, ▁and ▁cru c if ix ion ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁relation ▁to ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on . ▁An ▁ang el ▁also ▁showed ▁him ▁things ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁vision ▁of ▁John ▁the ▁Re vel ator ▁which ▁is ▁canon ized ▁in ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Re vel ation . ▁ ▁Ne phi ▁quoted ▁extens ively ▁from ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Isa iah . ▁Between ▁the ▁books ▁of ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁Ne phi ▁ 1 8 ▁chap ters ▁of ▁Isa iah ▁are ▁recorded ▁almost ▁verb at im ▁as ▁they ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁James ▁Version ▁of ▁the ▁Bible . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁often ▁quoted ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on ▁script ures ▁was ▁p enn ed ▁by ▁Ne phi ▁in ▁the ▁narr ative ▁of ▁his ▁ex ile : ▁▁ 7 ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass ▁that ▁I , ▁Ne phi , ▁said ▁unto ▁my ▁father : ▁I ▁will ▁go ▁and ▁do ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁the ▁Lord ▁hath ▁commanded , ▁for ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁giv eth ▁no ▁command ments ▁unto ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁men , ▁save ▁he ▁shall ▁prepare ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁accomplish ▁the ▁thing ▁which ▁he ▁command eth ▁them . ▁( 1 ▁Ne phi ▁ 3 : 7 ) ▁ ▁Ne phi ▁also ▁recorded ▁his ▁thoughts ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁in ade qu acy ▁as ▁a ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁Christ ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁pro se ▁in ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on .