Why didn’t Laman and Lemuel and the others in rebellion simply leave Nephi and return to Jerusalem?

Thomas R. Valletta

“Few things can stir up anger in the unrighteous as much as confronting the truth. Laman and Lemuel knew that their father and brother were telling the truth and they were angry because of it. They were jealous and envious and proud. Some of the Jewish leaders had the same problem with Jesus” (Ogden and Skinner, Book of Mormon, 1:36; see also John 15:19–22).

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