Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder.
Again, Nephi is talking to his brothers. He has been commanded to build a ship, and his Laman and Lemuel refuse to help in the work because they don't believe it's possible. It seems like Nephi is constantly teaching them.
A significant thing to notice about this verse is that remembering the Lord your God is personal. Nephi didn’t just say remember the Lord God, as in a general deity who may or may not be too busy to pay much attention to Laman and Lemuel personally. But by using the word your, Nephi automatically causes them to remember the personal experiences they’ve have with their God. He is their God because he has sent an angel to visit them. He is their God because he has spoken to them in a still small voice. He is their God because he has spoken to them in a voice of thunder when they were past feeling.
Each of us can and must remember the times God has spoken to us, whether in a still small voice or a voice of thunder. Each of us has likely also been visited by angels, whether in simply feeling the presence of one who has passed through the veil, or in receiving specific, powerful help from one on earth following the Spirit to help us, or even an actual visit from a heavenly messenger. I must remember that the Lord is my God, and I do that by remembering the specific times and ways in which he has interacted with me individually, one on one. It would be a good idea to write about each of those experiences. Most are too personal to share in a public forum such as this.
I will remember the Lord my God.
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