3 Nephi 1

1Now it came to pass that the ninety and first year had passed away

2And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of the land of

3Then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man

4And it came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety and

5But there were some who began to say that the time was past for the

6And they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying: Behold the

7And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar throughout

8But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day and that night

9Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the

10Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw this

11And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon

12And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord, all that

13Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at

14Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfill all things which I have

15And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were

16And there were many, who had not believed the words of the

17And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear;

18For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for

19And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night,

20And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to

21And it came to pass also that a new star did appear, according to

22And it came to pass that from this time forth there began to be

23And it came to pass that Nephi went forth among the people, and

24And there were no contentions, save it were a few that began to

25But it came to pass that they soon became converted, and were

26And thus the ninety and second year did pass away, bringing glad

27And it came to pass that the ninety and third year did also pass

28And it came to pass that in the ninety and fourth year they began

29And there was also a cause of much sorrow among the Lamanites; for

30And thus were the Lamanites afflicted also, and began to decrease