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       behold, they shall come forth according to the commandment of the

       Lord, when he shall see fit, in his wisdom.

      Mormon 5:14

       14 And behold, they shall go unto the unbelieving of the Jews;

       and for this intent shall they go—that they may be persuaded

       that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God; that the

       Father may bring about, through his most Beloved, his great and

       eternal purpose, in restoring the Jews, or all the house of

       Israel, to the land of their inheritance, which the Lord their

       God hath given them, unto the fulfilling of his covenant;

      Mormon 5:15

       15 And also that the seed of this people may more fully believe

       his gospel, which shall go forth unto them from the Gentiles; for

       this people shall be scattered, and shall become a dark, a

       filthy, and a loathsome people, beyond the description of that

       which ever hath been amongst us, yea, even that which hath been

       among the Lamanites, and this because of their unbelief and

       idolatry.

      Mormon 5:16

       16 For behold, the Spirit of the Lord hath already ceased to

       strive with their fathers; and they are without Christ and God in

       the world; and they are driven about as chaff before the wind.

      Mormon 5:17

       17 They were once a delightsome people, and they had Christ for

       their shepherd; yea, they were led even by God the Father.

      Mormon 5:18

       18 But now, behold, they are led about by Satan, even as chaff

       is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon

       the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith

       to steer her; and even as she is, so are they.

      Mormon 5:19

       19 And behold, the Lord hath reserved their blessings, which

       they might have received in the land, for the Gentiles who shall

       possess the land.

      Mormon 5:20

       20 But behold, it shall come to pass that they shall be driven

       and scattered by the Gentiles; and after they have been driven

       and scattered by the Gentiles, behold, then will the Lord

       remember the covenant which he made unto Abraham and unto all the

       house of Israel.

      Mormon 5:21

       21 And also the Lord will remember the prayers of the righteous,

       which have been put up unto him for them.

      Mormon 5:22

       22 And then, O ye Gentiles, how can ye stand before the power of

       God, except ye shall repent and turn from your evil ways?

      Mormon 5:23

       23 Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Know ye not

       that he hath all power, and at his great command the earth shall

       be rolled together as a scroll?

      Mormon 5:24

       24 Therefore, repent ye, and humble yourselves before him, lest

       he shall come out in justice against you—lest a remnant of the

       seed of Jacob shall go forth among you as a lion, and tear you in

       pieces, and there is none to deliver.

      Mormon 6 Chapter 6

      Mormon 6:1

       1 And now I finish my record concerning the destruction of my

       people, the Nephites. And it came to pass that we did march

       forth before the Lamanites.

      Mormon 6:2

       2 And I, Mormon, wrote an epistle unto the king of the

       Lamanites, and desired of him that he would grant unto us that we

       might gather together our people unto the land of Cumorah, by a

       hill which was called Cumorah, and there we could give them

       battle.

      Mormon 6:3

       3 And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites did grant

       unto me the thing which I desired.

      Mormon 6:4

       4 And it came to pass that we did march forth to the land of

       Cumorah, and we did pitch our tents around about the hill

       Cumorah; and it was in a land of many waters, rivers, and

       fountains; and here we had hope to gain advantage over the

       Lamanites.

      Mormon 6:5

       5 And when three hundred and eighty and four years had passed

       away, we had gathered in all the remainder of our people unto the

       land of Cumorah.

      Mormon 6:6

       6 And it came to pass that when we had gathered in all our

       people in one to the land of Cumorah, behold I, Mormon, began to

       be old; and knowing it to be the last struggle of my people, and

       having been commanded of the Lord that I should not suffer the

       records which had been handed down by our fathers, which were

       sacred, to fall into the hands of the Lamanites, (for the

       Lamanites would destroy them) therefore I made this record out of

       the plates of Nephi, and hid up in the hill Cumorah all the

       records which had been entrusted to me by the hand of the Lord,

       save it were these few plates which I gave unto my son Moroni.

      Mormon 6:7

       7 And it came to pass that my people, with their wives and their

       children, did now behold the armies of the Lamanites marching

       towards them; and with that awful fear of death which fills the

       breasts of all the wicked, did they await to receive them.

      Mormon 6:8

       8 And it came to pass that they came to battle against us, and

       every soul was filled with terror because of the greatness of

       their numbers.

      Mormon 6:9

       9 And it came to pass that they did fall upon my people with the

       sword, and with the bow, and with the arrow, and with the ax, and

       with all manner of weapons of war.

      Mormon 6:10

       10 And it came to pass that my men were hewn down, yea, even my

       ten thousand who were with me, and I fell wounded in the midst;

       and they passed by me that they did not put an end to my life.

      Mormon 6:11

       11 And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people

       save it were twenty and four of us, (among whom was my