Nephi Will Prophesy in Plainness

John W. Welch

Nephi said that his soul "delighted in plainness." Do you think Christ likes plainness? What is important about plainness? When Christ said "Judge not that ye be not judged," it was a very plain saying. Of course, you can judge all you want, but you had better be sure that you are judging righteously, because whatever standard of judgment you use, that will be used to judge you. Be wise about it. That is a plain statement. So is, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Very plain. I think as we look at the words of Jesus, we see that plainness is a great virtue. Sometimes we over-value sophistication and complexity.

Further Reading

Book of Mormon Central, "How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah? (2 Nephi 25:4)," KnoWhy 47 (March 4, 2016).

John W. Welch Notes

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