" ▁or ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁However , ▁Lam an ▁and ▁Lem uel ▁do ▁not ▁think ▁he ▁should , ▁saying , ▁" O ur ▁brother ▁is ▁a ▁fool , ▁for ▁he ▁think eth ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁build ▁a ▁ship ; ▁ye a , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁think eth ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁cross ▁these ▁great ▁waters ." ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁proceed ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁throw ▁Ne phi ▁into ▁the ▁depth s ▁of ▁the ▁sea ; ▁however , ▁Ne phi ▁commands ▁them ▁not ▁to . ▁He ▁does ▁this ▁by ▁saying , ▁" In ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Al m ight y ▁God , ▁I ▁command ▁you ▁that ▁ye ▁touch ▁me ▁not , ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁filled ▁with ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁God , ▁even ▁unto ▁the ▁cons uming ▁of ▁my ▁flesh ; ▁and ▁wh oso ▁shall ▁lay ▁his ▁hands ▁upon ▁me ▁shall ▁with er ▁even ▁as ▁a ▁d ried ▁re ed ; ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁as ▁n aught ▁before ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁God , ▁for ▁God ▁shall ▁sm ite ▁him ." ▁The ▁land ▁of ▁B ount iful ▁where ▁this ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁occurred ▁is ▁somewhere ▁along ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁present - day ▁D h uf ar , ▁O man . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁the ▁Prom ised ▁Land , ▁Temple , ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Ne ph ites , ▁and ▁death ▁▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁Le hi ▁died , ▁leaving ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁their ▁col ony ▁in ▁Ne phi ' s ▁hands . ▁His ▁brothers ▁Lam an ▁and