“fullness of mine intent”
-it is
always nice to know the motives that drive a person to act or do certain
things. Nephi is explicit. We can know
that all is done, all is written with the sole purpose of bringing us to God.
“mine intent
is .. (to) persuade men to come unto God…”
-the Book
of Mormon is ultimately designed for this singular end. We may read it for history or to “prove” our
doctrines/beliefs or for a number of other reasons, but primarily we need to
read it to come closer to God.
“to come”
-Nephi
knew where he stood in his obedience to God and he, therefore, tells us to
“come”. He does not say “go unto
God”. Nephi is near to the Lord, a
location we need to travel toward.
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