Words of Mormon

Words of Mormon 1:7 and I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of my people. Mormons abridgment of the book of Mormon reminds me a little bit of the abridged version of the Princess Bride, and Steven King's comments to the fellow who did it. I don't remember the guy's name, but apparently, he pulled out of the original only the parts he liked, or thought were interesting, and skipped over whole sections of the book that he thought were not necessary. Now, a proper abridgment doesn't give undue weight to the more interesting parts of the book but rather, gives an accurate reproduction of the entire work with all sections shortened. That's not what Mormon did with the book of Mormon. If he was giving an accurate abridgement of the whole history of his people, there's no way he would have given so much attention to the wars in Alma, and such a cursory treatment of the years after Christ visited them. Instead, he picked out the parts that he felt inspired would be the most important for us to have.