1 Nephi 8
This chapter is the account of Lehi's dream or vision of the tree of life. Nephi's vision of the same is better detailed, so I'll wait and write more when I get to it. Lehi wanted his family to partake of the fruit as he had, and he called and beckoned for them to join him. His wife, Nephi, and Sam came, but Laman and Lemuel refused. When he awoke, he related the dream to them and expressed his concerns for his two eldest sons. Nephi wrote:
37 "And he did exhort them then with all the feelings of a tender parent, that they would hearken to his words, that perhaps the Lord would be merciful to them, and not cast them off; yea, my father did preach unto them."
Lehi never did give up trying to help Laman and Lemuel turn their lives around so they could have the blessings and peace of the Gospel. He was faced with the same sorrow that many parents in the Church face today who have rebellious sons and daughters.
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