▁Lem uel ▁re bel led ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁and ▁the ▁col ony ▁split ▁into ▁two . ▁Ne phi ' s ▁follow ers ▁named ▁themselves ▁" Ne ph ites ", ▁while ▁the ▁others ▁were ▁dub bed ▁" L aman ites ". ▁Ne ph ites ▁separate ▁into ▁the ▁w ilder ness , ▁where ▁they ▁begin ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Ne phi . ▁Within ▁twenty ▁one ▁years ▁of ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁promised ▁land , ▁Ne phi ' s ▁people ▁construct ▁a ▁temple . ▁Under ▁Ne phi ' s ▁leadership ▁the ▁Ne ph ite ▁civil ization ▁prosper ed ▁despite ▁occas ional ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Lam an ites . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on , ▁Ne phi ▁was ▁rever ed ▁by ▁his ▁people . ▁Ne phi ' s ▁death ▁is ▁supposed ly ▁attributed ▁to ▁old ▁age . ▁Upon ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁keeping ▁the ▁sacred ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Jacob . ▁ ▁Te ach ings ▁▁ ▁Ne phi ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁several ▁major ▁contributions ▁to ▁M orm on ▁doctrine ▁and ▁teach ings . ▁After ▁his ▁father ▁received ▁his ▁V ision ▁of ▁the ▁Tree ▁of ▁Life , ▁Ne phi ▁received ▁a ▁similar ▁vision ▁and ▁recorded ▁it ▁in ▁more ▁detail , ▁including ▁an ▁interpretation ▁of ▁each ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁dream . ▁The ▁dream ▁and ▁Ne phi ' s ▁interpretation ▁are ▁quoted ▁often ▁by ▁L atter - Day ▁Sain ts . ▁Ne phi ▁also ▁saw ▁and ▁recorded ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁birth , ▁life