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I Have a Question: If both the Lamanites and the Nephites became wicked in the end, why was one group destroyed while the Lord allowed the other to remain?

TitleI Have a Question: If both the Lamanites and the Nephites became wicked in the end, why was one group destroyed while the Lord allowed the other to remain?
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1990
AuthorsCottam, William
MagazineEnsign
Volume20
Issue Number6
Pagination15
Date PublishedJune 1990
KeywordsLamanite; Nephite; Prophecy; Wickedness
Abstract

The wickedness of the Nephites exceeded that of the Lamanites. The Nephites were cursed if they turned from the Lord. The Lamanites, wicked because of the traditions of their fathers, would be blessed with the gospel in the latter-days.
URLhttps://www.lds.org/ensign/1990/06/i-have-a-question/i-have-a-question?lang=eng

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