Editing First Nephi (section)

===Visions of Lehi and Nephi===
{{See also|Tree of life vision}}
Lehi has a [[Tree of life vision|vision of the tree of life]], which includes a revelation that [[Christ (title)|a Messiah]] would visit the earth within 600 years.{{Clarify|reason=Is this number given in the Book of Mormon?|date=March 2024}} In the vision, Lehi sees a tree next to a river and eats its fruit, which makes him joyful. Wishing to share the fruit with his family, he sees his wife, [[Sariah]], and two sons, Nephi and [[Sam (Book of Mormon)|Sam]], who come and eat with him. His two oldest sons, [[Laman and Lemuel]], stay near the river and do not eat the fruit. Then Lehi sees an iron rod and a "strait and narrow path" which leads to the tree.<ref>{{lds|1 Nephi|8|19–20}}</ref> People try to get to the tree, but are lost in the "mist of darkness".<ref>{{lds|1 Nephi|8|23}}</ref> Some get to the tree by holding on to the rod, but they are ashamed when they eat the fruit.{{Clarify|date=March 2024}} Across the river, a "great and spacious building" is full of people who are making fun of those who ate the fruit, and subsequently, the fruit-eaters become lost.<ref>{{lds|1 Nephi|8|26}}</ref>{{sfn|Swift|2005|p=60}}

Nephi prays to the Lord for a similar vision and for help understanding his father's vision. Nephi then has a vision that matches the one his father had. He is told an explanation of its symbolism. Additionally, Nephi is shown past and future events, including the life of the [[Son of God (Christianity)|Son of God]]{{Clarify|reason=how do we know?|date=March 2024}} and his appearances in both the New and the Old World.{{Clarify|reason=can this be explained? How is it determined that this was "old" and "new" world? Was that said?|date=March 2024}} He also sees, according to a Pentecostal interpretation,{{Why|date=March 2024}} "the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, the troubles faced by latter-day Christianity, the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, and the final gathering of Israel".{{sfn|Spencer|2020|p=27}} After Nephi's vision, Laman and Lemuel argue over the meaning of Lehi's vision. Nephi chastises them for not asking the Lord for interpretation, and explains the point of disputation.{{Clarify|reason=What does this mean?|date=March 2024}} He pleads with them to pray and repent.{{sfn|Thomas|2016|pp=33–35}}