Urim and Thummim

The Urim and Thummim

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Moroni gives His explaination about the Urim and Thummim in the Sealed Portion.

The Sealed Portion   Chapter 21

47 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should know concerning the interpreters that I have mentioned. And these interpreters are the same Urim and Thummim that I have mentioned to you in the first part of this record, even that which I used to translate the words of the brother of Jared that he had caused to be written in the language that the Lord commanded him to use, which language was also taught to him by the Holy Spirit.

48 And these same interpreters have been passed down from generation to generation and have been handled by many hands, and have been seen many times by the children of men. Nevertheless, these interpreters do not allow all who touch them to translate therewith. For the interpreters are directly associated with the spiritual energy that emanates from the person who is touching them. And this doth not mean that any righteous man can make them work. For my father, Mormon, was a righteous man, but he could not make them work. And he did not know beforehand what he should do with them.

49 But it came to pass that as I grew, I being very curious in my youth, even that I took an interest in the work in which my father was engaged concerning the records of the Nephites; and I would often sit among the records and read the words that I could, and try to understand their meaning, having very little knowledge of the things of God because of my youth.

50 And it came to pass that while I was thus engaged in the curious nature of my intentions, I noticed the Urim and Thummim as it sat among the records that had been given to my father. And it appeared unto me as two stones that were clear and smooth to the touch. And when I picked them up, to my great astonishment, they began to produce light, and startled me. And in my excitement, I ran to my father and told him what had happened to me.

51 And my father went with me to the place where he had hidden all the records that had been given unto him. And he placed the Urim and Thummim once again into my hands, and it again produced light, and this left my father exceedingly delighted in the thing that he beheld.

52 For behold, my father had known for a long time that the interpreters would not work for him. And even though he prayed with all of his heart that he might know how to use it, he could never cause the Urim and Thummim to produce light.

53 And the Spirit of the Lord came unto my father and revealed unto him the calling for which I had been conceived. And the nature of my flesh corresponded with the nature of the Urim and Thummim. And because of this, my touch was all that was needed for the interpreters to work.

54 And it came to pass that I grew in the Lord and passed through many days of tribulation and learning. And my father taught me the things that would be required of me concerning this record and the abridgment that I would make of the record of the brother of Jared. And his commandments unto me were like unto those that Alma gave unto his son Helamnan.

55 And when I was thirty and two years old, the time came that the Lord commanded me to translate the words of the brother of Jared. And I was commanded by my father, and also by the spirit of the Lord, to end the record of my father with these things. And my father was dead, having been killed in battle with the Lamanites. And I was left alone, for the Lord had not permitted me to take a wife and bear children.

56 And as I used the Urim and Thummim to translate the words of the brother of Jared, I was overcome with the Spirit because of the things which I read. And his words were powerful, even that they did overwhelm me, that I lost all the strength within me. And this was not the only reason that I lost this strength. For the Urim and Thummim cannot produce light in and of itself, but it dependeth on the energy of him who actuateth its properties for the light which it produceth.

57 And I begin to see the great physical toll that using these interpreters had on the body of a mortal man. And for this reason, the Lord gave me the commandment to use these things in my youth, even at the time of my greatest strength.

58 And it shall come to pass that the two future prophets who shall also use these interpreters shall be men of uncommon physical strength and ability. And they shall use it also in their youth, that they might have the strength within them to do that which hath been commanded of them by the Lord.

59 And to none other shall the Lord grant the power and the ability to use these interpreters. For a man must be called by God and raised up from the beginning to have this power. And if this man doth not do the will of the Lord in all things, the power that hath been given unto him shall be taken away.

60 But the work of God shall continue, and His eternal purposes shall roll on until all of His promises that He hath made unto His children are fulfilled.

61 And because of the great power of Satan in the last days, all of the children of men shall be corrupt. And the elect shall be deceived by the enticements of Satan, and also by the words of the false prophets that shall preach the supposed word of God unto them. And because of this great wickedness, this last prophet of whom I have spoken, yea, even he who shall bring forth the sealed portion of this record, shall be alone in that which he hath been called and ordained to do.

62 And he shall make an attempt to find others to help him in this work. But because of the power of Satan, and this great and abominable church that Satan hath caused to be established among you, he shall find very few who can be trusted to aid him in his calling.

63 And as I was alone, so shall he be. Nevertheless, after these things shall be revealed unto the children of men, then shall he find those of the elect who shall help him to bring this work unto all the children of men. And the elect shall begin to gather from the four corners of the earth. But this gathering shall not be done in haste, nor shall it be a physical gathering. But it shall be a spiritual gathering that is done in wisdom and according to the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

64 And this last prophet shall be visited and supported by the disciples of Jesus who desired to tarry in this land after the Lord had given unto them the desires of their hearts. And they shall be a source of inspiration and strength unto him, as they were unto me, and also as they shall be unto the first who hath been taken from among you. And these have administered unto me in my times of need. And they shall minister unto the needs of these final two prophets who the Lord shall raise up in the latter days.

65 And these things which are sealed shall come forth to the world to confound all false doctrine. And they shall be a source of great inspiration and guidance to the elect of God. For these things shall show unto the elect the ways in which they have been deceived by the enticements of Satan. And the dark works of the children of men shall be revealed unto them, so that they might know these things and avoid them; and also that they might begin to repent of their sins and their misunderstandings and come unto God and know Him by the power of His Holy Spirit.

66 And through the words of Christ shall the elect know these things. For the words of Christ shall teach them all things necessary that they might keep the commandments of God in all things. And if they keep the commandments of God in all things, then shall they know Him, and He shall make them His elect.