36 And after they had done praying unto the Lord we did again travel on our journey toward the tent of our father.
37 And it came to pass that we did come down unto the tent of our father.
38 And after I and my brethren, and all the house of Ishmael, had come down unto the tent of my father, they did give thanks unto the Lord their God;
39 And they did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto him.
40 And it came to pass that we had gathered together all manner of seeds of every kind; both of grain of every kind, and also of the seeds of fruits of every kind.
41 And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness he spake unto us, saying, Behold, I have dreamed a dream; or in other words, I have seen a vision.
42 And behold, because of the thing which I have seen, I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi, and also of Sam; for I have reason to suppose that they, and also many of their seed, will be saved.
43 But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream a dark and dreary wilderness.
44 And it came to pass that I saw a man, and he was dressed in a white robe; and he came and stood before me.
45 And it came to pass that he spake unto me, and bade me follow him.
46 And it came to pass that as I followed him, I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste.
47 And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness I began to pray unto the Lord, that he would have mercy on me according to the multitude of his tender mercies.
48 And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord, I beheld a large and spacious field.
49 And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy.
50 And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet above all that I ever before tasted.
51 Yea, and I beheld that the fruit thereof was white, to exceed all the whiteness that I had ever seen.
52 And as I partook of the fruit thereof, it filled my soul with exceeding great joy;
53 Wherefore I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.
54 And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might discover my family also, I beheld a river of water; and it ran along, and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit.
55 And I looked to behold from whence it came; and I saw the head thereof a little way off;
56 And at the head thereof I beheld your mother Sariah, and Sam, and Nephi; and they stood as if they knew not whither they should go.
57 And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them; and I also did say unto them with a loud voice that they should come unto me and partake of the fruit, which was desirable above all other fruit.
58 And it came to pass that they did come unto me, and partake of the fruit also.
59 And it came to pass that I was desirous that Laman and Lemuel should come and partake of the fruit also;
60 Wherefore, I cast mine eyes towards the head of the river, that perhaps I might see them.
61 And it came to pass that I saw them, but they would not come unto me, and partake of the fruit.
62 And I beheld a rod of iron; and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.
63 And I also beheld a straight and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood;
64 And it also led by the head of the fountain unto a large and spacious field, as if it had been a world;
65 And I saw numberless concourses of people, many of whom were pressing forward, that they might obtain the path which led unto the tree by which I stood.
66 And it came to pass that they did come forth and commence in the path which led to the tree.
67 And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceeding great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were lost.
68 And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron;
69 And they did press forward through the mist of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.
70 And after they had partaken of the fruit of the tree they did cast their eyes about as if they were ashamed.
71 And I also cast my eyes round about, and beheld on the other side of the river of water a great and spacious building;
72 And it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth;
73 And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female;
74 And their manner of dress was exceeding fine;
75 And they were in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at, and were partaking of the fruit.
76 And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed, because of those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away into forbidden paths and were lost.
