“[Mormon] was more than an editor, more than an abridger. Clearly, he effectively assimilated the writings of his predecessors, including the prophets represented on the brass plates. He knew the scriptures and seemed to carry them in his mind; he was full of them and fed by them, and as such was fortified against the evils of his day, and strengthened in his work. Many of his phrases echo those of earlier Nephite prophets” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 548).