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INSCRIBED PLATES Beginning with Nephi , various people in the ''Book of Mormon'' were charged with keeping a record of the secular and sacred history of the Nephites. These records were inscribed on metal plates. The record keeper was usually a Prophet , although there are some minor authors who were not. For some portion of the ''Book of Mormon'' history the records were kept by Nephite rulers, either kings or chief judges, many of whom were also prophets. There were several sets of plates that constituted the record of the Nephites. Some of the plates are specifically mentioned in the ''Book of Mormon'', including the Brass Plates of Laban , the history of the Jaredite s, and the large and small Plates Of Nephi . According to the ''Book of Mormon'', Mormon, one of the last of the Nephites, abridged the record, writing on plates of gold. Mormon states that he took his account primarily from the large plates of Nephi, but he also included the small plates of Nephi, unabridged. Mormon's son, believe that Moroni, as an angel, appeared to Joseph Smith in 1823 and directed him to where the plates were hidden. According to Joseph Smith's account, this was the Hill Cumorah , near Palmyra, New York. MANUSCRIPT TITLE The ''Book of Mormon'' is sometimes published as ''The Record of the Nephites''. It is also called ''The Nephite Record'' and ''The Stick of Joseph'', depending on the publisher. ''Stick of Joseph'' is a reference to the verses in the King James Version Of The Bible , Book Of Ezekiel chapter 37, where the ''Record of the Nephites'' is thought to be prophesied by the Latter Day Saint Movement . Typically, such titles indicate that the text is from an unedited copy of the first edition, published 1830 by Egbert Grandin in Palmyra, New York . SEE ALSO |
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