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1 Nephi 3:131 - 1 Nephi 3:141
131 And I saw them gathered together in multitudes,
132 And I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; And in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.
133 And the angel said unto me: "Behold, these shall dwindle in unbelief."
134 And it came to pass that I beheld that after they had dwindled in unbelief, They became a dark and loathsome and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.
135 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: "Look!" And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.
136 And the angel saith unto me: "What beholdest thou?"
137 And I said: "I behold many nations and kingdoms."
138 And he saith unto me: "These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles."
139 And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles the formation of a great church;
140 And the angel said unto me: "Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, Which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them, and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity."
141 And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church; And I saw the devil, that he was the founder of it;
132 And I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; And in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.
133 And the angel said unto me: "Behold, these shall dwindle in unbelief."
134 And it came to pass that I beheld that after they had dwindled in unbelief, They became a dark and loathsome and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.
135 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: "Look!" And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.
136 And the angel saith unto me: "What beholdest thou?"
137 And I said: "I behold many nations and kingdoms."
138 And he saith unto me: "These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles."
139 And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles the formation of a great church;
140 And the angel said unto me: "Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, Which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them, and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity."
141 And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church; And I saw the devil, that he was the founder of it;