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THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL (THE LAMANITE)
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The Second Book of Samuel the Lamanite stands apart within the record of the Nem as the autobiographical testament of one of the Restoration's most singular prophetic figures. Where the first book preserved the memory of his grandparents Shi-Tugo and Hemen, this volume is Samuel's own — composed in old age from the seat of the High Priest at Corianton, addressed primarily to his posterity, and reaching forward in prophecy to readers in the latter days. The book traces Samuel's life from his calling on the Way and his contrasting receptions at proud Zarahemla and welcoming Mentina, through grief at the deaths of his mother and sister, his long stewardship as Chief of the High Priests, his marriage to Hemina, the birth of his son Corianton, and the central event of his ministry: the visitation of the resurrected Christ to the Nem.
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Embedded within are the closing chapters of the Helaman-era prophecies preached from Zarahemla's wall, here preserved as part of Samuel's own record. Major figures include Samuel himself; his father Alma and grandfather Corianton; the reformed Isabel; the scribe Oug of Mentina; and Sabel, ordained with Corianton as First Woman to administer ordinances. Central themes include the equal priesthood of women, the fallibility of prophets and the duty of personal confirmation by the Holy Ghost, communal self-sufficiency against Gadianton bondage, the deposit of records at Cumorah, and a sober prophecy concerning Gentile corruption of the restored Church before Zion's establishment.
