Nephi says he was born of goodly parents, so it may seem strange that at the start of this chapter his mom, Sariah, is complaining to Lehi about the way he had sent their sons out to get the plates. What's even more strange to me, though, is that Nephi bothered recording that. I definitely don't think he wanted to make his mom look bad. I think the only reason was to have a reason to record the response that Lehi gives to her criticism:
"...I have known the goodness of God...and I know that the Lord will deliver my sons out of the hands of Laban..."
After reading the account of Nephi and his brothers getting the plates you can't deny that it was the Lord who delivered them. It's comforting to know that when we, like Nephi, find ourselves in difficult circumstances, and maybe wonder if the Lord really will help us, there's a servant of the Lord who, without even seeing what we're going through, has complete confidence that the Lord will deliver us.
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