4 Oct 09Neil Holland1 I Can be Like Nephi Nephi overcame his challenges in the desert by turning to the Lord for help

4 Oct 09Neil Holland2 Bisha Khamis Mushayt NHM ATIM Nephi’s conversion Bountiful

4 Oct 09Neil Holland3 Mt Souda – Neil & Pat with Eliot, Jeremy, and Alanna

4 Oct 09Neil Holland4 Transportation has changed …

4 Oct 09Neil Holland5 Taking pictures of men was OK

4 Oct 09Neil Holland6 A mud home near an oasis

4 Oct 09Neil Holland7 Water yields civilization 4 Oct 09Neil Holland 7

4 Oct 09Neil Holland8 Rock – a plentiful natural resource

4 Oct 09Neil Holland9 Al Badr Jabal Musa 4 Oct 09Neil Holland 9 Valley of Lemuel? River Laman?

4 Oct 09Neil Holland10 The “more fertile parts of the wilderness” were few and far between

4 Oct 09Neil Holland11 Nephi’s first recorded spiritual experience 1 Nephi 2:16 “… I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.”

4 Oct 09Neil Holland12 Frankincense Trail

4 Oct 09Neil Holland13 The more fertile parts of the wilderness … in the “borders” near the Red Sea

4 Oct 09Neil Holland14 Cultivation in the mountains

4 Oct 09Neil Holland15 A crisis of food 1 Nephi 16 “… I did break my bow … of fine steel (and) my brethren … their bows having lost their springs … we could obtain no food … our families … did suffer for the want of food … my father (and they all) began to murmur against the Lord …”

4 Oct 09Neil Holland16 Nephi leads the family through his faith “I Nephi, did make out of wood a bow, and … an arrow …” “I said unto my father: Whither shall I go to obtain food?” “I did go forth up into the top of the mountain (and) did slay wild beasts …” “I did obtain food for our families.”

4 Oct 09Neil Holland17 Finding wood for Nephi’s bow took - Faith - Scripture Study - Prayer - Work

4 Oct 09Neil Holland18 Neil Holland Bisha Khamis Mushayt NHM ATIM Bountiful

4 Oct 09Neil Holland19 Atim - Wild Olive Matt Fortner and Neil Holland are led to wood for “Geoos wa sahm” by a Saudi man who knew the names of all the trees and their attributes Neil Holland19

4 Oct 09Neil Holland20 “False” Atim We had to get a photo taken but could not find a real Atim Sister Holland used the Nephi method - prayer! Neil Holland20

4 Oct 09Neil Holland21 “True” Atim Sister Holland found the largest Atim I had seen – through the prayer of faith Neil Holland 21

4 Oct 09Neil Holland22 We are no different than Nephi We all have our crises in life … Nephi had his in the desert … We have ours where ever we live … We can overcome through faith in God, prayer, and righteous leadership