The Book of Mormon

Alma 39:3

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And this is not all, my son. Thou didst do that which was grievous unto me; for thou didst forsake the ministry, and did go over into the land of Siron, among the borders of the Lamanites, after the harlot Isabel;

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And this is not all, my son. Thou didst do that which was grievous unto me; for thou didst forsake the ministry, and did go over into the land of Siron, among the borders of the Lamanites, after the harlot Isabel;.

Simple English

That is not all, my son. You did something that made me very sad. You left your ministry work. You went to the land of Siron near the Lamanite border to see a prostitute named Isabel.

Paraphrase

And that’s not all. You did something that broke my heart. You abandoned your ministry and went to the land of Siron, near the Lamanite borders, chasing after a prostitute named Isabel.