The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 4:11

1830 Edition

And again I say unto you, as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness, and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceeding great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remebrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long suffering towards you unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the Angel;

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And again I say unto you, as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness, and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long -suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the Aangel;.

Simple English

“I say to you again, as I said before: You have learned about God’s glory. You know about his goodness. You have felt his love. Your sins have been forgiven, which makes you very happy. So I want you to remember and always keep remembering how great God is and how small you are. Remember his goodness and how patient he is with you even though you don’t deserve it. Be humble and pray to the Lord every day. Stay strong in your faith about what will happen, just like the angel said.”

Paraphrase

As I said before, you’ve come to know God’s glory. You’ve tasted his goodness, felt his love, and received forgiveness for your sins—and that brought incredible joy to your hearts. So I want you to remember, always remember, how great God is. Remember your own weakness. Remember his goodness and patience toward you, even though you don’t deserve it. Humble yourselves completely. Call on the Lord every day. Stand firm in the faith the angel told us about.