1
AND now as I was saying concerning the many records, for we did perceive that there were many records kept that we knew not of and we did see that they were in God's hands and, therefore, were preserved to come forth by the will of the Father. And as we did perceive the records, we did also perceive in our consciousness the content of the records and we did know and bear record that they did tell of the many marvelous works of God in every time and every place.
2
And we did see that Jesus did visit all people everywhere who were of the house of Israel, for they were scattered on all the face of the earth and on the isles of the sea. But Jesus did truly visit them according to His promise and there were none save those who had kept the covenants of their fathers that He did visit.
3
And behold we did perceive that some were like unto our people at the time of the coming of Jesus in His resurrection, dwindling in unbelief. But they did receive Him like unto our people and He did bring in a new order of things in whatsoever place He did visit.
4
And they did keep their sacred records, and those who did become the Shulemna did take charge of those records and they have them unto this day; and thus God's people are gathered into the Fathers. For behold, you see that all God's works, both His people and His words and His holy treasure, are gathered into one, for thus was it stated by the prophet Ether and many others in his time and from their people were taken up and did not taste of death, for I have seen them and they have ministered unto me. Yea, I do know of all their marvelous words which are the words of the Fathers and it is not preserved in your records because you know not any of the Father's works.
5
And the brother of Jared also, and his family, for behold they did fulfill all the promises of God, therefore they did obtain heaven; yea they did obtain heaven and their history have I written and sealed up. For behold the brother of Jared did look into heaven and behold the family of God and did know and did understand that priesthood which is the family of God. And he did see that it did encompass all the peoples of the earth who did come into God, yea, from the beginning even unto the end of time.
6
And he did see that as our Father Adam did go forth on the earth and they did multiply, for behold they were many to begin with, and our Father Adam was the first of many; therefore they were all organized from the beginning in a heavenly manner and they did know from whence they came and did continue that type here upon the earth, for that order did exist among them which had always been from everlasting to everlasting.
7
For they were of one heart and one mind, and one flesh, being in harmony with one another; and, thus, there was peace and love amongst them, for there was no separation because of the harmony. And they did not set one before the other, for all were equal and as one. And because of this oneness, the earth did flourish under their hands for the earth did recognize and respond to their dominion and did bring forth abundantly for the joy of the Lord. And when children were born unto them they did continue the heavenly order for the love of God, which is the priesthood of God, was in them to its perfection.
8
But behold, as the children began to grow up and exercise their own will contrary to the love of God, the disharmony began to destroy the Holy Order of God, for the oneness began to break apart. And they began to divide off from the order which had been established by their fathers and go forth two by two; therefore, there began to be a great division in the Holy Order and the oneness which once existed in that priesthood remained only with a select few who did follow the Holy Order.
9
And behold when Cain did slay his brother Abel, and it did cause great havoc in the Holy Order, for it did introduce the works of Satan for the first time into the Holy Order itself, for previous to this time Satan did have no hold on the hearts of the children of God, the only evil they did before this time was the consequence of their own choices being out of harmony with the Holy Order, which order existed because of God working in man.
10
But behold when Cain did rise up and slay his brother, he did it by covenant with his father, and thus power was given Satan to begin his reign in the children of God in the flesh. And thus did the work of destruction run rampant in the Holy Order, for Satan began from that time forth to rage in their hearts.
11
And behold the children of God did from that time forth begin to choose Satan as their father, for they chose not anymore to follow after the Order of the Ancient of Days. Therefore did Enoch see that heaven did weep over her children for they did choose Satan as their father and chose some other law or order than His priesthood. Therefore they chose Satan and his priesthood; and thus did Satan's kingdom grow up and he rules his kingdom unto this day.
12
And the children of this world know not that Satan is their father and that he reigns in their hearts, even all. And even those who have chosen Jesus Christ, the Son of God, have not chosen Him as their Father for verily, verily, if they have chosen Him as their Father then will He lead them into the Father; for did He not promise that He would even introduce the Father to them and both the Father and the Son would abide in them?