Progression of Faith (05/04/2019)

Progression of Nephites' Faith and Converstion

Verse 2 He says he perceives they are weak and cannot understand. (Note that spiritual things are understood by the spirit of the person; the degree of the person's faith correlates to the degree they can undersstand spiritual things.)

Verse 8 He says their faith is sufficient that he should heal them.

Verse 14 He says to the Father he is troubled by the lack of faith of the House of Israel - generalized sounding terms.

Verse 15 He prays marvelous things to the Father for them.

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Verse 16-17 they express the internal conversion experience they had.
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Verse 20 He says they are blessed because of their faith, and that his joy is full because of them.

The progression of their faith did not happen after they saw the ill and lame healed, in verses 9-10.  It came after he blessed their children and prayed for them.

The point is that it was not a physical thing they saw that converted them.  It was a spiritual thing they felt that converted them.