1And it came to pass in the fifty and fourth year there were many

2And the rebellious part were slain and driven out of the land, and

3And it came to pass that they did endeavor to stir up the Lamanites

4But it came to pass in the fifty and sixth year of the reign of the

5And in the fifty and seventh year they did come down against the

6And the Nephites and the armies of Moronihah were driven even into

7And there they did fortify against the Lamanites, from the west

8And thus those dissenters of the Nephites, with the help of a

9And it came to pass in the sixtieth year of the reign of the

10And it came to pass in the sixty and first year of the reign of

11Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughter which

12And it was because of the pride of their hearts, because of their

13And because of this their great wickedness, and their boastings in

14But behold, Moronihah did preach many things unto the people

15And it came to pass that they did repent, and inasmuch as they did

16For when Moronihah saw that they did repent he did venture to lead

17And thus ended the sixty and first year of the reign of the

18And it came to pass in the sixty and second year of the reign of

19Therefore they did abandon their design to obtain the remainder of

20And it came to pass, because of the greatness of the number of the

21Yea, they began to remember the prophecies of Alma, and also the

22And that they had altered and trampled under their feet the laws

23And because of their iniquity the church had begun to dwindle; and

24And they saw that they had become weak, like unto their brethren,

25Therefore the Lord did cease to preserve them by his miraculous

26For behold, they saw that the strength of the Lamanites was as