By
William A. Morton
Author of
"The Gospel Primer"
"The Primary Helper"
"A Child's Life of Our Savior," etc.
Published by
William A. Morton
Salt Lake City, Utah
How the Lord Answered Nephi's Prayer
How the Lord Guided Lehi and His Family
What Happened on a Hunting Trip
What Took Place on the Great Waters
Lehi and His People in the Promised Land
The Nephites and the Lamanites
How the People of Zeniff were Brought into Bondage
How the Lord Delivered His People
Remarkable Conversions and Missionary Experience
Mission of the Sons of Mosiah to the Lamanites
Samuel the Lamanite—His Prophecies and their Fulfillment
Christ's Visit to the Nephites
So you want me to tell you a story, children. I will gladly do so,for when I was a child like one of you, I loved to listen to stories,too—stories about great and good men and women, and good boys andgirls.
The story I am going to tell you this evening is about a good man namedLehi, and his family, who lived many, many years ago in a country faracross the sea.
Lehi had a good wife. Her name was Sariah. They had four sons. Theirnames were Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi. Nephi and Sam were very goodboys. They loved their father and mother and were always obedient tothem.
But Laman and Lemuel were not at all like their brothers. They did notobey their parents, but often vexed them by doing things that werewrong.
That was displeasing to our Heavenly Father, and He did not love Lamanand Lemuel as He loved Sam and Nephi.
The people who lived in the same place as Lehi were wicked. They wouldnot do as the Lord wished, so He said He would have to punish them, toteach them to do better. He told Lehi to go out among them, and to tellthem that if they did not stop doing wicked things, He would not blessthem as He had done, but would let people from another country come andtake them away to be their servants.
Lehi preached many times to the people, but not one of them wouldbelieve what he said. Then