According to an article by John Gee, direct quotations of Limhi occur in the following places in the record: (1) the trial of Ammon, Amaleki, Helem, and Hem (Mosiah 7:8-15); (2) an official address given to all his subjects at a covenant renewal ceremony (Mosiah 7:17-33); (3) the discussion with Ammon about the records (Mosiah 8:5-21); and (4) the interrogation of the king of the Lamanites (Mosiah 20:13-22). Something subtle and quite authentic has been done here in the Book of Mormon. All the direct quotations derive from situations where an official scribe would be on hand to write things down . . . those accounts that do have large quotations are all from official documents. . . . Although no scribe is mentioned, we can be assured that they were unobtrusively in the background. It was an ancient practice to employ scribes to record all the official statements or acts of kings, a practice dating back to the first dynasty of Egypt. [John Gee, "Limhi in the Library," in Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Fall 1992, pp. 55-56]