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Words of Mormon 1:1

1 And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record which

I have been making into the hands of my son Moroni, behold I have

witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.

Words of Mormon 1:2

2 And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I

deliver these records into the hands of my son; and it supposeth

me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people. But

may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write

somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that

perhaps some day it may profit them.

Words of Mormon 1:3

3 And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have

written; for after I had made an abridgment from the plates of

Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki

spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into

my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small

account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this

king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi.

Words of Mormon 1:4

4 And the things which are upon these plates pleasing me,

because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers

knowing that many of them have been fulfilled; yea, and I also

know that as many things as have been prophesied concerning us

down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond

this day must surely come to pass—

Words of Mormon 1:5

5 Wherefore, I chose these things, to finish my record upon

them, which remainder of my record I shall take from the plates

of Nephi; and I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of

my people.

Words of Mormon 1:6

6 But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these

prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of

my record, for they are choice unto me; and I know they will be

choice unto my brethren.

Words of Mormon 1:7

7 And I do this for a wise purpose; for thus it whispereth me,

according to the workings of the Spirit of the Lord which is in

me. And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord knoweth all

things which are to come; wherefore, he worketh in me to do

according to his will.

Words of Mormon 1:8

8 And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may

once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of

Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people.

Words of Mormon 1:9

9 And now I, Mormon, proceed to finish out my record, which I

take from the plates of Nephi; and I make it according to the

knowledge and the understanding which God has given me.

Words of Mormon 1:10

10 Wherefore, it came to pass that after Amaleki had delivered

up these plates into the hands of king Benjamin, he took them and

put them with the other plates, which contained records which had

been handed down by the kings, from generation to generation

until the days of king Benjamin.

Words of Mormon 1:11

11 And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation

to generation until they have fallen into my hands. And I,

Mormon, pray to God that they may be preserved from this time

henceforth. And I know that they will be preserved; for there

are great things written upon them, out of which my people and

their brethren shall be judged at the great and last day,

according to the word of God which is written.

Words of Mormon 1:12

12 And now, concerning this king Benjamin—he had somewhat of

contentions among his own people.

Words of Mormon 1:13

13 And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites

came down out of the land of Nephi, to battle against his people.

But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies, and he

did stand against them; and he did fight with the strength of his

own arm, with the sword of Laban.

Words of Mormon 1:14

14 And in the strength of the Lord they did contend against

their enemies, until they had slain many thousands of the

Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did contend against the

Lamanites until they had driven them out of all the lands of

their inheritance.

Words of Mormon 1:15

15 And it came to pass that after there had been false Christs,

and their mouths had been shut, and they punished according to

their crimes;

Words of Mormon 1:16

16 And after there had been false prophets, and false preachers

and teachers among the people, and all these having been punished

according to their crimes; and after there having been much

contention and many dissensions away unto the Lamanites, behold,

it came to pass that king Benjamin, with the assistance of the

holy prophets who were among his people—

Words of Mormon 1:17

17 For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign

over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in

the land, and they did speak the word of God with power and with

authority; and they did use much sharpness because of the

stiffneckedness of the people—

Words of Mormon 1:18

18 Wherefore, with the help of these, king Benjamin, by laboring

with all the might of his body and the faculty of his whole soul,

and also the prophets, did once more establish peace in the land.