Original Chapter 1. Comprising chapters 1 to 5 inclusive
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.
In Royal Skousen’s “The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text”, 1 Nephi 2:16 reads a little differently: