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PREFACE.work containing Book of Mormon stories, isissued as a companion volume to the "Simple BibleTHISlittleStories " series.theBookofIt iswritten for the purpose of presentingMormonnarrative in language that can be un-derstood by small children.It isarranged so thatitcan beBook of Mormon Chart No. i,published by the Deseret Sunday School Union.Each picture on the Chart is made the subject of a story in this work,usedinand theconnection with theillustrations in thebook aresimilar to thoseon theChart.ThePublishers.
CONTENTS.LEHI AND HIS SONS.The Peophet LehiJerusalemin.Their Journey in the Wilderness.The Sons Return to JerusalemThe.Sons' Second Journey to JerusalemNephi's Vision.They Continue their JourneyNephi Builds a Ship.Arrival on the Promised LandLehi Blesses his Children.15.24.3237.41.Nephi and his People Seek a New HomeNephi and his People Build a Temple28.20.,.11.7.44.Nephi Makes Plates on which to Keep a Record,.4851
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.LEHIANDHIS SONSTHE PROPHET LEHI IN JERUSALEM.THEagoBible tells about the peoplessalemisinProphets ofcity,wholived a long timeThe city of JeruIn and around Jerusalem many of theAsia.the Lord lived many years ago.ina far off country called Asia.The Savior was bornand when He lived onseveral times.Heina small town near this greatthe earthalso visited otherHe went to Jerusalemtowns near by to teachthe people.Jerusalem was built on ait,hill,and had a high wall aroundso that people could only get in and out of the city throughthe gates.manyfineA great many people lived there. They hadhouses and a very beautiful temple, which was thegrandest and nicest buildingThe BookMormoninthe world.about a people who camefrom Jerusalem to this country where we live, which is nowcalled America.The Indians who live among us are theoftellschildren of the people whom the Book ofTheir forefathers came from JerusalemMormon speaksmany hundredsof.ofyears ago.Atthethe Biblesame time when the Prophet Jeremiah, of whomwas living near Jerusalem, another Prophettells,
8BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.named Lehi dweltin thatgreatcity.years before the Savior was born.at Jerusalem at this timeThis was six hundredThe king who waswas named Zedekiah.LEHI PREACHING TO THE JEWS.rulerHe wasnot
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.9a good man, and did not do as the Lord wished himManyof the people of the city were also wicked.told theto.Jeremiahking and the people of their wickedness, and thatwould be destroyed unless theyand obeyed the Lord.their cityThe Prophet Lehilived better livesand toldthem because oftheir sins.The people did not believe Lehi, and they becameangry at him because he told them of evils which would comeupon them. They even tried to kill him, but the Lord didnot let them harm His servant.Both Lehi and Jeremiah told the people of Jerusalem,who were called Jews, that a king who lived in another citycalled Babylon would come with a great army of soldiers anddestroy Jerusalem. They would tear down the walls of theThencity and burn the houses in which the people lived.these soldiers would kill many of the people who lived in thecity, and others would be taken away to Babylon and putThe Lord told these Prophets, Lehi and Jereinto prison.miah that these things should happen, and that is how theyknew about what would happen.The Lord loved the people of Jerusalem. Sometimesthey were good people, and the Lord wanted to save them.But they had become so wicked that the Lord now sent theseand many other Prophets to warn them, or tell them ofwhat should happen if they did not do better.The people would not do right, so, just as these Prophetshad said, in a few years the king of Babylon sent a greatarmy of soldiers to Jerusalem, and they killed many thousands of the men and women. They took others to prison,and the city and the beautiful temple were burned.Perhaps you will wonder what became of the few goodpeople who were in Jerusalem.The Lord took care of thosewho loved Him. Jeremiah was treated kindly by the kingalso preached to the people,them what awful things would happento
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.lOof Babylon, and was allowed to stay with a few others in hisDaniel, and a few other good young men whomold home.were carried to Babylon and placed in thewhere they were kindly treated. Lehi and hisfamily and a few others were cared for in a different way.How the Lord so wonderfully provided for their safety willthe Bibletells of,king's palace,be told in the next story.This story shows that the Lord is kind to His children,and tells them how to be saved from trouble, just as ourIf weparents teach us how to avoid dangers and accidents.obey our parents we are safe from harm so when people;obey the Lord they aresafe,forHewill protectthem.TheLord says is always thetruth.He never promises to do anything and fails to do it.Another thing in this story to be remembered is that theLord is not pleased with wicked people, and they are sure tostory teaches us, also, that what thebe punishedfor their sins.Points to be remembered in this story Jerusalem is a city in Asia,where the Savior and many Prophets have lived long time ago The Bookof Mormon tells about a Prophet named Lehi who lived in Jerusalem manyThe people at that time were wickedyears before the Savior was bornLehi told them of their sins, and that they would be destroyed if they didThe people did not repent, and an army of soldiers camenot do right.:——from Babylon and burned the city, killed many people, and took others toThe good people were saved The Lord is kind to His childrenprisonHe always tells the truth He is not pleased with wicked people.———
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.ANDLEHIIIHIS SONS.THEIR JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.AFTERhad warned the people ofwhat was going to happen, the Lorda dream to leave the city and take his family withthe Prophet LehiJerusalem oftoldhiminhim.The peopledid not believe what he said would takeand they were angry with him because he told them ofsins.They wanted to kill Lehi, so the Lord told him toplace,theirleave them.Lehi had livedBesides having ainJerusalemall hislifeupto this time.home he had much gold andother valuable things.But heleftallsilverandthese and with hisLord commandedmeant by the wilderness is a desert or landthat is not cultivated where there are no houses for peopleto live in.The country south of Jerusalem was generallycalled the wilderness, as it was rough and uncultivated.Lehi and his family traveled south from Jerusalem until theycame to this wilderness.For three days they traveled in the wilderness, whenthey came to a valley by the shore of the Red Sea. In thisvalley was a river, and they camped by its side.Theybrought with them provisions, food and such things as theywould need, and tents to live in.As they expected to stay here for some time theypitched their tents.Lehi built an altar here and made anoffering or sacrifice to the Lord, and thanked Him for Hisgoodness.The Lord had told him to leave Jerusalemfamily journeyed in the wilderness, as thehim.Whatis;
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.12LEHI AND HIS FAMILY IN THE WILDERNESS.because the people wanted to takeful for being saved in this way.Lehi's wifewas namedhis HfeSariah.and he was thank-They hadfour sons at
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.1The sons' names were Laman, Lemuel, Sam andThey also had daughters but their names are notin the Book of Mormon.The two older sons of Lehi, Laman and Lemuel, com-this time.Nephi.toldplained because their fatherhis richesTheyand broughthislefthishouse and land andallfamily into the wilderness to die.did not believe that Jerusalem would be destroyed;norLord commanded him to leave JerusalemAs they did notfor safety from the wicked people there.have faith in the Lord they were afraid they might die in thewilderness for want of food.Nephi and Sam believed what their father had told them,and were more willing to obey him. Nephi especially hadgreat faith in the Lord.He fully believed the Lord hadspoken to his father, and he prayed to the Lord that hedid they believe themight know for himself the things of God which his fatherspoke about.The Lord visited himNephi's prayers were answered.and told him many wonderful things. He blessed Nephi,and said he would become the ruler of his brethren whowere disobedient. The Lord also told Nephi that He wouldlead his father's family to a beautiful and rich country, calledtheLand of Promise.The Lord is everpray toHimforwilling to answer prayers.Those whoknowledge or wisdom or anything that is fortheirgoodfaith,believing thebe sure to receive an answer, if they ask inLord will hear them.If Nephi's brothers, Laman and Lemuel had faith andprayed to the Lord they would know also that their fatherwas a truthful man and was a prophet of God. But theywere not willing to do this, and therefore they were notwillblest like their brother Nephi.This story shows us that the Lordthosewhotrust inHim.will protectand blessIn the following stories about Lehi
HBOOK OF MORMON STORIES.and his family wethem and provide!'Pshall seehowLord continued to blessand how He led them to athefor their needs,Illlllllllll\.'8tt»iIMllii"'Win''f ,(l''
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.tarottknownland that was not1to other people intheworld.Points to be rememberedin this storyLehi told in a dream to leave:Jerusalem and go into the wilderness, that he and his family might be saved— They go south fromLehi's wifenamedLaman and Lemuelcamp by a river near the Red Seanamed Laman, Lemuel, Sam and NephiJerusalem andSariah, his sonsare not satisfied with their father's doings,—They do not believe what heent son — He prays to the Lord andplainLordblesseshim andanswer prayerstellstellsthemfaithfuland comand obedi-receives an answer to his prayershim manythings—The— The Lord protects those whoLEHI— Nephi aANDtrust—TheLord always willingin Him,toHIS SONS.THE SONS RETURN TO JERUSALEM.WHILELehi's family were living in their tents in theRed Sea the Lorddream to send his sons back to Jerusalem.There was a man in Jerusalem who had some plates ofbrass on which was written or engraved the record or historywilderness by the shore of thetold Lehi in aof Lehi's relatives, his father, grandfather, great-grandfather,andothers.They gave an accountof the Jews from thetime they came to Jerusalem and for a long time before theycamethere.The record oncreation of the world, aboutthe plates also told about theAdamabout Noah, and Abraham,and Eve, our first parents,and Moses, and many otherpeople.Lehi wanted these plates to take with him, that hiswho lived with them might have an accountof their forefathers, and the laws of the Lord which werefamily and those
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.1given through Moses, which were also contained on thesebrass plates.At the time when Lehi lived the people did not havebooks made of paper, like those we have. Instead of paperto write on they used skins of animals and other materials.Sometimes they used brass or gold plates, and cut the writinginto the plates with a sharp knife or other tool.Lehi sent his four sons back to Jerusalem to get theseman who was taking care of them.and Lemuel were told that they must gothey again complained and found fault with their father butwhen Nephi was spoken to about going he was very willingLaman and Lemuel thoughtto do so and did not complain.it was very hard for them to go back on such an errand, butNephi said he knew the Lord would not want them to doanything they were not able to and he believed the Lordwould watch over them while on their journey. How muchbetter it would have been for them all to be obedient likeNephi was will be seen from the following stories. So Nephiand his other brothers took their tents and started on theirplates fromLaban, theWhen Laman;;journey.Whenthey reached the city of Jerusalem they decidedamong themselvesthatLaman, the older one of theshould go to Laban's house and ask for the plates.right that theirfather should have the plates,Itfour,wasor the Lordwould not have told him to send for them. But when Lamanasked Laban to give the plates to him he became angry.He called Laman a robber, and said he would kill him.Lamanthen ran away, so theWhen Laman wentmandid not catch him.back to where his brothers werewaiting for him and told what had happened they all felt verysorry.The older brothers wanted to go back to their father;but Nephi was determined to get the plates for which he hadbeen sent. He persuaded his brothers to stay with him, and
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.1they went to their father's old home and gathered up thegold and silver and other precious things which had been leftthere.himifThese things they took to Laban and offered them tohe would give them the brass plates that contained thewritings or records.When Labansaw they had so much gold andsilverandother valuable things he wanted to get the things, but wouldnot give up the plates.So he put Lehi's sons out ofhishouse, then he sent his servants after them to slay them andWhen these servants of Laban cameNephi and his brothers they had to leave their gold andThey got out of the city andsilver and run for their lives.hid in a cave or hole in a rock, and so the men who wereafter them could not find them.After this Laman and Lemuel became angry with Nephiand Sam, and they whipped them with a rod. Then an angelfrom heaven appeared and told them to not harm theiryounger brother Nephi, but to go again to Laban and theWhenLord would help them in performing their errand.the angel left them Laman and Lemuel again complained,and said they did not believe they could perform their errand.Nephi reasoned with them and persuaded them to go withhim towards the city, although they were still dissatisfied andtake their property.afterangry.WhenNephithey got to the gate of Jerusalemitwasnight.told his brothers to hide there while he crept into thecity.He wenttowards the house where Laban lived and onway near the house he saw a man lying on the ground.The man was drunk. He looked at him and found it washisLaban.fromitsLaban had a sword with him, which Nephi drewHe examined it, and saw it was made ofsheath.fine steel, with a beautifulWhile Labanmade of pure gold.him on the ground the Spirit ofhandlelay before
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.i8NEPHI'StheLordthis.tokill.RETURN WITH THE BRASS PLATES.NephiNephi did not like to doman, and knew it was not rightBut the Lord commanded him to kill Laban, and hetoldto kill him.He was a good young
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.1obeyed the Lord. Nephi then put Laban's clothes on himHere he found theself and went into Laban's house.servant who took care of Laban's treasures.Nephi told thisman to go and get the plates of brass from the place whereThe servant, whose namethey were kept and follow him.was Zoram, thought it was Laban who was talking to him.Hetherefore brought out the plates that contained the recordsand went with Nephigates of thewheretohis brotherswere outside thecity.When Laman, Lemuel and Sam saw Nephi coming theyThey thought he was Laban,were very much frightened.because he was dressed in Laban's clothes. They believedNephi was killed and Laban was coming to kill them. SoNephi called them, and they found it wasthey began to run.their brother and not Laban.By this time Zoram, who was with Nephi, became frightened and was going to run back into the city, but Nephi heldhim.Afterwards Nephi persuaded Zoram to go with him andpromised him they would not hurt him.This story shows us that the Lord does not ask Hischildren to do anything that is impossible, or that they cannotdo.He understands all things, and knows what His childrenare able to do.Nephi's doings teach us a very good lessonin perseverance and patience.We can see how, by tryingagain and not giving up, we can do things that seem impossible at first.Pointsto berememberedin this story:Lehi sendshis sonsback toJerusalem to get plates that contain an account or history of their forefathersHis older sons complain, but Nephireach JerusalemLabanLamangets angry, callsruns away to save hisand get the gold andoffers togo willinglygoes to see Laban, theLaman aliferobber, and says he will—The four brothers gosilver—When the sonshas the plateshim — Lamanman whokillto their father's oldand other precious thingsleftthereandhomeoffer
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.20themtoLabanfor the plates— Labanhis servants to kill Lehi's sons—refuses to giveup theplates,and sends— Lehi's sons escapethe third time to get the plates — Nephi findsand taketheir propertyby hiding in a cave They goLaban drunk Being commanded of the Lord, Nephi kills him and gets theNephi takes Zoram, Laban's servant, and the platesplates from his servantto where his brothers are outside the city.——LEHIANDHIS SONS.THE SONS SECOND JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM.WHILELehi's sons were away on their errand to Jerusalem to get the records, their mother was veryuneasy about them. She feared they might get killed ormight die in the wilderness. When they came back bothand mother were filled with joy, and were thankLord for their safe return.Sometime after the sons' return to the place where theycamped in the wilderness, their father was told by the Lordtheir fatherful totothesend againto Jerusalem.The Lordhimdesired to lead Lehi and thoseto a countryman namedwho werewithThere was aJerusalem who had severalwhere there were no people.Ishmael, livinginThe Lord commanded Lehi to send forhim to go with them to the new country.sons and daughters.Ishmael and invitewere not married, and by getting Ishmaelgo with them the sons of Lehi might takeThis was the reason why theIshmael's daughters for wives.Lord desired Lehi to send for Ishmael.Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi were sent to JerusalemWhen they reached Ishmael's house theyfor this family.Lehi's sonsandhis family to
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.toldwere21him what they had come for. Ishmael and his familywilling to go with them, and so they all traveled to-gether into the wilderness.While on their journey Nephi's two older brothers andsome of Ishmael's sons and daughters rebelled against Nephiand the other members of Ishmael's family. That is, theyThey wanted to return to Jerurefused to go with them.Nephi told them that if they did return they wouldsalem.be killed with the others who were there, as Jerusalem wouldsurely be destroyed.Being blessed with theSpirit of theLord, Nephi spoke with great power to his brethren.made themButThey became so angry that theyThey wanted to killtook Nephi and bound him with cords.thisonlyangry.him and leave him thereinthe wilderness to be eaten by wildbeasts.While Nephi was bound he prayed to the Lord to proand save him from his wicked brothers. The Lord answered his prayers. The cords with which he was boundbecame loosened and he was set free.Again, before they reached the end of their journey,Nephi's older brothers became angry and wanted to slay him.But this time Ishmael's wife and one of her sons and onedaughter stopped them, and persuaded them to leave himtectalone.Afterwards Laman and Lemuelso cruel to their brother.feltvery sorry for beingThey asked himto forgive themwhat they had done. Nephi at once forgave them, andwas glad to see them repent of their wickedness. He lovedhis brothers even when they tried to take his life.Nephitold Laman and Lemuel to ask the Lord to forgive them andthey did this.Then they all went on their journey and sooncame to the place where Lehi and those who were with himwere stopping.This story shows again how the Lord watches over thosefor
BOOK OF MORMONNEPHI'SSTORIES.BRETHREN SEEK HISLIFE.
BOOK OF MORMONSTORIES.23who do right, and how he keeps them from harm when thewicked try to hurt them. Each time when Nephi was indanger the Lord saved him from all harm. This was becauseNephi was a good man, and was obedient and faithful to theHe was also obedienthim very much.Lord.to his father Lehi,Points to be remembered in this storya second time— Theirerrandis:wholoved— Lehi's sons sentto invite aman named—to JerusalemIshmael and hisAs the Lord intendednew country where there were no people,it was desirable that Ishmael go with themIshmael had several daughters,whom it was expected would become the wives of Lehi's sons Ishmael andfamily to join their father's family in the wildernessto lead Lehiandhis family to a—family agree to go into the wilderness—back— Nephi encour-—After startingLaman and Lemueland some of Ishmael' s family rebel and want to turnages them to keep on their journey They become angry at Nephi and bindhim with cords, intending to kill him Nephi prays and the Lord loosensAgain Nephi's older brothers want to take histhe cords and he gets freelife, but Ishmael's wife and her son and daughter stop them and persuadethem to leave him alone Afterwards Laman and Lemuel are sorry and askNephi to forgive them Nephi forgives his brothers and they all go on theirjourney and come to the place where Lehi is stopping The Lord alwaystakes care of those who obey Him.——————
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.24LEHIANDNEPHIHIS SONS.S VISION.WHILELehi was in the wilderness the Lord showedhim in visions many things that would happen inA vision is something likethe world a long time afterwards.a dream in which a person sees things as they really are orWhen a vision is from the Lord that whichas they will be.Theis shown is something that has or will really happen.way the Lord tells His prophets about what is going totake place is often by showing them a vision or a dream inwhich they see what is going to happen just as it will be whenittakes place.WhenLehi had these visions he told about them to hisNephi was so interested or pleased with what hisfather told him that he wanted to see the visions for himself.So he prayed often to the Lord and asked Him to show himNephi had such strongthe things that his father Lehi saw.faith that he was enabled to receive an answer to his prayers.At one time, when Nephi was thinking about what hisIn thisfather had seen, a vision of the Lord came to him.An angel ofvision he was taken up into a high mountain.the Lord spoke to him and asked him what he desired.Nephi said he wished to see what his father had seen. TheNephi looked and he sawangel said to Nephi " Lookl"Jerusalem as it would appear in six hundred years to come.Then he saw other cities. In the city of Nazareth which wasnear Jerusalem he saw a very beautiful virgin or youngwoman. The angel said this was the mother of the Savior.children.
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.np:phi'S vision.25
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.26Soonwomanafterthe childthis beautiful youngThe angel told Nephi thatafter many years from thathe looked again and sawwith a child in her arms.was theSavior,andthatHe wouldbe born and live upon the earth. Nephi thensaw the Savior grown to manhood, and He went to John theAfter this the Spirit of God, orbaptist to be baptized.the Holy Ghost rested upon the Savior and He went abouttimeteaching the people the gospel, telling themHehowthey shouldand the blind and the lame,and raised dead persons to life. Nephi continued to tookupon the vision and he saw the Savior taken by the wickedpeople and nailed to a cross and left there to die. The angelexplained to Nephi that in this way the Savior would die forlive.also healed the sick,the sins of the world.Afterwards appeared the Savior's apostles and then hesawthat the wicked people in the world fought against thechurch the Savior started on the earth, and killed the saintswho belonged to the church then the people in the world;wereleft fora long time without the gospel.Manyother things that have happened in the world sincewere seen by Nephi. He also saw things that havehappened in this time when we live.All the things which Nephi saw in this great vision cameto pass just as he saw them many hundreds of years before.The Savior was born six hundred years after Nephi saw HimHis mother lived in the city of Nazarethin this vision.where Nephi saw her. The Savior was baptized and wentabout teaching the people, healing the sick, the blind and theHe was crucified, too, just aslame, and raising the dead.Nephi saw He would be and the church which He startedwas destroyed on the earth, the saints being Iput to deathby wicked men.From this story we may learn that the Lord knows allabout what will happen in this world. He knew before thethat time;
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.world was made what would take placein27the thousands ofHe knows whatHe even knows what we think,when we do not act or speak. When we say or do anythingthat is not right He knows aboutand is displeased. Whenwe do good He seesand is pleased with us. If we tryalways to do right He will love us and will help us to doThe Lord knowsyears to come.each one of usmay dothings.allor say.it,it,good.Welearn also from this story that theLordtellsgoodmen about manythings that are going to take place beforethey do happen.ThisisbecauseHeloves them.By knowing wftat is going to happen beforehand thesegood men can often save themselves from danger or trouble.In this way Lehi and his family were saved from death bywas destroyed. Lehi tried alsoby telling them what wasgoing to happen, but they would not believe him.Theywere so wicked they tried to kill him, and he had to leave toleaving Jerusalem beforeitto save the people of Jerusalemsave hisownlife.Points to be remembered in this story.ions— Hewhattellsabout them tohis father tellshis familyLehi sees many things in— Nephivis-so pleased with hearinghe desires to see the things himself—Anangel shows— He also— Sees Him naileda cross — Sees what happens afterwards — His church destroyed — The LordtakeHis prophets many things that are goingknowsthings— Hehim abeautiful vision inwhich hesees the Saviorsees the Savior teaching the peopleand His motherand healing thesicktoallplace.tellto
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.28LEHIANDHIS SONS.THEY CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY.WHENled toLehi moved into the wilderness he went as theLord guided him. He was told that he would bea choice land, and he trusted in the Lord to be guidedin the right direction.Lehi and his company had been camping by the shore oftheRed Seaforsometime,when onenight theLordtoldLehi to start again on his journey the next morning. Hedid not know which way to go, but he knew the Lord wouldshow him, as He had done before.The next morning when Lehi arose he saw lying on thehis tent door a ball made of fine brass.It wasground nearcuriously formed.needles.OneInsidetheballwere twoof these needles pointedinspindles, orthe direction thepeople were to travel. The Lord had placed this ball byLehi's tent door that he might use it as a guide on his journey.Lehi called this ball liahona.AsLord commanded, Lehi's company gathered upprovisions and seeds of all kinds,and started in the direction that was pointed out by theliahona, or brass ball. The reason they took seeds with themwas that they might plant them in the country to which theywere going. As they traveled along they camped from timethetheir property, their tents,to time in order to get food.men wouldWhile stoppingatcampthetake their bows and arrows and hunt animals,which they killedforfood.In those days they did nothave
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES. .3,3629They used bows and arrows,which they would throw stones.They did not make fires to cook their food, but ate the meatThe Lord blessed the food for their sakes and it maderaw.guns, as people have now.and sometimesslings withthem strong andhealthy.LEHI FINDS THE LIAHONA.
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.30Sometimes it was hard for the men to get enough foodcompany. The animals were not very plentiful,although the road they took was through the best part of theBut much of thecountry, along the side of the Red Sea.country through which they traveled was rocky and barren.There was but little water to be found.for all theAt one time whenhisbowthecompany stopped Nephi brokewhile he and his brethren were hunting.Hisbows about the same time lost their springs andwere not as good as they had been. On this account theyreturned to camp without killing any animals, and so theywere left without food.brothers'Their bows were made of steel, and they had no way ofAs they depended on thesemending them when broken.weapons for food they felt very sorrowful when Nephi' s bowwas broken. The people were hungry, and they did not knowwhat to do to get food. Laman and Lemuel and the sons ofEven Lehi comIshmael began to complain very much.plained at this time, for they were all suffering for food, andit was a very hard trial to them.At last Nephi made a bow of wood, and out of astraight stickmade anwhere he should goarrow.to get food.Hethen asked his fatherLehi, notto direct him, inquired of the Lord.knowing wh reThe Lordtold Lehi tolook at the ball of brass which he had found near his tentdoor. He did so, and there on the ball was writing which toldjustwhere he should go.Lehi and Nephi found that the ball or liahona directedthem according to their faith. When they lost faith it wouldnot direct them, but when their faith was strong it wouldshow them where to go or what to do.According to the directions on the ball Nephi went intoThere hethe tops of the mountains to find wild animals.
BOOK OF MORMON STORIES.killedenoughto furnish food for all thehe returned withitthey wereall3company, and whenglad.After this they traveled on for several days.Atthenext stopping place Ishmael died, and was buried there. Hisdaughters mourned very much over his loss, and theycomplained of Lehi for bringing them from Jerusalem.Laman and Lemuel werestill not satisfied, and they foundand wanted to kill him and Nephi andthen go back to th
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