Degeneracy

O my beloved son, how can a people like this, that are without civilization—(And only a few years have passed away, and they were a civil and a delightsome people ) But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination— How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?

Behold, my heart cries:

“Wo unto this people.

Come out in judgment, O God,
and hide their sins,
and wickedness,
and abominations
from before thy face!”

From section: Additional Lamanite Attacks and Holocaust

From page: Nephite Decline and Downfall

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