Nephi knew why he had to leave Jerusalem. He knew why he had to return to get the brass plates. He knew why he had to kill Laban, and he knew why he had to return for the family of Ishmael. But why he had to make a duplicate record of his history and a record of his ministry, he did not know. Yet, Nephi is completely content to follow the commands of the Lord without knowing His plans. How different is that from the carnal man, who will never follow an order unless he understands why? Nephi never seems upset by the Lord's apparent silence on the matter. He never demands a reason. He just faithfully keeps the command of the Lord at considerable personal sacrifice. Imagine how much work it must have been for him to record everything written in 1st and 2nd Nephi! Then imagine how much we would have lost had he not been faithful or was not content in the knowledge that 'the Lord knoweth all things' (v. 6).