13 And all they which were with me did take it upon them to call themselves the people of Nephi;
14 And we did observe to keep the judgments and the statutes and the commandments of the Lord in all things, according to the law of Moses.
15 And the Lord was with us and we did prosper exceedingly, For we did sow seed and we did reap again in abundance;
16 And we began to raise flocks and herds and animals of every kind.
17 And I, Nephi, had also brought the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, And also the ball, or the compass, which was prepared for my father by the hand of the Lord, according to that which is written.
18 And it came to pass that we began to prosper exceedingly and to multiply in the land;
19 And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban and after the manner of it did make many swords, Lest by any means the people which were now called Lamanites should come upon us and destroy us,
20 For I knew their hatred toward me and my children and they which were called my people.
21 And I did teach my people that they should build buildings, And that they should work in all manner of wood, and of iron and of copper, and of brass and of steel, and of gold and of silver, and of precious ores which were in great abundance.
22 And I, Nephi, did build a temple; And I did construct it after the manner of the Temple of Solomon, save it were not built of so many precious things,
23 for they were not to be found upon the land,