Helaman 15: 4

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THE BOOK OF HELAMAN

CHAPTER 15

4 But behold my brethren, the ^aLamanites hath he hated because their deeds have been evil continually, and this because of the iniquity of the ^btradition of their fathers. But behold, salvation hath come unto them through the preaching of the Nephites; and for this intent hath the Lord ^cprolonged their days.

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4a	Jacob 5: 40. 40 And the ^awild 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.
b	Ezek. 20: 18. 18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your ^afathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: Hel. 5: 19. 19 Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites, to the convincing them, insomuch that there were eight thousand of the Lamanites who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about ^abaptized unto repentance, and were convinced of the ^bwickedness of the ^ctraditions of their fathers. TG Traditions of Men.
c	Alma 9: 16. 16 For there are many promises which are ^aextended to the Lamanites; for it is because of the ^btraditions of their fathers that caused them to remain in their state of ^cignorance; therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them and ^dprolong their existence in the land.