Book of Mormon study · Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Depart Into the Wilderness
1 Nephi 1-2
Lehi’s family leaves Jerusalem in response to the Lord’s warning. Nephi describes both the difficulty of leaving home and his own search for a witness.
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What does Lehi leave behind, and what does his family take into the wilderness?
1 Nephi 2:4How does Nephi describe his desire to understand his father’s words?
1 Nephi 2:16What responses to Lehi’s preaching appear at the end of his account in Jerusalem?
1 Nephi 1:18-20
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In Go and Do this is Chapter 1, Depart Into the Wilderness, covering 1 Nephi 1-2.
The chapter opens with 1 Nephi 2:3.
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