“Great Hopes of Them”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet

That there is no salvation in brief flirtations with the words of truth was evidenced in the lives of Nephi's brothers. For a brief period they walked the path of righteousness, yet they never found the resolve to continuously pursue its course. That a flash of religious zeal, a momentary commitment, by themselves are of little or no worth was amply demonstrated in the events of the brothers' lives.

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1

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