▁returned ▁to ▁L aban ' s ▁house ▁and ▁ordered ▁Z or am , ▁one ▁of ▁L aban ' s ▁servants , ▁to ▁bring ▁him ▁the ▁Pl ates ▁of ▁Br ass . ▁He ▁then ▁led ▁Z or am ▁back ▁to ▁where ▁his ▁brothers ▁were ▁hiding . ▁Lam an , ▁Lem uel ▁and ▁Sam , ▁seeing ▁Ne phi ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁L aban ▁were ▁afraid ▁and ▁turned ▁to ▁fle e . ▁Ne phi ▁called ▁out ▁to ▁them . ▁When ▁Z or am ▁saw ▁Ne phi ' s ▁brothers , ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁run , ▁but ▁Ne phi ▁stopped ▁him . ▁Ne phi ▁promised ▁Z or am ▁" that ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁free ▁man ▁like ▁unto ▁us ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁with ▁us ," ▁to ▁which ▁Z or am ▁agreed . ▁ ▁E ight ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁and ▁flight ▁to ▁the ▁Prom ised ▁Land ▁ ▁Ne phi ▁spent ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness , ▁facing ▁many ▁hard ships , ▁including ▁the ▁breaking ▁of ▁his ▁bow ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁obtain ▁food , ▁and ▁Ne phi ' s ▁elder ▁brothers ▁Lam an ▁and ▁Lem uel ▁reb elling ▁against ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁Le hi . ▁Ne phi ' s ▁reb elli ous ▁older ▁brothers ▁attempted ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁on ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁B ount iful , ▁Ne phi ▁is ▁commanded ▁by ▁God ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁ship ▁and ▁sail ▁to ▁the ▁" Prom ised ▁Land