The coming forth of the Record of the Nephites
To know how this book came forth, please read the book as it includes the testimonies of the translator and the witnesses. Joseph Smith was the human instrument used by God to translate this book. By the end of 1829, Joseph had faithfully finished translating this work. Anything else that was later done or said by Joseph Smith was never his calling.
From Joseph Smith to Peter Rutaremwa; my calling to this holy work
2 Nephi 3 a prophecy attributed to Joseph of Egypt states that the Lord will raise up a “choice seer” (traditionally understood as Joseph Smith) and make for him a “spokesman” to declare his writings. [1, 2]In 2014, God led me to the 1830 original copy of these scriptures. God has this 26th of October 2026 commanded me to release the Record of the Nephites to the world.