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2 Nephi 1 Second Nephi Is One of the Greatest Doctrinal Books in the Canon of Scripture Book of Mormon Commentary 2 Nephi 1 2 Nephi 1 Second Nephi is one of the greatest doctrinal books in the canon of scripture. No book within the covers of the 1 Book of Mormon can rival it for breadth or purity of doctrine. Millet & McConkie, BOM Commentary, Vol. 1 p. 181 2 Nephi 1:5 2 Different portions of the earth have been pointed out by the Almighty, from time to time, to His children, as their everlasting inheritance. As instances—Abraham and his posterity, that were worthy, were promised Palestine, Moab and Ammon—the children of righteous Lot—were promised a portion not far from the boundaries of the twelve tribes. The meek among the Jaredites, together with a remnant of the tribe of Joseph, were promised the great western continent….In the resurrection, the meek of all ages and nations will be restored to that portion of the earth previously promised to them. And thus, all the different portions of the earth have been and will be disposed of to the lawful heirs…. Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, 1:332-333 2 Nephi 1:6 ….they have come and are coming and shall come, led hither by the hand of the Lord. What, you say, these 3 undesirable elements? Well, they are permitted to be here that the people may be tried and tested and given the experience which is so necessary to make them what the Lord intends that they shall be. And so let us not fear that our nation is going to lose its identity, or is going to lose its sovereignty or is going to be overwhelmed or overpowered by other nations. It cannot be so save through iniquity? Well, you may say, are not the people of this nation iniquitous? Is it true that sin befouls and defiles the lands; but in spite of it, I know not where you will find a nation with higher ideals or with plainer purposes to uphold the institutions that God has established for the government and freedom of men. James E. Talmage, Conference Report, Conf. 1919, pp. 97-98 None come into this land save they shall be brought by…the Lord 4 It would be hard to suppose that this statement applies to each individual that has come from the Old World to the New. It apparently refers to groups, not individuals. We know that the Jaredites, the Nephites, and the Mulekites were all brought to this land by the hand of the Lord, notwithstanding the fact that some of their number were unworthy of an inheritance in this promised land. More recent history affords Pilgrims and Puritans as illustrations. Of such the Lord approved in the collective sense but certainly not in the individual sense in all cases. The context of this phrase seems to sustain that conclusion. The preceding verse speaks of those led out of other countries “by the hand of the Lord.” The verse that follows states that the land was consecrated to those the Lord would bring. This does not appear to be inclusive; rather it suggests a selection or choosing on the Lord’s part as to those who will be his covenant people. Millet & McConkie, Vol. 1 p. 184 2 Nephi 1:5-7 The Lord in his scripture tells us that no one can come to this land [North and South America] unless he be 5 brought or directed by the Spirit of the Lord, and so he has brought this people here. He brought the faith of the devoted Puritans of New England; he brought the patriotism of the Dutch at New York; he brought the gallantry of the cavaliers of Virginia; the light-hearted energy of the French of New Orleans. Just the kind of composite body of men to establish a government that could not be dominated by any particular race or tongue, but made composite, that all men might be welcomed to it, live under and enjoy its privileges. Anthony W. Ivins, in Conference Report, Oct. 1932, p. 108 Page 1 of 7 Book of Mormon Commentary 2 Nephi 1 2 Nephi 1:7 If it so be 6 Prophecy is of two kinds: conditional and unconditional. Unconditional prophecies are divine proclamations of that which will be, irrespective of what men or nations do. The first and second comings of Christ, resurrection, and the day of judgment are classic examples of the unconditional prophecy. Conditional prophecies are prophetic assurances or warnings of what will or will not be, dependent upon the obedience or disobedience of those to whom the prophecy is given. The promise of liberty to the inhabitants of the American continent was obviously conditional. Millet & McConkie, BOM Commentary, Vol. 1, p. 184 …we Americans must learn that [our nation] can continue to exist only as it aligns itself with the powers of 7 heaven. If we turn our back upon the Almighty, even by ignoring him, we jeopardize our national future. If we deliberately oppose his purposes, we place ourselves in danger of destruction. These stern facts have been taught to Americans from the beginning of our national history, starting with our first President, George Washington. He realized and he publicly announced that we obtained our independence through an act of Providence, since we were far too weak to gain it by ourselves. Knowing this, he warned that if we are to survive as a free and independent nation, we must obey the Almighty God who brought us into being. Abraham Lincoln, another inspired President, said virtually the same thing, warning that if we fail to obey the commandments of God, we shall go down to ruin….It is no imaginary ruin that faces our nation if we reject Jesus Christ, as Lincoln pointed out so dramatically. And it is possible that our greatness can be buried in profound obscurity if we refuse to turn to God… Mark E. Petersen, Conference Report, Apr. 1968, pp. 59, 61, 62 Since 1960, the U.S. population has increased 41%....But during the same…period there has been a 560% 8 increase in violent crime; a 419% increase in illegitimate births; a quadrupling in divorce rates; a tripling of the percentage of children living in single-parent homes….The health of any society, the happiness of its people, their prosperity, and their peace all find their roots in the teaching of children by fathers and mothers. Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Nov. 1993, pp. 54, 59-60 2 Nephi 1:10 9 Power…to do all things by faith Anciently, it was understood that those who held the priesthood “should have power, by faith, to break mountains, to divide the seas, to dry up waters, to turn them out of their course; to put at defiance the armies of nations, to divide the earth, to break every band, to stand in the presence of God; to do all things according to his will, according to his command, subdue principalities and powers; and this by the will of the Son of God which was from before the foundation of the world” (JST, Genesis 14:30-31). This statement restored to us in the Joseph Smith Translation was undoubtedly in the brass plates. The fulfillment of this prophecy turned out to be rather fantastic. In the 1500’s Hernando Cortez (with only 11 10 ships, 400 Europeans, 200 natives, 16 horses and 14 guns) attacked, plundered and massacred into subjugation the whole Aztec empire of several million natives. Francisco Pizarro’s experience in South America was equally amazing. With a starved and desperate band of 168 Spaniards, he subverted and conquered the entire domain of several million Incas. The conquest of both the Aztecs and Incas was largely the result of their confusion in thinking that the Spaniards might be the returning Fair God who had visited their ancestors in ancient times, established a golden age of prosperity and peace, and then said he would come again at a later time. The expectation of a coming Messiah who would be fair-skinned and have a beard was one of the most universal cultural characteristics to be found among the millions of Indians whom the Spanish conquered. Unfortunately, these benighted descendants of Lehi had lost the records which we are now reading, so they did not know that before their Fair God returned to earth, Page 2 of 7 Book of Mormon Commentary 2 Nephi 1 the Gentiles would come and scatter them to the four winds. They also did not know that after they were conquered it would be another group of GENTILES who would bring them the Gospel and prepare them for the return of the Fair God, Jesus Christ. All this the descendants of Lehi were going to have to find out the hard way. Cleon Skousen, Treasure From the Book of Mormon, 1:1186-1187 2 Nephi 1:7, 9-11 Even this nation will be on the verge of crumbling to pieces and tumbling to the ground, and when the 11 Constitution is upon the brink of ruin, this people will be the Staff upon which the Nation shall lean, and they shall bear the Constitution away from the very verge of destruction. Joseph Smith, Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. But it will not be saved in 12 Washington. It will be saved by the citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of this Church—men and women who will subscribe to and abide the principles of the Constitution… It is my conviction, however, that when the Lord comes, the Stars and Stripes will be floating on the breeze over this people.
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