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In 4th Nephi, Mormon condenses roughly 287 years of history into one book which spans 4 pages. That averages out to about 72 years per page. And the 287 years is just over 1/3 of the length of time that the Book of Mormon covers. He's making clear what he wants us to see, which is the disintegration of a Zion society based on the Gospel of Christ, to a society of hate and deceit under the power of Satan . From verses 1-18, Mormon describes what a Zion society is; there was approx. 200 years of peace. The rest of the book of 4 th Nephi , shown in the remaining 31 verses, is a series of steps taken by the people which led them away from the Church, the Spirit, and from Christ and His gospel; a disintegration of Zion. Everyone once considered themselves as "children of Christ." Over time, they developed into a group of "-ites"; Lamanites , Jacobites , Josephites , Zoramites , and Nephites . Somewhere along the line , someone chose to put "self" before " others”. Class distinction. Pride. Rebellion from God.
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Who has the Golden Plates? Nephi Amos, son of Nephi Amos, son of Amos Ammaron, son of Amos
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TRUE BELIEVERS IN CHRIST 4 th Nephi 1:37 NEPHITES including the three disciples of Jesus who should tarry JACOBITES JOSEPHITES ZORAMITES THOSE WHO REJECTED THE GOSPEL 4 th Nephi 1:38 LAMANITES LEMUELITES ISHMAELITES