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THIRD NEPHI
THE BOOK OF NEPHI
THE SON OF NEPHI, WHO WAS THE SON OF HELAMAN

CHAPTER 1

2 And ^aNephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son ^bNephi, who was his eldest son, concerning the ^cplates of brass, and ^dall the records which had been kept, and all those things which had been kept sacred from the departure of Lehi out of Jerusalem.

Footnotes

2a	Hel. 3: 21 (20-21) 21 And it came to pass that he had two sons. He gave unto the eldest the name of ^aNephi, and unto the youngest, the name of ^bLehi. And they began to grow up unto the Lord.
b	3 Ne. 7: 15 (15, 20, 23) 15 And it came to pass that ^aNephi—having been visited by angels and also the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen angels, and being eye-witness, and having had power given unto him that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being eye-witness to their quick return from righteousness unto their wickedness and abominations;
c	Alma 37: 3 (3-12) 3 And these ^aplates of brass, which contain these engravings, which have the records of the holy scriptures upon them, which have the ^bgenealogy of our forefathers, even from the beginning— Alma 63: 12 (1, 11-14) 12 Now behold, all those ^aengravings which were in the possession of Helaman were written and sent forth among the children of men throughout all the land, save it were those parts which had been commanded by Alma should ^bnot go forth.
d	Alma 50: 38. 38 Nevertheless, he had refused Alma to take possession of those ^arecords and those things which were esteemed by Alma and his fathers to be most sacred; therefore Alma had conferred ^bthem upon his son, Helaman.