Book of Mormon; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines; Latter Day Saints
Therefore hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold
I am the light which ye shall hold up--that which ye have seen me do.
Behold ye see that I prayed unto the Father, and ye have witnessed;
And ye see that I have commanded that none of you should go away, but
rather have commanded that ye should come unto me, that ye might feel
and see; even so shall ye do unto the world; and whosoever breaketh
this commandment suffereth himself to be led into temptation.
When Jesus had made an end of his sayings, he touched with his hand
the disciples whom he had chosen, one by one. As he touched them he
gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. When he had done this a cloud
overshadowed the multitude, and they saw Jesus no more that day; but
the disciples saw him, and bore record that he ascended into heaven.
CHAPTER XLVII.
JESUS RETURNS AND RENEWS HIS TEACHINGS--HE ADMINISTERS THE
SACRAMENT--HE EXPLAINS THE TEACHINGS OF THE PROPHETS--THE WORDS OF
MALACHI.
(III. NEPHI CHAP. 19 TO 26.)
When Jesus had ascended into heaven the multitudes dispersed, every one
returning home.
All that evening and all that night was the news spread from mouth to
mouth that Jesus had come. Many were too excited to sleep, and labored
diligently spreading the news far and wide, so that when the morning
came the whole people were astir, wending their way to the place where
Jesus was expected.
When the multitude had gathered together their number was found to be
so great that the disciples divided them into twelve congregations, and
one of them taught each of these bodies.
After they had prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus the whole
people, led by the disciples, went down to the water's edge. First,
Nephi went into the water and was baptized; then he baptized those whom
Jesus had chosen. After these had been baptized the Holy Ghost fell
upon them, and they were filled therewith also with fire. And the fire
encircled them about, and angels came down from heaven and ministered
to them.
By and by Jesus himself came, and stood in the midst of his disciples
and taught them. He commanded them all, the people and the Twelve, to
again kneel upon the earth, and the disciples he instructed to pray.
And they prayed unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God.
When Jesus heard these prayers he went a little way off, bowed himself
to the earth and said:
Father, I thank thee that thou hast given the Holy Ghost unto these
whom I have chosen and it is because of their belief in me, that I have
chosen them out of the world.
Father, I pray thee that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost unto all them
that shall believe in their words.
Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost, because they believe in
me, and thou seest that they believe in me, because thou hearest them,
and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me because I am with them.
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