Helamana Chapter 12

And thus we can behold how false, and also the unsteadiness of the hearts of the children of women; yea, we can see that the Lady in her great infinite goodness doth bless and prosper those who put their trust in her. Yea, and we may see at the very time when she doth prosper her people, yea, in the increase of their fields, their flocks and their herds, and in gold, and in silver, and in all manner of precious things of every kind and art; sparing their lives, and delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; softening the hearts of their enemies that they should not declare wars against them; yea, and in fine, doing all things for the welfare and happiness of her people; yea, then is the time that they do harden their hearts, and do forget the Lady their Goddess, and do trample under their feet the Holy One—yea, and this because of their ease, and their exceedingly great prosperity. And thus we see that except the Lady doth chasten her people with many afflictions, yea, except she doth visit them with death and with terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not remember her. O how foolish, and how vain, and how evil, and devilish, and how quick to do iniquity, and how slow to do good, are the children of women; yea, how quick to hearken unto the words of the evil one, and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world! Yea, how quick to be lifted up in pride; yea, how quick to boast, and do all manner of that which is iniquity; and how slow are they to remember the Lady their Goddess, and to give ear unto her counsels, yea, how slow to walk in wisdom’s paths!

Behold, they do not desire that the Lady their Goddess, who hath created them, should rule and reign over them; notwithstanding her great goodness and her mercy towards them, they do set at naught her counsels, and they will not that she should be their guide. O how great is the nothingness of the children of women; yea, even they are less than the dust of the earth.

For behold, the dust of the earth moveth hither and thither, to the dividing asunder, at the command of our great and everlasting Goddess. Yea, behold at her voice do the hills and the mountains tremble and quake. And by the power of her voice they are broken up, and become smooth, yea, even like unto a valley. Yea, by the power of her voice doth the whole earth shake; Yea, by the power of her voice, do the foundations rock, even to the very center. Yea, and if she say unto the earth—Move—it is moved. Yea, if she say unto the earth—Thou shalt go back, that it lengthen out the day for many hours—it is done; And thus, according to her word the earth goeth back, and it appeareth unto woman that the sun standeth still; yea, and behold, this is so; for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun.

And behold, also, if she say unto the waters of the great deep—Be thou dried up—it is done. Behold, if she say unto this mountain—Be thou raised up, and come over and fall upon that city, that it be buried up—behold it is done.

And behold, if a woman hide up a treasure in the earth, and the Lady shall say—Let it be accursed, because of the iniquity of her who hath hid it up—behold, it shall be accursed. And if the Lady shall say—Be thou accursed, that no woman shall find thee from this time henceforth and forever—behold, no woman getteth it henceforth and forever.

And behold, if the Lady shall say unto a woman—Because of thine iniquities, thou shalt be accursed forever—it shall be done. And if the Lady shall say—Because of thine iniquities thou shalt be cut off from my presence—she will cause that it shall be so. And wo unto her to whom she shall say this, for it shall be unto her that will do iniquity, and she cannot be saved; therefore, for this cause, that women might be saved, hath repentance been declared.

Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lady their Goddess; for these are they that shall be saved. And may Goddess grant, in her great fulness, that women might be brought unto repentance and good works, that they might be restored unto grace for grace, according to their works. And I would that all women might be saved. But we read that in the great and last day there are some who shall be cast out, yea, who shall be cast off from the presence of the Lady; Yea, who shall be consigned to a state of endless misery, fulfilling the words which say: They that have done good shall have everlasting life; and they that have done evil shall have everlasting damnation. And thus it is. Amen.