After he had a chance to read the plates of brass retrieved from Laban in Jerusalem, Father Lehi prophesied that the information contained on them would go forth to multiple "nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed"
1 Nephi 5:18. The Book of Mormon contains a great deal of information that was on the plates of brass. So, as the Book of Mormon goes forth to Lehi's descendants in their mother tongues, Lehi's prophecy is fulfilled. Lehi's descendants include native speakers of many languages. The date indicates when the Book of Mormon was first published in a significant language spoken by a large group of native Americans.
- English 1830 (US, Canada, Belize, Guyana)
- Spanish 1886 (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Dominican Republic)
- Portuguese 1931 (Brazil)
- Kaqchikel 1978 (Guatemala)
- Quechua - Peru 1979 (Peru)
- Quiche 1979 (Guatemala)
- Navajo 1980 (US)
- Kuna 1981 (Panama, Colombia)
- Quechua - Bolivia 1981 (Bolivia)
- Q'eqchi' (Kekchi) 1983 (Guatemala, Belize)
- Mam 1983 (Guatemala)
- Maya 1983 (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala)
- Aymara 1986 (Peru, Bolivia)
- Tzotzil 1993 (Mexico)
- Guarani 2009 (Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil)
- Quichua - Ecuador 2011 (Ecuador)
This map shows major places where native speakers of these 16 languages live today.
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Sixteen Languages Spoken by Lehi's Seed
Who Have the Book of Mormon in Their Tongue |
Lehi's prophecy has been fulfilled as the plates of brass have gone forth to his seed in many nations, kindreds, tongues, and people via the Book of Mormon.
