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Library Tour of 1 Nephi 9
1 And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak, as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.
2 And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates, behold they are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the history of my people; for the plates upon which I make a full account of my people I have given the name of Nephi; wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi.
3 Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord that I should make these plates, for the special purpose that there should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people.
4 Upon the other plates should be engraven an account of the reign of the kings, and the wars and contentions of my people; wherefore these plates are for the more part of the ministry; and the other plates are for the more part of the reign of the kings and the wars and contentions of my people.
5 Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.
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.
Ten More Amazing Discoveries: Intriguing theories and findings from the discoverer of the Valley of Lemuel and 80 other new Book of Mormon Evidences. Book of Mormon Explorer George Potter.
Chapter 2 – “The Linguistic Footprints of Lehi,” by Bruce Santucci
This is an amazing chapter on finding Lehi’s family names in certain parts of the Arabian peninsula.
The author says, “As we begin, we recognize that there are basically two kinds of readers: skeptics and believers. Skeptics believe nothing until the weight of accumulated evidence overwhelms their existing paradigms and forces them to change their thinking.
“Believers, on the other hand, believe everything until the weight of evidence forces them to discard their paradigms and beliefs.
“By nature, skeptics are cynical and pessimistic in their approach to ideas outside their knowledge and experiences. Believers are optimistic, innocent, and naïve in their approach to new ideas. Believers are often better than skeptics at putting pieces of puzzles together. A believer’s mind engulfs all possibilities and assimilates what is discovered to be true and discards what is found to be false.
“This chapter is for believers.”