3 Nephi 19:1

And now it came to pass that

when Jesus had ascended into heaven,

the multitude did disperse,

and every man did take his wife and his children

and did return to his own home.

3 Nephi 19:2

And it was noised abroad among the people immediately,

before it was yet dark,

that the multitude had seen Jesus,

and that he had ministered unto them,

and that he would also show himself on the morrow unto the multitude.

3 Nephi 19:3

Yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad concerning Jesus;

and insomuch did they send forth unto the people

that there were many, yea, an exceedingly great number,

did labor exceedingly all that night,

that they might be on the morrow in the place

where Jesus should show himself unto the multitude.

3 Nephi 19:4

And it came to pass that on the morrow,

when the multitude was gathered together,

behold, Nephi and his brother

whom he had raised from the dead, whose name was Timothy,

and also his son, whose name was Jonas,

and also Mathoni, and Mathonihah, his brother,

and Kumen, and Kumenonhi, and Jeremiah, and Shemnon,

and Jonas, and Zedekiah, and Isaiah —

now these were the names of the disciples whom Jesus had chosen —

and it came to pass that they went forth and stood in the midst of the multitude.

3 Nephi 19:5

And behold, the multitude was so great

that they did cause that they should be separated into twelve bodies.

3 Nephi 19:6

And the twelve did teach the multitude;

and behold, they did cause

that the multitude should kneel down upon the face of the earth,

and should pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus.

3 Nephi 19:7

And the disciples did pray unto the Father also in the name of Jesus.

And it came to pass that they arose and ministered unto the people.

3 Nephi 19:8

And when they had ministered

those same words which Jesus had spoken —

nothing varying from the words which Jesus had spoken —

behold, they knelt again and prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus.

3 Nephi 19:9

And they did pray for that which they most desired;

and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them.

3 Nephi 19:10

And when they had thus prayed

they went down unto the water's edge,

and the multitude followed them.

3 Nephi 19:11

And it came to pass that Nephi went down into the water and was baptized.

3 Nephi 19:12

And he came up out of the water and began to baptize.

And he baptized all those whom Jesus had chosen.

3 Nephi 19:13

And it came to pass when they were all baptized

and had come up out of the water,

the Holy Ghost did fall upon them,

and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and with fire.

3 Nephi 19:14

And behold, they were encircled about as if it were by fire;

and it came down from heaven,

and the multitude did witness it, and did bear record;

and angels did come down out of heaven and did minister unto them.