Mormon is very clear that he is writing for a future audience. He addresses his work, this Book of Mormon, to the seed of the house of Jacob in the New World. By this time, he understands that this will be those he has called Lamanites. He also writes to “the Gentiles who have care for the house of Israel.” This phrase recalls Isaiah’s prophecy: “Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders” (Isaiah 49:22).