- After four days of traveling southward, the group arrives at a place called Shazer.
- The group uses the Liahona to guide them in their hunting trips.
- After several more days of travel, the group stops to replenish their food stock.
- On one hunting trip, Nephi accidentally breaks his bow, and returns home empty-handed, much to the dismay of the rest of the group.
- Laman, Lemuel, Ishmael’s sons, and even Lehi complain because of their misfortunes, and begin to curse God.
- Nephi tries to appease those complaining.
- Nephi takes matters into his own hands, and makes a new bow himself. He then asks a repentant Lehi where he should go to hunt.
- Lehi, humbled, asks the Lord.
- God refers Lehi to the Liahona.
- New writing had appeared on it, apparently showing where to go to hunt.
- The Liahona functions according to the faith of those who possess it.
- Nephi follows the directions of the Liahona, and ends up at the top of a mountain, where he finds game to hunt.
- Nephi returns to camp with food, much to the joy of the group.