11:1 For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my
father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them
known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in
the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I
never had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot.
11:2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?
11:3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.
11:4 And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father saw
the tree of which he hath spoken?
11:5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of my
father.
11:6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud
voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God
over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi,
because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou
shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
11:7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that
after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father
tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him
shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record
that it is the Son of God.
11:8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I
looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father
had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all
beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the
driven snow.
11:9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the
Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious
above all.
11:10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
11:11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for I
spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form
of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord;
and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
11:12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as
if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my
presence.
11:13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of
Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth;
and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly
fair and white.
11:14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel
came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what
beholdest thou?
11:15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all
other virgins.
11:16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
11:17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children;
nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
11:18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the
mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
11:19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in
the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the
space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
11:20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her
arms.
11:21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the
Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which
thy father saw?
11:22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which
sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore,
it is the most desirable above all things.
11:23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the
soul.
11:24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I
looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of
men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.
11:25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my
father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of
living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a
representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of
life was a representation of the love of God.
11:26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the
condescension of God!
11:27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my
father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the
way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him;
and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy
Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.
11:28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people, in
power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to
hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from among them.
11:29 And I also beheld twelve others following him. And it came to
pass that they were carried away in the Spirit from before my face, and
I saw them not.
11:30 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying:
Look! And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again, and I saw
angels descending upon the children of men; and they did minister unto
them.
11:31 And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I
beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men. And I
beheld multitudes of people who were sick, and who were afflicted with
all manner of diseases, and with devils and unclean spirits; and the
angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed
by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits
were cast out.
11:32 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying:
Look! And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the
people; yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world;
and I saw and bear record.
11:33 And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and slain
for the sins of the world.
11:34 And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth, that
they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb;
for thus were the twelve called by the angel of the Lord.
11:35 And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I
beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the
building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me
again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold the
house of Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve
apostles of the Lamb.
11:36 And it came to pass that I saw and bear record, that the great
and spacious building was the pride of the world; and it fell, and the
fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel of the Lord spake
unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all nations,
kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve
apostles of the Lamb.