Sometimes its hard to pull something especially earth shattering from a short chapter like this. There are a few alleys I could dive into, but for simplicity's sake, and will try to remain plain.
This is a small observation and perhaps of little consequence. Just a fast thought from my mind. Nephi has to make 2 sets of plates. One to record the ministries of his people, and one to record the more historical/secular dealings. And I admire that he did that. It would have been much easier to just put it all in one. One great big record of his people. But the Lord asked for 2, so of course Nephi does it. He doesn't try to cut corners, or weasel around it. What a good example. The Lord asks many things of us. The long term benefit of Nephi making two records is very significant to us having the Book of Mormon. Perhaps Nephi knew this, perhaps not. In any case, its likely we don't often realize what the affects of the things the Lord asks of us might be. Often times we must act in faith, believing and trusting that the Lord has a "wise purpose" in mind, which he always does.
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