Ye Shall Prosper
Yesterday I wrote about one of the important themes in the Book of Mormon introduced by Nephi: that the Lord will deliver the faithful. A second important theme that we see repeated numerous times throughout the book was first introduced by Nephi in this passage: “And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Blessed art thou, Nephi, because of thy faith, for thou hast sought me diligently, with lowliness of heart. And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands” (1 Nephi 2:19-20). He mentioned this again in his account of obtaining the plates: “And now, when I, Nephi, had heard these words, I remembered the words of the Lord which he spake unto me in the wilderness, saying that: Inasmuch as thy seed shall keep my commandments, they shall prosper in the land of promise” (1 Nephi 4:14). Lehi repeated this and highlighted wha...