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Oh my where to even begin. There were a few scriptures that I hi-lighted that stood out to me today in reading today's scriptures:

1 Nephi 1:14
14 And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those1 who come unto thee that they shall perish!

1 Nephi 2:20
20 And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands.

The Book of Mormon informs us that the whole of America, both north and South, is a choice land above all other lands, in other words—Zion.
Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, 3:73; emphasis in original


1 Nephi 3:7

7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.

1 Nephi 4:13
13 Behold the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes. It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief.

This is to get us started. So much to discuss here I didn't know where to begin.