The Book of Mormon — True Church Edition
2 Nephi 26
1And after Christ shall have risen from the dead he shall show himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren; and the words which he shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do.
2For 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.
3And after the Messiah shall come there shall be signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his 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 prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them; wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground against them.
4Wherefore, all those who are proud, and that do wickedly, the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, for they shall be as stubble.
5And they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord 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.
6And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts.
7O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry unto my God: Thy ways are just.
8But behold, the righteous that hearken unto the words of the prophets, 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.
9But the Son of righteousness shall appear unto them; and he shall heal them, and they shall have peace with him, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness.
10And 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.
11For the Spirit of the Lord will not always strive with man. And when the Spirit ceaseth to strive with man then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul.
12And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God;
13And that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, 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 men according to their faith.
14But behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the latter days; concerning the days when the Lord God shall bring these things forth unto the children of men.
15After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God 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.
16For those who have died in righteousness 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 Lord God will give unto him power, that he may whisper concerning them, even as it were out of the ground; and their speech shall whisper out of the dust.
17For thus saith the Lord God: 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 God.
18Wherefore, as those who commit iniquity 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 Lord God: It shall be at an instant, suddenly—
19And it shall come to pass, that those who have dwindled in unbelief shall be smitten by the hand of the Gentiles.
20And 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 ineffectual churches; they put down the power and miracles of God, 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. They let in those who put the commandments of the Lord aside and sin with no restraint.
21And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice. These chruches are built by the devil, in secret; and they are designed to preach only a part of the gospel of Jesus Christ in a way that tricks the children of men into weakness, into sin and into the arms of the wicked one. Yea, these churches who claim to preach the gospel of forgivness, and not repentance; and they are secretly seeking to destory the souls of men. They shall in fine one day reign throughout the world. They shall forfeit the plain and simple truth of the gospel; even the very priesthood they shall cast aside, saying it is no longer required. But these churches shall fail, and yet the devil shall continue to build more and more at an alarming rate - all to ensnare the souls of men and drag them down to hell.
22And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever. These secret combinations shall infest even the ordained churches of the LORD, as the children of men are weak and so easily lost to their sins. The secret combinations shall burrow into the hearts of the leaders of even the greatest of churches and they shall fall into secret combinations and the wayward lucre of old.
23But behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness. And the Lord worketh not in weakness. Ye shall know the church of the Lord, as it shall always be the church of strength, faith and righteousness; even the church which preaches the whole gospel. It shall always be the church which holds the Holy Priesthood of Jesus Christ.
24He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.
25Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; save they who work iniquity. He saith to all who will hear: Come unto me all ye righteous and repentant souls, from the ends of the earth; repent of your sins, be baptized in my name, and buy milk and honey, without money and without price.
26Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; save those who hath turned His Father's house into a den of thieves, and those who will not repent of their sins.
27But hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation, even the wicked? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it freely to all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men unto repentance.
28Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness, even those who work iniquity? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged to repent and come unto the Lord; the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.
29But He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that men 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. Yea, He commandeth that the leaders of His church shall be perfect in all their comings and goings before Him, and perfect in all things, even more righteous than the Pharisees of old. He commandeth that there be no false teachers, priest or wayward shepherds in His church; those who would set themselves up as a light, but secretly leading astray the young sheep who cannot see their indelicate and secretive ways.
30Behold, the Lord hath forbidden these things; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should repent for their sins, live in truth with one another and have charity among all who call themselves after His Holy name. Which charity is the love and light of Christ. 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.
31But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for lucre or for unrighteous gain they shall perish. For it is not a sin to build weath, when walking in the ways of the Lord. But it is a sin to steal, contrive and hoard the wealth, when the righteous sheep are without raiment or food. Yea, the elders who steal from my sheep shall face my reckoning when they meet at the veil and it shall be better for them if they had never known me, saith the Lord.
32And again, the Lord God hath commanded that men should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal; that they should not take the name of the Lord their God 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.
33For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.