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*'''The Small Plates of Nephi''': The books of 1st and 2nd Nephi, sometimes referred to as the "small" plates of Nephi, were written by Nephi many years after the events they describe happened, when Nephi was an old man. They are actually the second record that Nephi made, the first being a "large" set of plates. The small plates of Nephi record the more spiritual aspects of Nephi's ministry. When Mormon was editing and compiling the Book of Mormon he did not intend for the small plates of Nephi (1st and 2nd Nephi) to be a part of his book. They ended up in the Book of Mormon because the Book of Lehi, which was Mormon's summary of the same events, went missing with Martin Harris. The Lord inspired Nephi to make that second, smaller, record, and we are very grateful he did or we would not know the story of Nephi. | *'''The Small Plates of Nephi''': The books of 1st and 2nd Nephi, sometimes referred to as the "small" plates of Nephi, were written by Nephi many years after the events they describe happened, when Nephi was an old man. They are actually the second record that Nephi made, the first being a "large" set of plates. The small plates of Nephi record the more spiritual aspects of Nephi's ministry. When Mormon was editing and compiling the Book of Mormon he did not intend for the small plates of Nephi (1st and 2nd Nephi) to be a part of his book. They ended up in the Book of Mormon because the Book of Lehi, which was Mormon's summary of the same events, went missing with Martin Harris. The Lord inspired Nephi to make that second, smaller, record, and we are very grateful he did or we would not know the story of Nephi. | ||
− | **Illustration: | + | **Illustration:[http://byustudies.byu.edu/book_of_mormon_charts/charts/13.aspx "Book of Mormon Plates and Records"] |
− | ** | + | **Grant R. Hardy and Robert E. Parsons,[http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=51&chapid=426 "Plates and Records in the Book of Mormon"] in ''To All the World'' |
− | ** | + | **John W. Welch,[http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=98&chapid=1051 "When Did Nephi Write the Small Plates?"] in ''Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon'' (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999) |
− | + | **John W. Welch,[http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=98&chapid=1052 "Why Nephi Wrote the Small Plates: Serving Practical Needs"] in ''Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon'' (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999) | |
− | ** | + | **David E. Sloan,[http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=98&chapid=1047 "The Book of Lehi and the Plates of Lehi"] in ''Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon'' (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999) |
− | **Brant Gardner, | + | **Brant Gardner,[http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/review/?vol=21&num=1&id=759 "Mormon's Editorial Method and Meta-Message"] ''FARMS Review'' 21/1 (2009):83-105 |
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