2 Nephi 33

Nephi gives a powerful closing testimony in this chapter. He speaks of the charity he has for all men and that he has hope for all as long as they reconcile themselves unto Christ and walk the narrow path that leads back to Him. He declares that his words will stand as a testimony against all that will not partake of the goodness of God and bids them an everlasting farewell. I love how he uses the description, "I speak unto you as the voice of one crying from the dust." It makes me think of how Nephi was a real person, just like I am. He was really here on the earth and had much of the same physical struggles and the same basic spiritual battle that I am now experiencing. He loved, he hurt, he bled, he sweat, he cried, he laughed, he felt the Spirit, and he felt grief over his own weaknesses. What an amazing experience when we realize that these men and women of the scriptures were men and women just like we are! It makes it all so much more personal somehow.