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THE BOOK OF
MORONI
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Now I, Moroni, after having made an end
of abridging the account of the people of Jared,
I had supposed to not have written more,
but I have not as yet perished.
And I make not myself known to the Lamanites,
lest they should destroy me;
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For behold, their wars are exceeding fierce
among themselves;
And because of their hatred, they put to death
every Nephite that will not deny the Christ;
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And I, Moroni, will not deny the Christ;
Wherefore, I wander whithersoever I can
for the safety of mine own life.
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Wherefore, I write a few more things,
contrary to that which I had supposed-
For I had supposed not to have written any more-
But I write a few more things that perhaps they may be
of worth unto my brethren the Lamanites
in some future day, according to the will of the Lord.
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The words of Christ which He spake unto His disciples,
the twelve whom He had chosen, as He laid
His hands upon them.
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And He called them by name, saying:
"Ye shall call on the Father in My name in mighty prayer;
And after that ye have done this, ye shall have power
that on him whom ye shall lay your hands,
ye shall give the Holy Ghost;
And in My name shall ye give it,
For thus do Mine apostles."
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Now Christ spake these words unto them
at the time of His first appearing;
And the multitude heard it not;
But the disciples heard it,
And on as many as they laid their hands
fell the Holy Ghost.
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The manner which the disciples, which were called the
elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers.
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After they had prayed unto the Father in the name
of Christ, they laid their hands upon them and said:
"In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest"-
Or if he be a teacher, "I ordain you to be a teacher"-
"To preach repentance and remission of sins through
Jesus Christ by the endurance of faith
on His name to the end. Amen."
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