The Nephites recorded prophecies about the coming of Christ, and after His resurrection Christ visited them there in South America. He instituted communion, baptism, and the priesthood for the Nephites. They were annihilated in a battle with the Lamanites in A.D. 428. Before they were killed in this battle, Mormon, the compiler of the divinely revealed Book of Mormon, and his son Moroni took the golden plates on which the “revelation” was recorded and buried them. These plates were uncovered 1,400
Page 90