But in a dream he was commanded to leave Jerusalem. Being obedient he left Jerusalem, he left his inheritance, his gold, his silver, and his precious things and went three days journey into the wilderness. There he built an altar and worshipped. But the Lord now reminded him that he had no copy of the law, nor family record. It was necessary that he should have these, not only that they might teach their descendants the law, but also preserve the language of their forefathers. One Laban, a prominent man, a drunken, wicked wretch, but, of course, a member of the church, had Lehi's family record, and the Jewish Scriptures, engraven on brass plates, and in the language of the Jewish fathers, that is the Egyptian language! How the learned world have been fooled! Laban did not want to give up his record, and there was, of course, no way by the use of riches to have them copied. They must have Laban's records though he has to be murdered in order to get them. Nephi was a beardless youth, but he was sufficient for the undertaking. Starting to Laban's residence he found the man in a drunken stupor. With the sword of his victim he decapitated him. The man being dead he stripped him, and put the clothing on himself, every whit of them, and so dressed in Laban's clothes and armed with his sword he went to the residence. He assuming Laban's voice gave command. The faithful servant, as a faithful servant would do, scrutinized him closely. He saw that it was Laban's clothes and sword, and of course, he could not tell the boyish face from the bearded face of his master. The clothes were not even stained, much less clotted with blood! We are, hence, to understand that Laban's body was a bloodless one! They cross the ocean, and in a few days two men and a few boys built a temple like unto the one that Solomon built, and some boys of the tribe of Joseph were duly consecrated to the priesthood according to the laws of Moses. Wonderful people, and wonderful respect for the law of Moses. They that credit such as being from heaven need not talk about the credulity of any religious people under the sun.
