1 Nephi 1

1I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was

2Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists

3And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with

4For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the

5Wherefore it came to pass that my father, Lehi, as he went forth

6And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar

7And it came to pass that he returned to his own house at Jerusalem;

8And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he was carried away in a

9And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of

10And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness

11And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and

12And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit

13And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine

14And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many

15And after this manner was the language of my father in the

16And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things which

17But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold,

18Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord had

19And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the

20And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him;