who were called the Nephites, and they were true believers in
Christ; and among them there were those who were called by the
Lamanites—Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites;
4 Nephi 1:37
37 Therefore the true believers in Christ, and the true
worshipers of Christ, (among whom were the three disciples of
Jesus who should tarry) were called Nephites, and Jacobites, and
Josephites, and Zoramites.
4 Nephi 1:38
38 And it came to pass that they who rejected the gospel were
called Lamanites, and Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites; and they did
not dwindle in unbelief, but they did wilfully rebel against the
gospel of Christ; and they did teach their children that they
should not believe, even as their fathers, from the beginning,
did dwindle.
4 Nephi 1:39
39 And it was because of the wickedness and abomination of their
fathers, even as it was in the beginning. And they were taught
to hate the children of God, even as the Lamanites were taught to
hate the children of Nephi from the beginning.
4 Nephi 1:40
40 And it came to pass that two hundred and forty and four years
had passed away, and thus were the affairs of the people. And
the more wicked part of the people did wax strong, and became
exceedingly more numerous than were the people of God.
4 Nephi 1:41
41 And they did still continue to build up churches unto
themselves, and adorn them with all manner of precious things.
And thus did two hundred and fifty years pass away, and also two
hundred and sixty years.
4 Nephi 1:42
42 And it came to pass that the wicked part of the people began
again to build up the secret oaths and combinations of Gadianton.
4 Nephi 1:43
43 And also the people who were called the people of Nephi began
to be proud in their hearts, because of their exceeding riches,
and become vain like unto their brethren, the Lamanites.
4 Nephi 1:44
44 And from this time the disciples began to sorrow for the sins
of the world.
4 Nephi 1:45
45 And it came to pass that when three hundred years had passed
away, both the people of Nephi and the Lamanites had become
exceedingly wicked one like unto another.
4 Nephi 1:46
46 And it came to pass that the robbers of Gadianton did spread
over all the face of the land; and there were none that were
righteous save it were the disciples of Jesus. And gold and
silver did they lay up in store in abundance, and did traffic in
all manner of traffic.
4 Nephi 1:47
47 And it came to pass that after three hundred and five years
had passed away, (and the people did still remain in wickedness)
Amos died; and his brother, Ammaron, did keep the record in his
stead.
4 Nephi 1:48
48 And it came to pass that when three hundred and twenty years
had passed away, Ammaron, being constrained by the Holy Ghost,
did hide up the records which were sacred—yea, even all the
sacred records which had been handed down from generation to
generation, which were sacred—even until the three hundred and
twentieth year from the coming of Christ.
4 Nephi 1:49
49 And he did hide them up unto the Lord that they might come
again unto the remnant of the house of Jacob according to the
prophecies and the promises of the Lord. And thus is the end of
the record of Ammaron.
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Mormon 1 Chapter 1
Mormon 1:1
1 And now I, Mormon, make a record of the things which I have
both seen and heard, and call it the Book of Mormon.
Mormon 1:2
2 And about the time that Ammaron hid up the records unto the
Lord, he came unto me, (I being about ten years of age, and I
began to be learned somewhat after the manner of the learning of
my people) and Ammaron said unto me: I perceive that thou art a
sober child, and art quick to observe;
Mormon 1:3
3 Therefore, when ye are about twenty and four years old I would
that ye should remember the things that ye have observed
concerning this people; and when ye are of that age go to the
land Antum, unto a hill which shall be called Shim; and there
have I deposited unto the Lord all the sacred engravings
concerning this people.
Mormon 1:4
4 And behold, ye shall take the plates of Nephi unto yourself,
and the remainder shall ye leave in the place where they are; and
ye shall engrave on the plates of Nephi all the things that ye
have observed concerning this people.
Mormon 1:5
5 And I, Mormon, being a descendant of Nephi, (and my father's
name was Mormon) I remembered the things which Ammaron commanded
me.
Mormon 1:6
6 And it came to pass that I, being eleven years old, was
carried by my father into the land southward, even to the land of
Zarahemla.
Mormon 1:7
7 The whole face of the land had become covered with buildings,
and the people were as numerous almost, as it were the sand of
the sea.
Mormon 1:8
8 And it came to pass in this year there began to be a war
between the Nephites, who consisted of the Nephites and the
Jacobites and the Josephites and the Zoramites; and this war was
between the Nephites, and the Lamanites and the Lemuelites and