This article refers to Nephi, the author of Third Nephi

Third Nephi

Third Nephi is one of fifteen books that make up the Book of Mormon. It contains an account of the visit of Jesus Christ to the inhabitants of ancient America...

, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. See also Nephi (disambiguation)

Nephi (disambiguation)

-Texts:* First Book of Nephi, the first subdivision of the Book of Mormon, written by Nephi, son of Lehi.* Second Book of Nephi, the second subdivision of the Book of Mormon, written by Nephi, son of Lehi....

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According to the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...

, Nephi (early 1st century) was the name of the son of Nephi, son of Helaman

Nephi, son of Helaman

According to the Book of Mormon Nephi , along with his brother Lehi, was a Nephite missionary. His father was Helaman, and his sons include two of the twelve Nephite disciples at the time that Christ visited the Americas. -Known genealogy:...

, who was given charge over the Nephite

Nephite

According to the Book of Mormon, a Nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient Americas. The other three groups are the Lamanites, Jaredites and Mulekites. In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with Nephi, the...

 records and other sacred things. He was the prophet during the birth and death of Christ. The Gadianton robber's threat to murder every believer unless the signs of Christ's birth (a day and a night and a day without darkness; a bright star in the sky) came at a certain period of time. When Nephi learned of this, he prayed to God to deliver them from their enemies. Christ revealed to Nephi that he would be born into the world on the next day.

Nephi preached repentance to the very wicked Nephites between Christ's birth and death. Christ ordained him as a disciple when he arrived in America.

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See also

External links

• Nephi in the index of the Latter-day Saint Book of Mormon.