Nephi’s Final Testimony
I, Nephi, can’t write everything that was taught to my people. I’m not as good at writing as I am at speaking. When a person speaks by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit carries it into people’s hearts. But many people make their hearts hard against the Holy Spirit. The Spirit has no place in them. So they throw away many things that are written. They think these things are worth nothing.
But I have written what I have written. I think it’s very important, especially for my people. I pray for them all day long. At night my tears wet my pillow because of them. I cry to my God in faith. I know he will hear my cry. I know the Lord God will bless my prayers to help my people. The things I have written in weakness will be made strong for them. It leads them to do good. It tells them about their fathers. It speaks of Jesus and leads people to believe in him and stay faithful to the end, which is eternal life. It speaks strongly against sin, according to the plain truth. So no one will be angry at the words I have written, unless they have the spirit of the Devil.
Nephi’s Love for His People
I’m proud to speak plainly. I’m proud of truth. I’m proud of my Jesus, because he has saved my soul from hell. I have love for my people. I have great faith in Christ. I believe I will meet many people without sin at his judgment seat. I have love for the Jews. I say Jews because I mean the people where I came from. I also have love for the Gentiles. But for none of these can I hope, unless they come to peace with Christ. They must enter through the narrow gate and walk on the straight path that leads to life. They must stay on the path until the end of the day of testing.
A Call to Believe in Christ
And now, my dear brothers, and also Jews, and all you people of the earth, listen to these words. Believe in Christ. If you don’t believe in these words, believe in Christ. If you believe in Christ, you will believe in these words. They are the words of Christ. He has given them to me. They teach all people to do good. If they are not the words of Christ, judge for yourselves. Christ will show you with power and great glory that they are his words at the last day. You and I will stand face to face before him. You will know that he commanded me to write these things, even though I’m not perfect.
I pray to the Father in the name of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in his kingdom at that great and last day.
Nephi’s Farewell
And now, my dear brothers, all you who are from the House of Israel, and all you people of the earth, I speak to you like a voice crying from the dust. Goodbye until that great day comes. And you who will not receive the goodness of God and respect the words of the Jews and also my words and the words that come from the mouth of the Lamb of God, I say goodbye to you forever. These words will judge you at the last day. What I seal on earth will be brought against you at the judgment. This is what the Lord has commanded me, and I must obey. Amen.