Romans 3:23; 7:18-19; James 5:17; Acts 14:15
“Nephi’s references to personal sins should not be taken to imply any serious moral transgression on his part. No man could have seen and known God as did who was not pure in heart. Rather, he is almost surely alluding to the negative emotions of anger, impatience, and frustration he must have felt at times in dealing with his enemies, his own family, and others who lacked his singleness of purpose… .” (Rodney Turner, First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation, BYU Religious Studies Center, p. 93)