Why did Lehi say he had already obtained the land of promise while he was yet in the wilderness?

Thomas R. Valletta

Hugh Nibley commented: “‘But behold [the tense is important here], I have obtained a land of promise’ … already had it, you see. The promise is a promise. All things are present once you have made the transition—once you have accepted it” (Teachings of the Book of Mormon, 1:164).

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