3 Nephi 17:11

And it came to pass that he commanded

that their little children should be brought.

3 Nephi 17:12

So they brought their little children

and set them down upon the ground round about him,

and Jesus stood in the midst;

and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him.

3 Nephi 17:13

And it came to pass that

when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst,

he commanded the multitude that they should kneel down upon the ground.

3 Nephi 17:14

And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground,

Jesus groaned within himself, and said:

Father, I am troubled

because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.

3 Nephi 17:15

And when he had said these words,

he himself also knelt upon the earth;

and behold he prayed unto the Father,

and the things which he prayed cannot be written,

and the multitude did bear record who heard him.

3 Nephi 17:16

And after this manner do they bear record:

The eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before,

so great and marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;

3 Nephi 17:17

And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man,

neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things

as we both saw and heard Jesus speak;

and no one can conceive of the joy

which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.

3 Nephi 17:18

And it came to pass that

when Jesus had made an end of praying unto the Father, he arose;

but so great was the joy of the multitude that they were overcome.

3 Nephi 17:19

And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them, and bade them arise.

3 Nephi 17:20

And they arose from the earth,

and he said unto them:

Blessed are ye because of your faith.

And now behold, my joy is full.

3 Nephi 17:21

And when he had said these words, he wept,

and the multitude bare record of it,

and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them,

and prayed unto the Father for them.

3 Nephi 17:22

And when he had done this he wept again;

3 Nephi 17:23

And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them:

Behold your little ones.

3 Nephi 17:24

And as they looked to behold

they cast their eyes towards heaven,

and they saw the heavens open,

and they saw angels descending out of heaven

as it were in the midst of fire;

and they came down and encircled those little ones about,

and they were encircled about with fire;

and the angels did minister unto them.

3 Nephi 17:25

And the multitude did see and hear and bear record;

and they know that their record is true

for they all of them did see and hear, every man for himself;

and they were in number about two thousand and five hundred souls;

and they did consist of men, women, and children.