“That I Might Plant This Tree in the Stead Thereof”

Jana Reiss

This refers to a previous migration of people, the Jaredites, who came to the New World centuries before Lehi and his family. (Their story is told in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon, which is not included in this volume.) Clearly, God is crushed that despite all his efforts—including planting no less than two civilizations in the same good ground—the people will not yield.

The Book of Mormon: Selections Annotated & Explained

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