Seeking A Witness (&why it's important)
Art Credit: James Coates. His beautiful artwork can be found here: https://i.etsystatic.com/9350268/r/il/d8997a/1734994664/il_794xN.1734994664_ilni.jpg Seeking A Witness (& why it’s important) In the very first chapters of the Book of Mormon, Lehi’s family goes through a major upheaval when everything about their life changed overnight. This, as we know, didn’t go over very well with Laman and Lemuel. The difference in attitude between Nephi and these brothers is explained in the following verse. 1 Ne. 2:16 " …wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord ; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers." I had always assumed Nephi was 100% on board with his father from the beginning. But through this last, careful reading, I noticed an important statement I hadn’t before: [He] “did soften my heart”. This caught my attention, bec