25. And he said unto the servant, Look hither and behold the last: behold, this have I planted in a "good spot of ground; and I have nourished it this long time, and only a part of the tree hath brought forth tame fruit; and the other part of the tree hath brought forth wild fruit ; behold, I have nourished this tree like unto the others.

26. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant, Pluck off "the branches that have not brought forth good fruit, and cast them into the fire.

27. But behold, the servant said unto him, Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer, that perhaps it may bring forth good fruit unto thee, that thou canst lay it up against the season.

28. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard, and the servant of the Lord of the vineyard, did nourish all the fruit of the vineyard.

29. And it came to pass that a long time had passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his 'servant, Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labour again in the vineyard. For behold, the time draweth near, and the "end soon cometh; wherefore, I must lay up fruit, against the season, unto mine own self.

30. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard, and the servant, went down into the vineyard: and they came to the tree whose natural branches had been broken off, and the wild branches had been grafted in: and behold all sorts of fruit did cumber the tree.

31. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard lid taste of the fruit, every sort according to its number. And the Lord of the vineyard said, Behold this long time have we nourished this tree, and I have laid up unto myself against the season, much fruit.

32. But behold, this time it hath brought forth much fruit, and there is "none of it which is good. And behold there are all kinds of bad fruit; and it profiteth me nothing. notwithstanding all our labour: and now it grieveth me that I should lose this tree.

33. And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant, What shall we do unto the tree, that I may preserve again good fruit thereof unto mine own self?

34. And the servant said unto his master, Behold, because thou didst graft in the branches of the wild olive tree, they have nourished the roots that they are alive, and they have not perished;, wherefore thou beholdest that they are yet good.

35. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant, The tree profiteth me nothing; and

o, America.

8, About 18 centuries.

7. Lamanites.

P, Nephites. r, Lamanites. t, Joseph Smith. V. 1. Nep. 22:15 26. II. Nep. 27: 18. 30: vers. 10, 47, 62-64, 69, 1, 75. 76. 6: 2. III. Nep. 29: 4. Mor. 8: 41. Ether 4: 16. n. Sects of Christendom. ir, vers. 35, 37, 42, 46

the roots thereof profiteth me nothing, so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.

36. Nevertheless I know that the roots are good; and for mine own purpose I have preserved them; and because of their much strength, they have hitherto brought forth fron the wild branches, good fruit.

37. But behold, the wild branches have grown, and have overran the roots thereof; and because that the wild branches have overcome the roots thereof, it hath brought forth much evil fruit; and because that it hath brought forth so much evil fruit, thou beholdest that it beginneth to perish and it will soon become ripened, that it may be cast into the fire, except we should do something for it to preserve it.

38. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant, Let us go down into the 2"nethermost parts of the vineyard, and behold if the natural branches have also brought forth evil fruit.

39. And it came to pass that they went down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard. And it came to pass that they beheld that the fruit of the natural branches had become corrupt also; yea, the first, and the second and also the last; and they had all become corrupt.

40. And the 2ewild fruit of the last had overcome that part of the tree which brought forth good fruit, even that the branch had withered away and died.

41. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard 2wept, and said unto the servant, What could I have done more for my vineyard?

12. Behold, I knew that all the fruit of the vineyard, save it were these, had become corrupted. And now these which have once brought forth good fruit, have also become corrupted; and now all the trees of my vineyard are good for nothing, save it be to be hewn down and cast into the fire.

13. And behold this last, whose branch hath withered away, I did plant in a good spot of ground; yea, even that which was choice unto me, above all other parts of the land of my vineyard.

44. And thou beheldest that I also cut down that which 2cumbered this spot of ground, that I might plant this tree in the stead thereof;

15. And thou beheldest that a part thereof brought forth good fruit, and a 2mpart thereof brought forth wild fruit; and because that I plucked not the branches thereof, and cast them into the fire, behold they have overcome the good branch that it hath withered away.

!!, see c.

46. And now, behold, notwithstanding all the care which z, see w. 2a, distant isles. 2b, ver. 20. 2c, ver. 23. 2e, Lamanites. 2f, Nephites. 2g, Isa. 5: 4. 2i, Nephites. 2j, America. Lamanites.

2d, ver. 25.

2k, Jaredites.

. 2h, see 21, Nephites.

we have taken of my vineyard, the trees thereof hath become corrupted, that they bring forth 2"no good fruit; and these. I had hoped to preserve, to have laid up fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self. But, behold, they have become like unto the wild olive tree, and they are of no worth but to be hewn down and cast into the fire; and it grieveth me that I should lose them.

47. But what could I have done more in my vineyard? have I slackened mine hand, that I have not nourished it? Nay, I have nourished it, and I have digged about it, and I have pruned it, and I have dunged it; and I have stretched forth mine hand almost all the day long, and the end draweth nigh. And it grieveth me that I should hew down all the trees of my vineyard, and cast them into the fire that they should be burned. Who is it that has corrupted my vineyard?

48. And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master, Is it not the loftiness of thy vineyard? has not the branches thereof overcome the roots which are good? And because the branches have overcome the roots thereof, behold they grew faster than the strength of the roots, taking strength unto themselves. Behold, I say, is not this the cause that the trees of thy vineyard have become corrupted?

49. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant, Let us go to and hew down the trees of the vineyard, and cast them into, the fire, that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard, for I have done all ; what could I have done "more for my vineyard?

50. But, behold, the servant said unto the Lord of the vineyard, Spare it a little longer.

51. And the Lord said, Yea, I will spare it a little longer. for it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard.

52. Wherefore let us take of the branches of these which I have planted in the nethermost parts of my vineyard, and let us graft them into the tree from whence they came; and let us pluck from the tree those 2"branches whose fruit is most bitter, and graft in the natural branches of the tree in the stead thereof.

53. And this will I do, that the tree may not perish, that, perhaps, I may preserve unto myself the roots thereof for mine own purpose.

54. And, behold, the roots of the natural branches of the tree which I planted whithersoever I would, are yet alive wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose, I will take of the branches of this tree, and I will graft them in unto them. Yea, I will graft in unto

2n, see wo. 20, Present condition of the Indians. 2p, vers. 41. 49. 2q, see u. 2r, vers. 41, 49. 28, see d. 2t, see b. 2u, The

more wicked portions of the Gentiles. 2 w, The believing Gentiles.

Israel.

2v, The scattered branches of 2x Scattered Israel.

them the branches of their mother tree, that I may preserve the roots also unto mine own self, that when they shall be sufficiently strong, perhaps they may bring forth good fruit unto me, and I may yet have glory in the fruit of my vineyard.

55. And it came to pass that they took from the natural tree which had become wild, and grafted in unto the natural trees, which also had become wild;

56. And they also 3"took of the natural trees which had become wild, and grafted into their mother tree.

57. And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant, Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter; and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said.

58. And we will nourish again the trees of the vineyard, and we will trim up the branches thereof; and we will pluck from the trees those branches which scare ripened, that must perish, and cast them into the fire.

59. And this I do that, perhaps, the roots thereof may take strength because of their goodness; and because of the change of the branches, that the good may overcome the evil;

60. And because that I have preserved the natural branches and the roots thereof, and that I have grafted in the natural branches again into their mother tree, and have preserved the roots of their mother tree, that, perhaps, the trees of my vineyard may bring forth again good fruit; and that I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard, and, perhaps, that I may rejoice exceedingly that I have preserved the 3droots and the branches of the first fruit.

61. Wherefore, go to, and call seservants, that we may labour diligently with our mights in the vineyard, that we may prepare the way, that I may bring forth again the natural fruit, which natural fruit is good, and the most precious above all other fruit.

62. Wherefore, let us go to and labour with our mights this last time, for behold the end draweth nigh, and this is for the last time that I shall prune my vineyard.

63. Graft in the branches, begin at the last that they may be first, and that the first may be last, and dig about the trees, both old and young, the first and the last, and the last and the first, that all may be nourished once again for the last time.

64. Wherefore, dig about them, and prune them, and dung them once more, for the last time, for the end draweth nigh. And if it be so that these last grafts shall grow, and

2y, Scattered Israel. 22, The believing Gentiles numbered with the believing of scattered Israel. 3a, The believing of scattered Israel numbered among the believing of the Gentiles. 3b, Those ripened for destruction. vers. 58, 65, 66, 73, 74. 3c, see 3b. 3d, see 2 v.

70, 72, 74, 75. L Nep. 13: 42.

Jacob 6: 2.
3i, see u.

3ƒ, see u.

8g, Gentiles.

3 e, vers. 3h. Israel.

bring forth the natural fruit, then shall ye prepare the way for them, that they may grow;

65. And as they begin to grow, ye shall clear away the branches which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the size thereof: and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof all at once, lest the roots thereof should be too strong for the graft, and the graft thereof shall perish, and I lose the trees of my vineyard.

66. For it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard; wherefore ye shall clear away the bad, according as the good shall grow, that the root and the top may be equal in strength, until the good shall overcome the bad, and the bad be hewn down and cast into the fire, that they cumber not the ground of my vineyard; and thus will Î sweep away the bad out of my vineyard;

67. And the branches of the natural tree will I graft in again into the natural tree :

68. And the branches of the natural tree will I graft into the natural branches of the tree; and thus will I bring them together again, that they shall bring forth the natural fruit, and they shall be 3mone.

69. And the bad shall be cast away, yea, even out з"of all the land of my vineyard: for behold, only this once will I prune my vineyard.

70. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sent his servant; and the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him, and brought Pother servants; and they were 39few.

71. And the Lord of the vineyard said unto them, Go to, and 3 labour in the vineyard, with your mights. For behold, this is the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard: for the end is nigh at hand, and the season speedily cometh and if ye labour with your mights with me, ye shall have joy in the fruit which I shall lay up unto myself, against the time which will soon come.

72. And it came to pass that the "servants did go, and labour with their mights; and the Lord of the vineyard laboured also with them: and they did obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, in all things.

73. And there began to be the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly; and the wild branches began to be plucked off, and to be "cast away; and they did keep the root and the top thereof, equal, according to the strength thereof.

3k, ver. 56.

31, ver. 55.

74. And thus they laboured, with all diligence, according 3j, see 3b. 3m, vers. 66, 73, 74. 3n, vers. 66, 74, 75. I. Nep. 22: 15-17, 19-26. п. Nep. 30: 9, 10. 30, Joseph Smith. 3p, Those called through Joseph Smith. See Doc. & 3r, Doc. & Cov. 31:4, 5. 33:3, 4. 39: 17. 11: 3. 21:9. 1. Nep. 3u, see 3p.

Cov.

39, 1. Nep. 14: 12. 6:3, 4. 24:19. 18: 87, 38. Jacob 6: 3.

43: 28.

38, see u. 3t, ver. 75. 3v, see 3b. 3w, see 3m.