else who believed in God's warnings and revelations. We took our tents and whatever we could carry, and we traveled for many days before arriving at our new settlement.
My people decided to name our new home Nephi. They also called themselves the people of Nephi, or Nephites.
We kept the Lord's judgments, statutes and commandments according to the law of Moses.
The Lord was with us, and we were very prosperous, for we planted seeds and reaped plentiful harvests. We raised flocks and herds of every kind of animal.
Thad brought the brass plates and the ball, or compass, made by the Lord.
As we prospered, we began to grow in numbers in the promised land.
I used Laban's sword as a model to make many swords for protection from the people now called Lamanites, for I knew Laman had taught his followers to hate me, my children and all who called themselves Nephites.
I also taught my people how to construct buildings, and how to work with all types of wood and metals, including iron, copper, brass, steel, gold and silver, all of which we found in great abundance.
We built a temple patterned after Solomon's temple. It was very fine, but not built with as many precious materials as Solomon's, for such materials are not found in this land.
