keep the commandments of God; and I would that ye should declare unto the people these words, behold, I have given unto you the names of our first parents, who came out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I have done, that when you remember your names, that ye may remember them: and when ye remember them, ye may remember their works; and when ye remember their works, ye may know how that it is said, and also written, that they were good;

7. Therefore, my sons, I would that ye should do that which is good, that it may be said of you, and also written, even as it has been said and written of them.

8. And now my sons, behold I have somewhat more to desire of you, which desire is, that ye may not do these things that ye may boast, but that ye may do these things to lay up for yourselves a treasure in heaven, yea, which is eternal, and which fadeth not away; yea, that ye may have that precious gift of eternal life, which we have reason to suppose hath been given to our fathers.

9. O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto his people; yea, remember that there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the fatoning blood of Jesus Christ, who shall come yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.

10. And remember also the words which Amulek spake unto Zeezrom, in the city of Ammonihah; for he said unto him, that the Lord surely should come to redeem his people; but that he should not come to redeem them in their sins, but to redeem them from their sins.

11. And he hath power given unto him from the Father, to redeem them from their sins, because of repentance; therefore he hath sent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions of repentance, which bringeth unto the power of the Redeemer, unto the salvation of their souls.

12. And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation, that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds; yea, his shafts in the whirlwind; yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you, to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build, they cannot fall.

13. And it came to pass that these were the words which Helaman taught to his sons; yea, he did teach them many things which are not written, and also many things which are written.

14. And they did remember his words; and therefore they went forth, keeping the commandments of God, to

c, Hela. 8: 25. III. Nep. 13: 19-21. d, 1. Nep. 15: 36. e, Mos. 2-5. f, Mos. 3: 17. See f, II. Nep. 2. g, see i, Alma 8. h, Alma 11: 33-37. i, Alma 13: 24, 25. 39: 19. j, see e, Alma 26.

teach the word of God among all the people of Nephi, beginning at the city Bountiful;

15. And from thenceforth to the 'city of Gid; and from the city of Gid to the city of Mulek;

16. And even from one city to another, until they had gone forth among all the people of Nephi, who were in the land southward; and from thence into the land of Zarahemla, Pamong the Lamanites.

17. And it came to pass that they did preach with great power, insomuch that they did confound many of those dissenters who had gone over from the Nephites, insomuch that they came forth and did confess their sins, and were baptized unto repentance, and immediately returned to the Nephites, to endeavour to repair unto them the wrongs which they had done.

18. And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did preach unto the Lamanites with such great power and authority, for they had power and authority given unto them that they might speak: and they also had what they should speak given unto them;

19. Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites, to the convincing them, insomuch that there were eight thousand of the Lamanites who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about 'baptized unto repentance, and were convinced of the wickedness of the "traditions of their fathers.

20. And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did proceed from thence to go to the "land of Nephi.

21. And it came to pass that they were taken by an army of the Lamanites and cast into prison; yea, even in that same prison "in which Ammon and his brethren were cast by the servants of Limhi.

22. And after they had been cast into prison many days without food, behold, they went forth into the prison to take them that they might slay them.

23. And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi were encircled about as 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 as standing in the midst of fire, and were not burned.

24. And when they saw that they were encircled about with a pillar of fire, and that it burned them not, their hearts did take courage.

25. For they saw that the Lamanites durst not lay their hands upon them: neither durst they come near unto them, but stood as if they were struck dumb with amazement.

k, see 2 k, Alma 22. 1, see 2 c, Alma 51. America. o, see h, Omni 1.

r, sef

m, see 2d, Alma 51. n, South P, Hela. 4: 5. q, Hela. 4: 2, 4. t, see u, II. Nep. 9. u, see n, Jacob 7. 21: 22-24. x, ver. 25.

u, II. Nep. 9. 8, see h, Omni 1.
v, see b, II. Nep. 5. w, Mos. 7: 6-8.

26. And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did stand forth, and began to speak unto them, saying, Fear not, for behold, it is God that has shewn unto you this marvellous thing, in the which is shewn unto you that ye cannot lay your hands on us to slay us.

27. And behold, when they had said these words, the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison did shake, as 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.

28. And it came to pass that they were overshadowed with a cloud of darkness, and an awful solemn fear came upon them.

29. And it came to pass that there came a voice as 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.

30. And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder; neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise; but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul.

31. And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse.

32. And behold the voice came again, saying, Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; and seek no more to destroy my servants. And it came to pass that the earth shook again, and the walls trembled ;

33. And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvellous words which cannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.

34. And it came to pass that the Lamanites could not flee because of the cloud of darkness which did overshadow them; yea, and also they were immoveable because of the fear which did come upon them.

35. Now there was one among them who was a Nephite by birth, who had once belonged to the church of God, but had dissented from them.

36. And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold they did shine exceedingly even as the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whom they beheld.

37. And it came to pass that this man did cry unto the y, III. Nep. 11 : 3.

multitude, that they might turn and look. And behold, there was power given unto them, that they did turn and look; and they did behold the faces of Nephi and Lehi.

38. And they said unto the man, Behold, what do all these things mean? and who is it with whom these men do converse?

39. Now the man's name was Aminadab. And Aminadab said unto them, They do converse with the angels of God.

40. And it came to pass that the Lamanites said unto him, What shall we do, that this cloud of darkness may be removed from overshadowing us?

41. And Aminadab said unto them, You must repent, and cry unto the voice, even until ye shall have faith in Christ, who was taught unto you by Alma, and Amulek, and Zeezrom; and then it shall be removed from overshadowing you.

42. And it came to pass that they all did begin to cry unto the voice of him who had shook the earth; yea, they did cry even until the cloud of darkness was dispersed.

43. And it came to pass that when they cast their eyes about, and saw that the cloud of darkness was dispersed from overshadowing them, and behold, they saw that they were encircled about, yea every soul, by a pillar of fire.

44. And Nephi and Lehi were in the midst of them; yea, they were encircled about; yea, they were as 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.

45. And behold the Holy Spirit of God did come down from heaven, and did enter into their hearts, and they were filled as if with fire, and they could speak forth marvellous words.

46. And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying,

47. Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in my well Beloved, who was from the 2 "foundation of the world.

48. And now when they heard this, they cast up their eyes as 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.

49. And there were about three hundred souls who saw and heard these things; and they were bid to go forth and marvel not, neither should they doubt.

50. And it came to pass that they did go forth, and did minister unto the people, declaring throughout all the regions round about, all the things which they had heard and seen, insomuch that the more part of the Lamanites

2, III. Nep. 9: 20. Ether 12: 14. 2 a, see d, Mos. 4.

were convinced of them, because of the greatness of the evidences which they had received;

51. And as many as were convinced did lay down their weapons of war, and also their 2'hatred, and the tradition of their fathers.

52. And it came to pass that they did 2 cyield up unto the Nephites, the lands of their possession.

CHAPTER 6.

1. AND it came to pass that when the sixty and second year of the reign of the Judges had ended, all these things had happened, and the Lamanites had become, the more part of them, a righteous people, insomuch that their righteousness did exceed that of the Nephites, because of their firmness and their steadiness in the faith.

2. For behold, there were many of the Nephites who had become hardened, and impenitent, and grossly wicked, insomuch that they did reject the word of God, and all the preaching and prophesying which did come among them.

3. Nevertheless the people of the church did have great joy, because of the conversion of the Lamanites; yea, because of the church of God, which had been established among them. And they did fellowship one with another, and did rejoice one with another, and did have great joy.

4. And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did come down into the land of Zarahemla, and did declare unto the people of the Nephites the manner of their conversion, and did exhort them to faith and repentance;

5. Yea, and many did preach with exceeding great power and authority, unto the bringing down many of them into the depths of humility, to be the humble followers of God and the Lamb.

6. And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did go into the land northward; and also Nephi and Lehi went into the land northward, to preach unto the people. And thus ended the sixty and third year.

7. And behold, there was peace in all the land, insomuch that the Nephites did go into whatsoever part of the land they would, whether among the Nephites or the Lamanites.

8. And it came to pass that the Lamanites did also go whithersoever they would, whether it were among the Lamanites or among the Nephites; and thus they did have free intercourse one with another, to buy and to sell, and to get gain, according to their desire.