The people began ... to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom. Helaman 16:15 16:15
Trivia: When the people threw stones and shot arrows at Samuel, they couldn't hit him. Why?
Nephi calls people "fools", "uncircumcised of heart", "blind", and "stiffnecked" -- just like the self-righteous Stephen did in Acts. Acts 7:51 9:21
"O ye wicked and ye perverse generation ..." 13:29