“The Lord Did Take Away His Beloved Disciples”
Because of the extreme, reprobate conditions of the people, the Lord withdrew the three translated Nephite disciples from among them. This was done because they 1) were holy and sanctified, a condition so completely incompatible with the wickedness of the Nephites that they could not remain; and 2) they could not fulfill their mission to bring souls unto Christ (see 3 Nephi 28:9) and preach the gospel (see 3 Nephi 28:23) because the Nephites, through their wickedness, had closed their ears and hardened their hearts to such a ministry.
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