1 Nephi 3:15

[HoosierGuy]

1 Nephi 3:15

12 And he desired of Laban the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, which contained the genealogy of my father.

13 And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry, and thrust him out from his presence; and he would not that he should have the records. Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.

14 But Laman fled out of his presence, and told the things which Laban had done, unto us. And we began to be exceedingly sorrowful, and my brethren were about to return unto my father in the wilderness.

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15 But behold I said unto them that: As the Lord liveth, and as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.

QUOTES FOR DISCUSSION

Oath


This matter of swearing with an oath in ancient days was far more significant than many of us have realized. For instance: Nephi and his brethren were seeking to obtain the brass plates from Laban. Their lives were in peril. Yet Nephi swore this oath: “As the Lord liveth, and as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us” (1 Nephi 3:15). Thus Nephi made God his partner. If he failed to get the plates, it meant God had failed. And because god does not fail, it was incumbent upon Nephi to get the plates or lay down his life in the attempt.
Bruce R. McConkie, Conference Report, Apr. 1982, pp. 49-50

[ninjormon]

Wow, I have just recently started to understand the signifigance of breaking down individual scriptures for study and self application. What I got from this one is that we are on our mission just being here on earth. We have trails and are set back at times but we can accomplish all things that are set before us, God wont give us anything we cant handle, and we cannot go back to our Father until we have accomplished all of them. The challenges are different for each of us, sometimes we are Laman and Lemuel ready to give up, we can be like Nephi and not just press foward but help those less active to do so as well. And if they don't we do to fight by ourselves. Even if there was no one else would you press foward on your own? (like Moroni) We should have that dedication.