The Nephites are described as a group of people that descended from or were associated with Nephi, a son of the prophet Lehi, who left Jerusalem at the urging of God in about 600 BC and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere and arrived to the Americas in about 589 BC.

Dec 22, 2011 · That Joseph Smith and successive generations of Mormon presidents and apostles taught that the Nephites and Lamanites ranged over all or most of South and North America and fought a battle to extinction at the Hill Cumorah in New York State, is documented by Joseph Fielding Smith, 10th President of the LDS Church, in his well known work ...

Jan 12, 2018 · From their potential names to who they can appear to, here are five things we know about the three Nephites. The Book of Mormon contains the names of the 12 disciples—including the three Nephites.

Jan 4, 2022 · In Mormonism, the Three Nephites are three wise and kindly men who, from ancient times to today, have helped spread Mormon theology. Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, believe that, after the death and resurrection of Jesus, He came to the New World to spread the gospel message to the indigenous peoples.

In the Book of Mormon, the Three Nephites (also known as the Three Nephite Disciples) are three Nephite disciples of Jesus who were blessed by Jesus to remain alive on the earth, engaged in his ministry and in their apostolic callings until his Second Coming.

The Nephites were inspired by a better cause, Alma 43:6–9, 45. The Nephites had never been happier than at the time of Moroni, Alma 50:23. The Nephites were saved because of the prayers of the righteous, Alma 62:40. The Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, Hel. 6:34–35. Jesus taught and ministered among the Nephites, 3 Ne. 11:1–28:12.

Our information is based on archaeology, anthropology, text of the Book of Mormon, distances, geology, and we believe the many rivers were the highways of the ancients including the Nephites. We believe Lehi landed in Florida near Tallahassee about 589 BC.

Mar 28, 2008 · The Nephites were distinguished by their belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ, as taught by Lehi and Nephi, as opposed to the lack of faith of the Lamanites, often their enemies but also descendants of Lehi. For an account of Nephite life, …

Jan 24, 2012 · From the time the Nephites arrived in America to the reign of King Mosiah² (c. 592–91 BC), the Nephites were ruled by kings. Nephi's brother Jacob explains that subsequent kings bore the title "Nephi."

The meaning of NEPHITE is a member of a people descended from Nephi, a son of the Jewish prophet Lehi who led a colony from Jerusalem to America about 600 b.c. organized as a church by the risen Christ, and exterminated by the Lamanites leaving the scriptures recorded in the Book of Mormon.