have been called of him to declare his word among his people,
that they might have everlasting life.
3 Nephi 5:14
14 And it hath become expedient that I, according to the will of
God, that the prayers of those who have gone hence, who were the
holy ones, should be fulfilled according to their faith, should
make a record of these things which have been done—
3 Nephi 5:15
15 Yea, a small record of that which hath taken place from the
time that Lehi left Jerusalem, even down until the present time.
3 Nephi 5:16
16 Therefore I do make my record from the accounts which have
been given by those who were before me, until the commencement of
my day;
3 Nephi 5:17
17 And then I do make a record of the things which I have seen
with mine own eyes.
3 Nephi 5:18
18 And I know the record which I make to be a just and a true
record; nevertheless there are many things which, according to
our language, we are not able to write.
3 Nephi 5:19
19 And now I make an end of my saying, which is of myself, and
proceed to give my account of the things which have been before
me.
3 Nephi 5:20
20 I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason to
bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ, that he brought our
fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save it
were himself and those whom he brought out of that land) and that
he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto the
salvation of our souls.
3 Nephi 5:21
21 Surely he hath blessed the house of Jacob, and hath been
merciful unto the seed of Joseph.
3 Nephi 5:22
22 And insomuch as the children of Lehi have kept his
commandments he hath blessed them and prospered them according to
his word.
3 Nephi 5:23
23 Yea, and surely shall he again bring a remnant of the seed of
Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God.
3 Nephi 5:24
24 And as surely as the Lord liveth, will he gather in from the
four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of Jacob,
who are scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth.
3 Nephi 5:25
25 And as he hath covenanted with all the house of Jacob, even
so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with the house
of Jacob be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring all
the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant that he
hath covenanted with them.
3 Nephi 5:26
26 And then shall they know their Redeemer, who is Jesus Christ,
the Son of God; and then shall they be gathered in from the four
quarters of the earth unto their own lands, from whence they have
been dispersed; yea, as the Lord liveth so shall it be. Amen.
3 Nephi 6 Chapter 6
3 Nephi 6:1
1 And now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did
all return to their own lands in the twenty and sixth year, every
man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his horses and
his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.
3 Nephi 6:2
2 And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their
provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they had
not devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold,
and their silver, and all their precious things, and they did
return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the
north and on the south, both on the land northward and on the
land southward.
3 Nephi 6:3
3 And they granted unto those robbers who had entered into a
covenant to keep the peace of the land, who were desirous to
remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they
might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and
thus they did establish peace in all the land.
3 Nephi 6:4
4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the
twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and there was
great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according
to equity and justice.
3 Nephi 6:5
5 And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people
from prospering continually, except they should fall into
transgression.
3 Nephi 6:6
6 And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the judge, Lachoneus, and those
who had been appointed leaders, who had established this great
peace in the land.
3 Nephi 6:7
7 And it came to pass that there were many cities built anew,
and there were many old cities repaired.
3 Nephi 6:8
8 And there were many highways cast up, and many roads made,
which led from city to city, and from land to land, and from
place to place.
3 Nephi 6:9
9 And thus passed away the twenty and eighth year, and the
people had continual peace.
3 Nephi 6:10
10 But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year there began
to be some disputings among the people; and some were lifted up
unto pride and boastings because of their exceedingly great
riches, yea, even unto great persecutions;
3 Nephi 6:11
11 For there were many merchants in the land, and also many
lawyers, and many officers.
3 Nephi 6:12
12 And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according
to their riches and their chances for learning, yea, some were
ignorant because