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Mosiah 28
The sons of Mosiah go to preach to the Lamanites—Using the two seer stones, Mosiah translates the Jaredite plates. About 92 B.C.
Now
it
came
to
pass
that
after
the
a
sons
of
Mosiah
had
done
all
these
things,
they
took
a
small
number
with
them
and
returned
to
their
father,
the
king,
and
desired
of
him
that
he
would
grant
unto
them
that
they
might,
with
these
whom
they
had
b
selected,
go
up
to
the
land
of
c
Nephi
that
they
might
preach
the
things
which
they
had
heard,
and
that
they
might
impart
the
word
of
God
to
their
brethren,
the
Lamanites—
2
a
That
perhaps
they
might
bring
them
to
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord
their
God,
and
convince
them
of
the
iniquity
of
their
fathers;
and
that
perhaps
they
might
cure
them
of
their
b
hatred
towards
the
Nephites,
that
they
might
also
be
brought
to
rejoice
in
the
Lord
their
God,
that
they
might
become
friendly
to
one
another,
and
that
there
should
be
no
more
contentions
in
all
the
land
which
the
Lord
their
God
had
given
them.
3 Now
they
were
desirous
that
salvation
should
be
declared
to
every
creature,
for
they
could
not
a
bear
that
any
human
b
soul
should
c
perish;
yea,
even
the
very
thoughts
that
any
soul
should
endure
d
endless
torment
did
cause
them
to
quake
and
e
tremble.
4 And
thus
did
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
work
upon
them,
for
they
were
the
very
a
vilest
of
sinners.
And
the
Lord
saw
fit
in
his
infinite
b
mercy
to
spare
them;
nevertheless
they
suffered
much
anguish
of
soul
because
of
their
iniquities,
suffering
much
and
fearing
that
they
should
be
cast
off
forever.
5 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
did
plead
with
their
father
many
days
that
they
might
go
up
to
the
land
of
Nephi.
6 And
king
Mosiah
went
and
a
inquired
of
the
Lord
if
he
should
let
his
sons
go
up
among
the
Lamanites
to
preach
the
word.
7 And
the
Lord
said
unto
Mosiah:
Let
them
go
up,
for
many
shall
believe
on
their
words,
and
they
shall
have
eternal
life;
and
I
will
a
deliver
thy
sons
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Lamanites.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Mosiah
granted
that
they
might
go
and
do
according
to
their
request.
9 And
they
a
took
their
journey
into
the
wilderness
to
go
up
to
preach
the
word
among
the
Lamanites;
and
I
shall
give
an
b
account
of
their
proceedings
hereafter.
10 Now
king
Mosiah
had
no
one
to
confer
the
kingdom
upon,
for
there
was
not
any
of
his
sons
who
a
would
accept
of
the
kingdom.
11 Therefore
he
took
the
records
which
were
engraven
on
the
plates
of
a
brass,
and
also
the
plates
of
b
Nephi,
and
all
the
things
which
he
had
kept
and
preserved
according
to
the
commandments
of
God,
after
having
translated
and
caused
to
be
written
the
records
which
were
on
the
c
plates
of
gold
which
had
been
found
by
the
people
of
Limhi,
which
were
delivered
to
him
by
the
hand
of
Limhi;
12 And
this
he
did
because
of
the
great
anxiety
of
his
people;
for
they
were
desirous
beyond
measure
to
know
concerning
those
people
a
who
had
been
destroyed.
13 And
now
he
translated
them
by
the
means
of
those
two
a
stones
which
were
fastened
into
the
two
rims
of
a
bow.
14 Now
these
things
were
prepared
from
the
beginning,
and
were
handed
down
from
generation
to
generation,
for
the
purpose
of
interpreting
languages;
15 And
they
have
been
kept
and
preserved
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord,
that
he
should
discover
to
every
creature
who
should
possess
the
land
the
iniquities
and
abominations
of
his
people;
16 And
whosoever
has
these
things
is
called
a
seer,
after
the
manner
of
old
times.
17 Now
after
Mosiah
had
finished
a
translating
these
b
records,
behold,
it
gave
an
account
of
the
people
who
were
c
destroyed,
from
the
time
that
they
were
destroyed
back
to
the
building
of
the
d
great
tower,
at
the
time
the
Lord
e
confounded
the
language
of
the
people
and
they
were
scattered
abroad
upon
the
face
of
all
the
earth,
yea,
and
even
from
that
time
back
until
the
creation
of
Adam.
18 Now
this
account
did
cause
the
people
of
Mosiah
to
mourn
exceedingly,
yea,
they
were
filled
with
sorrow;
nevertheless
it
gave
them
much
knowledge,
in
the
which
they
did
rejoice.
19 And
this
account
shall
be
a
written
hereafter;
for
behold,
it
is
expedient
that
all
people
should
know
the
things
which
are
written
in
this
account.
20 And
now,
as
I
said
unto
you,
that
after
king
Mosiah
had
done
these
things,
he
took
the
plates
of
a
brass,
and
all
the
things
which
he
had
kept,
and
b
conferred
them
upon
Alma,
who
was
the
son
of
Alma;
yea,
all
the
records,
and
also
the
c
interpreters,
and
conferred
them
upon
him,
and
commanded
him
that
he
should
keep
and
d
preserve
them,
and
also
keep
a
record
of
the
people,
handing
them
down
from
one
generation
to
another,
even
as
they
had
been
handed
down
from
the
time
that
Lehi
left
Jerusalem.
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