The first few books of the Book of Mormon come straight from the small plates of Nephi. The Lord actually commands him to make two sets of plates, one that is more of a history, and one that is for a record of the ministry. The small plates are the ones that Nephi makes to keep a record of the ministry. In other places in his record, he talks about these plates being reserved for the most precious things and things like that.
Nephi didn't know why the Lord told him to make another set of plates, but he trusted the Lord's commandments and knew that for some reason, which presumably is a "wise purpose" (because come on, everything the Lord does is for a wise purpose, right?), and he made them and kept them diligently.
All I know is that the Book of Mormon and its teachings have changed countless lives. People and generations are different because of the contents of these plates that Nephi made. In fact, I am different because of them.
I know the Book of Mormon is true, and I am very glad that Nephi was as faithful as he was, both as an example, and also to provide some very wonderful, inspiring content to shaper our lives.
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