Hard See also Hardheartedness; Harsh Laman1 and Lemuel speak hard words unto younger brothers, 1Â Ne. 3:28. Lehi1 spoke many things that were hard to understand, 1Â Ne. 15:3. guilty take truth to be hard, 1Â Ne. 16:2. words of truth are hard against all uncleanness, 2Â Ne. 9:40. Nephites seek to destroy Samuel the Lamanite because his words are hard against them, Hel. 14:10. men know not how hard their suffering will be to bear, D&C 19:15. teachers to see there is no hardness with each other among members, D&C 20:54.