Ang Pag-unti at Pagbagsak ng Mga Nephita

Ang Mga Pagsisikap Pangrelihiyon

Mormon 3:1

Isang dekada ang lumipas sa kapayapaan, subalit si Mormon, ngayon ay 50, ay muling inihanda ang kanyang mga tao para sa paparating na labanan.

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did not come to battle again until ten years more had passed away. And behold, I had employed my people, the Nephites, in preparing their lands and their arms against the time of battle.

Mormon 3:2

Inutusan ng Panginoon si Mormon na mangaral sa mga tao, binibilinan silang magsisi, mabinyagan, at itayo ang simbahan.

And it came to pass that the Lord did say unto me:

“Cry unto this people—
repent ye, and come unto me,
and be ye baptized,
and build up again my church,
and ye shall be spared. ”

And I did cry unto this people, but it was in vain; and they did not realize that it was the Lord that had spared them, and granted unto them a chance for repentance. And behold they did harden their hearts against the Lord their God.

Moroni 7:1

Lamang sa pagkakataong ito ng pangangaral, si Mormon ay nagsalita ng isang sermon sa pananampalataya, pag-asa, at pag-ibig sa kapwa tao sa sinagoga.

And now I, Moroni, write a few of the words of my father Mormon, which he spake concerning faith, hope, and charity; for after this manner did he speak unto the people, as he taught them in the synagogue which they had built for the place of worship.

Mormon 3:3

Ang mga pangangaral ni Mormon ay isinawalang-bahala ng karamihan dahil hindi kinikilala ng mga tao ang kamay ng Diyos sa kanilang mga buhay, at sa halip, ay tinanggihan siya.

And I did cry unto this people, but it was in vain; and they did not realize that it was the Lord that had spared them, and granted unto them a chance for repentance. And behold they did harden their hearts against the Lord their God.

Moroni 8:1–30

Maaaring sa mga panahong ito ng mga pagsisikap sa relihiyon, ang anak ni Mormon na si Moroni ay tinawag sa ministeryo, at si Mormon ay sumulat ng isang liham na humahatol sa mga maling doktrina, higit sa lahat ang pagsasagawa ng pagbibinyag sa maliliit na bata.

An epistle of my father Mormon, written to me, Moroni; and it was written unto me soon after my calling to the ministry. And on this wise did he write unto me, saying: