In the very first verse of today’s reading, 1 Nephi 22, Nephi’s brothers seek to know whether the Isaianic prophecies that he’s just read to them from the plates of brass are intended literally, physically, or whether they’re intended “spiritually,” as a metaphor. He assures them that they will be fulfilled — and were intended to be taken — both spiritually and physically. They will literally come to pass. There are, of course, metaphors throughout the scriptures. There are... Read more