12 Now, it came to pass that when I had heard these words, I began to feel a desire for the welfare of my brethren, the Nephites; wherefore, I did pour out my whole soul unto God for them.
13 And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came unto my mind again, saying,
14 I will visit thy brethren, according to their diligence in keeping my commandments.
15 I have given unto them this land; and it is a holy land; and I curse it not, save it be for the cause of iniquity;
16 Wherefore, I will visit thy brethren; according as I have said; and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads.
17 And after I, Enos, had heard these words, my faith began to be unshaken in the Lord; and I prayed unto him with many long strugglings for my brethren, the Lamanites.
18 And it came to pass, that after I had prayed, and labored with all diligence, the Lord said unto me, I will grant unto thee according to thy desires, because of thy faith.
19 And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of him: that if it should so be, that my people, the Nephites, should fall into transgression, and by any means be destroyed, and the Lamanites should not be destroyed, that the Lord God would preserve a record of my people, the Nephites;
20 Even if it so be, by the power of his holy arm, that it might be brought forth, at some future day, unto the Lamanites, that perhaps they might be brought unto salvation:
21 For at the present, our strugglings were vain, in restoring them to the true faith.
22 And they swore in their wrath, that if it were possible, they would destroy our records and us; and, also, all the traditions of our fathers.
