Ether 1:4–5

Therefore I do not write those things which transpired from the days of Adam until that time; but they are had upon the plates; and whoso findeth them, the same will have power that he may get the full account. But behold, I give not the full account, but a part of the account I give, from the tower down until they were destroyed. And on this wise do I give the account.

From section: Translation and Abridgment of the Plates of Ether

From page: Moroni Finalizes the Book of Mormon

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