What is the significance of the name “the people of Nephi”?

Thomas R. Valletta

“These events mark the formation of the Nephite nation. The taking upon themselves the name of Nephi was a symbolic action which affirmed that Nephi’s God was their God and that Nephi’s faith was their faith” (McConkie and Millet, Doctrinal Commentary, 1:222).

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