1 Nephi 2

1For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father,

2And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a

3And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the Lord,

4And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he

5And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and

6And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the

7And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones, and made an

8And it came to pass that he called the name of the river, Laman,

9And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into

10And he also spake unto Lemuel: O that thou mightest be like unto

11Now this he spake because of the stiffneckedness of Laman and

12And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest, did murmur against

13And it came to pass that my father did speak unto them in the

14And my father dwelt in a tent.

15And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young,

16And I spake unto Sam, making known unto him the things which the

17But, behold, Laman and Lemuel would not hearken unto my words; and

18And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Blessed

19And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper,

20And inasmuch as thy brethren shall rebel against thee, they shall

21And inasmuch as thou shalt keep my commandments, thou shalt be

22For behold, in that day that they shall rebel against me, I will

23And if it so be that they rebel against me, they shall be a