They Are Choice Unto Me
In the short book The Words of Mormon , Mormon explained why he was going to include the small plates directly with his record. He wrote, “I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi. And the things which are upon these plates pleasing me, because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers knowing that many of them have been fulfilled; yea, and I also know that as many things as have been prophesied concerning us down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond this day must surely come to pass.” He added, “I shall take these plates, which contain these prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of my record, for they are choice unto me; and I know they will be choice unto my brethren” (Words of Mormon 1:4, 6). His comments invite us to ask ourselves if the words of the beginning books of the Book of Mormon (i.e. that came...