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An account of Lehi and his wife Sariah and his four sons, being called, (beginning at the eldest) Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. He taketh three days' journey into the wilderness with his family. Nephi taketh his brethren and returneth to the land of Jerusalem after the record of the Jews. The account of their sufferings. They take the daughters of Ishmael to wife. They take their families and depart into the wilderness. Their sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness. The course of their travels. They come to the large waters. Nephi's brethren rebel against him. He confoundeth them, and buildeth a ship. They call the name of the place Bountiful. They cross the large waters into the promised land, and so forth. This is according to the account of Nephi; or in other words, I, Nephi, wrote this record.

1 Nephi 1 Chapter 1

1 Nephi 1:1

1 I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was

taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen

many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having

been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a

great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God,

therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days.

1 Nephi 1:2

2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which

consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the

Egyptians.

1 Nephi 1:3

3 And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it

with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge.

1 Nephi 1:4

4 For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of

the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having

dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there

came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must

repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.

1 Nephi 1:5

5 Wherefore it came to pass that my father, Lehi, as he went

forth prayed unto the Lord, yea, even with all his heart, in

behalf of his people.

1 Nephi 1:6

6 And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a

pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and

heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard he

did quake and tremble exceedingly.

1 Nephi 1:7

7 And it came to pass that he returned to his own house at

Jerusalem; and he cast himself upon his bed, being overcome with

the Spirit and the things which he had seen.

1 Nephi 1:8

8 And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he was carried away

in a vision, even that he saw the heavens open, and he thought he

saw God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless

concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and praising

their God.

1 Nephi 1:9

9 And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the

midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of

the sun at noon-day.

1 Nephi 1:10

10 And he also saw twelve others following him, and their

brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament.

1 Nephi 1:11

11 And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth;

and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him

a book, and bade him that he should read.

1 Nephi 1:12

12 And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the

Spirit of the Lord.

1 Nephi 1:13

13 And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen

thine abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read

concerning Jerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the

inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many

should be carried away captive into Babylon.

1 Nephi 1:14

14 And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen

many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto

the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God

Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and

goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth,

and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who

come unto thee that they shall perish!

1 Nephi 1:15

15 And after this manner was the language of my father in the

praising of his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole

heart was filled, because of the things which he had seen, yea,

which the Lord had shown unto him.

1 Nephi 1:16

16 And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things

which my father hath written, for he hath written many things

which he saw in visions and in dreams; and he also hath written

many things which he prophesied and spake unto his children, of

which I shall not make a full account.

1 Nephi 1:17

17 But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days.

Behold, I make an abridgment of the record of my father, upon

plates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I

have abridged the record of my father then will I make an account

of mine own life.

1 Nephi 1:18

18 Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord

had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi, yea,

concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, behold he went forth

among the people, and began to prophesy and to declare unto them

concerning the things which he had both seen and heard.

1 Nephi 1:19

19 And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the

things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of

their wickedness and their abominations; and he testified that

the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he

read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of the

Messiah, and also the redemption of the world.

1 Nephi 1:20

20 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.

1 Nephi 2 Chapter 2

1 Nephi 2:1

1 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.

1 Nephi 2:2

2 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.

1 Nephi 2:3

3 And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the

Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.

1 Nephi 2:4

4 And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And

he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold,

and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with

him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and

departed into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 2:5

5 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 the wilderness with his family,

which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who

were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.

1 Nephi 2:6

6 And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in

the wilderness, he pitched his tent in a valley by the side of a

river of water.

1 Nephi 2:7

7 And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones, and made

an offering unto the Lord, and gave thanks unto the Lord our God.

1 Nephi 2:8

8 And it came to pass that he called the name of the river,

Laman, and it emptied into the Red Sea; and the valley was in the

borders near the mouth thereof.

1 Nephi 2:9

9 And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied

into the fountain of the Red Sea, he spake unto Laman, saying: O

that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running

into the fountain of all righteousness!

1 Nephi 2:10

10 And he also spake unto Lemuel: O that thou mightest be like

unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping

the commandments of the Lord!

1 Nephi 2:11

11 Now this he spake because of the stiffneckedness of Laman and

Lemuel; for behold they did murmur in many things against their

father, because he was a visionary man, and had led them out of

the land of Jerusalem, to leave the land of their inheritance,

and their gold, and their silver, and their precious things, to

perish in the wilderness. And this they said he had done because

of the foolish imaginations of his heart.

1 Nephi 2:12

12 And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest, did murmur

against their father. And they did murmur because they knew not

the dealings of that God who had created them.

1 Nephi 2:13

13 Neither did they believe that Jerusalem, that great city,

could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets. And

they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem, who sought to

take away the life of my father.

1 Nephi 2:14

14 And it came to pass that my father did speak unto them in the

valley of Lemuel, with power, being filled with the Spirit, until

their frames did shake before him. And he did confound them,

that they durst not utter against him; wherefore, they did as he

commanded them.

1 Nephi 2:15

15 And my father dwelt in a tent.

1 Nephi 2:16

16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young,

nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great

desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry

unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my

heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by

my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my

brothers.

1 Nephi 2:17

17 And I spake unto Sam, making known unto him the things which

the Lord had manifested unto me by his Holy Spirit. And it came

to pass that he believed in my words.

1 Nephi 2:18

18 But, behold, Laman and Lemuel would not hearken unto my

words; and being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts

I cried unto the Lord for them.

1 Nephi 2:19

19 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying:

Blessed art thou, Nephi, because of thy faith, for thou hast

sought me diligently, with lowliness of heart.

1 Nephi 2:20

20 And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall

prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land

which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above

all other lands.

1 Nephi 2:21

21 And inasmuch as thy brethren shall rebel against thee, they

shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord.

1 Nephi 2:22

22 And inasmuch as thou shalt keep my commandments, thou shalt

be made a ruler and a teacher over thy brethren.

1 Nephi 2:23

23 For behold, in that day that they shall rebel against me, I

will curse them even with a sore curse, and they shall have no

power over thy seed except they shall rebel against me also.

1 Nephi 2:24

24 And if it so be that they rebel against me, they shall be a

scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in the ways of

remembrance.

1 Nephi 3 Chapter 3

1 Nephi 3:1

1 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned from speaking with

the Lord, to the tent of my father.

1 Nephi 3:2

2 And it came to pass that he spake unto me, saying: Behold I

have dreamed a dream, in the which the Lord hath commanded me

that thou and thy brethren shall return to Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 3:3

3 For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also a

genealogy of my forefathers, and they are engraven upon plates of

brass.

1 Nephi 3:4

4 Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me that thou and thy

brothers should go unto the house of Laban, and seek the records,

and bring them down hither into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 3:5

5 And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing

which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it

of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord.

1 Nephi 3:6

6 Therefore go, my son, and thou shalt be favored of the Lord,

because thou hast not murmured.

1 Nephi 3:7

7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will

go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know

that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,

save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the

thing which he commandeth them.

1 Nephi 3:8

8 And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words

he was exceedingly glad, for he knew that I had been blessed of

the Lord.

1 Nephi 3:9

9 And I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the

wilderness, with our tents, to go up to the land of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 3:10

10 And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of

Jerusalem, I and my brethren did consult one with another.

1 Nephi 3:11

11 And we cast lots—who of us should go in unto the house of

Laban. And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman; and

Laman went in unto the house of Laban, and he talked with him as

he sat in his house.

1 Nephi 3:12

12 And he desired of Laban the records which were engraven upon

the plates of brass, which contained the genealogy of my father.

1 Nephi 3:13

13 And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry, and thrust

him out from his presence; and he would not that he should have

the records. Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a

robber, and I will slay thee.

1 Nephi 3:14

14 But Laman fled out of his presence, and told the things which

Laban had done, unto us. And we began to be exceedingly

sorrowful, and my brethren were about to return unto my father in

the wilderness.

1 Nephi 3:15

15 But behold I said unto them that: As the Lord liveth, and as

we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness

until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath

commanded us.

1 Nephi 3:16

16 Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of

the Lord; therefore let us go down to the land of our father's

inheritance, for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner

of riches. And all this he hath done because of the commandments

of the Lord.

1 Nephi 3:17

17 For he knew that Jerusalem must be destroyed, because of the

wickedness of the people.

1 Nephi 3:18

18 For behold, they have rejected the words of the prophets.

Wherefore, if my father should dwell in the land after he hath

been commanded to flee out of the land, behold, he would also

perish. Wherefore, it must needs be that he flee out of the

land.

1 Nephi 3:19

19 And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain these

records, that we may preserve unto our children the language of

our fathers;

1 Nephi 3:20

20 And also that we may preserve unto them the words which have

been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets, which have

been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God, since

the world began, even down unto this present time.

1 Nephi 3:21

21 And it came to pass that after this manner of language did I

persuade my brethren, that they might be faithful in keeping the

commandments of God.

1 Nephi 3:22

22 And it came to pass that we went down to the land of our

inheritance, and we did gather together our gold, and our silver,

and our precious things.

1 Nephi 3:23

23 And after we had gathered these things together, we went up

again unto the house of Laban.

1 Nephi 3:24

24 And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired

him that he would give unto us the records which were engraven

upon the plates of brass, for which we would give unto him our

gold, and our silver, and all our precious things.

1 Nephi 3:25

25 And it came to pass that when Laban saw our property, and

that it was exceedingly great, he did lust after it, insomuch

that he thrust us out, and sent his servants to slay us, that he

might obtain our property.

1 Nephi 3:26

26 And it came to pass that we did flee before the servants of

Laban, and we were obliged to leave behind our property, and it

fell into the hands of Laban.

1 Nephi 3:27

27 And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness, and the

servants of Laban did not overtake us, and we hid ourselves in

the cavity of a rock.

1 Nephi 3:28

28 And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also

with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the

words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard

words unto us, their younger brothers, and they did smite us even

with a rod.

1 Nephi 3:29

29 And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an

angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto

them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod?

Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you,

and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to

Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.

1 Nephi 3:30

30 And after the angel had spoken unto us, he departed.

1 Nephi 3:31

31 And after the angel had departed, Laman and Lemuel again

began to murmur, saying: How is it possible that the Lord will

deliver Laban into our hands? Behold, he is a mighty man, and he

can command fifty, yea, even he can slay fifty; then why not us?

1 Nephi 4 Chapter 4

1 Nephi 4:1

1 And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let

us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping

the commandments of the Lord; for behold he is mightier than all

the earth, then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty, yea,

or even than his tens of thousands?

1 Nephi 4:2

2 Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for

he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea and they divided

hither and thither, and our fathers came through, out of

captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh did follow

and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.

1 Nephi 4:3

3 Now behold ye know that this is true; and ye also know that an

angel hath spoken unto you; wherefore can ye doubt? Let us go

up; the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers, and to

destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians.

1 Nephi 4:4

4 Now when I had spoken these words, they were yet wroth, and

did still continue to murmur; nevertheless they did follow me up

until we came without the walls of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 4:5

5 And it was by night; and I caused that they should hide

themselves without the walls. And after they had hid themselves,

I, Nephi, crept into the city and went forth towards the house of

Laban.

1 Nephi 4:6

6 And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things

which I should do.

1 Nephi 4:7

7 Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house

of Laban I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before

me, for he was drunken with wine.

1 Nephi 4:8

8 And when I came to him I found that it was Laban.

1 Nephi 4:9

9 And I beheld his sword, and I drew it forth from the sheath

thereof; and the hilt thereof was of pure gold, and the

workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine, and I saw that the

blade thereof was of the most precious steel.

1 Nephi 4:10

10 And it came to pass that I was constrained by the Spirit that

I should kill Laban; but I said in my heart: Never at any time

have I shed the blood of man. And I shrunk and would that I

might not slay him.

1 Nephi 4:11

11 And the Spirit said unto me again: Behold the Lord hath

delivered him into thy hands. Yea, and I also knew that he had

sought to take away mine own life; yea, and he would not hearken

unto the commandments of the Lord; and he also had taken away our

property.

1 Nephi 4:12

12 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me again: Slay

him, for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands;

1 Nephi 4:13

13 Behold the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his

righteous purposes. It is better that one man should perish than

that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief.

1 Nephi 4:14

14 And now, when I, Nephi, had heard these words, I remembered

the words of the Lord which he spake unto me in the wilderness,

saying that: Inasmuch as thy seed shall keep my commandments,

they shall prosper in the land of promise.

1 Nephi 4:15

15 Yea, and I also thought that they could not keep the

commandments of the Lord according to the law of Moses, save they

should have the law.

1 Nephi 4:16

16 And I also knew that the law was engraven upon the plates of

brass.

1 Nephi 4:17

17 And again, I knew that the Lord had delivered Laban into my

hands for this cause—that I might obtain the records according

to his commandments.

1 Nephi 4:18

18 Therefore I did obey the voice of the Spirit, and took Laban

by the hair of the head, and I smote off his head with his own

sword.

1 Nephi 4:19

19 And after I had smitten off his head with his own sword, I

took the garments of Laban and put them upon mine own body; yea,

even every whit; and I did gird on his armor about my loins.

1 Nephi 4:20

20 And after I had done this, I went forth unto the treasury of

Laban. And as I went forth towards the treasury of Laban,

behold, I saw the servant of Laban who had the keys of the

treasury. And I commanded him in the voice of Laban, that he

should go with me into the treasury.

1 Nephi 4:21

21 And he supposed me to be his master, Laban, for he beheld the

garments and also the sword girded about my loins.

1 Nephi 4:22

22 And he spake unto me concerning the elders of the Jews, he

knowing that his master, Laban, had been out by night among them.

1 Nephi 4:23

23 And I spake unto him as if it had been Laban.

1 Nephi 4:24

24 And I also spake unto him that I should carry the engravings,

which were upon the plates of brass, to my elder brethren, who

were without the walls.

1 Nephi 4:25

25 And I also bade him that he should follow me.

1 Nephi 4:26

26 And he, supposing that I spake of the brethren of the church,

and that I was truly that Laban whom I had slain, wherefore he

did follow me.

1 Nephi 4:27

27 And he spake unto me many times concerning the elders of the

Jews, as I went forth unto my brethren, who were without the

walls.

1 Nephi 4:28

28 And it came to pass that when Laman saw me he was exceedingly

frightened, and also Lemuel and Sam. And they fled from before

my presence; for they supposed it was Laban, and that he had

slain me and had sought to take away their lives also.

1 Nephi 4:29

29 And it came to pass that I called after them, and they did

hear me; wherefore they did cease to flee from my presence.

1 Nephi 4:30

30 And it came to pass that when the servant of Laban beheld my

brethren he began to tremble, and was about to flee from before

me and return to the city of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 4:31

31 And now I, Nephi, being a man large in stature, and also

having received much strength of the Lord, therefore I did seize

upon the servant of Laban, and held him, that he should not flee.

1 Nephi 4:32

32 And it came to pass that I spake with him, that if he would

hearken unto my words, as the Lord liveth, and as I live, even so

that if he would hearken unto our words, we would spare his life.

1 Nephi 4:33

33 And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not

fear; that he should be a free man like unto us if he would go

down in the wilderness with us.

1 Nephi 4:34

34 And I also spake unto him, saying: Surely the Lord hath

commanded us to do this thing; and shall we not be diligent in

keeping the commandments of the Lord? Therefore, if thou wilt go

down into the wilderness to my father thou shalt have place with

us.

1 Nephi 4:35

35 And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words

which I spake. Now Zoram was the name of the servant; and he

promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our

father. Yea, and he also made an oath unto us that he would

tarry with us from that time forth.

1 Nephi 4:36

36 Now we were desirous that he should tarry with us for this

cause, that the Jews might not know concerning our flight into

the wilderness, lest they should pursue us and destroy us.

1 Nephi 4:37

37 And it came to pass that when Zoram had made an oath unto us,

our fears did cease concerning him.

1 Nephi 4:38

38 And it came to pass that we took the plates of brass and the

servant of Laban, and departed into the wilderness, and journeyed

unto the tent of our father.

1 Nephi 5 Chapter 5

1 Nephi 5:1

1 And it came to pass that after we had come down into the

wilderness unto our father, behold, he was filled with joy, and

also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad, for she truly had

mourned because of us.

1 Nephi 5:2

2 For she had supposed that we had perished in the wilderness;

and she also had complained against my father, telling him that

he was a visionary man; saying: Behold thou hast led us forth

from the land of our inheritance, and my sons are no more, and we

perish in the wilderness.

1 Nephi 5:3

3 And after this manner of language had my mother complained

against my father.

1 Nephi 5:4

4 And it had come to pass that my father spake unto her, saying:

I know that I am a visionary man; for if I had not seen the

things of God in a vision I should not have known the goodness of

God, but had tarried at Jerusalem, and had perished with my

brethren.

1 Nephi 5:5

5 But behold, I have obtained a land of promise, in the which

things I do rejoice; yea, and I know that the Lord will deliver

my sons out of the hands of Laban, and bring them down again unto

us in the wilderness.

1 Nephi 5:6

6 And after this manner of language did my father, Lehi, comfort

my mother, Sariah, concerning us, while we journeyed in the

wilderness up to the land of Jerusalem, to obtain the record of

the Jews.

1 Nephi 5:7

7 And when we had returned to the tent of my father, behold

their joy was full, and my mother was comforted.

1 Nephi 5:8

8 And she spake, saying: Now I know of a surety that the Lord

hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I

also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and

delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them power

whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath

commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.

1 Nephi 5:9

9 And it came to pass that they did rejoice exceedingly, and did

offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto the Lord; and they gave

thanks unto the God of Israel.

1 Nephi 5:10

10 And after they had given thanks unto the God of Israel, my

father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the

plates of brass, and he did search them from the beginning.

1 Nephi 5:11

11 And he beheld that they did contain the five books of Moses,

which gave an account of the creation of the world, and also of

Adam and Eve, who were our first parents;

1 Nephi 5:12

12 And also a record of the Jews from the beginning, even down

to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah;

1 Nephi 5:13

13 And also the prophecies of the holy prophets, from the

beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of

Zedekiah; and also many prophecies which have been spoken by the

mouth of Jeremiah.

1 Nephi 5:14

14 And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the

plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew

that he was a descendant of Joseph; yea, even that Joseph who was

the son of Jacob, who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved

by the hand of the Lord, that he might preserve his father,

Jacob, and all his household from perishing with famine.

1 Nephi 5:15

15 And they were also led out of captivity and out of the land

of Egypt, by that same God who had preserved them.

1 Nephi 5:16

16 And thus my father, Lehi, did discover the genealogy of his

fathers. And Laban also was a descendant of Joseph, wherefore he

and his fathers had kept the records.

1 Nephi 5:17

17 And now when my father saw all these things, he was filled

with the Spirit, and began to prophesy concerning his seed—

1 Nephi 5:18

18 That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations,

kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.

1 Nephi 5:19

19 Wherefore, he said that these plates of brass should never

perish; neither should they be dimmed any more by time. And he

prophesied many things concerning his seed.

1 Nephi 5:20

20 And it came to pass that thus far I and my father had kept

the commandments wherewith the Lord had commanded us.

1 Nephi 5:21

21 And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded

us, and searched them and found that they were desirable; yea,

even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the

commandments of the Lord unto our children.

1 Nephi 5:22

22 Wherefore, it was wisdom in the Lord that we should carry

them with us, as we journeyed in the wilderness towards the land

of promise.

1 Nephi 6 Chapter 6

1 Nephi 6:1

1 And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in

this part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after

upon these plates which I am writing; for it is given in the

record which has been kept by my father; wherefore, I do not

write it in this work.

1 Nephi 6:2

2 For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

1 Nephi 6:3

3 And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full

account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be

written upon these plates, for I desire the room that I may write

of the things of God.

1 Nephi 6:4

4 For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to

come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God

of Jacob, and be saved.

1 Nephi 6:5

5 Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do

not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto

those who are not of the world.

1 Nephi 6:6

6 Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they

shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth

unto the children of men.

1 Nephi 7 Chapter 7

1 Nephi 7:1

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; but that his sons should take daughters to

wife, that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of

promise.

1 Nephi 7:2

2 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him that I, Nephi,

and my brethren, should again return unto the land of Jerusalem,

and bring down Ishmael and his family into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 7:3

3 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did again, with my

brethren, go forth into the wilderness to go up to Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 7:4

4 And it came to pass that we went up unto the house of Ishmael,

and we did gain favor in the sight of Ishmael, insomuch that we

did speak unto him the words of the Lord.

1 Nephi 7:5

5 And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the heart of

Ishmael, and also his household, insomuch that they took their

journey with us down into the wilderness to the tent of our

father.

1 Nephi 7:6

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, Nephi, and Sam, and their father, Ishmael, and

his wife, and his three other daughters.

1 Nephi 7:7

7 And it came to pass in the which rebellion, they were desirous

to return unto the land of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 7:8

8 And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their

hearts, therefore I spake unto them, saying, yea, even unto Laman

and unto Lemuel: Behold ye are mine elder brethren, and how is it

that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds,

that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto

you, yea, and set an example for you?

1 Nephi 7:9

9 How is it that ye have not hearkened unto the word of the

Lord?

1 Nephi 7:10

10 How is it that ye have forgotten that ye have seen an angel

of the Lord?

1 Nephi 7:11

11 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things

the Lord hath done for us, in delivering us out of the hands of

Laban, and also that we should obtain the record?

1 Nephi 7:12

12 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is

able to do all things according to his will, for the children of

men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him? Wherefore, let

us be faithful to him.

1 Nephi 7:13

13 And if it so be that we are faithful to him, we shall obtain

the land of promise; and ye shall know at some future period that

the word of the Lord shall be fulfilled concerning the

destruction of Jerusalem; for all things which the Lord hath

spoken concerning the destruction of Jerusalem must be fulfilled.

1 Nephi 7:14

14 For behold, the Spirit of the Lord ceaseth soon to strive

with them; for behold, they have rejected the prophets, and

Jeremiah have they cast into prison. And they have sought to

take away the life of my father, insomuch that they have driven

him out of the land.

1 Nephi 7:15

15 Now behold, I say unto you that if ye will return unto

Jerusalem ye shall also perish with them. And now, if ye have

choice, go up to the land, and remember the words which I speak

unto you, that if ye go ye will also perish; for thus the Spirit

of the Lord constraineth me that I should speak.

1 Nephi 7:16

16 And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these

words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it came to

pass that they did lay their hands upon me, for behold, they were

exceedingly wroth, and they did bind me with cords, for they

sought to take away my life, that they might leave me in the

wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.

1 Nephi 7:17

17 But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O

Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver

me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that

I may burst these bands with which I am bound.

1 Nephi 7:18

18 And it came to pass that when I had said these words, behold,

the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet, and I stood

before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.

1 Nephi 7:19

19 And it came to pass that they were angry with me again, and

sought to lay hands upon me; but behold, one of the daughters of

Ishmael, yea, and also her mother, and one of the sons of

Ishmael, did plead with my brethren, insomuch that they did

soften their hearts; and they did cease striving to take away my

life.

1 Nephi 7:20

20 And it came to pass that they were sorrowful, because of

their wickedness, insomuch that they did bow down before me, and

did plead with me that I would forgive them of the thing that

they had done against me.

1 Nephi 7:21

21 And it came to pass that I did frankly forgive them all that

they had done, and I did exhort them that they would pray unto

the Lord their God for forgiveness. And it came to pass that

they did so. And after they had done praying unto the Lord we

did again travel on our journey towards the tent of our father.

1 Nephi 7:22

22 And it came to pass that we did come down unto the tent of

our father. And after I and my brethren and all the house of

Ishmael had come down unto the tent of my father, they did give

thanks unto the Lord their God; and they did offer sacrifice and

burnt offerings unto him.

1 Nephi 8 Chapter 8

1 Nephi 8:1

1 And it came to pass that we had gathered together all manner

of seeds of every kind, both of grain of every kind, and also of

the seeds of fruit of every kind.

1 Nephi 8:2

2 And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the

wilderness he spake unto us, saying: Behold, I have dreamed a

dream; or, in other words, I have seen a vision.

1 Nephi 8:3

3 And behold, because of the thing which I have seen, I have

reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi and also of Sam;

for I have reason to suppose that they, and also many of their

seed, will be saved.

1 Nephi 8:4

4 But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of

you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary

wilderness.

1 Nephi 8:5

5 And it came to pass that I saw a man, and he was dressed in a

white robe; and he came and stood before me.

1 Nephi 8:6

6 And it came to pass that he spake unto me, and bade me follow

him.

1 Nephi 8:7

7 And it came to pass that as I followed him I beheld myself

that I was in a dark and dreary waste.

1 Nephi 8:8

8 And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in

darkness, I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have mercy

on me, according to the multitude of his tender mercies.

1 Nephi 8:9

9 And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord I beheld

a large and spacious field.

1 Nephi 8:10

10 And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was

desirable to make one happy.

1 Nephi 8:11

11 And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the

fruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all

that I ever before tasted. Yea, and I beheld that the fruit

thereof was white, to exceed all the whiteness that I had ever

seen.

1 Nephi 8:12

12 And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with

exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my

family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was

desirable above all other fruit.

1 Nephi 8:13

13 And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might

discover my family also, I beheld a river of water; and it ran

along, and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the

fruit.

1 Nephi 8:14

14 And I looked to behold from whence it came; and I saw the

head thereof a little way off; and at the head thereof I beheld

your mother Sariah, and Sam, and Nephi; and they stood as if they

knew not whither they should go.

1 Nephi 8:15

15 And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them; and I also did

say unto them with a loud voice that they should come unto me,

and partake of the fruit, which was desirable above all other

fruit.

1 Nephi 8:16

16 And it came to pass that they did come unto me and partake of

the fruit also.

1 Nephi 8:17

17 And it came to pass that I was desirous that Laman and Lemuel

should come and partake of the fruit also; wherefore, I cast mine

eyes towards the head of the river, that perhaps I might see

them.

1 Nephi 8:18

18 And it came to pass that I saw them, but they would not come

unto me and partake of the fruit.

1 Nephi 8:19

19 And I beheld a rod of iron, and it extended along the bank of

the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.

1 Nephi 8:20

20 And I also beheld a strait and narrow path, which came along

by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it

also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious

field, as if it had been a world.

1 Nephi 8:21

21 And I saw numberless concourses of people, many of whom were

pressing forward, that they might obtain the path which led unto

the tree by which I stood.

1 Nephi 8:22

22 And it came to pass that they did come forth, and commence in

the path which led to the tree.

1 Nephi 8:23

23 And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea,

even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they

who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they

wandered off and were lost.

1 Nephi 8:24

24 And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward,

and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of

iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness,

clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and

partake of the fruit of the tree.

1 Nephi 8:25

25 And after they had partaken of the fruit of the tree they did

cast their eyes about as if they were ashamed.

1 Nephi 8:26

26 And I also cast my eyes round about, and beheld, on the other

side of the river of water, a great and spacious building; and it

stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.

1 Nephi 8:27

27 And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male

and female; and their manner of dress was exceedingly fine; and

they were in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers

towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit.

1 Nephi 8:28

28 And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed,

because of those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away

into forbidden paths and were lost.

1 Nephi 8:29

29 And now I, Nephi, do not speak all the words of my father.

1 Nephi 8:30

30 But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes

pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the

rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually

holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell

down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

1 Nephi 8:31

31 And he also saw other multitudes feeling their way towards

that great and spacious building.

1 Nephi 8:32

32 And it came to pass that many were drowned in the depths of

the fountain; and many were lost from his view, wandering in

strange roads.

1 Nephi 8:33

33 And great was the multitude that did enter into that strange

building. And after they did enter into that building they did

point the finger of scorn at me and those that were partaking of

the fruit also; but we heeded them not.

1 Nephi 8:34

34 These are the words of my father: For as many as heeded them,

had fallen away.

1 Nephi 8:35

35 And Laman and Lemuel partook not of the fruit, said my

father.

1 Nephi 8:36

36 And it came to pass after my father had spoken all the words

of his dream or vision, which were many, he said unto us, because

of these things which he saw in a vision, he exceedingly feared

for Laman and Lemuel; yea, he feared lest they should be cast off

from the presence of the Lord.

1 Nephi 8:37

37 And he did exhort them then with all the feeling of a tender

parent, that they would hearken to his words, that perhaps the

Lord would be merciful to them, and not cast them off; yea, my

father did preach unto them.

1 Nephi 8:38

38 And after he had preached unto them, and also prophesied unto

them of many things, he bade them to keep the commandments of the

Lord; and he did cease speaking unto them.

1 Nephi 9 Chapter 9

1 Nephi 9:1

1 And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak,

as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great

many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.

1 Nephi 9:2

2 And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates, behold they

are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the

history of my people; for the plates upon which I make a full

account of my people I have given the name of Nephi; wherefore,

they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and

these plates also are called the plates of Nephi.

1 Nephi 9:3

3 Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord that I

should make these plates, for the special purpose that there

should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people.

1 Nephi 9:4

4 Upon the other plates should be engraven an account of the

reign of the kings, and the wars and contentions of my people;

wherefore these plates are for the more part of the ministry; and

the other plates are for the more part of the reign of the kings

and the wars and contentions of my people.

1 Nephi 9:5

5 Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates for

a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.

1 Nephi 9:6

6 But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore,

he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children

of men; for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of all

his words. And thus it is. Amen.

1 Nephi 10 Chapter 10

1 Nephi 10:1

1 And now I, Nephi, proceed to give an account upon these plates

of my proceedings, and my reign and ministry; wherefore, to

proceed with mine account, I must speak somewhat of the things of

my father, and also of my brethren.

1 Nephi 10:2

2 For behold, it came to pass after my father had made an end of

speaking the words of his dream, and also of exhorting them to

all diligence, he spake unto them concerning the Jews—

1 Nephi 10:3

3 That after they should be destroyed, even that great city

Jerusalem, and many be carried away captive into Babylon,

according to the own due time of the Lord, they should return

again, yea, even be brought back out of captivity; and after they

should be brought back out of captivity they should possess again

the land of their inheritance.

1 Nephi 10:4

4 Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left

Jerusalem, a prophet would the Lord God raise up among the

Jews—even a Messiah, or, in other words, a Savior of the world.

1 Nephi 10:5

5 And he also spake concerning the prophets, how great a number

had testified of these things, concerning this Messiah, of whom

he had spoken, or this Redeemer of the world.

1 Nephi 10:6

6 Wherefore, all mankind were in a lost and in a fallen state,

and ever would be save they should rely on this Redeemer.

1 Nephi 10:7

7 And he spake also concerning a prophet who should come before

the Messiah, to prepare the way of the Lord—

1 Nephi 10:8

8 Yea, even he should go forth and cry in the wilderness:

Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for

there standeth one among you whom ye know not; and he is mightier

than I, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. And

much spake my father concerning this thing.

1 Nephi 10:9

9 And my father said he should baptize in Bethabara, beyond

Jordan; and he also said he should baptize with water; even that

he should baptize the Messiah with water.

1 Nephi 10:10

10 And after he had baptized the Messiah with water, he should

behold and bear record that he had baptized the Lamb of God, who

should take away the sins of the world.

1 Nephi 10:11

11 And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words he

spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel which should be

preached among the Jews, and also concerning the dwindling of the

Jews in unbelief. And after they had slain the Messiah, who

should come, and after he had been slain he should rise from the

dead, and should make himself manifest, by the Holy Ghost, unto

the Gentiles.

1 Nephi 10:12

12 Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles, and

also concerning the house of Israel, that they should be compared

like unto an olive-tree, whose branches should be broken off and

should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.

1 Nephi 10:13

13 Wherefore, he said it must needs be that we should be led

with one accord into the land of promise, unto the fulfilling of

the word of the Lord, that we should be scattered upon all the

face of the earth.

1 Nephi 10:14

14 And after the house of Israel should be scattered they should

be gathered together again; or, in fine, after the Gentiles had

received the fulness of the Gospel, the natural branches of the

olive-tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel, should be

grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah, their

Lord and their Redeemer.

1 Nephi 10:15

15 And after this manner of language did my father prophesy and

speak unto my brethren, and also many more things which I do not

write in this book; for I have written as many of them as were

expedient for me in mine other book.

1 Nephi 10:16

16 And all these things, of which I have spoken, were done as my

father dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel.

1 Nephi 10:17

17 And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the

words of my father, concerning the things which he saw in a

vision, and also the things which he spake by the power of the

Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith on the Son of

God—and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come—I,

Nephi, was desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of

these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift

of God unto all those who diligently seek him, as well in times

of old as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the

children of men.

1 Nephi 10:18

18 For he is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever; and the

way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world, if

it so be that they repent and come unto him.

1 Nephi 10:19

19 For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries

of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy

Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in

times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the

Lord is one eternal round.

1 Nephi 10:20

20 Therefore remember, O man, for all thy doings thou shalt be

brought into judgment.

1 Nephi 10:21

21 Wherefore, if ye have sought to do wickedly in the days of

your probation, then ye are found unclean before the

judgment-seat of God; and no unclean thing can dwell with God;

wherefore, ye must be cast off forever.

1 Nephi 10:22

22 And the Holy Ghost giveth authority that I should speak these

things, and deny them not.

1 Nephi 11 Chapter 11

1 Nephi 11:1

1 For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things

that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to

make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was

caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly

high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I

never had before set my foot.

1 Nephi 11:2

2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?

1 Nephi 11:3

3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.

1 Nephi 11:4

4 And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father

saw the tree of which he hath spoken?

1 Nephi 11:5

5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of

my father.

1 Nephi 11:6

6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a

loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for

he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed

art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most

high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast

desired.

1 Nephi 11:7

7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign,

that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which

thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of

heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him

ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.

1 Nephi 11:8

8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I

looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my

father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea,

exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the

whiteness of the driven snow.

1 Nephi 11:9

9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the

Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is

precious above all.

1 Nephi 11:10

10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?

1 Nephi 11:11

11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for

I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in

the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the

Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with

another.

1 Nephi 11:12

12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked

as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from

before my presence.

1 Nephi 11:13

13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city

of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of

Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she

was exceedingly fair and white.

1 Nephi 11:14

14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel

came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what

beholdest thou?

1 Nephi 11:15

15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above

all other virgins.

1 Nephi 11:16

16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?

1 Nephi 11:17

17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children;

nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.

1 Nephi 11:18

18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is

the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.

1 Nephi 11:19

19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away

in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit

for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!

1 Nephi 11:20

20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in

her arms.

1 Nephi 11:21

21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even

the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the

tree which thy father saw?

1 Nephi 11:22

22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which

sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men;

wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.

1 Nephi 11:23

23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the

soul.

1 Nephi 11:24

24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look!

And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the

children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship

him.

1 Nephi 11:25

25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which

my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the

fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters

are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that

the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.

1 Nephi 11:26

26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the

condescension of God!

1 Nephi 11:27

27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my

father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should

prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and

was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the

heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and

abide upon him in the form of a dove.

1 Nephi 11:28

28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people,

in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered

together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from

among them.

1 Nephi 11:29

29 And I also beheld twelve others following him. And it came

to pass that they were carried away in the Spirit from before my

face, and I saw them not.

1 Nephi 11:30

30 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again,

saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again,

and I saw angels descending upon the children of men; and they

did minister unto them.

1 Nephi 11:31

31 And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and

I beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men.

And I beheld multitudes of people who were sick, and who were

afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and

unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things

unto me. And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God;

and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.

1 Nephi 11:32

32 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again,

saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he

was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the everlasting God was

judged of the world; and I saw and bear record.

1 Nephi 11:33

33 And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and

slain for the sins of the world.

1 Nephi 11:34

34 And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth,

that they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of

the Lamb; for thus were the twelve called by the angel of the

Lord.

1 Nephi 11:35

35 And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I

beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto

the building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord

spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom

thereof; yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together

to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

1 Nephi 11:36

36 And it came to pass that I saw and bear record, that the

great and spacious building was the pride of the world; and it

fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel

of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the

destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that

shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

1 Nephi 12 Chapter 12

1 Nephi 12:1

1 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and

behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked

and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of

people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the

sea.

1 Nephi 12:2

2 And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together

to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors

of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.

1 Nephi 12:3

3 And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away,

after the manner of wars and contentions in the land; and I

beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.

1 Nephi 12:4

4 And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face

of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard

thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous

noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I

saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the

earth, that they were broken up; and I saw many cities that they

were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I

saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking

thereof.

1 Nephi 12:5

5 And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor

of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth; and

behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen because of the great

and terrible judgments of the Lord.

1 Nephi 12:6

6 And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out

of heaven; and he came down and showed himself unto them.

1 Nephi 12:7

7 And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon

twelve others; and they were ordained of God, and chosen.

1 Nephi 12:8

8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve

disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.

1 Nephi 12:9

9 And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the twelve apostles of

the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall judge the twelve tribes

of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be

judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 12:10

10 And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge

thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because

of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white

in his blood.

1 Nephi 12:11

11 And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld

three generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments

were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said

unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because

of their faith in him.

1 Nephi 12:12

12 And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation who

passed away in righteousness.

1 Nephi 12:13

13 And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth

gathered together.

1 Nephi 12:14

14 And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the

seed of thy brethren.

1 Nephi 12:15

15 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my

seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my

brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.

1 Nephi 12:16

16 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of

filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which

he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.

1 Nephi 12:17

17 And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil,

which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children

of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish

and are lost.

1 Nephi 12:18

18 And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw, is

vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men. And a

great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of

the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb

of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning

of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and

forever.

1 Nephi 12:19

19 And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that

the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to

the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my seed, and

the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my

brethren did overpower the people of my seed.

1 Nephi 12:20

20 And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the

seed of my brethren that they had overcome my seed; and they went

forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.

1 Nephi 12:21

21 And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw

wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of

wars I saw many generations pass away.

1 Nephi 12:22

22 And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in

unbelief.

1 Nephi 12:23

23 And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in

unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people,

full of idleness and all manner of abominations.

1 Nephi 13 Chapter 13

1 Nephi 13:1

1 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying:

Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.

1 Nephi 13:2

2 And the angel said unto me: What beholdest thou? And I said:

I behold many nations and kingdoms.

1 Nephi 13:3

3 And he said unto me: These are the nations and kingdoms of the

Gentiles.

1 Nephi 13:4

4 And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the

Gentiles the formation of a great church.

1 Nephi 13:5

5 And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church

which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth

the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down,

and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into

captivity.

1 Nephi 13:6

6 And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable

church; and I saw the devil that he was the founder of it.

1 Nephi 13:7

7 And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and

fine-twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw

many harlots.

1 Nephi 13:8

8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the

silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine-twined

linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the

desires of this great and abominable church.

1 Nephi 13:9

9 And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the

saints of God, and bring them down into captivity.

1 Nephi 13:10

10 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and

they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.

1 Nephi 13:11

11 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the

wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren.

1 Nephi 13:12

12 And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was

separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I

beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the

man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed

of my brethren, who were in the promised land.

1 Nephi 13:13

13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it

wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth out of

captivity, upon the many waters.

1 Nephi 13:14

14 And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the

Gentiles upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God,

that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered

before the Gentiles and were smitten.

1 Nephi 13:15

15 And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the

Gentiles, and they did prosper and obtain the land for their

inheritance; and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly

fair and beautiful, like unto my people before they were slain.

1 Nephi 13:16

16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles

who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before

the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them.

1 Nephi 13:17

17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered

together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle

against them.

1 Nephi 13:18

18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also

that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered

together against them to battle.

1 Nephi 13:19

19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of

captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of

all other nations.

1 Nephi 13:20

20 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did

prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried

forth among them.

1 Nephi 13:21

21 And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the

book?

1 Nephi 13:22

22 And I said unto him: I know not.

1 Nephi 13:23

23 And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew.

And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou

beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants

of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it

also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and

it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates

of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain

the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of

Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.

1 Nephi 13:24

24 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that

the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it

proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness

of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear

record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in

the Lamb of God.

1 Nephi 13:25

25 Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto

the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.

1 Nephi 13:26

26 And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of

the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the

formation of a great and abominable church, which is most

abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken

away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and

most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they

taken away.

1 Nephi 13:27

27 And all this have they done that they might pervert the right

ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the

hearts of the children of men.

1 Nephi 13:28

28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth

through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there

are many plain and precious things taken away from the book,

which is the book of the Lamb of God.

1 Nephi 13:29

29 And after these plain and precious things were taken away it

goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it

goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even

across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles

which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest—because of

the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of

the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children

of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of

God—because of these things which are taken away out of the

gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea,

insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.

1 Nephi 13:30

30 Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone

forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of

God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is

choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God

hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the

land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord

God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the

mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.

1 Nephi 13:31

31 Neither will he suffer that the Gentiles shall destroy the

seed of thy brethren.

1 Nephi 13:32

32 Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall

forever remain in that awful state of blindness, which thou

beholdest they are in, because of the plain and most precious

parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that

abominable church, whose formation thou hast seen.

1 Nephi 13:33

33 Wherefore saith the Lamb of God: I will be merciful unto the

Gentiles, unto the visiting of the remnant of the house of Israel

in great judgment.

1 Nephi 13:34

34 And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me,

saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the

remnant of the house of Israel—and this remnant of whom I speak

is the seed of thy father—wherefore, after I have visited them

in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and

after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most

plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have

been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of

harlots, saith the Lamb—I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in

that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own

power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious,

saith the Lamb.

1 Nephi 13:35

35 For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy

seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister

unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy seed

shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of

thy brethren, behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth

unto the Gentiles, by the gift and power of the Lamb.

1 Nephi 13:36

36 And in them shall be written my gospel, saith the Lamb, and

my rock and my salvation.

1 Nephi 13:37

37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at

that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy

Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at

the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of

the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great

joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.

1 Nephi 13:38

38 And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of

my brethren, and also the book of the Lamb of God, which had

proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came forth

from the Gentiles unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.

1 Nephi 13:39

39 And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books,

which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto

them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the

seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon

all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and

of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.

1 Nephi 13:40

40 And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records,

which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the

truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb,

and shall make known the plain and precious things which have

been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds,

tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the

Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men

must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.

1 Nephi 13:41

41 And they must come according to the words which shall be

established by the mouth of the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb

shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the

records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both

shall be established in one; for there is one God and one

Shepherd over all the earth.

1 Nephi 13:42

42 And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all

nations, both unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after

he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the

Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and

also unto the Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first

shall be last.

1 Nephi 14 Chapter 14

1 Nephi 14:1

1 And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken

unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself

unto them in word, and also in power, in very deed, unto the

taking away of their stumbling blocks—

1 Nephi 14:2

2 And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they

shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall

be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a

blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no

more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall

no more be confounded.

1 Nephi 14:3

3 And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that

great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and

his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to

hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the

destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto

their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the

destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that

hell which hath no end.

1 Nephi 14:4

4 For behold, this is according to the captivity of the devil,

and also according to the justice of God, upon all those who will

work wickedness and abomination before him.

1 Nephi 14:5

5 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, Nephi,

saying: Thou hast beheld that if the Gentiles repent it shall be

well with them; and thou also knowest concerning the covenants of

the Lord unto the house of Israel; and thou also hast heard that

whoso repenteth not must perish.

1 Nephi 14:6

6 Therefore, wo be unto the Gentiles if it so be that they

harden their hearts against the Lamb of God.

1 Nephi 14:7

7 For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a

great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work

which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the

other—either to the convincing of them unto peace and life

eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their

hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought

down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally

and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of

which I have spoken.

1 Nephi 14:8

8 And it came to pass that when the angel had spoken these

words, he said unto me: Rememberest thou the covenants of the

Father unto the house of Israel? I said unto him, Yea.

1 Nephi 14:9

9 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold

that great and abominable church, which is the mother of

abominations, whose founder is the devil.

1 Nephi 14:10

10 And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only;

the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the

church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church

of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the

mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.

1 Nephi 14:11

11 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all

the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion

over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and

people.

1 Nephi 14:12

12 And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of

God, and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and

abominations of the whore who sat upon many waters; nevertheless,

I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God,

were also upon all the face of the earth; and their dominions

upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness

of the great whore whom I saw.

1 Nephi 14:13

13 And it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of

abominations did gather together multitudes upon the face of all

the earth, among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight

against the Lamb of God.

1 Nephi 14:14

14 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the

Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of

the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were

scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed

with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.

1 Nephi 14:15

15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was

poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that

there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and

kindreds of the earth.

1 Nephi 14:16

16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all

the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the

angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the

mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—

1 Nephi 14:17

17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out

upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable

church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at

that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the

way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to

his people who are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 14:18

18 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying:

Look!

1 Nephi 14:19

19 And I looked and beheld a man, and he was dressed in a white

robe.

1 Nephi 14:20

20 And the angel said unto me: Behold one of the twelve apostles

of the Lamb.

1 Nephi 14:21

21 Behold, he shall see and write the remainder of these things;

yea, and also many things which have been.

1 Nephi 14:22

22 And he shall also write concerning the end of the world.

1 Nephi 14:23

23 Wherefore, the things which he shall write are just and true;

and behold they are written in the book which thou beheld

proceeding out of the mouth of the Jew; and at the time they

proceeded out of the mouth of the Jew, or, at the time the book

proceeded out of the mouth of the Jew, the things which were

written were plain and pure, and most precious and easy to the

understanding of all men.

1 Nephi 14:24

24 And behold, the things which this apostle of the Lamb shall

write are many things which thou hast seen; and behold, the

remainder shalt thou see.

1 Nephi 14:25

25 But the things which thou shalt see hereafter thou shalt not

write; for the Lord God hath ordained the apostle of the Lamb of

God that he should write them.

1 Nephi 14:26

26 And also others who have been, to them hath he shown all

things, and they have written them; and they are sealed up to

come forth in their purity, according to the truth which is in

the Lamb, in the own due time of the Lord, unto the house of

Israel.

1 Nephi 14:27

27 And I, Nephi, heard and bear record, that the name of the

apostle of the Lamb was John, according to the word of the angel.

1 Nephi 14:28

28 And behold, I, Nephi, am forbidden that I should write the

remainder of the things which I saw and heard; wherefore the

things which I have written sufficeth me; and I have written but

a small part of the things which I saw.

1 Nephi 14:29

29 And I bear record that I saw the things which my father saw,

and the angel of the Lord did make them known unto me.

1 Nephi 14:30

30 And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things which

I saw while I was carried away in the spirit; and if all the

things which I saw are not written, the things which I have

written are true. And thus it is. Amen.

1 Nephi 15 Chapter 15

1 Nephi 15:1

1 And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been carried away

in the spirit, and seen all these things, I returned to the tent

of my father.

1 Nephi 15:2

2 And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were

disputing one with another concerning the things my father had

spoken unto them.

1 Nephi 15:3

3 For he truly spake many great things unto them, which were

hard to be understood, save a man should inquire of the Lord; and

they being hard in their hearts, therefore they did not look unto

the Lord as they ought.

1 Nephi 15:4

4 And now I, Nephi, was grieved because of the hardness of their

hearts, and also, because of the things which I had seen, and

knew they must unavoidably come to pass because of the great

wickedness of the children of men.

1 Nephi 15:5

5 And it came to pass that I was overcome because of my

afflictions, for I considered that mine afflictions were great

above all, because of the destruction of my people, for I had

beheld their fall.

1 Nephi 15:6

6 And it came to pass that after I had received strength I spake

unto my brethren, desiring to know of them the cause of their

disputations.

1 Nephi 15:7

7 And they said: Behold, we cannot understand the words which

our father hath spoken concerning the natural branches of the

olive-tree, and also concerning the Gentiles.

1 Nephi 15:8

8 And I said unto them: Have ye inquired of the Lord?

1 Nephi 15:9

9 And they said unto me: We have not; for the Lord maketh no

such thing known unto us.

1 Nephi 15:10

10 Behold, I said unto them: How is it that ye do not keep the

commandments of the Lord? How is it that ye will perish, because

of the hardness of your hearts?

1 Nephi 15:11

11 Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?—If

ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing

that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments,

surely these things shall be made known unto you.

1 Nephi 15:12

12 Behold, I say unto you, that the house of Israel was compared

unto an olive-tree, by the Spirit of the Lord which was in our

father; and behold are we not broken off from the house of

Israel, and are we not a branch of the house of Israel?

1 Nephi 15:13

13 And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the

grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the

Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when our seed shall have

dwindled in unbelief, yea, for the space of many years, and many

generations after the Messiah shall be manifested in body unto

the children of men, then shall the fulness of the gospel of the

Messiah come unto the Gentiles, and from the Gentiles unto the

remnant of our seed—

1 Nephi 15:14

14 And at that day shall the remnant of our seed know that they

are of the house of Israel, and that they are the covenant people

of the Lord; and then shall they know and come to the knowledge

of their forefathers, and also to the knowledge of the gospel of

their Redeemer, which was ministered unto their fathers by him;

wherefore, they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer and

the very points of his doctrine, that they may know how to come

unto him and be saved.

1 Nephi 15:15

15 And then at that day will they not rejoice and give praise

unto their everlasting God, their rock and their salvation? Yea,

at that day, will they not receive the strength and nourishment

from the true vine? Yea, will they not come unto the true fold of

God?

1 Nephi 15:16

16 Behold, I say unto you, Yea; they shall be remembered again

among the house of Israel; they shall be grafted in, being a

natural branch of the olive-tree, into the true olive-tree.

1 Nephi 15:17

17 And this is what our father meaneth; and he meaneth that it

will not come to pass until after they are scattered by the

Gentiles; and he meaneth that it shall come by way of the

Gentiles, that the Lord may show his power unto the Gentiles, for

the very cause that he shall be rejected of the Jews, or of the

house of Israel.

1 Nephi 15:18

18 Wherefore, our father hath not spoken of our seed alone, but

also of all the house of Israel, pointing to the covenant which

should be fulfilled in the latter days; which covenant the Lord

made to our father Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the

kindreds of the earth be blessed.

1 Nephi 15:19

19 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them

concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the

restoration of the Jews in the latter days.

1 Nephi 15:20

20 And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake

concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of

Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be

confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came

to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they

were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord.

1 Nephi 15:21

21 And it came to pass that they did speak unto me again,

saying: What meaneth this thing which our father saw in a dream?

What meaneth the tree which he saw?

1 Nephi 15:22

22 And I said unto them: It was a representation of the tree of

life.

1 Nephi 15:23

23 And they said unto me: What meaneth the rod of iron which our

father saw, that led to the tree?

1 Nephi 15:24

24 And I said unto them that it was the word of God, and whoso

would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it,

they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the

fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to

lead them away to destruction.

1 Nephi 15:25

25 Wherefore, I, Nephi, did exhort them to give heed unto the

word of the Lord; yea, I did exhort them with all the energies of

my soul, and with all the faculty which I possessed, that they

would give heed to the word of God and remember to keep his

commandments always in all things.

1 Nephi 15:26

26 And they said unto me: What meaneth the river of water which

our father saw?

1 Nephi 15:27

27 And I said unto them that the water which my father saw was

filthiness; and so much was his mind swallowed up in other things

that he beheld not the filthiness of the water.

1 Nephi 15:28

28 And I said unto them that it was an awful gulf, which

separated the wicked from the tree of life, and also from the

saints of God.

1 Nephi 15:29

29 And I said unto them that it was a representation of that

awful hell, which the angel said unto me was prepared for the

wicked.

1 Nephi 15:30

30 And I said unto them that our father also saw that the

justice of God did also divide the wicked from the righteous; and

the brightness thereof was like unto the brightness of a flaming

fire, which ascendeth up unto God forever and ever, and hath no

end.

1 Nephi 15:31

31 And they said unto me: Doth this thing mean the torment of

the body in the days of probation, or doth it mean the final

state of the soul after the death of the temporal body, or doth

it speak of the things which are temporal?

1 Nephi 15:32

32 And it came to pass that I said unto them that it was a

representation of things both temporal and spiritual; for the day

should come that they must be judged of their works, yea, even

the works which were done by the temporal body in their days of

probation.

1 Nephi 15:33

33 Wherefore, if they should die in their wickedness they must

be cast off also, as to the things which are spiritual, which are

pertaining to righteousness; wherefore, they must be brought to

stand before God, to be judged of their works; and if their works

have been filthiness they must needs be filthy; and if they be

filthy it must needs be that they cannot dwell in the kingdom of

God; if so, the kingdom of God must be filthy also.

1 Nephi 15:34

34 But behold, I say unto you, the kingdom of God is not filthy,

and there cannot any unclean thing enter into the kingdom of God;

wherefore there must needs be a place of filthiness prepared for

that which is filthy.

1 Nephi 15:35

35 And there is a place prepared, yea, even that awful hell of

which I have spoken, and the devil is the preparator of it;

wherefore the final state of the souls of men is to dwell in the

kingdom of God, or to be cast out because of that justice of

which I have spoken.

1 Nephi 15:36

36 Wherefore, the wicked are rejected from the righteous, and

also from that tree of life, whose fruit is most precious and

most desirable above all other fruits; yea, and it is the

greatest of all the gifts of God. And thus I spake unto my

brethren. Amen.

1 Nephi 16 Chapter 16

1 Nephi 16:1

1 And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end

of speaking to my brethren, behold they said unto me: Thou hast

declared unto us hard things, more than we are able to bear.

1 Nephi 16:2

2 And it came to pass that I said unto them that I knew that I

had spoken hard things against the wicked, according to the

truth; and the righteous have I justified, and testified that

they should be lifted up at the last day; wherefore, the guilty

taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very

center.

1 Nephi 16:3

3 And now my brethren, if ye were righteous and were willing to

hearken to the truth, and give heed unto it, that ye might walk

uprightly before God, then ye would not murmur because of the

truth, and say: Thou speakest hard things against us.

1 Nephi 16:4

4 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did exhort my brethren,

with all diligence, to keep the commandments of the Lord.

1 Nephi 16:5

5 And it came to pass that they did humble themselves before the

Lord; insomuch that I had joy and great hopes of them, that they

would walk in the paths of righteousness.

1 Nephi 16:6

6 Now, all these things were said and done as my father dwelt in

a tent in the valley which he called Lemuel.

1 Nephi 16:7

7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, took one of the daughters

of Ishmael to wife; and also, my brethren took of the daughters

of Ishmael to wife; and also Zoram took the eldest daughter of

Ishmael to wife.

1 Nephi 16:8

8 And thus my father had fulfilled all the commandments of the

Lord which had been given unto him. And also, I, Nephi, had been

blessed of the Lord exceedingly.

1 Nephi 16:9

9 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord spake unto my

father by night, and commanded him that on the morrow he should

take his journey into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 16:10

10 And it came to pass that as my father arose in the morning,

and went forth to the tent door, to his great astonishment he

beheld upon the ground a round ball of curious workmanship; and

it was of fine brass. And within the ball were two spindles; and

the one pointed the way whither we should go into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 16:11

11 And it came to pass that we did gather together whatsoever

things we should carry into the wilderness, and all the remainder

of our provisions which the Lord had given unto us; and we did

take seed of every kind that we might carry into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 16:12

12 And it came to pass that we did take our tents and depart

into the wilderness, across the river Laman.

1 Nephi 16:13

13 And it came to pass that we traveled for the space of four

days, nearly a south-southeast direction, and we did pitch our

tents again; and we did call the name of the place Shazer.

1 Nephi 16:14

14 And it came to pass that we did take our bows and our arrows,

and go forth into the wilderness to slay food for our families;

and after we had slain food for our families we did return again

to our families in the wilderness, to the place of Shazer. And

we did go forth again in the wilderness, following the same

direction, keeping in the most fertile parts of the wilderness,

which were in the borders near the Red Sea.

1 Nephi 16:15

15 And it came to pass that we did travel for the space of many

days, slaying food by the way, with our bows and our arrows and

our stones and our slings.

1 Nephi 16:16

16 And we did follow the directions of the ball, which led us in

the more fertile parts of the wilderness.

1 Nephi 16:17

17 And after we had traveled for the space of many days, we did

pitch our tents for the space of a time, that we might again rest

ourselves and obtain food for our families.

1 Nephi 16:18

18 And it came to pass that as I, Nephi, went forth to slay

food, behold, I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel;

and after I did break my bow, behold, my brethren were angry with

me because of the loss of my bow, for we did obtain no food.

1 Nephi 16:19

19 And it came to pass that we did return without food to our

families, and being much fatigued, because of their journeying,

they did suffer much for the want of food.

1 Nephi 16:20

20 And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel and the sons of

Ishmael did begin to murmur exceedingly, because of their

sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness; and also my father

began to murmur against the Lord his God; yea, and they were all

exceedingly sorrowful, even that they did murmur against the

Lord.

1 Nephi 16:21

21 Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, having been afflicted with

my brethren because of the loss of my bow, and their bows having

lost their springs, it began to be exceedingly difficult, yea,

insomuch that we could obtain no food.

1 Nephi 16:22

22 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did speak much unto my

brethren, because they had hardened their hearts again, even unto

complaining against the Lord their God.

1 Nephi 16:23

23 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make out of wood a

bow, and out of a straight stick, an arrow; wherefore, I did arm

myself with a bow and an arrow, with a sling and with stones.

And I said unto my father: Whither shall I go to obtain food?

1 Nephi 16:24

24 And it came to pass that he did inquire of the Lord, for they

had humbled themselves because of my words; for I did say many

things unto them in the energy of my soul.

1 Nephi 16:25

25 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my

father; and he was truly chastened because of his murmuring

against the Lord, insomuch that he was brought down into the

depths of sorrow.

1 Nephi 16:26

26 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord said unto him:

Look upon the ball, and behold the things which are written.

1 Nephi 16:27

27 And it came to pass that when my father beheld the things

which were written upon the ball, he did fear and tremble

exceedingly, and also my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and our

wives.

1 Nephi 16:28

28 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the pointers which

were in the ball, that they did work according to the faith and

diligence and heed which we did give unto them.

1 Nephi 16:29

29 And there was also written upon them a new writing, which was

plain to be read, which did give us understanding concerning the

ways of the Lord; and it was written and changed from time to

time, according to the faith and diligence which we gave unto it.

And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things.

1 Nephi 16:30

30 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did go forth up into the

top of the mountain, according to the directions which were given

upon the ball.

1 Nephi 16:31

31 And it came to pass that I did slay wild beasts, insomuch

that I did obtain food for our families.

1 Nephi 16:32

32 And it came to pass that I did return to our tents, bearing

the beasts which I had slain; and now when they beheld that I had

obtained food, how great was their joy! And it came to pass that

they did humble themselves before the Lord, and did give thanks

unto him.

1 Nephi 16:33

33 And it came to pass that we did again take our journey,

traveling nearly the same course as in the beginning; and after

we had traveled for the space of many days we did pitch our tents

again, that we might tarry for the space of a time.

1 Nephi 16:34

34 And it came to pass that Ishmael died, and was buried in the

place which was called Nahom.

1 Nephi 16:35

35 And it came to pass that the daughters of Ishmael did mourn

exceedingly, because of the loss of their father, and because of

their afflictions in the wilderness; and they did murmur against

my father, because he had brought them out of the land of

Jerusalem, saying: Our father is dead; yea, and we have wandered

much in the wilderness, and we have suffered much affliction,

hunger, thirst, and fatigue; and after all these sufferings we

must perish in the wilderness with hunger.

1 Nephi 16:36

36 And thus they did murmur against my father, and also against

me; and they were desirous to return again to Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 16:37

37 And Laman said unto Lemuel and also unto the sons of Ishmael:

Behold, let us slay our father, and also our brother Nephi, who

has taken it upon him to be our ruler and our teacher, who are

his elder brethren.

1 Nephi 16:38

38 Now, he says that the Lord has talked with him, and also that

angels have ministered unto him. But behold, we know that he

lies unto us; and he tells us these things, and he worketh many

things by his cunning arts, that he may deceive our eyes,

thinking, perhaps, that he may lead us away into some strange

wilderness; and after he has led us away, he has thought to make

himself a king and a ruler over us, that he may do with us

according to his will and pleasure. And after this manner did my

brother Laman stir up their hearts to anger.

1 Nephi 16:39

39 And it came to pass that the Lord was with us, yea, even the

voice of the Lord came and did speak many words unto them, and

did chasten them exceedingly; and after they were chastened by

the voice of the Lord they did turn away their anger, and did

repent of their sins, insomuch that the Lord did bless us again

with food, that we did not perish.

1 Nephi 17 Chapter 17

1 Nephi 17:1

1 And it came to pass that we did again take our journey in the

wilderness; and we did travel nearly eastward from that time

forth. And we did travel and wade through much affliction in the

wilderness; and our women did bear children in the wilderness.

1 Nephi 17:2

2 And so great were the blessings of the Lord upon us, that

while we did live upon raw meat in the wilderness, our women did

give plenty of suck for their children, and were strong, yea,

even like unto the men; and they began to bear their journeyings

without murmurings.

1 Nephi 17:3

3 And thus we see that the commandments of God must be

fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the

commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them,

and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he

has commanded them; wherefore, he did provide means for us while

we did sojourn in the wilderness.

1 Nephi 17:4

4 And we did sojourn for the space of many years, yea, even

eight years in the wilderness.

1 Nephi 17:5

5 And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful, because

of its much fruit and also wild honey; and all these things were

prepared of the Lord that we might not perish. And we beheld the

sea, which we called Irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many

waters.

1 Nephi 17:6

6 And it came to pass that we did pitch our tents by the

seashore; and notwithstanding we had suffered many afflictions

and much difficulty, yea, even so much that we cannot write them

all, we were exceedingly rejoiced when we came to the seashore;

and we called the place Bountiful, because of its much fruit.

1 Nephi 17:7

7 And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been in the land

of Bountiful for the space of many days, the voice of the Lord

came unto me, saying: Arise, and get thee into the mountain. And

it came to pass that I arose and went up into the mountain, and

cried unto the Lord.

1 Nephi 17:8

8 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Thou

shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee,

that I may carry thy people across these waters.

1 Nephi 17:9

9 And I said: Lord, whither shall I go that I may find ore to

molten, that I may make tools to construct the ship after the

manner which thou hast shown unto me?

1 Nephi 17:10

10 And it came to pass that the Lord told me whither I should go

to find ore, that I might make tools.

1 Nephi 17:11

11 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make a bellows

wherewith to blow the fire, of the skins of beasts; and after I

had made a bellows, that I might have wherewith to blow the fire,

I did smite two stones together that I might make fire.

1 Nephi 17:12

12 For the Lord had not hitherto suffered that we should make

much fire, as we journeyed in the wilderness; for he said: I will

make thy food become sweet, that ye cook it not;

1 Nephi 17:13

13 And I will also be your light in the wilderness; and I will

prepare the way before you, if it so be that ye shall keep my

commandments; wherefore, inasmuch as ye shall keep my

commandments ye shall be led towards the promised land; and ye

shall know that it is by me that ye are led.

1 Nephi 17:14

14 Yea, and the Lord said also that: After ye have arrived in

the promised land, ye shall know that I, the Lord, am God; and

that I, the Lord, did deliver you from destruction; yea, that I

did bring you out of the land of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 17:15

15 Wherefore, I, Nephi, did strive to keep the commandments of

the Lord, and I did exhort my brethren to faithfulness and

diligence.

1 Nephi 17:16

16 And it came to pass that I did make tools of the ore which I

did molten out of the rock.

1 Nephi 17:17

17 And when my brethren saw that I was about to build a ship,

they began to murmur against me, saying: Our brother is a fool,

for he thinketh that he can build a ship; yea, and he also

thinketh that he can cross these great waters.

1 Nephi 17:18

18 And thus my brethren did complain against me, and were

desirous that they might not labor, for they did not believe that

I could build a ship; neither would they believe that I was

instructed of the Lord.

1 Nephi 17:19

19 And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceedingly

sorrowful because of the hardness of their hearts; and now when

they saw that I began to be sorrowful they were glad in their

hearts, insomuch that they did rejoice over me, saying: We knew

that ye could not construct a ship, for we knew that ye were

lacking in judgment; wherefore, thou canst not accomplish so

great a work.

1 Nephi 17:20

20 And thou art like unto our father, led away by the foolish

imaginations of his heart; yea, he hath led us out of the land of

Jerusalem, and we have wandered in the wilderness for these many

years; and our women have toiled, being big with child; and they

have borne children in the wilderness and suffered all things,

save it were death; and it would have been better that they had

died before they came out of Jerusalem than to have suffered

these afflictions.

1 Nephi 17:21

21 Behold, these many years we have suffered in the wilderness,

which time we might have enjoyed our possessions and the land of

our inheritance; yea, and we might have been happy.

1 Nephi 17:22

22 And we know that the people who were in the land of Jerusalem

were a righteous people; for they kept the statutes and judgments

of the Lord, and all his commandments, according to the law of

Moses; wherefore, we know that they are a righteous people; and

our father hath judged them, and hath led us away because we

would hearken unto his words; yea, and our brother is like unto

him. And after this manner of language did my brethren murmur

and complain against us.

1 Nephi 17:23

23 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake unto them, saying:

Do ye believe that our fathers, who were the children of Israel,

would have been led away out of the hands of the Egyptians if

they had not hearkened unto the words of the Lord?

1 Nephi 17:24

24 Yea, do ye suppose that they would have been led out of

bondage, if the Lord had not commanded Moses that he should lead

them out of bondage?

1 Nephi 17:25

25 Now ye know that the children of Israel were in bondage; and

ye know that they were laden with tasks, which were grievous to

be borne; wherefore, ye know that it must needs be a good thing

for them, that they should be brought out of bondage.

1 Nephi 17:26

26 Now ye know that Moses was commanded of the Lord to do that

great work; and ye know that by his word the waters of the Red

Sea were divided hither and thither, and they passed through on

dry ground.

1 Nephi 17:27

27 But ye know that the Egyptians were drowned in the Red Sea,

who were the armies of Pharaoh.

1 Nephi 17:28

28 And ye also know that they were fed with manna in the

wilderness.

1 Nephi 17:29

29 Yea, and ye also know that Moses, by his word according to

the power of God which was in him, smote the rock, and there came

forth water, that the children of Israel might quench their

thirst.

1 Nephi 17:30

30 And notwithstanding they being led, the Lord their God, their

Redeemer, going before them, leading them by day and giving light

unto them by night, and doing all things for them which were

expedient for man to receive, they hardened their hearts and

blinded their minds, and reviled against Moses and against the

true and living God.

1 Nephi 17:31

31 And it came to pass that according to his word he did destroy

them; and according to his word he did lead them; and according

to his word he did do all things for them; and there was not any

thing done save it were by his word.

1 Nephi 17:32

32 And after they had crossed the river Jordan he did make them

mighty unto the driving out of the children of the land, yea,

unto the scattering them to destruction.

1 Nephi 17:33

33 And now, do ye suppose that the children of this land, who

were in the land of promise, who were driven out by our fathers,

do ye suppose that they were righteous? Behold, I say unto you,

Nay.

1 Nephi 17:34

34 Do ye suppose that our fathers would have been more choice

than they if they had been righteous? I say unto you, Nay.

1 Nephi 17:35

35 Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is

righteous is favored of God. But behold, this people had

rejected every word of God, and they were ripe in iniquity; and

the fulness of the wrath of God was upon them; and the Lord did

curse the land against them, and bless it unto our fathers; yea,

he did curse it against them unto their destruction, and he did

bless it unto our fathers unto their obtaining power over it.

1 Nephi 17:36

36 Behold, the Lord hath created the earth that it should be

inhabited; and he hath created his children that they should

possess it.

1 Nephi 17:37

37 And he raiseth up a righteous nation, and destroyeth the

nations of the wicked.

1 Nephi 17:38

38 And he leadeth away the righteous into precious lands, and

the wicked he destroyeth, and curseth the land unto them for

their sakes.

1 Nephi 17:39

39 He ruleth high in the heavens, for it is his throne, and this

earth is his footstool.

1 Nephi 17:40

40 And he loveth those who will have him to be their God.

Behold, he loved our fathers, and he covenanted with them, yea,

even Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and he remembered the covenants

which he had made; wherefore, he did bring them out of the land

of Egypt.

1 Nephi 17:41

41 And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod; for

they hardened their hearts, even as ye have; and the Lord

straitened them because of their iniquity. He sent fiery flying

serpents among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way

that they might be healed; and the labor which they had to

perform was to look; and because of the simpleness of the way, or

the easiness of it, there were many who perished.

1 Nephi 17:42

42 And they did harden their hearts from time to time, and they

did revile against Moses, and also against God; nevertheless, ye

know that they were led forth by his matchless power into the

land of promise.

1 Nephi 17:43

43 And now, after all these things, the time has come that they

have become wicked, yea, nearly unto ripeness; and I know not but

they are at this day about to be destroyed; for I know that the

day must surely come that they must be destroyed, save a few

only, who shall be led away into captivity.

1 Nephi 17:44

44 Wherefore, the Lord commanded my father that he should depart

into the wilderness; and the Jews also sought to take away his

life; yea, and ye also have sought to take away his life;

wherefore, ye are murderers in your hearts and ye are like unto

them.

1 Nephi 17:45

45 Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord

your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye

have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto

you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye

could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you like

unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as

if it were to divide asunder.

1 Nephi 17:46

46 And ye also know that by the power of his almighty word he

can cause the earth that it shall pass away; yea, and ye know

that by his word he can cause the rough places to be made smooth,

and smooth places shall be broken up. O, then, why is it, that

ye can be so hard in your hearts?

1 Nephi 17:47

47 Behold, my soul is rent with anguish because of you, and my

heart is pained; I fear lest ye shall be cast off forever.

Behold, I am full of the Spirit of God, insomuch that my frame

has no strength.

1 Nephi 17:48

48 And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words,

they were angry with me, and were desirous to throw me into the

depths of the sea; and as they came forth to lay their hands upon

me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I

command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power

of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay

his hands upon me shall wither even as a dried reed; and he shall

be as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him.

1 Nephi 17:49

49 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto them that they

should murmur no more against their father; neither should they

withhold their labor from me, for God had commanded me that I

should build a ship.

1 Nephi 17:50

50 And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all

things I could do them. If he should command me that I should

say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I

should say it, it would be done.

1 Nephi 17:51

51 And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so

many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot

instruct me, that I should build a ship?

1 Nephi 17:52

52 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said many things unto my

brethren, insomuch that they were confounded and could not

contend against me; neither durst they lay their hands upon me

nor touch me with their fingers, even for the space of many days.

Now they durst not do this lest they should wither before me, so

powerful was the Spirit of God; and thus it had wrought upon

them.

1 Nephi 17:53

53 And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth

thine hand again unto thy brethren, and they shall not wither

before thee, but I will shock them, saith the Lord, and this will

I do, that they may know that I am the Lord their God.

1 Nephi 17:54

54 And it came to pass that I stretched forth my hand unto my

brethren, and they did not wither before me; but the Lord did

shake them, even according to the word which he had spoken.

1 Nephi 17:55

55 And now, they said: We know of a surety that the Lord is with

thee, for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has

shaken us. And they fell down before me, and were about to

worship me, but I would not suffer them, saying: I am thy

brother, yea, even thy younger brother; wherefore, worship the

Lord thy God, and honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days

may be long in the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

1 Nephi 18 Chapter 18

1 Nephi 18:1

1 And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go

forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship.

And the Lord did show me from time to time after what manner I

should work the timbers of the ship.

1 Nephi 18:2

2 Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which

was learned by men, neither did I build the ship after the manner

of men; but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had

shown unto me; wherefore, it was not after the manner of men.

1 Nephi 18:3

3 And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft

unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things.

1 Nephi 18:4

4 And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship,

according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was

good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine;

wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.

1 Nephi 18:5

5 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my

father, that we should arise and go down into the ship.

1 Nephi 18:6

6 And it came to pass that on the morrow, after we had prepared

all things, much fruits and meat from the wilderness, and honey

in abundance, and provisions according to that which the Lord had

commanded us, we did go down into the ship, with all our loading

and our seeds, and whatsoever thing we had brought with us, every

one according to his age; wherefore, we did all go down into the

ship, with our wives and our children.

1 Nephi 18:7

7 And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the

elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph.

1 Nephi 18:8

8 And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship,

and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been

commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth

before the wind towards the promised land.

1 Nephi 18:9

9 And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the

space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael

and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch

that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much

rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had

been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding

rudeness.

1 Nephi 18:10

10 And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should

be angry with us, and smite us because of our iniquity, that we

should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea; wherefore, I,

Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness; but behold

they were angry with me, saying: We will not that our younger

brother shall be a ruler over us.

1 Nephi 18:11

11 And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and

bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness;

nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it that he might show forth his

power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken

concerning the wicked.

1 Nephi 18:12

12 And it came to pass that after they had bound me insomuch

that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of

the Lord, did cease to work.

1 Nephi 18:13

13 Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship,

insomuch that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and

terrible tempest, and we were driven back upon the waters for the

space of three days; and they began to be frightened exceedingly

lest they should be drowned in the sea; nevertheless they did not

loose me.

1 Nephi 18:14

14 And on the fourth day, which we had been driven back, the

tempest began to be exceedingly sore.

1 Nephi 18:15

15 And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in

the depths of the sea. And after we had been driven back upon

the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see

that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must

perish save that they should repent of their iniquities;

wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were

upon my wrist, and behold they had swollen exceedingly; and also

mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness

thereof.

1 Nephi 18:16

16 Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him

all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because

of mine afflictions.

1 Nephi 18:17

17 Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also

unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much

threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my

parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief

because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon

their sick-beds.

1 Nephi 18:18

18 Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of

my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of

this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to

be brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near

to be cast with sorrow into a watery grave.

1 Nephi 18:19

19 And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much

nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their

mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my

children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they

would loose me.

1 Nephi 18:20

20 And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which

threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts;

wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up

in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they

had done, insomuch that they loosed me.

1 Nephi 18:21

21 And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took

the compass, and it did work whither I desired it. And it came

to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed the

winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great

calm.

1 Nephi 18:22

22 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that

we sailed again towards the promised land.

1 Nephi 18:23

23 And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of

many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth

upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the

promised land.

1 Nephi 18:24

24 And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and

we began to plant seeds; yea, we did put all our seeds into the

earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem. And it

came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were

blessed in abundance.

1 Nephi 18:25

25 And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of

promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were

beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and

the ass and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all

manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men. And we

did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of

copper.

1 Nephi 19 Chapter 19

1 Nephi 19:1

1 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded me, wherefore I

did make plates of ore that I might engraven upon them the record

of my people. And upon the plates which I made I did engraven

the record of my father, and also our journeyings in the

wilderness, and the prophecies of my father; and also many of

mine own prophecies have I engraven upon them.

1 Nephi 19:2

2 And I knew not at the time when I made them that I should be

commanded of the Lord to make these plates; wherefore, the record

of my father, and the genealogy of his fathers, and the more part

of all our proceedings in the wilderness are engraven upon those

first plates of which I have spoken; wherefore, the things which

transpired before I made these plates are, of a truth, more

particularly made mention upon the first plates.

1 Nephi 19:3

3 And after I had made these plates by way of commandment, I,

Nephi, received a commandment that the ministry and the

prophecies, the more plain and precious parts of them, should be

written upon these plates; and that the things which were written

should be kept for the instruction of my people, who should

possess the land, and also for other wise purposes, which

purposes are known unto the Lord.

1 Nephi 19:4

4 Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates,

which gives an account, or which gives a greater account of the

wars and contentions and destructions of my people. And this

have I done, and commanded my people what they should do after I

was gone; and that these plates should be handed down from one

generation to another, or from one prophet to another, until

further commandments of the Lord.

1 Nephi 19:5

5 And an account of my making these plates shall be given

hereafter; and then, behold, I proceed according to that which I

have spoken; and this I do that the more sacred things may be

kept for the knowledge of my people.

1 Nephi 19:6

6 Nevertheless, I do not write anything upon plates save it be

that I think it be sacred. And now, if I do err, even did they

err of old; not that I would excuse myself because of other men,

but because of the weakness which is in me, according to the

flesh, I would excuse myself.

1 Nephi 19:7

7 For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth,

both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under

their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample

under their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would

speak in other words—they set him at naught, and hearken not to

the voice of his counsels.

1 Nephi 19:8

8 And behold he cometh, according to the words of the angel, in

six hundred years from the time my father left Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 19:9

9 And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to

be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he

suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they

spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving

kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men.

1 Nephi 19:10

10 And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of

bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea,

the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth

himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the

hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of

Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and

to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos,

which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which

should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit

the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of

the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 19:11

11 For thus spake the prophet: The Lord God surely shall visit

all the house of Israel at that day, some with his voice, because

of their righteousness, unto their great joy and salvation, and

others with the thunderings and the lightnings of his power, by

tempest, by fire, and by smoke, and vapor of darkness, and by the

opening of the earth, and by mountains which shall be carried up.

1 Nephi 19:12

12 And all these things must surely come, saith the prophet

Zenos. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the

groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea

shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: The God

of nature suffers.

1 Nephi 19:13

13 And as for those who are at Jerusalem, saith the prophet,

they shall be scourged by all people, because they crucify the

God of Israel, and turn their hearts aside, rejecting signs and

wonders, and the power and glory of the God of Israel.

1 Nephi 19:14

14 And because they turn their hearts aside, saith the prophet,

and have despised the Holy One of Israel, they shall wander in

the flesh, and perish, and become a hiss and a byword, and be

hated among all nations.

1 Nephi 19:15

15 Nevertheless, when that day cometh, saith the prophet, that

they no more turn aside their hearts against the Holy One of

Israel, then will he remember the covenants which he made to

their fathers.

1 Nephi 19:16

16 Yea, then will he remember the isles of the sea; yea, and all

the people who are of the house of Israel, will I gather in,

saith the Lord, according to the words of the prophet Zenos, from

the four quarters of the earth.

1 Nephi 19:17

17 Yea, and all the earth shall see the salvation of the Lord,

saith the prophet; every nation, kindred, tongue and people shall

be blessed.

1 Nephi 19:18

18 And I, Nephi, have written these things unto my people, that

perhaps I might persuade them that they would remember the Lord

their Redeemer.

1 Nephi 19:19

19 Wherefore, I speak unto all the house of Israel, if it so be

that they should obtain these things.

1 Nephi 19:20

20 For behold, I have workings in the spirit, which doth weary

me even that all my joints are weak, for those who are at

Jerusalem; for had not the Lord been merciful, to show unto me

concerning them, even as he had prophets of old, I should have

perished also.

1 Nephi 19:21

21 And he surely did show unto the prophets of old all things

concerning them; and also he did show unto many concerning us;

wherefore, it must needs be that we know concerning them for they

are written upon the plates of brass.

1 Nephi 19:22

22 Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did teach my brethren

these things; and it came to pass that I did read many things to

them, which were engraven upon the plates of brass, that they

might know concerning the doings of the Lord in other lands,

among people of old.

1 Nephi 19:23

23 And I did read many things unto them which were written in

the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to

believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that

which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all

scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.

1 Nephi 19:24

24 Wherefore I spake unto them, saying: Hear ye the words of the

prophet, ye who are a remnant of the house of Israel, a branch

who have been broken off; hear ye the words of the prophet, which

were written unto all the house of Israel, and liken them unto

yourselves, that ye may have hope as well as your brethren from

whom ye have been broken off; for after this manner has the

prophet written.

1 Nephi 20 Chapter 20

1 Nephi 20:1

1 Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the

name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or

out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord,

and make mention of the God of Israel, yet they swear not in

truth nor in righteousness.

1 Nephi 20:2

2 Nevertheless, they call themselves of the holy city, but they

do not stay themselves upon the God of Israel, who is the Lord of

Hosts; yea, the Lord of Hosts is his name.

1 Nephi 20:3

3 Behold, I have declared the former things from the beginning;

and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them. I did

show them suddenly.

1 Nephi 20:4

4 And I did it because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy

neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

1 Nephi 20:5

5 And I have even from the beginning declared to thee; before it

came to pass I showed them thee; and I showed them for fear lest

thou shouldst say—mine idol hath done them, and my graven image,

and my molten image hath commanded them.

1 Nephi 20:6

6 Thou hast seen and heard all this; and will ye not declare

them? And that I have showed thee new things from this time,

even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

1 Nephi 20:7

7 They are created now, and not from the beginning, even before

the day when thou heardest them not they were declared unto thee,

lest thou shouldst say—Behold I knew them.

1 Nephi 20:8

8 Yea, and thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from

that time thine ear was not opened; for I knew that thou wouldst

deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the

womb.

1 Nephi 20:9

9 Nevertheless, for my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and

for my praise will I refrain from thee, that I cut thee not off.

1 Nephi 20:10

10 For, behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen thee in the

furnace of affliction.

1 Nephi 20:11

11 For mine own sake, yea, for mine own sake will I do this, for

I will not suffer my name to be polluted, and I will not give my

glory unto another.

1 Nephi 20:12

12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called, for I am he;

I am the first, and I am also the last.

1 Nephi 20:13

13 Mine hand hath also laid the foundation of the earth, and my

right hand hath spanned the heavens. I call unto them and they

stand up together.

1 Nephi 20:14

14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; who among them hath

declared these things unto them? The Lord hath loved him; yea,

and he will fulfill his word which he hath declared by them; and

he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall come upon

the Chaldeans.

1 Nephi 20:15

15 Also, saith the Lord; I the Lord, yea, I have spoken; yea, I

have called him to declare, I have brought him, and he shall make

his way prosperous.

1 Nephi 20:16

16 Come ye near unto me; I have not spoken in secret; from the

beginning, from the time that it was declared have I spoken; and

the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

1 Nephi 20:17

17 And thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of

Israel; I have sent him, the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to

profit, who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst go, hath done

it.

1 Nephi 20:18

18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments—then had thy

peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the

sea.

1 Nephi 20:19

19 Thy seed also had been as the sand; the offspring of thy

bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut

off nor destroyed from before me.

1 Nephi 20:20

20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a

voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter to the end of the

earth; say ye: The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

1 Nephi 20:21

21 And they thirsted not; he led them through the deserts; he

caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the

rock also and the waters gushed out.

1 Nephi 20:22

22 And notwithstanding he hath done all this, and greater also,

there is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

1 Nephi 21 Chapter 21

1 Nephi 21:1

1 And again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are

broken off and are driven out because of the wickedness of the

pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are

scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel.

Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken ye people from far; the

Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother

hath he made mention of my name.

1 Nephi 21:2

2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of

his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his

quiver hath he hid me;

1 Nephi 21:3

3 And said unto me: Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I

will be glorified.

1 Nephi 21:4

4 Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength

for naught and in vain; surely my judgment is with the Lord, and

my work with my God.

1 Nephi 21:5

5 And now, saith the Lord—that formed me from the womb that I

should be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him—though Israel

be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,

and my God shall be my strength.

1 Nephi 21:6

6 And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my

servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the

preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the

Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the

earth.

1 Nephi 21:7

7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to

him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to

servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall

worship, because of the Lord that is faithful.

1 Nephi 21:8

8 Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee,

O isles of the sea, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee;

and I will preserve thee, and give thee my servant for a covenant

of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the

desolate heritages;

1 Nephi 21:9

9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners: Go forth; to them that

sit in darkness: Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways,

and their pastures shall be in all high places.

1 Nephi 21:10

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor

the sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead

them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

1 Nephi 21:11

11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall

be exalted.

1 Nephi 21:12

12 And then, O house of Israel, behold, these shall come from

far; and lo, these from the north and from the west; and these

from the land of Sinim.

1 Nephi 21:13

13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; for the feet of

those who are in the east shall be established; and break forth

into singing, O mountains; for they shall be smitten no more; for

the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his

afflicted.

1 Nephi 21:14

14 But, behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and

my Lord hath forgotten me—but he will show that he hath not.

1 Nephi 21:15

15 For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not

have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget,

yet will I not forget thee, O house of Israel.

1 Nephi 21:16

16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy

walls are continually before me.

1 Nephi 21:17

17 Thy children shall make haste against thy destroyers; and

they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

1 Nephi 21:18

18 Lift up thine eyes round about and behold; all these gather

themselves together, and they shall come to thee. And as I live,

saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as

with an ornament, and bind them on even as a bride.

1 Nephi 21:19

19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy

destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the

inhabitants; and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

1 Nephi 21:20

20 The children whom thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the

first, shall again in thine ears say: The place is too strait for

me; give place to me that I may dwell.

1 Nephi 21:21

21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart: Who hath begotten me

these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a

captive, and removing to and fro? And who hath brought up these?

Behold, I was left alone; these, where have they been?

1 Nephi 21:22

22 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up mine hand to

the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people; and they

shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be

carried upon their shoulders.

1 Nephi 21:23

23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy

nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face

towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou

shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that

wait for me.

1 Nephi 21:24

24 For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful

captives delivered?

1 Nephi 21:25

25 But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty

shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be

delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee,

and I will save thy children.

1 Nephi 21:26

26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh;

they shall be drunken with their own blood as with sweet wine;

and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy

Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

1 Nephi 22 Chapter 22

1 Nephi 22:1

1 And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had read these

things which were engraven upon the plates of brass, my brethren

came unto me and said unto me: What meaneth these things which ye

have read? Behold, are they to be understood according to things

which are spiritual, which shall come to pass according to the

spirit and not the flesh?

1 Nephi 22:2

2 And I, Nephi, said unto them: Behold they were manifest unto

the prophet by the voice of the Spirit; for by the Spirit are all

things made known unto the prophets, which shall come upon the

children of men according to the flesh.

1 Nephi 22:3

3 Wherefore, the things of which I have read are things

pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual; for it appears

that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered upon

all the face of the earth, and also among all nations.

1 Nephi 22:4

4 And behold, there are many who are already lost from the

knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, the more part of

all the tribes have been led away; and they are scattered to and

fro upon the isles of the sea; and whither they are none of us

knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away.

1 Nephi 22:5

5 And since they have been led away, these things have been

prophesied concerning them, and also concerning all those who

shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded, because of the

Holy One of Israel; for against him will they harden their

hearts; wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations and

shall be hated of all men.

1 Nephi 22:6

6 Nevertheless, after they shall be nursed by the Gentiles, and

the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles and set them up

for a standard, and their children have been carried in their

arms, and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders,

behold these things of which are spoken are temporal; for thus

are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers; and it meaneth us

in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the

house of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:7

7 And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house

of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God

will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, yea, even upon

the face of this land; and by them shall our seed be scattered.

1 Nephi 22:8

8 And after our seed is scattered the Lord God will proceed to

do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, which shall be of great

worth unto our seed; wherefore, it is likened unto their being

nourished by the Gentiles and being carried in their arms and

upon their shoulders.

1 Nephi 22:9

9 And it shall also be of worth unto the Gentiles; and not only

unto the Gentiles but unto all the house of Israel, unto the

making known of the covenants of the Father of heaven unto

Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth

be blessed.

1 Nephi 22:10

10 And I would, my brethren, that ye should know that all the

kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed unless he shall make bare

his arm in the eyes of the nations.

1 Nephi 22:11

11 Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm in

the eyes of all the nations, in bringing about his covenants and

his gospel unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:12

12 Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity, and

they shall be gathered together to the lands of their

inheritance; and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out

of darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior

and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:13

13 And the blood of that great and abominable church, which is

the whore of all the earth, shall turn upon their own heads; for

they shall war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands

shall fall upon their own heads, and they shall be drunken with

their own blood.

1 Nephi 22:14

14 And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of

Israel, shall be turned one against another, and they shall fall

into the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the Lord.

And all that fight against Zion shall be destroyed, and that

great whore, who hath perverted the right ways of the Lord, yea,

that great and abominable church, shall tumble to the dust and

great shall be the fall of it.

1 Nephi 22:15

15 For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that

Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of

men; for the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do

wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must

be burned.

1 Nephi 22:16

16 For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God

shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not

suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.

1 Nephi 22:17

17 Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even

if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the

righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their

enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for

thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as

by fire.

1 Nephi 22:18

18 Behold, my brethren, I say unto you, that these things must

shortly come; yea, even blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke must

come; and it must needs be upon the face of this earth; and it

cometh unto men according to the flesh if it so be that they will

harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:19

19 For behold, the righteous shall not perish; for the time

surely must come that all they who fight against Zion shall be

cut off.

1 Nephi 22:20

20 And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, unto

the fulfilling of the words of Moses, which he spake, saying: A

prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me;

him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that

prophet shall be cut off from among the people.

1 Nephi 22:21

21 And now I, Nephi, declare unto you, that this prophet of whom

Moses spake was the Holy One of Israel; wherefore, he shall

execute judgment in righteousness.

1 Nephi 22:22

22 And the righteous need not fear, for they are those who shall

not be confounded. But it is the kingdom of the devil, which

shall be built up among the children of men, which kingdom is

established among them which are in the flesh—

1 Nephi 22:23

23 For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are

built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power

over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in

the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh

and the things of the world, and to do all manner of iniquity;

yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil

are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those

who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be

consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the

prophet.

1 Nephi 22:24

24 And the time cometh speedily that the righteous must be led

up as calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign

in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.

1 Nephi 22:25

25 And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the

earth; and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him; and there

shall be one fold and one shepherd; and he shall feed his sheep,

and in him they shall find pasture.

1 Nephi 22:26

26 And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no

power; wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many

years; for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for

they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.

1 Nephi 22:27

27 And now behold, I, Nephi, say unto you that all these things

must come according to the flesh.

1 Nephi 22:28

28 But, behold, all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people shall

dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel if it so be that they will

repent.

1 Nephi 22:29

29 And now I, Nephi, make an end; for I durst not speak further

as yet concerning these things.

1 Nephi 22:30

30 Wherefore, my brethren, I would that ye should consider that

the things which have been written upon the plates of brass are

true; and they testify that a man must be obedient to the

commandments of God.

1 Nephi 22:31

31 Wherefore, ye need not suppose that I and my father are the

only ones that have testified, and also taught them. Wherefore,

if ye shall be obedient to the commandments, and endure to the

end, ye shall be saved at the last day. And thus it is. Amen.