3 And even I could not have come now at this time, were it not that the judgment seat hath been given to another to reign in my stead; and the Lord in much mercy hath granted that I should come unto you.
4 And behold, I have come, having great hopes and much desire that I should find that ye had humbled yourselves before God, and that ye had continued in the supplicating of his grace, that I should find that ye were blameless before him;
5 That I should find that ye were not in the awful dilemma that our brethren were in at Zarahemla:
6 But blessed be the name of God, that he hath given me to know, yea, hath given unto me the exceeding great joy of knowing that they are established again in the way of his righteousness.
7 And I trust, according to the Spirit of God which is in me, that I shall also have joy over you;
8 Nevertheless I do not desire that my joy over you should come by the cause of so much afflictions and sorrow which I have had for the brethren at Zarahemla;
9 For behold, my joy cometh over them after wading through much afflictions and sorrow.
10 But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief as were your brethren:
11 I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts; yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts upon riches, and the vain things of the world;
12 Yea, I trust that you do not worship idols, but that ye do worship the true and the living God, and that ye look forward for the remission of your sins with an everlasting faith which is to come.
13 For behold, I say unto you, There be many things to come; and behold, there is one thing which is of more importance than they all:
