All things bear record · 2 Nephi

2 Nephi 5

0 witnesses of Christ here, and 3 further echoes from the reading.

Law of Moses pointing to Christ

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. 2 Nephi 5:10

The Nephites kept the law of Moses, which the Book of Mormon teaches was a type pointing their souls to Christ. They kept it while looking forward to Him.

A readingEchoAn ordinance that points to Him

Liahona

And I, Nephi, had also brought the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass; and also the ball, or compass, which was prepared for my father by the hand of the Lord, according to that which is written. 2 Nephi 5:12

Nephi carries the Liahona to the new land. Alma later declares it a type: as the compass led Lehi to the promised land, the words of Christ lead us to eternal life.

A readingProphecy or typeAn object that is a type of Him

Jehovah

And the Lord God said unto me: They shall be a scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in remembrance of me; and inasmuch as they will not remember me, and hearken unto my words, they shall scourge them even unto destruction. 2 Nephi 5:25

The Lord God who speaks to Nephi and wants His people to remember Him is Jehovah, the premortal Christ.

A readingJehovah — the LORDHe speaks in the first person