The Book of Ahkman

1Now behold my father did gather our family together. And his did so that he might expound great knowledge unto our understanding. And he did speak unto us many things and our understanding was greatly expanded. And my younger brother Shurak did doubt the words of my father. For he thought that perhaps Ngameke was delusional and did teach our father strange things. But behold I, Ahkman, did consider the meaning of the things which my father had spoken. And I did take myself up to the place where my father did worship the gods. For it was a small grove of trees. And I did place myself in the center of the grove and pray unto the gods concerning the things which my father had spoken. Now I, Ahkman, did not yet know of the true and living God, but I did still believe in the gods of my father. And it came to pass that as I prayed an angel descended from heaven and did appear before me. And the angel spoke with a loud voice. And I did fall back and was frightened at the sound of his voice. And the angel spake unto me saying, Be not afraid Ahkman, through your faith you have proven yourself. For behold what your father has spoken is true, for it was ordained before this life that he should be a great prophet among this people. And behold your father was born unto this end that he should raise up a righteous people unto the Lord. But behold I had never before heard of the Lord. And I did speak unto the angel saying, Who is the Lord that I might worship him? For I do worship the gods like my father and his father before him, and I do not know of a Lord. And the voice spoke unto me again saying, For behold Ahkman there is but one God, the Eternal Father, who is master and ruler of all that is. And your fathers had been mislead and did follow after false gods. But behold it is not counted against you, as you have worshiped with full purpose of heart and your heart is open to receive those things which are true. And even though you didst pray unto false gods, the True and Living God hath heard your prayers. For God doth know the intents of your heart, and He doth know that while you prayed unto false gods you did so only because you knew not of the True and Living God. And He knows that if you had a knowledge of the True and Living God you wouldst have prayed unto Him. For even though thou didst not know all, your righteousness hath been counted unto your benefit. And the angel did leave me and I sat myself upon the earth and did think upon the things which the angel had spoken. And after recovering myself and knowing with a surety that the things which my father had spoken were true, I did leave the place of the false Gods and did return unto my home.