{"book":"1-nephi","chapter":6,"edition":"paraphrase","verses":[{"number":1,"content":"I, Nephi, won’t be listing my family tree here. In fact, I won’t put it anywhere on these plates I’m writing. My father already recorded all that in his book, so there’s no need for me to repeat it."},{"number":2,"content":"It’s enough to say we’re descendants of Joseph."},{"number":3,"content":"I’m not going to write out every detail of my father’s life—there isn’t room on these plates anyway. I need the space to write about God."},{"number":4,"content":"My whole purpose is this: I want to convince people to come to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and find salvation."},{"number":5,"content":"So I won’t write things just to impress the world. I’ll only write what pleases God and helps those who seek something beyond this world."},{"number":6,"content":"I’ll tell my children the same thing: Don’t fill these plates with things that don’t matter. Write only what will help people."}],"paragraphing":{"paragraphBreaks":[{"verseNumber":4,"position":"before_verse","sortOrder":1}],"headings":[{"verseNumber":1,"position":"before_verse","text":"Why I Write What I Write","level":3,"sortOrder":1}]},"audio":"https://archive.org/download/bofm-paraphrase-audio/1-nephi-6.mp3"}