Nephi makes no comments of hardships or trials in this brief rendition of the "origin of the Nephites." He did not so refrain form mentioning difficulties and hardships as they were crossing the wilderness on their way to Bountiful. It is therefore most likely, particularly in conjunction with his statement that they had an abundant crop, that they were living in an area that was quite conducive to agricultural life. They were in a fertile land that apparently provided for their needs with sufficient ease that they were able to prosper and "multiply in the land."