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Genesis 5
24 And Enoch walked with God: and
he was not; for God took him.
Hebrews 11
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not
see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before
his translation he
had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Deuteronomy 34
5 ¶So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the
word of the Lord.
6 And he buried him in a valley
in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth
of his sepulchre unto this day.
2 Kings 2
9 ¶And it came to pass, when they were
gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I
shall do for thee, before I
be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double
portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou
hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou
see me when I am
taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be
so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still
went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared
a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into
heaven.
12 ¶And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot
of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold
of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
Matthew 16
27 For the Son of man shall come in
the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man
according to his works.
28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the
Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Mark 9
1 And he said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, That there be some of them that stand
here, which shall not taste
of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
John 21
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also
leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall
this man do?
22 Jesus saith
unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is
that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among
the brethren, that that
disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not
die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and
we know that his testimony is true.
Matthew 17
1 And after six days Jesus taketh
Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth
them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did
shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
3 And, behold, there appeared unto
them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4 Then answered Peter, and said unto
Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here
three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
5 While he yet spake,
behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the
cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased; hear ye him.
6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7 And Jesus came and touched them, and
said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 And when they had lifted up their
eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
9 And as they came down from the
mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the
Son of man be risen again from the dead.
Mark 9
2 ¶And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high
mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment became shining,
exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth
can white them.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias
with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered and said to
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
7 And there was a cloud that
overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
8 And suddenly, when they had looked
round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
9 And as they came down from the
mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had
seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that saying with
themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should
mean.
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3 Nephi 1
2 And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had
departed out of the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son Nephi, who
was his eldest son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records which
had been kept, and all those things which had been kept sacred from the
departure of Lehi out of Jerusalem.
3 Then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep the records in
his stead, yea, the record of this people.
Alma 45
18 And when Alma had done this he
departed out of the land of Zarahemla, as if to go into the land of Melek. And it came to pass that he was never heard of more; as to his death or
burial we know not of.
19 Behold, this we know, that he was a
righteous man; and the saying went abroad in the church that he was taken up by the Spirit,
or buried by the hand of the Lord, even as Moses. But behold, the
scriptures saith the Lord took Moses unto himself;
and we suppose that he has also received Alma in the spirit, unto himself;
therefore, for this cause we know nothing concerning
his death and burial.
4 Nephi 1
14 And it came to pass that the
seventy and first year passed away, and also the seventy and second year,
yea, and in fine, till the seventy and ninth year had passed away; yea, even an hundred years had passed away, and the disciples of
Jesus, whom he had chosen, had all gone to the paradise of God, save it were the three who should
tarry; and there were other disciples ordained in their stead; and
also many of that generation had passed away.
Mormon 8
10 And there are none that do know the
true God save it be the disciples of Jesus, who did tarry in the land until the wickedness of
the people was so great that the Lord would not suffer them to remain with
the people; and whether they be upon the face of the land no man knoweth.
11 But behold, my father and I have
seen them, and they have ministered unto us.
3 Nephi 28
1 And it came to pass
when Jesus had said these words, he spake unto his
disciples, one by one, saying unto them: What is it that ye desire of me,
after that I am gone to the Father?
2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying: We desire that after
we have lived unto the age of man, that our ministry, wherein thou hast
called us, may have an end, that we may speedily come unto thee in thy
kingdom.
3 And he said unto them:
Blessed are ye because ye desired this thing of me; therefore, after that ye
are seventy and two years old ye shall come unto me in my kingdom; and with
me ye shall find rest.
4 And when he had spoken
unto them, he turned himself unto the three, and said unto them: What will ye
that I should do unto you, when I am gone unto the Father?
5 And they sorrowed in
their hearts, for they durst not speak unto him the thing which they desired.
6 And he said unto them:
Behold, I know your thoughts, and ye have desired the thing which John, my beloved, who was with me
in my ministry, before that I was lifted up by the Jews, desired of me.
7 Therefore, more
blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of death; but ye shall live to
behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men, even until all
things shall be fulfilled according to the will of the Father, when I shall
come in my glory with the powers of heaven.
8 And ye shall never endure the pains
of death; but
when I shall come in my glory ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye
from mortality to immortality; and then shall ye be blessed in the
kingdom of my Father.
9 And again, ye shall
not have pain while ye shall dwell in the flesh, neither sorrow save it be
for the sins of the world; and all this will I do because of the thing which
ye have desired of me, for ye have desired that ye might bring the souls of
men unto me, while the world shall stand.
10 And for this cause
ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my
Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness
of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the
Father and I are one;
11 And the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me; and the Father
giveth the Holy Ghost unto the children of men, because of me.
12 And it came to pass
that when Jesus had spoken these words, he touched every one of them with his
finger save it were the three who were to tarry, and then he departed.
13 And behold, the
heavens were opened, and
they were caught up into heaven, and saw and heard unspeakable things.
14 And it was forbidden
them that they should utter; neither was it given unto them power that they
could utter the things which they saw and heard;
15 And whether they
were in the body or out of the body, they could not tell; for it did seem
unto them like a transfiguration
of them, that they were changed from this body of flesh into an immortal state, that
they could behold the things of God.
16 But it came to pass
that they did again minister upon the face of the earth; nevertheless
they did not minister of the things which they had heard and seen, because of
the commandment which was given them in heaven.
17 And now, whether they were mortal or
immortal, from the day of their transfiguration, I know not;
18 But this much I
know, according to the record which hath been given—they did go forth upon
the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many
to the church as would believe in their preaching; baptizing them, and as
many as were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.
19 And they were cast
into prison by them who did not belong to the church. And the prisons could
not hold them, for they were rent in twain.
20 And they were cast
down into the earth; but they did smite the earth with the word of God,
insomuch that by his power they were delivered out of the depths of the
earth; and therefore they could not dig pits
sufficient to hold them.
21 And thrice they were
cast into a furnace and received no harm.
22 And twice were they
cast into a den of wild beasts; and behold they did play with the beasts as a
child with a suckling lamb, and received no harm.
23 And it came to pass
that thus they did go forth among all the people of Nephi, and did preach the
gospel of Christ unto all people upon the face of the land; and they were
converted unto the Lord, and were united unto the church of Christ, and thus
the people of that generation were blessed, according to the word of Jesus.
24 And now I, Mormon,
make an end of speaking concerning these things for a time.
25 Behold, I was about
to write the names of those who were never to taste of death, but the Lord
forbade; therefore I write them not, for they are
hid from the world.
26 But behold, I have
seen them, and they have ministered unto me.
27 And behold they will
be among the Gentiles, and the Gentiles shall know them not.
28 They will also be
among the Jews, and the Jews shall know them not.
29 And it shall come to
pass, when the Lord seeth fit in his wisdom that they
shall minister unto all the scattered tribes of Israel, and unto all nations,
kindreds, tongues and people, and shall bring out of them unto Jesus many
souls, that their desire may be fulfilled, and also because of the convincing
power of God which is in them.
30 And they are as the
angels of God, and if they shall pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus
they can show themselves unto whatsoever man it seemeth
them good.
31 Therefore, great and
marvelous works shall be wrought by them, before the great and coming day
when all people must surely stand before the judgment-seat of Christ;
32 Yea even among the
Gentiles shall there be a great and marvelous work wrought by them, before
that judgment day.
36 And now behold, as I
spake concerning those whom the Lord hath chosen,
yea, even three who were caught up into the heavens, that I knew not whether
they were cleansed from mortality to immortality—
37 But behold, since I
wrote, I have inquired of the Lord, and he hath made it manifest unto me that
there must needs be a change
wrought upon their bodies, or else it needs be that they must taste of
death;
38 Therefore, that they
might not taste of death there was a change wrought upon their bodies, that they might not suffer
pain nor sorrow save it were for the sins of the world.
39 Now this change was
not equal to that which shall take place at the last day; but there was a change wrought upon them,
insomuch that Satan could have no power over them, that he could not tempt
them; and they were sanctified in the flesh, that they were holy, and that
the powers of the earth could not hold them.
40 And in this state they were to remain until the judgment day of
Christ; and at that day they were to receive a greater change, and to be received into the
kingdom of the Father to go no more out, but to dwell with God eternally in
the heavens.
Ether 15
34 Now the last
words which are written by Ether are these: Whether the Lord will that I be translated, or that I
suffer the will of the Lord in the flesh, it mattereth
not, if it so be that I am saved in the kingdom of God. Amen.
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