Achieving unity, peace, and prosperity (Come, Follow Me)

We learn in 4 Nephi that following Jesus Christ can lead to real unity, peace, and prosperity for all:

Focusing on Jesus Christ …

• 2 The people were all converted unto the Lord….
• 12 They did
• walk after the commandments which they had received from their Lord and their God,
• continuing in fasting and prayer, and in 
• meeting together oft both to pray and to hear the word of the Lord.
• 15 The love of God … did dwell in the hearts of the people.

Leads to unity, peace, and prosperity …

• 2 There were no contentions and disputations among them, and 
• Every man did deal justly one with another.
• 3 They had all things common among them; therefore
• there were not rich and poor, bond and free, but 
• they were all made free, and partakers of the heavenly gift.
• 4 There still continued to be peace in the land.
• There were great and marvelous works wrought by the disciples of Jesus, … they did 
• heal the sick, and 
• raise the dead, and 
• cause 
• the lame to walk, and 
• the blind to receive their sight, and 
• the deaf to hear; and 
• 5 All manner of miracles did they work among the children of men … in the name of Jesus.
• 7 The Lord did prosper them exceedingly in the land
• They did build cities again where there had been cities burned.
• 10 The people of Nephi 
• did wax strong, and 
• did multiply exceedingly fast, and 
• became an exceedingly fair and delightsome people.
• 11 They were
• married, and given in marriage, and 
• blessed according to the multitude of the promises which the Lord had made unto them.
• 13 There was no contention among all the people, in all the land; but 
• There were mighty miracles wrought among the disciples of Jesus.
• 15 There was no contention in the land…. 
• 16 And there were no 
• envyings, nor 
• strifes, nor 
• tumults, nor 
• whoredoms, nor 
• lyings, nor 
• murders, nor 
• any manner of lasciviousness; and 
• Surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God.
• 17 There were no robbers, nor murderers…. 
• Neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites….
• They were in one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God.
• 18 And how blessed were they! For the Lord did bless them in all their doings; yea, even they were blessed and prospered….
• There was no contention in all the land.