The Prophet Nephi Praying on his Garden Tower Book of Mormon coloring page

 

The Prophet Nephi praying on his Tower

Nephi is the name of several characters in the Book of Mormon.  This Nephi lived around 21 B.C. He was the prophet but the Nephites had rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  On the other hand, the Lamanites were living righteously.  Nephi went to pray for his people on his tower.  His yard and the tower were near the main road in Zarahemla and people heard him praying.  It is an amazing story and you can read about it in The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Christ.  The story is found in Heleman, chapters 7-10.  Nephi is able to prophesy that the chief judge was murdered.  It is a fascinating story of how Nephi is accused of being in league with the murderer and then is exonerated. 

There is a lot of debate about where the Book of Mormon events actually happened.  ONE view is that the Nephites and Lamanites were the Hopewell culture from East and Central North America.  There is also some thought that the Adena Culture were possibly the Lamanites and Nephites.  

Archaeologists are not clear on how those cultures related to each other.  Both cultures, along with the Mississippian Culture, are all called the Mound Builders.  This drawing is based on Hopewell Culture homes, and clothing.  Maybe the Nephites and Lamanites were the Hopewell and Adena Cultures.  Maybe they were one of the Central or South American cultures.

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