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	THE  BOOK  OF HELAMAN
	An account of the Nephites, their wars and contentions     and their dissensions. And also the prophecies of many holy prophets before     the coming of Christ, according to the record     of Helaman, which was the son of Helaman,     and also according to the records of his sons,     even down to the coming of Christ. And also many of the Lamanites are converted;     an account of their conversion. An account of the righteousness of the Lamanites     and the wickedness and abominations of the Nephites,     according to the record of Helaman and his sons,     even down to the coming of Christ, which is called     the book of Helaman, etc.
1	And now behold, it came to pass in the commencement     of the fortieth year of the reign of the judges     over the people of Nephi, There began to be a serious difficulty     among the people of the Nephites;
2	For behold, Pahoron had died and gone     the way of all the earth; Therefore, there began to be a serious contention     concerning who should have the judgment seat     among the brethren which were the sons of Pahoron.
3	Now these are their names which did contend for the     judgment seat, which did also cause the people     to contend-Pahoron, Paanchi and Pacumeni.
4	Now these are not all the sons of Pahoron-     for he had many- But these are they which did contend     for the judgment seat; Therefore, they did cause three divisions     among the people.
5	Nevertheless, it came to pass that Pahoron was appointed     by the voice of the people to be a chief judge     and a governor over the people of Nephi.
6	And it came to pass that Pacumeni, when he saw     that he could not obtain the judgment seat, He did unite with the voice of the people.
7	But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people     that were desirous that he should be their governor,     was exceeding wroth; Therefore, he was about to flatter away those people     to rise up in rebellion against their brethren.
8	And it came to pass as he was about to do this, Behold, he was taken and was tried according to the voice     of the people and condemned unto death; For he had raised up in rebellion and sought to destroy     the liberty of the people.