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 which is mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth. And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten. And the first man of all men have I called Adam, which is many. But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds which have passed away by the words of my power. And there are many which now stand, and innumerable are they unto man, but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them.

And it came to pass, that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabit­ants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content. And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying, the heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man, but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine, and as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof, even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words.

Behold, this is my work to my glory, to the immortality and eternal life of man. And now, Moses, my son, I will speak unto thee concerning this earth upon which thou standest; and thou shall write these things which I shall speak, and in a day when the children of men shall esteem my words as nought, and take many of them from the book which thou shalt write, behold, I will raise up another like unto thee, and they shall be had again among the chil­dren of men; among as many as shall believe those words were spoken unto Moses in the Mount, the name of which shall not be known among the chil­dren of men. And now they are spoken unto you. Amen."

"And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this Heaven, and this Earth; write the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; by mine Only Begotten I created these things; yea, in the beginning I created the Heaven, and the Earth upon which thou standest. And the Earth was without form, and void; and I created darkness to come upon the face of the deep; and my Spirit moved upon the face of the waters; for I am God. And I, God, said, let there be light, and there was light; and I, God, saw the light, and the light was good. And I, God, divided the light from the darkness: and I, God, called the light, Day; and the darkness, I called Night; and this I did by the word of my power, and it was done as I spake; and the evening and the morning were the first Day.

And again, I, God, said, let there be a firmament in the midst of the