The Book of Mormon

Helaman 13:7

1830 Edition

And behold, an angel of the Lord hath declared it unto me, and he did bring glad tidings to my soul. And behold, I was sent unto you to declare it unto you also, that ye might have glad tidings; but behold ye would not receive me,

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And behold, an angel of the Lord hath declared it unto me, and he did bring glad tidings to my soul. And behold, I was sent unto you to declare it unto you also, that ye might have glad tidings; but behold ye would not receive me,.

Simple English

“An angel of the Lord told me this. He brought good news to my soul. I was sent to tell you too. You could have good news too. But you would not accept me.”

Paraphrase

“An angel told me this, and it brought joy to my soul. I was sent here to bring you that same good news—but you wouldn’t listen to me.”