Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon — John Shaqi
Mother Stories from the Book of MormonMorton, William A.
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Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon
Morton, William A.
Book of Mormon -- Juvenile literature; Book of Mormon stories
After breakfast, all set to work making preparations for landing. The
splendid little ship rode proudly as ever over the waves, and early in
the afternoon Nephi steered the vessel safe to shore. When the company
had landed they all knelt down upon the ground, and Lehi offered a
prayer of thanksgiving and praise to God for having brought them to the
promised land.
It was a beautiful country. The sun shone in its glory. The birds
welcomed the company with their sweet songs, and the flowers delighted
all with their rich perfume. On the hillsides animals of different
kinds were feeding. Among them were horses, donkeys, cows and goats.
There were also a great many wild fowl.
After breakfast the next morning, Lehi called the men of the company to
him and said, "My sons, the first thing for us to do is to clear some
land and plant the seed we have brought with us. The soil is very rich,
and I am sure we shall reap excellent crops."
"That is just what we were going to do, father," said Nephi. "Come,
brethren," he said to the others, "let us turn our attention to farming
for a while."
Day after day the men worked in the fields. Each evening all the people
met together and Nephi read to them out of the good book. Lehi also
told them many wonderful things which the Lord had done. They felt very
happy.
At last the seed was planted. Then the men went up into the hills and
caught a number of horses, donkeys, cows, and goats. The animals were
wild, but through kind treatment they soon became tame. The cows and
goats gave milk, the horses hauled wood and did other work, and the
donkeys carried the boys and girls on merry rides over the rolling
prairie.
The crops sprang up and grew rapidly, and when the time came for
harvesting there was plenty of food for man and beast.
And now I am going to tell you, children, about the last days of the
Prophet Lehi. He had become old and feeble, and the time was fast
drawing near when his spirit would leave this world and go to dwell
with the righteous in the Paradise of God.
Two baby boys had been born to him on the journey to the promised land.
Their names were Jacob and Joseph. They were good children, always kind
and obedient to their parents. On beautiful, warm days they would take
their father by the hand and lead him gently to a comfortable seat
under the shade of a large tree. Then they would sit down on the grass
at his feet and listen while he told them stories of wonderful things
which had happened many years before.
One day Lehi sent word to all the people to come to him, that he might
bless them before he died. When they had assembled, he blessed them in
turn. He promised them many good things from the Lord if they would
keep the commandments of God and love and help each other.
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