Moroni 8:12

1An epistle of my father Mormon, written to me, Moroni; and it was

2My beloved son, Moroni, I rejoice exceedingly that your Lord Jesus

3I am mindful of you always in my prayers, continually praying unto

4And now, my son, I speak unto you concerning that which grieveth me

5For, if I have learned the truth, there have been disputations

6And now, my son, I desire that ye should labor diligently, that

7For immediately after I had learned these things of you I inquired

8Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your

9And after this manner did the Holy Ghost manifest the word of God

10Behold I say unto you that this thing shall ye teach—repentance

11And their little children need no repentance, neither baptism.

12But little children are alive in Christ, even from the foundation

13Wherefore, if little children could not be saved without baptism,

14Behold I say unto you, that he that supposeth that little children

15For awful is the wickedness to suppose that God saveth one child

16Wo be unto them that shall pervert the ways of the Lord after this

17And I am filled with charity, which is everlasting love;

18For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable

19Little children cannot repent; wherefore, it is awful wickedness

20And he that saith that little children need baptism denieth the

21Wo unto such, for they are in danger of death, hell, and an

22For behold that all little children are alive in Christ, and also

23But it is mockery before God, denying the mercies of Christ, and

24Behold, my son, this thing ought not to be; for repentance is unto

25And the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh

26And the remission of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of

27Behold, my son, I will write unto you again if I go not out soon

28Pray for them, my son, that repentance may come unto them. But

29And after rejecting so great a knowledge, my son, they must perish

30Farewell, my son, until I shall write unto you, or shall meet you