Mosiah 1:9

And it came to pass that

after king Benjamin had made an end of teaching his sons,

that he waxed old,

and he saw that he must very soon go the way of all the earth;

therefore, he thought it expedient

that he should confer the kingdom upon one of his sons.

Mosiah 1:10

Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him;

and these are the words which he spake unto him, saying:

My son, I would that ye should make a proclamation

throughout all this land among all this people,

or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land,

that thereby they may be gathered together;

for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people out of mine own mouth

that thou art a king and a ruler over this people,

whom the Lord our God hath given us.

Mosiah 1:11

And moreover, I shall give this people a name,

that thereby they may be distinguished above all the people

which the Lord God hath brought out of the land of Jerusalem;

and this I do because they have been a diligent people

in keeping the commandments of the Lord.

Mosiah 1:12

And I give unto them a name that never shall be blotted out,

except it be through transgression.

Mosiah 1:13

Yea, and moreover I say unto you, that

if this highly favored people of the Lord should fall into transgression,

and become a wicked and an adulterous people,

that the Lord will deliver them up,

that thereby they become weak like unto their brethren;

and he will no more preserve them by his matchless and marvelous power,

as he has hitherto preserved our fathers.

Mosiah 1:14

For I say unto you,

that if he had not extended his arm in the preservation of our fathers

they must have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites,

and become victims to their hatred.

Mosiah 1:15

And it came to pass that

after king Benjamin had made an end of these sayings to his son,

that he gave him charge concerning all the affairs of the kingdom.

Mosiah 1:17

Therefore, as they were unfaithful

they did not prosper nor progress in their journey,

but were driven back, and incurred the displeasure of God upon them;

and therefore they were smitten with famine and sore afflictions,

to stir them up in remembrance of their duty.

Mosiah 1:18

And now, it came to pass that

Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him,

and proclaimed unto all the people who were in the land of Zarahemla

that thereby they might gather themselves together,

to go up to the temple to hear the words which his father should speak unto them.