2 Nephi 32
1 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder
somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have
entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your
hearts?
2 Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the
Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels?
And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the
Holy Ghost?
3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the
words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ;
for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
4 Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand
them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not
brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
5 For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and
receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.
6 Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine
given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he
shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto
you shall ye observe to do.
7 And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance,
and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the
ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search
knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in
plainness, even as plain as word can be.
8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your
hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye
would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye would know
that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth
him that he must not pray.
9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye
must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray
unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy
performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy
soul.
