Nephi writes of the things of God—His purpose is to persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham and be saved. [Between 600 and 592 B.C.]

 AND now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in ^athis^• part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after upon these ^bplates^• which I am ^cwriting; for it is given in the record which has been kept by my ^dfather^•; wherefore, I do not write it in this work.

 For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of ^aJoseph^•.

 And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be written upon ^athese^• plates, for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.

 For the fulness of mine intent is that I may ^apersuade^• men to ^bcome^• unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

 Wherefore, the things which are ^apleasing^• unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world.

 Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men.