26:1 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things he
expounded them unto the multitude; and he did expound all things unto
them, both great and small.
26:2 And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with you, the
Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was wisdom in him
that they should be given unto future generations.
26:3 And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the
time that he should come in his glory—yea, even all things which should
come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt
with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll,
and the heavens and the earth should pass away;
26:4 And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all
kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be
judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—
26:5 If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if
they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel,
the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to
the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who
was before the world began.
26:6 And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part
of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;
26:7 But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of the
things which he taught the people.
26:8 And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the
things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the
intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the
Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.
26:9 And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that
they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that
they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made
manifest unto them.
26:10 And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then
shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their
condemnation.
26:11 Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon
the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying: I will try the
faith of my people.
26:12 Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been
commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings,
and proceed to write the things which have been commanded me.
26:13 Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did
teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did
show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and
give it unto them.
26:14 And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the
children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose
their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and
marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people;
and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.
26:15 And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the
second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the
Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened
the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even
had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the
dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto
the Father—
26:16 Behold, it came to pass on the morrow that the multitude gathered
themselves together, and they both saw and heard these children; yea,
even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the
things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any
man write them.
26:17 And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen
began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as did come
unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus were
filled with the Holy Ghost.
26:18 And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not
lawful to be written.
26:19 And they taught, and did minister one to another; and they had
all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with
another.
26:20 And it came to pass that they did do all things even as Jesus had
commanded them.
26:21 And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the
church of Christ.