Tag: 4 Nephi

4 Nephi 1 We might first think nothing of the phrase “in nothing did they work miracles save in the name of Jesus” but it conveys an important truth. There are times and places where miracles are preformed while invoking a part other than Christ. We may claim science or sorcery as the power behind…

4 Nephi 1 Why did it take two years for the people to all be converted? Did it take that long to convince some people? I suspect that it simply took that long to reach all the people. If the people had all things in coming among them how did some people become rich by…

4 Nephi 1 For those who think there may have been more people than just Nephites and Lamanites in the Americas but are not sure how to reconcile that idea with the parts of the record like this fourth book of Nephi where all the people were united and would certainly have been proselyting if…

4 Nephi 1With all the unity among the people that was had during this extended period of universal righteousness, I wonder how technologically, scientifically, and culturally advanced they became. The chances that they did not advance in all those ways are very small considering how enlightened they would be with the spirit so pervasive among…

4 Nephi 1The fact that it took two years for all the people to be converted is evidence that not all the people saw the resurrected Savior. Those who saw Him during the three days were undoubtedly converted the first day they saw Him considering all that he did and all they had been through.…

4 Nephi 1Perhaps I have said this before, the Nephites built up again cities that had been destroyed, that’s natural, but they knew when to leave cities that had been sunk – we still try to resuscitate New Orleans. I wonder how much of the length of this peace was an almost inevitable result of…

4 Nephi 1It took two years until everyone was converted. This book contains descriptions of history, but no doctrine – all the doctrine had been given by the Savior.

4 Nephithe first church built up separate from the church of Christ among the Nephites after the visit of Christ probably copied the performances of the true church with an emphasis on “judge not” as an excuse to administer the sacramental emblems to all regardless of whether they were sinning. It may be that the…