1 Nephi 1 (part 1) (The Book of Mormon)

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/1

THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI, HIS REIGN AND MINISTRY
An account of Lehi and his wife Sariah and his four sons, being called, (beginning at the eldest) Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. He taketh three days' journey into the wilderness with his family. Nephi taketh his brethren and returneth to the land of Jerusalem after the record of the Jews. The account of their sufferings. They take the daughters of Ishmael to wife. They take their families and depart into the wilderness. Their sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness. The course of their travels. They come to the large waters. Nephi's brethren rebel against him. He confoundeth them, and buildeth a ship. They call the name of the place Bountiful. They cross the large waters into the promised land, and so forth. This is according to the account of Nephi; or in other words, I, Nephi, wrote this record.


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1 Nephi 1
[1] I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days.

[2] Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.

[3] And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge.

[4] For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.

[5] Wherefore it came to pass that my father, Lehi, as he went forth prayed unto the Lord, yea, even with all his heart, in behalf of his people.

[6] And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard he did quake and tremble exceedingly.

[7] And it came to pass that he returned to his own house at Jerusalem; and he cast himself upon his bed, being overcome with the Spirit and the things which he had seen.

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[filmman360]

The Word Gopsel is a New Testament word. It means Good News, and that is Jesus Christ. The first 4 books of the New Testament are Title Gospel according to... Each Gospel teaches us the life of Jesus Christ from 4 different authors who knew our Lord. The book of act teaches us the rise of the Church, and about paul. The other are Epistles. The Last is Revelation. The Gopsel is Jesus Christ. Please ask Jesus Christ into your heart. Confess with your lips he is you savior, and live good a life.

[thrond]

Sounds like good counsel.

[verminpants]

I am wondering who your target audience is. Are they Mormons? If so, Mormons can read the text for themselves or listen to the audio version on the church website.

Is your audience non Mormons? If this is the case, I'm afraid you come across as a little odd. I don't think you are being an effective advocate of the church.

[thrond]

Noted. I acknowledge that my reading style might not appeal to everyone; I hope it will appeal to more people than it turns off. But I feel that since LDS Apostle M. Russell Ballard's talk on "Using New Media to Support the Work of the Church," that it is important to use tools like YouTube, to spread the message of the restored gospel, and a reading of the text of The Book of Mormon may be one of the most important ways of doing this. I have received correspondence that has borne this out.

[Wbeliever7]

@verminpants LOL!

[verminpants]

OK. I hope that is true. I do think there are more effective ways of teaching the gospel. The Lord taught a principle about casting pearls. I have read some of the comments to your work. There are some who might suggest that the The BOM should not be exposed to such abuse. Perhaps we should redirect our efforts and focus on a more individual approach rather than reaching out to the masses. You should be commended for your efforts but I cannot help wondering if a different connection is required.

[filmman360]

The Message is fooliness unto those who are perishing.(and the message is John 3:16) But if we or an angel from Heaven shall preach a gospel other than the one we preach to you(which is the Message of John 3:16) let him be eternally be condemand. (and not the other gospel taught by Joseph Smith I.E. Enternal Marriage.) The LDS Church say you must expect Joseph Smith to be baptized into the Church. (who has nothing to do with message of John 3:16) Wake up, Jesus Christ is the only way.

[harrv]

LOL! I love the glasses move at the beginning. Pretty slick. You have a flair for the dramatic.

Did an angel appear to you and command you to read the BOM on YouTube? Just wondering.

[Mahanrimoreankamer]

Whatever. I started the process three months ago. Unfortunately I've found that it will take me 10 years at the current rate to complete the project properly. So I figure if 250 different videos are made by 250 people we'll get this done soon.

[rd1999]

What a great idea