Humility (1 Nephi 15-16)

When Lehi told his family of his dream his sons had two different reactions. Nephi prayed to the Lord to understand what his father had taught. Laman and Lemuel argued about the vision and its meaning. Nephi heard them arguing and asked what they were arguing about. They replied that they did not understand their father's words and were trying to understand his teachings. Nephi asked them if they had asked God for the meaning and they answered, "We have not; for the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us."
They would not humble themselves enough to ask the Lord, so they did not have the knowledge that Nephi had. Nephi began to teach them and they replied to his teaching with, "Thou hast declared unto us hard things, more than we are able to bear." Nephi rebuked them and said that if they followed the commandments, then his teachings would not be hard.
Later Nephi broke his fine steel bow while hunting and the family was left without a weapon for hunting. As they suffered from lack of food, the family complained. Even Lehi began to complain to the Lord because of their trials. Nephi did not complain, but found wood and straight sticks and made a bow and arrows. Then he went to his father, Lehi, and asked where he should hunt.
Even though Lehi had complained against the Lord, Nephi knew that Lehi was the prophet of God chosen to lead the group. Nephi was humble enough to ask his father for guidance. Lehi was chastened by the Lord, but was shown where to find food. Because Nephi and Lehi humbled themselves, they were able to feed the family.
If we want the blessings of heaven, we need to humble ourselves enough to ask God for understanding of his teachings and to follow his commandments and his prophets.

Motivation (1 Nephi 13)

After Nephi saw the vision that his father saw, he also was shown things that were to come. Nephi saw many things, but one of the things he saw was a great church that did all kinds of evil deeds. This church killed tortured, lied to, and enslaved those who would follow Christ. Nephi was told by an angel,

"Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church.
"And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God, and bring them down to captivity."

All these evils came due to the love of riches and worldly fame. These are two of the tools the devil uses to convince us to do his will. How much do these two tools influence you? Can money or peer-pressure convince you to do things you would not otherwise do? Are you motivated by good or by evil influences?