A Ship to Cross the Sea.
Preparing to go to the promised land.
Bountiful was a land filled
with fruits and honey.
It was a beautiful place to live.
Lehi and Sariah’s family lived by the
sea and had everything they needed.
After many days, the Lord told Nephi
to go to a mountain to pray. There, the Lord told him to build a ship
to take his family across the sea.
The Lord showed Nephi
how to build the ship. But Nephi did not know
where to find metal to make tools.
The Lord showed Nephi
where to look for metal.
Later, Nephi built a fire to make tools.
Laman and Lemuel
watched their brother Nephi.
They did not want to
help him build the ship.
They thought it was a bad
idea to try to cross the sea.
Laman and Lemuel did not believe that
the Lord told Nephi to build a ship.
Nephi asked them why they
still did not have faith in the Lord.
He reminded his brothers that
they had seen an angel and knew of the Lord’s power.
Laman and Lemuel became so mad that they wanted to kill Nephi.
But Nephi was filled with God’s power.
Nephi warned Laman and
Lemuel not to touch him.
They were afraid and did not
dare to touch Nephi for many days.
Then the Lord told Nephi to
reach out his hand to his brothers.
When Nephi reached out to them,
they felt shaken by the Lord’s power.
Laman and Lemuel worshipped the
Lord and helped build the ship. Nephi
prayed to the Lord many times for help.
The ship that Nephi’s
family built was beautiful.
After many days, the ship was
finished, and they saw that it was good.
Nephi’s family knew the
Lord had helped them.