The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 15:11

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~150 BC

1830 Edition

Behold I say unto you, that whosoever hath heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the Holy Prophets which have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord; I say unto, that all those who hath hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins; I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are heirs of the Kingdom of God:

Influences

2 Peter 3:2 (KJV)
That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
James 5:8 (KJV)
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
James 2:5 (KJV)
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

Changes

Behold I say unto you, that whosoever haths heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the Hholy Pprophets whicho have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord; —I say unto you, that all those who hathve hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins;, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are the heirs of the Kkingdom of God:.

Simple English

I tell you that everyone who has heard the prophets’ words will be his children. All the holy prophets taught about the Lord coming. Everyone who listened to them and believed the Lord would save his people will be his children. Everyone who looked forward to having their sins forgiven will be his children. These are the people who will live in God’s kingdom.

Paraphrase

I’ll tell you. Everyone who has listened to the prophets—all the holy prophets who spoke about the Lord’s coming—everyone who listened closely to their words and believed the Lord would save his people, everyone who looked forward to that day for forgiveness—those are his children. They’re the heirs of God’s kingdom.