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have dreamed a dream, in the which the Lord hath commanded me

       that thou and thy brethren shall return to Jerusalem.

      1 Nephi 3:3

       3 For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also a

       genealogy of my forefathers, and they are engraven upon plates of

       brass.

      1 Nephi 3:4

       4 Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me that thou and thy

       brothers should go unto the house of Laban, and seek the records,

       and bring them down hither into the wilderness.

      1 Nephi 3:5

       5 And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing

       which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it

       of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord.

      1 Nephi 3:6

       6 Therefore go, my son, and thou shalt be favored of the Lord,

       because thou hast not murmured.

      1 Nephi 3:7

       7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will

       go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know

       that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,

       save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the

       thing which he commandeth them.

      1 Nephi 3:8

       8 And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words

       he was exceedingly glad, for he knew that I had been blessed of

       the Lord.

      1 Nephi 3:9

       9 And I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the

       wilderness, with our tents, to go up to the land of Jerusalem.

      1 Nephi 3:10

       10 And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of

       Jerusalem, I and my brethren did consult one with another.

      1 Nephi 3:11

       11 And we cast lots—who of us should go in unto the house of

       Laban. And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman; and

       Laman went in unto the house of Laban, and he talked with him as

       he sat in his house.

      1 Nephi 3:12

       12 And he desired of Laban the records which were engraven upon

       the plates of brass, which contained the genealogy of my father.

      1 Nephi 3:13

       13 And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry, and thrust

       him out from his presence; and he would not that he should have

       the records. Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a

       robber, and I will slay thee.

      1 Nephi 3:14

       14 But Laman fled out of his presence, and told the things which

       Laban had done, unto us. And we began to be exceedingly

       sorrowful, and my brethren were about to return unto my father in

       the wilderness.

      1 Nephi 3:15

       15 But behold I said unto them that: As the Lord liveth, and as

       we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness

       until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath

       commanded us.

      1 Nephi 3:16

       16 Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of

       the Lord; therefore let us go down to the land of our father's

       inheritance, for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner

       of riches. And all this he hath done because of the commandments

       of the Lord.

      1 Nephi 3:17

       17 For he knew that Jerusalem must be destroyed, because of the

       wickedness of the people.

      1 Nephi 3:18

       18 For behold, they have rejected the words of the prophets.

       Wherefore, if my father should dwell in the land after he hath

       been commanded to flee out of the land, behold, he would also

       perish. Wherefore, it must needs be that he flee out of the

       land.

      1 Nephi 3:19

       19 And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain these

       records, that we may preserve unto our children the language of

       our fathers;

      1 Nephi 3:20

       20 And also that we may preserve unto them the words which have

       been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets, which have

       been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God, since

       the world began, even down unto this present time.

      1 Nephi 3:21

       21 And it came to pass that after this manner of language did I

       persuade my brethren, that they might be faithful in keeping the

       commandments of God.

      1 Nephi 3:22

       22 And it came to pass that we went down to the land of our

       inheritance, and we did gather together our gold, and our silver,

       and our precious things.

      1 Nephi 3:23

       23 And after we had gathered these things together, we went up

       again unto the house of Laban.

      1 Nephi 3:24

       24 And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired

       him that he would give unto us the records which were engraven

       upon the plates of brass, for which we would give unto him our

       gold, and our silver, and all our precious things.

      1 Nephi 3:25

       25 And it came to pass that when Laban saw our property, and

       that it was exceedingly great, he did lust after it, insomuch

       that he thrust us out, and sent his servants to slay us, that he

       might obtain our property.

      1 Nephi 3:26

       26 And it came to pass that we did flee before the servants of

       Laban, and we were obliged to leave behind our property, and it

       fell into the hands of Laban.

      1 Nephi 3:27

       27 And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness, and the

       servants of Laban did not overtake us, and we hid ourselves in

       the cavity of a rock.

      1 Nephi 3:28

       28 And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also

       with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the

       words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard

       words unto us, their younger brothers, and they