Although no name is mentioned, Mormon records that king Limhi tells Ammon that "a prophet of the Lord" had been slain for his teachings (Mosiah 7:26). What the reader should notice is that this statement reflects on the future content of the record. Had Joseph Smith been inventing the script as he went along, he would have been very foolish to insert phrases such as this which would put requirements on what he might write in the future. Mormon, however, could add such comments because he would have read ahead in order to know what to put next in his abridgment of the large plates. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]