179 And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the eldest was called Jacob, and the younger, Joseph.
180 And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us,
181 We did put forth into the sea, and were driven forth before the wind, towards the promised land;
182 And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren, and the sons of Ishmael, and also their wives, began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness,
183 Yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither;
184 Yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.
185 And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly, lest the Lord should be angry with us, and smite us, because of our iniquity, that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea;
186 Wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness;
187 But behold, they were angry with me, saying, We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.
188 And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness;
189 Nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it, that he might shew forth his power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.
190 And it came to pass that after they had bound me, insomuch that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work;
191 Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship, insomuch, that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and terrible tempest;
192 And we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days;
193 And they began to be frightened exceedingly, lest they should be drowned in the sea;
194 Nevertheless, they did not loose me.
195 And on the fourth day which we had been driven back, the tempest began to be exceeding sore.
196 And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea.
197 And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish, save that they should repent of their iniquities;
198 Wherefore, they came unto me and loosed the bands which were upon my wrists, and behold, they had swollen exceedingly; and also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.
199 Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.
200 Now, my father Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against any one that should speak for me;
201 And my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick beds.
202 Because of their grief, and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time, to meet their God;
203 Yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust;
204 Yea, even they were near to be cast, with sorrow, into a watery grave.
205 And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother;
206 And also my wife, with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren, that they would loose me;
207 And there was nothing, save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts;
208 Wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea, they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.
209 And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it.
210 And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed, the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm.
211 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.
212 And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days, we did arrive to the promised land;
213 And we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.
214 And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and we began to plant seeds, yea, we did put all our seeds into the earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem.
215 And it came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were blessed in abundance.
216 And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow, and the ox, and the ass, and the horse, and the goat, and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men.
217 And we did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper.
180 And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us,
181 We did put forth into the sea, and were driven forth before the wind, towards the promised land;
182 And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren, and the sons of Ishmael, and also their wives, began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness,
183 Yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither;
184 Yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.
185 And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly, lest the Lord should be angry with us, and smite us, because of our iniquity, that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea;
186 Wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness;
187 But behold, they were angry with me, saying, We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.
188 And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness;
189 Nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it, that he might shew forth his power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.
190 And it came to pass that after they had bound me, insomuch that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work;
191 Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship, insomuch, that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and terrible tempest;
192 And we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days;
193 And they began to be frightened exceedingly, lest they should be drowned in the sea;
194 Nevertheless, they did not loose me.
195 And on the fourth day which we had been driven back, the tempest began to be exceeding sore.
196 And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea.
197 And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish, save that they should repent of their iniquities;
198 Wherefore, they came unto me and loosed the bands which were upon my wrists, and behold, they had swollen exceedingly; and also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.
199 Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.
200 Now, my father Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against any one that should speak for me;
201 And my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick beds.
202 Because of their grief, and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time, to meet their God;
203 Yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust;
204 Yea, even they were near to be cast, with sorrow, into a watery grave.
205 And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother;
206 And also my wife, with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren, that they would loose me;
207 And there was nothing, save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts;
208 Wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea, they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.
209 And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it.
210 And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed, the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm.
211 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.
212 And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days, we did arrive to the promised land;
213 And we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.
214 And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and we began to plant seeds, yea, we did put all our seeds into the earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem.
215 And it came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were blessed in abundance.
216 And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow, and the ox, and the ass, and the horse, and the goat, and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men.
217 And we did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper.
