2 Nephie Chapter 3

And now I speak unto you, Josephine, my last-born. Thou wast born in the wilderness of mine afflictions; yea, in the days of my greatest sorrow did thy father beget thee. And may the Lady consecrate also unto thee this land, which is a most precious land, for thine inheritance and the inheritance of thy offspring with thy sisters, for thy security forever, if it so be that ye shall keep the commandments of the Holy One of Israel.

And now, Josephine, my last-born, whom I have brought out of the wilderness of mine afflictions, may the Lady bless thee forever, for thy offspring shall not utterly be destroyed. For behold, thou art the fruit of my loins; and I am a descendant of Josephine who was carried captive into Egypt. And great were the covenants of the Lady which she made unto Josephine.

Wherefore, Josephine truly saw our day. And she obtained a promise of the Lady, that out of the fruit of her loins the Lady Goddess would raise up a righteous branch unto the house of Israel; not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken off, nevertheless, to be remembered in the covenants of the Lady that the Messiah should be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the spirit of power, unto the bringing of them out of darkness unto light—yea, out of hidden darkness and out of captivity unto freedom. For Josephine truly testified, saying: A seer shall the Lady my Goddess raise up, who shall be a choice seer unto the fruit of my loins. Yea, Josephine truly said: Thus saith the Lady unto me: A choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and she shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto her will I give commandment that she shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, her sisters, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy mothers. And I will give unto her a commandment that she shall do none other work, save the work which I shall command her. And I will make her great in mine eyes; for she shall do my work. And she shall be great like unto Zipporah, whom I have said I would raise up unto you, to deliver my people, O house of Israel. And Zipporah will I raise up, to deliver thy people out of the land of Egypt.

But a seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and unto her will I give power to bring forth my word unto the offspring of thy loins—and not to the bringing forth my word only, saith the Lady, but to the convincing them of my word, which shall have already gone forth among them. Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judith shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judith, shall grow together, unto the confounding of false doctrines and laying down of contentions, and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them to the knowledge of their mothers in the latter days, and also to the knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lady. And out of weakness she shall be made strong, in that day when my work shall commence among all my people, unto the restoring thee, O house of Israel, saith the Lady. And thus prophesied Josephine, saying: Behold, that seer will the Lady bless; and they that seek to destroy her shall be confounded; for this promise, which I have obtained of the Lady, of the fruit of my loins, shall be fulfilled. Behold, I am sure of the fulfilling of this promise; And her name shall be called after me; and it shall be after the name of her mother. And she shall be like unto me; for the thing, which the Lady shall bring forth by her hand, by the power of the Lady shall bring my people unto salvation. Yea, thus prophesied Josephine: I am sure of this thing, even as I am sure of the promise of Zipporah; for the Lady hath said unto me, I will preserve thy offspring forever. And the Lady hath said: I will raise up a Zipporah; and I will give power unto her in a rod; and I will give judgment unto her in writing. Yet I will not loose her tongue, that she shall speak much, for I will not make her mighty in speaking. But I will write unto her my law, by the finger of mine own hand; and I will make a spokesman for her. And the Lady said unto me also: I will raise up unto the fruit of thy loins; and I will make for her a spokesman. And I, behold, I will give unto her that she shall write the writing of the fruit of thy loins, unto the fruit of thy loins; and the spokesman of thy loins shall declare it. And the words which she shall write shall be the words which are expedient in my wisdom should go forth unto the fruit of thy loins. And it shall be as if the fruit of thy loins had cried unto them from the dust; for I know their faith.

And they shall cry from the dust; yea, even repentance unto their sisters, even after many generations have gone by them. And it shall come to pass that their cry shall go, even according to the simpleness of their words. Because of their faith their words shall proceed forth out of my mouth unto their sisters who are the fruit of thy loins; and the weakness of their words will I make strong in their faith, unto the remembering of my covenant which I made unto thy mothers.

And now, behold, my daughter Josephine, after this manner did my mother of old prophesy. Wherefore, because of this covenant thou art blessed; for thy offspring shall not be destroyed, for they shall hearken unto the words of the book. And there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of Goddess, with exceeding faith, to work mighty wonders, and do that thing which is great in the sight of Goddess, unto the bringing to pass much restoration unto the house of Israel, and unto the offspring of thy sisters.

And now, blessed art thou, Josephine. Behold, thou art little; wherefore hearken unto the words of thy sister, Nephie, and it shall be done unto thee even according to the words which I have spoken. Remember the words of thy dying mother. Amen.