Although this verse is by far the most read verse in history, I am going to try and shed a little new light on it. I actually REALLY enjoyed reading this verse. The first phrase, "having been born of goodly parents" is really interesting. I would have brushed over a few things if it weren't for the footnotes. Born is its own footnote for whatever reason. The footnote takes you to the topical guide for birthright. Knowing what is coming I actually think that it is really important to Nephi that he states that he is actually born of his parents and not adopted or something. I think this will play very much into things as we see that his older brothers don't quite live up to their birthright. I will be honest, birthright is something that has always confused me a little but I am excited to learn more about it as we crawl through the Book of Mormon. Then comes Goodly Parents. They are actually two separate footnotes! I thought for sure it was considered a phrase. The ...