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... Continue Reading →
The Large and Spacious Building – 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... Continue Reading →
The Mists of Darkness – 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 12:17) Part of the human condition is being subject to temptation. That is a reality... Continue Reading →
The Rod of Iron – 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... Continue Reading →
Knowest Thou the Meaning of the Tree? – 1 Nephi 11:21-23
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? 22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of... Continue Reading →
All These Things…Were Done As My Father Dwelt in a Tent – 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 10:16) At the beginning of this chapter, Nephi relates a number of doctrines which his father taught after sharing his vision of the tree of life. These teachings included:... Continue Reading →
He Prepareth a Way – 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 9:6) Because Nephi knew that God has all knowledge and... Continue Reading →
Give Me Strength That I May Burst These Bands – 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 7:17) We learn an... Continue Reading →
After This Manner of Language – 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 5:6) Sariah was anxious. She and her family had abandoned their comfortable life in Jesusalem and had... Continue Reading →
The Fulness of Mine Intent – 1 Nephi 6:4-5
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. 5 Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God... Continue Reading →