The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 5:21

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And we had obtained the record which the Lord had commanded us, and searched them and found that they were desirable; yea, even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.

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And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us, and searched them and found that they were desirable; yea, even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.

Simple English

We had gotten the record the Lord told us to get. We searched it and found it was good for us. It was very valuable to us because we could use it to teach the Lord’s commandments to our children.

Paraphrase

We got the records the Lord commanded us to get. When we studied them, we found they were valuable—incredibly valuable—because they would help us teach God’s commandments to our children.