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in twain, and shall ever after be

       found in seams and in cracks, and in broken fragments upon the

       face of the whole earth, yea, both above the earth and beneath.

      Helaman 14:23

       23 And behold, there shall be great tempests, and there shall be

       many mountains laid low, like unto a valley, and there shall be

       many places which are now called valleys which shall become

       mountains, whose height is great.

      Helaman 14:24

       24 And many highways shall be broken up, and many cities shall

       become desolate.

      Helaman 14:25

       25 And many graves shall be opened, and shall yield up many of

       their dead; and many saints shall appear unto many.

      Helaman 14:26

       26 And behold, thus hath the angel spoken unto me; for he said

       unto me that there should be thunderings and lightnings for the

       space of many hours.

      Helaman 14:27

       27 And he said unto me that while the thunder and the lightning

       lasted, and the tempest, that these things should be, and that

       darkness should cover the face of the whole earth for the space

       of three days.

      Helaman 14:28

       28 And the angel said unto me that many shall see greater things

       than these, to the intent that they might believe that these

       signs and these wonders should come to pass upon all the face of

       this land, to the intent that there should be no cause for

       unbelief among the children of men—

      Helaman 14:29

       29 And this to the intent that whosoever will believe might be

       saved, and that whosoever will not believe, a righteous judgment

       might come upon them; and also if they are condemned they bring

       upon themselves their own condemnation.

      Helaman 14:30

       30 And now remember, remember, my brethren, that whosoever

       perisheth, perisheth unto himself; and whosoever doeth iniquity,

       doeth it unto himself; for behold, ye are free; ye are permitted

       to act for yourselves; for behold, God hath given unto you a

       knowledge and he hath made you free.

      Helaman 14:31

       31 He hath given unto you that ye might know good from evil, and

       he hath given unto you that ye might choose life or death; and ye

       can do good and be restored unto that which is good, or have that

       which is good restored unto you; or ye can do evil, and have that

       which is evil restored unto you.

      Helaman 15 Chapter 15

      Helaman 15:1

       1 And now, my beloved brethren, behold, I declare unto you that

       except ye shall repent your houses shall be left unto you

       desolate.

      Helaman 15:2

       2 Yea, except ye repent, your women shall have great cause to

       mourn in the day that they shall give suck; for ye shall attempt

       to flee and there shall be no place for refuge; yea, and wo unto

       them which are with child, for they shall be heavy and cannot

       flee; therefore, they shall be trodden down and shall be left to

       perish.

      Helaman 15:3

       3 Yea, wo unto this people who are called the people of Nephi

       except they shall repent, when they shall see all these signs and

       wonders which shall be showed unto them; for behold, they have

       been a chosen people of the Lord; yea, the people of Nephi hath

       he loved, and also hath he chastened them; yea, in the days of

       their iniquities hath he chastened them because he loveth them.

      Helaman 15:4

       4 But behold my brethren, the Lamanites hath he hated because

       their deeds have been evil continually, and this because of the

       iniquity of the tradition of their fathers. But behold,

       salvation hath come unto them through the preaching of the

       Nephites; and for this intent hath the Lord prolonged their days.

      Helaman 15:5

       5 And I would that ye should behold that the more part of them

       are in the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly

       before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his

       statutes and his judgments according to the law of Moses.

      Helaman 15:6

       6 Yea, I say unto you, that the more part of them are doing

       this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they

       may bring the remainder of their brethren to the knowledge of the

       truth; therefore there are many who do add to their numbers

       daily.

      Helaman 15:7

       7 And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed

       it, that as many of them 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—

      Helaman 15:8

       8 Therefore, as many 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.

      Helaman 15:9

       9 And ye know also that they have buried their weapons of war,

       and they fear to take them up lest by any means they should sin;

       yea, ye can see that they fear to sin—for behold they will

       suffer themselves that they be trodden down and slain by their

       enemies, and will not lift their swords against them, and this

       because of their faith in Christ.

      Helaman 15:10

       10 And now, because of their steadfastness when they do believe

       in that thing which they do believe, for because of their

       firmness when they are once enlightened, behold, the Lord shall

       bless them and prolong their days, notwithstanding their

       iniquity—

      Helaman 15:11

       11 Yea, even if they should dwindle in unbelief the Lord shall