Die private Erscheinung Jesu vor seinen Jüngern

3 Nephi 27:1

Jesus erscheint ihnen und fragt sie, was sie von ihm wollen.

And it came to pass that as the disciples of Jesus were journeying and were preaching the things which they had both heard and seen, and were baptizing in the name of Jesus, it came to pass that the disciples were gathered together and were united in mighty prayer and fasting.

3 Nephi 27:2

Die Jünger fragen, wie die Kirche benannt werden soll.

And Jesus again showed himself unto them, for they were praying unto the Father in his name; and Jesus came and stood in the midst of them, and said unto them:

“What will ye that I shall give unto you?”

3 Nephi 27:3

Jesus erklärt, dass seine Kirche seinen Namen tragen soll, auf seinem Evangelium aufgebaut sein soll, wie er sein soll und er warnt vor dem geistlichen Verfall der Zivilisation, der letztendlich eintreten wird.

And they said unto him:

“Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell us
the name whereby we shall call this church;
for there are disputations among the people
concerning this matter.”

3 Nephi 27:33

Jesus fügt hinzu, dass seine Leute durch das enge Tor gehen sollen, das zum Leben führt.

And it came to pass that when Jesus had ended these sayings he said unto his disciples:

“Enter ye in at the strait gate; for strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life, and few there be that find it; but wide is the gate, and broad the way which leads to death, and many there be that travel therein, until the night cometh, wherein no man can work.”

3 Nephi 28:1

Neun der zwölf Jünger äußern den Wunsch, ein gutes Leben zu führen, und dann schnell in das Königreich Gottes einzugehen, wenn sie sterben.

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?”

3 Nephi 28:2

Jesus lobt sie für ihren Wunsch und verkündet, dass ihre Bitten gewährt werden.

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 Nephi 28:3

Er wendet sich dann an die verbleibenden drei Jünger und fragt sie, was sie möchten.

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.”

3 Nephi 28:4

Die drei Jünger sind zu beschämt, um zu antworten.

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?”

3 Nephi 28:5

Jesus berührt die neun anderen Jünger nacheinander und steigt dann in den Himmel auf.

And they sorrowed in their hearts, for they durst not speak unto him the things which they desired.

3 Nephi 28:6–11

Jesus liest ihre Gedanken und weiß, dass sie bis zur Zweiten Wiederkunft leben bleiben wollen; Jesus gewährt ihnen ihren Wunsch und sagt, dass sie in der Welt dienen werden, bis er wieder kommt, ohne Schmerz zu fühlen, außer Traurigkeit über das Übel der Welt.