And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi ... began to ... indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many wives and concubines. Jacob 1:15

Trivia: Sherem asked for a sign from the Holy Ghost that Jesus would come 500 or so years later. God gave him a sign. What was it?

Why did Jarom write the Book of Jarom?


To keep his family's genealogy

Now behold, I, Jarom, write a few words according to the commandment of my father, Enos, that our genealogy may be kept.

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