Words of Mormon 1:1

And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record which I have been making, into the hands of my son Moroni, behold I have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.

My name is Mormon. I am about to give the records I have been making to my son Moroni. I have seen almost all of my people, the Nephites, be destroyed.

I, Mormon, am about to pass this record on to my son Moroni. I’ve watched nearly my entire people—the Nephites—be destroyed.