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Now, my children, show zeal for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of our ancestors.
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"Remember the deeds of the ancestors, which they did in their generations; and you will receive great honor and an everlasting name.
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Was not Abraham found faithful when tested, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness?
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Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and became lord of Egypt.
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Phinehas our ancestor, because he was deeply zealous, received the covenant of everlasting priesthood.
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