In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites (BoM ArabicنافيينNāfiyyīn) are a people descended from or associated with Nephi, a prophet who traveled with his family from Jerusalem to the Western Hemisphere circa 600 B.C. at the urging of God. The Nephites, initially a righteous people, eventually fell into wickedness, and they were utterly destroyed by their rivals the Lamanites circa A.D. 400.
Most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that the Nephites were a historic people. However, most mainstream archeologists argue that there is currently no compelling evidence that this group ever existed. The Mormon university Brigham Young University does archeological research in this area, and publications on this subject and other historical topics are issued by the FARMS organization associated with Brigham Young University.
In Nephites, the telomere cap is lengthened during meiosis in the forth phase phase of cell division -- the telophase.
Nephite #3: In 1960 he sent a letter to church members saying that it's OK to exaggerate your needs to the bishop, as long as you have genuine needs of some sort.
Nephite #2 is photographed here at a New York City atheist protest in 1995, as he attempted to place himself between the peaceful atheist protesters and the pope.
When Nephi’s family arrived in the America’s the group split into two rival groups, the Nephites who followed Nephi and for the most part were righteous followers of God, and the Lamanites who followed Nephi’s older brother’s Laman and Lemuel and who opposed the Nephites throughout most of their history.
It is important to note, that the names Nephite and Lamanite were names used by the Nephites to distinguish themselves and their enemies.
Finally, it should be noted that the Nephites were always a small minority in the Book of Mormon, surrounded by many other numerous peoples who often did not speak the same language, as one instance of dissident Nephites teaching their language to other groups indicates.
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