Mosiah 18:10
1830 Edition
Now I say unto you, if this be the desires of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his spirit more abundantly upon you.—
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Simple English
“If this is what your hearts want, why not be baptized in the Lord’s name? This will be a witness to him. You will show you have made a promise with him. You will serve him and keep his commandments. Then he will give you more of his Spirit.”
Paraphrase
then I ask you: if that’s truly what you want, what’s stopping you from being baptized in the Lord’s name? It will be your witness before him that you’ve made a promise—that you’ll serve him and follow his ways, so he can pour out his Spirit on you even more freely.“