1 Nephi 8:22 And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness he spake unto us, saying: Behold, I have dreamed a dream; or, in other words, I have seen a vision.
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3 And behold, because of the thing which I have seen, I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi and also of Sam; for I have reason to suppose that they, and also many of their seed, will be saved.
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4 But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.
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5 And it came to pass that I saw a man, and he was dressed in a white robe; and he came and stood before me.
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6 And it came to pass that he spake unto me, and bade me follow him.
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7 And it came to pass that as I followed him I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste.
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8 And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness, I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have mercy on me, according to the multitude of his tender mercies.
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9 And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord I beheld
a large and spacious field.
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10 And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy.
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11 And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted. Yea, and I beheld that the fruit thereof was white, to exceed all the whiteness that I had ever seen.
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12 And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was
desirable above all other fruit.
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13 And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might discover my family also, I beheld a river of water; and it ran along, and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit.
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14 And I looked to behold from whence it came; and I saw the head thereof a little way off; and at the head thereof I beheld
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your mother Sariah, and Sam, and Nephi; and they stood as if they knew not whither they should go.
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15 And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them; and I also did say unto them with a loud voice that they should come unto me, and partake of the fruit, which was desirable above all other
fruit.
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16 And it came to pass that they did come unto me and partake of the fruit also.
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17 And it came to pass that I was desirous that Laman and Lemuel should come and partake of the fruit also; wherefore, I cast mine eyes towards the head of the river, that perhaps I might see
them.
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18 And it came to pass that I saw them, but they would not come unto me and partake of the fruit.
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19 And I beheld a rod of iron, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.
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20 And I also beheld a strait and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it
also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious
field, as if it had been a world.
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21 And I saw numberless concourses of people, many of whom were pressing forward, that they might obtain the path which led unto
the tree by which I stood.
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22 And it came to pass that they did come forth, and commence in the path which led to the tree.
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23 And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were lost.
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24 And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.
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25 And after they had partaken of the fruit of the tree they did cast their eyes about as if they were ashamed.
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26 And I also cast my eyes round about, and beheld, on the other side of the river of water, a great and spacious building; and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.
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27 And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female; and their manner of dress was exceedingly fine; and they were in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit.
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28 And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed,
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because of those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away
into forbidden paths and were lost.
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29 And now I, Nephi, do not speak all the words of my father.
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30 But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell
down and partook of the fruit of the tree.
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31 And
