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THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL (THE LAMANITE)
Chapter 12
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Aging and near death, Samuel the Lamanite addresses his descendants, telling them his complete record will come forth in the Lord's appointed time. He counsels patience, gratitude, and refusal to judge God, and looks ahead to the day when all sacred books will be opened publicly. He then delivers a final prophecy directed at the latter days.
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When nations conspire against the saints, a voice will hiss from the dust through his recovered writings, calling covenant people to remember promises they have neglected. He warns that careless oaths are recorded exactly and that God is not mocked. Samuel foresees a Church grown but spiritually impoverished, where members prize the words of wise elders above the gifts of the Spirit.
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He urges his descendants to consult ancestral records, build mountain refuges, and gather any willing to forsake violence. He promises restored spiritual gifts, healings, visions, and dreams to those who heed the dust-voice, and laments the destruction awaiting those who ignore it.
