Lehi's Family Sails to the Promised Land | 1 Nephi 18 

Nephi's response after he gets cut free is instructional. He doesn't retaliate against his brothers. He prays with gratitude for being freed and then immediately focuses on helping his family's plight. These films do a great job at depicting his courage and faith. I loved the tenderness of Nephi and his wife, as well as the courage of Laman's wife for trying to reason with him.

I have never realized quite HOW LONG Nephi was left to suffer there in the midst of a tormentuous storm. 4 days or so!?! And it was left to happen. I think he had first hand experience how much pain and trial Christ had to go through, to a small degree. He probably could've felt like God had forsaken them any one of those days. But when set go, he chose to give deference to God. He is a strong leader and role model.

I started to read the book 📚 of Mormon when I was 14 year old that when I decided to join the church. I want to thank the missionaries who teach me about Joseph Smith and the church.

America was and still is the promised land. May we always be grateful to God for living and being here.

I need to be more faithful in my trials like Nephi. What a great example to all of us!

I love how they focus on the married couples and how they work together, support and counsel each other.

Laman and Lemuel..."the ship WE built" and "Ship I built".....Nephi trying not to roll his eyes, most likely remembering how much they DIDN'T help. Kind of like a wife in the kitchen preparing a meal for guests and the hubby taking all the credit. Oh life! I love how the Book of Mormon is so easy to apply to our own family situations!!! How real this family is! Nephi is more of my hero than ever. I love SEEING it through these beautifully made movies. Thank you Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for producing these!!

Go Laman's wife! "There is nothing in this world as personal, as nurturing, or as life changing, as the influence of a righteous woman" - M. Russell Ballard

I can’t wait for Captain Moroni. I’ve been wanting to see him onscreen for years.

I can't help but think about how raw Nephi's skin would been. Exposed to the air and all that salt water his skin would have been dry and cracked. Which then causes my mind to wander and think of Christ's Atonement and bleeding from every pore. My heart is so full right now I'm having trouble finding the right words to express how I feel.

Their journey was not without challenges and so is our journey in this world. Let us have faith, like Nephi, and rely on our Father in Heaven.

Zoram!!! His an Nephi's friendship is one of my favorite things.

I'm not mormon, but i still love it

It's sad to know that even those who have seen, heard, and felt god's power can still reject and forget.

I love all the actors and everyone involved with all thesevideos. I like Nephi and how Lamon changes his personality throughout the videos. I show it to my nonmember friends at work. Great Missionary Tool Can't wait for the next one!!!! Thank You

Praying before and after watching these wonderful and inspired videos has helped my testimony of the Book of Mormon grow. I felt the pain, the anguish, the anger and the discouragement of each of these people as if I was there with them. Would I have been strong enough to endure what they went through? Would I have been the patient, loving mother as these mothers? I know that my Heavenly Father loves me enough to give me the strength to endure the "storms" of life as I feel His arms around me helping me as I stumble to Hold to the Iron Rod daily. I get so excited each Friday!

I wrote this poem to my son to encourage him to read the Book of Mormon when he was about 6yrs old. Now Lehi said by his bed that Jerusalem was dead. And he was told, not to stay, because of the wicked path they lay. So off, was he sent, but two sons they did vent, Yet another also like an angel went, and he did do, the things that he knew to be true. Nephi was the son you see who keep the commandments as should we. On plates of gold, He did write, to always keep within his sight, The Laws of God, that he would mould a character, true and bold. By the Spirit, he was led. and up a mountain, he did climb, it did take him some time, at the top, the Lord did show, the way they should go. A land far across the sea where others before had taken the bee. So on a boat that would float of a plan not from man, they did board, with one accord those that loved to praise the Lord. To a land of Liberty where they were promised to be free. But as you know some would go, and just like Nephi's broken bow, they would brake & forsake the Lord their God, on that lake. Now the journey that they had was mixed with some sad and glad. they were tossed to and frow and four days back they go, as a mighty wind did blow. Needles spinning on a ball, curious that's for sure but without faith not to work at all. so, Laman and Lemuel, they did fall to Nephi's hand was their call Save us now we do pray or we lose this very day. And it came to pass that way. At its end all would bend and praised their God on promised Shod.

I really like Sam. There's no Book of Sam, and even his younger brothers Jacob and Joseph get more page time in the Book of Mormon than he does. But he's just a solid good guy. He does the best he can in helping the family and following the commandments.

This video was so beautifully crafted! I incredibly enjoyed the strength and courage portrayed by the wives. Especially Nephi's wife who looked to sustain and support her husband and the Lord, despite their trials. This is a strong witness of the importance of women in the gospel.

I truly love and appreciate the talent, work, and testimonies of those who have made these Book of Mormon videos available to all. The teach, strengthen, and bless our lives.

"This is my righteous face." That shouldn't have gotten me, but it did.

I learned 2 lessons from this God answers prayers, maybe not as quickly as he did Nephi's or as noticeable, but he does answer them. Sometimes hard things are required of us. Perhaps we just need to endure trials, show faith, or maybe even repent and show humility. Whatever it is, Heavenly Father will bless us for our efforts

Being a decended of father Leighy, humbly my greatitude is great. It teaches me the knowledge of the book of Mormon. It teaches me who really I am.

After watching each episode in this great series I can't wait for the next one to be posted, they are so well done. I liked how Nephi, his wfe, Lehi, Sariah, Sam & the righteous endured their tribultions at the hands of Laman, Lemuel and their followers. I am grateful for the strength of Nephi's wife Sariah who worked together to petition Laman & Lemuel whle beseeching the Lord in heartfelt prayer to free Nephi and calm the tempest. We too must be strong like them when faced with affliction.

Nephi is definitely a personification of Christ. I admire his resistance to get angry at his enemies.

These Book of Mormon Video's will be seen again and again. Christ really loves families!

Thanks for these videos they are helping me better understand the Book of Mormon

I am a visual learner so when I see these videos it is easier to picture what happened then. I have known that The Book of Mormon is true since I was a 17 year old. That is powerful enough to me to keep trying harder and harder to become worthy of the HOLY SPIRIT. The Lord Himself has been the author of this great book.

This helps me to realize that the journey to the promised land, wether it be the America’s or the Rocky Mountains or the presence of Heavenly Father, is a trying, challenging, and rewarding journey that we will eventually be grateful for if we choose to progress.

Outstanding!!! 😍👏 I always look forward to seeing these videos every Friday!

We know that God will remind us through trials about humility..

It seems to me in this shot 12:35 they’re intentionally making the setting ambiguous with the foliage. There are northern pines and snow tipped mountains, but also tropical climate plants. They could be arriving in Florida, Chile, Virginia, Yucatán, Guatemala, Maryland, West Mexico, or California. It’s not totally clear and I love that.

Admit it though, Laman's "This is his rightous face" joke actually was kinda funny. You all know someone who's totally like that.

These are the most inspiring videos I have ever seen. This brings the Book of Mormon to life! Thank you very much for all the hard work.

I love this video because, it shows that people can fall away after the have seen and heard. You should trust the lord always and he will lead you in the right path. And then this is coming from an 11 year old.😊

There was no perfect way to handle this, as the "much rudeness" with which they spoke would not have been church appropriate. They did well, all things considered

The Book of Mormon is true!

Is no one else going to talk about Nephi's wife saying "at least let me get him some water" and then the almost comical amount of water the crew dumps on Laman right after!

This one has me teary eyed. I see a lot of Laman and Lemuel in my own character. It is simple, but not easy to remember.

This film still touched my heart in 2021

😭 So inspirational. These BoM videos are so uplifting and it’s such a great cast!

Don’t drink and sail.

These videos are so incredibly good, I cannot wait to see all the rest of the stories from the Book of Mormon brought to life like this! wow. I feel the spirit so strong every time, and they are also so well done.. just wow. BUT as always, the book is even better!!

We see the same struggles within families this very day.

I was in the Lehi in Jerusalem video as one of the Jerusalemites and it was neat to be a part of history and a missionary at the same time. I cannot but think that what if Laman fell over board during that storm...?

My love for Nephi and the righteous in his group grows every week. We all face struggles with those in our lives who choose to follow Satan and have hardness of heart to the things of God. We see now how the judgements of God through natural means have come upon the earth. May we all be inspired to be more prayerful and diligent that we may be blessed in the days to come. Nephi helps me by his example.

This story is probably one of the most intriguing. I like how Nephi kept his cool. I’m pretty sure he was frustrated to the point of almost losing his cool. At least he kept it in pretty well. Just saying...

I absolutely love how three dimensional they are. Sometimes it is easy to forget that they were real people but this really humanizes them to me and helps me connect with them

For all you missionaries out there, this is a great job of teaching the messages! I can't wait to go on a mission!

Another great video to teach us to always keep the faith no matter how bad things get. And that good always comes out of bad if you keep that faith.

This is unbelievable... something so small can turn into something as epic...as a young man and his journey take light in remembering God faith family and the evidence of the love care and perservarence of right and obedience and to raise temples in sharing a closeness familiarity with prayer unlike any other...amen 🤔..

Thanks to everyone involved in the production of these videos. Very well done. Our hearts are touched with every single one. God bless you and your families.

So beautifully done!

It says , in the book, that Nephi praised God continuously. What an important and great thought to ponder when we are in trouble.

My only problem is they are over to fast, I wish they were longer, WELL DONE! and thank you so much

I love how the normal talk and "scripture language" blend in sometimes, but then sometimes switch instantly. Otherwise, man these are amazing!

I love the book of Mormon,and am grateful for how these movie brings it to life, i understand everything better now,they bring uncontrollable tears to my eyes. I love you all, thanks for all you're doing. I believe non member friends will love and appreciate this movie, let's share with them.

Not surprisingly, Laman's wife sets him straight

I wish I could share the Book of Mormon with Jordan Peterson

absolutely breathtaking video ! great actors !

I just love these videos. I love the book. I love that Nephi was so amazing. I wanna try to follow his good example.

Sensational! Heart warming and spiritual ❤️❤️

I struggle with my personal Liahona that stops and starts. When I work hard at keeping the commandments, it always starts again.

This is miraculous and even when we step off the strait and narrow path or stray with error we can always come back and receive the blessings of the Lord and return to walking in truth and light. This experience is a great example of this. #FaithToAct

Excellent depiction of the journey to the promised land. Laman and Lemuel wanted control of the ship and the situation. Their own families suffered because of their poor decisions to tie up their brother. A parent making poor decisions can adversely affect their entire family. It was his own family that helped convince him to free Nephi. There is a lot to learn and think about from this video. Our individual actions move us and others closer or further away from God.

Truly inspired by God to gather His children!

My faith is lifted up. I am always waiting what's the next video. Thank you to everyone who made this movies possible.

Oh boy, I've been waiting for this one!

Just putting it out there: Laman and Lemuel were outright abusive.

The older I get the more I realize how much I relate to Laman and Lemuel, I’ve had crazy miracles happen to me and I’m so quick to forget. I feel like my life is on the sea as described here and also the brother of Jarad. My “dish” is not tight like unto a dish, my vessel is weak and let’s water in. I wish I could just leave this planet and not deal with the waves and wind of life.

It's interesting to note that Nephi had been in a similar situation before. When they brought back the family of Ishmael (episode 3, I think), his brothers tied him up and left him in the wilderness. There, he prayed, and his bonds were immediately loosened. Here, he had to wait for Laman to have a change of heart. He likely thought that the Lord would free him immediately, and the 4 day delay was a test of his faith. Also, did anyone else catch the Moana reference?

For Nephi to have Gone through all that without Complaint is just Remarkable. He was Truly Full of Humility and Faith in God which Strengthened him through his Ordeal.

1:55 not going to lie that was actually funny

Love these videos soooo much! Best part about Friday IMHO.

I can't wait for Ammon and Alma for baptism and missionary work

It's wonderfully done.😊

These videos never cease to please me. They do such a good job of making it real. We know Nephi's brothers tormented him, but seeing them make fun of him really made it real. And the reactions of Nephi and Laman's wives; so powerful.

The Mesoamerican model is built entirely on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (narrow neck of land) and the east and west sea. The narrow neck of land and the east and west sea were not mentioned until 500 years after arriving in the promised land. This is because the Lehites landed in the Gulf Coast area and retreated northward to the hill Cumorah and Great Lakes region to escape the Lamanite wrath. It was over 300 years before the Nephites discovered the Mulekites. The east and west sea refer to the Great Lakes. The narrow neck of land is the Isthmus of Niagara. Niagara means "neck of land." It is 21 miles from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie on a line parallel with the Niagara River and the Welland Ship Canal--a very good candidate for a Nephite journey of a day or day and a half. It is 136 miles across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and a 61-hour (7, 8-hour days or 5, 12-hour days) journey (3.3/mph) on the shortest road in the area. Without roads, it could easily take 3 or 4 weeks or more! After Lehi and his family had completed their 8 years of wandering (did they have some lessons to learn?), they arrived at the Indian Ocean. They called the large body of water Irreantum which means many waters. They were obviously familiar with the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and Mediterranean Sea. This body of water was special and they built a ship and sailed into the many waters (ocean) and probably landed along the Gulf Coast near Florida. When they reached the promised land and stepped off the ship, they were still located in the "many waters" (now called the Atlantic Ocean). 1 Nephi Chapter 13 describes the Gentiles (and early explorers) in Europe being separated from the descendants of Nephi by the many waters (see 5 references to many waters in Chapter 13). Obviously, many waters is the Atlantic Ocean. Mesoamerican theorists call it the east/west sea which is totally bogus. If it happened in Central America, it would be called the east/west many waters, not seas. The scriptures also use the "great deep" and "great waters' and "the deep" (Jaredites and Mulekites) to refer to an ocean. See Abraham 4:10, 22. If it happened in Central America, it would be called the east/west many waters, not seas. It says 5 times in 1 Nephi 13 that Lehi's descendants were separated from the Gentiles by "many waters", not the east sea. This is an obvious reference to the early explorers and the Revolutionary War. The Mesoamerican model believes that the Jaredites, Mulekites, and Nephites all lived in or near the narrow neck of land about 600 miles long and 140 to 200 miles wide. How could the Nephites and Mulekites go undetected for over 300 years if they were all collocated in the narrow neck of land? How could they get lost in the wilderness if they had the east and west sea for navigation? Why wouldn't the east and west seas and the narrow neck of land be mentioned early and often if it happened in the Mesoamerican area? Because it took the Nephites 500 years to migrate from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. It didn't happen in Mesoamerica. 1 Nephi 13:14 states, " And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles and were smitten." In 1823, the SCOTUS ruled that Indians could not own land. In 1830, the Indian Removal Act started moving at least 5 major Indian tribes from the eastern US to Indian Territory. Over 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands. If this doesn't describe scattered and smitten (Manifest Destiny), I don't know what does. It didn't stop there in Indian Territory. These tribes were moved again to Indian Reservations and lawsuits over reservation boundaries continue to this day. In 1830, Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer, Jr., Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson were called on a mission to the Lamanites (1830-31). Oliver Cowdery preached to the Delaware Indians in Indian Territory (present day Kansas). During his speech, Oliver stated, "This Book, which contained these things, was hid in the earth by Moroni, in a hill called by him Cumorah, which hill is now in the State of New York, near the village of Palmyra, in Ontario county. " See History of the Church, Vol 1, p184, The Deseret Book Company 1973. Missionaries didn't arrive in Guatemala until 1947! Ether 15:8 states “waters of Ripliancum, which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceed all.” If this definition doesn’t match the Great Lakes, nothing does. It is the largest body of fresh water (20%) in the world and it certainly divides the land. Ether 10:20 states, “And they built a great city by the narrow neck of land, by the place where the sea divides the land.” Mesoamerica doesn’t fit because the land divides the east/west sea per the John L. Sorenson map. Clearly, the Great Lakes divide the land. How would Mormon or Moroni move all the plates from Mesoamerica to the Hill Cumorah near Palmyra, NY where Joseph got the plates (a distance of 2,275 miles--more if they followed the rivers)? Why would they expose themselves and the plates to the Lamanites who were bent on their destruction? There was a room full of records that Mormon abridged-several wagon loads. Whirlwinds are mentioned in the Book of Mormon. The US has more tornadoes than any other country in the world. Canada is #2. England is #3. Tornadoes do not happen in Mesoamerica. Before the final Jaredite battle, it took 4 years to gather all the people together (Ether 15:14). If they were located near the narrow neck of land in Mesoamerica (Isthmus of Tehuantepec), they could be gathered in 3 or 4 weeks. They were scattered across the face of the land and around the Great Lakes and beyond and gathered at the hill Ramah which is the same as the Hill Cumorah (near Palmyra, New York) described in Ether 15:11." Book of Mormon people followed the migrating buffalo which migrated back and forth between the US and Canada, mostly in the Great Plains region. There are no migrating animals in Mesoamerica except birds. Book of Mormon people strictly adhered to the Law of Moses until Christ visited them after his resurrection. This required the right plants and animals. These were available in America, not in Mesoamerica. After Christ visited the Nephites in America, he probably visited the people living in Mesoamerica and South America (3 Nephi 16:1-4) which would explain the legends of the great white god and Quetzalcoatl. Certainly, there were great civilizations in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, their civilization has nothing to do with the Book of Mormon. Here is what Elder Nelson said at a BYU Devotional on 22 Nov 1988. See his talk entitled, “Thanks for the Covenant” at speeches.byu.edu/talks/russell-m-nelson_thanks-covenant/ . “Now, what of the promise of possession of certain lands? Territorial inheritance destined for the sons of Israel provided property in the Holy Land for Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Dan, Naphtali, and Benjamin. But where was the inheritance for Joseph? From the Book of Mormon we learn that his inheritance was this land in the American hemisphere (see Ether 13:8)-identified as being choice above all other lands (see Ether 1:42, 10:28, 13:2; D&C 38:20). It was choice, but not necessarily from the standpoint of scenery or wealth. It was choice because it was chosen. America was to serve as the repository of sacred records written on metallic plates. It one day was to become the location for the restoration of the gospel. It was to host headquarters of the Lord’s restored church.” In the Sep 1972 Ensign, Hugh Nibley stated, “The Book of Mormon is a history of a related primitive church, and one may well ask what kind of remains the Nephites would leave us from their more virtuous days. A closer approximation to the Book of Mormon picture of Nephite culture is seen in the earth and palisade structures of the Hopewell and Adena culture areas than in the later stately piles of stone in Mesoamerica.” The Book of Mormon is true. It testifies of Christ. It happened in America, not Mesoamerica.

To me, this is a hard chapter to portray well, but you did it.

That "This is his righteous face" is kind of funny LOL

I love these. Thank you for making them

I love these videos so much!!!

Such a good video

Oh God, thank Thee🙏💝

Very well done.💖

Amazing!!!!

Makes me wonder if the Lord took advantage of The families disobedience (knowing they would repent) to push them using the storm much farther across the ocean than they normally would have gone.

Laman and Lemuel's constant falling away from God is a real testament to how facts and logic don't convince the human heart and will to go a certain way. I'd call their stupidity unrealistic if I hadn't seen it ten thousand times already in hundreds of different people, including myself.

The father works through the natural elements..this journey would have been impossible without El Niño phenomenon. God is great!

The making of this film must have been fun!

I am a God and Jesus was sent here to tell you all this and you ignore what he said. I'm here to guide you [ Psalm's 82-6. ]&[ John 10-34 ] if you don't believe than ego/Lucifer will have you think different. We are all Gods.

Wow- That was powerful! A guy from the last video who made comments that he doesn't believe Nephi was very faithful ought to watch this

The parts of the Book of Mormon which are still sealed ..are coming soon..for it has already been said that they are saved for the last dispensation of time.... WE'RE IN IT NOW.

No one: Not a single soul: Laman: This is righteousness ō__ō

Fight your disbelief and you will loose the battle

We really do need, "Less WIFI and more Nephi" in the world today😁

I love the story.

Just awesome

Man Lehi was too nice. Tongan Dad's don't play that game.. My old man would've beat the breaks off of us if this happened. lol

Nephi’s love with his wife is great, better than any romance movie.