An Ancient People Came Forth at the Time of the Tower of Babel to the Great Deep which Divides the Lands, and were Driven Forth for 344 Days Upon the Great Sea by the Wind, and Landed upon the Shore of the Promised Land
And they Built a Great City by the Narrow Neck of Land where the Sea Divides the Land Northward and the Land Southward
{Ether 7:27}, Torah
[For] the Lord had [brought] them across the great deep into the promised land.
It Came to Pass Later, that Nephi Came Out of Jerusalem during the Reign of Zedekiah and Sailed to the Promised Land
And the Lamanites Gave the Land Northward to the Nephites, Even to the Narrow Passage which Led into the Land Southward, and the Nephites Gave All the Land Southward to the Lamanites
{1 Nephi 2:19 - 20}, Torah
[Then] it came to pass that the Lord spoke to me, saying, "You are blessed, Nephi, because of your faith, for you have sought Me diligently, with lowliness of heart. And inasmuch as you will keep My commandments, you will prosper, and will be led to a land of promise; indeed, even a land which I have prepared for you; indeed, a land which is choice above all other lands."
Their Laws and their Governments were Established by the Voice of the People who Cast in their Voices
But there was a Division Amongst the People - the Freemen Covenanted to Maintain their Rights of Religion by a Free Government, but the King-Men Desired that the Law should be Altered to Establish a King
{Helaman 5:2}, Torah
Their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people,
The Design of the Nephites was to Preserve and Defend their Rights and their Country and their Religion, and their Freedom from Bondage and Slavery
And Moroni Caused the Title of Liberty to be Hoisted upon Every Tower in this Chosen Land and Land of Liberty, so that they might Serve God According to their Desires
{Alma 46:19 - 20}, Torah
And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth amongst the people, waving the torn part of his garment in the air, so that all might see the writing which he had written upon the torn part, and crying with a loud voice, saying, "Behold, whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord, and enter into a covenant so that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, so that the Lord God may bless them."
Because of the Iniquity of the Lamanites, God Caused a Cursing to Come upon them - as they were White, God Caused a Skin of Blackness to Come upon them
And they Became Wild and Ferocious and a Blood-Thirsty People, Full of Idolatry, Dwelling in Tents and Wandering in the Wilderness with a Short Skin Girdle, and their Skill was in the Bow
{Jacob 3:5 - 6}, Torah
[For] behold, the Lamanites, your brethren, whom you hate because of their filthiness and the cursing which has come upon their skins, are more righteous than you; for they have not forgotten the commandment of the Lord, which was given to our father - that they should have, except it were, one wife, and they should have no concubines, and there should not be whoredoms committed amongst them. And now, they observe to keep this commandment; therefore, because of this observance, in keeping this commandment, the Lord God will not destroy them, but will be merciful to them; and one day they will become a blessed people.
Because of their Wickedness and their Abominations, God Caused Many Great Destructions upon this Land of Promise
And Thus, Many Great Cities were Sunk and Buried in the Depths of the Earth, and Many were Burned, but there was a More Terrible Destruction in the Land Northward, for the Whole Face of the Land was Changed
{3 Nephi 8:5 - 7}, Torah
[And so] it came to pass in the thirty fourth year, in the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a great storm, such a one as never had been known in all the land. And there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it shook the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder. And there were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land.
{3 Nephi 8:8}, Torah
And the city of Zarahemla took fire.
{3 Nephi 8:11}, Torah
And there was a great and terrible destruction in the land southward.