I have come having great hopes and much desire
that I should find that ye had humbled yourselves
before God, that ye had continued
in the supplicating of His grace,
that I should find that you were blameless before Him, and not
in that awful dilemma that our brethren were in at Zarahemla.
For behold, I say unto you there be many things to come.
There is one thing which is of more importance than they all.
For behold, the time is not far distant
that the Redeemer liveth and cometh among His people.
He shall be born of Mary, she being
a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who
shall be overshadowed and conceive
by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a son, yea,
even the Son of God.
And He shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions
and temptations of every kind; and this
that the word might be fulfilled which
saith He will take upon Him the pains and the sicknesses
of His people.
And He will take upon Him death, that He
may loose the bands of death which bind His people;
and He will take upon Him their infirmities,
that His bowels may be filled with mercy, according
to the flesh, that He may know according to the flesh
how to succor His people according to their infirmities.
And He will take upon Him the sins
of His people, that He might blot out
their transgressions according to the power
of His deliverance.
Ye must repent, and be born again;
for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot
inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized
unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins,
that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God,
who taketh away the sins of the world,
who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all
unrighteousness.
Come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily
doth beset you, and show unto your God
that ye are willing to repent of your sins
and enter into a covenant with Him to keep His commandments,
and witness it unto Him this day by going
into the waters of baptism.
And whosoever doeth this shall have eternal life.
Do you believe these things?
We believe.
Yea, I know that ye believe them,
by the manifestation of the Spirit which is in me.
And now because your faith is strong
concerning the things which I have spoken, great is my joy.
Be humble, submissive, and gentle.
Be diligent in keeping the commandments of God
at all times.
And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity,
and then ye will always abound in good works.
May the peace of God rest upon you,
according to your faith and good works, from this time forth
and forever.
Amen.