Alma Chapter 7

Behold my beloved sisters, seeing that I have been permitted to come unto you, therefore I attempt to address you in my language; yea, by my own mouth, seeing that it is the first time that I have spoken unto you by the words of my mouth, I having been wholly confined to the judgment-seat, having had much business that I could not come unto you. And even I could not have come now at this time were it not that the judgment-seat hath been given to another, to reign in my stead; and the Lady in much mercy hath granted that I should come unto you.

And behold, I have come having great hopes and much desire that I should find that ye had humbled yourselves before Goddess, and that ye had continued in the supplicating of her grace, that I should find that ye were blameless before her, that I should find that ye were not in the awful dilemma that our sisters were in at Zarahemla. But blessed be the name of Goddess, that she hath given me to know, yea, hath given unto me the exceedingly great joy of knowing that they are established again in the way of her righteousness. And I trust, according to the Spirit of Goddess which is in me, that I shall also have joy over you; nevertheless I do not desire that my joy over you should come by the cause of so much afflictions and sorrow which I have had for the sisters at Zarahemla, for behold, my joy cometh over them after wading through much affliction and sorrow.

But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief as were your sisters; I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts; yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts upon riches and the vain things of the world; yea, I trust that you do not worship idols, but that ye do worship the true and the living Goddess, and that ye look forward for the remission of your sins, with an everlasting faith, which is to come. For behold, I say unto you there be many things to come; and behold, there is one thing which is of more importance than they all—for behold, the time is not far distant that the Redemptress liveth and cometh among her people.

Behold, I do not say that she will come among us at the time of her dwelling in her mortal tabernacle; for behold, the Spirit hath not said unto me that this should be the case. Now as to this thing I do not know; but this much I do know, that the Lady Goddess hath power to do all things which are according to her word. But behold, the Spirit hath said this much unto me, saying: Cry unto this people, saying—Repent ye, and prepare the way of the Lady, and walk in her paths, which are straight; for behold, the queendom of heaven is at hand, and the Daughter of Goddess cometh upon the face of the earth.

And behold, she shall be born of Joseph, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, he being a young man, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a daughter, yea, even the Daughter of Goddess. And she shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith she will take upon her the pains and the sicknesses of her people. And she will take upon her death, that she may loose the bands of death which bind her people; and she will take upon her their infirmities, that her bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that she may know according to the flesh how to succor her people according to their infirmities.

Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Daughter of Goddess suffereth according to the flesh that she might take upon her the sins of her people, that she might blot out their transgressions according to the power of her deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me. Now I say unto you that ye must repent, and be born again; for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the queendom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have faith on the Lamb of Goddess, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness. Yea, I say unto you come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction, yea, come and go forth, and show unto your Goddess that ye are willing to repent of your sins and enter into a covenant with her to keep her commandments, and witness it unto her this day by going into the waters of baptism. And whosoever doeth this, and keepeth the commandments of Goddess from thenceforth, the same will remember that I say unto her, yea, she will remember that I have said unto her, she shall have eternal life, according to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, which testifieth in me.

And now my beloved sisters, do you believe these things? Behold, I say unto you, yea, I know that ye believe them; and the way that I know that ye believe them is by the manifestation of the Spirit which is in me. And now because your faith is strong concerning that, yea, concerning the things which I have spoken, great is my joy. For as I said unto you from the beginning, that I had much desire that ye were not in the state of dilemma like your sisters, even so I have found that my desires have been gratified.

For I perceive that ye are in the paths of righteousness; I perceive that ye are in the path which leads to the queendom of Goddess; yea, I perceive that ye are making her paths straight. I perceive that it has been made known unto you, by the testimony of her word, that she cannot walk in crooked paths; neither doth she vary from that which she hath said; neither hath she a shadow of turning from the right to the left, or from that which is right to that which is wrong; therefore, her course is one eternal round. And she doth not dwell in unholy temples; neither can filthiness or anything which is unclean be received into the queendom of Goddess; therefore I say unto you the time shall come, yea, and it shall be at the last day, that she who is filthy shall remain in her filthiness.

And now my beloved sisters, I have said these things unto you that I might awaken you to a sense of your duty to Goddess, that ye may walk blameless before her, that ye may walk after the holy order of Goddess, after which ye have been received. And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of Goddess at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto Goddess for whatsoever things ye do receive. And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works. And may the Lady bless you, and keep your garments spotless, that ye may at last be brought to sit down with Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel, and the holy prophetesses who have been ever since the world began, having your garments spotless even as their garments are spotless, in the queendom of heaven to go no more out.

And now my beloved sisters, I have spoken these words unto you according to the Spirit which testifieth in me; and my soul doth exceedingly rejoice, because of the exceeding diligence and heed which ye have given unto my word. And now, may the peace of Goddess rest upon you, and upon your houses and lands, and upon your flocks and herds, and all that you possess, your men and your children, according to your faith and good works, from this time forth and forever. And thus I have spoken. Amen.