Verse 12 states that the writings on the gold plates were
published throughout the land while Helaman, Jr. had possession of them. This appears to have happened after large
numbers of Nephites migrated to the north and to the sea. Those who remained in Zarahemla and its
vicinity, which is where the rest of our story will take place, would have had
access to at least as much of the Book of Mormon as we have now read. We will see a great conversion of the
Lamanites in the chapters to come. Did
access to the writings of these prophets in the Western Hemisphere make that
missionary work easier? We will also see
a great wickedness among the Nephites to whom these writings were published. How vital it must be to study the scriptures we have!
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