Happiness Prevails in the Land

Event 175

Reference: 4 Ne. 1:4-18

And it came to pass that the thirty and seventh year passedaway also, and there still continued to be peace in the land.5 And there were great and marvelous works wrought by thedisciples of Jesus, insomuch that they did heal the sick, andraise the dead, and cause the lame to walk, and the blind toreceive their sight, and the deaf to hear; and all manner ofmiracles did they work among the children of men; and innothing did they work miracles save it were in the name ofJesus.MormonLand northwardand landsouthwardA.D. 386 And thus did the thirty and eighth year pass away, andalso the thirty and ninth, and forty and first, and the fortyand second, yea, even until forty and nine years had passedaway, and also the fifty and first, and the fifty and second;yea, and even until fifty and nine years had passed away. 7And the Lord did prosper them exceedingly in the land;yea, insomuch that they did build cities again where therehad been cities burned. 8 Yea, even that great cityZarahemla did they cause to be built again. 9 But there weremany cities which had been sunk, and waters came up inthe stead thereof; therefore these cities could not berenewed.A.D. 39 to 7110 And now, behold, it came to pass that the people ofNephi did wax strong, and did multiply exceedingly fast,and became an exceedingly fair and delightsome people. 11And they were married, and given in marriage, and wereblessed according to the multitude of the promises whichthe Lord had made unto them. 12 And they did not walk anymore after the performances and ordinances of the law ofMoses; but they did walk after the commandments whichthey had received from their Lord and their God, continuingin fasting and prayer, and in meeting together oft both topray and to hear the word of the Lord.13 And it came to pass that there was no contention amongall the people, in all the land; but there were mightymiracles wrought among the disciples of Jesus.14 And it came to pass that the seventy and first year passedaway, and also the seventy and second year, yea, and infine, till the seventy and ninth year had passed away; yea,even an hundred years had passed away, and the disciplesA.D. 72 to 110 of Jesus, whom he had chosen, had all gone to the paradiseof God, save it were the three who should tarry; and therewere other disciples ordained in their stead; and also manyof that generation had passed away.MormonLand northwardand landsouthwardA.D. 72 to 11015 And it came to pass that there was no contention in theland, because of the love of God which did dwell in thehearts of the people. 16 And there were no envyings, norstrifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, normurders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely therecould not be a happier people among all the people who hadbeen created by the hand of God. 17 There were no robbers,nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor anymanner of -ites; but they were in one, the children of Christ,and heirs to the kingdom of God.18 And how blessed were they! For the Lord did bless themin all their doings; yea, even they were blessed andprospered until an hundred and ten years had passed away;and the first generation from Christ had passed away, andthere was no contention in all the land.A.D. 111 to 193