It is quite evident that Nephi intended that the concluding verse of 1 Nephi should close a major part of his literary efforts. Thus, he concludes this section with the construction "And thus it is. Amen." Dr. Hugh Nibley has indicated that Nephi frequently closed the major sections of his writing with such a phrase; he also indicates that Nephi may have gotten this idea from the Egyptians: "Egyptian literary writings regularly close with the formula iw-f-pw, 'Thus it is,' 'and so it is.' Nephi ends the main sections of his book with the phrase, 'And thus it is. Amen.' (9:6; 14:30; 22:31.)" (Lehi in the Desert, p. 18.)