CHAPTER XLVIII.

The Savior Continues His Ministrations--He Raises a Man from the Dead--The Labors of the Twelve--The Name of the Church--The Three who should Remain 220

The Long Continued Era of Peace and Righteousness--Death of Nephi--His Son Amos--Amos the Second 223

The Commencement of the Apostasy--It Grows in Intensity--The Persecution of the Disciples--Lamanites Again--Re-appearance of the Gadianton Bands--War--Ammaron Hides the Records 226

The Last Long Series of Wars--Mormon--The Final Conflict at Cumorah--The Last of the Nephites 229

The Historians of the Nephites--The Plates of Nephi--List of their Custodians--Their Lengthened Years 232

The Women of the Book of Mormon--Their Condition and Position--Abish--Isabel--Marriage--Amulek--Moroni's Title of Liberty--The Mothers of the Ammonites--Two Extremes 237

Domestic Life Among the Nephites--Household Duties--Dress-- Ornaments--Homes--Food--Manufactures--Transportation 241

Agriculture Among the Nephites--Grains--Stock Raising--Irrigation 247

Science and Literature Among the Nephites--Their Astronomy and Geography--The Learning of Egypt 250

The Art of War Among the Nephites--Their Weapons, Armor and Fortifications--Moroni's Line of Defense 255

The Laws of the Nephites--The Roman and Nephite Civilizations--The Laws under the Kings--Position of the Priesthood--Slavery--Criminal Offenses 262

The Laws under the Judges--The Voice of the People--Elections--Rights of the People--Church and State--The Criminal Procedure 269

Laws of the Nephites, Continued--The Division into Tribes--The Messianic Dispensation--The Final Convulsion 277

The Money of the Nephites--Their Coins--Barley the Standard of Value 281

Personal Appearance of the Nephites--Their Beauty--Testimony of Remains Found--The Dark-Skinned Lamanites 284

Language of the Nephites--The Influence of the Egyptians--Nephite Words--Rameumptom--Liahona--Rabbanah--The Lamanite Tongue--Word Building 287

Nephite Proper Names--Bible Names--Sariah--Nephi--Sam--Melek-- Jershon--Isabel--Aha, etc.--Prefixes and Suffixes 294

The Lands of the Nephites--Mulek and Lehi--Zarahemla and Nephi--The Wilderness--The Land of First Inheritance--The Journeys Northward--The Waters of Mormon--Lehi--Nephi 300

Nephi in the Hands of the Lamanites--The Lands of Shemlon, Shilom, Helam, Amulon, Ishmael, Middoni, Jerusalem, etc. 310

The Lands of the Nephites, Continued--Zarahemla--Jershon-- Antionum--Manti--Gideon 314

Lands of the Nephites, Continued--Minon--Melek--Ammonihah--Noah-- Sidom--Aaron--Lehi--Mulek--Bountiful--The South-west Border 318

The Lands of Antum, Teancum, Joshua, David, etc.--Cumorah--The Hills of the Nephites--The River Sidon 325