Helaman 5

Nephi called himself on a mission!

1 And it came to pass that in this same year, behold, Nephi delivered up the judgment-seat to a man whose name was Cezoram.
4 And it came to pass that Nephi had become weary because of their iniquity; and he yielded up the judgment-seat, and took it upon him to preach the word of God all the remainder of his days, and his brother Lehi also, all the remainder of his days;

He tied up his earthly affairs and went to work for God for the rest of his life. It impresses me greatly that this man of prestige and stature in the Nephite world would come down off his judgement seat and give it all up to go around door to door getting rejected because of the word of God. That type of condescension I think reflects that of the Savior when He came down from heaven as God of the universe to do the very same.

Missionary success like what Nephi and Lehi experienced hadn't been seen for a long time, since the days of Ammon and the sons of Mosiah:

19 Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites, to the convincing them, insomuch that there were eight thousand of the Lamanites who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about baptized unto repentance, and were convinced of the wickedness of the traditions of their fathers.

The following is an incredible description of the manner in which the Holy Ghost speaks to us:

28 And it came to pass that they were overshadowed with a cloud of darkness, and an awful solemn fear came upon them.
29 And it came to pass that there came a voice as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.
30 And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul—
31 And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse—
32 And behold the voice came again, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; and seek no more to destroy my servants. And it came to pass that the earth shook again, and the walls trembled.
33 And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvelous words which cannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.

 The Holy Ghost, the voice of God, has the power to speak directly to our hearts and souls.

And again, here is more:

45 And behold, the Holy Spirit of God did come down from heaven, and did enter into their hearts, and they were filled as if with fire, and they could speak forth marvelous words.
46 And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying:
47 Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in my Well Beloved, who was from the foundation of the world.
48 And now, when they heard this they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and angels came down out of heaven and ministered unto them.

The Spirit of God has great power to touch the hearts of God's children.

Let's not forget the reason this group of 300 people came to the prison for:

22 And after they had been cast into prison many days without food, behold, they went forth into the prison to take them that they might slay them.

And now, when they left the prison just a short time later:

50 And it came to pass that they did go forth, and did minister unto the people, declaring throughout all the regions round about all the things which they had heard and seen, insomuch that the more part of the Lamanites were convinced of them, because of the greatness of the evidences which they had received.

Seriously!? Is this not incredible? These people came with murderous intent! But they left full of the Spirit of God and missionary zeal. Truly God works in mysterious ways. Truly He preserves His chosen servants according to His will and pleasure. May I qualify for His divine protection through my faithfulness.

Helaman 5.