possessed the Promised Land did so in a covenant relationship with God. If the people were righteous, they would be blessed in the land. If they lived in iniquity, they would be cursed. Then, if they did not repent, they would ultimately be destroyed—as were the Jaredites. This prospect of blessing and disciplinary cursing in the Book of Mormon creates a spiritual cycle. When the people obeyed God, they prospered. Over time, their material blessing made them proud, and they forgot God. As a result,