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Book of Mormon Commentary
Mormon Chapter 1
Mormon turned his thoughts from his immediate problem of Lamanite and Nephite wars to the
prophecies of the gathering of Israel to their homeland in the land of Jerusalem in Palestine, and
the gathering of the Gentiles to the New Jerusalem which was to be built in the land of Missouri.
(See III N. 9:58 ff.; II N. 6:2ff.)
Mormon then addresses his writing to the twelve Jesus chose in Palestine, Who will judge the
twelve tribes of Israel, as well as "the remnant of this people" Who shall be judged by the twelve
disciples "whom Jesus chose in this land." These twelve disciples are to be judged by the twelve
apostles (83, 84). "These things does the Spirit manifest unto me" (85). It was also revealed to
Mormon "that the Jews, the Covenant people of the Lord, shall have other witness besides him
whom they saw and heard, that Jesus whom they slew, was the very Christ, and the very God"
(88). This "other witness" is the Book of Mormon. It shall playa part in the "convincing of the Jew
and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ."