2 Nephi 1

Lehi must have been a powerful figure in the family. After his death and his influence is gone, the family splits into to completely different factions. Until that point, Laman and Lemuel seem willing to ask questions and learn. But once Nephi heads the family, everything changes.
Here are some of the things I learned in this chapter from Lehi.

1. Verses 5-6. No people will occupy to this land except they are brought by the Lord
2. Verse 7. This land will never be held captive but be a land of liberty and be blessed as long as the people are righteous.
3. Verse 8. It is a land of inheritance and will be hidden from other nations.
4. Verse 9. As long as the people keep the commandments, they will proser in the land.
5. Verse 10-22. If the day comes that Lehi's posterity rejects the Lord, the Lord's judgments will rest upon them. Other nations will take possession of the land and the posterity of Lehi will be scattered and smitten.
6. Verse 13. To Laman and Lemuel, Lehi pleads for them to awake from the sleep of hell. The sleep of hell is indifference.
7. Verse 15. Lehi has seen the Lord and his calling and election are made sure.
8. Verse 23. The chains that bind Laman and Lemuel are their sins. Disobedience brings captivity, obedience brings freedom.
9. Verses 24-29. Nephi has suffered much because of Laman and Lemuel. But Nephi has only spoken what the Lord would have him say. Those on the the Lord's errand have no right to say anything except that which the Lord directs them to say. It is not the place of mortals to edit God. No teacher has the right to add or take from the gospel. And when a person is called to speak the truth, he must be ready to stand by his word regardless of the opposition.
10. Verses 30-32. What a friend Zoram has become to Nephi who at first forced him to come with him.