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u upon plates OF pure hoINt hNN
in the language called the reformed
language which no people
knew very well; and he being a prophet
and having the Urn and Thummim, hid
II up with these plates, so that "a due time
the plates should come forth and the
means to interpret the record on them.
In few words have given you items
Of this history, covering period Of two
or three thousand years. This Book Of
Mormon IS an abndgement OF the rec
ords Of the latedites and also OF the
records Of people that came over, who
were OF the descendants OF Joseph. !
should mention also that eleven wears
after Lehi leit when the sons Of Ledc-
kish were captured and their eyes put
out in the most barbarous manner, one
OF their number. named Mules, made
his escape and was led by the Lord, and
he came and landed on this North
American continent, so that he aud his
children Joined with the descendants Oi
Joseph. We have ON this land In the
natives, the descendants OF Ephraim, VI
Manasseh and Of Judah combined. THIS
IS what scientists, with much searching,
speculation, and study are cndeayoriug
to find out.
THIS Book Of Mormon Is the Bible Of
the American world, made by these
people. IL gives an account OF their rise
and progress. their wealth and their
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saying Moreover thou son % man, take thee
one ,ues ana wu'e upon %, ilt Judah. aud l'i
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| oiber into ono st'st. and th.y ,fsii become ggs
in thine hand. Aud when he children u thy
people shall speak unto thee. saying. Wit thou
not shcw us what thou neanrit o., ihcil} Say
unto them, Thus saith thr Lord God.
hehpll, VII iaAg i1r SICK ui lo eph, which
~ '' a@nl OF EP,i "a, .nl inc 'Io's e'
even with ,he i,5k Of Judah. and make ,hrm
one stick, and they shll. be- one in mine hand.
| And ilc susgs whcfron thou wftglt shlI. be in
/ thine hand before their eyes
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The word Of the Lord TO Ezekiel, as
| here given, makes not only the exist.
| euce OF the two sticks or records appcar
very clearly by "beinp In thiue hand
| md b.inre th.iT eyes lint IA. ,ypr,s.
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sephi winch IS 10 the hand OF Ephraim
and the tribes OF Israel his ielluAs, ana
! will put them with him, even with the
| stick Of Judah, and make them one
/ stick, and they shall become one An
| Mine Hand"
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signify Two OF more and, putting them
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prophecy OF Nepnl, ~ SnaplSt NNlh
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4aV yea'a oe'''e "'e VOiii''is VI 1hilS'
Tor behold, / shall speak unto the Jews, and
they shall write ig and I sbal
also speak unto NC Nsphite1, and The,
man Nrie w ana hhaH also speak unit
ts o,s' ,'o.' OF We nous q, OF Israel which
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Nrphlt-, md he I,ws shali have ihr wori, {.
the list ifibcs OF luael. and thc lost tribrs o
Israel shall have the words Of the Ncpb.ir5 an,
the Jews. And u shall come 10 pass that m'
people, which &c Of The house Of Israel, shll
be gathered home unto the lands OF thc.r Pc
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remember h.l seed i5r ever,
Here we are told by Ezekiel and Ne
phi, two notable prophets who live,
many hundreds Of years before the com
ing OF our Savior, that there will b.
three records, sticks or Bibles published
containing His wonderful works, anon
three divisions OF the house OF Israeli
The stick OF ludah-the Bible-ha
been IN circulation for centuries anon
all civilized nations, The stick Of 10
seph, IN the hands OF Ephralm-whicl
Is the Book OF MoTmon-waa translated
into English from the Reformed Egyp
tian, by means Of the Urim and Thum
MIN. IN the hands Of Joseph Smith, an,
has been translated from the Englis
language into the French, German
Italian. Danish, Swedish, Welsh, Span
l Ill.