The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 5:20

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I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason to bless my God and my Saviour Jesus Christ, that he brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save it were himself and those which he brought out of that land,) and that he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto the salvation of our souls.

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I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason to bless my God and my Saviour Jesus Christ, that he brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save it were himself and those whichom he brought out of that land,) and that he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto the salvation of our souls.

Simple English

I am Mormon. I come from Lehi’s family line. I have reason to bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ. He brought our fathers out of Jerusalem. No one knew about it except him and those he brought out. He has given me and my people so much knowledge to save our souls.

Paraphrase

I’m Mormon, a direct descendant of Lehi. I have every reason to praise God and my Savior Jesus Christ for bringing our ancestors out of Jerusalem—no one knew about it except God and those he led away—and for giving me and my people the knowledge we need for our salvation.