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In the individual category, one of the Three Nephites saves a person from spiritual or physical danger or despair. Three Nephites stories have not stopped, even though the perils of pioneer life have. [1] The Three Nephites stories mirror the changing physical and social environments in which LDS church members have met their tests of faith.
In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ t s /) [1] are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) said to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, political, and cultural traditions of the group of settlers.
The voice is the voice of God Almighty, the very Eternal Father proclaiming His Son Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Artistic depiction of Jesus appearing to the Nephites, from the Logan Temple first published in 1880s. The resurrected Christ descends from the sky. He stands before them and calls them to come and sees the wounds in His hands and side.
Nephi also mentions having sisters, though he does not give their names or birth orders. Little is known about Nephi's children. Religious scholar Grant Hardy suggests that all of Nephi's children may have been daughters at the time of passing on the record, or that his sons were influenced by Laman and Lemuel; his speculations are based on the fact that Nephi says he has children yet passes ...
Alma found that they had been humbled by their brethren and were ready to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Alma taught them about faith, prayer, the atonement, humility, and Christ. When the poor Zoramites were converted unto the Lord, they were expelled by the Zoramites and fled to Nephite lands. [4]
After the two groups warred for centuries, the narrative states that Jesus Christ appeared to the more righteous Nephites and the Lamanites, who, by then, had converted in large numbers to righteousness before God. Soon after his visit, the Lamanites and Nephites merged into one nation and co-existed for two centuries in peace. [10]
Helaman 3, eldest son of Helaman 2, father of Nephi 2, Lehi 4 and Moronihah 1 (c. 53 BC). [28] Nephi 2, eldest son of Helaman 3, brother of Lehi 4 and Moronihah 1, father of Nephi 3 (c. 45 BC). [29] Lehi 4, younger son of Helaman 3, brother of Nephi 2 and Moronihah 1 (c. 45 BC). [30] Samuel, known as Samuel the Lamanite (c. 6 BC). [31]
In Chapter 3, Lehi tells Nephi that he has had a prophetic dream in which the Lord commanded him to send his four sons back to Jerusalem to obtain a set of brass plates held by a man named Laban. The plates contain "the record of the Jews," which, Lehi believes, his descendants will need when they establish a new civilization in the land that ...