0 Why did Nephi murder Laban?

Their tongues ... and their flesh shall fall from off their bones, and their eyes from their sockets ... And ... the beasts of the forest and the fowls of the air shall devour them. Doctrine & Covenants 29:19

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Why did Nephi murder Laban?


The Spirit made him do it.

I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban. 1 Nephi 4:10
The Spirit said unto me again: Slay him. 1 Nephi 4:12
It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief. 1 Nephi 4:13
I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban. 1 Nephi 4:10 The Spirit said unto me again: Slay him. 1 Nephi 4:12 It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief. 1 Nephi 4:13

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