Day 79; 4 Nephi

4 Nephi begins with explaining that for a time the Nephites and the Lamanites were all righteous, worked together, had good feelings and good associations one with another and lived peacefully in The Church of God.  They all were baptized and received the Holy Ghost.  There were no rich, poor, bond, free but everyone was equal and lived among each other happily.  They worked many miracles in the name of Jesus Christ.

The people rebuilt their cities that had been burned.  They even rebuilt Zarahemla, but there were cities that had flooded and been sunk and they could not rebuild them.  They no longer lived the Law of Moses but did live by Jesus words.  They fasted, prayed, and lived the Commandments the Lord gave them.   9 of the 12 disciples that Jesus had set apart had all passed away except for the Three Nephites.  The disciples who passed away were replaced for a few generations.  There were no Lamanites or any "ites" but they were all named the Children of God and the Church of God.

Nephi's son Amos took the plates of brass and kept them when Nephi died.  Most of the people continued to be righteous but a small number renamed themselves Lamanites and began to do wickedness again.  Amos died and his son Amos took the Plates of Brass and continued to write in the Book of Nephi which is this book.

People started creating different churches and going away from the Church Jesus established among the Nephites when he visited.  The evil churches began to persecute the Church of God in the Name of Jesus and put them in prison but they could not be kept there.  They were putting them in dens with wild animals but the people of God were not harmed.  

Over time the people became so wicked that they began to outnumber the faithful members of the Church of God.  The Nephites began to be vain like the Lamanites and the Gadianton Robbers were recreated.  Amos died and his son Ammoron hid the plates of brass.