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    An go p o K ng o pr c n or n o n on n n n co

    matthew 24:14 T t n t b d p tt rn: rd upon t pr c -

    ng o t go p co t r ct on o ow d by d truc-t on nd d r n . E c t t c d t nd o t

    on, t g or d p n t on. T pp r o t p n y n Jo p S t n p r d r nd r ng o t o-c d L tt Apoc p , C p r o M n c no or cr r .

    F r Lor prop r r on on Jn pon n n o J r , c no o

    pon I r no, nor r n (js 1:18 =matthew 24:21) I r prop cy; n v r r J

    o co p y o r n y o Apo (7& 130 ad). An y on y g nn ng o orro c co pon (v.19) nn n o o

    o n r o p r c on. T n n r on r o x nc on n on on n : An

    by Hugh W. Nibley

    SCRIPTURAL

    PERSPECTIVES ON How to Survive

    the Calamities

    of the Last Days

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    xc p o y or n , r o non o r (20) T r no po n o or n o ro

    c r no v r nc n Lor o no v p op p , p c c y y r

    In r p c o o n J n r r odo w t t y d w y don n uc n rg ncy, t y

    r o o o n n r n r o c v nor or ro c (v. 13). B n

    o r , r n r no con on o o c o c n; no on o r rn o n n o o

    o ; n r o n r rn c o c o (14-15); no o r rn o

    c r ro p ; r r no rr n n w t o v r or r turn ng. T Lord g v r w rn ng t tpr n n o n o o o o c or too t (16); not to w t or w nt r, w c wou d b b d

    o (17), n o co r n o o rr n

    no o on S (17).So t w or to d nd o t pp n d. T Lord t n

    d cr b t n xt End, t nd o t C urc , w c to p c after r on o o c

    on J r (21) A p op co c no Go p r no o (21). T

    n , o r c ccor n o co n n ,

    d tr y by C r t , nd prop t (22). To pr -p r or cr o c co o p Lor n n xp n on o no ro o , I o o or (23-24). T n x r n c p c r o r n

    cr t conv nt c w c our d n t cond c ntury; n r o o n non o , go no or v

    no (25).N x co r or on o Go p n o v vg ry . F r , orn ng r o

    or o orn n co o o n

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    co r o r o o n o co ng o Son o M n (26). No co on o o

    r n p r n B c n r con xg v n r p r c y c r. T nn r o g r ng

    r o n r c o n y r o y r n o o c rc n n r

    pp r n n n xp c n o r q r r o y n co og r ro v nc o ng p

    (27). J r ng o g ro E cr nn r o r or on, no r r nc o g ogr p y,

    o t p g d cr b t nn r o t g t r ng noo r co p r on p n n ro c ng c n n voryo c c rc .

    I rr r n r or o r (28), or nr , n on g n n on n , np t nc , nd rt qu (29). And g n n qu ty

    o n , o o n x co (30) Y

    v ry Go p o K ng o pr cn or or n n o n on n n n co (31) A c p o n o co r

    r , n r n , n oon no g vr g (33). T g n r on n c ng pp n

    n n (34): n o r r on on nvo v n r g o n r

    r o rn (36) T n Son o M n co , r H n ng or o n or p or g r ng n y g r og

    r n r o c ro o r n (37) A n o No , n r

    up unt t nd w c co udd n y nd un xp ct-y y r ng n r n ng, rry ng n g v ng n

    rr g n n no n oo c n oo y; o o co ng o Son o M n . (4243) Ag n n n r ng co p r on n Lor n

    o n n g c no cr n conno on

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    p r o cr manner o co n b co p t urpr . How do on pr p r or t t n?On o no . J v ry c r on y pr p r

    on o r Lor r co n on d y. In tr ng contr t to t J ru tu t on g vno p c c n r c on xp n n

    c r n, n , o , on n n o r ; o

    r n n , on n n ono (44-45). W c n r no po n o v ng

    ng n o c or rv v , r ng on r co ro c p . W yo r ppo o o o c yo r v

    (46); o n o ng goo (49); o noc r go ng o n n n

    gr v n ong o v g n n n r (5 T on ng yo c n r o n c

    o r n no (48). So on pr p r on o o

    ? To n ro ng v n g o o r , oppr ng poor, n n n x r (52).

    E c o n xpr y c n o or xp c n o n y xpr n o or , or r c on o c , c

    n o or . (4:31;55) T o o y oport nt xp n t on o , n y, t t t nd o t

    p n on no r c on o g o , or o r no n , . . o n p cr . J o no cr on o

    or n n n o g nn ng o v ry ng, no ppo S r W r n n . W r p n o

    xpr on En o Wor r r xpr y o r c on o c . So o r c , n o

    roy ? T Boo o Mor on co p n oo on c . T n o r o rn c r c rntubb t r g t ou n d not r. T qu t on t t con-

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    c rn n, no o c r c c n rr ng q on o r n on pr n o r

    r g t ou nd w o r t w c d? W y t n w vn n r o on , no n r cr p r .

    T r o r o r rrepenting , n c o r r no r p n n . T o n n n o p

    o pr , on P r o n o Go no croo or c r; c n p

    n r r c n r o o r nc p r c y r . (luke 18:10 ff) T o r n

    x co c or n r r o o o ng on , n n o n n Go o o n , on

    o rc o nn r (13). T rpr nn r r g o on c r p n n

    o r on o x c no r p n n (14). Non r p n n r

    , n o r o r (alma 42:2224). W o o r p n o n o o o r p n ? I

    r o seeking : n o r p n o rn ro no ng o ng o r . W yo r r

    o your rt A y nd by t on you w b . No c o c n o p op

    : S n gr po r n o rr ng p o p op

    p ng o or po r n or y n r c n n n o or (3 d e. 6:15) T con on r o N p n o n r p ro o

    Boo o Mor on p xp r nc : o o n, n o po r n o co o pop r

    n o o o n ng o or y r o o ro g o n

    o con n ccor n o or o prop . (1 e. 22:23) T r co n nn o C rc no or r c or o

    (d 6:7, 11:7), Lor no n o p op r

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    pron o . W n no xp n on o o o r ngr n p r b y o n d n on p c ou nd g tt r ng

    G on o Ro n ; pp o pr -tv o o c n o r o o no

    ny o o r r c ng n D , Dyn y or F concr T N p o o r o n o o r r -o n o r c , o, c conv n n y vo - n c o r p n nc n r orc o

    o n n . An r rn o r o pr co N p o o , o, r u , oug t t wrong nd o r c t t w t r w c d-n (d 38:39).

    V ry , o r g o ? I n o r r ? T r o n Boo o Mor on o

    r nn r o pp n (2 d e. 5:27), n n n nc cc . I r x p o o I on n n g r o o r o n n o

    o o r oo n o r . A r r n Boo o Mor on r orr n.

    N p n y ppo n , co r g n nH onc oc y v r nn r o p n , c ng . No r I v po

    or y c nno n r n c no r or r no ro o

    p r n t d r (2 e. 32:4) And now I N p c nnoty or ; p r opp n r nc , n I o rn c o c n n gnor nc , n t n c dn o n; or t y w not rc now dg ,

    nor n r n r no n n n o n p nn , v n p n or c n gr v

    I p conc rn ng ng, c. (78). H or

    o o N p , pr , p on , o n t: t word cond n you t t t d y or Lor co n , n I o . (2 e.

    33:14-15)

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    I N p or r n r pp nor op , r t word o J cob, to w o turn ov r t r cord, r

    po r n n on no o r nxc n o n o n o pp n (ja b

    1:5). J co n c n n r r g o r , no n or ng r o o or gro ng r n , ry ng p r p op no o r n Go (7,8). A r

    n r N p S con , n o ro r n rrt , ndu g ng o w t n So o on uxur ou v c

    n p o n pr o oor op n o r p n nc (ja b 1:15). B y o

    n o or o nc y, y ng v y cr p(ja b 2:23). J co r r c n o p o oro n (2:2), r n (2:6); n

    r n n or : T [I] o n w t uc or nx tyt n I v t rto b n (2:3).I c n o r o r nn n o or n n

    (2:5) A nc ng o n c v z on c o o n y r ng no g o o n n J co

    p r o con ro on. H p n rr(2:11) o r ng p r n (5), c n (6) cr (9) n

    o n on (10) n r c p op r nn n oor r v c ? g n o on r, n

    n r o n c r: no or ny

    o yo v g n o rc or go (12) T y v no noppo d n t , t t , or God n t r c o Pro L n o n o (12), o no

    t nv d ou co p r on o co p t t v cono y:because o o yo v o n or n n y n your br t r n y r t d up n pr d y uppo t t y

    r r n y (2:13). I n q y prop

    p or ro g o Boo o Mor on; pr n o v ry on o o ny o cr oc y. A ov r v r nc or no o, J

    p op (14); o y v ny o con p

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    n n Go ? I o op n on o not t up your own rt c c o v u (16). T r no n ron n p n , r c !

    r n r o r nc , r c n o o . (17) T n co c c n

    on q : Y r pro o n c Go g v n n o yo , y y o ? Do y no ppo c

    ng r o n n o o cr ? An on n pr c o n no r (21).

    W t ng or w t go gro r tt nd nt v co c n o v ng (22 ff). Go o no r ng p op o Pro L n or r p o O Wor Fo ; r

    r n o r p n o r g o r nc o ro o n o Jo p . W r or , no r p op

    do unto t o o d (25-26). God p op y n v r n oy x ry o v ng r nn r o or(d 105:3-5). T pro n ng gro n o r ng

    bot gr t opportun ty nd corr pond ng r : w r or p op p co n n or c r

    n or r (29). In O Wor r c z on c r nc n L J r , n

    rv v , o o n n o pro r o n y r r p n , n q y, n c p , y

    p o ro n . Co p r o r con n n

    on no or , no r n c r , o r n c v z on o n y r n co p y r r n n r c r c n n .

    T N p y nc v o goo p opc Lor ro o L n o Pro

    nd ccord ng y ty d t r n t w c d. And n- n r n con n n n

    op r on . T n ro on pop c c p y goo g y (o r ) n g y( r ) co n o Boo o J co o Boo o Mor on . W J co p r no or n

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    cr ng c n n pr v y o L nc n c r o o n p op r . B o ,

    on r r n q n L n (ja . 2:35 W r o v ? W po r z or rg

    n J co C p r 3. xc p y r p n n c r or yo r ; n L n n v r y r c r w t or cur , courg you v n unto d truct on. An p y co xc p y r p ntheypo t nd o your n r t nc t L n t , your

    r r n, o c o r n , r orr g o n yo Lor no roy ,

    rc n o (ja . 3:3-6). So r: I no r yroy conc rn ng p op o N p : I

    y no r p n Iwill r y roy (he. 15:16f). B g y ? o c r r yo n y, n go yo r gr cr or (7). A I o J J r

    no or o c o r Go p op o

    Go o c ( is. 1:2). T ro o Boo o Mor on c p r-ct y b ut u - g , to w c J cob now r r ,

    co nd nt I g v unto you, w c t word o God, y r v no or g n c o r n r n c o r n ; y r

    o r o n n , n r n c c

    o r r (ja . 3:9), o r n ( ) r n yo r c r n n o r c on (10). Ev n N p n yor co n z n co n r n nc o p on

    on r g : Y , y o I g v y o pon , on p c n r o ro

    p c n c o ? W I n r c o nn ? A , o o ! No on r roop n n. R o c ,

    o y r , n g v p c no or or n y o y o .Do no ng r g n c o n n (2 e 4:27-29)H r co n z no r o c o n rt y w r not r pon b or cond t on. W c nnot r -

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    p n or o r n o no o r p r onv ? R p nt r x v v rb, I do r p nt I c n

    orro or c n o no r I c nno r p n o n I c . For N p p r nn n on

    o n con on o or p op , n c p co n n , pro p r n

    o n o pro , c o c o o r n , nn c r r n ( L n ) r n

    y c o ro pr nc o Lor (1 2:20) n n y ( n ja b 3:3)I c r

    n or c r n n no po r o r xc pthey r n o (23). An

    o r n co r nt y d to t r t up n t w y o r br nc (24).

    T Go n n on o p B G n p cp r n n n o no or N p o r

    o r o , nc co r n r r

    r o n r o n . T c o J co on Eno : I y r r n ccor ng o r g nc n p ng y co -n n . I v g v n n o n , n ond; nd I cur t not v t b or t c u o n qu ty

    (e . 10). W o cr p on o o oo L n r ; r or o ppro c or

    conc on y N p r , o r or n v n; t r tr d w x d, nd t y w r d by t r n r c , n roc o , n oo

    r y p op n y r con n y ng o (20) p r c yp -c ng or B G y . An y Enoc r ng ro con ron on x c y

    N p n ! T y o no v v o

    b ng t oroug y c r d nd d on d: not ng vt w r xc d ng r n , pr c ng nd prop y ng o r n con n r n n o co

    r c o rr ng p con n y o p

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    c o n , n p o r n o r rt d n o t r r , nd t b ndn o t r nd ,

    nd t t n o t r n c (3). W r t L n t ,n, o r n ? A , J ro , o

    r r n o r n oo o (6). T J ro cou d op or w to po tpon t tr g c nd, nd

    r r n r o p op on N p o o : prop r n

    p op o N p o n o r n r on, o ro ro o c o n (10). W y t con t nt n t nc on d truct on c nt t

    p op p y p n or corr c ? T c oro prop , pr n c r p r

    ng roy or y pr c r r ocon n rr n p o r p n nc (12). App r n

    v r p n y c or o o o cono r n Pro L n co rr or .

    And w o r t r g t ou n t nd o b c d ngN p n pr v L n ? T n r r n o r Boo o Mor on, r o r o r rre- penting . I y n o yo ny o G n r p n r cov n n p op o Lor ; n ny o

    J no r p n c o ; or Lor cov n n w t non v t b w t t t t r p nt (2 e. 30:2).

    N p r r p ng on r r g v n o rL n nd L u w o u d t t t y w r t GoodG y n r on n o I r , A or

    w o or r y n b t d t nd, w r t B d Guy . Not ! y N p , o y ppo c r n o n o r n n o pro , o r r n o

    o r r , o y ppo y r r g o ? Do yo

    ppo o r r o n or c o c n n r o ? I n o o n . B ot Lord t t n on ; t t r g t ou

    vor o Go . T y r r p n n q y n Lor

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    c r n n n o r r c on, n d d b t unto our t r (1 e. 17:34-35). T

    nd b d nd cur d d p nd ng nt r y on ow p op , An r o n

    pr c o n n c roy , n c r n n o or r (17:38). An no N p

    J rn o co n r c r : An no co y v co c , y , n r y

    n o r p n ; n y r y co y ro (17:43).L n n L n p r o r n n n o

    ; or J r p o c o Goo G : Wno p op n n o J r r r -

    o p op ; or p n n o Lor ccor n o L o Mo ; r or no

    r r o p op n o r r (17:22). I v ry rg n o c I g v

    c n n r . J ro on O n c n n p n g ng L n rt n p ng t t tut nd co nd nt o t Lord

    I o o on ( m i 2). O n on, A ron, n-no nc n o prop cy n o n y n

    or c p r o N p r roy ( m i5): For Lor o no r, r o

    o n o J r n p n pr r ro r n or o no v r c yp n o o r r W r or Lor n r n ; n r p r r o

    o no p r (Om i 67). Ho po - o o c n o r n con on? I

    on y proc o ng r g o y. W n

    g n o n gr n on o A ron co r por r no r v onn r prop cy n y ( m i11), n r g o n Mo rn o Lor

    o o o n o N p , ng ny

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    o go L ov r g n, no r oco n n rn .

    Mo c ng n n o Z r r on r g o K ng B n n o

    nc o c n oc n c rpn co n c n o p op , p n orGo po r n or (w ds f m m 17). A

    n o r cro n o on K n Mo con n on r o n on, p n r

    r nn r o nc n v ry r I vnot co nd d you to co up r to tr w t word

    w c I p , t t (m siah 2:9). B n n o o p op o o co r n

    ro g v c ory n pro p r y. T ng n n c yo p r o c r or. B n o? H ot r w co d w t r ov r v ry p r o n t on pr d . W n

    n r pon o or n o

    r , or r o Lor co pon (M s.4:1), congr on ng n o n o o r no n n , n o or n n (4:5

    v yo r p n o yo r n n or , n yo r v or Go I o y o y

    r n n r r nc r n o Go , n o r o nnot ngn you unwort y cr tur u b your v

    n n p o (10-11). W y t r nt uppr on o v ry pu to congr on? I o pr p r p op n o r c vt doctr n o t Aton nt nd t R d pt on w co r pp r r ng n n o pro p ro p op , nto pr p r t to r c v t Cov n nt. On y t o w o

    r r o r o n n c n

    S or r o , n or on c n r c n ro rn r p on o co or r B n n p op n r

    r ng r goo o n n o c n

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    n w t t t r w on y w y t y cou d g t t roug . Andno o r n o o n or S or

    n R r o n n or r n r n no n o L n . T r r o n po r pr c c : n r o r

    unto t t t nd t n n dp r p t ou w t y tn ro g pon ry; r or I n n n no g v n o o y oo , nor p r

    o o nc (m siah 4:1617). T q no bu y cqu t on w t r g t ou n gr t n ccord-

    ng to B n n ( f. al. 4:6), nd un on w o co t r p n o c on p r or

    or d n d our co on d p nd nc on God, nd no n r n K n o o Go . For o r

    no gg r ? (m siah 4:18-19). H n o r z p n nc pp r : Go

    gr n n o yo o v r yo r g O n, o

    o o p r o o r nc o on no r (4:21). T nc o B n n pr c ng o p rg p op po o r r n - Goo G .

    I n o Mo Z n n on po py o po n o L n n , or co pon n ro n I

    c goo ong , I ro y

    o no ro (m siah 9:1). For r on r o p ro , ng n r n oo r y nr co n o) co n I o n nb o t on t B d Guy ! A t r Z n t u t L -n r r z n n o ro p op ; r o

    r ro o r n n o on (m siah 9:12), w t or t y t ug t t r c dr n to v n t rn

    r o r c r n o N p (10:17). Ho c n o c p op ? T pro o v n prop r r rr or o N p

    r A on.

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    On g t xp ct A on t up r- word n o tBoo o Mor on o o no n or p oon o n co

    t nd up, to w d n nd t c t L n t on; o n propo o o co p n on on L n t on ry v rybody ug d u to corn,

    r por (Alma 26:23) or o : o p-po t t y c n br ng t L n t to t now dg o

    r ?con nc o ncorr c n o r ono t r t r , t n c d p op t y r ; w o

    r n n o oo r n r or ro nn n , c., c. T r n (al. 26:24).

    O co r v ry o y or n r o on: p r g n roy n r n q

    out o t nd t t y ov r run u nd d troy u ton r c o on (Alma 26:25). B no or

    A on! W c nto t w d rn not w t t nt nto ro o r r r n, n n p r p

    g t v o w o t r ou (Alma 26:26). And o rr rr or r v ro o o o , p n

    r ng v ry pr v on, r y ng on pon rc oGo (26:28), c ng p op n r o n n

    r , ng c o , n oc , n p pon, n opon o r c n on , n o n c n o pr on

    r ng nn r o c on , n p r

    g n o v ng o o (26:29-30). An o B G . T r u t o t t ort w body o conv rt w o c-

    c p A on o n p o op y, o r r pono w r, nd t y r d to t t up t by ny n

    o n (mel. 15:9), r o P op o A -on o p n r y r p n ng o r r y

    co c o r n r n o B Gn r n c rc nc (alma 24:5-30). W n Ab n d c w t t u u g : xc pt

    t y r p nt I w utt r y d troy t ro o t c o

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    t rt (m siah 12:8), t p op o K ng No d cr z c r Goo P op : n no O

    n , r o on , or r n y p op co , o con n o Go

    or o n? o r , n o Ong no nn n o , r rong, no

    co n o on g n o pro p r n n , no o pro p r p c n pro p r , n n

    (m siah 12:1315). In r p A n po n ot t w b ng ct v y r g ou t y w r do ng t two

    n o r con n J co , I c Lo Mo o no p : W o o r r

    pon r c ? W y o y co or o n c p op o co n? (M siah 3:13).

    W no or o Boo o Mor on p r- oo, Zor : r or n , n p n n , rc p -

    r o c, r v , r , pro p ro Zor , r c y n

    r ng n o rv ng prop r r n r . W p r c on r - ! Ho Go , t ou t p r t d u ro our br t r nw b v t t

    o c o o c r n n o c v , ro n r

    o c y y r o n o ; or c o n , Go , n n n n , O Go ,

    r c o n n o y p op (alma 31:17-18). To A q n n y Goo G y r c p o r no n; O Lor Go , o on o r

    c c n n n q y ong p opg v r ng or I n r n c c n ong

    p op o p n y o (alma (31:30). An y no con n n pr Go o r n o

    r c on ong (31:33), c r or pr c o (35). An n gro c n o p op con ? In , y cry n o

    Go , r r r o p n r pr p

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    v n o gr n , v n ng o or . B o Go , r co pp r n r pr c o n

    n o , r r r pon , n crn o n y n , O Go , or r c o n

    p op n o , o r p r (alma 31:27-28) T prop t N p d t c rg g n t t

    p op o Z r : o r r pon r cn v n ng o or , or c y o rnd p und r, nd t , nd b r w tn g n t your

    n or (hel. 7:21). B Go no o n o p p ; r ng pro c on: T Lor no gr n

    unto you tr ngt to w t t nd g n t your n . Foro , Lor : I no o n o c

    o y tr ngt , to t on or t n t ot r, v t bn o o o r p n r or L n

    n or yo xc p y r p n . For o y r orr g o n yo , or y v no nn g n gr

    no c r c : r or Lor n n o r n n o r ro xc p o r p n (hel. 7:22-24). Ho o n

    do t v to b r p t d, w y do you t n uc gr tp n n r ng v n xp r nc o g o Boo o Mor on ro o ? N p o on, Y , o co n o yo c o pr c

    o p c o o r xc n r c ! (v. 26).In 12 C p r o H n or z n co r c on oc n r r :

    n o pro p r p op n o r n r r (hel. 12:2). W o o ,

    O o gr no ngn o c r n o n r - r (hel. 12:7).

    J u C r t v t ng t N p t p r on y w to tt t t pr c ng o S u t L n t b nc ud d n r cor , ro c n o , p r p c

    w n n or po too r n y. For t c u , d

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    S u to t p op o Z r , t t Lord c u d c r o co pon n n o pon o r

    r c o c o prop n o oc (hel.13:23), nd now w n y t , y y: I our days d b n

    n o o r r o o ,we o no n prop ,we o no on n c o (hel. 13:2425). B o y r or n y propco ong yo n c r n o yo or o Lor c o o r n n n q o r n r

    o prop o (26) T n o o r oo p op n

    o n n co n no ron Z r r g Z r y y

    prop , n r r rg o on y, c p r n or n n

    n o no n (28).G dd n , t robb r d r, n t t t o ow r

    are oo o r on r n o pro c r crr n prop r n , o n

    rong c y v on n o (3 e. 3:4). H c o r n po r cr oc o G n o w c oc ty nd t wor t r o I now to b good;(3

    e. 3:910) n r o nc n n nnd d down to u . T c r y try ng to r cov r

    r r n o rn n , o o c o o r c n n r n ng ro r r g , c (3 e. 3:10). I r r or o M . T n ng ro o Boo o Mor on Moron ,

    n n n o Moron o n r po r o r r o c r n o n r

    po r o o v n n or v r (alma 48:17).

    Yo o no xp v ro r o c r n o ny oo ng or o ng p or or r ng Inq on op r on or . Nor c n po r o

    n r r or n c r r . T

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    d v do not c r w o g t ng or w y, ong t r g t ng; t t r o cont nt on, nd t rr t

    p r o n o con n n n r on no r(3 e. 11:29). B o no oc r n o r p

    r o n n r, on n no r; oc r n c ng o on yI cn o yo y oc r n F r co n n,v ryw r , to r p nt nd b v n (3 e. 11:30-32).

    T r no po o con ron on r n Goon B . T o n n A A c . T

    A c r cr co n on n o n tr pp ng o on o our or co or u roc group ,

    g ory ng n n orror o r pp r nc (alma 3:4-6). A on o r n n o Go o

    on r A c or c o c (alma 2:29),n o co r on. Y N p con r c

    to b t udg nt o God nt upon t b c u o

    r c n , n r o n on ; r or y n o r r nc o r (alma 4:3). T

    or n r r o r Nobody n w t t b tt r t n Moron w o ort too con c r xc or n . W n

    troub d got r dy or t by pr p r ng t ndo p op o n o Lor r Go (alma

    58:7). H t ry pr p r t on w r tr ct y d n v nd c r o o no ng o o r n L n ; o n v r g , , y not co up g n t u ( f. m ses 7:13); o b tt

    r o on N p o (alma 48:8-10). W r r p - r n Moron , n no

    n oo . B N p r o n

    t v nd t y w r o t ug t n v r to g v n o -n , n n v r o r or xc p r o pr rvr (alma 48:14). An o o pr p r

    o o q on; Moron v n po og z or p on g

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    or t y on y d u c nt t God wou d w rn to , or o pr p r or r, ccor ng o r ng r n

    no n n o r o o o nt v tc. T w gr t o d o t r nd nd

    Moron r or n ; no n n o oo n p ng co n n o Go , y n r ng

    n q (alma 48:15-16). R n n q r ? In on y p c c n r , n r o n r . No on y

    pr v nt v tr out o t qu t on but Moron p op o n c c or r pon

    o g r n r o n c on p r y n v (alm43:46). T co p n A c n p Moron , B o n n o A on (alma 48:18), o, n, r no nc r o on o L n pro .

    L r c on o N p r rr n c or o n n L

    n c o ro c o n con-c n o o c or o Mor on, r r r, o

    utt r y r u ro t t ort to b co nd r nd d r (m m 3:10-11). W n t y d worn by

    or n y o go p n o o n o n v ng v o oo o r r n [ p r c Jo n W n on], o o c

    o Lor c ( o Mor on) y ng: v ng nc n nI r p y (m m 3:14-15). So Mor on ro ng opr co c o rv r n r por r or o r xpr

    n , I n n n r or I r n you G nt , nd o unto you Hou o I r (m m3:16-17). H xp n o N p o o n v : An c r o

    N p n p n o L n n o n; or r no or L n co v po r ov r (m m 4:4). T n co o o n :

    B o , n o Go o r c

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    n c c r p n ; or c r p r o c r n o n n

    b ood d (m m 4:5). T b tt not b tw n goodn c ro c .

    Mor on p c N p n L n or o r n . A r n con n c

    n p r n p r n o pr . F r , r N p c or r r o r r o p c o no o r p n-t nc but to w r pr p r t on t Lord r ov d

    o c p ro on c o r cn n n (m i 1:11). T Lor n or

    Mor on o pr c r p n nc , c pr c n o noo no goo , c o r n o r r n

    c r or r (m i 1:17). T p po n o no r rn. T p op n o orr n

    nv n , o p r r r n B Do Jon p o n o n r r c c

    pp ry y co no o , nor r n g(m i 1:18). I n r ng ryr c n r on po on n r n . T

    n o An q Wor , o c o c r y op op o rn n p r on o orc r , n c cr ,

    g c y n , p , rro n y on(1:19). T n ro r , n c r y o

    no n n r r c on c n oy p op t y d d not r p nt nd t w on co p tr o on ro o n (m m 2:8). T n co

    o or , n I y o gr c p (m m 2:15). T o g Mor on r n n r

    x r pr r n r y o or v c or (m m2:22 ff), N v r r ng o Lor no

    ; , r o o r (m m 2:26). T pooroo r Lor on or y no r Lor p r n r n n o

    t c nc or r p nt nc r w t tr tc do (m m 3:3).

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    M n , r g y p o? T L n n cr c n N p o n n c r n (m m

    4:15), y t notw t t nd ng t gr t bo n t on o tL n t , t d d not xc d t t o our p op , w o w rpr c c ng c nn or o n o r v ry (m i 9:9).

    W n n r c Mor on I pr o Goo n r rn o p op or rutter destruction;or I no y p r xc p y r p n (m i

    9:22). O t d pr v ty o y p op w t out ord r nd o rc (M m 9:18). Mor on c pr or

    r c on o p op o n (m m3:12 f). An p r n o J r

    c o n o r r ng or oor n (m i 9:23).

    An n or : n rb d nown now dg o t t ng u t counto r n nt o t p op nd o unto t G nt

    (M m 5:8), y ng p n o Lor y y co or n o n . A o Mor on o n p op ,

    Lor r rv r ng , c y g vr c v d n t nd, or t G nt w o po t

    n (m m 5:19). B no r c nc , or t r t y v b n dr v n nd c tt r d by t G nt ,

    n Lor r r co n n (m m 5:20).

    T n t w b our turn to b conc rn d: nd t n, O yG n , o c n n or po r o Go , xc p y r p nt nd turn ro v w y ? (m m 5:22) T r y cr goo g y ; r on y on op

    or t : I pr y dt t wou d g v unto t G ntgr c , y Moron , y g v c r y

    on n co , n r n ro

    I xp c n n n r rn or c r xc p pp no r c p n , n no c r . T Lor n r Moron c n : An Lor n o : no c r r no n o (ethe 12:36-37).

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    Go En y. I cr o Ay o , JD r- -I v r u D r- -H rb, t Ro n g r p c tu r r o c . On on D , on o r B - ; r p o 12 c n r , on Goo P op c n r . . , o x r n

    B P op or Mr. L co n , o oc p ory o ny c on pr rv r o

    Goo P op . An no r v n o Ar g on Gog n

    M o o n o Nor n n n x r n on T r r o o n r Goo G -

    n B G Ar on, r no c rn cr p r , r on y c g ng n on

    n r n or n ro r cn c (e ek. 38:21). T n Go n r n

    p nc , on , r , n r on (e ek. 38:22), uc ug t r, but no ort r y nd n t (ezek.

    39:11). In N T n v r on pp n r M n , n r co o o n n ro

    r n n , r no n on o n r ( ev. 28:ff). W n or r on

    on o pr p r or r n (matt. 24:41= js1:4041), nd t t to b ound do ng good w n v r

    Lor co no on n n o por r

    pro p r o o r n , n o n r r n n (matt 48:50 = js 2:5153). Mor on g to u not w t out word o op

    n c : B o p n o o o I po ro ; or I no y r y or g v n

    unto God t t t n t unto y our p r ct on , rn o or n n (m -

    m 9:30). H r xpr y o n n o n n o o n oo co ; p c c y n or .