Unit 5

commandments of

6 occurrences in 5 verses



1 Nephi 16:4, 8,

1 Nephi 17:3, 15,

1 Nephi 19:4



1 Nephi 16:4

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did exhort my brethren, with all diligence,

to keep the commandments of the Lord.



1 Nephi 16:8

And thus my father had fulfilled all the commandments of the Lord

which had been given unto him.

And also, I, Nephi, had been blessed of the Lord exceedingly.



1 Nephi 17:3

And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled.

And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God

he doth nourish them, and strengthen them,

and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing

which he has commanded them;

wherefore, he did provide means for us

while we did sojourn in the wilderness.



1 Nephi 17:15

Wherefore, I, Nephi, did strive to keep the commandments of the Lord,

and I did exhort my brethren to faithfulness and diligence.



1 Nephi 19:4

Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates,

which gives an account, or which gives a greater account

of the wars and contentions and destructions of my people.

And this have I done, and commanded my people

what they should do after I was gone;

and that these plates should be handed down

from one generation to another, or from one prophet to another,

until further commandments of the Lord.