Jacob spoke many more things to my people at that time. But I have only written these things. What I have written is enough for me.
Nephi Loves Isaiah’s Words
I write more of the words of Isaiah. I love his words. I will use his words to teach my people. I will send them to all my children. He really saw my Savior, just as I have seen him. My brother Jacob has also seen him, just as I have. So I will send their words to my children. This will prove that my words are true. God has said: I will prove my word by three people. But God sends more people to tell the truth. He proves all his words.
Everything Points to Christ
I love proving to my people the truth that Christ is coming. That’s why God gave the law of Moses. All things that God has given to people from the beginning of the world point to Christ. I also love the promises the Lord made to our ancestors. I love his kindness, his fairness, his power, and his mercy. I love the great plan to save us from death. I love proving to my people that without Christ, all people would die forever.
If there is no Christ, there is no God. If there is no God, we don’t exist. Nothing could have been created. But there is a God, and he is Christ. He will come at the right time.
I will write some of the words of Isaiah. When my people read these words, they can feel happy for all people. These are the words. You can use them to teach yourself and all people.
Influences
- 11:3 — 2 Corinthians 6:16 (KJV)And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Notes
- 11:1
The phrase, "sufficeth me" can be found in 2 Nephi 11:1; Jarom 1:2; Ether 3:17.
Other common phrases include "dwindled in unbelief" (2 Nephi 26:15; Helaman 15:11, Ether 4:3, D&C 3:18), "expedient that" (2 Nephi 9:15; Alma 34:9; Mosiah 13:27; D&C 9:3), "it must needs be" (1 Nephi 15:33; Alma 32:28; 3 Nephi 5:1; D&C 48:3), "save it were" (Helaman 3:23; 4 Nephi 1:5; D&C 18:35), "would that ye should" (Alma 38:5; Mosiah 1:3; Omni 1:2; D7C 46:7).
"After noticing that the same phrases of two or more words appear time after time throughout Joseph Smith's scriptures, we did a computer search to identify these groups of words and feel that they provide evidence that the Book of Mormon, the Inspired Version of the Bible, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price were all the product of one mind.... When we find a number of different Book of Mormon writers-e.g., Nephi, Jacob, Enos, Moroni and Mormon-all using many of the same unusual word combinations, we begin to suspect that all these books were actually written by one person."-Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, p. 39.