by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 30, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
When Lehi’s family boarded the ship they’d made for crossing the ocean to a new home chosen for them by God, boredom might have been a challenge for them. Unlike Noah’s family, they didn’t have the large number of animals to care for. 9 And after we had been driven...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 29, 2008 | Finding Truth
In 1 Nephi 17:45, Nephi, a young adult, rebukes his older brothers: Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 29, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
When Nephi, the young adult son of the prophet Lehi, sought his brother’s help, they ridiculed him. Nephi had been commanded by God to build a boat, so the family could travel to the land of promise God had chosen for them. His two older brothers, however, had no real...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 29, 2008 | Home and Family
We have been following the progress of Lehi and his family in our previous posts. Lehi was a prophet who was instructed by God to flee Jerusalem. After he preached repentance to them, his life was in danger. He took his family and only the most essential items and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 29, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Lehi was a prophet in Jerusalem around 600 B.C. When the Lord commanded him to take his family and only those things necessary for survival, and to flee, he did so. His life was in danger from those who did not want to be told to repent. He and his family fled into...
