"they were not baptized save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it"

Ok so I’m driving along in the car a few days ago while Mrs Watcher is doing a word search regarding the word fruit. While doing so, she begins reading the following passage of scripture from Moroni 6;

“And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it.

Neither did they receive any unto baptism save they came forth with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, and witnessed unto the church that they truly repented of all their sins.

And none were received unto baptism save they took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end.

And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them continually watchful unto prayer, relying alone upon the merits of Christ, who was the author and the finisher of their faith.”

It occurs to my better half that the passage appears to be suggesting that the definition of “fruit” in this particular context, is something other than and in addition to a “broken heart and a contrite spirit”. Additionally, the passage also seems to be suggesting that the definition of “fruit” is also something other than and in addition to the fact that they had “repented of all sins”

Very interesting...

What other fruits could there possibly be, showing they were worthy of baptism, besides having a broken heart and a contrite spirit and repenting of all sins?

I would suggest from the word searches that she did, that the word fruits in this sense, and very possibly in the sense that it is used in the parable in Jacob 5 has to do with a temporal sacrifice and offering that took place before one was admitted into the true Church following the spiritual offering of a broken heart and a contrite spirit and the repenting of all sins.

I would suggest that the term fruits is referring to consecration.

I would show you all of the key word searches that seem to confirm this conclusion but I don’t want to rob you of the joy of doing them.

There are also a few other interesting things regarding these passages of scripture pertaining to the order in which members of the church were baptized when Christ visited them.