Points to be remembered in this story: Lehi sends his sons back to Jerusalem to get plates that contain an account or history of their forefathers--His older sons complain, but Nephi offers to go willingly--When the sons reach Jerusalem Laman goes to see Laban, the man who has the plates--Laban gets angry, calls Laman a robber, and says he will kill him--Laman runs away to save his life--The four brothers go to their father's old home and get the gold and silver and other precious things left there and offer them to Laban for the plates--Laban refuses to give up the plates, and sends his servants to kill Lehi's sons and take their property--Lehi's sons escape by hiding in a cave--They go the third time to get the plates--Nephi finds Laban drunk--Being commanded of the Lord, Nephi kills him and gets the plates from his servant==Nephi takes Zoram, Laban's servant, and the plates to where his brothers are outside the city. LEHI AND HIS SONS. THE SONS' SECOND JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM. While Lehi's sons were away on their errand to Jerusalem to get the records, their mother was very uneasy about them. She feared they might get killed or might die in the wilderness. When they came back both their father and mother were filled with joy, and were thankful to the Lord for their safe return. Sometime after the sons' return to the place where they camped in the wilderness, their father was told by the Lord to send again to Jerusalem. The Lord desired to lead Lehi and those who were with him to a country where there were no people. There was a man named Ishmael, living in Jerusalem who had several sons and daughters. The Lord commanded Lehi to send for Ishmael and invite him to go with them to the new country. Lehi's sons were not married, and by getting Ishmael and his family to go with them the sons of Lehi might take Ishmael's daughters for wives. This was the reason why the Lord desired Lehi to send for Ishmael. Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi were sent to Jerusalem for this family. When they reached Ishmael's house they told him what they had come for. Ishmael and his family were willing to go with them, and so they all traveled together into the wilderness. While on their journey Nephi's two older brothers and some of Ishmael's sons and daughters rebelled against Nephi and the other members of Ishmael's family. That is, they refused to go with them. They wanted to return to Jerusalem. Nephi told them that if they did return they would be killed with the others who were there, as Jerusalem would surely be destroyed. Being blessed with the Spirit of the Lord, Nephi spoke with great power to his brethren. But this only made them angry. They became so angry that they took Nephi and bound him with cords. They wanted to kill him and leave him there in the wilderness to be eaten by wild beasts.