“Nephi began his record with a note about his goodly parents. The adjective goodly may mean distinguished, esteemed, or respected—an allusion to both moral and spiritual status. … Nephi gave particular credit to his father, from whom he had received a proper education and learned of the goodness and mysteries of God. … It appears to be a characteristic of goodly parents to spend significant time and energy teaching their children the things of God” (Ogden and Skinner, Book of Mormon, 1:11–13).