name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.

22. For behold thus saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God, unto his disciples who should tarry; yea, and also to all his disciples, in the hearing of the multitude, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,

23. And he that believeth and is "baptized, shall be saved, but he that believeth not, shall be damned.

24. And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover;

25. And whosoever shall believe in my name, doubting nothing, unto him will I confirm all my words, even unto the ends of the earth.

26. And now behold, who can stand against the works of the Lord? Who can deny his sayings? Who will rise up against the almighty power of the Lord? Who will despise the works of the Lord? Who will despise the children of Christ? Behold, all ye who are despisers of the works of the Lord, for ye shall "wonder and perish.

27. O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him.

28. Be wise in the days of your probation; strip yourselves of all uncleanness; ask not, that ye may consume it on your lusts, but ask with a firmness unshaken, that ye will yield to no temptation, but that ye will serve the true and living God.

29. See that ye are not baptized unworthily; see that ye partake not of the sacrament of Christ "unworthily; but see that ye do all things in worthiness, and do it in the name of Jesus Christ, the son of the living God: and if ye do this, and endure to the end, ye will in no wise be cast out.

30. Behold, I speak unto you as though I spake 2 afrom the dead; for I know that ye shall hear my words.

31. Condemn me not because of mine imperfection: neither my father, because of his imperfection; neither them who have written before him, but rather give thanks unto God that he hath made manifest unto you our imperfections, that ye may learn to be more wise than we have been.

32. And now behold, we have written this record accord

s, the Three. See d, III. Nep. 28.

t, the Twelve. See c, III. Nep. 12. u, see u, II. Nep. 9. v, see c, also Mark 16: 17, 18. w, ver. 27. x, see u, II. Nep. 9. Mor. 8.

y, see t, III. Nep. 18.

2b, see w, Mor. 8.

z, see h, II. Nep. 31.

2 a, see 2 g,

ing to our knowledge in the characters, which are called among us the 2 creformed Egyptian, being handed down and altered by us, according to our manner of speech.

33. And if 2dour plates had been sufficiently large, we should have written in Hebrew; but the Hebrew hath been 2 altered by us also; and if we could have written in Hebrew, behold, ye would have had 2 no imperfection in our record.

34. But the Lord knoweth the things which we have written, and also that none other people knoweth our language, therefore he hath prepared 2 means for the interpretation thereof.

35. And these things are written, that we may rid our garments of the blood of our brethren who have 2 dwindled in unbelief.

36. And behold, these things which we have desired concerning our brethren, yea, even their restoration to the knowledge of Christ, is according to the prayers of all the saints who have dwelt in the land.

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37. And may the Lord Jesus Christ grant that their prayers may be answered according to their faith; and may God the Father remember the covenant which he hath made with the house of Israel; and may he bless them for ever, through faith on the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE BOOK OF ETHER.

CHAPTER 1.

1. AND now I, Moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord upon the face of this "north country.

2. And I take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of Limhi, which is called the book of Ether.

3. And as 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

2d, see a, Mor. 1. See g, Mor. 8.

2c, see a, I. Nep. 1. 2 e, 1000 years make great changes in language not printed or preserved by books. 2f, sec w, Mor. 8. 2g, Mos. 8: 13-18. Ether 3: 23, 28. Doc. and Cov. 17: 1. 2j, see j, III. Nep. 15.

2 h, see d, 1. Nep. 2. 2i, see s, Mor. 5.

a, North America. Omni 1: 20-22. Mos.

b, see k, Mos. 8. 28: 17.

c, Mos. 28:17.

d, vers. 5, 33.

tower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the Jews;

4. Therefore I do not write those things which transpired from the days of Adam until that time; but they are had upon the plates; and whoso findeth them, the same will have power that he may get the full account.

5. But behold, I give not the full account, but a part of the account I give, from the tower down until they were destroyed.

He that

6. And on this wise do I give the account. wrote this record was Ether, and he was a descendant of Coriantor;

7. Coriantor was the son of Moron;

S. And Moron was the son of Ethem;
9. And Ethem was the son of Ahah;
10. And Ahah was the son of Seth;
11. And Seth was the son of Shiblon;
12. And Shiblon was the son of Com;

13. And Com was the son of Coriantum;

14. And Coriantum was the son of Amnigaddah;

15. And Amnigaddah was the son of Aaron;

16. And Aaron was a descendant of Heth, who was the

son of Hearthom;

17. And Hearthom was the son of Lib;

18. And Lib was the son of Kish;

19. And Kish was the son of Corum;
20. And Corum was the son of Levi;

21. And Levi was the son of Kim;

22. And Kim was the son of Morianton;

23. And Morianton was a descendant of Riplakish;
24. And Riplakish was the son of Shez;

25. And Shez was the son of Heth;

26. And Heth was the son of Com;

27. And Com was the son of Coriantum :

28. And Coriantum was the son of Emer;
29. And Emer was the son of Omer;

30. And Omer was the son of Shule;

31. And Shule was the son of Kib;

32. And Kib was the son of Orihah, who was the son of Jared;

33. Which Jared came forth with his brother and their families, with some others and their families, from the great Tower, at the time the Lord "confounded the language of the people, and swear in his wrath that they should be scattered upon all the face of the earth; and according to the word of the Lord the people were scattered.

34. And the brother of Jared being a large and mighty

man, and being a man highly favoured of the Lord; for Jared his brother said unto him, cry unto the Lord, that he will not confound us that we may not understand our words.

35. And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon Jared therefore he did not confound the language of Jared; and Jared and his brother were not confounded.

36. Then Jared said unto his brother, Cry again unto the Lord, and it may be that he will turn away his anger from them who are our friends, that he confound not their language.

37. And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon their friends, and their families also, that they were not confounded.

38. And it came to pass that Jared spake again unto his brother, saying, Go and inquire of the Lord whether he will 'drive us out of the land, and if he will drive us out of the land, cry unto him whither we shall go. And who knoweth but the Lord will carry us forth into a land which is choice above all the earth. And if it so be, let us be faithful unto the Lord, that we may receive it for our inheritance.

39. And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord according to that which had been spoken by the mouth of Jared.

40. And it came to pass that the Lord did hear the brother of Jared, and had compassion upon him, and said unto him,

41. Go to and gather together thy flocks, both male and female, of every kind; and also of the seed of the earth of every kind, and "thy families; and also Jared thy brother and his family; and "also thy friends, and their families, and the friends of Jared and their families.

42. And when thou hast done this, thou shalt go at the head of them down into the valley, which is northward. And there will I meet thee, and I will go before thee into a land which is choice above all the land of the earth.

43. And there will I bless thee and thy seed, and raise up unto me of thy seed, and of the seed of thy brother, and they who shall go with thee, a great nation. And there shall be none "greater than the nation which I will raise up unto me of thy seed, upon all the face of the earth. And thus I will do unto thee because this long time ye have cried unto me.

k, see h.

7, see i.

j, see h. m, From this verse it is seen that the brother of Jared had a plurality of families. Ether 6: 20. n, Ether o, The Lord brought them upon the western coast of North P, Ether 15: 2.

6: 16.

America.

CHAPTER 2.

1. AND it came to pass that Jared, and his brother, and their families, and also the friends of Jared and his brother and their families went down into the valley which "was northward, (and the name of the valley was Nimrod, being called after the mighty hunter,) with their flocks which they had gathered together, male and female, of 'every kind.

2. And they did also lay snares and catch fowls of the air, and they did also prepare a vessel, in which they did carry with them the fish of the waters;

3. And they did also carry with them Deseret, which, by interpretation, is a honey bee; and thus they did carry with them swarms of bees, and all manner of that which was upon the face of the land, seeds of every kind.

4. And it came to pass that when they had come down into the valley of Nimrod, the Lord came down and talked with the brother of Jared; and he was in a cloud, and the brother of Jared saw him not.

5. And it came to pass that the Lord commanded them that they should go forth into the wilderness, yea, into that quarter where there never had man been. And it came to pass that the Lord did go before them, and did talk with them as he stood in a cloud, and gave directions whither they should travel.

6. And it came to pass that they did travel in the wilderness, and did build barges, in which they did cross "many waters, being directed continually by the hand of the Lord.

7. And the Lord would not suffer that they should stop beyond the sea in the wilderness, but he would that they should come forth even unto the land of promise, which was choice above all other lands, which the Lord God had preserved for a righteous people;

8. And he had sworn in his wrath unto the brother of Jared, that whoso should possess this land of promise, from that time henceforth and forever, should serve him, the true and only God, or they should be swept off when the fulness of his wrath should come upon them.

9. And now we can behold the decrees of God concern-ing this land, that it is a land of promise, and whatsoever nation shall possess it, shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity;

10. For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve

d, ver. 1.

a, Ether 1: 42. b, Ether 1: 41. 64. 9: 18, 19. c, Ether 1: 41. e, Ether 1: 42. f, vers. 5, 14. g, Ether 1: 42. h, the i, vers. 8: 12-15. See o, Ether 1. Also see d, II. Nep. 1.

inland seas of Asia.
j, vers. 10, 11. See i.