The remembering of Helaman’s words leads Nephi and Lehi to undertake a missionary jouney. The remembering of the goodness of the fathers will be the message that they take on their journey.
Geographic: The Nephites at this period are limited in their geographic reach, but the new stronghold is the land of Bountiful, and the city of Bountiful is logically the “capital” of this land, and therefore the seat of the government of the Nephite people. The missionary journey begins at home, begins in the heart of the land. Their first concern is to return the fallen among their own people.