1 Nephi 2: 16

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THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI
HIS REIGN AND MINISTRY

CHAPTER 2

16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know of the ^amysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did ^bvisit me, and did ^csoften my heart that I did ^dbelieve all the words which had been spoken by my ^efather; wherefore, I did not ^frebel against him like unto my brothers.

Footnotes

16a	TG Mysteries of Godliness.
b	Ps. 8: 4. 4 What is ^aman, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou ^bvisitest him? 1 Ne. 3: 1. 1 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned from ^aspeaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father. 1 Ne. 19: 11. 11 For thus spake the prophet: The Lord God surely shall ^avisit all the house of Israel at that day, some with his ^bvoice, because of their righteousness, unto their great joy and salvation, and others with the ^cthunderings and the lightnings of his power, by tempest, by fire, and by ^dsmoke, and ^evapor of ^fdarkness, and by the opening of the ^gearth, and by ^hmountains which shall be carried up. Alma 17: 10. 10 And it came to pass that the Lord did ^avisit them with his ^bSpirit, and said unto them: Be ^ccomforted. And they were comforted. D&C 5: 16. 16 And behold, whosoever ^abelieveth on my words, them will I ^bvisit with the ^cmanifestation of my ^dSpirit; and they shall be ^eborn of me, even of water and of the Spirit— TG Guidance, Divine.
c	1 Kgs. 18: 37. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know ^athat thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their ^bheart back again. Alma 5: 7. 7 Behold, he changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Behold, they were in the midst of darkness; nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word; yea, they were encircled about by the ^abands of death, and the ^bchains of hell, and an everlasting destruction did await them.
d	1 Ne. 11: 5. 5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I ^abelieve all the words of my father.
e	TG Honoring Father and Mother.
f	TG Family, Love within.