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Who Kept the Records in the Book of Mormon? (Overview)
Title
Who Kept the Records in the Book of Mormon? (Overview)
Publication Type
Chart
Year of Publication
1999
Authors
John W. Welch, Jasmin G. Rappleye (Primary), Welch, John W. (Primary), and Welch, Greg (Primary)
Number
2-16
Publisher
Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
City
Provo, UT
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Abstract
Genealogical, historical, legal, and prophetic records of the Nephites were handed down in sacred trust, usually from father to son. Only four Nephite families kept the plates: Lehi's posterity mainly through Jacob, Mosiah's family, Alma and his long line of descendants, and Mormon and his son Moroni. As anthropologist John L. Sorenson has pointed out, the Book of Mormon is structured as a "lineage history."Subject Keywords
Record
Gold Plates
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