The Book of Mormon

Enos 1:26

1830 Edition

And as I saw that I must soon go down to my grave, having been wrought upon by the power of God, that I must preach and prophesy unto this people, and declare the word according to the truth, which is in Christ. And I have declared it, in all my days, and have rejoiced in it, above that of the world.

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And as I saw that I must soon go down to my grave, having been wrought upon by the power of God, that I must preach and prophesy unto this people, and declare the word according to the truth, which is in Christ. And I have declared it, in all my days, and have rejoiced in it, above that of the world.

Simple English

I saw that I would soon die. God had worked on me so that I had to preach and prophesy to this people and teach the truth about Christ. I have taught this all my life and found more joy in it than in anything else in the world.

Paraphrase

As I saw that I’d soon go to my grave, I knew—because God’s power had moved on me—that I had to preach and prophesy to these people and declare the truth that’s in Christ. I’ve declared it all my days, and I’ve found more joy in that than anything the world offers.