Knowing What is Right

"1 Behold, it came to pass that I, Omni, being commanded by my father, Jarom, that I should write somewhat upon these plates, to preserve our genealogy—

2 Wherefore, in my days, I would that ye should know that I fought much with the sword to preserve my people, the Nephites, from falling into the hands of their enemies, the Lamanites. But behold, I of myself am a wicked man, and I have not kept the statutes and the commandments of the Lord as I ought to have done.

 3 And it came to pass that two hundred and seventy and six years had passed away, and we had many seasons of peace; and we had many seasons of serious war and bloodshed. Yea, and in fine, two hundred and eighty and two years had passed away, and I had kept these plates according to the commandments of my fathers; and I conferred them upon my son Amaron. And I make an end." (Omni 1:1-3)

I actually think this is a great example of the Lord preserving the plates as He was asked to do by earlier writers. Enos talked a lot about how he wanted to protect and pass down the plates, and the Lord told him that Enos was not the first person to wish for that.

Here is the part that I think is interesting. Omni, the son of Jarom, was not the greatest guy. He did recognize (with help from the Holy Ghost) that he was wicked, but yet he still knew what he needed to do and followed that.