And it came to pass that he said unto them: [i]2802[/i]
“Behold, here are the waters of Mormon
_(for thus were they called ) and now,
_as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God,
_and to be called his people,
_and are willing to bear one another’s burdens,
_that they may be light;“Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn;
_yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort,
_and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things,
_and in all places that ye may be in, even until death,
_that ye may be redeemed of God,
_and be numbered with those of the first resurrection,
_that ye may have eternal life—”