1 Nephi 19:8 - 9

And behold he cometh, according to the words of the angel, in six hundred years from the time my father left Jerusalem.

And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him; and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his long-suffering towrds the children of men.

Nephi's Testimony

Nephi and his brothers. Image taken from http://www.lds.org/hf/art/display/1,16842,4218-1-3-90,00.html

Nephi was one of Lehi's sons. Unlike his two older brothers, Nephi sought to understand the things which his father had prophesied unto them, especially his prophecies concerning the coming of the Saviour. Because of his faith and dilligence, the Lord made him ruler and teacher over his older brethren (1 Nephi 3:29), and he was privileged to see the whole ministry of the Savior in a vision (1 Nephi 11 - 12). Although he had to suffer much persecution from his older brothers during his life, he never lost faith and remained true and faithful to the end. His prophecies concerning Jesus Christ and the testimony he has of the Atonement help strengthen our knowledge and faith in Jesus Christ...