Nephi is leading Ishmael’s family back to Lehi’s wilderness camp so that the sons of Lehi can intermarry with the daughters of Ishmael and bring up seed to the Lord. On the journey, Laman and Lemuel, along with some of the sons and daughters of Ishmael, have decided to stir up trouble and want to return to Jerusalem. Nephi is trying to show them the foolishness of their plan, as Jerusalem is about to be destroyed. 16. And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it … Continue reading →

Nephi and his brothers have returned to Jerusalem at their father’s request and the Lord’s command to ask Ishmael and his family to join them in the wilderness. Ishmael had several daughters and they would make good wives for the sons of Lehi. Ishmael has agreed and now the group is on their way back to the tents of Lehi. 6. And it came to pass that as we journeyed in the wilderness, behold Laman and Lemuel, and two of the daughters of Ishmael, and the two sons of Ishmael and their families, did rebel against us; yea, against me, … Continue reading →

Lehi has obtained the plates of brass and, moved upon by the spirit, prophesied that the writing thereon would go to his descendants. Nephi and his brothers have settled back in to their tents and think that from now on, they’ll be traveling further into the wilderness. 1. And now I would that ye might know, that after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him again, saying that it was not meet for him, Lehi, that he should take his family into the wilderness alone; … Continue reading →

Lehi was commanded by the Lord to leave Jerusalem and go into the wilderness with his family to escape the murderous plot of the Jews who wanted to kill him for preaching repentance. They left behind all their precious belongings and only took what they would need to survive in the desert. As we go into verse five, we see that their travels have just begun: And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in … Continue reading →

For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life. And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream, that he should take his family and depart into the wilderness. Lehi saw a vision of the destruction of Jerusalem and tried to tell the Jews … Continue reading →

Lehi has gone to preach to the Jews concerning the things he saw in his vision. Verse twenty: And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. There’s a lot of … Continue reading →