1 Nephi 13:20-24

It is Nephi's turn now to see a book in vision (compare with 1 Nephi 1:11). But this book is a little different, and we know what this book is. At least I hope that we esteem this book to be of great worth and feel that the stories therein are worth knowing. Here are the clues that were given to Nephi by the angel. (1) The gentiles prospered after the Revolutionary War and this book was carried forth among them; (2) it has a great meaning (if the angel asks Nephi about the meaning thereof); (3) it came forth out of the mouth of a Jew; (4) it is a record of the Jews and contains the covenants of the Lord which He made unto the House of Israel; (5) it contains many prophesies of the holy prophets; (6) it is a record like unto the plates of brass (the ones Nephi and his brothers brought out of Jerusalem, but this book is smaller because is says that there aren't as many engravings as the plates of brass); (7) it is of great worth unto the Gentiles; (8) when it proceeded forth out of the mouth of a Jew, it contained the fullness of the gospel; and (9) this fullness came from the record of the twelve apostles. Give up? Well, it's the Bible! The next verses go into more detail about this record. But we should realize its divine origin and understand its history which will be given in the next part of Nephi's vision.