Post by Sam – From the very beginning I have not only believed in Nephi, I have believed Nephi. Zoram and I being the last two who fled from Jerusalem, have been eternally blessed for having loved Nephi and followed his example and his counsel. Although I am the older brother, I personally am grateful…
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Harsh and Glorious Promises made by Isaiah
Post by Sam – I guess writing a post about Nephi’s zest for Isaiah was a little premature because Nephi continued explaining what Isaiah’s preaching was all about. One of the things Isaiah said that really stood out to me was the promise from the Lord that all those that war against the house of…
Isaiah testified of our Savior
Post by Sam – I am going out on a limb here and you know that I love Nephi as much as any brother can love a brother. but I am going to try to make sense of something Nephi is teaching us. Now that we are in the Promised Land and Nephi has been…
Finally, the Promised Land
Post by Sam – We are now here in the promised land. As Nephi has recounted the trials and the great deliverance experienced by the people of Moses to our family throughout this our journey to our promised land, I don’t think any of us had any idea how promised a land could be. Though…
Laman and Lemuel get a shock.
Post by Sam – I thought Nephi had said about all he could say to convince my brothers to stop murmuring and believe it possible to build a ship and sail to a promised land. But they didn’t take it well at all. When he finished speaking, Laman and Lemuel were so angry they wanted…
We’ll be building a ship
Post by Sam – Our little brother Nephi is quite amazing sometimes. He is undaunted in his willingness to follow our father and the Lord. I hope he never changes, even though we face stiff resistance from Laman and Lemuel and Ishmael’s sons because of this steadfastness. We were enjoying a period of peace as…
Wilderness Travel
Post by Sam – We traveled in a south-southeast direction for about four days and arrived at a place we call Shazer where we set up our tents. It was nice to rest a bit. Our family, or should I say “my brothers” are pretty good with bows and arrows. Stopping there in Shazer gave…
