Editing First Nephi (section)

===Traveling the desert and building the ship===
After Lehi's sons marry [[Ishmael (Book of Mormon)|Ishmael]]'s daughters, Lehi discovers a [[Liahona (Book of Mormon)|"ball of curious workmanship" (a compass)]] at his tent door which they call a Liahona. Follow the Liahona's direction, they journey in the wilderness. As they travel, Nephi's [[Crucible steel#Early history|steel bow]] breaks while hunting. Upon hearing the news, members of the camp complain and "murmur against the Lord" for their misfortune, including Lehi.<ref>{{lds|1 Nephi|16|20}}</ref> Lehi repents and gives Nephi the Lord's direction for fertile hunting ground. Ishmael dies on their journey. His daughters, in mourning, respond by complaining. Laman and Lemuel conspire to kill Lehi and Nephi, but the [[Voice of God|voice of the Lord]] chastises them, and they repent.<ref>{{harvnb|Thomas|2016|p=36}}; {{harvnb|Hardy|2023|p=8}}; {{harvnb|Spencer|2020|p=111}}</ref>

After eight years of wandering, they arrive at a coast and the voice of the Lord commands Nephi to build a ship. As he begins, Laman and Lemuel mock him for attempting an impossible task. Nephi recounts the Israelite's exodus and colonization of Canaan to Laman and Lemuel, and touches them with a divine shock as a sign of God's power. They complete the ship, and depart on the ocean. Laman and Lemuel continue to persecute Nephi. Many days later, they arrive in the promised land, where they settle.<ref>{{harvnb|Thomas|2016|p=36}}; {{harvnb|Hardy|2023|p=8}}</ref>

[[File:First Sacrifice in the Promised Land.PNG|350px|thumb|right|Artistic depiction of the first sacrifice in the promised land]]