Mother Stories from the Book of MormonMorton, William A.
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Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon
Morton, William A.
Book of Mormon -- Juvenile literature; Book of Mormon stories
On arriving at their home, Nephi and his brothers got all the money and
put it into a large bag. Then they prepared a lunch with some of the
food they had brought with them, and when they had finished the meal,
they took up the bag of money and set out for Laban's home.
Now, Laban loved money very much, and when he saw the large bag of gold
and silver his eyes sparkled with delight. "If I could get that bag of
money," he thought, "I would be one of the richest men in the country."
But he did not want to give the book for it. No, he wanted to keep
the book and the money, too. The boys sat waiting for Laban to go and
get them the book. Suddenly he jumped up and gave a loud call for
his servants, and when they came running into the room he told them
that Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi had tried to rob him. Laban and
the servants seized their swords and ran at the boys, trying to kill
them. The boys ran quickly out of the house, leaving the bag of money
behind them. Laban got it and kept it. Nephi and his brothers ran
over the hills till they came to some large rocks, and there they hid
themselves. Laban and his servants followed them a long way, and when
they saw they could not catch them they returned home.
Failing to get the book, and seeing that they had lost all their money,
Laman and Lemuel became very angry. They put all the blame on Nephi and
Sam, and seizing two large branches of a tree, they began to beat their
younger brothers with them. Nephi and Sam pleaded with their brothers
to stop beating them, but they would not.
Just then Nephi saw a bright light coming down from heaven, and a
moment later a beautiful angel, dressed in a shining, white robe, stood
before them.
"You are very bad boys," the angel said to Laman and Lemuel. "The
Lord is displeased with you because of the way you have treated your
brothers. He has sent me to tell you that He will not bless you as He
has done, and that He will give many good things to Sam and Nephi."
The angel told Nephi to dry his tears, and not to fear, for the Lord
would help him to get the good book.
When Laman and Lemuel saw the angel they were frightened. They said
they were sorry for having beaten their brothers, and that they would
not do so again. They asked Nephi and Sam to forgive them. They did so
freely.
Nephi then told his brothers to stay behind while he made another
effort to get the book. It was almost dark at the time, so, without
being seen, he made his way towards Laban's home. As he neared the
place he saw a man lying upon the ground. He went over to him, and was
greatly surprised to find that the man was Laban. Laban had drunk a
great deal of wine that evening.
As Nephi stood looking at Laban, the voice of the Lord spoke to him,
telling him to dress himself in Laban's clothes and to go to Laban's
home and get the good book.
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