5 And my soul hungered; And I kneeled down before my Maker and I cried unto Him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul;
6 And all the day long did I cry unto Him; Yea, and when the night came, I did still raise my voice high, that it reached the heavens;
7 And there came a voice unto me, saying: "Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee and thou shalt be blessed."
8 And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; Wherefore, my guilt was swept away.
9 And I saith: "Lord, how is it done?"
10 And He saith unto me: "Because of thy faith in Christ whom thou hast not heard nor seen;
11 And many years passeth away before that He shall manifest Himself in the flesh; Wherefore, go to it - thy faith hath made thee whole."
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 into 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;