Post by Nephi – With my great desire to see and understand what my father had both seen and heard, I learned that with that great blessing came a grave responsibility. In this post I want to tell you a small portion of both the great vision I was blessed to receive, along with the…
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Gaining a witness by power of the Holy Ghost.
Post by Nephi – After my father finished talking about the dream (which I will post more about later) a dream that I will refer to as the Tree of Life, he prophesied boldly concerning the coming of the Messiah. Because of my father’s faith in the Son of God he spoke all these things…
A vision of our future
My father has just finished sharing a most troubling vision with our family. In his vision he was shown future events both symbolically and literally. The things he described were somewhat difficult to understand. I learned early on that to really understand spiritual things, you have to seek the Spirit of the Lord to help….
Descendants of Joseph
Post by Nephi – Now keeping a genealogy is not my idea of interesting. I recognize that a history of family is important for maintaining a sense of tradition and roots, but a bunch of begats doesn’t an interesting blog make. So all I need to say is – we are descendants of Joseph. That…
The Plates of Brass
I know my father loves us and was worried for us, but when his excitement for the plates seemed to exceed his joy for our safe return, I take no offense. I just think he knew we would be safe all along.
My Dear Mother
Post by Nephi – After having been gone for many weeks, we have returned to our parents in the wilderness. Having never been a parent, particularly a mother, I can’t say I understand the joy my mother expressed when we returned safely and successfully. I have never seen her so glad or relieved. She told…
Zoram – The Power of an Oath.
Post by Nephi – As the streets were deserted, I was more in shock to have just killed a man than in fear of being found out. As I mentioned, the streets in the middle of the night were not a place for a citizen to be wandering. At night, doors were bolted, windows were…
Constrained by the Spirit to Slay Laban
Post by Nephi – After admonishing my brothers with several illustrations of the Lord’s power, they reluctantly and unhappily followed me back to the outer walls of Jerusalem. It was night time after my brothers had hidden themselves, when I made my way back into the city towards Laban’s house. I was being led by…
About Laban
Post by Nephi – I don’t plan on addressing Laban’s threats I just want to help you understand his rantings. Laban is typical of the well-known class of public official in this land. He is highly successful yet greatly to be pitied. Laban and the elders of the Jews are representatives and symbols of our…
Our New Approach with Laban
Post by Nephi – Laban had made it very clear he was not going to give up the records merely for the asking. Laban’s anger and his attempt on Laman’s life made that fact pretty clear, and Laman didn’t hesitate to remind us of that as I tried to convince my brothers that we must…
