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::….when on a night in September, 1823, as Joseph was praying for forgiveness, he beheld a second vision. A shining being, who announced his name as Nephi, told Joseph that God had a work for him to accomplish, and that his name would be blessed and accursed through all nations of the earth…. | ::….when on a night in September, 1823, as Joseph was praying for forgiveness, he beheld a second vision. A shining being, who announced his name as Nephi, told Joseph that God had a work for him to accomplish, and that his name would be blessed and accursed through all nations of the earth…. | ||
− | Once again, all of these examples trace back to the [[ | + | Once again, all of these examples trace back to the [[Moroni%27s_visit/Nephi_or_Moroni#Sources_which_mention_Nephi|initial scribal error]]. It is interesting to note that most were in England, demonstrating that access to all materials was not easy in the early Church. |
One other account refers to an angel, but it is not the same event that Joseph described as coming from Moroni: | One other account refers to an angel, but it is not the same event that Joseph described as coming from Moroni: | ||
:1888 ''Historical Record 7'' (1888): 621 [JC Whitmer: interview with Andrew Jenson] “I have heard my grandmother (Mary M. Whitmer) say on several occasions that she was shown the plates of the Book of Mormon by an holy angel, whom she always called Brother Nephi.” | :1888 ''Historical Record 7'' (1888): 621 [JC Whitmer: interview with Andrew Jenson] “I have heard my grandmother (Mary M. Whitmer) say on several occasions that she was shown the plates of the Book of Mormon by an holy angel, whom she always called Brother Nephi.” |
Later copies of "Nephi" in place of "Moroni"
Once again, all of these examples trace back to the initial scribal error. It is interesting to note that most were in England, demonstrating that access to all materials was not easy in the early Church.
One other account refers to an angel, but it is not the same event that Joseph described as coming from Moroni:
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