1 Nephi 3:1

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned

from speaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father.

1 Nephi 3:2

And it came to pass that he spake unto me, saying:

Behold I have dreamed a dream,

in the which the Lord hath commanded me

that thou and thy brethren shall return to Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 3:3

For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews

and also a genealogy of my forefathers,

and they are engraven upon plates of brass.

1 Nephi 3:4

Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me

that thou and thy brothers should go unto the house of Laban,

and seek the records, and bring them down hither into the wilderness.

1 Nephi 3:5

And now, behold thy brothers murmur,

saying it is a hard thing which I have required of them;

but behold I have not required it of them,

but it is a commandment of the Lord.

1 Nephi 3:6

Therefore go, my son,

and thou shalt be favored of the Lord,

because thou hast not murmured.

1 Nephi 3:7

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father:

I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,

for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,

save he shall prepare a way for them

that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.

1 Nephi 3:8

And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words

he was exceedingly glad,

for he knew that I had been blessed of the Lord.

1 Nephi 3:9

And I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the wilderness, with our tents,

to go up to the land of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 3:10

And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of Jerusalem,

I and my brethren did consult one with another.

1 Nephi 3:11

And we cast lots — who of us should go in unto the house of Laban.

And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman;

and Laman went in unto the house of Laban,

and he talked with him as he sat in his house.

1 Nephi 3:12

And he desired of Laban the records

which were engraven upon the plates of brass,

which contained the genealogy of my father.

1 Nephi 3:13

And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry,

and thrust him out from his presence;

and he would not that he should have the records.

Wherefore, he said unto him:

Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.

1 Nephi 3:14

But Laman fled out of his presence,

and told the things which Laban had done,

unto us.

And we began to be exceedingly sorrowful,

and my brethren were about to return unto my father in the wilderness.