The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 7:15

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And it came to pass that Nephi, having been visited by angels, and also by the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen angels, and being eyewitness, and having had power given unto him that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being eyewitness to their quick return from righteousness unto their wickedness and abominations;

Changes

And it came to pass that Nephi, —having been visited by angels, and also by the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen angels, and being eye-witness, and having had power given unto him that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being eye-witness to their quick return from righteousness unto their wickedness and abominations;

Simple English

Nephi had been visited by angels and also by the voice of the Lord. He had seen angels. He saw them with his own eyes. He had been given power to know about the work of Christ. He saw with his own eyes how quickly the people turned from doing right to doing wickedness and evil.

Paraphrase

Nephi had been visited by angels and had heard the Lord’s voice. He’d seen angels with his own eyes. He’d been given power to know about Christ’s ministry. And he’d witnessed with his own eyes how quickly the people had turned from righteousness back to wickedness and evil.