Enos 1:13
1830 Edition
And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of him: That if it should so be, that my people, the Nephites, should fall into transgression, and by any means be destroyed, and the Lamanites should not be destroyed, that the Lord God would preserve a record of my people, the Nephites; even if it so be, by the power of his holy arm, that it might be brought forth, at some future day, unto the Lamanites, that perhaps they might be brought unto salvation:
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Simple English
This is what I asked him for: If my people, the Nephites, should do wrong and be destroyed, but the Lamanites are not destroyed, then the Lord God would save a record of my people, the Nephites. He would bring it out someday to the Lamanites by his holy power. Maybe this would help them be saved.
Paraphrase
Here’s what I asked him for: If my people, the Nephites, should fall into sin and get destroyed—but the Lamanites survive—then would the Lord preserve a record of my people? Could his holy power bring it forward someday to the Lamanites, so they might find salvation?