“I Say Unto You As I Have Said Before”

Brant Gardner

Rhetorical: Verse 11 is such an obvious repetition that even Benjamin notes it; "I say unto you as I have said before…" Just when he has given use the key to move from past to future actions, he returns to reiterate those past actions. Once again, this has the flavor of orality to it. The message is powerful, but it is not as cleanly presented as the material in the first discourse.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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