Words of Mormon 1

1And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record which I

2And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I

3And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written; for

4And the things which are upon these plates pleasing me, because of

5Wherefore, I chose these things, to finish my record upon them,

6But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these

7And I do this for a wise purpose; for thus it whispereth me,

8And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once

9And now I, Mormon, proceed to finish out my record, which I take

10Wherefore, it came to pass that after Amaleki had delivered up

11And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation to

12And now, concerning this king Benjamin—he had somewhat of

13And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came

14And in the strength of the Lord they did contend against their

15And it came to pass that after there had been false Christs, and

16And after there had been false prophets, and false preachers and

17For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign over

18Wherefore, with the help of these, king Benjamin, by laboring with