Mosiah 1
King Benjamin's Counsel and Succession
King Benjamin, nearing the end of his reign, instructs his sons on the importance of sacred records and faithfulness to God's commandments. He then prepares to confer the kingdom upon his son Mosiah, charging him with the sacred artifacts and commanding him to gather the people to the temple for a proclamation.
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"I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the ___ of their fathers, which are not correct."