The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 4:20

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And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And hath he suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he hath poured out his spirit upon you, and hath caused that your hearts should be filled with joy, and hath caused that your mouths should be stopped, that ye could not find utterance, so exceeding great was your joy.

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And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And haths he suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he haths poured out his sSpirit upon you, and haths caused that your hearts should be filled with joy, and haths caused that your mouths should be stopped, that ye could not find utterance, so exceedingly great was your joy.

Simple English

“Right now you have been praying to God and asking him to forgive your sins. Did he let you beg for nothing? No! He poured out his Spirit on you. He filled your hearts with joy. He made you so happy that you couldn’t even speak.”

Paraphrase

Just now you were calling on his name, begging for forgiveness. Did he let you beg in vain? No. He poured out his Spirit on you. He filled your hearts with joy so overwhelming you couldn’t even speak.