I Have a Question: "How can I explain Nephi’s killing Laban to my nonmember friends? Some really reject it as scriptural."

Title

I Have a Question: "How can I explain Nephi’s killing Laban to my nonmember friends? Some really reject it as scriptural."

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Ensign

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1976

Authors

Pagination

83-84

Date Published

September 1976

Volume

6

Issue Number

9

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Abstract

These seven things help us understand: Nephi gives a detailed account so he would not be misunderstood; he had no desire to take Laban’s life; Old Testament prophets were likewise commanded; Laban was guilty of atrocities toward Nephi’s family; modern revelation condones taking the life of a wicked man; Nephi was commanded by the Lawgiver; obedience was the focal point of the story.

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Revelation
Laws
Legal
Obedience
Laban
Nephi (Son of Lehi)

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