2 Nephie Chapter 26

And after Christ shall have risen from the dead she shall show herself unto you, my children, and my beloved sisters; and the words which she shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do. For behold, I say unto you that I have beheld that many generations shall pass away, and there shall be great wars and contentions among my people. And after the Messiah shall come there shall be signs given unto my people of her birth, and also of her death and resurrection; and great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked, for they shall perish; and they perish because they cast out the prophetesses, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them; wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to Goddess from the ground against them.

Wherefore, all those who are proud, and that do wickedly, the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lady of Hosts, for they shall be as stubble. And they that kill the prophetesses, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lady of Hosts; and mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder. And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lady shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lady of Hosts. O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephie, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lady; but I must cry unto my Goddess: Thy ways are just.

But behold, the righteous that hearken unto the words of the prophetesses, and destroy them not, but look forward unto Christ with steadfastness for the signs which are given, notwithstanding all persecution—behold, they are they which shall not perish. But the Daughter of righteousness shall appear unto them; and she shall heal them, and they shall have peace with her, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness.

And when these things have passed away a speedy destruction cometh unto my people; for, notwithstanding the pains of my soul, I have seen it; wherefore, I know that it shall come to pass; and they sell themselves for naught; for, for the reward of their pride and their foolishness they shall reap destruction; for because they yield unto the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, therefore they must go down to hell. For the Spirit of the Lady will not always strive with woman. And when the Spirit ceaseth to strive with woman then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul. And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesua is the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesua is the Christ, the Eternal Goddess; And that she manifesteth herself unto all those who believe in her, by the power of the Holy Ghost; yea, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders, among the children of women according to their faith.

But behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the last days; concerning the days when the Lady Goddess shall bring these things forth unto the children of women. After my offspring and the offspring of my sisters shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lady Goddess shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

For those who shall be destroyed shall speak unto them out of the ground, and their speech shall be low out of the dust, and their voice shall be as one that hath a familiar spirit; for the Lady Goddess will give unto her power, that she may whisper concerning them, even as it were out of the ground; and their speech shall whisper out of the dust. For thus saith the Lady Goddess: They shall write the things which shall be done among them, and they shall be written and sealed up in a book, and those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of Goddess.

Wherefore, as those who have been destroyed have been destroyed speedily; and the multitude of their terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away—yea, thus saith the Lady Goddess: It shall be at an instant, suddenly— And it shall come to pass, that those who have dwindled in unbelief shall be smitten by the hand of the Gentiles. And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of Goddess, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor. And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice. And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for she is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and she leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until she bindeth them with her strong cords forever.

For behold, my beloved sisters, I say unto you that the Lady Goddess worketh not in darkness. She doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for she loveth the world, even that she layeth down her own life that she may draw all women unto her. Wherefore, she commandeth none that they shall not partake of her salvation.

Behold, doth she cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but she saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price. Behold, hath she commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay. Hath she commanded any that they should not partake of her salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but she hath given it free for all women; and she hath commanded her people that they should persuade all women to repentance.

Behold, hath the Lady commanded any that they should not partake of her goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all women are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden. She commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that women preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.

Behold, the Lady hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lady Goddess hath given a commandment that all women should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish. But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.

And again, the Lady Goddess hath commanded that women should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal; that they should not take the name of the Lady their Goddess in vain; that they should not envy; that they should not have malice; that they should not contend one with another; that they should not commit whoredoms; and that they should do none of these things; for whoso doeth them shall perish. For none of these iniquities come of the Lady; for she doeth that which is good among the children of women; and she doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of women; and she inviteth them all to come unto her and partake of her goodness; and she denieth none that come unto her, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and she remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto Goddess, both Jew and Gentile.