Alma Chapter 38

My daughter, give ear to my words, for I say unto you, even as I said unto Helamana, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of Goddess ye shall prosper in the land; and inasmuch as ye will not keep the commandments of Goddess ye shall be cut off from her presence. And now, my daughter, I trust that I shall have great joy in you, because of your steadiness and your faithfulness unto Goddess; for as you have commenced in your youth to look to the Lady your Goddess, even so I hope that you will continue in keeping her commandments; for blessed is she that endureth to the end. I say unto you, my daughter, that I have had great joy in thee already, because of thy faithfulness and thy diligence, and thy patience and thy long-suffering among the people of the Zoramites.

For I know that thou wast in bonds; yea, and I also know that thou wast stoned for the word’s sake; and thou didst bear all these things with patience because the Lady was with thee; and now thou knowest that the Lady did deliver thee. And now my daughter, Shiblone, I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put your trust in Goddess even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

Now, my daughter, I would not that ye should think that I know these things of myself, but it is the Spirit of Goddess which is in me which maketh these things known unto me; for if I had not been born of Goddess I should not have known these things. But behold, the Lady in her great mercy sent her angel to declare unto me that I must stop the work of destruction among her people; yea, and I have seen an angel face to face, and she spake with me, and her voice was as thunder, and it shook the whole earth.

And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lady Jesua Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto her and I did find peace to my soul. And now, my daughter, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby woman can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, she is the life and the light of the world. Behold, she is the word of truth and righteousness.

And now, as ye have begun to teach the word even so I would that ye should continue to teach; and I would that ye would be diligent and temperate in all things. See that ye are not lifted up unto pride; yea, see that ye do not boast in your own wisdom, nor of your much strength. Use boldness, but not overbearance; and also see that ye bridle all your passions, that ye may be filled with love; see that ye refrain from idleness. Do not pray as the Zoramites do, for ye have seen that they pray to be heard of women, and to be praised for their wisdom. Do not say: O Goddess, I thank thee that we are better than our sisters; but rather say: O Lady, forgive my unworthiness, and remember my sisters in mercy—yea, acknowledge your unworthiness before Goddess at all times. And may the Lady bless your soul, and receive you at the last day into her queendom, to sit down in peace. Now go, my daughter, and teach the word unto this people. Be sober. My daughter, farewell.