Alma 36:2

1My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch

2I would that ye should do as I have done, in remembering the

3And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and

4And I would not that ye think that I know of myself—not of the

5Now, behold, I say unto you, if I had not been born of God I

6For I went about with the sons of Mosiah, seeking to destroy the

7And behold, he spake unto us, as it were the voice of thunder, and

8But behold, the voice said unto me: Arise. And I arose and stood

9And he said unto me: If thou wilt of thyself be destroyed, seek no

10And it came to pass that I fell to the earth; and it was for the

11And the angel spake more things unto me, which were heard by my

12But I was racked with eternal torment, for my soul was harrowed

13Yea, I did remember all my sins and iniquities, for which I was

14Yea, and I had murdered many of his children, or rather led them

15Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both

16And now, for three days and for three nights was I racked, even

17And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while

18Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my

19And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains

20And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my

21Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so

22Yea, methought I saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God sitting

23But behold, my limbs did receive their strength again, and I

24Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without

25Yea, and now behold, O my son, the Lord doth give me exceedingly

26For because of the word which he has imparted unto me, behold,

27And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every

28And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell

29Yea, and he has also brought our fathers out of the land of

30But behold, my son, this is not all; for ye ought to know as I do