1And it came to pass that when the sixty and second year of the

2For behold, there were many of the Nephites who had become hardened

3Nevertheless, the people of the church did have great joy because

4And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did come down into

5Yea, and many did preach with exceedingly great power and

6And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did go into the land

7And behold, there was peace in all the land, insomuch that the

8And it came to pass that the Lamanites did also go whithersoever

9And it came to pass that they became exceedingly rich, both the

10Now the land south was called Lehi and the land north was called

11And behold, there was all manner of gold in both these lands, and

12They did raise grain in abundance, both in the north and in the

13Behold their women did toil and spin, and did make all manner of

14And in the sixty and fifth year they did also have great joy and

15And it came to pass that in the sixty and sixth year of the reign

16And in the commencement of the sixty and seventh year the people

17For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of

18And now behold, those murderers and plunderers were a band who had

19And it was they who did murder the chief judge Cezoram, and his

20And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites found that there

21But behold, Satan did stir up the hearts of the more part of the

22And it came to pass that they did have their signs, yea, their

23And thus they might murder, and plunder, and steal, and commit

24And whosoever of those who belonged to their band should reveal

25Now behold, it is these secret oaths and covenants which Alma

26Now behold, those secret oaths and covenants did not come forth

27Yea, that same being who did plot with Cain, that if he would

28And also it is that same being who put it into the hearts of the

29Yea, it is that same being who put it into the heart of Gadianton

30And behold, it is he who is the author of all sin. And behold, he

31And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the

32And it came to pass that all these iniquities did come unto them

33And they did grow in their iniquities in the sixty and eighth year

34And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in

35And thus we see that the Spirit of the Lord began to withdraw from

36And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon

37And it came to pass that the Lamanites did hunt the band of

38And it came to pass on the other hand, that the Nephites did build

39And thus they did obtain the sole management of the government,

40And thus we see that they were in an awful state, and ripening for

41And it came to pass that thus ended the sixty and eighth year of