1 Nephi 1: 17

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THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI
HIS REIGN AND MINISTRY

CHAPTER 1

17 But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold, I make an ^aabridgment of the record of my ^bfather, upon ^cplates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my ^dfather then will I make an account of mine own life.

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17a	1 Ne. 9: 2 (2-5). 2 And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates, behold they are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the history of my people; for the ^aplates upon which I make a full account of my people I have given the name of Nephi; wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi. Enos 1: 13 (13, 15-18). 13 And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of him—that if it should so be, that my people, the Nephites, should fall into transgression, and by any means be ^adestroyed, and the Lamanites should not be ^bdestroyed, that the Lord God would ^cpreserve a record of my people, the Nephites; even if it so be by the power of his holy arm, that it might be ^dbrought forth at some future day unto the Lamanites, that, perhaps, they might be ^ebrought unto salvation— TG Scriptures, Writing of.
b	1 Ne. 6: 1 (1-3). 1 And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in ^athis part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after upon these ^bplates which I am ^cwriting; for it is given in the record which has been kept by my ^dfather; wherefore, I do not write it in this work. 1 Ne. 8: 29 (29-30). 29 And now I, Nephi, do not speak ^aall the words of my father. 1 Ne. 19: 1 (1-6). 1 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded me, wherefore I did make plates of ore that I might engraven upon them the ^arecord of my people. And upon the plates which I made I did ^bengraven the record of my ^cfather, and also our journeyings in the wilderness, and the prophecies of my father; and also many of mine own prophecies have I engraven upon them.
c	1 Ne. 10: 15. 15 And after this manner of language did my father prophesy and speak unto my brethren, and also many more things which I do not write in this book; for I have written as many of them as were expedient for me in mine ^aother book.
d	2 Ne. 4: 14. 14 For I, Nephi, was constrained to speak unto them, according to his word; for I had spoken many things unto them, and also my father, before his death; many of which sayings are written upon mine ^aother plates; for a more history part are written upon mine other plates. 2 Ne. 5: 33 (29-33). 33 And if my people desire to know the more particular part of the history of my people they must search mine ^aother ^bplates. D&C 10: 42. 42 And behold, you shall publish it as the record of Nephi; and thus I will ^aconfound those who have altered my words.