History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
32. And, behold they will publish this, and Satan will harden the
hearts of the people to stir them up to anger against you, that
they will not believe my words.
33. Thus Satan thinketh to overpower your testimony in this
generation, that the work may not come forth in this generation;
34. But behold, here is wisdom, and because I show unto you wisdom,
and give you commandments concerning these things, what you shall
do, show it not unto the world until you have accomplished the work
of translation.
35. Marvel not that I said unto you, Here is wisdom, show it not
{26} unto the world, for I said, show it not unto the world, that
you may be preserved.
36. Behold, I do not say that you shall not show it unto the
righteous;
37. But as you cannot always judge the righteous, or as you cannot
always tell the wicked from the righteous, therefore I say unto
you, hold your peace until I shall see fit to make all things known
unto the world concerning the matter.
38. And now, verily, I say unto you, that an account of those
things that you have written, which have gone out of your hands, is
engraven upon the plates of Nephi;
39. Yea, and you remember it was said in those writings that a more
particular account was given of these things upon the plates of
Nephi.
40. And now, because the account which is engraven upon the plates
of Nephi is more particular concerning the things which, in my
wisdom, I would bring to the knowledge of the people in this
account;
41. Therefore, you shall translate the engravings which are on
the plates of Nephi, down even till you come to the reign of King
Benjamin, or until you come to that which you have translated,
which you have retained.
42. And behold, you shall publish it as the record of Nephi, and
thus I will confound those who have altered my words.
43. I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will
show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the
devil.
44. Behold, they have only got a part or an abridgment of the
account of Nephi.
45. Behold, there are many things engraven upon the plates of
Nephi which do throw greater views upon my Gospel; therefore, it
is wisdom in me that you should translate this first part of the
engravings of Nephi, and send forth in this work.
46. And behold, all the remainder of this work does contain all
those parts of my Gospel which my holy prophets, yea, and also my
disciples, desired in their prayers should come forth unto this
people.
47. And I said unto them, that it should be granted unto them
according to their faith in their prayers;
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