The Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiSmith, Joseph, Jr.
Religion
The Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of Nephi
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Sacred books; Latter Day Saint churches -- Sacred books
5:65 And as they begin to grow ye shall clear away the branches which
bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the
size thereof; and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof all at once,
lest the roots thereof should be too strong for the graft, and the
graft thereof shall perish, and I lose the trees of my vineyard.
5:66 For it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard;
wherefore ye shall clear away the bad according as the good shall grow,
that the root and the top may be equal in strength, until the good
shall overcome the bad, and the bad be hewn down and cast into the
fire, that they cumber not the ground of my vineyard; and thus will I
sweep away the bad out of my vineyard.
5:67 And the branches of the natural tree will I graft in again into
the natural tree;
5:68 And the branches of the natural tree will I graft into the natural
branches of the tree; and thus will I bring them together again, that
they shall bring forth the natural fruit, and they shall be one.
5:69 And the bad shall be cast away, yea, even out of all the land of
my vineyard; for behold, only this once will I prune my vineyard.
5:70 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sent his
servant; and the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him,
and brought other servants; and they were few.
5:71 And the Lord of the vineyard said unto them: Go to, and labor in
the vineyard, with your might. For behold, this is the last time that I
shall nourish my vineyard; for the end is nigh at hand, and the season
speedily cometh; and if ye labor with your might with me ye shall have
joy in the fruit which I shall lay up unto myself against the time
which will soon come.
5:72 And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their
mights; and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them; and they
did obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard in all things.
5:73 And there began to be the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and
the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly; and the wild
branches began to be plucked off and to be cast away; and they did keep
the root and the top thereof equal, according to the strength thereof.
5:74 And thus they labored, with all diligence, according to the
commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, even until the bad had been
cast away out of the vineyard, and the Lord had preserved unto himself
that the trees had become again the natural fruit; and they became like
unto one body; and the fruits were equal; and the Lord of the vineyard
had preserved unto himself the natural fruit, which was most precious
unto him from the beginning.
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