The “last records” referred to in 1 Nephi 13:40 would include the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and any future scriptures that are yet to come forth from the true church of Jesus Christ. One purpose of the coming forth of these latter-day scriptures is to “establish the truth of the first” records referred to by the angel—our present Bible. This is one reason why Latter-day Saints refer to the Book of Mormon as a “second witness of the Bible” that helps to restore many of the essential doctrines and ordinances of the gospel.