Moroni 7:2
~AD 401–421
1830 Edition
And now I, Mormon, speak unto you, my beloved brethren; and it is by the grace of God, the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and his holy will, because of the gift of his calling unto me, that I am permitted to speak unto you at this time;
Influences
1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV)
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:10 (KJV)
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Thessalonians 3:11 (KJV)
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
Changes
And now I, Mormon, speak unto you, my beloved brethren; and it is by the grace of God, the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and his holy will, because of the gift of his calling unto me, that I am permitted to speak unto you at this time;.
Simple English
I, Mormon, now speak to you, my dear brothers and sisters. God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and his holy will have called me to do this. So I can speak to you now.
Paraphrase
Here’s what he said: 'I speak to you, my dear friends, by God’s grace—the grace of the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. It’s his will and his calling on my life that lets me stand before you now.