1 And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak, as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.
The Spirit of the Lord ... was upon the Gentiles, ... and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly fair and beautiful, like unto my people. 13:15
Trivia: Why did Nephi and his brothers return to Jerusalem from the Red Sea the second time?
9:1-6
1 And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak, as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.
These are things my father saw, heard, and said, as he lived in a tent in the valley of Lemuel.
But there are many more things that I can't write on these plates.
2 And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates, behold they are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the history of my people; for the plates upon which I make a full account of my people I have given the name of Nephi; wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi.
3 Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord that I should make these plates, for the special purpose that there should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people.
4 Upon the other plates should be engraven an account of the reign of the kings, and the wars and contentions of my people; wherefore these plates are for the more part of the ministry; and the other plates are for the more part of the reign of the kings and the wars and contentions of my people.
These aren't the plates with the full history of my people.
I'm going to call those plates the plates of Nephi, that's why they're called the plates of Nephi.
They're named after my name, so they're called the plates of Nephi.
And these plates are also called the plates of Nephi. [1]
5 Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.
6 But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore, he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children of men; for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of all his words. And thus it is. Amen.
God commanded me to make these plates for a wise but unknown purpose.
Notes
God told Nephi to make two sets of plates: one for "for the more part of the ministry" and the other set "for the more part of the reign of the kings and the wars and contentions" of his people. They are both called the plates of Nephi.
Behold: 9:2
