A brief explanation about the book of Mormon
The book of Mormon is a sacred record of people in ancient America and was engraved upon sheets of metal four kinds of metal record plates are spoken off in the book itself.
One, the plates of Nephi which were of two kinds, the small plates and the large plates.
The former were more particularly devoted to the spiritual matters in the ministry and teachings of the prophets, while the latter were occupied mostly by a secular history of the people concerned (first Nephi 9, 2 through 4)
From the time of Messiah, however, the large plates also included items of major spiritual importance.
Two, the plates of Mormon which consists of an abridgment by Mormon from the large plates of Nephi with many commentaries.
These plates also contained a continuation of the history by Mormon and editions by his son Moroni.
Three, the plates of 以瑟 which present a history of the Jaredites.
This record was abridged by Moroni who incidents of his own and incorporated the record with the general history under the title book of 以瑟.
Four, the plates of brass brought by the people of Lehi from Jerusalem in 600 BC, these contained the five books of Moses and also a record of the Jews from the beginning down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, and also the prophecies of the holy prophet. (first Nephi 5, 11 through 13)
Many quotations from these plates citing Isaiah and other biblical and nonbiblical prophets appear in the book of Mormon.
The book of Mormon comprises 15 main parts or divisions known with one exception as books.
Each designated by the name of its principal author.
the first portion the first six books ending with Omni is a translation from the small plates of Nephi.
Between the books of Omni and Mosiah is an insert called the words of Mormon.
This insert connects the record engraved in the small plates with Mormon abridgment of the large plates.
The longest portion from Mosiah to Mormon, chapter 7 inclusive, is a translation of Mormons abridgment of the large plates of Nephi.
The concluding portion from Mormon chapter 8 to the end of the volume, was engraved by Mormon’s son Moroni who after finishing the record of his father’s life, made an abridgment if the Jaredites record as the book of 以瑟, and later added the parts known as the book of Moroni.
In or about the year AD 421, Moroni, the last of the Nephi prophet-historians, sealed the sacred record and hit it up unto the Lord to brought forth in the latter days as predicted by the voice of God through his ancient prophets.
In AD 1823, this same Moroni then resurrected personage visited the prophet Joseph Smith and subsequently delivered the engraved plates to him.
About this addition, some minor errors in the texts have been perpetuated in the past edition of the book of Mormon.
This edition contains corrections that seem appropriate to bring the material into conformity with prepublication manuscripts and early editions edited by the prophet Joseph Smith.
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