The Book of Ahkman

1And it came to pass that the Angel did say unto me, Behold! And I beheld that from among my seed a book did come forth. And the book did give the people courage. Wherefore all those who did accept the book and take courage from it and gather behind it, did become a great and mighty people. And the prosperity of these people was great. And it came to pass that the Lord did bless them exceedingly insomuch that there was no hunger among them and they did not wander naked, for the lack of clothes. And behold they were blessed with many luxuries. And I did ask of the Angel, what is this book that goeth forth among my seed? And the Angel spake unto me saying, this book is the record of the inhabitants of this land. Yea it is even the record of the promises God hath made with the people of this land. And this book doth tell your seed of the prosperity and blessings God hath laid up for them. And it is these blessings that doth give them courage to fight the poverty that hath engulfed them. And the Angel said, Behold! And I beheld that there arose a strong and brave people in the northern part of the land. And it came to pass that the Angel did speak unto me saying, Behold! And I beheld and I saw the great people who followed the book that they did build a temple unto the Lord. And the pattern for the temple was taken from the book that they did follow. And they did worship the Lord in temple. And the Angel said unto me, Behold! And I beheld that the remainder of my seed did look upon those who did follow the book and there were those who did desire to unite with them because of the words within the book that did testify of the Son of God. And there were others still who desired to unite with them because of the great prosperity that those who followed the book did gain. And there were even those who did not desire to unite with the followers of the book because of their stiffneckedness. And they refused to join and fought against the book. Wherefore some of these did have much power to lose because of the people who followed the book. And it came to pass that those who had much power to lose were those who had waxed fat from the labors of the poor. And the Angel did say unto me, Behold! And I looked and I saw that the Spirit of God was with those who followed the book and they did overpower those who desired power and money. And God did give control over the land unto those who followed the book. And the Angel said unto me, Behold! And I beheld that anywhere that people did follow the book there was great prosperity and there was no poor among the people. And the people did form a great empire that did include the lands of my fathers and even some of the other isles of the sea. And God did give unto them even parts of the distant lands that had previously spoiled my seed. And it came to pass that I beheld that all the lands they did possess were exceedingly beautiful. And all those places that had been turned to filth and waste were restored to their prior beauty. And the lands were filled with gardens and forests. And the rivers and oceans were clear and pure and all manner of life did thrive therein. And they were bounteous and filled with creatures that were useful for food. And no one starved for the lack of food. And I beheld that the cities which had been filled with dirt and waste did become clean and pure. And the entire land was beautiful and my seed who had loathed their dark skin insomuch that they did call it a curse, did come to look upon their skin as a blessing and a sign of a prosperous people. And they did come to a knowledge that their darkened skin had been given to them by God as a sign of the blessings that he had promised them. And I saw many people did flow unto the land of my seed. And they did look for prosperity there, Wherefore in the distant lands there was much poverty. Yea even the whole earth was engulfed in poverty because of the secret orders that had seized control of every land. And the people who followed the book had shaken off the poverty that was inflicted upon them and became even as a beacon shining forth unto all the world. And those aged and wicked men who had preyed upon the young daughters of my seed were shunned insomuch that they had to travel to other lands to continue their abominations and wickedness. And it came to pass that the people did build many beautiful structures and edifices. And the Spirit of God was strong with the seed of my brethren and they had become a righteous people and God did bless them with many riches and prosperity. And it came to pass that I did follow the Angel back to the land which I had left and the vision closed before me. And the Angel did instruct me to write the things which I had seen. Now behold the Angel of the Lord did depart from before me and I was left with both sorrow and joy. Sorrow because I knew that there must come a time that my seed would be preyed upon and suffer many afflictions. But I did feel a great joy because shortly thereafter a time must come that the people who followed the book would bring a time of great prosperity, peace and victory among my seed. And those things which I had seen did make clear the promises God made unto me. And it came to pass that I did write the things which I had seen.