To Nephi the most valued favor was his knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God. Are we, perhaps, prone to look upon afflictions as evidence of divine disapproval and upon temporal advantages, such as wealth, health, pleasures, power, etc., as "favors"? Well, they may be blessings, but they are not the most valuable possessions of man. Knowledge is worth more than riches; the goodness of God is often manifest in the midst of affliction. We note that Nephi says that it was his knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God that inspired him to write. No book is of any real value that is not founded on knowledge and experience.