2 NephiChapter32
1 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts?
2 Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?
3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
4 Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
5 For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.
6 Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do.
7 And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be.
8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.
My beloved brothers, I think you are pondering in your hearts about what you should do after you have entered the way. But why do you ponder these things in your hearts?
Do you not remember that I told you that after you had received the Holy Ghost you could speak with the tongue of angels? And how could you speak with the tongue of angels except by the Holy Ghost? Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost, and so they speak the words of Christ. That is why I said to you: feast upon the words of Christ, for the words of Christ will tell you all things you should do.
So now, after I have spoken these words, if you cannot understand them, it will be because you do not ask and you do not knock; and so you are not brought into the light, but must die in the dark. For again I say to you: if you will enter the way and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show you all things you should do.
This is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he manifests himself to you in the flesh. And when he manifests himself to you in the flesh, you must be careful to do the things he tells you.
And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stops my speech, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stubbornness of people; for they will not search for knowledge, nor understand great knowledge when it is given to them in plainness, even as plain as words can be.
And now, my beloved brothers, I see that you are still pondering in your hearts, and it grieves me that I must speak about this. For if you would listen to the Spirit that teaches a person to pray, you would know that you must pray; for the evil spirit does not teach anyone to pray, but teaches him that he must not pray. But I say to you that you must pray always, and not lose heart; and you must not perform anything for the Lord without first praying to the Father in the name of Christ, so that he will consecrate what you do to you, and what you do may be for the welfare of your soul.
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And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts?
My beloved brothers, I think you are pondering in your hearts about what you should do after you have entered the way. But why do you ponder these things in your hearts?
Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?
Do you not remember that I told you that after you had received the Holy Ghost you could speak with the tongue of angels? And how could you speak with the tongue of angels except by the Holy Ghost?
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost, and so they speak the words of Christ. That is why I said to you: feast upon the words of Christ, for the words of Christ will tell you all things you should do.
Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
So now, after I have spoken these words, if you cannot understand them, it will be because you do not ask and you do not knock; and so you are not brought into the light, but must die in the dark.
For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.
For again I say to you: if you will enter the way and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show you all things you should do.
Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do.
This is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he manifests himself to you in the flesh. And when he manifests himself to you in the flesh, you must be careful to do the things he tells you.
And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be.
And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stops my speech, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stubbornness of people; for they will not search for knowledge, nor understand great knowledge when it is given to them in plainness, even as plain as words can be.
And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
And now, my beloved brothers, I see that you are still pondering in your hearts, and it grieves me that I must speak about this. For if you would listen to the Spirit that teaches a person to pray, you would know that you must pray; for the evil spirit does not teach anyone to pray, but teaches him that he must not pray.
But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.
But I say to you that you must pray always, and not lose heart; and you must not perform anything for the Lord without first praying to the Father in the name of Christ, so that he will consecrate what you do to you, and what you do may be for the welfare of your soul.
And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts?
My beloved brothers, I think you are pondering in your hearts about what you should do after you have entered the way. But why do you ponder these things in your hearts?
Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?
Do you not remember that I told you that after you had received the Holy Ghost you could speak with the tongue of angels? And how could you speak with the tongue of angels except by the Holy Ghost?
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost, and so they speak the words of Christ. That is why I said to you: feast upon the words of Christ, for the words of Christ will tell you all things you should do.
Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
So now, after I have spoken these words, if you cannot understand them, it will be because you do not ask and you do not knock; and so you are not brought into the light, but must die in the dark.
For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.
For again I say to you: if you will enter the way and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show you all things you should do.
Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do.
This is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he manifests himself to you in the flesh. And when he manifests himself to you in the flesh, you must be careful to do the things he tells you.
And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be.
And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stops my speech, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stubbornness of people; for they will not search for knowledge, nor understand great knowledge when it is given to them in plainness, even as plain as words can be.
And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
And now, my beloved brothers, I see that you are still pondering in your hearts, and it grieves me that I must speak about this. For if you would listen to the Spirit that teaches a person to pray, you would know that you must pray; for the evil spirit does not teach anyone to pray, but teaches him that he must not pray.
But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.
But I say to you that you must pray always, and not lose heart; and you must not perform anything for the Lord without first praying to the Father in the name of Christ, so that he will consecrate what you do to you, and what you do may be for the welfare of your soul.