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mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I

       never had before set my foot.

      1 Nephi 11:2

       2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?

      1 Nephi 11:3

       3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.

      1 Nephi 11:4

       4 And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father

       saw the tree of which he hath spoken?

      1 Nephi 11:5

       5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of

       my father.

      1 Nephi 11:6

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:7

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:8

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:9

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:10

       10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?

      1 Nephi 11:11

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:12

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:13

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:14

       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?

      1 Nephi 11:15

       15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above

       all other virgins.

      1 Nephi 11:16

       16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?

      1 Nephi 11:17

       17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children;

       nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.

      1 Nephi 11:18

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:19

       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!

      1 Nephi 11:20

       20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in

       her arms.

      1 Nephi 11:21

       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?

      1 Nephi 11:22

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:23

       23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the

       soul.

      1 Nephi 11:24

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:25

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:26

       26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the

       condescension of God!

      1 Nephi 11:27

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:28

       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.

      1 Nephi 11:29

       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