Ether 1:3

And as I suppose that the first part of this record, which speaketh concerning the creation of the world, and also of Adam, and an account from that time even to the great tower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the Jews,

I think the first part of this record talks about when God created the world. It also tells about Adam and everything that happened from his time until people built the great tower. The Jews already have those stories.

The first part of this record talks about the creation of the world, about Adam, and everything that happened among people from Adam’s time up until the great tower. I figure the Jews already have all that,