Lehi's final words as a father to his youngest son Joseph. He consecrated this land for Joseph and his descendants as he did Nephi and Sam too. He related the prophecies of Joseph that was sold to Egypt. 11th verse of Chapter 3.
11. But a seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins.
15. And his name shall be called after me; and it shall be after the name of his father. And he shall be like unto me; for the thing, which the Lord shall bring forth by his hand, by the power of the Lord shall bring my people unto salvation.
I can only conclude that this is a prophecy of Joseph Smith. He was named after his father Joseph and he was the ultimate instrument next to Jesus Christ in restoring the gospel in this last dispensation.
On 2Nep. 4 Lehi concludes his finals words to all his grandchildren. One by one he brought the children of Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi, all his granchildren and he counsel them that if they keep the commandments they will prosper in the land and will gain favor in the eyes of God.
Lehi dies and thus we see the end of a faithful servant of God. A great and faithful father whose main desire was to save the souls of all his children. While we were reading, I was almost overcome with tears because I thought about my beloved brother Hansen. I love him so much but I think he has chosen not to forgive us, especially our father for his past trespasses. My aunt Peta, said something haunting to me after the Christmas dance we attended at his ward. She was getting up to leave and she hasn't been on speaking terms with my brother for a while now. She was trying to talk to him but as she speaks, he said "Mou o a ee" with no kind of acknowledgment and as if she was nothing at all to him. She said: "Kuo toki mahino kiate au kuo 'osi mo'oni pe 'a Haniseni mei he famili." "It finally dawned on me that Haniseni is finally through with us".
It was a stab to my heart. Painful and raw. I already sense his indifference towards me. I also know for sure that he is unforgiving towards my father and my aunts and uncles. He has forgotten, that my aunt Peta was just like a mother to him when we were growing up. He has forgotten what our father had done for him. I read on and struggled to calm my voice for it was beginning to shake due to unshed tears that threatened to spill on my scriptures. I didn't want my children to see me cry like a demented woman and wondering what brought this on. But I pray, that one day, my brother will learn to forgive my father and his sisters. Especially my beloved Peta.
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