The Book of Mormon

Enos 1:16

1830 Edition

And I had faith, and I did cry unto God, that he would preserve the records; and he covenanted with me that he would bring them forth unto the Lamanites, in his own due time.

Changes

And I had faith, and I did cry unto God, that he would preserve the records; and he covenanted with me that he would bring them forth unto the Lamanites, in his own due time.

Simple English

I had faith, and I cried to God to save the records. He promised me that he would bring them to the Lamanites when the time was right.

Paraphrase

I had faith. I cried out to God to preserve the records. He made a covenant with me that he’d bring them to the Lamanites in his own time.