"I had been blessed of the Lord"

1. 1 Ne. 3: 8
   8 And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words he was exceedingly glad, for he knew that I had been blessed of the Lord.
2. 1 Ne. 16: 8
   8 And thus my father had fulfilled all the commandments of the Lord which had been given unto him. And also, I, Nephi, had been blessed of the Lord exceedingly.