- 10Now I Moroni will write something that seems worthwhile to me. I’m writing to my Lamanite brothers and sisters. I want them to know that more than 420 years have come to an end since the sign of Christ’s coming was given. 2After I give a few words of counsel to you, I’ll seal up these records.
- 3I would urge you that when you read these things, if it’s wisdom in God for you to read them, to remember how merciful the Lord has been to mankind, from the creation of Adam all the way down until you consider these things and ponder them in your hearts. 4When you consider these things, I would urge you to ask God the Eternal Father in the name of Christ: Aren’t these things true? And if you ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, He’ll reveal the truth of it to you by the power of the Holy Ghost. 5And by the power of the Holy Ghost, you can know the truth of all things. 6Anything that’s good is righteous and true. Therefore nothing good denies Christ; on the contrary, it acknowledges that He exists. 7And you can know He exists by the power of the Holy Ghost. Therefore I would urge you not to deny God’s power — indeed, He works by power according to mankind’s faith, the same today, tomorrow, and forever.
- 8Furthermore, my brothers and sisters, I urge you not to deny God’s gifts — there are many of them and they come from the same God. There are different ways these gifts are administered, but it’s the same God who brings about all things in all respects. And they’re given to people by the manifestations of God’s Spirit in order to benefit them. 9To one a gift is given by God’s Spirit so they can teach words of wisdom, 10and to another so they can teach words of knowledge by the same Spirit, 11and to another great faith, and to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 12in addition, to another a gift is given so they can perform powerful miracles, 13and to another so they can prophesy about all things, 14and to another the gift of seeing angels and ministering spirits, 15and to another the gift of speaking in tongues, 16and to another the interpretation of languages and a variety of tongues. 17All these gifts come through Christ’s Spirit, and they come to every person individually, according to their desires. 18I would urge you, my dear people, to remember every good gift comes from Christ.
- 19I would urge you, my dear people, to remember He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and all these gifts I’ve mentioned, which are spiritual, will never come to an end as long as the world lasts, except in accordance with mankind’s unbelief. 20So there must be faith; and if there must be faith, there must also be hope; and if there must be hope, there must also be charity. 21And unless you have charity, there’s no way for you to be saved in God’s kingdom. Nor can you be saved in God’s kingdom if you don’t have faith. Nor can you, if you don’t have hope. 22And if you have no hope, you must necessarily be in despair; and despair comes because of iniquity. 23Christ truthfully told our fathers: If you have faith, you can do everything that I consider suitable and proper.
- 24Now I’m speaking to the farthest reaches of the earth, that if the time comes when God’s power and gifts are put to an end among you, it will be because of unbelief. 25Woe to mankind if this is so, since there won’t be anyone who does good among you — no, not one — because if there’s someone among you who does good, they’ll do it by God’s power and gifts. 26Woe to those who dismiss these things and die, because they will die in their sins and can’t be saved in God’s kingdom. I say this according to Christ’s words, and I don’t lie. 27I urge you to remember these things, because the time will quickly come when you’ll know I don’t lie, since you’ll see me at God’s place of judgment. And the Lord God will tell you: Didn’t I declare My words to you, which were written by this man, like someone crying out from the dead, indeed, like someone speaking from the dust? 28I declare these things to fulfill the prophecies. They will go out from the mouth of the everlasting God, and His word will call out sharply from generation to generation. 29God will show you that what I’ve written is true.
- 30Again, I would urge you to come to Christ and hold firmly to every good gift, and avoid every evil or unclean thought. 31Wake up and arise from the dust, O Jerusalem! Put on your beautiful clothes, daughter of Zion, and strengthen your tent stakes and extend your borders out forever, so you won’t be lost anymore, so the covenants the Eternal Father has made with you, O house of Israel, can be fulfilled. 32Come to Christ and be made complete in Him, and reject all ungodliness. And if you reject all ungodliness and love God with all your might, mind, and strength, then His grace is sufficient for you, so that by His grace you can be complete in Christ. If by God’s grace you’re complete in Christ, there’s no way you can deny God’s power. 33Moreover, if you’re complete in Christ by God’s grace and don’t deny His power, then you’re sanctified in Christ by God’s grace through the shedding of Christ’s blood, which is part of the Father’s covenant, to accomplish the remission of your sins, so that you become holy, without stain.
- 34Now I’ll say goodbye to all. I soon go to rest in God’s paradise, until my spirit and body reunite and I’m brought forth triumphant through the air to come face to face with you at the judgment seat of the great Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both living and dead. Amen.
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