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Behold what desirest thou?

I desire to behold the things which my father saw.

Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken?

Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of my father.

Hosanna to the Lord,

the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea even above all.

And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God;

wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired. And behold, this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted,

thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.

Look!

Thou hast shown me the tree which is precious above all.

What desirest thou?

To know the interpretation thereof.

Look!

Nephi, what beholdest thou?

A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

Knowest thou the condescension of God?

I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.

Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.

Look!

Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father!

Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?

Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore it is the most desirable above all things.

Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.

Look!

(barely audible) Do good to them that hate you and pray for them who do spitefully use you and persecute you.

The Iron Rod, which my father saw...

It is the Word of God, which, leads to the tree of life.

Look and behold the condescension of God!

(jeers at Jesus’s trial)

Look...

He is slain for the sins of the world.

Nephi Sees the Birth and Ministry of Jesus Christ | 1 Nephi 11 

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Nephi prays and is visited by angels. Nephi sees the vision of the Son of God and His ministry as the Lamb of God. Nephi sees the virgin mother and interprets the love of God for the children of men.
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