Four Plus Four

Nephi sees in vision the land of promise; the righteousness, iniquity, and downfall of its inhabitants; the coming of the Lamb of God among them; how the Twelve Disciples and the Twelve Apostles will judge Israel; and the loathsome and filthy state of those who dwindle in unbelief. About 600–592 B.C.

Preface to 1 Nephi Chapter 12.

What makes a people great and good

always has been understood;

They worship God and seek his law,

and do good works with humble awe.

And if they lose their sanity

through sin and foolish vanity,

then dust and ashes are their fate

as sure as four plus four makes eight.