Heavenly Father always gives His children an opportunity to change and repent (for example, see 2 Nephi 17:34–35). President Wilford Woodruff declared: “When those ancient kingdoms and peoples became wicked and corrupt, when they turned away from all that was virtuous and holy, the Lord raised up prophets to warn them; and these prophets … warned these nations and cities of the judgments that would overtake them” (in Collected Discourses, 1:242).
President Spencer W. Kimball observed: “History repeats itself [2 Ne. 25:9 is cited]. And modern prophets are warning frequently and constantly that people are being destroyed by their own acts” (Miracle of Forgiveness, 316).
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland observed: “If we were to identify general sections of scripture that are absolutely central to the mission of the Book of Mormon, I’m not sure that there are any more important pages in the book than those that start with 2 Nephi 25 and conclude with Nephi’s testimony at the end of chapter 33. That’s only about fifteen pages, and yet it is a strong, central statement giving significance to the purpose of the Book of Mormon: to declare that Jesus is the Christ. This is Nephi’s closing testimony. It is, for all intents and purposes, the end of his life” (“That Our Children May Know”).