157 And I beheld a book, And it was carried forth among them;
158 And the angel saith unto me: "Knowest thou the meaning of the book?"
159 And I saith: "I know not."
160 And he saith: "Behold, it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew." And I, Nephi, beheld it;
161 And he saith unto me: "The book which thou beholdest is a record of the Jews which contains the covenants of the Lord which He hath made unto the house of Israel,
162 And it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets;
163 And it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many, Nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord which He hath made unto the house of Israel;
164 Wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles."
165 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: "Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; And when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fullness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bore record, And they bore record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God;
166 Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.
167 "And after that they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb from the Jews unto the Gentiles, Behold, after this thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is the most abominable of all other churches.