Moroni 9:6
1830 Edition
And now my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently: for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation: for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
Influences
Acts 13:10 (KJV)
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Changes
And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently:; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation:; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
Simple English
My dear son, even though their hearts are hard, let us work hard. If we stop working, we will be judged guilty. We have work to do while we are in these bodies. We must fight the enemy of all goodness. Then we can rest in the kingdom of God.
Paraphrase
But my dear son, despite how hardened they are, we can’t give up. If we stop working, we’ll stand condemned. While we’re still alive in these bodies, we have work to do—to defeat the enemy of all that’s right, and to finally rest our souls in God’s kingdom.