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Mosiah 1:4 · 1 Nephi 5:21

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Book of Mormon Mosiah 1:4
"he could read these engravings, and teach them to his children, that thereby they could teach them to their children, and so fulfilling the commandments of God, even down to this present time"
Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 5:21
"found that they were desirable; yea, even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children"

Lehi's-generation valuation restated ~500 years on as accomplished fact: 5:21 prospective (plates' worth = preserving the commandments unto children), Mosiah 1:4 retrospective (engravings taught to children and children's children 'even down to this present time'). The commandments-unto-children chain is restated at 1:4; 1:3's 'were it not for these plates… suffered in ignorance' is the same valuation in negative form. Difference carried, not harmonized: 5:21 'preserve the commandments… unto our children' vs 1:4 'fulfilling the commandments of God' - transmission and obedience; transmission is the shared core. Referent: Mosiah 1:3-5 concern the brass plates (1:3 names them; 1:6's 'also the plates of Nephi' marks the turn).

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The Brass Plates