfaithful, they didn't prosper or make progress on their journey. Instead, they were driven back and brought God's displeasure on themselves, and they were struck with famine and terrible suffering, to keep reminding them of their duty.
And now, it came to pass that Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him, and proclaimed unto all the people who were in the land of Zarahemla that thereby they might gather themselves together, to go up to the temple to hear the words which his father should speak unto them.
So Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him. He made a proclamation to all the people in the land of Zarahemla, so that they would gather together and go up to the temple to hear what his father would say to them.