After my father finished telling us all about his dream, and after warning Laman and Lemuel, he spoke about the Jews:
"After the great city of Jerusalem is destroyed, and many Jews are taken as slaves into Babylon, in the Lord's due time they will return again to their land of inheritance.
Six hundred years from the time we left Jerusalem, the Lord God will raise up a prophet among the Jews--a Messiah--even the Savior of the world. All of the many prophets have testified of this Messiah, or Redeemer.
All people are in a lost, fallen state, and will always be, unless they rely on this Redeemer.
A prophet will come before the Messiah to prepare the way of the Lord. This prophet will tell the people,
- ‘Prepare the way of the Lord and make His paths straight, for the Lord stands among you, and you do not know Him. He is mightier than I, for I am not even worthy enough to remove His sandals.’
This prophet will baptize the Messiah in
