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house at Jerusalem; and he
cast himself upon his bed, being overcome with the Spirit and the things which he had
seen.
1 Nephi 1:8 8 And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he was carried away in a vision,
even that he saw the heavens open, and he thought he saw God sitting upon his throne,
surrounded with numberless concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and praising
their God.
1 Nephi 1:9 9 And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven,
and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day.
1 Nephi 1:10 10 And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness did
exceed that of the stars in the firmament.

1 Nephi 1:11 11 And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the
first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he
should read.
1 Nephi 1:12 12 And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the
Lord.
1 Nephi 1:13 13 And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine
abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem--that it
should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and
many should be carried away captive into Babylon.
1 Nephi 1:14 14 And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great
and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and
marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and
thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth, and, because
thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish!
1 Nephi 1:15 15 And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of
his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled, because of the things
which he had seen, yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.
1 Nephi 1:16 16 And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things which my
father hath written, for he hath written many things which he saw in visions and in
dreams; and he also hath written many things which he prophesied and spake unto his
children, of which I shall not make a full account.
1 Nephi 1:17 17 But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold, I
make an abridgment of the record of my father, upon plates which I have made with mine
own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my father then will I make an
account of mine own life.
1 Nephi 1:18 18 Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord had shown
so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi, yea, concerning the destruction of
Jerusalem, behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy and to declare
unto them concerning the things which he had both seen and heard.
1 Nephi 1:19 19 And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things
which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their wickedness and their
abominations; and he testified that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things
which he read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of the Messiah, and also the
redemption of the world.
1 Nephi 1:20 20 And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea,
even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they
also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto
you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because
of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.

1 Nephi 2








Chapter 2
1 Nephi 2:1 1 For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in
a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast
done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I
commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life.
1 Nephi 2:2 2 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream,
that he should take his family and depart into the