Tag: 1 Nephi

1 Nephi 16Nephi says that he had great hopes that his brothers would repent, I recognize that I was feeling that same kind of hope yesterday when I wrote, but like Nephi I know the end of their story and the hope is only fleeting. For Nephi it probably lasted until the death of Ishmael…

1 Nephi 15I had never attached any significance to the fact that Laman and Lemuel were discussing what Lehi had seen – nor to the fact that they continued to ask questions of Nephi as he expounded the words of his father.

1 Nephi 14For some reason I feel a resonance with the statement by Nephi that even if he has not written the whole of his vision the part that he has written is true.

1 Nephi 13I’m sure John saw this same vision as the preamble to the revelation that is recognized as his greatest work.

1 Nephi 12It sounds like Nephi was shown mostly the history of the Nephites from the Book of Helaman to the Book of Moroni.

1 Nephi 11When the angel came to Nephi, he asked if Nephi believed. Once Nephi confirmed that he did the angel asked what he wanted. Nephi asked to see the tree and was shown the tree. The angel then asked what else he wanted. When Nephi asked for the interpretation the angel showed him the…

1 Nephi 9 – 10After relating his vision, Lehi goes on to prophesy to his sons in hopes of helping them grasp the iron rod and arrive at the tree of life. After hearing the vision and the prophecies, Nephi goes to get personal confirmation, or rather personal knowledge of them – not relying on…

1 Nephi 8I think there is a lesson to be learned by the fact that the difficulties of the journey went unnoticed by some of the strong people in their own journey (Lehi, Nephi, Sariah, and Sam). Though the journey is essentially the same for everyone, sometimes the challenges are less noticeable than other times.…

1 Nephi 6 – 7When Nephi says that he frankly forgave his brethren it would be well for us to note that his forgiveness did not necessarily translate into them frankly relinquishing their guilt. They may have continued to harbor guilt, shame, and malice towards him because they knew that they had wronged him.

1 Nephi 5This journey to get the brass plates was a real trial for Sariah. Perhaps she had been willing to follow Lehi, but had never really been tested on her own merits. I’ll bet that it was almost immediately at the end of the sixth day that her patience expired over her worry for…