“If God Had Commanded Me to Do All Things I Could Do Them”

D. Kelly Ogden, Andrew C. Skinner

Don’t complain, don’t be lazy, just get busy and obey. Whatever God commands is right and possible. God knows all things, and he is the Master Teacher; of course he can instruct Nephi how to build a ship. There is a precedent: Noah already did it, and his ship must have been bigger.

“If God Had Commanded Me to Do All Things I Could Do Them ”

Righteousness and spirituality generate a palpable, physical power. Light and truth are an actual force in the universe (D&C 84:45–46; 88:6–13). Priesthood power is demonstrable. The brothers didn’t dare touch Nephi, and they couldn’t succeed in being argumentative. There must have been a few days of peace.

Verse by Verse: The Book of Mormon: Vol. 1

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