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[Preface] [1 2 3 Jared] [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mohonri] [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moroni] [Pagag] [IAO]
1. And a mighty wind did blow us over the waters, and oft was the sea in great commotion, and we were buried beneath the waves of the sea.
2. And we were as dead men who are placed in coffins and buried beneath the surface of the land or sea.
3. But as a babe newborn emerges from the waters of the womb, so would the lord raise us upward from beneath the angry sea.
4. And we blessed and praised him continually and spent our time engaged in activities of holiness.
5. And three hundred and forty and four days we were driven forth over the face of the deep.
6. And on the three hundred and forty fifth day we did encounter land, and the tides of the sea did place us upon the shores of sand.
7. Nevertheless, we were in great awe of the place, and durst not even open the sealed doors of our vessels until the day of trumpets, and the new moon of the seventh month was upon us.
8. And upon that day, to the sound of the trumpets of redemption, we emerged from the barges wherein we had dwelt for nigh unto a year.
9. And we were amazed at the beauty and bounty of the virgin land that lay before us, nevertheless we set not foot upon it's virgin soil until the tenth day of the seventh month.
10. And upon this day Mohonri messiah, the priest and patriarch of god, did venture forth upon the sacred land.
11. And he did dedicate it and consecrate it unto god and unto us the family of god.
12. And I am Pagag, firstborn unto Mohonri ill the flesh, and since our arrival at this promised land, into my hands has fallen the task of engraving all that transpires among us.
13. And upon the fourteenth day of the seventh month, even one full year after our entry into the vessels of voyage, even upon this same day, we as a people entered upon the promised land.
14. And eight full days have we celebrated the goodness and mercy of god.
15. And we have taken upon ourselves an oath, that we will walk in all the ways of the Elohim and keep all his perfect paths and patterns.
16. And thus are we blessed in our obedience unto god.
17. And it came to be that as in Eden, the river jubilee flowed down, parting itself into four heads flowing into the four directions so also doth Jared the priest have four sons.
18. And Jacom hath been sent into the east and Gilgah unto the west, Mahah unto the south and Orihah unto the north.
19. And the eight vessels in which we had voyaged we did preserve.
20. And we reassembled them on the land, and utilized them as temples of the most high.
21. And as we had bound them together with cords upon the sea, lest we be scattered one from another, so we united them on the land.
22. And we did retain in them the sixteen glowing stones, and in them we exercised the mysteries of priesthood.
23. And we were exceedingly fruitful and productive, for in all things we patterned ourselves after the affairs of Eden and according to the plan of priesthood. 1 Pagag 2
1. Now it came to pass that mine father after the flesh began to grow old as pertaineth to the flesh, nevertheless his mind was keen and
2. And mine uncle Jared also grew aged, and already they had laid to rest one of the wives of mine father.
3. And it came to be that they counseled one with another concerning the affairs of the kingdom.
4. And Mohonri was desirous that they gather together the flock of the lord, to discern their desires preparatory to their exit from this world, and to number and name them as pertaineth to priesthood.
5. And after they had done this thing, allotting to each his or her particular calling in the kingdom, they asked of their family and friends the desires of their heart.
6. And it came to pass that there rose one up among them who said unto Mohonri:
7. Behold, hitherto we have been diligent in patterning our lives after the manner of the ancient ones, and of the distant past wherein men of holiness walked the world.
8. Shall we not also seek to conform our lives to the pattern of the future?
9. For in those days also shall there abide again men of spiritual renown and godly stature.
10. And we know from the re cords of prophecy that in those days there shall reign kings in Zion on the holy mount of god, and all the world shall bathe in the glory of the earthly kingdom of god.
11. Shall we then not foreshadow those days even now, for is it not this very land that place chosen for the latter day establishment of the kingdom of Jehovah?
12. Now this did grieve mine father Mohonri and mine uncle Jared, and also me Pagag did it grieve.
13. For we knew that the time was not yet ripe for a king, even as the time was not yet ripe to reveal many of the hidden mysteries of the messiah.
14. Wherefore we were given to know many of them, but to practice them was forbidden.
15. Nevertheless the fervor of hastening the history of the world took hold upon us.
16. And we thought it possible to quickly establish the kingdom of god on earth;
17. Setting up an earthly king and establishing it after the pattern to be revealed in the millennium.
17. And mine father Mohonri steadfastly warned our people, that such was out of order and would lead unto bondage.
18. But their hearts were set upon it, wherefore Jared prevailed upon him that he suffer them to have a king, to seek to pattern their lives after not only the past, but the future as well.
19. Therefore thine father said: choose ye out from along our sons a king, even whom ye will.
20. And they chose me Pagag, but I deferred such an honor lest I be instrumental in leading mine people in to captivity.
21. And they steadfastly sought to persuade me, but I could not be moved.
22. And they petitioned mine father that he constrain me, but he said unto them that such should not be, that no man should be forced to become king.
23. And all mine brothers refused, as did the sons of Jared.
24. Even till it came to Orihah, who was a righteous and holy man.
25. And although he thought also to defer, we counseled with him that he might accept the appointment.
26. For we knew that if Orihah refused, the people would continue to seek till they found themselves a king.
27. And we thought it perhaps proper that our brother Orihah, set over the temporal affairs of our families, would perhaps be a proper king.
28. For we hoped that his hitherto limited stewardship would perhaps carry over into this new office of kings
29. Limiting it's scope of rulership and hopefully delaying for a time the inevitable fulfillment of the prophecy of Mohonri that a king set upon the throne preparatory to the proper time would but lead us as a people into captivity.
30. And our hopes were well founded, for Orihah ruled in righteousness and kept to a minimum the authority of his office.
31. And we continued to prosper, and we amassed great riches and bounty.
32. And it seemed as if the lord was truly allowing us to foreshadow the millennial reign of his chosen seed on earth.
33. And it came to be that mine father Mohonri and his brother Jared died, and also all their families and all that generation who had grown aged with years.
34. And we buried them according to the heavenly pattern.
35. And all the days of Orihah the king, who reigned in this land of Zion, have been ones of holiness and light.
36. Nevertheless, there hath been some iniquity nevertheless, the hold of evil hath been slight upon us.
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