1 Nephi 13:1

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!

And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.

1 Nephi 13:2

And the angel said unto me:

What beholdest thou?

And I said: I behold many nations and kingdoms.

1 Nephi 13:3

And he said unto me:

These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles.

1 Nephi 13:4

And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles

the formation of a great church.

1 Nephi 13:5

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.

1 Nephi 13:6

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.

1 Nephi 13:7

And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets,

and fine-twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing;

and I saw many harlots.

1 Nephi 13:8

And the angel spake unto me, saying:

Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets,

and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots,

are the desires of this great and abominable church.

1 Nephi 13:9

And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God,

and bring them down into captivity.