Enos 1Enos prays mightily and gains a remission of his sins—The voice of the Lord comes into his mind promising salvation for the Lamanites in a future day—Nephites sought to reclaim the Lamanites in their day—Enos rejoices in his Redeemer. Between 544 and 420 B.C.
2 And I will tell you of the
awrestle which I had before God, before I received a
bremission of my sins.
3 Behold, I went to hunt beasts in the forests; and the words which I had often heard my father speak concerning eternal life, and the
ajoy of the saints,
bsunk deep into my heart.
4 And my soul
ahungered; and I
bkneeled down before my Maker, and I
ccried unto him in mighty
dprayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.
5 And there came a
avoice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are
bforgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.
6 And I, Enos, knew that God
acould not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.
7 And I said: Lord, how is it done?
8 And he said unto me:
aBecause of thy
bfaith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee
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