Words of Mormon 1: 5

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THE WORDS OF MORMON

CHAPTER 1

5 Wherefore, I chose ^athese things, to finish my ^brecord upon them, which remainder of my record I shall take from the ^cplates of Nephi; and I cannot write the ^dhundredth part of the things of my people.

Footnotes

5a	IE the things pleasing to him, mentioned in v. 4.
b	3 Ne. 5: 17 (14-18). 17 And then I do make a ^arecord of the things which I have seen with mine own eyes. Morm. 1: 1. 1 And now I, Mormon, make a ^arecord of the things which I have both seen and heard, and call it the ^bBook of Mormon.
c	1 Ne. 9: 2. 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.
d	Alma 13: 31. 31 And Alma spake many more words unto the people, which are not written in ^athis book. 3 Ne. 5: 8 (8-11). 8 And there had many things transpired which, in the eyes of some, would be great and marvelous; nevertheless, they cannot all be written in this book; yea, this book cannot contain even a ^ahundredth part of what was done among so many people in the space of twenty and five years; 3 Ne. 26: 6 (6-12). 6 And now there cannot be written in this book even a ^ahundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;