From your link:
Mormon, a prophet and military leader who lived at the end of the nephite era (c. A.D. 385), was the penultimate custodian of the records of earlier Nephite prophets and rulers. In particular, he had the large plates of Nephi, which were the official Nephite chronicle and which he was commanded to continue (Morm. 1:4). He later made his own plates of Mormon, on which he compiled an abridgment of the large plates of Nephi (W of M 1:3-5; 3 Ne. 5:9-10), which covered 985 years of Nephite history, from Lehi's day to his. The large plates drew on still earlier records and the writings of various prophets and frequently included various source materials such as letters, blessings, discourses, and memoirs.
After Mormon had completed his abridgment through the reign of King Benjamin (c. 130 B.C.), he discovered the small plates of Nephi, a separate history of the same time period focusing on the spiritual events of those years and quoting extensively from the plates of brass. Inspired to add the small plates of Nephi to his own record, Mormon inserted a brief explanation for the double account of early Nephite history (W of M 1:2-9).
See, I don't think this guy interpreted what happened exactly right.
After Mormon had completed his abridgment through the reign of King Benjamin (c. 130 B.C.), he discovered the small plates of Nephi
This is how it is worded, but not how it is to be understood. Why? Because Mormon was about to deliver up the complete abridgememnt to Moroni. He discovered the Small Plates AFTER he was done with the complete abridgement. The times listed in the text say it must be so. He discovered the Small Plates after the battle of Cumorah, right before he was about to give Moroni his abridgement.
It wasn't, "I was about to give Moroni my abridgement when I discovered the Small Plates of Nephi, so I included those. And, by the way, I abridged from King Benjamin to Nephi, son of Nephi, before I decided to give them to him." That doesn't make sense. If he was "about to [give them] to Moroni," then he had his abridgememnt completed and was just adding his own words to finish the record of his people.
Inspired to add the small plates of Nephi to his own record, Mormon inserted a brief explanation for the double account of early Nephite history
There is no double account of Nephi through Amaleki, which is what is contained on the Small Plates of Nephi... is there? I don't see a double account from Nephi to Amaleki. Someone needs to point it out to me, or explain what double account I am missing. This is the very one I claim Mormon pulled out when he inserted the Small Plates of Nephi. Unless someone can show me where it is duplicated...
Last edited by Justice; 12-12-2008 at 11:30 PM.
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