Nephi doesn't want to simply make a copy of what his father has lived and experienced with regards to the gospel. He wants not only to have his own gospel experiences - to know for himself - but also to record them. One of the starting notes of the Book of Mormon is Nephi's desire to be his own man spiritually - to gain his own relationship with God. It is a manual on how to do so.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Spiritual Autonomy
Nephi writes: "I...do not make a full account of the things which my father hath written, for he hath written many things which he saw in visions and in dreams; and he also hath written many things which he prophesied and spake unto his children, of which I shall not make a full account. But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days." (1 Nephi 1:16-17)
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