1 Nephie Chapter 10

And now I, Nephie, proceed to give an account upon these plates of my proceedings, and my reign and ministry; wherefore, to proceed with mine account, I must speak somewhat of the things of my mother, and also of my sisters. For behold, it came to pass after my mother had made an end of speaking the words of her dream, and also of exhorting them to all diligence, she spake unto them concerning the Jews— That after they should be destroyed, even that great city Jerusalem, and many be carried away captive into Babylon, according to the own due time of the Lady, they should return again, yea, even be brought back out of captivity; and after they should be brought back out of captivity they should possess again the land of their inheritance. Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my mother left Jerusalem, a prophetess would the Lady Goddess raise up among the Jews—even a Messiah, or, in other words, a Savioress of the world. And she also spake concerning the prophetesses, how great a number had testified of these things, concerning this Messiah, of whom she had spoken, or this Redemptress of the world.

Wherefore, all mankind were in a lost and in a fallen state, and ever would be save they should rely on this Redemptress. And she spake also concerning a prophetess who should come before the Messiah, to prepare the way of the Lady— Yea, even she should go forth and cry in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lady, and make her paths straight; for there standeth one among you whom ye know not; and she is mightier than I, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. And much spake my mother concerning this thing. And my mother said she should baptize in Bethabara, beyond Jordan; and she also said she should baptize with water; even that she should baptize the Messiah with water. And after she had baptized the Messiah with water, she should behold and bear record that she had baptized the Lamb of Goddess, who should take away the sins of the world.

And it came to pass after my mother had spoken these words she spake unto my sisters concerning the gospel which should be preached among the Jews, and also concerning the dwindling of the Jews in unbelief. And after they had slain the Messiah, who should come, and after she had been slain she should rise from the dead, and should make herself manifest, by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles. Yea, even my mother spake much concerning the Gentiles, and also concerning the house of Israel, that they should be compared like unto an olive-tree, whose branches should be broken off and should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.

Wherefore, she said it must needs be that we should be led with one accord into the land of promise, unto the fulfilling of the word of the Lady, that we should be scattered upon all the face of the earth. And after the house of Israel should be scattered they should be gathered together again; or, in fine, after the Gentiles had received the fulness of the Gospel, the natural branches of the olive-tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel, should be grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah, their Lady and their Redemptress. And after this manner of language did my mother prophesy and speak unto my sisters, and also many more things which I do not write in this book; for I have written as many of them as were expedient for me in mine other book. And all these things, of which I have spoken, were done as my mother dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuelle.

And it came to pass after I, Nephie, having heard all the words of my mother, concerning the things which she saw in a vision, and also the things which she spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power she received by faith on the Daughter of Goddess—and the Daughter of Goddess was the Messiah who should come—I, Nephie, was desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift of Goddess unto all those who diligently seek her, as well in times of old as in the time that she should manifest herself unto the children of women. For she is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever; and the way is prepared for all women from the foundation of the world, if it so be that they repent and come unto her.

For she that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of Goddess shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lady is one eternal round. Therefore remember, O woman, for all thy doings thou shalt be brought into judgment.

Wherefore, if ye have sought to do wickedly in the days of your probation, then ye are found unclean before the judgment-seat of Goddess; and no unclean thing can dwell with Goddess; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever. And the Holy Ghost giveth authority that I should speak these things, and deny them not.