1 NEPHI, ABOUT 600 - 570 B.C.

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Lehi sees the Lord and becomes a “visionary man,” a prophet of God. His four oldest sons use their agency to make good and bad choices. Nephi seeks the Lord; he is visited by the Holy Ghost and an angel, receives a mighty vision, and becomes a champion of God. The sons obtain ancient scriptural Brass Plates and add Zoram to their company. Ishmael’s family join Lehi and Sariah’s family and their sons and daughters marry. Lehi and Sariah have two more sons. The Lord leads the colony over land and sea to a new Promised Land. Nephi creates the Small Plates and summaries history from Lehi’s first vision: