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24 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.

25 Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.

26 And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of a great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.

27 And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.

28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.

29 And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles . . . (1 Nephi 13:24-29)

The most precious of all truths removed from the Old Testament are those regarding Jesus Christ.

The following was written in the Church News, January 22, 1966:

“If we had the Old Testament as it was originally written, mankind would have a most powerful—an infallible—witness that Jesus of Nazareth was indeed the Christ, that He gave the Law to Moses, that He was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and that His coming into mortality was plainly foretold in a detailed manner, in holy writ. When Nephi spoke of plain precious parts of the scripture which were eliminated he spoke of the Witness For Christ which is no longer in the Old Testament.

The witness for Christ was the most important thing in that ancient record, and that is what was eliminated by the enemies of Christ who sought to destroy all scriptural marks of identification which might have clearly identified Him as the Savior of the world.”

Though translations have dimmed some of its meaning, and some plain and precious parts have been deleted, the Old Testament is still is an inspired and miraculous guide to all who will read it. There are some plain prophecies of Christ that remain in the Old Testament (see Psalm chapter 22 and Isaiah chapter 53)

The Prophet Joseph Smith restored the important truths which were lost from the Old Testament. The Pearl of Great Price contains the Books of Moses and Abraham which are restorations of important Old Testament scripture.